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par dessus le marchéInto the bargain; Over and above.Rate it:

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par dessus les oreillesOver head and ears.Rate it:

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pass byTo pass over. disregard, overlook.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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pass overTo bypass; to skip.Rate it:

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pass overTo make a transit of; to pass through or across.Rate it:

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pass overTo overlook; not to note or resent.Rate it:

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pass overTo die.Rate it:

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passer sur une chose comme un chat sur la braiseTo pass lightly over a subject.Rate it:

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passons au délugeWe know all about that, let us come to the point; Don’t let us go over all that again, we will take it for granted.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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per totum corpus diffundito spread over the whole body.Rate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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pick overTo choose all of the desirable items from; to look for the most desirable items among.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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pissing contestAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing warAn often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.Rate it:

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pissing warAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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pons est in fluminethere is a bridge over the river.Rate it:

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pontem facere in flumineto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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pore overTo examine something carefully and attentively.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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pound the pavementTo travel on foot; to walk or run.Rate it:

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pour un rien il se met dans tous ses états (fam.)He gets very excited over a mere trifle.Rate it:

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prawn cocktail offensiveA strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.Rate it:

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prospectus est ad aliquidone has a view over...; one is able to see as far as...Rate it:

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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:

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proverbs go in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell, Rate it:

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proverbs hunt in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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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:

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pull one overAlternative form of put one overRate it:

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pull overTo cause to pull over.Rate it:

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pull rankTo assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.Rate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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put one overTo fool, trick or deceive.Rate it:

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put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:

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put overto state, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner.Rate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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