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party animalA person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.Rate it:

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pencil pusherOne who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.Rate it:

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perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opusto polish, finish a work with the greatest care.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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piece of workA product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.Rate it:

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piece of workCan also be referred to as a derogatory term about someone who is described as acting rude, odd or strange.Rate it:

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pintura al templePintura preparada con agua, como disolvente, y grasa animal u otras materias orgánicas, como aglutinante.Rate it:

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pipe dreamA plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play ballTo work together; to cooperate.Rate it:

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play hookyTo miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.Rate it:

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play well with othersTo habitually demonstrate social skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.Rate it:

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polish a turdTo work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task.Rate it:

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poop factoryAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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poop machineAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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potro de herrarHerramienta ecuestre que consta de cuatro postes verticales de piedra que soportan vigas de madera. A ellas se atan de forma adecuada los caballos, burros o vacas para el herrado, la exploración clínica, o cualquier otro procedimiento que requiera que el animal esté relativamente sujeto.Rate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate 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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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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pronombre reflexivoTipo de pronombre personal que actúa como objeto gramatical de un verbo o una preposición, y se refiere a la misma persona, animal o cosa que el sujeto.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 an all-nighterWork diligently throughout the night.Rate it:

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pull one's own weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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pull one's weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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purple proseExtravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.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 one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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put one's shoulder to the wheelTo work or exert oneself heavily or with full effort.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia.Rate it:

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put to workGive a job; Force to workRate it:

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put to workto put to useRate it:

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Put Your Shoulder to the WheelTo work really hard for something, making great effort to accomplish somethingRate it:

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qui s'agite s'enrichitIf you wish to get rich, you must work (hustle); No pains, no gains.Rate it:

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rare animalUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see rare,‎ animal.Rate it:

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rare animalSynonym of rare birdRate it:

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real jobA job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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reinvent the wheelTo redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.Rate it:

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rickle o' banesAn emaciated person or animal.Rate it:

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ride herd onTo supervise a group of people, such as workers, and/or their actions, i.e. their work.Rate it:

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right to workUsed other than as an idiom: see right, work.Rate it:

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right to workThe prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.Rate it:

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right to workThe human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.Rate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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roadwarriorA person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work.Rate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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roll up one's sleevesTo prepare to work.Rate it:

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run oneself raggedTo work or exert oneself to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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run somebody raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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