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English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
"put the biscuits in the basket"		to achieve results
"went tilt"		stopped working, went crazy/awry (pinball)
'one-off ' or 'one-of' ???		"One off" is a noun	airmailrpl
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(at your) trenchant wisdom		vigorously effective and articulate
420 friendly		someone who's ok with smoking pot/marijuana
a family behind every ...		produced by a family run business
a go-to machine		being the best for the job and capable of doing everything
a head-on-head comparison / head-to-head comparison		apples to apples
a plug		a favourable public mention as a form of indirect publicity	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
a positive version of "no names, no pack drill"		No singling out, everbody's efforts equally appreciated'
according to Hoyle		by the book
acid-infused		under the influence of the drug LSD (details below)
After dinner comes the reckoning		You may enjoy yourself, but there is always a price attached
All right your way?		Is everything clear in your direction?
all up		near the end	Andy Hoang
Entered by: Andy Hoang
antelope		(slang) women
Antonym of "Case-by-case basis"		"on a regular basis"
anything our hearts desire		Future tense not possible
ape's ape		an ape who gets on well with other apes
arms wide open		generous hospitality, and embracing welcome
as a default for people with out of the box career aspiration		Ref	liz askew
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as I say now		so now go and do what I am telling you to do
At the foot of the bridge		at either end of the bridge
back a pony		back a horse
back off the wagon		start drinking again
bat around		share ideas in a group setting
be err to		heir to
be it understood		make no mistake about it
Beijing tiger		Siberian tiger
being in the life		living a life of adventure/risk
being or having been		being
bend one's dog tags		take away his officer's commission	Valentin Cirdei
Entered by: Valentin Cirdei
BENEATH HIS HARD EXTERIOR, LIES A LILY WHITE GARDENER		beneath his rough and tough exterior, there is a tender, pristine and patient gardener	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
branching out like stock boards		lots of branching off from the main line
caddy past		they both used to work as caddies	Tuncay Kurt
Entered by: Tuncay Kurt
cat on a bonfire		It does exist/ Read below for all the information you need.
close out		use some tactic to bar a person's participation
college try		A serious effort to do or achieve something
come to terms		(Pavlov) was beginning to suspect this/come to that conclusion	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
consent to have / consent to having		can both be right? - yes	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl

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