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person upTo show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".Rate it:
personal capitalFinancial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes.Rate it:
personal capitalGood reputation, credibility, or influence.Rate it:
personal computersPCsRate it:
perstatpersists.Rate it:
perstatAlternative spelling of the military acronym PERSTATRate it:
peter outTo dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.Rate it:
Peter Pan syndromeThe supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men and women, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.Rate it:
petits poissmall peasRate it:
petrol pumpcar fuel dispenserRate it:
pew pew pewIs like shoot the shit out of it, get it doneRate it:
phase downTo gradually reduce the size or scale ofRate it:
phase inTo introduce something little by little.Rate it:
phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of something little by little.Rate it:
philosophumena, the revelation of marcionName of a book from the second centuryRate it:
phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.Rate it:
phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.Rate it:
phone inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:
phone inTo make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.Rate it:
phone it into choose to deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by in person communicationRate it:
phone it inTo fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.Rate it:
phone it into make an unseemly timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called forRate it:
phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:
phone upto phone, to contact by telephoneRate it:
phonkPhonk rapRate it:
physical breakA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.Rate it:
pi%c3%a8ce de r%c3%a9sistanceA masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime..Rate it:
pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:
pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:
pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:
pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:
pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:
pick atTo pick on or repeatedly criticize.Rate it:
pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:
pick cornersTo choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).Rate it:
pick gooseberrySynonym of play gooseberryRate it:
pick holesTo find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in)Rate it:
pick of the litterThe best person or item in a group.Rate it:
pick offTo remove by picking.Rate it:
pick offTo intercept, such as a ball in flight.Rate it:
pick offTo throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.Rate it:
pick offTo shoot one by one.Rate it:
pick offTo dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. one by one.Rate it:
pick onTo bully or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.Rate it:
pick one's noseThe act of picking one's nose, insertion of a finger or other object into one's nostril.Rate it:
pick outto send a long pass or cross to.Rate it:
pick outto remove by pickingRate it:
pick outto detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste)Rate it:
pick outto distinguishRate it:
pick outto selectRate it:

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