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"word": "ten a penny"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "dertien in een dozijn"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "à la pelle"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "wie Sand am Meer"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "haufenweise"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "nachgeschmissen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "nachgeworfen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "hinterhergeworfen"
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"roman": "kauṛiyõ ke bhāv",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "कौड़ियों के भाव"
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"word": "मिट्टी के मोल"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "a dozzine"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan"
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"roman": "kak sobák nerézannyx",
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"word": "как соба́к нере́занных"
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"roman": "dvenádcatʹ na djúžinu",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "двена́дцать на дю́жину"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "adocenado"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "gå tretton på dussinet"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "มากจนเป็นของธรรมดา"
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"word": "a dime a dozen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "dertien in een dozijn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "(mahtua) kolmetoista tusinaan"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "à la pelle"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "wie Sand am Meer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "haufenweise"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "nachgeschmissen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "nachgeworfen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "hinterhergeworfen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "en masse"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "कौड़ियों के भाव"
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "मिट्टी के मोल"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "a iosa"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "a dozzine"
},
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"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kak sobák nerézannyx",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "как соба́к нере́занных"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dvenádcatʹ na djúžinu",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "двена́дцать на дю́жину"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "adocenado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "gå tretton på dussinet"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "so common as to be practically worthless",
"word": "มากจนเป็นของธรรมดา"
}
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"word": "a dime a dozen"
}
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