We've found 87 phrases for POL (0.131 seconds):

throw dirt enough, and some will stick »    If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say

too hot to hold »    A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.

touch with a barge pole »    Get romantically involved with.

truth be told »    Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.

vice squad »    police department

wear off »    To disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused.

whistle-stop train tour »    A tour in a political campaign that makes many brief stops in small communities.

wooden-top »    Uniformed police officers.

you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar »    It's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.

you can't polish a turd »    (vulgar) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.

you get what you pay for »    In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say so

yours sincerely »    A polite formula to end a letter, especially when the recipient’s name is known to the sender.

BTW, Why won't you become an editor?