Expressions (A–Z)
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To profit from his scheme
See: 'to profit from his scheme' or 'to bring forth his scheme.'
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To profiteer/ raise the price / Price drop (price drop, price drop)
The price increase is excessive. A price increase is a demand for a commodity th...
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To prolong where one ought to shorten
He talked a lot in a place where it was necessary to be brief in speech. In a qu...
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To promise a whole world (lit. 310 worlds)
By metaphor: to promise to give much. To promise wonderful things. (The source:...
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To prophesy not from one’s own knowledge
See: "without knowledge."
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To propound riddles/ to riddle
Tell a riddle.
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To prostrate oneself in supplication on someone's grave/ pray at the grave of (a relative, saint, etc.)
He prayed to God near his grave. He held a memorial service in his memory near h...
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To prove to someone that he was wrong/ show someone his error
He saw that he was wrong. He reasoned with the grandfather because he knew he wa...
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To prove/ produce evidence
To prove. To present judicial proof or evidence.
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To publish/ to bring out in print
Publish in written form. Print a book or newspaper. Or: Publicize something that...
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