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dive inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.Rate it:

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do a bunkTo escape or flee under incriminating circumstances.Rate it:

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do you have Wi-FiAsks if there is any available Wi-Fi connection.Rate it:

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dog days of summerhot summer day when you just want to sit under a tree and do nothingRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't be a fool, wrap your toolThere are consequences to not wearing a condom on your penisRate it:

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don't bite the newbieBe patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.Rate it:

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don't even think about itDon't do it, under any circumstances!Rate it:

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don't go thereDon't start talking about that.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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down underIn Australia.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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DYSWIDTInitialism of do you see what I did there? :Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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ecco làthere it isRate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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elle n'a pour tout bien que sa beautéShe has nothing but her beauty in her favour; Her face is her fortune.Rate it:

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emperor's new clothesSomething obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.Rate it:

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en être pour ses fraisTo have lost one’s money (or, pains) for nothing.Rate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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enough is as good as a feastJust the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.Rate it:

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enough is enoughOne should be satisfied, there should be no moreRate it:

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essa é velhabeen there, done thatRate it:

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est istuc quidem aliquidthere is something in what you say; you are more or less right.Rate it:

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est liber de...there exists a book on...Rate it:

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est-ce qu'elle est belle?—elle est comme il y en a tantIs she beautiful?—Nothing to stare at; Nothing out of the common.Rate it:

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établir une rente sur les brouillards de la seineTo have an income in the clouds (i.e. nothing).Rate it:

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eternal triangleA relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.Rate it:

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etwas unter den Teppich kehrensweep something under the rugRate it:

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even keelOf a business or other activity which is under control and running smoothly.Rate it:

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even keelA state of having one's emotions under control and balanced.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningThere is something good in every unpleasant situationRate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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every rule has an exceptionAlternative form of there is an exception to every rule.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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ex illius orationibus ipsae Athenae redolentthere is a flavour of Atticism about his discourse.Rate it:

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excitare animum iacentem et afflictum (opp. frangere animum)to inspire the spiritless and prostrate with new vigour.Rate it:

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existem casos e casosThere are different cases with different circumstances to be considered separately.Rate it:

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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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faire peau neuveTo turn over a new leaf.Rate it:

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fake it 'til you make it(it's ok to) pretend until you get there (make it real)Rate it:

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fall belowTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.Rate it:

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fall intoTo be classified as; to fall under.Rate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.Rate it:

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