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plumer la poule sans la faire crierTo fleece a person adroitly, without his perceiving it.Rate it:

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poacher turned gamekeeperA person who now works against the same people they once supported.Rate it:

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point manA most trusted assistant or associate; the person to upon whom one would most rely.Rate it:

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poisonSomething that harms a person or thing.Rate it:

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poison penA usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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poor little rich girlA wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy).Rate it:

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porch monkeyA lazy black person.Rate it:

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porn star namea comical name for a person, typically made from the name of their first pet and the name of the first street they lived on.Rate it:

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pose asTo pretend to be; to purport to be a person, or kind of person, that one is not.Rate it:

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postulare aliquem repetundarum or de repetundisto accuse a person of extortion (to recover the sums extorted).Rate it:

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potato chaserAn Asian person with a strong inclination and attraction toward White men.Rate it:

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potter's clayA person or people created and shaped by God.Rate it:

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potty mouthThe characteristic of regularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities; a person having this characteristic.Rate it:

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Power behind the ThroneThe actual force or person behind ones success, the real person in chargeRate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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praestare aliquem, aliquid, de aliqua re or Acc. c. Inf.to be answerable for a person, a thing.Rate it:

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preach to the choirSpeaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.Rate it:

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precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutemto bless (curse) a person.Rate it:

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press chargesTo formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.Rate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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professional victimA person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.Rate it:

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professional victimA person who sets himself or herself up to be an accident victim in order to collect insurance payments or compensation payments, or to get other benefits.Rate it:

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promittere ad aliquemto promise to dine with a person.Rate it:

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prophet of dooma pessimistic person who often sees the possible calamity in every situation.Rate it:

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prorogare alicui imperium (in annum)to prolong a person's command.Rate it:

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proscribere aliquem or alicuius possessionesto proscribe a person, declare him an outlaw.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person, organization, or other object considered to be particularly menacing, harmful, or loathsome.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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publicity houndA person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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pump upTo excite a person or group to a frenzy.Rate it:

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punch outTo repeatedly hit a personRate it:

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punched paperA thing looking good to one person, but bad to another.Rate it:

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put hair on somebody's chestTo make a person stronger or more masculine.Rate it:

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put hair on someone's chestTo make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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put one's pants on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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put one's trousers on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.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 fireTo address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia.Rate 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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quaerere tormentis de aliquoto have a person tortured.Rate it:

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quaestionem habere de aliquo, de aliqua re or in aliquemto examine a person, a matter.Rate it:

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quand le diable fut vieux il se fit ermiteThe devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil was well, the devil a monk was he!Rate it:

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