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hearken backTo turn back to an earlier topic or circumstance.Rate it:

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hearken backTo go back to something as an origin or source.Rate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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his back is upHe is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.Rate it:

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hit backTo retaliateRate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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hold backTo contain; stop.Rate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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hoy por ti, mañana por miyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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I want my money backSaid to demand a refund for a product or service.Rate it:

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I'm your huckleberryI am your partner; I will join you; I will work with you; I will fight you; I will dance with you.Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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il a bec et onglesHe will fight with beak and claw, tooth and nail.Rate it:

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il a bon dosHis back is broad enough to stand a good deal.Rate it:

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il est sur le flancHe is laid up, on his back.Rate it:

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il lui a rendu la monnaie de sa pièceHe paid him back in his own coin.Rate it:

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il s'est donné un tour de reinsHe sprained his back.Rate it:

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il tomba les quatre fers en l'air(lit.) He fell on his back; (fig.) He was struck all of a heap.Rate it:

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ils veulent vider leur querelleThey want to fight it out.Rate it:

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in acie dimicareto fight a pitched battle.Rate it:

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in certamen descendereto engage in the fight.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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in viam reducere aliquemto bring a person back to the right way.Rate it:

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it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dogdetermination and perseverance will win out in the long run.Rate it:

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iusto (opp. tumultuario) proelio confligere cum hoste (Liv. 35. 4)to fight a pitched, orderly battle with an enemy.Rate it:

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je lui ai rendu le changeI paid him back in his own coin. Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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keep backTo restrict or restrain.Rate it:

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keep backTo prevent from advancing in a course.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kick assTo beat someone in a fight.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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kick itTo kick back.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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l'affaire a été chaudeIt was warm work (referring to a fight).Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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laced-upReady for a fight.Rate it:

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laxatis (opp. confertis) ordinibus pugnareto fight in open order.Rate it:

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lay backTo lie down on one's back; to lie back.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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