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Out of the Clear Blue SkyUnexpectedly, from nowhere, without any warningRate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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paper overTo superficially hide or disguise without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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pecuniam alicui credere (sine fenore, usuris)to lend some one money (without interest).Rate it:

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pedem referreto retire (without turning one's back on the enemy).Rate it:

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pencil whipTo approve a document without actually knowing or reviewing what it is that is being approved.Rate it:

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per stirpesA method of distributing an estate to the descendants of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.Rate it:

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picture-perfectPerfect in appearance as with the subjects in paintings or photographs, without the common imperfections of real life.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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pig latinA made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are sayingRate it:

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Play Fast and LooseTo be capricious and irresponsible, to do all that pleases one without caring to have offended othersRate it:

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play for loveTo play a game of cards without stakes.Rate it:

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play hookeyTo be absent without permission, especially from school.Rate 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 the FieldTo have many lovers and dates without making a single genuine commitment with one particular personRate it:

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plumer la poule sans la faire crierTo fleece a person adroitly, without his perceiving it.Rate it:

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plunge inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience.Rate it:

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pop upTo appear without warning.Rate it:

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popcorn movieA motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.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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pressed for timein a hurry, without spare time.Rate it:

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pull oneself up by one's bootstrapsTo begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.Rate it:

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put byTo perform an action without attracting attention.Rate it:

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qui compte sans son hôte compte deux foisHe who reckons without his host must reckon again; Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Rate it:

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qui dort dînesleep allows one to go without foodRate it:

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quod non arroganter dixerimwhich I can say without offence, arrogance.Rate it:

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quod vere praedicare possumwithout wishing to boast, yet...Rate it:

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rag the puckTo retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.Rate it:

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recevoir quelqu'un à la bonne franquetteTo treat a person without ceremony.Rate it:

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reckon withoutTo ignore that which cannot readily be ignored.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo reckon without or not reckon with something or somebody, misjudge, miscalculate, ignore, not take into account.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo forget the most important person.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo engage in wishful thinking.Rate it:

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Right of the BatImmediate or instant without causing any sorts of delaysRate it:

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right off the reelImmediately, without pause or hesitationRate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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roll aroundto be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mindRate it:

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roll with the punchesAdjusting to a complicated or complex situation, without letting anything bother you.Rate it:

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rub the wrong wayTo annoy someone without intending to.Rate it:

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rubber baby buggy bumpersa tongue twister; a phrase that if spoken rapidly and repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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run adriftTo continue without being steered.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run intoTo blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.Rate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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Run Off at the MouthTo talk continuously without any interruptionsRate it:

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run onTo continue without interruption.Rate it:

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run out onTo leave a partner suddenly and without prior warning.Rate it:

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run rampantTo go unchecked or without control; to be wild or excessive.Rate it:

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