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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 a cap in someone's assTo shoot someone with a gun.Rate it:

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pop offTo take action in a sudden, hostile manner.Rate it:

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pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

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

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pop someone's cherryTo deflower someone.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 calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.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 of fleshSomething which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.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 honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate 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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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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prendre à partto take asideRate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto take in waterRate it:

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prendre l'habitTo become a monk or a nun (of the latter, To take the veil).Rate it:

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prendre l'occasion aux cheveuxTo take time by the forelock. Rate it:

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prendre la balle au bondNot to miss an opportunity; To take time by the forelock; To make hay while the sun shines.Rate it:

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prendre le chemin de l'école (or, des écoliers)To take the longest way (a roundabout way).Rate it:

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prendre le haut du pavéTo take the wall.Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un sur le faitTo take any one in the act.Rate it:

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prendre quelque chose pour argent comptantTo take something for gospel.Rate it:

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prendre sa plumeTo take up one's pen, to write a letter.Rate it:

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prendre son élanTo take one’s spring (before a jump).Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.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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prêter sermentTo take the oath.Rate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.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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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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