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the upper handAn advantage or lead.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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Keep a Stiff Upper LipTo be strong and resilient in difficulty or in troubleRate it:

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upper crustThe social elite.Rate it:

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upper crustThe topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.Rate it:

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Upper CrustUpper class, high level of society, highest social positionRate it:

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upper handAdvantage or control.Rate it:

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upper-crustPosh, upper-class; pertaining to the upper crust.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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the qualityThe upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.Rate it:

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Blue BloodsDeprecating Term for 'Upper Class People', also - - - - Upper-Crust' 'Rich BitchesRate it:

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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Rate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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a wrench in the worksTo mess something up; ruin everything; mess something upRate it:

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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.Rate it:

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Blue BloodBelonging to upper class of the society or having a royal backgroundRate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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bridgeThe upper bony ridge of the human nose.Rate it:

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busy little beaverSomeone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works.Rate it:

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate it:

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cela va tout seulThat is no trouble; That works of its own accord.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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Gum Up the WorksTo destroy something or cause damage, make something worse by breaking or throwingRate it:

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ignem inferre operibus (B. C. 2. 14)to set fire to the siege-works.Rate it:

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il est de la haute voléeHe is a tip-top swell, of the first water, of the upper ten.Rate it:

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il ne marche qu'à coups de fouetHe works only when he is compelled.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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in the worksBeing planned or worked upon.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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locare opera publicato let out public works to contract.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8.Rate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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opera facereto raise siege-works.Rate it:

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poacher turned gamekeeperA person who now works against the same people they once supported.Rate it:

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prendre le dessusTo gain the upper hand.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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quel est le bagage de cet auteur?What works has that author written? What is that author’s output?Rate it:

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qui bien fera, bien (se) trouveraWho works well will have a good reward.Rate it:

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ses ouvrages en font foiHis works prove it.Rate it:

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show who's bossTo demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.Rate it:

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soda jerkA person who works at a soda fountain.Rate it:

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son of soilFarmer who works in field.Rate it:

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