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},
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"form": "came full circle",
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"To make a complete change or reform."
],
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"(idiomatic) To make a complete change or reform."
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"_dis1": "18 82",
"word": "the wheel has come full circle"
}
],
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"To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things."
],
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"(idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things."
],
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"_dis1": "18 82",
"word": "full circle"
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{
"_dis1": "18 82",
"word": "everything old is new again"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 82",
"word": "what goes around comes around"
}
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"translations": [
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"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "ympyrä sulkeutuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "boucler la boucle"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "den Kreis schließen"
},
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"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "an cúrsa ar fad a thabhairt"
},
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"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zataczać koło"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatoczyć koło"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "cerrar el círculo"
}
]
}
],
"word": "come full circle"
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"word": "everything old is new again"
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{
"word": "what goes around comes around"
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"(idiomatic) To make a complete change or reform."
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"To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things."
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"(idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things."
],
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"idiomatic"
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}
],
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "ympyrä sulkeutuu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "boucler la boucle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "den Kreis schließen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "an cúrsa ar fad a thabhairt"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zataczać koło"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zatoczyć koło"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started",
"word": "cerrar el círculo"
}
],
"word": "come full circle"
}
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