Found 170 phrases starting with PL: Page #3

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play the same tapeTo repeat exactly what one previously said or did.Rate it:
play to the crowdTo appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.Rate it:
play to the galleryTo appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.Rate it:
play to winTo play in an especially competitive, committed manner, focused intently on winning.Rate it:
play to winTo make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.Rate it:
play upTo misbehave.Rate it:
play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.Rate it:
play well with othersTo habitually demonstrate social skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.Rate it:
play withUsed other than as an idiom: play with.Rate it:
play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:
play withTo trick.Rate it:
play withTo sexually stimulate the genitals.Rate it:
play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:
play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:
play with fireTo put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.Rate it:
play with fireCommit one's self to do something extraordinary, dangerous, illegal, actions taken, lacking good judgement.Rate it:
play with house moneyTo act as if or be in a situation that, no matter the outcome, there is virtually no significant downside or risk; commonly used to refer to using already won funds (gambled money, casino winnings, etc.) to finance an endeavor (or continue to gamble) such that there is no real, perceivable or potential lossRate it:
play with oneselfTo masturbate.Rate it:
plays downminimisesRate it:
plead the fifthTo invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.Rate it:
plead the fifthTo refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.Rate it:
please excuse my dear Aunt SallyA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.Rate it:
please help meA request for help.Rate it:
please pass the saltplease pass the saltRate it:
please repeat after meA request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.Rate it:
please say that againUsed as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously.Rate it:
please sit downOffering a seat to somebody.Rate it:
please speak more slowlyUsed to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.Rate it:
please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate it:
please turn leftWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn left.Rate it:
please turn rightWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn right.Rate it:
pleased as punchPleased with one's actions or achievements.Rate it:
pleased as punchan expression of gratitude, joy, appreciation for some gift, service, reward, special treatment.Rate it:
pleased to meet youA polite formula used when being introduced to somebody.Rate it:
plebChav slang, usually used as a form of disrespectRate it:
PLOKTAInitialism of press lots of keys to abort.Rate it:
plough backTo reinvest profits into a businessRate it:
plough intoTo crash into something.Rate it:
plough intoTo engage in some activity with vigorRate it:
plough intoTo invest a resource into somethingRate it:
plough onTo continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boringRate it:
plough throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:
plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:
plough upAlternative spelling of plow upRate it:
plow backTo reinvest profits into a businessRate it:
plow intoTo crash into something.Rate it:
plow onto continue to do a menial or tedious task.Rate it:
plow throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:
plow throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:
plow upTo uncover or unearth through plowing.Rate it:

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