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folk devilA person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.Rate it:

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kin folkrelatives; people one is related to by blood or marriageRate it:

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there's nowt so queer as folkNothing is as strange as people can be.Rate it:

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billy goat, billy club, hill billy, billy boyMale goat Thug's weapon Slang for foot hills person Traditional folk songRate it:

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as sly as a foxvery cunning and smartRate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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c'est un rusé compèreHe is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. Rate it:

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baggageHeavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.Rate it:

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c'est un avisé compèreHe is a cunning fellow.Rate it:

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c'est une fine mouche (or, lame)He is a cunning fellow, a sly dog. Rate it:

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chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchiréeQuarrelsome folk are always in the wars.Rate it:

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des gens endimanchésFolk rigged out in their Sunday best.Rate it:

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horse senseCommon sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.Rate it:

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jouer au plus finTo vie in cunning.Rate it:

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law of the jungleThe survival of the fittest, strongest or most cunning.Rate it:

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neighbourhood watchIn Britain, a local crime-prevention scheme. Under police supervision, groups of residents agree to increase watchfulness in order to prevent crimes such as burglary and vandalism in their area.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:

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pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo crafty, or cunning that they cannot be caught by the police, although it is known that they are acting illegally.Rate it:

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sly as a foxVery cunning; smart.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsA creaking door hangs long: Ailing folk live longest.Rate it:

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weasel outTo obtain or extract, especially with effort and by cunning methods.Rate it:

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