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indexa list of information and page numbers, where you can find the relevant informationRate it:

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index cardWhite card usually used for notes, flashcards, recipes, etc.Rate it:

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index fingerdigitRate it:

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index, inscriptio librithe title of a book.Rate it:

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les grévistes mirent cette boutique à l'indexThe strikers boycotted that shop.Rate it:

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spare the rod and spoil the childIf one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.Rate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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dead centerThe position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rodRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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ICInitialism of Index Catalogue.Rate it:

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il vous en garde une bonne (pop.)He is keeping a rod in pickle for you.Rate it:

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mener les gens à la baguetteTo rule men with a rod of iron; To be a martinet.Rate it:

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qui aime bien châtie bienSpare the rod and spoil the child.Rate it:

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rod for one's backThe means of one's own punishment or downfall.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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