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partial outTo remove one variable in order to identify any correlation between othersRate it:

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PEBCACProblem Exists Between Chair And Computer. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error.Rate it:

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pick outTo ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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Platonem legere, lectitareto read Plato.Rate it:

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plura in eam sententiam disputareto discuss a subject more fully on the same lines.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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political footballOngoing unproductive wrangling or posturing between political factions, resulting in failure to deal with an issue or problem in a decisive or appropriate way.Rate it:

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pour gasoline on the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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praeire verba (carmen) (Liv. 31. 17)to read prayers for the congregation to repeat.Rate it:

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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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qui deux choses chasse, ni l'une ni l'autre ne prendBetween two stools one falls to the ground.Rate it:

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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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read alongTo read together with another person, or with another presentationRate it:

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read between the linesTo infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.Rate it:

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Read Between the LinesTo discern the reality, or the hidden truth from something such as a fact or documentRate it:

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read inTo accept as input.Rate it:

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read inTo allow access to classified information.Rate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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read lipsTo lipread.Rate it:

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read me out!To understand a person very well.Rate it:

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read my lipsUsed to emphasize a following statement.Rate it:

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read now'now' is a specific time and more to the pointRate it:

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read offTo read from a scale or measure.Rate it:

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read offTo dictate from a list.Rate it:

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:

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read somebody the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:

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read somebody's lipsTo discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:

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read someone the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:

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read someone's lipsTo discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:

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read someone's lipsTo pay close attention (often imperative).Rate it:

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read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.Rate it:

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Read the Riot ActScold in a severe manner, or to give a warning to someoneRate it:

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read the roomto understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the roomRate it:

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read the tea-leavesTo foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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read upTo learn by reading.Rate it:

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read upacquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively.Rate it:

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read up onTo learn about a subject; to acquire knowledge on an issue.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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Rhodanus Sequanos ab Helvetiis dividitthe Rhone. is the frontier between the Helvetii and the Sequani.Rate it:

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rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.Rate it:

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rotation timeThe time allowed to elapse between successive occurrences of a stand of trees being logged.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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saddleA ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.Rate it:

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