practice makes progress
If one practices an activity enough, one will steadily make progress and eventually be able to master it in time.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
prairie fairy
An environmental activist.
prang
An aeroplane crash.
prank
To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
prashant
A croissant.
prat
A buttock, or the buttocks; a person's bottom.
prat about
To waste time doing pointless or silly things
prat digger
A pickpocket.
prata
To change one's position repeatedly, vacillate, flip-flop (following the repeated flipping when making prata).
pre
Clipping of predrinks.
pre-gaming
The act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function.
pre-nut
Synonym of precum.
pre-poo
A hair conditioning treatment applied before shampooing.
pre-slash
A subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.
preach
Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).
preach down
To speak vehemently against; to decry.
preach up
To speak strongly in praise of.
precanon
Set before the main or accepted canonical chronology of a fictional universe.
precision F-strike
A single, unexpected use of the word fuck for the purpose of emphasis or dramatic effect.
precovery
The act of resting before a long night, weekend or season of binge drinking.
precum
Cowper's fluid; pre-ejaculate.
pregame
To consume alcohol prior to an event.
preggie
Pregnant (carrying a baby).
preggo
A pregnant female.
preggy
Pregnant (carrying a baby).
prejac
Pre-ejaculate.
prejudice
Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.
preloading
The practice of drinking alcohol before going out socially.
premarital
Ellipsis of premarital sex.
premier
The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
premo
Excellent, attractive.
prep out
Synonym of prep up.
prep up
To prepare something.
prepare ahead
To make food before a meal; to prep meal ingredients so as to make it easy to cook a meal at the correct time.
prepare up
To prepare (something).
press ahead
To continue towards an objective.
press down
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
press out
Extinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
pressed ham
A form of mooning, an act of pressing one's naked buttocks against a car window or other window in order to shock the passers-by.
pressie
A Presbyterian.
pressure makes diamonds
A situation where the pressure that a person is under makes them demonstrate their potential.
presto
A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
pretty as a picture
Very visually attractive.
pretty as a speckled pup
Very pretty.
pretty boy
A young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain about his appearance.
pretty up
To make pretty.
pretzel-bender
A strange or unusual person.
prexy
A president, especially of a college or university.
prey on
To eat (as prey).
prey upon
Synonym of prey on.
price in
To include (the costs of a possible future event, especially a negative one) in an estimation of the total value of something.
price up
To increase the price of.
prick out
To separate (seedlings) growing together, for example into a different pot
prick tease
Synonym of cock tease.
prick up
To rise and become more alert.
prickery
The actions or attitudes of a prick; prickish behaviour.
prickette
A woman or girl who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
prickface
A term of abuse.
prickishness
Synonym of prickery (“prickish behaviour”).
prickteaser
A seductive woman, especially one who does not deliver what she promises.