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one's race is runOne's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.Rate it:

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one-horse raceA horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.Rate it:

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one-horse raceAn election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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oppidum monti subiectum estthe town lies at the foot of a mountain.Rate it:

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panier de crabesA rat race; any organization where people metaphorically claw at one another to come out on top.Rate it:

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partir du bon piedTo put one’s best foot foremost.Rate it:

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partir du mauvais piedTo start off on the wrong foot.Rate it:

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pedibus ireto go on foot.Rate it:

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pedibus obterere, conculcareto trample under foot.Rate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pissin like a race horseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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pitAn area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.Rate it:

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pitTo return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.Rate it:

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pit outTo leave the pits and go out onto the race trackRate it:

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play the race cardMark Fuhrman, Murder in Brentwood p.153.Rate it:

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play the race cardTo assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.Rate it:

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play the race cardDonald A. Carson, Love in Hard Places p.94.Rate it:

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politically correctAvoiding offense based on demographics especially race, sex, religion, ideology, sexuality, disability, or social groupingRate it:

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pound the pavementTo travel on foot; to walk or run.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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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 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 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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putain de sa raceExprime l’irritation, l’exaspération, la colère.Rate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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race against timeA situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline.Rate it:

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race out of the trapsTo start something very quickly.Rate it:

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race queenA glamorous model, part of the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.Rate it:

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rat raceAn activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate it:

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romp homeo win easily, especially in a race.Rate it:

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run for the rosesNickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race.Rate it:

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se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil jusqu'au coude (pop.)To deceive oneself most blindly; To put one’s foot in it.Rate it:

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se tirer une balle dans le piedto shoot oneself in the footRate it:

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set footTo go to a place , or to be there.Rate it:

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set the paceTo establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.Rate it:

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shank-nagTo travel on foot.Rate it:

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