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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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1/dOnce per day, used for prescription directions.Rate it:

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à bon jour, bonne œuvreThe better the day, the better the deed.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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à chaque jour suffit sa peineSufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.Rate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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à demain les affaires sérieusesI will not be bothered with business to-day; Time enough for business to-morrow.Rate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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à Rome, fais comme les RomainsIl faut se plier aux règles de l’endroit où l'on se trouve.Rate it:

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à Rome, on fait comme les RomainsVariante de à Rome, fais comme les Romains.Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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ad Romam proficiscito set out for Rome.Rate it:

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adventus Romam, in urbemarrival in Rome, in town.Rate it:

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al fin y al caboat the end of the dayRate it:

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all in a day's workA nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.Rate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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alternis diebusevery other day.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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annus (mensis, dies) intercalaristhe intercalary year (month, day).Rate it:

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another day, another dollaran expression recognizing a balance in life, normalcy, and routinenessRate it:

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après skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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après-skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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as the day is longUnceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.Rate it:

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ash wednesdayfirst day of lentRate it:

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Asia populi Romani facta estAsia was made subject to Rome.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayIn summary; ultimately.Rate it:

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autre pays, autre coutumewhen in Rome, do as the Romans doRate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when several things seems to be unmanageable or go wrong.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.Rate it:

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beefcakeImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.Rate it:

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bene lightmansGood day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.Rate it:

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brighten upBrighten up my day.Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseExceptionally well constructed; strong or tough.Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseOf a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.Rate it:

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built like a tankSturdy; exceptionally well constructed.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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c'est de la moutarde après dînerIt comes too late to be of any use; It is a day after the fair.Rate it:

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c'est un château de cartes que cette maisonThis is a jerry-built house.Rate it:

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c'est un songe-creuxHe is full of idle fancies (or, day dreams); He is a wool-gatherer.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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