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Letter: p

Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 589 (50 per page)

Practice makes perfect

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Repetitia e mama invataturii

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Praise to the skies

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praise to the skies
1. (transitive, idiomatic) to laud excessively

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Prawn cocktail offensive

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prawn cocktail offensive
1. (idiomatic) a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

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Pray tell

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pray tell
1. (archaic) Please explain (something the requester does not yet understand).
? Pray tell us, how will they fare while you are away?
2. (idiomatic, usually sarcastic) Expressing incredulity, please explain (some claim or position the speaker doubts).
? But how, pray tell, do you "notice" something that happens when you're asleep?

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Preach to deaf ears

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preach to deaf ears (third-person singular simple present preaches to deaf ears, present participle preaching to deaf ears, simple past and past participle preached to deaf ears)
1. (idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.


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Preach to the choir

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preach to the choir
1. (idiomatic) Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.


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Prepare the ground

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When you prepare the ground, you try to make it easier for a future event or action to happen or be accepted.

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The two foreign ministers prepared the ground for negotiations.



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Present company excepted

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present company excepted
1. (idiomatic) These negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).


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Press into service

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press into service (third-person singular simple present presses into service, present participle pressing into service, simple past and past participle pressed into service)
1. (idiomatic) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.
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Press on

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press on
1. (idiomatic) to persist, continue to advance

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Press something home

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If you press something home, you insist on a point in a discussion or argument.
If you press something home, you insist on a point in a discussion or argument.

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Her lawyer kept pressing home the fact that she was a single mother.



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Press the flesh

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press the flesh
1. (idiomatic) To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.


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Press the panic button

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press the panic button
1. (idiomatic) To start to panic

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Pressed for time

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If you are pressed for time, you have hardly enough time to do something, so you must hurry.

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Sorry, I can't talk to you now.  I'm a bit pressed for time.



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Pressed for time

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pressed for time
1. (idiomatic) in a hurry, without spare time.


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Pretty as a picture

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as pretty as a picture
1. (simile) Very pretty, very cute

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Pretty pass

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pretty pass (usually uncountable, plural pretty passes)
1. (idiomatic, dated) An unsatisfactory situation.


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Pretty penny

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pretty penny (plural pretty pennies)
1. (idiomatic) A considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.


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Pretty pictures

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1. (idiomatic) Image supplements in a presentation: graphs, charts, etc.
He forgot to include "pretty pictures" in his Nagio project's documentation.

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Pretty up

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pretty up (third-person singular simple present pretties up, present participle prettying up, simple past and past participle prettied up)
1. (idiomatic) to prettify, to make pretty or prettier

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Prevail upon

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prevail upon
1. (idiomatic) To convince; to persuade.
? Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.

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Price is right

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price is right
1. (idiomatic) The cost of a thing is reasonable and of good value.
? The price is right for this used car.

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Price of tea in china

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price of tea in China (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Something that is irrelevant or unimportant, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.
2. (literally) The wholesale or retail price of tea in the country of China.


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Price on one's head

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price on one's head (plural prices on ones' heads)
1. (idiomatic) A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.
? The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women.

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Price oneself out of the market

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If you price yourself out of the market, you charge such a high price for your goods or services that nobody wants to buy them.

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He was so eager to make money that he priced himself out of the market.



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Price out of the market

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price out of the market
1. (idiomatic) To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.
? He's pricing out of the market, asking for $100,000 for that shack!

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Price you have to pay

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The price you have to pay is what you have to endure in return for something you gain or achieve.
The price you have to pay is what you have to endure in return for something you gain or achieve.

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Lack of privacy is the price you have to pay for being a celebrity.



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Prick up one's ears

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prick up one's ears
1. (idiomatic) To listen attentively

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Prick up your ears

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If you prick up your ears, you suddenly pay attention to what is being said.

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The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word 'ice-cream'.



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Prime of life

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the prime of (one's) life (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance

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Prime of one's life

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The prime of one's life is the time in a person's life when they are in their best physical condition. 

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At the age of 75, the singer is not exactly in the prime of his life!



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Private branch exchange

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private branch exchange (abbreviated as PBX)
1. (idiomatic) A telecommunications switching system, physically located at a customer's place of business, that provides internal communication between users and also access to outside (trunk) telephone lines.

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Private eye

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private eye (plural private eyes)
1. (idiomatic) A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.

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Problem child

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problem child (plural problem children)
1. (euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.


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Prod someone into doing

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If you prod someone into doing something, you make a hesitant person do something that they are reluctant to do.

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She was ideal for the job, but I had to prod her into applying for the position.



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Progressive love

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progressive love (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A committed open relationship based on boosting the love and affection opportunities available for one's partner

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Promised land

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Promised Land
1. (Judaism, Christianity) The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.
2. (Mormonism) America.
Promised Land (plural Promised Lands)
1. (idiomatic, sometimes lower case) Any place

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Proof of the pudding

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This expression means that something new can only be judged after it has been tested.

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I'm going to try out my new DVD player. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as we all know!



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Prop up the bar

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prop up the bar
1. (idiomatic, informal, derogatory) To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.

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Prophet of doom

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prophet of doom (plural prophets of doom)
1. (idiomatic) a pessimistic person who often sees the possible calamity in every situation.

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Propose a toast

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propose a toast
1. (idiomatic) An introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)

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Protest too much

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protest too much (third-person singular simple present protests too much, present participle protesting too much, simple past and past participle protested too much)
1. (idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

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Proud/pleased as punch

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Someone who is as proud or pleased as punch is delighted or feels very satisfied about something.

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Dad was as proud as punch when he won the tennis match.



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Provided that

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Cu conditia ca

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Psychological warfare

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psychological warfare (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.

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Pub-crawl

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pub-crawl (plural pub-crawls)
1. Alternative form of pub crawl.
pub-crawl (third-person singular simple present pub-crawls, present participle pub-crawling, simple past and past participle pub-crawled)
1. (idiomatic) to visit, and drink

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Public comment

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public comment (plural public comments)
1. (politics, law) Input given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period—and by means—set aside and prescribed by law.
2. Used other than as an idiom: see public,‎ comment.

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Public intellectual

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public intellectual (plural public intellectuals)
1. (idiomatic) A well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.


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Publicity hound

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publicity hound (plural publicity hounds)
1. (idiomatic) A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.


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Puddle jumper

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puddle jumper (plural puddle jumpers)
1. (idiomatic) A small passenger airplane, typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports.
? The flight across country was not bad, but the ride in the puddle jumper between Boston and Connecticut was a little rough.

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