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national insurancestate social-security schemeRate it:

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pay one's debt to societyTo serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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on the hookIn debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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in the holeHaving suffered net losses; in debt.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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aere alieno liberarito get out of debt.Rate it:

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aere alieno obrutum, demersum esseto be deeply in debt.Rate it:

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aes alienum habereto be in debt.Rate it:

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criblé de dettesOver head and ears in debt.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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ex aere alieno exireto get out of debt.Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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holeDifficulty, in particular, debt.Rate it:

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il est criblé de dettesHe is head over ears in debt.Rate it:

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in aere alieno esseto be in debt.Rate it:

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in the redHaving net losses; in debt.Rate it:

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incidere in aes alienumto get into debt.Rate it:

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nomina facere or in tabulas referreto book a debt.Rate it:

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non est factumThe plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.Rate it:

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pay the piperTo pay a monetary debt or experience unfavorable consequences, especially when the payment or consequences are inevitable in spite of attempts to avoid them.Rate it:

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pony upTo pay (usually a bill, debt or due).Rate it:

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pound of fleshSomething which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.Rate it:

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put paid toTo mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".Rate it:

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qui a terme ne doit rienNo one is obliged to pay before a debt is due.Rate it:

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qui ne doit rien n'a rien à craindreOut of debt, out of danger.Rate it:

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qui paye ses dettes s'enrichitDebt is the worst kind of poverty.Rate it:

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run upTo accumulate a debt.Rate it:

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senior noteA bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt must be repaid before other creditors receive any payment.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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versuram facere (Att. 5. 21. 12)to transfer a debt.Rate it:

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