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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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one man's gain is another man's loss.Often a benefit to one person comes at a cost to another.Rate it:

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one man's meat is another man's poisonPeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.Rate it:

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one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasureWhat is worth nothing to one person may be exactly what another wantsRate it:

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one must fight the beast of brutality, to defend one’s stance on neutralityWhen war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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one thing led to anotherFrom one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.Rate it:

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one word leads to anotherSaid of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.Rate it:

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open one's big mouthTo speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.Rate it:

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opposite numberA person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart.Rate it:

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ornate dicereto speak well, elegantly.Rate it:

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outshoutTo shout louder or for longer than another.Rate it:

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pale rider"The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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panier de crabesA rat race; any organization where people metaphorically claw at one another to come out on top.Rate it:

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parla come mangiUsed to invite someone who uses an excessively cultivated language to speak in a simpler and clearer way.Rate it:

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parla inglesedo you speak English?Rate it:

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parler avec abondanceTo speak fluently.Rate it:

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parler clair et netTo speak plainly.Rate it:

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parler d'abondanceTo speak extempore.Rate it:

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parler français comme une vache espagnoleTo speak French very badly.Rate it:

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parler tout son soûl (pop.)To speak to one’s heart’s content.Rate it:

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parles-tu anglaisdo you speak English?Rate it:

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parlez-vous anglaisdo you speak English?Rate it:

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parli inglesedo you speak English?Rate it:

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pass the torchTo transfer duties or tasks on to another; relinquish responsibilities in favor of someone newRate it:

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paw offTo manually stimulate another person sexually, generally a male.Rate it:

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pawn offTo get rid of by transferring it to another.Rate it:

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pay backto pay an amount of money owed to another, to repayRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsA way of asking what another person is thinking; a way of getting to know the mindset of othersRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsUsed to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.Rate it:

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perspicue, diserte dicereto speak in clear, expressive language.Rate it:

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peu de leçons, beaucoup d'exemplesPrecepts lead, examples draw; It is easiest learning at another’s cost.Rate it:

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pig latinA made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are sayingRate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another playerRate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another player.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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pipe upTo speak up.Rate it:

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plane, aperte dicereto speak openly, straightforwardly.Rate it:

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play one against anotherTo manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.Rate it:

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plead the fifthTo refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.Rate it:

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please speak more slowlyUsed to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.Rate it:

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poenas alicuius or alicuius rei repetere ab aliquoto revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf.Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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pour ainsi direSo to speak.Rate it:

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prae lacrimis loqui non posseto be unable to speak for emotion.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto be on a sinking shipRate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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promettre et tenir sont deuxIt is one thing to promise, another to perform.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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PTALAcronym of please take another look; please review and comment at the proposed change to software source code.Rate it:

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