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plagam extremam or mortiferam infligereto inflict a death-blow.Rate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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push against an open doorTo do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.Rate it:

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qu'avez vous? j'ai que je m'ennuieWhat is the matter with you? The matter is that I am bored to death.Rate it:

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quand il n'y a pas de foin au râtelier, les chevaux se battentWhen poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.Rate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.Rate it:

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rainbow babyA baby born following a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant. Also known as a 'sunshine' baby or an 'angel' baby. They bring joy to a grieving family following stillbirth or infant loss.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which a person or group repeats a cycle of behaviors or experiences, usually with unsuccessful or undesirable results.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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run overTo drive over, causing injury or death.Rate it:

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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare someone to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scared to deathExtremely frightened.Rate it:

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se faire un sang d'encreto be worried sick, to be worried to deathRate it:

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show somebody the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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show somebody the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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shut the door onTo refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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skeleton at the feastA reminder of death, a memento mori.Rate it:

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sneck possetA cold reception, closing the door on a visitor.Rate it:

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social deathThe alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:

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subita morteThe sudden death of all or a portion of a contract or other agreement without regard to any other clause continuing or extending the agreement,Rate it:

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subita morte exstinguito be cut off by sudden death.Rate it:

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supplicium alicui decernere, in aliquem constituereto decree the penalty of death.Rate it:

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supplicium sumere de aliquoto execute the death-sentence on a person.Rate it:

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take someone to the graveTo kill someone; to cause someone's death.Rate it:

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take something to the graveTo never reveal a secret to one's death.Rate it:

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take the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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talem vitae exitum (not finem) habuit (Nep. Eum. 13)such was the end of... (used of a violent death).Rate it:

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tecto, (in) domum suam aliquem recipere (opp. prohibere aliquem tecto, domo)to welcome to one's house (opp. to shut one's door against some one).Rate it:

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till death do us partA common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating togetherness and commitment.Rate it:

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to deathTo a great degree.Rate it:

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un billet de faire partA letter by which a birth, marriage, or death is made known to friends.Rate it:

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un de perdu, deux de retrouvésWhen one door shuts, another opens.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsA creaking door hangs long: Ailing folk live longest.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of deathDeath; or a place or period where death is impending.Rate it:

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valley of deathLord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade.Rate it:

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valley of deathThe phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.Rate it:

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