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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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piquer la curiosité de quelqu'unTo rouse some one’s curiosity.Rate it:

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pit outTo show sweat on one's clothes.Rate it:

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pitch uponTo choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.Rate it:

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place in the sunUsed other than as an idiom: see place, in the sun.Rate it:

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play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's homeRate 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 timeTo delay a situation until one is prepared.Rate it:

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play gamesTo deceive, to lie about one's intentions.Rate it:

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play it by earTo play a song according to how it sounds, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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play the anglesTo seek ways to advance one's self-interest, especially by making choices in a calculating or crafty manner; to scheme.Rate it:

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play the fieldTo date more than one person at the same time.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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play the same tapeTo repeat exactly what one previously said or did.Rate it:

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play withUsed other than as an idiom: play with.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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pleased as punchPleased with one's actions or achievements.Rate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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plier bagageTo pack up and be off.Rate it:

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pluck upto become more cheerfulRate it:

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plum blossomUsed other than as an idiom: see plum, blossom.Rate it:

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plura in eam sententiam disputareto discuss a subject more fully on the same lines.Rate it:

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plus (literally) The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.Rate it:

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plus ça changeThe more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Rate it:

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plus on a, plus on veut avoirMuch would have more.Rate it:

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plus on est de fous plus on ritThe more the merrier.Rate it:

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plus on se presse, moins on arriveThe more haste, the less speed.Rate it:

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plus que de raisonMore than is reasonable.Rate it:

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poachers gunUsed other than as an idiom. poacher's gunRate it:

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pocket dialA situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.Rate it:

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poenam petere, repetere ab aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poenas (graves) dare alicuito be (heavily) punished by some one.Rate it:

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poenas alicui pendere (alicuius rei)to be punished by some one (on account of a thing).Rate it:

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poenas alicuius or alicuius rei repetere ab aliquoto revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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poenas alicuius persequito exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poenas expetere ab aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poesis genus ad Romanos transferreto transplant to Rome one of the branches of poesy.Rate it:

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point manA most trusted assistant or associate; the person to upon whom one would most rely.Rate it:

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pois nãoCan I help you?Rate it:

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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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police beatUsed other than as an idiom: see police, beat.Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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politically correctUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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ponere alicui, de quo disputetto set some one a theme for discussion.Rate it:

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poor boyUsed other than as an idiom: see poor, boy.Rate it:

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pop the cherryTo break the hymen; to lose one's virginity.Rate it:

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por dentroUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see por, dentro.Rate it:

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por el interés te quiero AndrésI'm only interested in being with you because of what you can offerRate it:

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por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

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