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unavailable energyEnergy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do workRate it:

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under one's beltAlready done; within one's experience; practiced.Rate it:

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under one's breathSoftly, so as not to be heard.Rate it:

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under one's hatConcealed; confidential; secret.Rate it:

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under one's noseObvious or apparent.Rate it:

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under one's noseDirectly in front of one; clearly visible.Rate it:

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under one's own steamUsing one's own resources; unaided; at one's own initiative.Rate it:

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under one's own steamBy means of the power of its own engines.Rate it:

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under one's thumbCompletely controlled by someone; at someone’s command..Rate it:

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under one's very eyesin plain sight; while someone is watchingRate it:

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under one's wingUnder one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.Rate it:

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under someone's nosedirectly in front of one; clearly visibleRate it:

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under the influenceDrunk; intoxicated; affected by alcohol. The phrase "under the influence" typically refers to the state of being affected by some substance or external factor that alters one's behavior, judgment, or perception. It is commonly associated with the consumption of drugs or alcohol, but it can also refer to the impact of other factors such as emotions, peer pressure, or environmental influences. Being "under the influence" implies a diminished capacity to make rational decisions or to act responsibly, and it may also carry legal consequences if the substance in question is illegal or if the person's impaired state leads to unsafe or illegal behavior. Overall, the phrase "under the influence" is often used to describe a state of temporary impairment or altered mental state that can be caused by various factors, and it is typically associated with a loss of control or impaired judgment.Rate it:

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une face de carêmeA sad, pale, woe-begone face (like that of one who has fasted all Lent).Rate it:

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une fois n'est pas coutumeIt is only this once; One swallow does not make a summer; Once does not count.Rate it:

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une porte mal graissée chanteOne must pay well to keep persons quiet.Rate it:

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unless the wheels available to you aren't made for the vehicle you're trying to drive.Follow-up to the phrase, "No need to reinvent the wheel." Meant for when one does, in fact, need to reinvent a process to account for accumulated changes that make the old status-quo obsolete.Rate it:

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uno ab alto"One over all"Rate it:

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uno ab altofrom one heightRate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.Rate it:

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until one is blue in the faceForever; for a hopelessly long time.Rate it:

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unus de or e multisone of the crowd; a mere individual.Rate it:

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unus et alter diesone or two days.Rate it:

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unus mihi restat scrupulus (Ter. Andr. 5. 4. 37) (cf. too religio, sect. XI. 2)one thing still makes me hesitate.Rate it:

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up a treeIn or into a disadvantaged or difficult situation; at a loss; cornered.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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up in one’s shitAn individual is interfering in another’s business; an individual with poor boundaries.Rate it:

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up in the airLiteral: up in or into the sky or air.Rate it:

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up on one's earAnnoyed, angry.Rate it:

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up one's alleyMatching a person's interests or abilities well.Rate it:

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up one's own asshaving an excessively high opinion of oneself.Rate it:

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up one's sleeveHidden, in reserve.Rate it:

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up the ying yangFar more than one needs.Rate it:

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up to one's earsup to hereRate it:

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up to one's eyeballsOverwhelmed with a situation.Rate it:

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up to one's neck in alligatorsExtremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.Rate it:

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ups-a-daisyAn exclamation made when encouraging a child to get up after a fall or when lifting a child into the air.Rate it:

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use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:Rate it:

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use one's coconutUse one's head; think.Rate it:

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use one's headTo think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.Rate it:

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use one's headTo headbutt.Rate it:

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use one's nogginTo think, especially in a careful or clever manner.Rate it:

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uti aliquo (familiariter)to be on intimate terms with some one.Rate it:

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uti aliquo amicoto be friendly with any one.Rate it:

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valetudini consulere, operam dareto take care of one's health.Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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vectigalia, tributa alicui imponereto impose tribute on some one.Rate it:

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velle aliquem (Plaut. Capt. 5. 2. 24)to wish to speak to some one.Rate it:

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venire contra factum propriumNo one may set himself in contradiction to his own previous conduct.Rate it:

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