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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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plant the seedsTo start something in motion; to begin an idea; to catalyze an action.Rate it:

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play ballTo start anything tumultuous.Rate it:

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play offTo compete against in a play-off.Rate it:

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play offTo pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by something.Rate it:

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play offTo display; to show; to put in exercise.Rate it:

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plier bagageTo pack up and be off.Rate it:

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plunge inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience.Rate it:

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poena afficere aliquem (Off. 2. 5. 18)to punish some one.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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pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

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pop offTo take action in a sudden, hostile manner.Rate it:

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portal to portalWhen quoting a remote project that involves travel, we calculate travel time as being "Portal to Portal", meaning cost is based on what I charge for travel time from home (or where ever the start point is) to the project location.Rate it:

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positum est a nobis primum (c. Acc. c. Inf.)we start by presupposing that...Rate it:

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post offTo put off; to delay.Rate it:

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post offTo send through the postal service; to mail.Rate it:

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press the panic buttonTo start to panicRate it:

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press titsTo initiate a start up sequenceRate it:

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proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:

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promittere (ad cenam) (Off. 3. 14. 58)to accept an invitiation to dinner.Rate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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pull one's socks upTo start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.Rate it:

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

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push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:

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push offto commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.Rate it:

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quae suppeditant ad victum (Off. 1. 4. 12)a livelihood.Rate it:

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quaestui aliquid habere (Off. 2. 3. 13)to make a profit out of something.Rate 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 coupe son nez dégarnit son visageIt is an ill bird that fouls its own nest; He who cuts off his nose spites his own face.Rate it:

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quick off the markfast to act or react.Rate it:

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race out of the trapsTo start something very quickly.Rate it:

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radices agere (De Off. 2. 12. 73)to take root.Rate it:

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rag offTo finish by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.Rate it:

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raise the curtainBegin or start.Rate it:

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rake offUsed other than as an idiom: rake off.Rate it:

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rake offTo remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.Rate it:

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ramp upOf a project or operation, to start up.Rate it:

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read offTo dictate from a list.Rate it:

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read offTo read from a scale or measure.Rate it:

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reel offTo produce (e.g. a performance), in an effortless manner.Rate it:

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rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esseto possess means, to be well off.Rate it:

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rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)to devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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res repetere (ab aliquo) (Off. 1. 11. 36)to demand satisfaction, restitution.Rate it:

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ride off into the sunsetA happy ending where everything gets resolvedRate it:

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right off the reelImmediately, without pause or hesitationRate it:

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ring off the hookOf a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.Rate it:

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ring up the curtainto start somethingRate it:

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rip offTo copy, especially illegally.Rate it:

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rip-off merchantone who charges excessively high prices for a product.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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