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never leave anybody outNever forget a person dead or aliveRate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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

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ad litteram, litterateto the letter; literally.Rate it:

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adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:

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aliquem ab inferis or a mortuis evocare, excitare (passive ab inferis exsistere)to summon some one from the dead.Rate it:

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angoribus confici (Phil. 2. 15. 37)to be worn out, almost dead with anxiety.Rate it:

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at the end of the roadNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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bbsAlternative letter-case form of BBS.Rate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensForgive me, then, for bringing owls to Athens as a thanks-offering. — Goethe, in a letter to Wilhelm von Humboldt.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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CUThe ISO 3166-1 two-letter code for Cuba.Rate it:

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dieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.Rate it:

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èThe letter e with a grave accent.Rate it:

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epistula ad Atticum data, scripta, missa or quae ad A. scripta esta letter to Atticus.Rate it:

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epistulam (litteras) dare, scribere, mittere ad aliquemto write a letter to some one.Rate it:

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epistulam dare alicui ad aliquemto charge some one with a letter for some one else.Rate it:

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epistulam deprehendereto take forcible possession of a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam intercipere (Att. 1. 13. 2)to intercept a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam reddere alicui (Att. 5. 21. 4)to deliver a letter to some one (used of the messenger).Rate it:

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epistulam signare, obsignareto seal, fasten a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam solvere, aperire, resignare (of Romans also linum incīdere)to open a letter.Rate it:

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feet firstIn the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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get some zzzzzz'sComic Strip person was pictured as 'sleeping' with a number of letter 'Z,Z,Z,Z,Z's' in overhead cloud:Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead, of sailor or seaman whose cause of death was anything except by drowning.Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead.Rate it:

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gone with the winddeadRate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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hugs and kissesAn informal way to end a letter, email etc.Rate it:

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il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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in abraham's bosomNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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in the grounddead & buriedRate it:

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intempesta, concubia noctein the dead of night; at midnight.Rate it:

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Its a Goner! {gawner}It is Ruined, broken, dead, destroyed, lost, stolen, smashed,Rate it:

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je lui ai écrit une lettre à chevalI wrote him a severe letter.Rate it:

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kill offTo represent or portray as being dead.Rate it:

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kind regardsUsed as a polite closing of a letterRate it:

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kindest regardsUsed as a polite closing of a letterRate it:

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kysAlternative letter-case form of KYS.Rate it:

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let go an anchor to the windward of the lawTo keep within the letter of the law.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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litterae hoc exemplo (Att. 9. 6. 3)a letter, the tenor of which is...Rate it:

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litterae in hanc sententiam or his verbis scriptae suntthe terms, contents of the letter are as follows.Rate it:

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litterae officii or humanitatis plenaea most courteous letter.Rate it:

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litteras perferre aliquoto take a letter somewhere.Rate it:

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