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pay upTo pay for something in total, after a certain amount of time after receiving a purchase.Rate it:

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payback's a bitchUsually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it.Rate it:

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payer la goutte (fam.)To stand something to drink.Rate it:

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peaches to choke cherriesThat doesn't add up, not the same, something is off....Rate it:

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peel a grapeScore One!, Do Something Special, Contrive A Winner, Stand An Egg On End.Rate it:

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peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

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peg downTo fasten something to the ground using pegs.Rate it:

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péter les plombsTo get angryRate it:

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péter un câbleTo get angryRate it:

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péter un plombTo get angry, to shit a brickRate it:

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pew pew pewIs like shoot the shit out of it, get it doneRate it:

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phase inTo introduce something little by little.Rate it:

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phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of something little by little.Rate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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pick up onTo notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.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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Pie in the SkyTo expect something impossible, to hope for something unrealisticRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe finest part of something, especially a meal.Rate it:

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

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pig in a pokeSomething whose true value (usually less than expected) is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.Rate it:

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pill to swallowSomething to be accepted or tolerated.Rate it:

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pimp upto get dressed upRate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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pink slipTo get out of the jobRate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to something resembling a tube.Rate it:

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

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pitTo bring (something) into opposition with something else.Rate it:

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pitSomething particularly unpleasant.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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plan outto plan, organize, make a plan for somethingRate it:

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plant a seedTo do something that will produce results or change in the future.Rate it:

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plant the seedsTo start something in motion; to begin an idea; to catalyze an action.Rate it:

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play atTo do something in a manner that lacks seriousness, commitment, or professionalism.Rate it:

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play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.Rate it:

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play it by earTo do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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play offTo pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by something.Rate it:

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play possumTo dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.Rate it:

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play second fiddleTo play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.Rate it:

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Play Second FiddleTo be subservient to someone, to follow someone or somethingRate it:

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play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.Rate it:

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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play with fireCommit one's self to do something extraordinary, dangerous, illegal, actions taken, lacking good judgement.Rate it:

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plough intoTo crash into something.Rate it:

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plough intoTo invest a resource into somethingRate it:

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plough throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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plow intoTo crash into something.Rate it:

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plow throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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