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fine feathers make fine birdsSomething that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.Rate it:

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che fine ha fattowhat happened to...Rate it:

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down to a fine artHaving or showing exceptional proficiency.Rate it:

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fine and dandyExcellent, fine, good; things are well; often used sarcastically to insinuate 'faux' delightRate it:

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fine lineA difference, albeit vague and difficult to discern.Rate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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I'm fine, thank youThe expected, polite response to how are you?Rate it:

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fine as frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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chance'd be a fine thingGiven to indicate that an aforementioned thing would be desirable but unlikely. Comparable to if I should be so lucky.Rate it:

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as fine as Dick's hatbandVery fine: very good or well-made.Rate it:

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arrivare alla fine del mesemake ends meetRate it:

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c'est la fine fleur de l'arméeIt is the cream of the army.Rate it:

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c'est une fine moucheHe is a sly dog, a deep one.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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chance would be a fine thingAlternative form of chance'd be a fine thingRate it:

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che fine ha fattowhere's...?Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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fine printThe details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.Rate it:

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fine, thanks, and you?short for "I'm fine, thanks. How are you?Rate it:

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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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I'm fineConventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.Rate it:

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in fine featherIn splendid condition; lively and cheerful.Rate it:

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not to put too fine a point on itUsed to apologise for a possibly impolite statement one is making.Rate it:

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that's a fine how do you do!An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaringRate it:

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's all goodShortened version of "It's all good." No problem; that’s fine; you’re welcome.Rate it:

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black-on-blackSomething that is invisible or intentionally obfuscated, such as warnings or fine print.Rate it:

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dans les petites boîtes les bons onguentsSmall parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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everything in the garden is rosyThings are going well; everything is fine.Rate it:

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a beau mentir gui vient de loinA traveller may lie with impunity; Travellers tell fine tales.Rate it:

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abhorrere ab artibus (opp. delectari artibus)to have no taste for the fine arts.Rate it:

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artium (liberalium) studium, or simply studiuma taste for the fine arts.Rate it:

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aures elegantes, teretes, tritae (De Or. 9. 27)a fine, practised ear.Rate it:

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c'est du propre (ironic.)A fine thing indeed.Rate it:

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c'est un beau brin de filleShe is a fine slip of a girl.Rate it:

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate it:

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ça va bienI'm fine, I'm alrightRate it:

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ce que vous proposez est bel et bon, mais je n'en ferai rienWhat you propose is all very fine, but I shall do no such thing.Rate it:

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cela est bon à dire, mais...That is all very well for a speech, but...; That is all very fine, but...Rate it:

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cela fait de l'effetThat looks well; That is showy; That makes a fine display.Rate it:

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cela vous ferait une belle jambe (ironic.)A fine lot of good that will do you.Rate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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flosculi, rhetorum pompafine, rhetorical phrases.Rate it:

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gentilattractive, pretty; also derogative, in the sense of superficial, esp. in the artsRate it:

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il a eu le malheur de se brouiller avec la justiceHe was unfortunate enough to fall out with justice (i.e. to be punished by imprisonment, fine, etc.).Rate it:

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il fera beau quand je retournerai chez luiIt will be a very fine day when I go to his house again (i.e. I shall never go).Rate it:

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il partira un de ces quatre matinsHe will start one of these fine days.Rate it:

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