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English Idioms: P
Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang
English Idio ms: 199 ent ries beginning wit h 'P'
Pulling cho cks
If yo u p ull cho cks, yo u g e t re ad y and le ave a p lace .
Punching b ag
A p unching b ag (o r p unch b ag ) is a p e rso n who g e ts a lo t o f unfair criticism.
Pup 's chance
A p up 's chance is no chance .
Pup p y lo ve
Pup p y lo ve is lo ve b e twe e n two ve ry yo ung p e o p le .
Purp le p atch
A p urp le p atch is a p e rio d o f time whe n so me o ne o r so me thing is succe ssful and d o ing we ll.
Push co me s to sho ve
If o r whe n p ush co me s to sho ve , the situatio n has b e co me so me b ad that yo u are fo rce d to d o so me thing : If p ush co me s to
sho ve , we 'll just have to use o ur saving s.
Push the e nve lo p e
This me ans to g o to the limits, to d o so me thing to the maximum p o ssib le .
Push the p anic b utto n
If so me o ne p ushe s the p anic b utto n, the y re sp o nd to a situatio n b y b e co ming ve ry frig hte ne d o r e xcite d .
Pushing at an o p e n d o o r
If yo u're p ushing at an o p e n d o o r, yo u achie ve what yo u want e asily b e cause many p e o p le ag re e with yo u o r sup p o rt yo u.
Pushing up the d aisie s
If so me o ne is said to b e p ushing up the d aisie s, the y are d e ad .
Put a b ug in yo ur e ar
If yo u p ut a b ug in so me o ne 's e ar, yo u g ive him o r he r a re mind e r o r sug g e stio n re lating to a future e ve nt.
Put a co rk in it!
This is a way o f te lling so me o ne to b e q uie t.
Put a so ck in it
If so me o ne te lls yo u to p ut a so ck in it, the y are te lling yo u to shut up .
Put all yo ur e g g s in o ne b aske t
If yo u p ut all yo ur e g g s in o ne b aske t, yo u risk e ve rything o n a sing le o p p o rtunity which, like e g g s b re aking , co uld g o wro ng .
Put it o n the cuff
If yo u p ut so me thing o n the cuff, yo u will take it no w and p ay fo r it late r.
Put lip stick o n a p ig
If p e o p le p ut lip stick o n a p ig , the y make sup e rficial o r co sme tic chang e s, ho p ing that it will make the p ro d uct mo re attractive .
Put mo re g re e n into so me thing
(USA) To p ut mo re g re e n into so me thing is to sp e nd mo re o r to incre ase inve stme nt in it.
Put o ff yo ur strid e
If yo u p ut so me o ne o ff the ir strid e , yo u d istract the m and make it hard fo r the m to d o o r co mp le te a task.
Put o n a b rave face
If yo u p ut o n a b rave face , o r p ut a b rave face o n so me thing , yo u b e have co nfid e ntly o r che e rfully e ve n tho ug h thing s are d ifficult.
('Brave fro nt' is also use d .)
Put o n airs
If so me o ne p uts o n airs, the y p re te nd to b e g rand e r and mo re imp o rtant than the y re ally are .
Put o n yo ur thinking cap
If yo u p ut o n yo ur thinking cap , yo u think ve ry hard ab o ut so me thing .
Put o r g e t so me o ne 's b ack up
If yo u p ut o r g e t so me o ne 's b ack up , yo u anno y the m.
Put so me d irt o n it
This me ans that whe n yo u g e t hurt, yo u sho uld rub it o ff o r shake it o ff and yo u'll b e o k.
Put so me mustard o n it!
(USA) It's use d to e nco urag e so me o ne to thro w a b all like a b ase b all hard o r fast.
Put so me b o d y's no se o ut o f jo int
If yo u p ut so me o ne 's no se o ut o f jo int, yo u irritate the m o r make the m ang ry with yo u.
Put so me o ne o n a p e d e stal
If yo u p ut so me o ne o n a p e d e stal, yo u ad mire the m g re atly, id o lise the m.
Put so me o ne o ut to p asture
If so me o ne is p ut o ut to p asture , the y are fo rce d to re sig n o r g ive up so me re sp o nsib ilitie s.
Put that in yo ur p ip e and smo ke it
This is use d as an unsymp athe tic way o f te lling so me o ne to acce p t what yo u have just said .
Put the carriag e b e fo re the ho rse
If yo u p ut the carriag e b e fo re the ho rse , yo u try to d o thing s in the wro ng o rd e r.
Put the kyb o sh o n
To p ut an e nd to so me thing .
Put the p e d al to the me tal
If yo u p ut the p e d al to the me tal, yo u g o faste r.
Put to the swo rd
If so me o ne is p ut to the swo rd , he o r she is kille d o r e xe cute d .
Put two and two to g e the r
If so me o ne p uts two and two to g e the r, the y re ach a co rre ct co nclusio n fro m the e vid e nce .
Put up o r shut up
'Put up o r shut up ' me ans yo u d o so me thing yo u are talking ab o ut o r no t to talk ab o ut it any mo re .
Put yo u in mind
If so me thing sug g e sts so me thing to yo u, it p uts yo u in mind o f that thing .
Put yo u in the p icture
If yo u p ut so me o ne in the p icture , yo u te ll the m the info rmatio n the y ne e d to kno w ab o ut so me thing .
Put yo ur b e st fo o t fo rward
If yo u ut yo ur b e st fo o t fo rward , yo u try yo ur b e st to d o so me thing .
Put yo ur card s o n the tab le
If yo u p ut yo ur card s o n the tab le , yo u make yo ur tho ug hts o r id e as p e rfe ctly cle ar.
Put yo ur fo o t d o wn
Whe n so me o ne p uts the ir fo o t d o wn, the y make a firm stand and e stab lish the ir autho rity o n an issue .
Put yo ur fo o t in it
If yo u p ut yo ur fo o t in it, yo u d o o r say so me thing e mb arrassing and tactle ss o r g e t yo urse lf into tro ub le .
Put yo ur fo o t in yo ur mo uth
If yo u p ut yo ur fo o t in yo ur mo uth, yo u say so me thing stup id o r e mb arrassing .
Put yo ur hand o n yo ur he art
If yo u can o ut yo ur hand o n yo ur he art, the n yo u can say so me thing kno wing it to b e true .
Put yo ur he ad s to g e the r
If p e o p le p ut the ir he ad to g e the r, the y e xchang e id e as ab o ut so me thing .
Put yo ur mo ne y whe re yo ur mo uth is
If so me o ne p uts the ir mo ne y whe re the ir mo uth is, the y b ack up the ir wo rd s with actio n.
Put yo ur sho uld e r to the whe e l
Whe n yo u p ut yo ur sho uld e r to the whe e l, yo u co ntrib ute to an e ffo rt.
Put yo ur thumb o n the scale s
If yo u p ut yo ur thumb o n the scale s, yo u try to influe nce the re sult o f so me thing in yo ur favo ur.
Put yo urse lf in so me o ne 's sho e s
If yo u p ut yo urse lf in so me o ne 's sho e s, yo u imag ine what it is like to b e in the ir p o sitio n.
Putting the cart b e fo re the ho rse
Whe n yo u p ut the cart b e fo re the ho rse , yo u are d o ing so me thing the wro ng way ro und .
Pyrrhic victo ry
A Pyrrhic victo ry is o ne that cause s the victo r to suffe r so much to achie ve it that it isn't wo rth winning .
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