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darken a church doorto go to church for a service.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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Poor as a Church MouseTo be in very poor condition, poverty- strickenRate it:

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poor as a church mouseVery poor to a point of starving or begging.Rate it:

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sweating like a whore in church.Sweating profusely, especially due to nervousness.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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devil's advocateA canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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ale postA maypole.Rate it:

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barrelThe quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.Rate it:

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Bottle of DogNewcastle Brown AleRate it:

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gueux comme un rat d'égliseAs poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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house of GodA church.Rate it:

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il en prendrait sur l'autelHe would rob a church.Rate it:

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il est gueux comme un rat d'égliseHe is as poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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Kinder, Küche, Kirche"children, kitchen, church"; the traditional woman's realm.Rate it:

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le vin entre, la raison sortWhen ale is in, wit is out.Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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no more cakes and ale?Cakes an ale are similar to "the good life", such as beer and skittles.Rate it:

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près de l'église, loin de dieuThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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près du moûtier, à messe le dernierThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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Sunday bestA person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.Rate it:

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welsh rabbitMilk or cheese plus ale on toast.Rate it:

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