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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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faire d'une pierre deux coupsTo kill two birds with one stone.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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faire la navetteTo go to and fro between two places several times.Rate it:

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fall between two stoolsTo attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.Rate it:

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fifth wheelWhen there are two couples and a fifth person who is not in a couple, the extra person is known as a fifth wheel - a situation in which may feel uncomfortable to some peopleRate it:

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for two pinsReadily, with only the slightest encouragement.Rate it:

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fork offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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German virginThe name of a poker hand in the game of Texas hold 'em, when a player is dealt two nine cards.Rate it:

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German wheelAn apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.Rate it:

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get goingtwo meanings: get started; leaveRate it:

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go halvesTo divide equally between two parties.Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two things, to be closely related or to go together well; see hand in hand.Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two people, to hold hands.Rate it:

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go togetherOf two or more things, to correspond or fit wellRate it:

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go togetherOf two people, to accompany each other (e.g. to an event).Rate it:

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go togetherOf two people, to be in a relationshipRate it:

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gold coinA one-dollar or two-dollar coin.Rate it:

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Goody Two-ShoesA person who is so efficient and tries to be perfect so much so that it annoys othersRate it:

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great minds think alikeUsed to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.Rate it:

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grey areaAn area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories where the border between the two is fuzzy.Rate it:

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happy mediumA balanced position between two opposite extremes.Rate it:

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have it both waysTo have two things which are mutually incompatible.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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heads or tailsThe practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.Rate it:

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heres ex besseheir to two-thirds of the property.Rate it:

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hippo birdie two ewehappy birthday to youRate it:

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hit two targets with one arrowSynonym of kill two birds with one stoneRate it:

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hjjIn a dilemma between two choicesRate it:

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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:

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il en sait plus d'une (fam.)He knows more than one trick; He knows a trick or two.Rate it:

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il est d'une humeur massacranteHe is as cross as two sticks.Rate it:

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il est économe de bouts de chandelleHe is penny wise and pound foolish.Rate it:

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il m'a fait faire le pied de grue pendant deux heuresHe made me wait two hours for him; I was dancing attendance on him for two hours.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas confondre autour avec alentourOne must not mix up two things entirely different.Rate it:

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il s'en faut beaucoup que l'un ait autant de mérite que l'autreThere is a great difference in merit between the two.Rate it:

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ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eauThey are as like as two peas.Rate it:

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in a while crocodilethe correct response to "See you later, Alligator," a fun, rhyming way for two people to say goodbye; see also "see you later alligator"Rate it:

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in acesRight on the money. Exactly. Two thumbs up.Rate it:

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in duas partes discedere (Sall. Iug. 13. 1)to divide into two factions.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 for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in gratiam aliquem cum aliquo reducereto reconcile two people; to be a mediator.Rate it:

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in the crosshairsTargeted at the point of intersection of the two perpendicular lines in a gunsight or scope.Rate it:

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in two mindsundecidedRate it:

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in two shakesVery quickly; without delay.Rate it:

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In Two Shakes of a Lamb's TailToo fast, immediately and at once without any delayRate it:

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it takes two to make a quarrelIt takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.Rate it:

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it takes two to tangleBlame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.Rate it:

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