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Oreo cookieA threeway involving two black participants and one white participant between themRate it:

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ostrich policyThe tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they don't exist.Rate it:

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ôte-toi de là que je m'y metteYou get out and let me get in.Rate it:

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other days, other waysPeople of the past thought and acted differently.Rate it:

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out like a lightAsleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.Rate it:

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out of one's gourd.loony, batty displaying crazy, eccentric, erratic, or extreme ideas and expressionRate it:

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out on the tilesI've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles." Led Zeppelin in their song "Out on the tiles", 1970.Rate it:

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outer coreThe hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core.(geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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outer coreThe part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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ouvir a todos e falar com poucosListen to everyone and speak to fewRate it:

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pack a punchTo have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.Rate it:

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pack inThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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paddle one's own canoeTo independently make the decisions or perform the duties, tasks, etc. which are one's own responsibility and which affect oneself.Rate it:

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paid upsimple past tense and past participle of pay upRate it:

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palace politicsThe relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.Rate it:

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pale rider"The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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palmed the ticketSharpie' kept his ticket, volunteered to 'Draw the Winning Ticket', reached into the barrel and withdrew his own 'winning ticket': It happened at the 'Marvin'' theater:Rate it:

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paperA written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting .Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.Rate it:

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par dessus le marchéInto the bargain; Over and above.Rate it:

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par dessus les oreillesOver head and ears.Rate it:

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Par for the CourseSomething that is usual and conventional, as expectedRate it:

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par monts et par vauxUp hill and down dale.Rate it:

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parade of horriblesA parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes.Rate it:

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parade passed someone bySomeone no longer has what it takes to remain competetive and thus has no future in a particular role.Rate it:

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park the busTo attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.Rate it:

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parking lotA major thruway blocked by stop and go traffic.Rate it:

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parla come mangiUsed to invite someone who uses an excessively cultivated language to speak in a simpler and clearer way.Rate it:

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party crasherSomeone who attempts and often gains entry to a party or club to which they were not invited, often using social engineering techniques. The party crasher usually tries to blend into the party so as not to be kicked out.Rate it:

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Pass the HatTo ask for money and financial contribution, to begRate it:

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passe-moi la casse (rhubarbe), je te passerai le sénéClaw me and I’ll claw thee; One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.Rate it:

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patre, (e) matre natusson of such and such a father, mother.Rate it:

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paw atTo come on to in a rude way, with excessive and unwelcome touching; to handle rudely or clumsily.Rate it:

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PEBCACProblem Exists Between Chair And Computer. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error.Rate it:

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peck atTo attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.Rate it:

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peck atTo eat daintily; to eat unenthusiastically and in small bites.Rate it:

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peed offSimple past tense and past participle of pee off.Rate it:

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peel me a grapeA request to be pampered and to have one's whims indulged.Rate it:

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pele e ossoskin and bonesRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsUsed to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.Rate it:

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penny weddingA wedding at which the guests contribute payments to help cover the cost of the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.Rate it:

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people with almost virginous minds.Naive, trusting, honest, loving people that want to believe that all other people are as honest and trustworthy as themselves.Rate it:

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per luxum et ignaviam aetatem agereto pass one's life in luxury and idleness.Rate it:

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perfect stormA situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.Rate it:

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perniciem (exitium) alicui afferre, moliri, parareto compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin.Rate it:

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PERRLInitialism of pupils are equal, round and react to light.Rate it:

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pestem alicui (in aliquem) machinarito compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin.Rate it:

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Peter Pan syndromeThe supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men and women, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.Rate it:

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phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.Rate it:

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