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one can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.Rate it:

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one's race is runOne's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.Rate it:

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one-man bandAn organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.Rate it:

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pay it forwardPerforming a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentiallyRate it:

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pay offTo become worthwhile after a lapse.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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pay upTo pay for something in total, after a certain amount of time after receiving a purchase.Rate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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pelt of the dogAn immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.Rate it:

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penalty boxThat is assessed after an infraction.Rate it:

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pick up the piecesTo restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.Rate it:

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piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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play onto let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.Rate it:

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please repeat after meA request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.Rate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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Point of No ReturnCertain time or position after which it is impossible to retreat, change course or do somethingRate it:

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postridie qui fuit dies Non. Sept. (Nonarum Septembrium) (Att. 4. 1. 5)on the day after, which was September 5th.Rate it:

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pound the pavementTo travel on foot; to walk or run.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.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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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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proverbs go in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell, Rate it:

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proverbs hunt in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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pull a trainTo have sex with several men one after the other.Rate it:

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pull oneself togetherTo become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.Rate it:

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Pull Yourself TogetherTo calm down or settle after bring frustrated or, to control one’s emotions and angerRate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:

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push pastTo force a conversation or situation to continue after an awkward interruption.Rate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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put it thereafter a discussion of barter etc the 'seller' offers his hand to shake on the deal (particularly in the US)Rate it:

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put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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quick-fireHaving one thing coming rapidly after another.Rate 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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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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rationibus alicuius prospicere or consulere (opp. officere, obstare, adversari)to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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re diligenter considerata, perpensaafter mature deliberation.Rate it:

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re runrepeatRate it:

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rebus divinis (rite) perpetratisafter having performed the sacrifice (with due ritual).Rate it:

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reflect onAt run-time using reflection.Rate it:

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