Idiom Index P

 

p
	mind your P's and Q's
	P's and Q's
	watch your P's and Q's
pace
	keep pace
	pick up the pace
pack
	a pack of lies
	pack a punch
	pack a rod
	pack it in
	pack Uzis
pad
	pad
	pad an expense account
paddle
	paddle your own canoe
pain
	a pain in the ass [B]
	a pain in the butt
	a royal pain
	feeling no pain
	no pain, no gain
	pain in the ass [B]
	pain in the butt
	royal pain
	take pains
paint
	paint a picture
	paint the town red
	paint with the same brush
pair
	a fresh pair of eyes
	fresh pair of eyes
	pair off/pair up
pale
	beyond the pale
	pale by comparison
palm
	eat out of the palm of your hand
	grease my palm
paltry
	a paltry sum
	paltry sum
pan
	a flash in the pan
	flash in the pan
	from the frying pan into the fire
	pan out
pancake
	first pancake is always spoiled
	the first pancake is always spoiled
panic
	press the panic button
pants
	beat the pants off
	by the seat of your pants
	caught with his pants down
	get into her pants [B]
	piss your pants [B]
	wear the pants
paper
	a paper trail
par
	up to par
parachute
	parachute
parade
	on parade
	piss parade [B]
	rain on their parade
parcel
	part and parcel
pardon
	beg your pardon
	pardon me
park
	in the ball park
	out of the ball park
parole
	on parole
parrot
	as sick as a parrot
part
	discretion is the better part of valor
	do your part
	in these parts
	part and parcel
	part company
	part with
	play a big part
	play a part
	take part in
	these parts
parted
	a fool and his money are soon parted
partners
	partners in crime
party
	a necktie party
	a party to that
	crash a party
	life of the party
	necktie party
	party to that
	the life of the party
	throw a party
party-pooper
	party-pooper
pass
	a suicide pass (hockey)
	feather a pass (hockey)
	make a pass
	pass around
	pass away
	pass for
	pass off
	pass on
	pass out
	pass the buck
	pass through
	pass up
	pass water
	pass wind
	suicide pass
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	passé
passing
	just passing through
past
	past is slipping by without a trace
	the past is slipping by without a trace
pat
	a pat answer
	down pat
	pat answer
	pat on the back
patch
	patch things up
path
	cross paths
	down the garden path
	lead you down the garden path
	paths will cross
patience
	lose patience
	out of patience
	run out of patience
paul
	rob Peter to pay Paul
pave
	pave the way
paved
	road to hell is paved...
	the road to hell is paved with good intentions
pavement
	pound the pavement
pay
	hell to pay [B]
	pay a compliment
	pay a visit
	pay attention
	pay back
	pay down
	pay him back
	pay in kind
	pay my respects
	pay off
	pay the penalty
	pay the price
	pay the shot
	pay through the nose
	pay tribute
	pay up
	pay your dues
	pay your way
	price you have to pay
	rob Peter to pay Paul
	the price you have to pay
pay-off
	pay-off
paydirt
	hit paydirt
peace
	at peace
	peace of mind
peaches-and-cream
	peaches-and-cream
peachy
	peachy
peacock
	happy as a peacock
peanuts
	peanuts
pecking
	pecking order
pedal
	pedal her ass [B]
	pedal to the metal
	soft pedal
pedestal
	on a pedestal
	place on a pedestal
	put on a pedestal
pee
	take a pee [B]
	two pee holes in the snow
peed
	peed
	she peed
peek-a-boo
	peek-a-boo
peeled
	eyes peeled
	keep your eyes peeled
peep
	peep this
peer
	peer sneer
peg
	down a peg
	knock you down a peg
	take him down a peg
	take you down a peg
pell-mell
	pell-mell
pen
	pen those words/lines
penalty
	kill a penalty (hockey)
	pay the penalty
pencils
	sharpen your pencils
penny
	a penny for your thoughts
	a pretty penny
	cost a pretty penny
	penny for your thoughts
	penny pincher
	penny wise, dollar dumb
	penny wise, pound foolish
	pretty penny
people
	all things to all people
	people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
	step on people
perfect
	a perfect stranger
	perfect stranger
perfection
	to perfection
perfectly
	to be perfectly honest
period
	have your period [B]
perk
	perk up
pernicketypersnickety
	pernickety/persnickety
person
	in person
personally
	take it personally
perspective
	put things in perspective
pet
	pet
pete
	for Pete's sake
peter
	peter out
	rob Peter to pay Paul
	the Peter Principle
petrified
	petrified
phase
	phase me
	phase me out
phased
	it phased me out
phat
	phat
pheasant
	Saskatchewan pheasant
phone
	hold the phone
phone-in
	phone-in
phooey
	phooey
photo
	blow it up (photo)
	crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just to see her photo
	photo op
phrase
	catch phrase
	coin a phrase
	to coin a phrase
piano
	piano tied to your ass [B]
pick
	a bone to pick
	bone to pick
	pick a fight
	pick holes in
	pick of the litter
	pick on
	pick up
	pick up the pace
	pick up the pieces
	pick up the tab
	pick you up
	pick your brains
	pick yourself up
	take your pick
	the pick of the litter
pick-me-up
	a pick-me-up
	pick-me-up
pickings
	easy pickings
pickle
	in a pickle
	piss in the pickles [B]
picky
	picky
picture
	a picture is worth a thousand words
	big picture
	get the picture
	in the picture
	out of the picture
	paint a picture
	picture is worth a thousand words
	pretty as a picture
	snap a picture
	take a picture
	the big picture
	the picture of health
picture-perfect
	picture-perfect
piddly
	piddly
piddly-assed
	piddly-assed [B]
pie
	American as apple pie
	as American as apple pie
	easy as pie
	eat humble pie
	motherhood and apple pie
	pie in the sky
	sweetie pie
pie-eyed
	pie-eyed
piece
	a piece of ass [B]
	a piece of cake
	a piece of my mind
	a piece of piss
	a piece of tail [B]
	a piece of the action
	bits and pieces
	fall to pieces
	go to pieces
	pick up the pieces
	piece of ass [B]
	piece of cake
	piece of me
	piece of my mind
	piece of piss
	piece of tail [B]
	say my piece
	say your piece
	want a piece of me
pig
	a pig in a poke
	even a blind pig can find an acorn
	happy as a pig in shit [B]
	in a pig's ass [B]
	pig
	pig in a poke
	pig out
piggy
	piggy bank
piggyback
	piggyback
pike
	down the pike
pile
	a holy pile
	holy pile
pill
	a bitter pill
	bitter pill
	pill
	the pill
pillar
	from pillar to post
pilot
	pilot project
pimple
	pimple pole
pin
	on pins and needles
	pin down/pin him down
	pin money
	pin your hopes on
	pins and needles
	pull the pin
	so quiet you can hear a pin drop
pinch
	a pinch of coon shit [B]
	a pinch of salt
	a pinch to grow an inch
	feel the pinch
	in a pinch
	pinch
	pinch an inch
	pinch of coon shit [B]
	pinch of salt
	pinch off a loaf [B]
	pinch to grow an inch
pinch-hitter
	pinch-hitter (baseball)
pincher
	penny pincher
pine
	a pine float
	pine float
pinhead
	pinhead
pink
	in the pink
	tickled pink
pinko
	pinko
pinned
	ears pinned back
	get your ears pinned back
pinpoint
	pinpoint
pipe
	in the pipe five by five
	lead pipe cinch
	pipe down
	pipe dream
	pipes
pipsqueak
	pipsqueak
piracy
	software piracy
pirate
	pirate
piss
	a piece of piss
	full of piss and vinegar [B]
	piece of piss
	piss away [B]
	piss in the pickles [B]
	piss like a race horse [B]
	piss off [B]
	piss on them [B]
	piss parade [B]
	piss poor [B]
	piss pot full [B]
	piss your pants [B]
	take a piss [B]
pissed
	pissed [B]
	pissed off [B]
	pissed to the gills [B]
pissing
	pissing into the wind [B]
pit
	pit of my stomach
	pit stop
	pits
	the pit of my stomach
	the pits
pitch
	make a pitch
place
	between a rock and a hard place
	go places
	heart is in the right place
	in place
	learn your place
	out of place
	place on a pedestal
	put him in his place
	quit this place
	take my place
	take place
	trash the place
plain
	as plain as day
	as plain as the nose on your face
	in plain view
	it's as plain as the nose on your face
	plain as day
	plain as the nose on your face
plan
	best laid plans
	Plan B
	the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
planebustrain
	catch a plane/bus/train
plank
	walk the plank
plastered
	plastered
plastic
	plastic
plate
	a full plate
	clean up your plate
	full plate
	on my plate
	plate is full
	step up to the plate
platter
	on a silver platter
play
	a play on words
	all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
	come into play
	how it plays out
	play a big part
	play a bit-part
	play a joke on
	play a mean game
	play a part
	play a prank on
	play a trick on
	play along
	play around
	play catch-up
	play dead
	play dirty
	play dumb
	play fair
	play games
	play hard to get
	play hardball
	play havoc with
	play hooky
	play into his hand
	play it by ear
	play it cool
	play it for all it's worth
	play it safe
	play it up
	play musical chairs
	play my cards right
	play on my heart strings
	play on words
	play out
	play second fiddle
	play the field
	play the fool
	play the ham
	play the heavy
	play the ponies
	play the stock market
	play to the crowd
	play with fire
	power play (business)
	power play (hockey)
	roll over and play dead
	turn about is fair play
player
	team player
playing
	a level playing field
	level the playing field
	not playing with a full deck
pleased
	pleased as punch
pluck
	pluck at the heart strings
plug
	plug away
	plug into
	plug the product
	plug the team
	pull the plug
	put in a plug for
plugged
	not worth a plugged nickel
plumb
	plumb loco
plump
	plump full
pocket
	a pocket of resistance
	burn a hole in your pocket
	deep pockets
	have deep pockets
	out of pocket
	pocket Hercules
	pocket of resistance
poetic
	wax poetic
pogey
	pogey
point
	at this point in time
	beside the point
	brownie points
	case in point
	come to the point
	get the point
	get to the point
	in point of fact
	make a point of
	miss the point
	point a finger at
	point is well taken
	point of no return
	point of view
	point out
	put too fine a point on
	selling point
	the breaking point
	the point of no return
	the turning point
	turning point
point-blank
	point-blank range
pointed
	pointed questions
poison
	one man's meat is another man's poison
	what's your poison
poke
	a pig in a poke
	pig in a poke
	poke fun at
	take a poke at
poker
	a poker face
	poker face
pokey
	pokey
pole
	bean pole
	low on the totem pole
	pimple pole
	totem pole
	touch it with a ten-foot pole
policy
	honesty is the best policy
polish
	polish off/polish it off
political
	political football
politically
	politically correct
poll
	take a poll
polluted
	polluted
ponies
	play the ponies
pony
	pony tail
	pony up
poontang
	poontang [B]
poop
	poop
	what's the poop
poor
	as poor as a church mouse
	piss poor [B]
	poor as a church mouse
	poor house
poorhouse
	in the poorhouse
pop
	a pop
	pop a cap [B]
	pop in
	pop over
	pop the question
	pop up
	pop your buttons
popcorn
	popcorn brain
pope
	pope's nose
	the pope's nose
popsicle
	blow this Popsicle stand
positive
	positive
possession
	take possession
possum
	grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads
post
	from pillar to post
posted
	keep you posted
pot
	a chicken in every pot
	chicken in every pot
	go to pot
	gone to pot
	piss pot full [B]
	pot
	pot calling the kettle black
	pot of gold
	shit or get off the pot
	sweeten the pot
potato
	couch potato
	drop him like a hot potato
	hot potato
	like a hot potato
	potato sack
potatoes
	small potatoes
potential
	realize your potential
potlicker
	potlicker
pound
	an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
	go pound salt
	penny wise, pound foolish
	pound of flesh
	pound salt
	pound the pavement
pour
	it never rains but it pours
	pour it on
	pour out your soul
	when it rains it pours
poverty
	below the poverty line
pow
	pow
powder
	powder my nose
	take a powder
power
	balance of power
	grey power
	more power to you
	power play (business)
	power play (hockey)
	power to burn
	power trip
	power user
	powers that be
	the balance of power
	the powers that be
practice
	practice what you preach
prairie
	prairie oyster
praise
	praise him to the skies
	sing his praises
prank
	play a prank on
pre-menstrual
	pre-menstrual syndrome
preach
	practice what you preach
	preach to the choir/preach to the converted
prepare
	prepare like crazy
preppy
	preppy
presence
	presence of mind
press
	hot off the press
	press charges
	press into service
	press on
	press the panic button
pressed
	hard pressed
pressure
	cool under pressure
	under pressure
pretty
	a pretty penny
	cost a pretty penny
	pretty as a picture
	pretty penny
	sitting pretty
prevailed
	cooler heads prevailed
prevention
	an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
	ounce of prevention
price
	asking price
	pay the price
	price out
	price you have to pay
	set your price
	the price you have to pay
prick
	prick [B]
pride
	pride goeth before a fall
	swallow your pride
prima
	prima donna
prime
	in your prime
prince
	Prince Charming
principle
	the Peter Principle
print
	put to bed (print media)
prob
	no problem (no prob)
probation
	on probation
problem
	get to the root of the problem
	no problem (no prob)
	root of the problem
	the root of the problem
proby
	proby
product
	plug the product
profile
	keep a low profile
profit
	turn a profit
project
	pilot project
promise
	a lick and a promise
	break a promise
	keep a promise
	lick and a promise
	promise the moon
	show promise
pronto
	pronto
proof
	proof of the pudding...
	the proof of the pudding is in the eating
property
	public property
proportion
	blow it out of proportion
props
	props
proud
	did yourself proud
	do yourself proud
psych
	psych out
psychedpsyched
	psyched/psyched up
pub
	pub crawl
public
	go public
	public property
pudding
	proof of the pudding...
	the proof of the pudding is in the eating
puddlejumper
	puddlejumper
puff
	have a puff
pull
	pull a face
	pull a few strings
	pull a muscle
	pull for
	pull in your horns
	pull it off
	pull it out
	pull out all the stops
	pull punches
	pull that
	pull the goalie (hockey)
	pull the pin
	pull the plug
	pull the rug out
	pull the wool over your eyes
	pull through
	pull together
	pull up stakes
	pull up your socks
	pull your chain
	pull your leg
	pull your weight
	pull your wire [B]
	pull yourself together
pulse
	take the pulse
	take your pulse
pumpedpumped
	pumped/pumped up
punch
	pack a punch
	pleased as punch
	punch your lights out
punches
	pull punches
	roll with the punches
punishment
	a sucker for punishment
puppy
	puppy
	puppy love
pure
	pure luck
purpose
	on purpose
	serve the purpose
purse
	hold the purse strings
	make a silk purse...
	you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
push
	don't push your luck
	push me (to the limit)
	push the boat out
	push the envelope
	push the right buttons
	push your luck
	when push comes to shove
pusher
	pusher
pushing
	pushing fifty
	pushing up daisies
puss
	sour puss
pussy
	pussy whipped
pussyfoot
	pussyfoot around
put
	can't put my finger on it
	can't put my hands on it
	don't put all your eggs in one basket
	hard put
	put 'em up
	put 'er there
	put a bug in my ear
	put a different slant on it
	put a hex on me
	put a lid on it
	put all your eggs in...
	put an end to
	put away
	put down
	put down roots
	put her there
	put him in his place
	put in a good word for
	put in a hard day
	put in a plug for
	put in time
	put it
	put it on the bill
	put me on
	put my finger on it
	put my foot down
	put my neck on the line
	put off
	put on a pedestal
	put on airs
	put on the dog
	put out
	put out about
	put out feelers
	put out of its misery
	put stock in
	put the finishing touches on
	put the hammer down
	put the heat on
	put the kibosh on
	put the right spin on it
	put them up
	put things in perspective
	put to bed (print media)
	put to death
	put to rest
	put to shame
	put to the test
	put too fine a point on
	put up or shut up
	put up the money
	put up with
	put you at ease
	put you away
	put you in a bad mood
	put you off your game
	put you through the mill
	put your best foot forward
	put your foot in it
	put your foot in your mouth
	put your heart into it
	put your mind to it
	put your money where your mouth is
	put your shoulder to the wheel
	put yourself out
	put yourself through college
	stay put
put-down
	put-down
putting
	putting me on
	putting on the ritz

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