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pognerto catch on or become popular, to succeedRate it:

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pognerto become stuck or jammedRate it:

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poke aroundTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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pop one's corkTo become explosively angry.Rate it:

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possession is nine-tenths of the lawOne who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.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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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate 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 upTo become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.Rate it:

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prendre l'habitTo become a monk or a nun (of the latter, To take the veil).Rate it:

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prick upto rise and become more alertRate 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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puff upTo become proud.Rate it:

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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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pull oneself togetherTo become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.Rate it:

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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.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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punch outTo hit so they become unconsciousRate it:

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push aroundTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put on airsTo become haughty, to assume a haughty manner.Rate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put someone's lights outTo cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.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 plug in the jugTo cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.Rate it:

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put words in someone's mouthTo say or imply that someone has said something which he or she did not precisely or directly say.Rate 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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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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quaerendum esse mihi visum estthe question has forced itself on my mind.Rate it:

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quaestio ad exitum venitthe question has been settled.Rate it:

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quand on a de l'esprit, on se tire d'affaireWhen one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty.Rate it:

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queen upTo dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.Rate it:

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quel est le bagage de cet auteur?What works has that author written? What is that author’s output?Rate it:

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qui a bu boirawho has drunk will drink againRate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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qui chapon mange, chapon lui vientHe that has plenty shall have more.Rate it:

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qui commence mal finit malA bad day never has a good night.Rate it:

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qui n'a pas argent en bourse, ait miel en boucheHe who has not silver in his purse should have honey on his tongue.Rate it:

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quid (de) me fiet? (Ter. Heaut. 4. 3. 37)what will become of me?Rate it:

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quid illo fiet?what will become of him?Rate it:

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quiet downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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quiet downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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quinque annos or sextum (iam) annum abesthe has been absent five years.Rate it:

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rally aroundrally roundRate it:

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