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jumpTo force to jump.Rate it:

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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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keep your heads down!A military admonishment to infantrymen while crawling under barbed wire or across terrain toward the enemy.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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kick buttThe words describe an action. The words can also describe a command for immediate physical action. Frequently used by military officers, sports team coaches and other leaders. Variations include street talk.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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kick offTo force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.Rate it:

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killTo force a company out of business.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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Kilroy was hereInserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.Rate it:

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knife-edgeA precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.Rate it:

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l'aigle ne s'amuse point à prendre les mouchesLes âmes élevées et les esprits supérieurs dédaignent de recourir aux petits expédients, qu’ils jugent indignes d’eux, parce qu’ils ont conscience de leur force et de leur justice. Ils laissent aux faibles la ruse et la violence.Rate it:

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l'amour force toutes les serruresLove laughs at locksmiths.Rate it:

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l'ennemi mit le pays à feu et à sangThe enemy put the country to fire and sword.Rate it:

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l'habitude est une autre natureSe dit pour marquer la force de l’habitude, qui est souvent capable d’entraîner l’âme aussi bien que le penchant.Rate it:

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l'habitude est une seconde natureSe dit pour marquer la force de l’habitude, qui est souvent capable d’entraîner l’âme aussi bien que le penchant.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceOn réussit à réaliser une œuvre de grande envergure grâce aux efforts individuels et collectifs.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceDevise de la Belgique, de la Bulgarie, d’Andorre et de l’Angola.Rate it:

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l'union fait la forceUnited we stand, divided we fall.Rate it:

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la force prime le droitMight is right. Rate it:

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la fourmi elle-même a sa colèreÀ force de pousser quelque chose ou quelqu’un, même le plus petit, on finit par dépasser la limite.Rate it:

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last postmilitary bugle callRate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo attack someone with great force.Rate it:

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let them have itTo attack a group, or the world in general, with great force.Rate it:

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letters after one's nameA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.Rate it:

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loca plana or simply planalevel country; plains.Rate it:

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long screwdriverInterference (usually in military matters) by politicians.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.Rate it:

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magnae copiae (not multae)a large force, many troops.Rate it:

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magnum usum in re militari habere (Sest. 5. 12)to possess great experience in military matters.Rate it:

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man-of-warUsed other than as an idiom: see man, of, war. (A military man.)Rate it:

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marry offto force someone to get married, usually a relative.Rate it:

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may the force be with youUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.Rate it:

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may the Force be without youSynonym of may the Force not be with youRate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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milites sacramento rogare, adigereto make soldiers take the military oath.Rate it:

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militiae vacationem habereto be excused military duty.Rate it:

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militiam detrectare, subterfugereto try to avoid military service.Rate it:

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mission creepGradual expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a military mission without careful planning.Rate it:

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moitié figue, moitié raisin1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyBills of foreign currency which are brightly colored or printed on flimsy paper.Rate it:

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mortem occumbere pro patriato die for one's country.Rate it:

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MTFBWYInitialism of may the Force be with you.Rate it:

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multitudine hostium cingito be surrounded by the superior force of the enemy.Rate it:

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multitudinem in agris collocareto settle a large number of people in a country.Rate it:

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muscle upTo force one's way into or through.Rate it:

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my country, right or wrongan expression of patriotism.Rate it:

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