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pencil pusherOne who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.Rate it:

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people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

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perp walkThe intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.Rate it:

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perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opusto polish, finish a work with the greatest care.Rate it:

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peter outTo dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.Rate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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pick offTo remove by picking.Rate it:

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pick offTo shoot one by one.Rate it:

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pick offTo dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. one by one.Rate it:

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pick offTo throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.Rate it:

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pick offTo intercept, such as a ball in flight.Rate it:

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pick somebody's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

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pick someone's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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pick up stitchesStitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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piece of assA male prostitute.Rate it:

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piece of assA very attractive woman, when considered as a sex object.Rate it:

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piece of assAn act of intercourse, especially a one night stand.Rate it:

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piece of oneA chance to find out something interesting about someone.Rate it:

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piece of oneA chance to fight with someone.Rate it:

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piece of tailAlternative form of piece of ass.Rate it:

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piece of workCan also be referred to as a derogatory term about someone who is described as acting rude, odd or strange.Rate it:

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piece of workA product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.Rate it:

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piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);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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pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:

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pinch one offto defecateRate it:

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pipe dreamA plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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piss in someone's cornflakesTo disappoint or irritate someone.Rate it:

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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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piss offTo annoy, anger.Rate it:

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piss onTo show complete contempt for someone or something.Rate it:

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piss on someone's bonfireto disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticising their plans or aspirations.Rate it:

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pissed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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pistol whiphit someone with a hand gun/pistolRate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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pitch uponTo choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play ballTo work together; to cooperate.Rate it:

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Play Cat and MouseTo make someone fool by playing tricks, to annoy or tease someoneRate it:

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play hookyTo miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.Rate it:

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play into someone's handsTo act, or to manage matters, to someone's advantage or benefit.Rate it:

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play offTo compete against in a play-off.Rate it:

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