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(de or ex) provincia decedere or simply decedere (vid. sect. II. 4, note Cf. especially...)to leave a province (at the termination of one's term of office).Rate it:

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23 skidoo[c. 1908-1923] To be forced to leave quickly.Rate it:

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23 skidoo[c. 1908-1923] To leave, particularly quickly or at an advantageous time.Rate it:

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absence makes the heart grow fonderWhen someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.Rate it:

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agros fertiles deserereto leave fertile ground untilled.Rate it:

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air outTo expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.Rate it:

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aliquid dubium, incertum relinquereto leave a thing undecided.Rate it:

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aliquid in medio, in dubio relinquere (Cael. 20. 48)to leave a thing undecided.Rate it:

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am scrayThe Pig latin way of saying scram; leave; get out of hereRate it:

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araignée du matin, chagrin, araignée du midi, souci, araignée du soir, espoirCela signifie, dans l’ordre : tristesse le matin, parce que si l’on voit travailler une araignée, cela sous-entend qu’aucune rosée ne la gêne ; et qui dit absence de rosée, dit pluie à venir. Préoccupation à midi, parce que si l’araignée tisse sa toile au milieu de la journée, cela implique que la pluie se prépare et qu’il faut donc se dépêcher ; et espoir le soir parce qu’une araignée qui se balade tranquillement au crépuscule est détendue et donc que le beau temps devrait persister.Rate it:

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bail outTo leave or not attend.Rate it:

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be in and outTo enter somewhere, and then quickly leave.Rate it:

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be offTo leave.Rate it:

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beat a retreatTo leave hastily in the face of opposition.Rate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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beyond wordsIn recalling an incident, in observing an accident, any or all of which can be disastrous and shocking. A destructive fire and explosion may leave one awestruck and beyond words to describe.Rate it:

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blow this popsicle standTo leave an establishment speedily.Rate it:

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bog offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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bridge the gapOvercome the absence, fill the void, bypass the blokckage, jump the gulf, change the route:Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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Bug OffTo avoid bothering someone, to leave someone alone, go awayRate it:

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bunny hopA jump made where both wheels leave the ground.Rate it:

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c'est à prendre ou à laisserYou must take it or leave it; It’s a case of Hobson’s choice.Rate it:

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casser du sucre sur la tête de quelqu'un (pop.)To speak ill of any one in his absence.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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castra nudare (B. G. 7. 70)to leave the camp undefended.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait n'est pas à faireBetter to finish it now than to leave it.Rate it:

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check outTo leave in a hurry.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

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circulez y'a rien à voirSignifie que le sujet ne nécessite pas d’attention particulière, par absence de nécessité ou au contraire par absence de volonté de la part de l’énonciateur.Rate it:

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clear awayTo leave, disappearRate it:

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clear offTo leave abruptlyRate it:

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clear outto leave quicklyRate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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come awayTo leave a place or cease an activity in a particular mood or condition.Rate it:

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commeatum militibus dare (opp. petere)to give furlough, leave of absence to soldiers.Rate it:

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cop offto leave school earlyRate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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crowd outTo force to leave by crowding; to push out or away.Rate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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déloger sans tambour ni trompetteTo leave without beat of drum.Rate it:

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déménager à la cloche de bois (fam.)To shoot the moon; To leave a house without paying one’s rent or one’s creditors.Rate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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dip outTo leave a place without telling anyone.Rate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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discedere a, de, ex loco aliquoto leave a place.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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