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1. Hail Mary, phr. and n. View full entry 1340
...The angelic salutation (cf. Luke i. 58) = Latin Ave Maria....
2. heu-ˈgase, phr. View full entry 1827
...The view-halloo in otter-hunting; used interjectionally and as ...
3. les jeux sont faits, phr. View full entry 1922
...‘The stakes are set’: in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion. Freq. in collocation with rien ne va plus (cf. rien...
4. rien ne va plus, phr. View full entry 1838
...‘No more bets’: (in roulette) the call made by the croupier while the wheel is spinning. Also in extended use. Cf. les jeux sont faits...
5. tac-au-tac, phr. View full entry 1907
...the return stroke after parrying with opposition: see quot. 1889 and riposte1....
