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one's word is lawRequests or orders of (a person) should definitely be fulfilled.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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opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florereto have great influence.Rate it:

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opinionem virtutis habereto have the reputation of virtue.Rate it:

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optimarum artium studio incensum esseto be interested in, have a taste for culture.Rate it:

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optimis studiis or artibus, optimarum artium studiis eruditum esseto have received a liberal education.Rate it:

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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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otio abundareto have abundance of leisure.Rate it:

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pack a punchTo have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.Rate it:

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Paganini non ripeteSaid when someone is unwilling to repeat what they have already said.Rate it:

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paix et peuAnything for a quiet life.Rate it:

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par bonheurAs luck would have it.Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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passer un mauvais quart d'heureTo have a bad time of it.Rate it:

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paucis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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peace and quietTranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.Rate it:

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pecuniam in nominibus habeoI have money owing me.Rate it:

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peel me a grapeA request to be pampered and to have one's whims indulged.Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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pendre la cr%c3%a9maill%c3%a8reTo have a housewarming party.Rate it:

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pendre la crémaillèreto have a housewarming partyRate it:

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penitus percipere et comprehendere aliquid (De Or. 1. 23. 108)to have a thorough grasp of a subject.Rate it:

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people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesDo not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.Rate it:

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per me licetI have no objection.Rate it:

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perorare(1) to make one's peroration; (2) to deliver the closing speech (in a case where several speeches have been made).Rate it:

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petit chaudron, grandes oreillesLittle pitchers have long ears.Rate it:

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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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pipe downTo be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.Rate it:

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pitch a tentTo have an erection that shows through the trousers.Rate it:

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Play Fast and LooseTo be capricious and irresponsible, to do all that pleases one without caring to have offended othersRate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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Play the FieldTo have many lovers and dates without making a single genuine commitment with one particular personRate it:

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plus on a, plus on veut avoirMuch would have more.Rate it:

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pognerto seduce, to have success in interpersonal relationshipsRate it:

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pognerto make out, or to make love or have sexRate it:

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poison tree bears poison fruitUnethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.Rate it:

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populum facilem, aequum habereto have an appreciative audience.Rate it:

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poudre de perlimpinpinA powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans.Rate it:

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pour tout direIn a word.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prenez-vous-en à vous-mêmeYou have yourself to thank for it.Rate it:

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pride goeth before a fallIf you have too arrogant of an attitude, you will failRate it:

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primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litterasto have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences.Rate it:

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propensum, proclivem esse ad aliquid (opp. alienum, aversum esse, abhorrere ab aliqua re)to have an inclination for a thing.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 punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got bells onThe implication is that one leg has been pulled, and the joker will have more fun with the other one due to the bells.Rate it:

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