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pick offTo intercept, such as a ball in flight.Rate it:

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pick up stitchesStitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.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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pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:

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pinch one offto defecateRate 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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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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piss offTo annoy, anger.Rate it:

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pissed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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play offTo compete against in a play-off.Rate it:

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play offTo pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by something.Rate it:

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play offTo display; to show; to put in exercise.Rate it:

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plier bagageTo pack up and be off.Rate it:

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poena afficere aliquem (Off. 2. 5. 18)to punish some one.Rate it:

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polish offTo finish (complete) something (like food).Rate it:

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polish offTo remove by polishing .Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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pop offTo leave, and return in a short time.Rate it:

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pop offTo die suddenly.Rate it:

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pop offTo release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.Rate it:

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pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

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pop offTo take action in a sudden, hostile manner.Rate it:

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post offTo put off; to delay.Rate it:

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post offTo send through the postal service; to mail.Rate it:

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power downTo switch off.Rate it:

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power offTo turn off, to cut the power to.Rate it:

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proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:

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promittere (ad cenam) (Off. 3. 14. 58)to accept an invitiation to dinner.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 aTo emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named.Rate it:

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pull aHe pulled an Elvis and got really fat.Rate it:

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pull a faceTo make an abnormal facial expression.Rate it:

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pull a fast oneTo deceive or trick.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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Pull a Fast OneTo cheat others by playing mastermind tricksRate it:

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pull a rabbit out of a hatTo do something surprising or beneficial.Rate it:

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Pull a Rabbit Out of HatTo magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedlyRate it:

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pull a rabbit out-of a hatSurprise everyone, 'obtain an almost impossible resultRate it:

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pull a trainUsed other than as an idiom: see pull, train.Rate it:

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pull a trainTo have sex with several men one after the other.Rate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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Pull All Your Eggs into One BasketTo take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one timeRate it:

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pull an all-nighterWork diligently throughout the night.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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pull backUsed other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards directionRate it:

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pull backTo retreatRate it:

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pull backTo retractRate it:

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