foreign phrases
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| composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances | ||
| a label identifying the owner of a book | ||
| An exclamation of triumph at a discovery, meaning, "I have found it!" | ||
| with honor | ||
| seasickness | ||
| An unwelcome person | ||
| sadness on thinking about the evils of the world | ||
| (n) "let the buyer beware"; buy at your own risk | ||
| A sense of ones own worth | ||
| the blow that kills (usually mercifully) | ||
| a drinking toast | ||
| a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | ||
| wonderful to relate | ||
| beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc | ||
| a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior | ||
| by the very fact | ||
| the insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason | ||
| person who gives unwanted advice | ||
| a private conversation between two people | ||
| not of sound mind and hence not legally responsible; mentally incompetent | ||
| the common people | ||
| Mexican stew consisting of beef, onions, and beans | ||
| the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) | ||
| second self | ||
| any incident that attracts great public attention | ||
| a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance (an intermission show) | ||
| (imperative) phrase meaning literally "look for the woman" - whenever something mysterious happens, there is usually a woman involved (blame the women) | ||
| a prerequisite | ||
| an event used to justify starting a war | ||
| RIP | ||
| A famous or successful person who likes to shock people (Lindsay Lohan) | ||
| strict etiquette, very formal, in good taste at the moment | ||
| an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right | ||
| with the necessary changes having been carried out | ||
| so badly injured as to be unable to continue | ||
| an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. as a contrived plot device in a play, novel, or short story IE: God saving the day | ||
| after the fact | ||
| someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids | ||
| oh the times, oh the customs | ||
| Attitude of allowing things to take their own course without interfering | ||
| french : "shame to anyone who thinks i'll of this" | ||
| out of many, one | ||
| complete meal of several courses offered in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price | ||
| small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream | ||
| to say "bless you" after some one sneezes...that person is likely to die (ancient times) | ||
| (former USSR) a comrade | ||
| very strong or irresistible impulse to travel | ||
| Ready knowledge of what to do or say in any situation | ||
| by itself | ||
| used to wish good health especially before drinking | ||
| having a low-necked dress | ||
| RSVP | ||
| something given in exchange or return for something else | ||
| an object of artistic value | ||
| a socially awkward or tactless act | ||
| very loud | ||
| ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword | ||
| there is no account for taste |