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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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c'est à qui le feraThey all wish to do it; They vie with one another to do it. Rate it:

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c'est égal, je me suis joliment amuséAnyhow (All the same), I enjoyed myself very much.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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c'est kif-kifit's all the same, it makes no differenceRate it:

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c'est l'air qui fait la chansonWords depend much on the tone in which they are spoken; It is not so much what you say as the way in which you say it.Rate it:

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c'est la faim qui épouse la soifThey are both very poor; It is one beggar marrying another.Rate it:

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c'est le chien de jean de nivelle, il s'enfuit quand on l'appelleThe more you call him, the more he runs away, like John de Nivelle’s dog.Rate it:

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c'est le diable qui bat sa femme et qui marie sa filleIt is raining and the sun is shining at the same time.Rate it:

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c'est le feu et l'eauThey are as opposite as fire and water.Rate it:

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c'est le jour et la nuitThey are as different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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c'est pas fauxUtilisé pour se moquer d'une personne parlant de notions relativement complexes, en tournant en dérision ce qu'elle vient de dire. Cette phrase est régulièrement prononcée dans la série française Kaamelott, en particulier par le personnage de Perceval, pour donner le change lorsque son interlocuteur emploie des notions qui le dépassent ; son utilisation dans des situations les plus incongrues en a fait un gimmick représentant la série et l'a faite entrer dans le langage courant comme une plaisanterie récurrente.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est tout commeIt comes to the same thing.Rate it:

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c'est tout unIt is all the same.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il en faudrait beaucoupI wish more men were like him (because of his straightforward or courageous nature).Rate it:

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c'est une charrette mal atteléeThey are a badly-matched pair.Rate it:

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ça gazehow's things?, how's tricks?Rate it:

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café para todosone size fits all; everyone should be treated exactly the sameRate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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call a spade a spadeTo speak the truth; to say things as they really are.Rate it:

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call an audibleTo change plans at the last minute because of information that is recently revealed.Rate it:

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calm your titsCalm down! (Used to tell someone to relax when they are agitated, angry, overexcited, etc.)Rate it:

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can you tell usA prefix indicating a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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captain of industryA prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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cash outTo reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.Rate it:

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cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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caught on the hopTo be in a situation of change, especially from a known to an unknown stateRate it:

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ce n'est pas gravé dans le marbreSe dit de ce qui peut être aisément changé, qui n’a pas de caractère définitif.Rate it:

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ce ne sont que des usines à bachot (pop.)They are mere cramming shops.Rate it:

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ce sont des gens tels quels (fam.)They are “no great shakes,” just ordinary people, humdrum people.Rate it:

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ce sont deux têtes dans un bonnetThey are hand and glove together.Rate it:

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cela m'est égalIt is all the same to me; I don’t care.Rate it:

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cela ne me fait ni chaud ni froidIt is all the same to me.Rate it:

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cela revient au mêmeThat is just the same thing.Rate it:

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chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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change downto change to a lower gear in a vehicleRate it:

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change handsTo become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.Rate it:

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change horses in midstreamTo change plans or approaches at an inopportune time, such as when an effort is already underway, generally considered an inadvisable thing to do.Rate it:

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change of heartA change of one's opinion, belief or decision.Rate it:

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change of lifeMenopause.Rate it:

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change of paceA shift from one activity to anotherRate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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change of tackA reversal of an opinion.Rate it:

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