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71pan — See: FLASH IN THE PAN, OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
72go from bad to worse — {adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick s typing went from bad to worse when he was tired./ * /Jack s conduct in school has gone from bad to worse./ Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
73nose in(1) — or[nose into(1)] {informal} Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity. * /He always had his nose in other people s business./ Contrast: NOSE OUT OF …
74pan — See: FLASH IN THE PAN, OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …
75Emissitious — Em is*si tious, a. [L. emissitius, fr. emittere.] Looking, or narrowly examining; prying. [Obs.] Those emissitious eyes. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
76Inspection — In*spec tion, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. Spenser. [1913 Webster] With narrow search, and with… …
77Mousing — Mous ing, a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. Mousing saints. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] …
78Peeper — Peep er, n. 1. A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird. [1913 Webster] 2. One who peeps; a prying person; a spy. [1913 Webster] Who s there? peepers, . . . eavesdroppers? J. Webster. [1913 Webster] 3. The eye; as, to close the peepers.… …
79Pinch — Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. {Piece}.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers …
80Pinched — Pinch Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. {Piece}.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the… …