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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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more power to youBest wishes and success; good luck in your endeavor.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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get one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for.Rate it:

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happy HanukkahUsed to express good wishes on or before Hanukkah.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:

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alicui morem gerere, obsequito comply with a person's wishes; to humour.Rate it:

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alicuius mortui voluntas (suprema)the last wishes of a deceased person.Rate it:

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alicuius voluntati morem gerereto accomodate oneself to another's wishes.Rate it:

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avec un si on mettrait paris dans une bouteilleSuch suppositions are idle; If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.Rate it:

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can I buy you a drinkIndicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.Rate it:

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druthersWishes, preferences, or ways.Rate it:

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elle est au comble de ses désirsShe is at the very height of her wishes.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.Rate it:

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homo vere popularis (Catil. 4. 5. 9)a man who genuinely wishes the people's good.Rate it:

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Humpty DumptyismThe practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to.Rate it:

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il veut nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternesHe wishes us to believe the moon is made of green cheese.Rate it:

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il veut se payer ma têteHe wishes to have the laugh of me.Rate it:

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just a minuteStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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mark my wordsListen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.Rate it:

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merry ChristmasUsed to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.Rate it:

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optata mihi continguntmy wishes are being fulfilled.Rate it:

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os brancos que se entendamSaid by someone who wishes to stay away from a fight or discussion between other people.Rate it:

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qui a compagnon a maîtreOne is often obliged to give way to the wishes of those with whom one is associated.Rate it:

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qui veut voyager loin ménage sa montureWho wishes to go far spares his horse; He who wishes to live long avoids excess.Rate it:

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se conformare, se accommodare ad alicuius voluntatemto accomodate oneself to another's wishes.Rate it:

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seventy-threesBest wishes; regards.Rate it:

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Shabbat shalomUsed to express good wishes on or before the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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shavua tovUsed Saturday night through Sunday to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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the bill, pleaseIndicates the speaker wishes to pay the bill.Rate it:

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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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tibi plurimam salutemmy best wishes for your welfare.Rate it:

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two beers, pleaseIndicates the speaker wishes to buy two beers.Rate it:

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voluntati alicuius satisfacere, obsequito satisfy a person's wishes.Rate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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שבוע טובUsed Saturday night through Sunday to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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愛怎麼著就怎麼著do whatever one likes, do as one wishesRate it:

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