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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate 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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pour se rendre compte de la choseTo get a clear idea of the matter.Rate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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prendre du corpsTo get fat.Rate it:

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prendre une brosseto get wasted, drunk, smashedRate 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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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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problem childSomeone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:

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professional victimA person who sets himself or herself up to be an accident victim in order to collect insurance payments or compensation payments, or to get other benefits.Rate it:

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propose a toastAn introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)Rate it:

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psychological warfareThe use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.Rate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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pull backUsed other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards directionRate it:

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pull backTo retreatRate it:

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pull backTo retractRate it:

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pull backTo pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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pull backTo score when the team is losing.Rate it:

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pull out all the stopsTo reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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pull somebody's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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pull someone down a pegTo lower someone's high self-opinion.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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pull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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pull the rug out from under someoneTo suddenly remove support from someone.Rate it:

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Pull the Rug out from Under YouTo ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw supportRate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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pull upRetrieve; get.Rate it:

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Pull Your LegTo tease someone by making fun of him or her.Rate it:

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pump someone's tiresTo praise, encourage, or vigorously support someone.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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pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

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push offTo delay, postpone, put off, push back.Rate it:

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push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:

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push someone's buttonsTo do specific things to anger someone (less commonly, sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction), especially intentionally or maliciously.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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put backTo drink fast; to knock down alcohol.Rate it:

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put backTo postpone an arranged event or appointment.Rate it:

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put backTo change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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put hair on someone's chestTo make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.Rate it:

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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

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