putting on side
Giving oneself airs; being bumptious. To put on side in billiards is to give your ball a twist or spin with the cue as you strike it.
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putting the cart before the horse
Doing things in the wrong order
puttun
Regiment.—Anglo-Indian.
putty in someone's hands
Completely under someone's control or influence
putz
A fool, an idiot.
puzzle out
to figure something out with difficulty or effort
puzzle over
To think carefully and try to understand something complicated
puzzle through
To figure something out with difficulty or confusion
puzzle-cause
A lawyer who has a confused understanding.
puzzle-text
An ignorant blundering parson.
pyah
Weak, useless, paltry. This word, much in use among sailors, is evidently derived from the Indian term PARIAH, signifying the lowest caste of Hindoos. Thus the Pariah dogs in India are termed PYAH dogs; and the Pariah descendants of the old Portuguese settlers are called PYAH Portuguese. Sailors term the natives of St. Helena—a wretched-looking set of individuals—PYAH Englishmen.
Pygmalion and Galatea
A relationship where one person molds or transforms another
pygostole
The least irreverent of names for the peculiar M. B. coats worn by Tractarian curates:—
pyjands
A kind of drawers or loose pantaloons.—Anglo-Indian.
pyrrhic dance
ISee PYRRHIC. Salic dances, instituted by Numa Pompilius in honour of Mars. They were executed by twelve priests selected from the highest of the nobility, and the dances were performed in the temple while sacrifices were being made and hymns sung to the god.
pyrrhic victory
A ruinous victory. Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, after his victory over the Romans at Asculum (279 B.C.), when he lost the flower of his army, said to those sent to congratulate him, "One more such victory and Pyrrhus is undone.
pythagorean philosopher
He professed to have powers of rnagic and it was he who discovered that the young Phoenician woman whom Memppus Lycius intended to wed was in fact a serpent, or lamia. This story was noted by Robert Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy, and it forms the subject of Keats's Lamia.
Phai hương nhạt phấn
Losing one's cultural identity or traditional values
Phai son nhạt phấn
A woman's beauty fades with time
Phe phẩy như bà cốt gọi hồn
To beckon or summon someone with a gesture
Phe Thượng và Đằng Cai nay thuộc xã Dũng Liệt, huyện Yên Phong
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
phi chính trị
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
phi chính trị hóa
to remove political influence or affiliation
phi công trẻ
Young pilot
phi công vũ trụ
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
phi giai cấp
without class or social distinction
phi giác quan
Beyond human perception
phi giáo hội
Not related to or controlled by the church
phi giáo điều
unconventional or unorthodox
phi hành vũ trụ
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
phi hình sự hóa
To decriminalize or remove criminal penalties
phi hạt nhân hóa
to remove or ban nuclear weapons
phi mậu dịch
Non-trade or non-commercial
phi nhân hóa
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
phi phù trí quỷ
Extremely clever or cunning
phi quân sự
Non-military or civilian
phi quân sự hóa
to remove military presence or equipment
phi sản xuất
not producing or unproductive
phi thương,bất phú
It is necessary to take risks in order to achieve something.
phi thời gian
outside of time or timeless
phi thực tại
not existing in reality
phi trọng lượng
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
phi tư sản hóa
to eliminate bourgeois elements
phi tội phạm hóa
to not consider something a crime
phi vô sản
without wealth or property
phi vô sản hóa
to prevent or avoid becoming bourgeois
Phi vận bất đạt
Without effort, one cannot achieve anything
Phi đằng nọ, tắc đằng kia
To escape one trouble only to fall into another
phiên thị tỳ
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Phiêu bạt giang hồ
To wander or drift aimlessly
Phiêu bạt tha hương
To wander or drift away from one's hometown
Phong ba bão táp
Many problems or challenges
phong cách học
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Phong gấm rủ là
A gentle reminder or warning
Phong kín nhuỵ đào
To be extremely happy and satisfied
Phong lưu là cạm ở đời
A charming or charismatic person can be a hidden danger
Phong lưu là cạm ở đời, hồng nhan là bả những người tài hoa
Talented people often fall into romantic or sensual traps
phong lưu là cạm ở đời, hồng nhan là bẫy những người tài hoa
Talented people are often trapped by love or beautiful women
Phong lưu mượn, đài các giả
Borrowing something to show off
Phong lưu mỗi người mỗi cách, lịch sự mỗi người mỗi kiểu
People have different ways of being elegant and polite
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