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qui s'excuse, s'accuseIf you try to excuse yourself you practically acknowledge that you have done wrong; A guilty conscience needs no accuser.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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qui va à la chasse perd sa placeIf you leave your place, you lose it.Rate it:

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qui veut la fin veut les moyensWhere there is a will there is a way; If you want the end you must not stick at the means.Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageGive your dog a bad name and hang him.Rate it:

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quick sandThe kind of sand that when you step in it, you sink. The more you move, the faster you sink. It can be deadly.Rate it:

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quid agis?how are you?Rate it:

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quid agitur? quid fit?what is going on? how are you getting on?Rate it:

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quid censes? quid tibi videtur?what is your opinion?Rate it:

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quid de ea re fieri placet?what is your opinion?Rate it:

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quid tibi animi est?what sort of humour are you in?Rate it:

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quid tibi vis?what do you mean to do?Rate it:

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quién quitayou never know, who knowsRate it:

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quinque anni sunt or sextus annus est, cum te non vidiI have not seen you for five years.Rate it:

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quit your day dreaming!Pay Attention To What YOU Are Doing!Rate it:

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quo loco res tuae sunt?how are you getting on?Rate it:

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quo tendis?where are you going?Rate it:

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quorsum haec (dicis)?what do you mean?Rate it:

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quot annos natus es?how old are you?Rate it:

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r.b atchuRight back at youRate it:

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Rain on Your ParadeSpoiling day of an individual, particularly regarding special plans, instances, performances, celebrations, etcRate 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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raise cain'Raise Cain'; Whine, Mope, Beg, 'Tear-UP', Act-Out, Make Trouble, Bitch, Bellyache, 'Carry-ON!'Rate it:

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reach for the star's. but be happy with the cloudsAim high but be satisfied with what you achieveRate it:

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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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ready, set, goon your mark, get set, goRate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo forget the most important person.Rate it:

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recte, bene fecisti quod...you were right in...; you did right to...Rate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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remember p's and q'sTo remember your manners and always remain polite.Rate it:

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renovate your lifeA chiding, an expression relative to fostering change, institute a renaissance in one's life.Rate it:

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res mihi tecum estI have a point to discuss with you.Rate it:

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rick rolledBasically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled.Rate it:

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rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à pointIt is no good hurrying if you have not started in time.Rate it:

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rien ne vous fera fauteYou will want for nothing.Rate it:

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right back at youAlternative form of back at youRate it:

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right hand mansomeone you trust.Rate it:

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right up your alleyFlying is certainly right up your alleyRate it:

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right you areOK, okey-dokey, acknowledgment that a request has been heard and understood.Rate it:

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Ring a BellSomething that’s familiar, reminding or remembering something; recalling your deeper memoriesRate it:

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Robert's your father's brotherBob's your uncleRate it:

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roll overTo increment, especially back to an initial value.Rate it:

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roll with the punchesAdjusting to a complicated or complex situation, without letting anything bother you.Rate it:

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rolloverContinue one's Funds In Program, 'Rollover' My Existing Funds, My Plan, Stay The Course In The Present Agenda, Investiture: Do Not Close OuI, Retain All Funds And'Steady As You Go!Rate it:

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round robinan arrangement of choosing all elements in agroup equaly in some rational order e.g. 'taking turns"Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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RUOKAbbreviation of are you OK.Rate it:

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s'il vous plaîtplease, if you pleaseRate it:

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