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Parisien tête de chien, Parigot tête de veauMoquerie rimée à l’égard d’un Parisien de la part d’un « provincial ».Rate it:

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part and parcelAn integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.Rate it:

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part companyto separate; go their own wayRate it:

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part companyTo end a relationshipRate it:

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part withTo willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish.Rate it:

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partes agere alicuiusto play the part of some one.Rate it:

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passez-moi la rhubarbe, je vous passerai le sénéSe dit, en mauvaise part, de deux personnes se faisant des concessions mutuelles, qui ont l’une pour l’autre des complaisances intéressées.Rate it:

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pay towardsTo subsidize; to contribute to paying part of the cost of; to contribute to.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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pièce de résistanceThe finest part of something, especially a meal.Rate it:

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pitFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.Rate it:

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pitThe bottom part of.Rate it:

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pitPart of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.Rate it:

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

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play a partto be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factorRate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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pour forthTo be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.Rate it:

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praecepta grammaticorumthe rules of speech, grammar.Rate it:

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prendre à partto take asideRate it:

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proelio interesseto take part in the engagement.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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punch line (of a joke)Usually the last part of a joke that makes it funny.Rate it:

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qui part à la chasse perd sa placeVariante de qui va à la chasse perd sa place.Rate it:

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race queenA glamorous model, part of the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.Rate it:

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rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)to take part in divine service (of the priest).Rate it:

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rei publicae deesse (opp. adesse)to take no part in politics.Rate it:

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roll withTo spend time; to be someone's companion or part of a group with someone.Rate it:

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rule the school(of one or a group of students) To socially dominate a school's student population, or a major part of it (such as the girls or the boys).Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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save one's breathTo refrain from speech.Rate it:

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second fiddleA fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.Rate it:

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sermo familiaris et cotidianusthe ordinary usage of language, everyday speech.Rate it:

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sex upTo take part in sexual acts with.Rate it:

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shame, shameI condemn the subject of this speech; Expression of admonishment or disgust at the subject of a speech.Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:

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slip of the tongueA mistake in speech.Rate it:

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soft shoeA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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South TibetThose areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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spark plugcar engine partRate it:

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spear carrierA person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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speech is silverspeech is deceptive.Rate it:

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speech is silverspeech is valuable.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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stop offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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