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passe-moi la casse (rhubarbe), je te passerai le sénéClaw me and I’ll claw thee; One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.Rate it:

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passons l'éponge là-dessusLet us say no more about it; Let us forget all about it; Let bygones be bygones.Rate it:

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paste upUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see paste,‎ up.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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paucorum dierum spatium ad deliberandum dareto give some one a few days for reflection.Rate it:

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paw offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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paw offTo manually stimulate another person sexually, generally a male.Rate it:

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pawn offTo get rid of by transferring it to another.Rate it:

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pawn off asTo make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.Rate it:

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pay attentionTo be attentive; to focus one's attention.Rate it:

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pay for itTo suffer the consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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pay offyield good results; succeed.Rate it:

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pay offTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.Rate it:

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pay offTo become worthwhile after a lapse.Rate it:

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pay one's debt to societyTo serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.Rate it:

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pay the billsTo provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.Rate it:

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pay the fiddlerTo face the consequences of one’s actions..Rate it:

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payer de sa personneTo bravely expose oneself to danger; To risk one’s skin.Rate it:

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payer la folle enchèreTo pay for one’s rashness, for one’s folly.Rate it:

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payer son écotTo pay one’s share (scot).Rate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.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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pecunia multare aliquemto condemn some one to a fine.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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pecuniam alicui debereto owe some one money.Rate it:

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pecuniam alicui legareto leave money to a person in one's will.Rate it:

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pecuniam alicui mutuam dareto lend money to some one.Rate it:

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pecuniam mutuari or sumere mutuam ab aliquoto borrow money from some one.Rate it:

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

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pee like a racehorseempty one's bladder immediately!Rate it:

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pee offEuphemistic variant of piss off.Rate it:

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pee one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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peed offSimple past tense and past participle of pee 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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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel me a grapeA request to be pampered and to have one's whims indulged.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel offTo remove.Rate it:

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peel the onionTo investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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pencil pusherOne who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.Rate it:

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penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.Rate it:

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people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

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people's republicUsed other than as an idiom: see people, 's, republic.Rate it:

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people's republicA particular area with strong left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomyRate it:

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pep upTo make stronger or more interesting.Rate it:

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