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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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on edgeTense, nervous or irritable.Rate it:

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on endRemarkably long; continuously.Rate it:

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on itIn full control and having full grasp of the situation.Rate it:

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on the back burnerNot immediate; inactive; receiving less than full or regular attention.Rate it:

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on the cutting room floorNot included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadStupid.Rate it:

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one card shy of a full deckMentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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optimo iurewith full right.Rate it:

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or elseClean up your room, or else!.Rate it:

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oriri a longa (De Or. 1. 55. 236)to begin with a long syllable.Rate it:

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otio abūti or otium ad suum usum transferreto use up, make full use of one's spare time.Rate it:

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outsiderA competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.Rate it:

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pack offTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.Rate it:

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packed to the raftersCompletely full; packedRate it:

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padded cellA room in insane asylum with padding on the walls to prevent delusional occupants from injuring themselves.Rate it:

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paid upFull-fledged, wholehearted.Rate it:

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perturbari, permoverito be nervous, embarrassed.Rate it:

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petit chaudron, grandes oreillesLittle pitchers have long ears.Rate it:

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pick outto send a long pass or cross to.Rate it:

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pickupA short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.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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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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Play Cat and MouseTo make someone fool by playing tricks, to annoy or tease someoneRate it:

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play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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plein comme un œuf (fam.)Chock-full.Rate it:

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pluribus verbis, copiosius explicare, persequi aliquidto give a full, detailed account of a thing.Rate it:

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pop outTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.Rate it:

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pour forthTo be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.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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promittere crinem, barbamto grow one's hair, beard long.Rate it:

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pull throughA length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.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 the cat among the pigeonsIf you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsTo cause alarm.Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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quake in one's bootsTo be frightened, scared, or nervous.Rate it:

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quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.Rate it:

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qui veut voyager loin ménage sa montureWho wishes to go far spares his horse; He who wishes to live long avoids excess.Rate it:

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quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.Rate it:

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quiet as a catTo be quietRate it:

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rabbit onTo talk for an exceedingly long time, annoying the audience.Rate it:

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rakeA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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