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halcyon daysA period of calm, often nostalgic: “halcyon days of yore”, “halcyon days of youth”..Rate it:

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halcyon daysPeriod of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.Rate it:

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hand over handby passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with ropeRate it:

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happy HanukkahUsed to express good wishes on or before Hanukkah.Rate it:

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happy New YearA wish said at and before the start of a new year to wish someone well for New Year or for the new year.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowDisturbing someone otherwise in a state of calm.Rate it:

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have one's wits about oneTo remain calm, composed, or aware.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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hell-bent for leatherCowboy Poetry Expression; Storm-Out, Fast n Furious!, hell-bent fer an Election!Rate it:

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hold it togetherSynonym of cope : to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.Rate it:

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hold one's nerveTo stay calm facing nervousness.Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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holy fuckExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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Homerus fuit multis annis ante Romam conditamHomer lived many years before the foundation of Rome.Rate it:

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hose downTo calm down a person, or a situation.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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I approve this messagea phrase said after or before one makes a declaration to attach a mock solemnity to a strongly held beliefRate it:

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I knowA response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.Rate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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ice coolcalm and composed in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtreme calm, utter calmnessRate it:

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ice-calmExtremely calmRate it:

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if you stop ritik you will be stopedin Sanskrit language Ritik means the flow of calm and quite water stream. If you disturb it it will lead to destruction of whole community.Rate it:

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il est comme l'anguille de melun (more correctly, languille de melun), il crie avant qu'on l'écorcheHe is like the eel of Melun, he cries out before he is hurt.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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il n'entend pas raillerie là-dessus1. You must not speak lightly of that before him. 2. He will not be trifled with on that point.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tuéDo not count your chickens before they are hatched; First catch your hare.Rate it:

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il ne tardera pas à venirIt will not be long before he comes.Rate it:

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ils se sont donné le motThey have passed the word round; They have agreed before-hand what to say.Rate it:

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in conspectu omnium or omnibus inspectantibusbefore every one, in the sight of the world.Rate it:

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in existimantium arbitrium venire (Brut. 24. 92)to come before the tribunal of the critics.Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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in ius, in iudicium vocare aliquemto summon some one before the court.Rate it:

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in one's faceIn front of someone's face; before someone's eyes.Rate it:

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iram restinguere, sedareto calm one's anger.Rate it:

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iudicium exercere (vid. sect. V. 7, note The first...)to administer justice; to judge (used of criminal cases before the praetor).Rate it:

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j'ai fait queue au théâtre pendant une heureI waited outside the theatre for an hour (before I could get in).Rate it:

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j'y regarderai à deux foisI shall think twice before doing it.Rate it:

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je la connais, celle-là (pop.)That is nothing new; I’ve been “had” before.Rate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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jump outTo exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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Jump the GunTo do something a bit earlier or before the time, hasty in doing somethingRate it:

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jump the gun!Take Premature Action:, Begin to run before the report of the starter's gun! Illegal actions:Rate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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keep a cool headto keep one's cool; to stay calmRate it:

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keep one's coolTo remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.Rate it:

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