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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoThe king is dead, long live the kingRate it:

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abide withTo remain or live with someone.Rate it:

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ad summam senectutem pervenireto live to a very great age.Rate it:

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adopt outTo send a son or daughter away to live in another country..Rate it:

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aequo iure vivere cum aliquoto live with some one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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animam, spiritum ducereto breathe, live.Rate it:

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bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.Rate it:

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boy toyA toy meant to be played with by a boy.Rate it:

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business before pleasureAn admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.Rate it:

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case closedThe above is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.Rate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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centum annos complereto reach one's hundredth year, to live to be a hundred.Rate it:

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ces gens vivent au jour le jourThose men live from day to day, from hand to mouth.Rate it:

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cut one's coat according to one's clothLive according to your means.Rate it:

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de suo (opp. alieno) vivereto live on one's means.Rate it:

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delicate ac molliter vivereto live a luxurious and effeminate life.Rate it:

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diem videre, cum...to live to see the day when...Rate it:

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do the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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dum vita suppetit; dum (quoad) vivoas long as I live.Rate it:

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en directliveRate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo live in a newly-built house (and therefore damp). Rate it:

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exsulare (Div. 2. 24. 52)to live in exile.Rate it:

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fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.Rate it:

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faire vie qui dureTo live temperately; To husband one’s resources.Rate it:

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famam ante collectam tueri, conservareto live up to one's reputation.Rate it:

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habitare in domo alicuius, apud aliquem (Acad. 2. 36. 115)to live in some one's house.Rate it:

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Hand-to-Mouth ExistenceTo hold enough money to meet expenses and live with no extra money Rate it:

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happyTo LiveRate it:

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holeAn undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.Rate it:

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honesty is the best policyHonesty is the most honorable and fulfilling way to live one's life.Rate it:

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how do you doa greeting used meeting somebody. Alternatives are pleased to meet you and nice to meet you. Often not actually meant as a question.Rate it:

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I live in MelbourneExplains that the person lives in Melbourne.Rate it:

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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il faut placer le clocher au milieu du villageWhat is meant for the benefit of all should be within reach of all.Rate it:

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il n'a pas trois mois dans le ventre (fam.)He cannot live three months.Rate it:

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ils font bon ménageThey live happily together.Rate it:

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in agris esse, habitareto live in the country.Rate it:

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in diem vivereto live from day to day.Rate it:

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in egestate esse, versarito live in poverty, destitution.Rate it:

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in exsilio esse, exsulem esseto live in exile.Rate it:

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in omnium rerum abundantia vivereto live in great affluence.Rate it:

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in solitudine vivere (Fin. 3. 20. 65)to live in solitude.Rate it:

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inside jokeA joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are in the know about the details.Rate it:

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ITYMInitialism of I think/thought you mean/meant.Rate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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