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reléguer (mettre) au second planTo put into the background.Rate it:

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rex-patA repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time.Rate it:

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rire comme un bossuTo split one’s sides with laughter.Rate it:

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runner upsecond-placed competitorRate it:

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second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

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second bananaA person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.Rate it:

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second childhoodA childlike state in any adult, resulting from mental illness, trauma, or other conditions.Rate it:

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second childhoodThe period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.Rate it:

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second fiddleA fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.Rate it:

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second fiddleThe person playing second fiddle.Rate it:

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second fiddleA sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.Rate it:

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second gearThe second lowest gearing available from a gearbox.Rate it:

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second handusedRate it:

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second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.Rate it:

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second sightclairvoyanceRate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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second stringNot as good; of a lower quality or condition.Rate it:

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second stringeran athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedRate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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second-guessto vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.Rate it:

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second-guessPresumably from trying to guess with second sight.Rate it:

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second-guessPresumably from trying to improve with a second stab.Rate it:

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Split HairsTo argue or being grumpy about trivial and unimportant differencesRate it:

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split hairsTedious details; minutiae.Rate it:

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split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

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split one's sidesTo laugh hystericallyRate it:

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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split the differenceTo choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.Rate it:

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split the differenceIn a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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split upsplit into smaller groups or to go in different directionsRate it:

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split updiscontinue or no longer be committed in a relationship or partnership; separate, divorce, disassociateRate it:

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sunder outTo separate or set apart from others; split out; segregate.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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tel qui brille au second rang s'éclipse au premierA good subordinate often makes a bad leader.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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then againFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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two-second ruleA rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.Rate it:

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un décrochez-moi-ça (pop.)A reach-me-down (second-hand garment).Rate it:

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vous me cassez la tête avec votre bruitYou split my head with your noise.Rate it:

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פעם שלישית גלידהSaid when meeting someone for the second time in a short span : long time no seeRate it:

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