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pour se faire la mainTo get one’s hand in (i.e. to get accustomed to the work).Rate it:

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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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pull an all-nighterWork diligently throughout the night.Rate it:

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pull onTo put on by tugging.Rate it:

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pull one overAlternative form of put one overRate it:

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pull one's own weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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pull one's weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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purple proseExtravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.Rate it:

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push offTo delay, postpone, put off, push back.Rate it:

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put a damper onTo stop people from enjoying an activity.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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put a lid on itTo be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.Rate it:

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put a sock in itTo be quiet; to shut one's mouth; to stop talking.Rate it:

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put a stop toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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put aboutTo change direction.Rate it:

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put acrossTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.Rate it:

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put acrossTo perform a theatrical production.Rate it:

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put all one's eggs in one basketRather than diversifying.Rate it:

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put an end toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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put asideTo save money.Rate it:

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put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:

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put asunderTo sunder; disjoin; separate; disunite; divorce; annul; dissolve.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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put awayDivorce.Rate it:

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put awaysaveRate it:

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put awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

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put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:

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put awayTo take a large lead in a game.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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put backTo drink fast; to knock down alcohol.Rate it:

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put backTo postpone an arranged event or appointment.Rate it:

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put backTo change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.Rate it:

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put byTo preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.Rate it:

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put byTo save money.Rate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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put downTo write something.Rate it:

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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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put downTo express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.Rate it:

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put downTo insult, belittle, or demean.Rate it:

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put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:

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