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on dit souvent la vérité en riantThere is many a true word spoken in jest.Rate it:

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on rare formPerforming very well.Rate it:

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on specShort form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.Rate it:

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one swallow does not a spring makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow does not make a springAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow doesn't a spring makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow doesn't a summer makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow doesn't make a springAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one's jig is upAlternative form of the jig is up. [for one].Rate it:

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only the good die youngAlternative form of the good die young.Rate it:

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only time will tellAlternative form of time will tell.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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open sourcererA person who refuses to be a Googler, Facebooker or any form of #BigTecher, indulges instead in the magic of collective wisdom in open source!Rate it:

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optimatium dominatusaristocracy (as a form of government).Rate it:

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orbem facere (Sall. Iug. 97. 5)to form a square.Rate it:

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out of the mouths of babes and sucklingsAlternative form of out of the mouths of babes.Rate it:

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packed to the gillsAlternative form of to the gills.Rate it:

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Paganini non replicaRare form of Paganini non ripete.Rate it:

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pal upTo form a small group.Rate it:

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para gustos hay coloresAlternative form of para gustos coloresRate it:

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park that thoughtAlternative form of hold that thought.Rate it:

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partner upTo form a partnership; to decide to work together in a duo.Rate it:

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pawn off asTo make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.Rate it:

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pee in someone's cornflakesAlternative form of piss in someone's cornflakesRate it:

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penny for themAlternative form of penny for your thoughtsRate it:

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phalangem facere (B. G. 1. 24)to form a phalanx.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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pie-in-the-skyOf a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.Rate it:

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piece of crapAlternative form of piece of shit.Rate it:

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piece of tailAlternative form of piece of ass.Rate it:

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pig fuckerAlternative form of pigfucker.Rate it:

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pig in a pokeSomething whose true value (usually less than expected) is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.Rate it:

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pigs can flyAlternative form of pigs might fly.Rate it:

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pile upTo form a pile, stack, or heap.Rate it:

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plebChav slang, usually used as a form of disrespectRate it:

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pobody's nerfectAlternative form of nobody's perfectRate it:

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por amor de DeusAlternative form of pelo amor de DeusRate it:

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possession is nine points of the lawDated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.Rate it:

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post scriptumAlternative form of postscriptumRate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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present company excludedAlternative form of present company exceptedRate it:

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pretty please with sugar on topExaggerated form of please or pretty please.Rate it:

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print outAlternative form of printoutRate it:

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pro formaFor the sake of form only.Rate it:

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protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.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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pub-crawlAlternative form of pub crawl.Rate it:

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