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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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purple youTo love and trust each otherRate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo move forward, progress steadily.Rate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.Rate it:

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put one's best foot forwardTo show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression.Rate it:

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put one's cards on the tableTo reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.Rate it:

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put one's foot downTo insist, demand, or refuse.Rate it:

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put one's foot downTo make a car go faster, accelerate.Rate it:

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put one's foot down onTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot in itTo make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing, or offensive.Rate it:

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put one's foot in one's mouthTo misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.Rate it:

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put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:

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put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:

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put out a fireUsed other than as an idiom: put out a fire.Rate it:

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put the boot inTo kick a fallen opponent.Rate it:

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put the boot inTo kick someone when they are down.Rate it:

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put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.Rate it:

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put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.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 the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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Put Your Best Foot ForwardTo leave the perfect first impression, to try your best to do 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 Your Foot in Your MouthTo become trouble maker by uttering wrong words at wrong time, to put yourself into problem with your blundersRate 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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quarter-pounderUsed other than as an idiom: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.Rate it:

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que siUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see que, si.Rate it:

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quem sabeUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see quem, sabe.Rate it:

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quer saberUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see quer, saber.Rate it:

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rabbit holeUsed other than as an idiom: see rabbit, hole. (The entrance to) a rabbit warren or burrow.Rate it:

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rack offUsed other than as an idiom: see rack, off.Rate it:

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raise eyebrowsUsed other than as an idiom: see raise, eyebrows.Rate it:

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rake offUsed other than as an idiom: rake off.Rate it:

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random numberUsed other than as an idiom: see random, number.Rate it:

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rare animalUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see rare,‎ animal.Rate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:

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real superheroUsed other than as an idiom: see real, superhero.Rate it:

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real timeUsed other than as an idiom: see real, time.Rate it:

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reasonable personUsed other than as an idiom: see reasonable, person.Rate it:

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red dogUsed other than as an idiom: see red, dog.Rate it:

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red manUsed other than as an idiom: see red, man.Rate it:

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red-facedUsed other than as an idiom. Having a face that is the color red.Rate it:

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rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l'autrego in one ear and out the otherRate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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rig outto expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.Rate it:

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