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extra culpam esseto be free from blame.Rate it:

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extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)joking apart.Rate it:

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extra modum prodireto pass the limit.Rate it:

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extra pair of handsThe assistance of another person.Rate it:

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extra portam egredito go outside the gate.Rate it:

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extra teli iactum, coniectum esseto be out of range.Rate it:

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extra, praeter modumbeyond all measure.Rate it:

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flumen extra ripas diffluitthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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go the extra mileTo make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.Rate it:

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ludus gladiatoriusa school for gladiators.Rate it:

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new schoolA style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.Rate it:

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no frillsBasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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spare tireAn extra wheel or tire carried as a replacement in case of a flat.Rate it:

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special deliveryA kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.Rate it:

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throw inTo add something extra free of charge.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolA brothel.Rate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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keep inTo require a pupil to stay after school as a punishment.Rate it:

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sag offTo skive, to not attend school when required to do so.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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old schoolCharacteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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school of hard knocksAn education consisting of real-world experiences, especially harsh experiences.Rate it:

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alma materthe university, school, or college that one formerly attended.Rate it:

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bells and whistlesExtra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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forty winksSleep, extra sleep, or a nap.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

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go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort.Rate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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moo-burgerA hamburg cooked extra rare.Rate it:

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ñapathe little something extraRate it:

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rule the schoolTo substantially control a school administratively, financially, or to control a school's curriculum.Rate it:

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sick noteA note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.Rate it:

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à la rentrée des classesWhen school reopens.Rate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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Appendix:Harry Potter/Draco Dormiens Nunquam TitillandusThe motto of the fictional European school Hogwarts.Rate it:

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art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:

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beauty sleepExtra sleep or a special nap.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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bug outMiss school, play truant, play hooky.Rate it:

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buissonnierducking schoolRate it:

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Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

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cop offto leave school earlyRate it:

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