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put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:

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put out to pastureTo discontinue something.Rate it:

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put paid toTo stop something once and for all.Rate it:

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put someone's lights outTo cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.Rate it:

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put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke it!"Consider That Possibility For A Time"Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsIf you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.Rate it:

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put this one to bedWorking unceasingly on a challenge or problem. Spending oodles of time and money on a particular project.Rate it:

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put throughTo pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.Rate it:

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put two and two togetherTo figure out; to deduce or discern.Rate it:

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put up one's dukesPrepare to fight; literally, to raise your fists.Rate it:

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put up or shut upDesist from saying something unless one is able to prove it.Rate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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Put Your Finger on SomethingTo be accurate in pointing out something, to precisely recognize or recall somethingRate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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put-up or shut up!Agree to pay-up, agree fully and forthwith to cooperate, join, invest oneself or funds or chattels.Rate it:

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putting on the ritzto make a show of luxury and extravagance; to dress fancyRate it:

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putty in someone's handsOne who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person.Rate it:

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puxar a brasa para a minha sardinhato toot one's own hornRate it:

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puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.Rate it:

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Q quotientThe attractiveness, and in turn the marketability of a celebrity.Rate it:

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QT (also QT and qt)Mysteriously; silently; no one knows.Rate it:

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qu'avez vous? j'ai que je m'ennuieWhat is the matter with you? The matter is that I am bored to death.Rate it:

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qu'est-ce qui vous prend?What is the matter with you?Rate it:

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qu'il ne vous en déplaiseWith your permission; By your leave; If you’ll allow me; An it please you.Rate it:

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qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?What can I do for you?Rate it:

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qua aetate es?how old are you?Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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quaestionem poscere (Fin. 2. 1. 1)to get a question submitted to one.Rate it:

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quaestui aliquid habere (Off. 2. 3. 13)to make a profit out of something.Rate it:

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quake in one's bootsTo be frightened, scared, or nervous.Rate it:

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Quaker gunA nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece of artillery, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.Rate it:

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quand il n'y a pas de foin au râtelier, les chevaux se battentWhen poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.Rate it:

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quand je vous le disais! (or, je vous l'avais bien dit!)I told you so!Rate it:

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quand l'arbre est tombé tout le monde court aux branchesWhen the tree falls every one goeth to it with his hatchet.Rate it:

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quand les voleurs se battent, les larcins se découvrentWhen thieves fall out, honest men get their own.Rate it:

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quand on a de l'esprit, on se tire d'affaireWhen one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty.Rate it:

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quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime il faut aimer ce que l'on aIf you cannot get crumb you had best eat crust.Rate it:

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quand on parle du loupwhen you speak of someone they will appear; speak of the devilRate it:

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quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois)Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear.Rate it:

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quand on prend du galon on n'en saurait trop prendreAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One cannot make too much of a favourable opportunity.Rate it:

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quand on veut trop serrer l'anguille, elle s'échappe“Much would have more and lost all”; He who is too greedy loses everything. Rate it:

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quantity theory of moneyEconomic theory claiming that an increase in the amount of money in circulation causes a proportionate increase in prices. The theory dates from the 17th century and was elaborated by the US economist Irving Fisher (1867-1947).Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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quarrel outTo dispute by arguing; to hash out or battle out an issue.Rate it:

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quasi et presque empêchent les gens de mentirAlmost and very nigh save many a lie.Rate it:

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que faites-vous dans la viewhat do you do?Rate it:

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