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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mihi non est integrum, ut...it is no longer in my power.Rate it:

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Mind over MatterThe intellectual power is stronger than other powersRate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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mover and shakerSomeone who has power and influence in some field or activity.Rate it:

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muckamuckA person in a position of power, authority, or status.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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numen (deorum) divinumthe sovereign power of the gods.Rate it:

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out of one’s handsNo longer responsible for or in one’s power to controlRate it:

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partes agere alicuiusto play the part of some one.Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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penes aliquem esseto be in a person's power.Rate it:

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pick gooseberrySynonym of play gooseberryRate it:

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piss aboutto joke or playRate it:

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piss aroundto joke or playRate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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populariter agereto play the demagogue.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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powers that beThe holders of power or the authorities in a given situation, especially as seen as being faceless or unreasonably bureaucratic.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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Pull No PunchesTo hit something with great force and power, attacking something potently, to be honestRate it:

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pull the plugTo unplug or cut power.Rate it:

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put not your trust in princesA warning that men of power and influence can be just as fickle and unreliable as the rest of us.Rate it:

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quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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religione obstrictos habere multitudinis animos (Liv. 6. 1. 10)to have power over the people by trading on their religious scruples.Rate it:

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rem publicam alicui permittereto give some one unlimited power in state affairs.Rate it:

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rem publicam augere, amplificareto aggrandise, extend the power of the state.Rate it:

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right as rainright as rain expresses the truism. rain is from nature and a higher power, so therefore it has to be right because nature and the creator are never wrong!Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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run for officeTo seek political power.Rate it:

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say sopower of decisionRate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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se piquer au jeu(lit.) To continue obstinately to play although losing; (fig.) To go on in an enterprise in spite of all obstacles.Rate it:

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send offdismiss from playRate it:

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sexual congressLoose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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skate one's laneTo play in one's assigned position rather than straying to where the current action is.Rate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.Rate it:

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skive offTo skive; to play truant; to slack off.Rate it:

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slap and tickleMild or playful kissing, cuddling, and other amorous play.Rate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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spear carrierA person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.Rate it:

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spin upTo power up, launch, or instantiate.Rate it:

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stack offTo play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.Rate it:

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stand patTo play one's hand without drawing any more cards.Rate it:

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star vehicleA movie, play, TV series, or other production that enhances an actor's career.Rate it:

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stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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