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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.Rate it:

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plan outto plan, organize, make a plan for somethingRate it:

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plant outTo put into the ground outside, from a greenhouse or a plant pot.Rate it:

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play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's homeRate it:

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play onto hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowledRate it:

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play one against anotherTo manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.Rate it:

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play outTo play to its conclusion.Rate it:

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play outTo play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in.Rate it:

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play outTo occur in a certain manner.Rate it:

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plug outTo unplug; to remove from its socket.Rate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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

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point outTo tell, remind, indicate to someone.Rate it:

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point outTo identify with a bodily gesture, notably by pointing a finger or implement.Rate it:

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poke outTo emerge from behind, in, or under something.Rate it:

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poke outTo be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude.Rate it:

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poke outTo cause to protrude or emerge.Rate it:

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poke outTo remove by poking.Rate it:

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poke someone's eye outTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.Rate it:

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pony up!Fulfill your promise, pay your dues, PITCH-IN, help-out, toss-in a few sheckels;Rate it:

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poop outTo quit due to tirednessRate it:

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poop outTo defecateRate it:

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pop outTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.Rate it:

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pork outSynonym of blimp outRate it:

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portā ingredi, exireto go in at, go out of a gate.Rate it:

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portion outTo distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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potato skinsAn appetizer made by halving a baked potato, scooping out most of the inside, mixing that with cheese, sour cream, and chives and placing that mixture back into the potato skin then baking until crisp.Rate it:

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pound outTo type on a keyboard by writing quickly; to write quickly or compose a finished piece of writing quickly.Rate it:

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pound outTo perform very loudly.Rate it:

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pound outTo achieve using strength or endurance.Rate it:

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pour one's heart outTo express one's innermost thoughts or feelings.Rate it:

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pour outTo leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.Rate it:

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pour outTo talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.Rate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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press outExtinguish by crushing; as a cigar.Rate it:

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press outObtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.Rate it:

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press outPress from a plastic, as of records.Rate it:

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price outTo compute the total price of something.Rate it:

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price outTo exclude by means of a high price.Rate it:

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price out of the marketTo charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.Rate it:

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print outAlternative form of printoutRate it:

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proiici inhumatum (in publicum)to be cast out unburied.Rate it:

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promunturium in mare procurrita promontory juts out into the sea.Rate it:

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prone outIn order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.Rate it:

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propositum assequi, peragereto carry out one's plan.Rate it:

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prove outTo demonstrate the feasibility of.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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psych outTo outsmart.Rate it:

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