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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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put onTo place upon or atop.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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put upontake advantage ofRate it:

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qu'il vienne, il trouvera à qui parlerLet him come, he will find his match.Rate it:

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qui se fait bête, le loup le mangeIf one is too confiding, one is imposed upon. Rate it:

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qui se fait brebis, le loup le mangeHe who is too confiding is imposed upon; Daub yourself with honey and you’ll be covered with flies.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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reap the harvestMy plan for this quarter is to concentrate upon one main item in our brief catalog and hope to reap a harvest from this thrust!Rate it:

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recipe for disastera plan that is sure to fail; events that come together to cause a catastrophe;Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo count upon or depend upon.Rate it:

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reflect uponTo reflect on.Rate it:

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regarder de haut en basTo treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.Rate it:

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rein upTo stop, to cause to come to a halt.Rate it:

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rely onTo be dependent upon.Rate it:

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rely uponAlternative form of rely onRate it:

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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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ride upto approach or come near to while riding.Rate it:

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rien n'y faitNothing has any effect upon him (or, on it); It is all of no use.Rate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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roll into come in an unstoppable flow.Rate it:

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Romam venire, pervenireto come to Rome.Rate it:

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round uponTo turn and attack a potential attackerRate it:

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rub offTo cause to come off by rubbingRate it:

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run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.Rate it:

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run its courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run one's courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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rust offto come apart, from the process of rusting.Rate it:

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s'y casser les dentsTo come up against a brick wallRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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se comethe hell?; the heck?; when it's at home?Rate it:

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se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho comedamned if one does and damned if one doesn'tRate it:

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sea lo que seawhatever may come, no matter what, whatever happens, come what mayRate it:

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seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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seize upTo stop functioning; to come to a halt.Rate it:

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seize uponTo grasp or take hold of suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take possession of or claim as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.Rate it:

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selective outrageWhen one's prejudiced or biased demeanours come to light to show their disgrace towards a particular group she another group has done the same thing.Rate it:

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