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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 like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.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 word leads to anotherSaid of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.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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one's word is lawRequests or orders of (a person) should definitely be fulfilled.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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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).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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paucis te voloa word with you.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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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.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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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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pour tout direIn a word.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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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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