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state of affairsA specific situation; a set of circumstances.Rate it:

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les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.Rate it:

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civil tongueA polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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estado civilSituación en la que se encuentra una persona física según sus circunstancias y la legislación.Rate it:

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keep a civil tongue in one's headTo maintain a polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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just get on with [it]Exhortation ...to discontinue activities seen to hinder optimum progress toward a desired outcome; ...to proceed without further stalling, debate, frivolity, or ritual.Rate it:

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psychic distemper in the massesThe state of affairs in Germany as described in 1933 by Albert Einstein.Rate it:

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seismic shiftA fundamental reorientation of a state of affairs.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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virgin territoryBy extension, ideas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.Rate it:

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a watched pot never boilsA process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.Rate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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friendship with benefitsA friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.Rate it:

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fun and gamesrecreation; nothing serious; easy, enjoyable activities (often used ironically).Rate it:

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sex, drugs and rock 'n' rollIndulgent and pleasurable activities.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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mind one's own businessTo concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.Rate it:

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the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingTwo parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.Rate it:

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ab ineunte (prima) aetate (De Or. 1. 21. 97)from one's entry into civil life.Rate it:

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actio, petitioa private, civil prosecution.Rate it:

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ad extrema perventum estaffairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAll the sounds and activities of preparations for war.Rate it:

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Beat Your Swords into PlowsharesTo abandon any sort of fights and divert attention and efforts towards some peaceful activitiesRate it:

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bellum intestinum, domesticum (opp. bellum externum)a civil war.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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causa privataa civil case.Rate it:

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dirty laundryUnflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.Rate it:

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estar al loro"Estar al loro" es una expresión acuñada en la Guerra Civil Española. Los soldados aliados italianos, decían "Sono loro", en italiano, son ellos, cuando veían un avión del bando Republicano y así es como aparentemente se acuñó esta expresión.Rate it:

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factotumA person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.Rate it:

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fall toTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.Rate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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funny stuffIrregular, often illegal, activities.Rate it:

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Get Into the Swing of ThingsTo get familiar of daily activitiesRate it:

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get the memoTo be aware of the current state of affairs.Rate it:

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get through one's headTo come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.Rate it:

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greenwashA false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.Rate it:

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have it largeTo engage intensely in pleasure-seeking activities.Rate it:

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have one's ducks in a rowTo be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.Rate it:

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hidrología fluvialEstudio de los cursos de agua en su ambiente natural con el fin de llevar a cabo obras de construcción civil.Rate it:

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hold courtTo preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.Rate it:

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Hora Universal CoordinadaUTC por sus siglas en Inglés es un estándar para la hora basada en un reloj atómico de alta precisión que de forma aproximada sigue la Hora Universal. Es la base para la hora civil en todo el planeta. Las zonas horarias al rededor del mundo son expresadas como adiciones o substracciones del UTC. En este papel también se le conoce como el termino "Hora media de Greenwich".Rate it:

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hospital passExempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.Rate it:

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how-d'ye-doA troublesome state of affairs.Rate it:

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in one's dreamsUsed to express the speaker's belief that a preceding statement expressed a desired rather than an actual state of affairs.Rate it:

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