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problem childA child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.Rate it:
problem childSomeone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:
professional victimA person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.Rate it:
professional victimA person who sets himself or herself up to be an accident victim in order to collect insurance payments or compensation payments, or to get other benefits.Rate it:
progressive loveA committed open relationship based on boosting the love and affection opportunities available for one's partnerRate it:
Promised LandThe area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.Rate it:
Promised LandAmerica.Rate it:
Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:
Promised LandHeaven or the afterlife.Rate it:
promptDone quickly and fast. Doing it with no hesitationRate it:
prone outIn order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.Rate it:
pronunciamientoA military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.Rate it:
pronunciamientoA pronouncement or "declaration".Rate it:
Proof of the Pudding is in EatingWhatever is the outcome or end result of something defines the success or failure of that thingRate it:
prop upTo support with, or as if with, a prop.Rate it:
prop upTo be at the bottom of (a league)Rate it:
prop up the barTo spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.Rate it:
prophet of dooma pessimistic person who often sees the possible calamity in every situation.Rate it:
propose a toastAn introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)Rate it:
props-upFist bump and thumbs up at the same time Gives a appreciation approvalRate it:
pros ton kaironAs the occasion requires.Rate it:
protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.Rate it:
proud as a peacockExtremely proud.Rate it:
proud as punchVery proud.Rate it:
prove outTo demonstrate the feasibility of.Rate it:
proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:
proverbs go in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell, Rate it:
proverbs hunt in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:
proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:
proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:
provide formake something available to somebodyRate it:
psych outTo outsmart.Rate it:
psych outTo unnerve.Rate it:
psych upto motivateRate it:
psyched upIn a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought.Rate it:
psychic distemper in the massesThe state of affairs in Germany as described in 1933 by Albert Einstein.Rate it:
psychological warfareThe use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.Rate it:
PTALAcronym of please take another look; please review and comment at the proposed change to software source code.Rate it:
pub-crawlAlternative form of pub crawl.Rate it:
pub-crawlto visit, and drink in, numerous pubs or bars in succession.Rate it:
pub-crawlAlternative form of pub crawlRate it:
public commentInput given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period-and by means-set aside and prescribed by law.Rate it:
public commentUsed other than as an idiom: see public, comment.Rate it:
public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.Rate it:
public enemy number oneA person, organization, or other object considered to be particularly menacing, harmful, or loathsome.Rate it:
public eyeThe focus of public attention, the limelight.Rate it:
public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:
publicity houndA person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.Rate it:
pucker upTo contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissingRate it:
puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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