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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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

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play Old GooseberryTo suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats.Rate it:

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play possumTo dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.Rate it:

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play the anglesTo seek ways to advance one's self-interest, especially by making choices in a calculating or crafty manner; to scheme.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 FieldTo have many lovers and dates without making a single genuine commitment with one particular personRate it:

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play the gender cardTo assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.Rate it:

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play the same tapeTo repeat exactly what one previously said or did.Rate it:

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play to the crowdTo appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.Rate it:

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play to the galleryTo appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.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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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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play with fireTo put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.Rate it:

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pleased as punchPleased with one's actions or achievements.Rate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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plug upTo put a plug or bung into something to prevent leakage.Rate it:

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pocket dialA situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.Rate it:

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

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poenam petere, repetere ab aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poenas (graves) dare alicuito be (heavily) punished by some one.Rate it:

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poenas alicui pendere (alicuius rei)to be punished by some one (on account of a thing).Rate it:

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poenas alicuius or alicuius rei repetere ab aliquoto revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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poenas alicuius persequito exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poenas expetere ab aliquoto exact a penalty from some one.Rate it:

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poesis genus ad Romanos transferreto transplant to Rome one of the branches of poesy.Rate it:

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point manA most trusted assistant or associate; the person to upon whom one would most rely.Rate it:

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poner el carro delante de los bueyesput the cart before the horseRate it:

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ponere alicui, de quo disputetto set some one a theme for discussion.Rate it:

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poon upTo dress up in order to impress others.Rate it:

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pop the cherryTo break the hymen; to lose one's virginity.Rate it:

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popcorn every monday donuts always sundayA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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pose asTo pretend to be; to purport to be a person, or kind of person, that one is not.Rate it:

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possession is nine-tenths of the lawOne who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.Rate it:

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possessione alicuius rei cedere alicui (Mil. 27. 75)to give up a thing to some one else.Rate it:

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post offTo put off; to delay.Rate it:

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post se relinquere aliquemto overtake and pass some one.Rate it:

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post upTo establish a position in the frontcourt on one side or the other of the free throw lane, especially used against smaller defenders.Rate it:

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poster childOne who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.Rate it:

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postliminium (De Or. 1. 40. 181)a returning from exile to one's former privileges.Rate it:

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pot upTo put into a potRate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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potterOne who makes pots and other ceramic wares.Rate it:

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potterOne who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.Rate it:

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pour qui connaîtTo any one who knows.Rate it:

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pour se faire la mainTo get one’s hand in (i.e. to get accustomed to the work).Rate it:

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povocare aliquem ad certamen singulareto challenge some one to single combat.Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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practice makes perfectIf one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.Rate it:

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prae se agere hostemto drive the enemy before one.Rate it:

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