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might and main
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might as well
Used to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain action
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might is right
Alternative form of might makes right.
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might makes right
The stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.
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monkeys might fly out of my butt
usually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurring
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pigs might fly
usually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurring
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so crazy it just might work
Possibly feasible though unconventional; plausible and previously unconsidered as a course of action.
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so crazy it might just work
Alternative form of so crazy it just might work
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try as one might
Alternative form of try as one may
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heave to and splice the main brace
Marlinspike Era sailors expression: relative to his upcoming Liberty Ashore and His Activity; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He Proclaimed.
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heave to and splice the main brace
'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!
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à la main
by hand, manually
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à la main
in one's hand
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à qui se lève matin dieu prête la main
It is the early bird that catches the worm.
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à sa portée (or, à portée de sa main)
Within his reach.
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avoir la main heureuse
To be lucky at cards (or, at other things).
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avoir la main rompue à quelque chose
To be well versed at something.
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avoir la main verte
to have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.
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avoir le cœur sur la main
to be open-handed, to be generous
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avoir le cœur sur la main
To be open-hearted, frank.
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avoir toujours la bourse à la main
To have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.
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avoir un poil dans la main
To be very lazy (so that hair grows on the palm of the hand).
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bon cavalier monte à toute main
Il faut prendre des risques pour réussir.
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changer de main
to change hands
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c’est un homme que j’ai dans la main
He is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.
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donner un coup de main
To give a helping hand.
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donnez-moi la main
Formule de remerciement chaleureux à un homme.
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donnez-moi un coup de main
Give me a helping hand.
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donnez-moi une poignée de main
Shake hands with me.
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drain the main vein
To urinate.
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fais du bien à un vilain, il te chie dans la main
Signifie qu'il ne faut rien attendre en retour ou que du mauvais lorsqu'on est bienveillant avec une personne sans scrupule ou manquant de reconnaissance.
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il a fait cela haut la main
He did it with the greatest ease.
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il a une chambre grande comme la main
He has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.
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il disparut en un tour de main
He disappeared in an instant, in a twinkling.
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il fit cela en un tour de main
He did that in a moment.
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il m’a mis le marché à la main
He told me I could take it or leave it; He made me decide one way or the other.
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il vaut mieux tendre la main que le cou
It is better to beg than to steal.
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il y a mis la dernière main
He put the finishing touch to it.
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ils sont comme les deux doigts de la main
They are hand and glove together, inseparable.
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je le connais de longue main
I have known him for a long time.
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je me perds la main
I am getting rusty.
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je tirais au pistolet pour me faire la main
I practised pistol-shooting to get my hand in.
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jeu de main, jeu de vilain
Les chamailleries se terminent souvent par des coups.
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j’en lèverais la main
I would swear to it; I would take my oath to it.
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j’en mettrais la main au feu
I would swear to it; I would stake my life on it; I would take my dying oath about it.
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la main qui donne est au-dessus de celle qui reçoit
Celui qui donne a le pouvoir sur celui qui reçoit.
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les vainqueurs firent main basse sur les biens des habitants
The victors pillaged the town.
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les voleurs firent main basse sur tous mes effets
The thieves laid hands on all my things.
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main drag
Used other than as an idiom: see main, drag.
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main drag
The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
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main froide cœur chaud
Expression que l’on emploie pour décrire une personne qui paraît distante au premier abord, mais qui s’avère à la longue avoir beaucoup de cœur.
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