out of the way »
Taken care of.
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out on a limb »
in a precarious position
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out to lunch »
Clueless, inattentive or careless.
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packing heat »
Carrying one or more firearms on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
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park the car in Harvard Yard »
A sentence used to illustrate that the Boston accent is non-rhotic; typically pronounced "pahk the cah in Hahvad Yahd".
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peg it »
To run away; to leg it; to scarper.
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pi%C3%A8ce de r%C3%A9sistance »
A masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime..
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piece de resistance »
A masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime..
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play for love »
To play a game of cards without stakes.
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play one against another »
To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.
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play one's cards right »
To act sensibly; to make the right moves.
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play the race card »
Donald A. Carson, Love in Hard Places p.94.
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play the race card »
Mark Fuhrman, Murder in Brentwood p.153.
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play the race card »
To assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.
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play with fire »
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
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