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pabulatione premi (B. C. 1. 78)to suffer from want of forage.Rate it:

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pack heatTo carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.Rate it:

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packing heatCarrying one or more firearms on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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parade of horriblesA rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.Rate it:

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passons l'éponge là-dessusLet us say no more about it; Let us forget all about it; Let bygones be bygones.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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peel the onionTo investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

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people with almost virginous minds.Naive, trusting, honest, loving people that want to believe that all other people are as honest and trustworthy as themselves.Rate it:

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pep upTo make stronger or more interesting.Rate it:

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perk upTo become more uprightRate it:

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perk upto become more lively or enthusiastic.Rate it:

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perk upTo cause to be more upright, straighten upRate it:

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perk upto cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.Rate it:

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piece outTo increase or complete by adding one or more pieces.Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"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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pill millAn clandestine operation where a medical worker spuriously offers prescription medications to patients in exchange for bribes and not necessarily for any actual need.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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pingar de sonoto feel an intense organic need to sleep due to sleep privationRate it:

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piss more than one drinksto boast; to bragRate it:

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play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.Rate it:

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play the fieldTo date more than one person at the same time.Rate it:

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play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.Rate it:

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please speak more slowlyUsed to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.Rate it:

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pluck upto become more cheerfulRate it:

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plump upTo shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.Rate it:

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plura in eam sententiam disputareto discuss a subject more fully on the same lines.Rate it:

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plus (literally) The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.Rate it:

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plus ça changeThe more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Rate it:

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plus fait douceur que violenceKindness does more than harshness; More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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plus on a, plus on veut avoirMuch would have more.Rate it:

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plus on est de fous plus on ritThe more the merrier.Rate it:

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plus on se presse, moins on arriveThe more haste, the less speed.Rate it:

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plus que de raisonMore than is reasonable.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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preciso de uma camisinhaI need a condomRate it:

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prick upto rise and become more alertRate it:

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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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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got bells onThe implication is that one leg has been pulled, and the joker will have more fun with the other one due to the bells.Rate it:

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punch aboveTo reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation.Rate it:

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push offto commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.Rate it:

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push someone's buttonsTo do specific things to anger someone (less commonly, sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction), especially intentionally or maliciously.Rate it:

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push the boat outTo do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.Rate it:

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