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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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pass onTo skip or decline.Rate it:

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araignée du matin, chagrin, araignée du midi, souci, araignée du soir, espoirSi la fileuse se met au travail dès le matin, cela signifie qu'elle doit le faire sans défaillance pour subvenir à ses besoins de tous les jours ; si elle s'y met en milieu de journée, la nécessité est moindre et le soir, c'est que la situation est meilleure et qu'elle peut travailler pour son trousseau ou pour son plaisir. L'expression se décline également en disant pour la deuxième partie « araignée du tantôt, cadeau » Référence nécessaire.Rate it:

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battre de l'aileto go into decline, to wane; to be on the rocks, on the skidsRate it:

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circle the drainTo be in rapid decline or a state of downfall, especially as leading to inevitable utter failure or destruction.Rate it:

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go to potTo decline or deteriorate.Rate it:

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go to seedTo deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.Rate it:

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go to the bow-wowsTo go to the dogs, to decline or deteriorate.Rate it:

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go to the dogsTo decline or deteriorate.Rate it:

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has-beenA formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.Rate it:

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hit the skidsto fail; declineRate it:

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how the mighty have fallenUsed to imply the decline of a once-great person or entity.Rate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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lose the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate it:

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on the skidsIn decline; going downhill; in trouble.Rate it:

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on the waneIn a period of decrease or decline.Rate it:

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pugnam detrectare (Liv. 3. 60)to decline battle.Rate it:

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second childhoodThe period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.Rate it:

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sit outTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.Rate it:

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take the fifthTo decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.Rate it:

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turn downTo refuse, decline, or deny.Rate it:

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