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high groundA position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.Rate it:

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hold all the acesTo be in a strong position when one is competing with someone else, having all the advantages.Rate it:

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hold the cardsTo be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.Rate it:

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hold the fortTo maintain a secure position.Rate it:

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honores alicui mandare, deferreto invest a person with a position of dignity.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) locoin a favourable position.Rate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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il faudra le prendre en douceurYou must tackle him gently.Rate it:

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Il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesIl faut se résoudre à essuyer les incommodités d’une chose qui d’ailleurs est avantageuse.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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il faut prendre les devantsOne must be first in the field.Rate it:

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il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou ferméeIl faut prendre un parti, il faut se déterminer d’une manière ou d’une autre.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il n'est pas dans le cas de vous nuireHe is not in a position to harm you.Rate it:

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il ne faut prendre de son ami tout ce qu'on peutFriends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.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 prendre les lièvres au son du tambourHe makes a great noise about what should be kept secret; He divulged a plan which to succeed had to be kept secret.Rate it:

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in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esseto occupy a very high position in the state.Rate it:

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in angustias adducere aliquemto place some one in an embarrassing position.Rate it:

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in for an inch, in for a mileGiven that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.Rate it:

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in from the coldmoved from an ineffective positionRate it:

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in hot waterIn trouble; in the position of arousing somebody's anger or displeasure.Rate it:

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in lineTo assume a position in the future.Rate it:

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in pericula incidere, incurrereto find oneself in a hazardous position.Rate it:

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In the Driver's SeatIn controlling position of something, to be in authority of somethingRate it:

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in the fast laneIn a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.Rate it:

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in the leadin first position in a competitionRate it:

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in the way ofIn or into a position of being likely to obtain, to attain, or to achieve.Rate it:

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in tuto esseto be in a position of safety.Rate it:

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je sors d'en prendre (fam.)I had rather be excused; You will not catch me again so soon.Rate it:

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je vais prendre l'air du bureauI am just going to look in at the office.Rate it:

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je vais vous montrer comment il faut s'y prendreI am going to show you how to set about it.Rate it:

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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:

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jump upTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.Rate it:

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jumped-upthat has risen from a lowly station or an inferior position: often with implication of conceit or arroganceRate it:

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keep onTo remain in an existing position.Rate it:

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kick upstairsTo promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.Rate it:

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king of the castleAn individual who assumes a position of greater importance, authority, or prominence than others.Rate it:

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king of the hillA child's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position.Rate it:

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knock someone off his perchTo defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.Rate it:

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know where one standsTo be aware of one's position.Rate it:

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l'aigle ne s'amuse point à prendre les mouchesLes âmes élevées et les esprits supérieurs dédaignent de recourir aux petits expédients, qu’ils jugent indignes d’eux, parce qu’ils ont conscience de leur force et de leur justice. Ils laissent aux faibles la ruse et la violence.Rate it:

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l'argent n'a pas d'odeurPour une personne peu scrupuleuse, tout argent est bon à prendre, quelle que soit sa provenance ou les moyens employés pour l'obtenir.Rate it:

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la fortune sourit aux audacieuxIl faut prendre des risques pour réussir.Rate it:

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la nuit porte conseilIl est judicieux de prendre une nuit de sommeil avant une décision.Rate it:

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laissez-lui prendre un pied, il en prendra quatrese dit en parlant de quelqu’un qui est entreprenant et qui abuse de l’indulgence, de la facilité qu’on a pour lui.Rate it:

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lap of luxuryA position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.Rate it:

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