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à force de brasBy strength of arm.Rate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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arm candyAn attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.Rate it:

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arm to the teethTo equip thoroughly with weapons.Rate it:

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arm upto supply, or be supplied with, arms (weapons)Rate it:

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arm's lengthBarely within reach.Rate it:

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arm's lengthIndependent, but related.Rate it:

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arm's lengthDistant, detached.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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big shotA person with a reputation of importance or power.Rate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bras dessus bras dessousArm in arm.Rate it:

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bridgeA particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.Rate it:

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bulletproofCapable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.Rate it:

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by a long shotBy a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.Rate it:

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chip inTo put a chip shot in the hole.Rate it:

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chip shotA relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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chip shotA takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.Rate it:

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chip shotThe achievement of a goal or the striking of a target with a ball or other projectile in relatively nonchallenging or routine circumstances, by throwing (as in basketball) or by discharging a firearm (as in hunting).Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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courir comme un dératéTo go like a shot; To run like mad.Rate it:

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coûter bonbonto be expensive, to cost an arm and a legRate it:

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coûter la peau du culto be expensive, cost an arm and a legRate it:

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coûter la peau du dosto cost an arm and a leg: to cost too much, to be very expensiveRate it:

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coûter les yeux de la têteto cost arm and a leg, to cost the earth: to cost too much, to be very expensiveRate it:

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cowboy shotTérmino empleado en el ámbito anglosajón para referirse a un plano de intérprete encuadrado de rodillas para arriba. Esta denominación procede de las películas de cowboys del cine mudo en las que resultaba obligado mostrar las pistoleras y revólveres de los personajes.Rate it:

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criblé de mitrailleRiddled with grape-shot.Rate it:

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de fou juge briève (brève) sentenceA fool’s bolt is soon shot.Rate it:

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dead shotPerfect shooterRate it:

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des mots longs d'une toiseWords as long as your arm.Rate it:

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fire at willFire when ready. A command that allows troops to use weapons at their discretion and choose their own targets, allowing the individual soldier a greater freedom of timing the shot with target movement and similar.Rate it:

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from downtownA shot in basketball from the front courtRate it:

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fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

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getA difficult return or block of a shot.Rate it:

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give it a shotTry or attempt (something).Rate it:

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give it one's best shotTo make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.Rate it:

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goodbye cruel worldA call said before taking a stiff drink, especially a shot of vodka.Rate it:

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goodbye, cruel worldA call said before taking a stiff drink, especially a shot of vodka.Rate it:

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grosso mundoLowly talk, common idiom, low class slang, cheap shotRate it:

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haul offTo draw back the arm in order to punch.Rate it:

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hit the bulls eyeRemarkably accurate, Good shot, right on the mark.Rate it:

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hole in oneA round that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.Rate it:

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Hot ShotSharp Person, Really With-It, "In the Swing of It, Svelte, Mayhaps Be Swell? Sophisticated. Sharp Kat et alRate it:

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I've been shotIndicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.Rate it:

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il gagna mille francs tout d'un coupHe won £40 at one shot, all at once, at one “go.”Rate it:

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