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cet homme se tirerait d'un puitsThat man would get out of any difficulty, is full of resource.Rate it:

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cet homme y va tête baisséeThat man rushes blindly into it; That man sets to work energetically.Rate it:

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cet homme-là est bien tombéThat man has fallen on his feet; That man has applied to the right person (or, ironic), to the wrong person.Rate it:

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cet individu n'a pas l'air catholiqueThat man does not look very trustworthy.Rate it:

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cet or n'est pas au titre légalThis gold is not up to the standard.Rate it:

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ceteris rebus (not cetera)as regards the rest; otherwise.Rate it:

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cette femme est un vrai dragon1. That woman is a virago. 2. That woman is very masculine (in appearance and manners).Rate it:

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cette fois, ça y estNow it is done, and no mistake.Rate it:

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cette poutre porte à fauxThat beam does not rest properly on its support.Rate it:

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cette remarque a porté à fauxThat remark was not to the point, was not conclusive.Rate it:

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chacun a dans sa vie un souris de la fortuneFortune knocks once at every man’s door.Rate it:

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chacun pour soievery man for himselfRate it:

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chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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chalkfaceA musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.Rate it:

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charity muggerA person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.Rate it:

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charm offensiveA campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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chase one's tailTo busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.Rate it:

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chat upIn a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.Rate it:

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chauve comme mon genou (fam.)As bald as a coot, as a billiard ball.Rate it:

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che sera seraUsed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.Rate it:

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cheap as chipsVery cheap, not costing much.Rate it:

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cheap-arse TuesdayThe day of the week when establishments such as the cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.Rate it:

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cheap-arse TuesdayThe day of the week (Tuesday) when establishments such as the cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.Rate it:

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cheaters never prosperOne does not gain from cheating.Rate it:

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check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.Rate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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check outTo withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.Rate it:

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check overTo read and look for errors.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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checks and balancesA system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.Rate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cheer onTo cheer and support a team, to barrack, to root for.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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Chew the FatTo talk in a friendly and relaxed mannerRate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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Chicken FeedVery small amount of money that is not enough to manage a living or scarce piece of information or clueRate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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chickenizationThe process of chickenizing, making into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.Rate it:

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chickenizeTo make into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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children should be seen and not heardChildren should behave well and be quiet, especially in the presence of adults.Rate it:

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chill girlA woman who denies or dismisses sexism and/or misogyny.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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chilly climateA male-dominated environment where both overt and subtle forms of discrimination lead to the unequal treatment of womenRate it:

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