Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"P"

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Packed like sardines: 　; "We were packed like sardines on the train."

Packed snow: 　; "The packed snow has lost its beauty."

Paddle one's own canoe: 　; "He made up his mind to paddle his own canoe."

Pain in the neck: 　; "There were times when Joe could be a real pain in the neck."

Paint the town red: 　; "Jack finished his exams today so he's gone out to paint the town red."

Particular about food: 　; "Marty's very particular about his food."

Pass away: 　; "Both my parents passed away fairly young, and then my brothers and I lived with our uncle."

Pass out: 　; "A few people passed out from the heat."

Pass over: 　; "Thirty attorneys were passed over for promotion by the department."

Past master: 　; "She's a past master at exploiting other people."

Pay down: 　; "If this trend continues, the government could start paying down the national debt."

Pay one's own way: 　; "We are used to paying our own way when eating with friends."

Perhaps some other day: 　; "It’s raining. Perhaps some other days we fulfill our trip."

Pay the price: 　; "She dropped all her friends when she met Steve and now that he's gone, she's paying the price."

Penny for your thoughts: 　; When Mary was quiet for a long time, her friend asked her,"A penny for your thoughts?"

Perish the thought!: 　; "If his father came to live with us, perish the thought, I can't imagine what strain that would put on our relationship."

Person after my own heart: 　; "Geoff really is a man after my own heart."

Pick holes in: 　; "It's easy to pick holes in her argument."

Pick somebody out: 　; "His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan."

Pick up: 　; "The team usually plays poorly in the first half, then picks up later in the game."

Pick-me-up: 　; "I needed a pick-me-up so I stopped at a bar on my way home."

Pipe course: 　; "Don’t always take those pipe courses. Try some challenging ones."

Pipe down: 　; "Everybody pipes down. There's no need to shout."

Plain home cooking: 　; "After many rounds of big feasts, the plain home cooking is the most enjoyable."

Plain sailing: 　; "Everything that started well initially will have plain sailing afterwards."

Play ball with: 　; "So far, the company has refused to play ball, preferring to remain independent."

Play it straight: 　; "I hope for your sake you're playing it straight."

Play truant: 　; "In our school days, playing truant seemed like an excited adventure to us. The main thing was not to be caught out by parents or teachers."

Plenty of fish in the sea: 　; "What is there to feel sorry about losing a girl like her, there are plenty of fish in the sea."

Plug along: 　; "Most people just plug along, barely making both ends meet."

Pot calling the kettle black: 　; "Elliot accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!"

Pour oil on troubled waters: 　; "She was furious with Dave for forgetting her birthday so I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by offering to take them both out for a meal."

Prices are soaring: 　; "The prices are soaring. We’d better not waste money on not necessary item."

Pull a long face: 　; "Vicky pulled a long face when she heard about this news."

Pull a lone oar: 　; "Edward never gets along with the rest of the workers; so he has to pull a lone oar too."

Pull no punches: 　; One congressional leader pulled no punches, saying "we have a recession."

Pull off: 　; "The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves."

Pull one's leg: 　; "Is he really angry with me or do you think he's just pulling my leg?"

Pull oneself together: 　; "With an effort Mary pulled herself together."

Pull through: 　; "His injuries are severe but he's expected to pull through."

Push one's luck: 　; "It's 26 miles, so you're pushing your luck if you try to hike it in a day."

Put an end to: 　; "The lights went out, and that put an end to our game of cards."

Put aside: 　; "We're putting aside $50 a week for our vacation."

Put heads together: 　; "If we put our heads together I know we can come up with a design that really works."

Put heat on: 　; "Vincent is always putting heat on his juniors out of spitefulness."

Put it on the cuff: 　; "It is not a good habit to buy things and put it on the cuff."

Put it this way: 　; "It's fairly risky. Or to put it another way, don't try this at home."

Put off: 　; "I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn’t."

Put on a show: 　; "Susan put on a show of regret all day."

Put on weight: 　; "He put on weight when he was at university."

Put one out of the way: 　; "If Uncle Tom had been drinking, I put out of his way."

Put one's foot down: 　; "You'll just have to put your foot down and tell him he can't stay out on school nights."

Put one's foot in it: 　; "I've really put my foot in it this time. I didn't realize that was her husband!"

Put one's foot in one's mouth: 　; "Jack realized that he put his foot in his mouth."

Put one's heart and soul in something: 　; "Mary put her heart and soul in preparing a wonderful meal."

Put somebody in charge of: 　; "Stern put Travis in charge of the research team."

Put somebody in the ring: 　; "John is always putting somebody in the ring, just because he always wins in the end."

Put that in one's pipe and smoke it: 　; "The boss reprimanded his employees and then told them to put them in their pipe and smoke it."

Put through: 　; "The international operator put me through to London."

Put up: 　; "I put up my hand and asked to leave the room."

Put up a good show: 　; "Remember to put up a good show later."

Put up with: 　; "She put up with his violent temper."

Put your best foot forward: 　; "Everyone was requested to put their best foot forward for the welcoming party for the visiting dignitaries."

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