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party and playUsed other than as an idiom: see party, play.Rate it:

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pass overTo make a transit of; to pass through or across.Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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pass upUsed other than as an idiom: see pass, up.Rate it:

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paste upUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see paste,‎ up.Rate it:

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patch upto repair, to make betterRate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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pave the wayTo make future development easier.Rate it:

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pawn off asTo make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.Rate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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pencil outOf an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired returnsRate it:

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people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

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per curiamAn opinion delivered by an entire court rather than a single judge.Rate it:

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periculum facere alicuius reito make trial of; to risk.Rate it:

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permanent shaveUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see permanent,‎ shave.Rate it:

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perorare(1) to make one's peroration; (2) to deliver the closing speech (in a case where several speeches have been made).Rate it:

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péter un câbleUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see péter, un câble.Rate it:

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péter un plombUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see péter un plomb.Rate it:

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phone inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:

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phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.Rate it:

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phone inTo make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.Rate it:

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phone it inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:

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phone it into make an unseemly timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called forRate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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pick onTo bully or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.Rate it:

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pick upbecome better; improve.Rate it:

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pig fuckerUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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pig in a pokeSomething whose true value (usually less than expected) is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.Rate it:

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pill to swallowUsed other than as an idiom: see pill, swallow.Rate it:

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pimp outTo make improvements to, to beautify.Rate it:

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pior a emenda que o sonetothe cure is worse than the diseaseRate it:

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piss upto screw up, make a mess ofRate it:

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piss upto blunder, to make a mistakeRate it:

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pitTo make pits in.Rate it:

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pit outTo make sweaty.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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plan outto plan, organize, make a plan for somethingRate 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 Old GooseberryTo play the devil; to make mischief.Rate it:

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play old harryTo play the devil; to make mischief.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.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 man and not the ballTo object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.Rate it:

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

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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plow throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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

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