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pierce the veilTo see through an illusion or find a hidden meaning, to see the truth within a lie.Rate it:

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pill to swallowUsed other than as an idiom: see pill, swallow.Rate it:

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pink slimeUsed other than as an idiom: see pink, slime. Slime which is pink.Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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pissing contestAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing warAn often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.Rate it:

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pissing warAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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place in the sunUsed other than as an idiom: see place, in the sun.Rate it:

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plain as a pikestaffExtremely clear and plain to see.Rate it:

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plain as the nose on one's faceExtremely clear and plain to see.Rate it:

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plum blossomUsed other than as an idiom: see plum, blossom.Rate it:

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poke someone's eye outTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.Rate it:

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police beatUsed other than as an idiom: see police, beat.Rate it:

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pons est in fluminethere is a bridge over the river.Rate it:

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pontem facere in flumineto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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poor boyUsed other than as an idiom: see poor, boy.Rate it:

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por dentroUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see por, dentro.Rate it:

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porcelain goddessUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see porcelain,‎ goddess.Rate it:

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pore overTo examine something carefully and attentively.Rate it:

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Portuguese man-of-warUsed other than as an idiom: see Portuguese, man-of-war.Rate it:

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poster boySee poster child.Rate it:

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poster girlSee poster child.Rate 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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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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pour un rien il se met dans tous ses états (fam.)He gets very excited over a mere trifle.Rate it:

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power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutelyThe corrupting influence of power is total when one's power is total.Lord Acton see: WikiquoteRate it:

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prawn cocktail offensiveA strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.Rate it:

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private languageUsed other than as an idiom: see private, language.Rate it:

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prospectus est ad aliquidone has a view over...; one is able to see as far as...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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public commentUsed other than as an idiom: see public, comment.Rate it:

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

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pull one overAlternative form of put one overRate it:

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pull overTo cause to pull over.Rate it:

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pull rankTo assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.Rate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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pull up a chairUsed other than as an idiom: see pull up, a, chair.Rate it:

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pull up a floorUsed other than as an idiom: see pull up, a, floor.Rate it:

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pure finderUsed other than as an idiom: see pure, finder.Rate it:

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put one overTo fool, trick or deceive.Rate it:

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put overto state, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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quaestioni praeesseto preside over an inquiry.Rate it:

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quality over quantityHaving the best or perceived best of something rather than a lot of cheap or less valuable versions.Rate it:

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quand les poules auront des dentswhen Hell freezes over; when pigs flyRate it:

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quarter-pounderUsed other than as an idiom: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.Rate it:

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