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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got bells onThe implication is that one leg has been pulled, and the joker will have more fun with the other one due to the bells.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 down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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put words in someone's mouthTo say or imply that someone has said something which he or she did not precisely or directly say.Rate it:

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quaerendum esse mihi visum estthe question has forced itself on my mind.Rate it:

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quaestio ad exitum venitthe question has been settled.Rate it:

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quand on a de l'esprit, on se tire d'affaireWhen one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty.Rate it:

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quel est le bagage de cet auteur?What works has that author written? What is that author’s output?Rate it:

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qui a bu boirawho has drunk will drink againRate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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qui chapon mange, chapon lui vientHe that has plenty shall have more.Rate it:

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qui commence mal finit malA bad day never has a good night.Rate it:

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quinque annos or sextum (iam) annum abesthe has been absent five years.Rate it:

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red herringA clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.Rate it:

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reinvent the wheelTo redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.Rate it:

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remettez ceci à qui de droitGive this to the proper person, to the person who has a right to it.Rate it:

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renard qui dort la matinée n'a pas la gueule emplumée’Tis the early bird that catches the worm.Rate it:

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res aliter cecidit ac putaveramthe result has surprised me; I was not prepared for this development.Rate it:

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res eo or in eum locum deducta est, ut...the matter has gone so far that...; the state of affairs is such that...Rate it:

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res eo spectat, utthe matter tends towards..., has this object.Rate it:

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rien n'y faitNothing has any effect upon him (or, on it); It is all of no use.Rate it:

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right as rainright as rain expresses the truism. rain is from nature and a higher power, so therefore it has to be right because nature and the creator are never wrong!Rate it:

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right you areOK, okey-dokey, acknowledgment that a request has been heard and understood.Rate it:

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rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.Rate it:

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rizzwhen a MAN not woman has emaculate rizz it is when they can talk to girls with romantic appeal or romance.Rate it:

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roger thatReceived (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)Rate it:

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rotten appleA bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others: a bad apple.Rate it:

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rumble onTo continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.Rate it:

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sa toux sent le sapinHe has a churchyard cough.Rate it:

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saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus esthe has made several mistakes.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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say again"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.Rate it:

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say no moreWhat has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further.Rate it:

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say whenAn imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.Rate it:

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screwed, blued and tattooedPlaced in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized.Rate it:

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scrub outTo leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed inRate it:

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se mordre la langueTo repent what one has said.Rate it:

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selective outrageWhen one's prejudiced or biased demeanours come to light to show their disgrace towards a particular group she another group has done the same thing.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance.Rate it:

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sermo incidit de aliqua rethe conversation turned on...Rate it:

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sex machinerefers to a person who has a lot of sexRate it:

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shark baitOne who has been or is likely to be attacked by a shark.Rate it:

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shine out or shines outsomething shines out if is or has a quality that seems impressive or is very noticeable (but not excessive or negative as in glaring)Rate it:

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shit out of luckWhen one has attempted to gain something, either tangible or not, and the attempt failed, either through denial, missed opportunity, etc.Rate it:

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shoot one's wadTo expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.Rate it:

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Shooting BlanksInnocuous Veiled Remark to the point; Husband Has Yet To Father any Children.Rate it:

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short strokesThe final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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