Show Foreign Words and Phrases Ab ovo usque ad mala. (L.) From the eggs to .the apples; from the beginning to the end. Avanti. (It.) Come in. Beaute du diable. (F.) That transient type of beauty doomed to fade early with loss of the glow of youth. Comme il faut. (F.) As it should be; perfect; in good taste. En 'ilein jour. (F.) In broad daylight. Les affaires sont les affaires. (F.) Business is business. Facon de parlor. (F.) A manner man-ner of speaking. Genus irritabile vatum. (L.) The irritable race of poets. Deo volente. (L.) God willing. Homme d'affaires. (F.) Business Busi-ness man. Ipso facto. (L.) In the fact itself; it-self; obvious from the facts in the case. |