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knock the wind out of your sailsTo make you feel less confident or determined.Rate it:

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take the wind out of someone's sailsTo discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.Rate it:

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birthday suitNakedness; a lack of clothing.Rate it:

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follow suitTo play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.Rate it:

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follow suitTo follow an example; to imitate.Rate it:

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penguin suitA tuxedo.Rate it:

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romper suitbaby's outfitRate it:

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suit down to the groundTo suit perfectly.Rate it:

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suit upTo clothe, to put clothes on.Rate it:

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suit upTo don a suit, such as a spacesuit or a formal suit.Rate it:

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suit yourselfDo whatever you want to do.Rate it:

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too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.Rate it:

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gear toTo design or adapt so as to suit.Rate it:

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under sailWith sails unfurled; powered by the wind.Rate it:

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ace of spadesThe playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.Rate it:

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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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broach toTo incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.Rate it:

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buddy upTo form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of an individual suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished.Rate it:

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cela fera parfaitement l'affaireThat will do capitally; That will suit down to the ground.Rate it:

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lie toTo have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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luff upTo turn towards the wind so that the sails flapRate it:

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man-of-warAn armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.Rate it:

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non prosequiturA judgement entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute.Rate it:

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passez-moi l'expressionS’emploie afin d’atténuer le caractère potentiellement choquant de l’expression qui suit.Rate it:

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pendente litepending a legal suit in courtRate it:

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sit outTo lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.Rate it:

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take abackOf a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.Rate it:

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toutes voiles dehorsmaking use of all sails, in all sailsRate it:

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vela armamentaquesails and rigging.Rate it:

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vela contrahere (also metaph.)to furl the sails.Rate it:

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vela dareto set the sails.Rate it:

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vela facere, pandereto set the sails.Rate it:

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votre rival vous coupera l'herbe sous le piedYour rival will cut you out, will take the wind out of your sails, will cut the ground from under your feet.Rate it:

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