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a bright future
An uplifting, reassuring, self fulfilling, confident outlook relative to a major change, opportunity, circumstance, windfall, inheritance, promotion which provides all elemental criteria for a bright future.
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a dark horse
Having Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:
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a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire
Something which is extremely hot, in any sense. Hot weather, sexual arousal, one who is wanted by the police, etc. are all described as "hotter than..." or "as hot as a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire",
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à l’en croire il a eu tous les prix
If he is to be believed he won all the prizes.
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à l’impossible nul n’est tenu
There is no doing impossibilities; No living man all things can.
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à plus forte raison
All the more reason; A fortiori.
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a pyrrhic victory
An apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."
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a rising tide lifts all boats
Benefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.
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à telle fin que de raison
At all events; At any rate.
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a todo custo
at all costs; whatever it takes
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à tous ceux qu’il appartiendra
To all whom it may concern.
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à tout prix
at all costs, by any means, no matter what
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across the board
Pertaining to all categories or things.
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actum est de me
it's all over with me; I'm a lost man.
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ad omnes casus se comparare
to prepare oneself for all contingencies.
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ad omnes casus subsidia comparare
to be prepared for all that may come.
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adieu paniers, vendanges sont faites
You come too late, it is all over.
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adopt a positive agenda
Thousands of successful individuals maintain their goals have been achieved mainly because of their positive attitudes in all challenging projects and situations.
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after all
in spite of everything
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after all
In the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.
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after all is said and done
Alternative form of when all is said and done
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against all odds
Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.
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AKICIF
Initialism of all knowledge is contained in fanzines : a humorous allusion to the tendency of irrelevant topics to be discussed in venues ostensibly devoted to fandom.
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al fin y al cabo
when all is said and done
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alarums and excursions
All the sounds and activities of preparations for war.
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aliquem toto pectore, ut dicitur, amare (Leg. 18. 49)
to love some one very dearly, with all one's heart.
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all aboard
A cry to passengers to board a train or boat that is soon to depart.
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all along
The entire time; always.
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all and some
one and all
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all and sundry
All, everyone.
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all and sundry
Each one.
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all at once
All at the same time; all together.
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all at once
Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
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all bark and no bite
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all bets are off
Indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain.
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all but
nearly; except that
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all but
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all cats are gray at night
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all cats are gray in the dark
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all cats are grey at night
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all cats are grey by night
Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.
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all cats are grey in the dark
In the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.
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all clear
permission to proceed
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all correct
true; agreed, yes indeed
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all correct
in order; properly arranged; as expected; above reproach; shipshape
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all dressed
used in reference to (ordering) or eating a pizza with "everything", meaning all toppings (mushrooms, peppers, etc.) on it
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all duck or no dinner
All or nothing.
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all ears
Awaiting an explanation.
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all ears
Listening intently; fully focused.
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