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a bird of passageSomeone who never stays long in one place; a wanderer, like a swallow which migrates according to season.Rate it:

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couldn't stop a pig in a passageBow-legged.Rate it:

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passage à l'acteImpulsive acting out.Rate it:

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passage à tabaca thorough beatingRate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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purple proseExtravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.Rate it:

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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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purple youTo love and trust each otherRate it:

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due courseRegular or appropriate passage or occurrence.Rate it:

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make a lightWhen driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.Rate it:

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au gui l'an neufExclamation marquant la joie du passage à la nouvelle année.Rate it:

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baptism by fireA rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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chaud devantExpression utilisée dans la restauration par le personnel de service pour avertir de son passage.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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dire et faire font deuxDire une chose et la faire sont deux choses différentes, car le passage à l’acte constitue une grande étape qui n’est pas toujours évidente à franchir.Autre chose est dire, et autre chose faire.Rate it:

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gongoozleTo leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.Rate it:

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hic (ille) locus obscurus estthis passage is obscure.Rate it:

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iter tentare per vim (cf. sect. II. 3)to force a way, a passage.Rate it:

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just a minuteOnly one minute; a passage of time 60 seconds in duration.Rate it:

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just a secondOnly one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration.Rate it:

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locum Platonis afferre, proferre (not citare)to quote a passage of Plato.Rate it:

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mendosum esse (Verr. 2. 4. 77)(1) to make frequent mistakes in writing; (2) to be full of mistakes (speaking of a passage).Rate it:

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plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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plow throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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qui voit Groix voit sa joiePhrase poétique toute faite illustrant les conditions de navigation plus favorables après le passage difficile de la Mer d’Iroise.Rate it:

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run of playA passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.Rate it:

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seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:

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stop upTo fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.Rate it:

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stow awayto obtain passage by secreting oneself inside before departureRate it:

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swing stateA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally; a purple state.Rate it:

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thumb a rideTo flag or signal a passing vehicle in hopes of securing passage.Rate it:

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