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pipe downTo be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.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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piss downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.Rate it:

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plays downminimisesRate it:

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please sit downOffering a seat to somebody.Rate it:

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please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate it:

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plumber's crackAny male that has his pants sliding down his butt and the top of his "cheeks" are showing.Rate it:

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plump downTo sit down heavily in a seat.Rate it:

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

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pontem dissolvere, rescindere, interscindere (B. G. 2. 9. 4)to break down a bridge.Rate it:

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portas refringereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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

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pour downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate 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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power downTo switch off.Rate it:

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praecipitem ire; in praeceps deferrito fall down headlong.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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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 downTo make lower.Rate it:

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pull downTo demolish or destroy.Rate it:

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pull downTo cause to fall to the floorRate it:

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

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pull up a chairTo sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.Rate it:

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pull up a floorSit down on a floor.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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put backTo drink fast; to knock down alcohol.Rate it:

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

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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put downTo write something.Rate it:

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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.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 downTo insult, belittle, or demean.Rate it:

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put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:

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put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:

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put downTo add a name to a list.Rate it:

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put downTo make prices, or taxes, lower.Rate it:

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put downTo express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.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 down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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