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have a ... pair of lungs — have a [fine/good etc.] pair of lungs humorous if you say that a baby has a good pair of lungs, you mean that they can cry very loudly. Well she s got a fine pair of lungs, I ll say that for her! … New idioms dictionary
Pair programming — is an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one workstation. One, the driver, types in code while the other, the observer (or navigator[1]), reviews each line of code as it is typed in. The two programmers … Wikipedia
Pair — (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pair royal — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pair — [peə ǁ per] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE if two companies, people, or things are paired, they are put into groups of two because they are connected in some way or will work together: • When the new products were paired, encouraging customer… … Financial and business terms
have a [fine/good etc.] pair of lungs — humorous if you say that a baby has a good pair of lungs, you mean that they can cry very loudly. Well she s got a fine pair of lungs, I ll say that for her! … New idioms dictionary
have a fine pair of lungs — have a [fine/good etc.] pair of lungs humorous if you say that a baby has a good pair of lungs, you mean that they can cry very loudly. Well she s got a fine pair of lungs, I ll say that for her! … New idioms dictionary
have a good pair of lungs — have a [fine/good etc.] pair of lungs humorous if you say that a baby has a good pair of lungs, you mean that they can cry very loudly. Well she s got a fine pair of lungs, I ll say that for her! … New idioms dictionary
pair off (with somebody) — ˌpair ˈoff (with sb) | ˌpair sbˈoff (with sb) derived to come together, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together for this purpose • It seemed that all her friends were pairing off. • He s always trying to… … Useful english dictionary
pair somebody off (with somebody) — ˌpair ˈoff (with sb) | ˌpair sbˈoff (with sb) derived to come together, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together for this purpose • It seemed that all her friends were pairing off. • He s always trying to… … Useful english dictionary
