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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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grasp all, lose allone who wants everything, may lose it allRate it:

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Lose Your ShirtTo lose all one have, particularly moneyRate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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mother of allUsed before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind.Rate it:

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nuit blancheAn all-night celebration or festival.Rate it:

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shit out of luckCompletely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.Rate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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all hell breaks looseVi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.Rate it:

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balum rancumA hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.Rate it:

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if you're not Dutch, you're not muchThe Dutch culture is vastly superior to all other cultures in existence.Rate it:

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a dark horseHaving 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:Rate it:

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al fin y al cabowhen all is said and doneRate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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all walks of lifeAll professions, lifestyles or social classes.Rate it:

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all y'allPlural form of you.Rate it:

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around the clockAll the time or seemingly all the time; constantly.Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.Rate it:

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by all accountsAccording to all available accounts or reports.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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In the LimelightAll eyes on someone, all focus and attention on particular person or thingRate it:

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it's Greek to meAlternative form of it's all Greek to meRate it:

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jill of all tradesA woman competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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not at allUsed similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.Rate it:

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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopThe mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.Rate it:

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stroke of workWith "do not do a", to do none of the assigned task at all.Rate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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voice in the wildernessA person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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à l'en croire il a eu tous les prixIf he is to be believed he won all the prizes.Rate it:

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à l'impossible nul n'est tenuThere is no doing impossibilities; No living man all things can.Rate it:

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à plus forte raisonAll the more reason; A fortiori.Rate it:

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à telle fin que de raisonAt all events; At any rate.Rate it:

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a todo custoat all costs; whatever it takesRate it:

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à tous ceux qu'il appartiendraTo all whom it may concern.Rate it:

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à tout prixat all costs, by any means, no matter whatRate it:

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across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.Rate it:

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actum est de meit's all over with me; I'm a lost man.Rate it:

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ad omnes casus se comparareto prepare oneself for all contingencies.Rate it:

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ad omnes casus subsidia comparareto be prepared for all that may come.Rate it:

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