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Out like a LightQuickly asleep, unconscious, sleeping soundlyRate it:

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out of sightYou better stay out of sight for a few days.Rate it:

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over and outUsed to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.Rate it:

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par pari referreto return like for like.Rate it:

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paria paribus respondereto return like for like.Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate 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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pecorum modo fugere (Liv. 40. 27)to flee like deer, sheep.Rate it:

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

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Peter Pan syndromeThe supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men and women, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.Rate it:

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pew pew pewIs like shoot the shit out of it, get it doneRate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pimp outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore.Rate it:

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piss like a racehorseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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pissin like a race horseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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pitA section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.Rate it:

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play someone like a fiddleSkilfully.Rate it:

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plum blossomThe blossom of the Prunus mume, the Japanese apricot or Chinese plum, a tree native to East Asia bearing an apricot-like fruit.Rate it:

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polish offTo finish (complete) something (like food).Rate it:

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ponere iubere, qua de re quis audire velit (Fin. 2. 1. 1)to let those present fix any subject they like for discussion.Rate it:

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post upTo affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the like.Rate it:

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pour your heart and soulTo do something with 100% effort; to try your best; to do something like it means a lot to you.Rate it:

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present company exceptedThese negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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putting on airsAct like the master of.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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quand on a des filles, on est toujours bergerMy son is my son till he gets him a wife, My daughter’s my daughter all the days of her life.Rate it:

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quattuor dies continuifour successive days.Rate it:

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queen upTo dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.Rate it:

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quel temps fait-il?What is the weather like?Rate it:

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qui perd pècheHe who loses sins; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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qui se ressemble, s'assembleBirds of a feather flock together; Like will to like.Rate it:

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rabbitCaught like a rabbit in the headlights.Rate it:

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rag baggerA sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.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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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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reasonable personA fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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res (ita) fertcircumstances make this necessary; the exigencies of the case are these.Rate it:

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res ita est, ita (sic) se habetthe facts are these; the matter stands thus.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.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 around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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run like the windRunning really fast.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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s'il pleut le jour de st. médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard. s'il pleut le jour de st. gervais, il pleut quarante jours après“St Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain For forty days will it remain.”Rate it:

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sa figure me revientI like his face.Rate it:

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