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perp walkThe intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.Rate it:

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peu s'en fallut qu'il ne fût reçuHe was all but received; He failed for a few marks.Rate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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pick somebody's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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piece of oneA chance to find out something interesting about someone.Rate it:

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piece of oneA chance to fight with someone.Rate it:

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piece of workCan also be referred to as a derogatory term about someone who is described as acting rude, odd or strange.Rate it:

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piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);Rate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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piss onTo show complete contempt for someone or something.Rate it:

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pissing matchA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing warAn often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.Rate it:

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pissing warAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pistol whiphit someone with a hand gun/pistolRate 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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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 it by earTo play a song according to how it sounds, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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Play Second FiddleTo be subservient to someone, to follow someone or somethingRate it:

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play second fiddleTo play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.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 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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polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.Rate it:

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pons est in fluminethere is a bridge over the river.Rate it:

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pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

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por lo poco que séfor all I knowRate it:

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potato saladA picnic or side dish made from mashed or cubed cooked potatoes including some or all of the following: mayonnaise, onions, pickles, boiled eggs, bacon, and spices. Typically served cold.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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pound of fleshSomething which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.Rate it:

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pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate it:

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pour un rien il se met dans tous ses états (fam.)He gets very excited over a mere trifle.Rate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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prawn cocktail offensiveA strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.Rate it:

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prenez votre courage à deux mainsSummon up all your courage.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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problem childSomeone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:

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Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euchWorkers of all nations, unite!Rate it:

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properat, maturat proficiscihe starts in all haste, precipitately.Rate it:

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propose a toastAn introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)Rate it:

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propre à tout et bon à rienJack of all trades and master of none.Rate it:

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prospectus est ad aliquidone has a view over...; one is able to see as far as...Rate it:

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psychological warfareThe use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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Pull a Rabbit Out of HatTo magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedlyRate it:

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pull rankTo assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.Rate it:

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