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1. après moi le déluge, phr. View full entry 1824
...‘After me the flood.’ Used to express complete indifference to what may happen when one is gone. Cf. after me the delugeafter6....
2. après nous le déluge, phr. View full entry 1809
...‘After us the flood.’ Used to express complete indifference to what may happen when one is gone. Cf. après moi le déluge...
3. as if, phr. View full entry 1892
...Introducing a supposition, or way of conceiving some entity or situation, that is not to be taken literally, but yields some insight or convenience in metaphysics. Also absol. and ...
4. bags I, phr. View full entry 1866
...A formula used (orig. by children) to assert a claim to an article, or the right to act in a certain way, on the ground that one is the first to speak...
5. c'est la vie, phr. View full entry 1854
...Expressing resignation at, or acceptance of, things as they are; = that's lifelife9c....
6. et al., phr. View full entry 1883
...And others. (Used esp. to avoid giving a list of authors, etc., in full.)...
7. extra dictionem, phr. View full entry 1826
...Of fallacies: unconnected with the linguistic expression used; not due to ambiguity, etc.; extradictionary (Opp. in dictione)...
8. get-out, phr. View full entry 1838
...Phr. as or like (all) get-out, used to indicate a high degree of something....
9. heu-ˈgase, phr. View full entry 1827
...The view-halloo in otter-hunting; used interjectionally and as ...
10. hobber-nob | hobber-nobber, phr. View full entry 1800
...= hob-nob...
11. in dictione, phr. View full entry 1826
...Of fallacies: resulting from the linguistic expression used; due to ambiguity, division, etc. (Opp. extra dictionem)...
12. je m'en fiche, phr. View full entry 1889
...I couldn't care less; I don't care at all....
13. mene mene tekel, phr. and n. View full entry 1827
...= mene mene tekel upharsin...
14. more'n, phr. View full entry 1828
...More than (in various syntactic contexts)....
15. nante palari, phr. View full entry 1846
...imper. ‘Be quiet’, ‘shut up’; ‘no talking’....
16. nemmine, phr. View full entry 1884
...= never mindmind5b....
17. n'est-ce pas, phr. View full entry 1854
...‘Is it not so?’ Used esp. to emphasize the truth or probability of the preceding statement....
18. nicht wahr, phr. View full entry 1871
...In interrogative contexts (esp. amongst German-speakers): ‘Is it not true?’; ‘Isn't that so?’ Cf. n'est-ce pas...
19. noblesse oblige, phr. and n. View full entry 1837
...Noble ancestry constrains one (to honourable behaviour); privilege entails responsibility. Also in extended use....
20. no can do, phr. View full entry 1868
...It is not possible, it cannot be done; ‘I can't do it.’ Cf. can docan8c....
