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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepeven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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are you singleUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a partner.Rate it:

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I'm singleIndicates that the speaker does not have a spouse or romantic partner.Rate it:

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single outTo select one from a group and treat differently.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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pull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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put one's pants on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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agere cum populo (Leg. 3. 4. 10)to submit a formal proposition to the people.Rate it:

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agros assignare (Leg. Agr. 1. 6. 17)to allot land.Rate it:

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agrum colere (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 67)to till the ground.Rate it:

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aliquem consulem declarare (Leg. Agr. 2. 2. 4)to declare a person consul-elect.Rate it:

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aliquem toto pectore, ut dicitur, amare (Leg. 18. 49)to love some one very dearly, with all one's heart.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:

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coloniam constituere (Leg. Agr. 1. 5. 16)to found a colony.Rate it:

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exspectatione alicuius rei pendēre (animi) (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 66)to be in suspense, waiting for a thing.Rate it:

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fides (de foro) sublata est (Leg. Agr. 2. 3. 8)credit has disappeared.Rate it:

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get a leg upTo get a boost or a lift.Rate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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get a leg-upFigure of speech. To gain control, manage, acquire, dominate, infinitely analyze.Rate it:

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hang a legHesitate; hang back.Rate it:

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intellegentiae adumbratae or incohatae (De Leg. 1. 22. 59)vague, undeveloped ideas.Rate it:

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leg manUsed other than as an idiom: see leg, man.Rate it:

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leg manAlternative spelling of legman.Rate it:

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leg pullTo jokeRate it:

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legem tollere (Leg. 2. 12. 31)to abolish a law.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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not have a leg to stand onTo lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation.Rate it:

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parentare (Leg. 2. 21. 54)to make a sacrifice on the tomb of one's ancestors.Rate it:

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pull somebody's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.Rate it:

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Pull Your LegTo tease someone by making fun of him or her.Rate it:

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put one's trousers on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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quod aliquam (magnam) dubitationem habet (Leg. Agr. 1. 4. 11)a thing which is rather (very) dubious.Rate it:

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shake a lega command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up paceRate it:

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show a legTo wake up and get out of bed. (Used mostly in the imperative).Rate it:

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talk the leg off a wooden indianExcessive talk.Rate it:

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banana republicA small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.Rate it:

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charley horseA muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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one-horse raceA horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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name and shameSo as to single them out for individual blame and censure.Rate it:

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drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.Rate it:

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bitter endThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.Rate it:

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