Idiom | Meaning | Example |
pig |
police, cop, flatfoot, fuzz
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Rocky says, "There was pigs on every corner. We couldn't move."
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pig in a poke |
(See a pig in a poke)
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pig out |
eat a lot, fill your face
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Then we went to the Dairy Queen and pigged out on soft ice cream.
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piggy bank |
glass or porcelain pig used for saving coins
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The little girl was counting the money in her piggy bank.
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piggyback |
carried on someone's back, riding on someone's back
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Jurgen loved to ride piggyback when his dad walked in the park.
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piggyback |
succeed on the efforts of others
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A catering firm piggybacked to success on United Airlines.
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pill |
(See the pill)
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pilot project |
the model or prototype, trial run
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This solar generator is our pilot project. If it's successful we'll
learn from it and build more.
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pimple pole |
youth with pimples, teenager with zits
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Hey, pimple pole! You left your locker door open.
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pin down/pin him down |
get a direct answer, obtain the facts
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Jed won't answer my questions. He's difficult to pin down.
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