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prendre le dessusTo gain the upper hand.Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un sur le faitTo take any one in the act.Rate it:

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prendre sa plumeTo take up one's pen, to write a letter.Rate it:

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prendre son élanTo take one’s spring (before a jump).Rate it:

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prenez-vous-en à vous-mêmeYou have yourself to thank for it.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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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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price out of the marketTo charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.Rate it:

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pride goeth before a fallIf you have too arrogant of an attitude, you will failRate it:

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primas (e.g. sapientiae) alicui deferre, tribuere, concedereto give the palm, the first place (for wisdom) to some one.Rate it:

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primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litterasto have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences.Rate it:

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principatu deici (B. G. 7. 63)to be deposed from one's leading position.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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pro viribus eniti et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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procella (tempestas) aliquem ex alto ad ignotas terras (oras) defertthe storm drives some one on an unknown coast.Rate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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progressive loveA committed open relationship based on boosting the love and affection opportunities available for one's partnerRate it:

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promettre et tenir sont deuxIt is one thing to promise, another to perform.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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promisso stareto abide by one's undertaking.Rate it:

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promittere crinem, barbamto grow one's hair, beard long.Rate it:

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propensum, proclivem esse ad aliquid (opp. alienum, aversum esse, abhorrere ab aliqua re)to have an inclination for a thing.Rate it:

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propositum assequi, peragereto carry out one's plan.Rate it:

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propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri)to abide by one's resolution.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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protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.Rate it:

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proverbium vetustate or sermone tritum (vid. sect. II. 3, note tritus...)an old proverb which every one knows.Rate it:

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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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provinciam alicui decernere, mandareto entrust some one with an official duty, a province.Rate it:

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psyched upIn a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought.Rate it:

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pull a trainTo have sex with several men one after the other.Rate it:

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

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pull throughA length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.Rate it:

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pull up stakesTo prepare to move one's usually temporary habitation, especially rapidly.Rate it:

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Pull up StakesLeaving one’s job, home or country to another place that offers better thingsRate it:

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Pull Yourself TogetherTo calm down or settle after bring frustrated or, to control one’s emotions and angerRate it:

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punch aboveTo reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation.Rate it:

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punch someone's lights outTo give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.Rate it:

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punched paperA thing looking good to one person, but bad to another.Rate it:

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punire aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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push pastTo rudely force one's way in front of another.Rate it:

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put a sock in itTo be quiet; to shut one's mouth; to stop talking.Rate it:

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put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo feel that one belong in a place.Rate it:

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put it thereafter a discussion of barter etc the 'seller' offers his hand to shake on the deal (particularly in the US)Rate it:

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put on the feedbagTo have a meal, eat.Rate it:

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put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.Rate it:

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put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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