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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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orphan drugBut which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.Rate it:

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par delictumThe par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.Rate it:

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parier il y a cent (or, gros) à parier qu'ils ne reviendront pasThe odds are that they will not come back.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts.Rate it:

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petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nidEn avançant par petites étapes, avec de la patience et de la persévérance, on atteint son but.Rate it:

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peu s'en fallut qu'il ne fût reçuHe was all but received; He failed for a few marks.Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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PICNICAcronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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pitAn enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.Rate it:

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pocket dialA situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.Rate it:

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polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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potato skinsAn appetizer made by halving a baked potato, scooping out most of the inside, mixing that with cheese, sour cream, and chives and placing that mixture back into the potato skin then baking until crisp.Rate it:

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potter's clayWe are but potter’s clay.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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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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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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

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

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

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quand ça ne veut pas, ça ne veut pasSe dit dans une situation où, souvent par coïncidence, tout semble s'opposer au but poursuivi.Rate it:

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qui veut la fin veut les moyensPour atteindre son but, il faut s’en donner les moyens, et cela même s’ils sont dégradants ou immoraux.Rate it:

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r.b atchuRight back at youRate it:

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raise the roofTo cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.2008 Oct. 15, Leslie Ferenc, "Voters opt for stability of Guarnieri" in the Toronto Star (Canada)Jubilant Liberal supporters raised the roof of a Mississauga restaurant after incumbent Albina Guarnieri was swept back into office for her seventh term.Rate it:

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rake over old coalsTo bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.Rate it:

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re concinere, verbis discrepareto agree in fact but not in word.Rate it:

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rebrousser cheminTo retrace one's steps, to turn back.Rate it:

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rendre gorgeTo have to pay back money unjustly acquired; To disgorge one’s ill-gotten gains.Rate it:

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repetere ab ultima (extrema, prisca) antiquitate (vetustate), ab heroicis temporibusto go back to the remote ages.Rate it:

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res repetereto demand restitution, satisfaction.Rate it:

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res repetere (ab aliquo) (Off. 1. 11. 36)to demand satisfaction, restitution.Rate it:

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res restituereto give restitution, satisfaction.Rate it:

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return to formTo go back to a better, original state.Rate it:

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return to one's muttonsto get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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revenons à nos moutonsBut to return to our subject.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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roll overTo increment, especially back to an initial value.Rate it:

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rough and readyCrude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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satisfacere alicui pro (de) iniuriisto give some one satisfaction for an injury.Rate it:

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sed ad id, unde digressi sumus, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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sed hoc nihil (sane) ad rembut this is not to the point.Rate it:

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sed lābor longiusbut that takes us too far.Rate it:

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sed manum de tabula!but enough!Rate it:

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