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pièce de résistanceA masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime.Rate it:

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c'est la pièce de résistanceIt is the principal dish (of a meal).Rate it:

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pièce de résistanceA masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one's career or lifetime.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemasterwork, masterpieceRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe best achievement of an author or artist, representing his major life effort.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemain course of a mealRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe finest part of something, especially a meal.Rate it:

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résistance au changementPhénomène psychologique consistant à désirer, et tenter d’obtenir par diverses formes de comportements d’opposition ou de préservation, le maintien du statu quo.Rate it:

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a lifeboata saving grace, a financial assist, assistance from an apparent unsolvable situation.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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more than meets the eyeMore than is apparent or readily noticeable.Rate it:

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see starsTo experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.Rate it:

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under one's noseObvious or apparent.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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scrounge upTo seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.Rate it:

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go without sayingTo be obvious, apparent or clear, or already established.Rate it:

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make one's markTo make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.Rate it:

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apropos of nothingWithout any apparent reason or purpose.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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dead giveawayObvious, easily apparent.Rate it:

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dead heatA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.Rate it:

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ex quo intellegitur or intellegi potest, debetfrom this it appears, is apparent.Rate it:

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ex quo perspicuum estfrom this it appears, is apparent.Rate it:

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get out of bed on the wrong sideTo start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.Rate it:

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gift horseAn apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs.Rate it:

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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:

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grasp at strawsTo guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, as due to lack of options or information.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas à direIl n’y a pas moyen de nier, il n’y a pas de refus, de résistance à faire.Rate it:

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il se laissa faireHe offered no resistance.Rate it:

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in front of one's nosePlain; clearly apparent; obvious.Rate it:

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inde patet, appāretfrom this it appears, is apparent.Rate it:

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inner strengthIntegrity of character; resoluteness of will; mental resistance to doubt or discouragement.Rate it:

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inside baseballTechnical matters concerning baseball not apparent to spectators.Rate it:

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it is what it isAnother way to say you cannot change what is apparent, but accept it.Rate it:

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je l'ai fait de guerre lasseWeary of resistance I did it for the sake of peace and quiet.Rate it:

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moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.Rate it:

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More than Meets the EyeSome hidden values which are not apparentRate it:

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oil burnerA device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.Rate it:

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rien de nouveau sous le soleilCette expression s'emploie pour marquer l'immuabilité globale du monde, malgré l'apparent changement.Rate it:

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shine throughTo be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced.Rate it:

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slap-happySlap Happy is a disposition, an apparent affectation, an intentional mood-swing, unusual presence in the moment, goofy.Rate it:

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that's saying somethingSaid of something that has an even greater impact or effect than what is readily apparent, considering the context.Rate it:

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under someone's noseobvious or apparentRate it:

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