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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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snake oilA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.Rate it:

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snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:

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snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:

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crude oilunrefined petroleumRate it:

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.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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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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Lard-OilAn oil from pork-fat-'LARD' whose viscosity was regulated according to environment in which it was utilized. The oil used in Railroad Switchman's signal-lanterns.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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oil burnerA heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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

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oil colourpaintingRate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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oil trashAn uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate it:

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snake oilA type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.Rate it:

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the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oilThe most noticeable, or loudest person gets the most attention.Rate it:

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it is not the whistle that pulls the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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the whistle doesn't pull the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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step in front of a moving trainTo sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.Rate it:

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that train has left the stationThat opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.Rate it:

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train wreckThe aftermath of a train crash.Rate it:

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gravy trainAn occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk.Rate it:

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"there is no way to change the train's destination without changing the tracks."DestinationRate it:

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à fond de trainAt full speed.Rate it:

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allez toujours votre trainGo on as usual.Rate it:

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c'est le diable et son trainC'est tout à la fois long, difficile, cause de souffrances, et dangereux ; bref, infernal.Rate it:

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c'est un vrai boute-en-trainHe is the very life and soul of the party.Rate it:

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courir à fond de trainTo run at the top of one’s speed.Rate it:

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faire du train (pop.)To kick up a dust.Rate it:

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ghost trainfairground attractionRate it:

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gravy trainA gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill.Rate it:

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Gravy TrainA job or an activity that brings lot of money without much effort, to enjoy luxurious and comfortable life without working hardRate it:

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how do I get to the train stationUsed to ask for directions in order to go to a train station.Rate it:

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il est en train (pop.)He is slightly intoxicated.Rate it:

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il est en train d'écrireHe is in the act of writing; He is just writing.Rate it:

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il le mène bon train dans cette affaireHe drives him hard in that matter.Rate it:

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il mène grand trainHe lives like a lord.Rate it:

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il nous a menés bon trainHe brought us along at a great rate.Rate it:

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it ain't the whistle that pulls the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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it isn't the whistle that pulls the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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it's not the whistle that pulls the trainBoasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:Rate it:

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je ne suis pas en train ce matinI do not feel myself this morning.Rate it:

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like a trainWith unstoppable momentum.Rate it:

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mettre une affaire en trainTo put a thing in hand.Rate it:

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pas dans le trainNot up-to-date; Of an older school.Rate it:

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