peel grapes »
To perform a menial task, eliminating trivial inconveniences.
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penny pincher »
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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pick up »
To improve, increase, or speed up.
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pinch and a punch for the first of the month »
Said the first day of a new month, accompanied by a pinch and a punch to the victim.
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pinch-hit »
To bat in place of another player.
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pinch-hit »
To do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.
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pinchpenny »
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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plead the fifth »
To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.
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preach to the choir »
Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.
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pretty penny »
A considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.
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prevail upon »
To convince; to persuade.
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raise the stakes »
To increase in significance or risk.
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ramp up »
To increase rapidly to a new value.
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rediscover fire »
To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.
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rev up »
To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
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