Idiom Definition Index P


 
p
mind your manners
pace
hold your own
keep up
keep up with the Joneses
rat race
stay abreast
take your sweet time
pacifist
dove
pack
a lot of bunk
no truth to it
pull the pin
packed
chockablock
loaded to the hilt
pad
digs
page
handout
hard copy
paid
a kept woman
ahead of the game
blood money
hit man
out of pocket
pain
a pain in the butt
a royal pain
act up
half-corked
have an attack
killing me
put your foot in your mouth
take the trouble
painful
a bitter pill
got you by the short hairs
painters
The Group of Seven
painting
work of art
pair
a full house (cards)
pale
look like death warmed over
stack up
palm
eat it up
money talks
paltry
chicken feed
peanuts
pan
fall through
how it plays out
play out
work out
panel
idiot lights
panic
pell-mell
press the panic button
panting
tuckered out
pants
blow you away
caught in the act
drop your drawers
shit myself [B]
paper
check over
hard copy
hot off the press
pass off
par
up to scratch
parade
on parade
parcel
drop off
one and the same
pardon
come again
huh
say what
parent
backpack (business)
family tree
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
park
take my place
parked
get a ticket
parking
strip mall
parrot
as sick as a dog
in sick bay
sicker than a dog
part
a drop in the bucket
all in a day's work
cut to the chase
dark side
even up
fake it
give me a hint
heavy going
home stretch
in his blood
in the picture
in these parts
let go of
lovelife
neck of the woods
one and the same
over the hump
pony up
rob Peter to pay Paul
sacred cow
selling point
split up
the best of both worlds
the big picture
the first leg
the lion's share
the tip of the iceberg
there's more than meets the eye
these parts
thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig
tip of the iceberg
turn the corner
win by a nose
World Wide Web (www)
participant
take part in
parties
kick up your heels
live it up
partly
hard of hearing
tall tale
under the influence of alcohol
partner
breakup
in cahoots
pair off/pair up
sleep around [B]
party
bash
boozing buddies
crash a party
cut a wide swath
do the town
dolled up
dressed fit to kill
gas
good time
gussied up
have a blast
it's a zoo in there
jam/jam out
let the good times roll
paint the town red
party-pooper
rain on their parade
rubberneck
skinhead
stag
the more the merrier
throw a party
wingding
party-pooper
buzz-kill
spoilsport
stick-in-the-mud
pass
a suicide pass (hockey)
black out
buy the farm
cherrypicker (hockey)
cross over Jordan
cross over to the other side
cut the cheese [B]
drink you under the table
feather a pass (hockey)
good hands
hand out
kick the bucket
let a fart [B]
let this chance go by
on the bubble
pass around
pass away
slip away
the buck stops here
the runaround
up to par
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old hat
passed
what goes around comes around
passenger
air rage
along for the ride
passes
how time flies
roll around
passing
in the Monford lane
passion
got the hots for
passionate
nuts about
past
at one time
back at it
high time
over the hump
rest on your laurels
run the gauntlet
the past is slipping by without a trace
water under the bridge
you can run but you can't hide
pastry
melt in your mouth
pat
by heart
canned
down to a T
path
a slippery slope
fast track
find your way
make way
out of the way
pave the way
rocky road
short cut
slippery slope
patience
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
lose patience
out of patience
patient
hang in there
lose patience
pause
chill out
dilly-dally
just like that
strike me
wait a minute
pausing
without batting an eye
pave
spade work
paved
road to hell is paved...
pay
a contract out on
a little steep
bail me out
bite the hand that feeds you
cash and carry
cash on the barrelhead
cash on the line
cheap skate
check-out
chip in
come across
cough up
drive a hard bargain
dubs
Dutch treat
find a way around
flip you for it
foot the bill
fork over
fuss over
get off
get revenge
get serious
give an arm and a leg
give you odds
grease my palm
hard up
have one on me
honesty is the best policy
know which side your bread is buttered on
let off
listen up
live off
live on
make a go of it
make an offer
make ends meet
mark my words
no questions asked
pay down
pay off
pay the penalty
pay the shot
pay through the nose
pay up
pay your way
pick up the tab
put up or shut up
put up the money
put your money where your mouth is
put yourself through college
scot-free
see you through
set you back
shell out
spring for
square up
stiff
the price you have to pay
the short end of the stick
this one is on me
tune me out
up against it
walk
paycheck
bring home the bacon
payday
tide me over
paying
a raw deal
asleep at the switch
in one ear and out the other
stiff
payment
up the ante
peace
dove
raise hell [B]
rest his soul (God rest his soul)
take solace
peaceful
at peace
go to hell in a handbasket
rest his soul (God rest his soul)
silence is golden
peacefully
sound asleep
peachy
just ducky
peanuts
a paltry sum
chicken feed
pecking
low on the totem pole
pedal
boot it
downplay
flat out
floor it
full throttle
goose it
heavy foot
in the Monford lane
put the hammer down
ride the clutch
step on it
pedantic
anal retentive
pee
back teeth are floating
have a leak [B]
pass water
take a leak [B]
take a piss [B]
take a whiz
whiz
peed
mop the floor with us
peek
have a boo
peek-a-boo
peeled
keep an eye out
peep
check this out
eyeball this
peg
knock the wind out of his sails
pell-mell
harum-scarum
pen
on the loose
penalty
kill a penalty (hockey)
no rest for the wicked
the sin bin (hockey)
penis
a dildo [B]
a hard-on [B]
dick [B]
dink [B]
dork [B]
hoo-haw [B]
prick [B]
well hung [B]
penitentiary
do time
pennies
penny wise, pound foolish
penny
diddly-squat
penny wise, pound foolish
people
a beehive of activity
a firm hand
a hot ticket
a pocket of resistance
across the board
actions speak louder than words
all hell broke loose
bar none
bash
beggars can't be choosers
bigger fish to fry
birds of a feather flock together
blow sky high
brain drain
break the silence
bridge the gap
cast a spell
chain letter
character density
choose up sides
cooler heads prevailed
different strokes for different folks
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Donnybrook
draw attention to
drawing card
drop a name / drop names
dude
ears are burning
elbow room
fall on deaf ears
Gang of Four
geezer gap
Generation X
get a laugh
get in on the ground floor
grey power
heads will roll
heart is in the right place
hell to pay [B]
high and mighty
high handed
ignorance is bliss
in his good books
in my good books
in the loop
in your bad books
jump queue
keep to yourself
larger than life
leak
leave the door open
leave yourself open
lesser lights
let the cat out of the bag
line of authority
line up
live up to
liveware
love at first sight
love is blind
mind games
misery loves company
moppie
mudsling
muscle in
name-dropper
no rest for the wicked
pair off/pair up
partners in crime
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
piss parade [B]
play a prank on
play games
play musical chairs
play the field
practice what you preach
preach to the choir/preach to the converted
pull a few strings
reach out
rumor has it
run roughshod
second guess
shareware
shoot up
single file
snowball
squat
step on people
take a poll
take the pulse
talk it up
test the water
the cat's out of the bag
the fat hit the fire
the in-crowd
the life of the party
the luck of the Irish
the more the merrier
the Peter Principle
the powers that be
the salt of the earth
the shit hit the fan
there are two sides to every story
there's one born every minute
think tank
throw a party
turnout
two abreast
two's company, three's a crowd
when push comes to shove
win the hearts
word is out
work the room
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you have to be good to be lucky
per
a pop
perfect
a total stranger
letter-perfect
picky
Prince Charming
promise the moon
perfection
to a T
perfectionistic
pernickety/persnickety
perfectly
as a matter of fact
down to a T
in fact
picture-perfect
to a T
to perfection
perform
buck fever
choke
cool under pressure
front man
give head [B]
knock your socks off
mop the floor with us
outdo yourself
put out
screw up
slip a notch
stink the joint out
walk through
performance
a tough act to follow
ahead of the curve
behind the curve
break a leg
dress rehearsal
tune up
performed
done good
good show
picture-perfect
performer
all the world's a stage
steal the show
superstar
take the stage
performing
in a slump
pumped/pumped up
period
got the rags on [B]
soft market
perks
every cloud has a silver lining
permanent
fast friends
on probation
permanently
for good
permission
make off with
permit
crack down on
rule out
stand for
permitted
heaven forbid
persevere
hang in there
pick yourself up
person
a babe in the woods
a bar fly
a barrel of laughs
a basket case
a big shot
a big wheel
a big wig
a blank look
a brick
a bull in a china shop
a bundle of nerves
a caution
a cheap drunk
a cut-up
a daredevil
a firm hand
a flash in the pan
a game one
a going concern,
a good egg
a good head
a good sport
a heavy hitter
a heavyweight
a hothead
a hotshot
a household name
a marked man
a nut case
a pain in the butt
a party to that
a perfect stranger
a pop
a quick study
a redneck
a rolling stone gathers no moss
a shogun
a sitting duck
a soft touch
a three-bagger
a tower of strength
a wolf in sheep's clothing
a word to the wise is sufficient
a wordsmith
age before beauty
all talk and no action
an airhead
an old hand at
baby boomer
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty is only skin deep
best interests at heart
big shot
big wigs
binner
birdbrain
blabbermouth
blood money
bozo
buzz-kill
by word of mouth
canary
candy-ass
capture the imagination
car buff
card-carrying member
chain smoker
character assassination
cheap skate
chicken
chromedome
class act
comeback kid
couch potato
crack shot/salesman etc.
crackpot
creep
curiosity killed the cat
cut my teeth on
dance with the one who brought you
dark side
dead-eye Dick
deadbeat
deadhead
dingbat/ding-dong
dipstick
dirty dog/dirty rat
dog in the manger
dork [B]
dove
draft dodger
ducks in a row (ducks in order)
dumbo
eager beaver
eagle eyes
even up
fat cat
fence sitter
figurehead
first dibs
first hand
flatliner
geek
geezer
give a black eye
go steady
good bet
granola
half-pint
ham
happy camper
hard line
have a fling
haven't seen hide nor hair
hawk
head (headbanger)
headhunter
health nut
hick
high roller
hit man
hold-out
honky
hot stuff
in good hands
in the flesh
it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
jack of all trades
jam tart
joker
jolly good fellow
junkie
keep your distance
King Shit on Turd Island
klutz
knock out
lame duck
lamebrain
landlubber
lard butt/lard ass [B]
last hurrah
late bloomer
lazy bones
lefty
lifer
look down your nose at
lose favor
lowlife
lucky dog
moneybags
motherfucker [B]
nerd
Net surfer
new blood
new kid on the block
Newfie
no fair
nobody's fool
numbskull
nut
on a string
one man's garbage is another man's art
one man's meat is another man's poison
pass around
pay tribute
peer sneer
penny pincher
pipsqueak
pocket Hercules
pot calling the kettle black
potlicker
power user
pusher
rabble-rouser
railroad
rat fink
rob the cradle
say jump...how high
scaredy cat
scum/scumbag
see hide nor hair
seek revenge
self-starter
send a bouquet
sentence to death
shit disturber [B]
shithead [B]
showboat
sicko
silkhead
single out
slackass [B]
slimebucket [B]
slowpoke
smartass [B]
so and so
soften up
soul mate
sounding board
sour puss
southpaw
sow wild oats
speak highly of
speak of the devil
square shooter
stiff
straight from the horse's mouth
string bean
suck
sucker
take it out on
take my hat off to
take sides
the butt of the joke
the devil makes work for idle hands
the goat
The Grim Reaper
the inside track
the laughing stock
the life of the party
the man in the middle
the middleman
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
tight-ass [B]
to a man
tough customer
tub of guts
tube head
turn the tables on
twerp
twiggy
twinkle toes
two's company, three's a crowd
unsung hero
VIP
weigh in at
weirdo
what a brain
wheeler-dealer
wimp
windbag
wingnut
world beater
wuss
yellow belly
yuppie
zipperhead
personal
a talking to
dirty laundry
find your voice
hang-up
out of pocket
outdo yourself
rock
suck up to
the inside story
through the wringer
wekabi
personality
in his blood
it takes one to know one
take after
personally
hit home
persongroup
lord it over
personhorseteam
a shoo-in
perspective
put a different slant on it
perspire
break a sweat
work up a sweat
persuade
make a pitch
sucker
talk into
twist my arm
persuaded
an easy mark
persuasively
talk the leg off the lamb of God
pervert
creep
sicko
weirdo
pet
potlicker
petite
cute as a bug's ear
petrified
make your hair stand on end
scared shitless [B]
scared stiff
phase
over the hump
phased
throw me for a loop
phobia
hang-up
phone
any word
call up
dingle you
get a hold of
give me a call
give me a dingle
give me a ring
hold your horses
in touch
keep in touch
keep you posted
make a false move
no word
phone-in
reach me
ring me
ring off the hook
rubberneck
so small you had to back out to change your mind
take calls
phony
a snow job
crocodile tears
flake
jam tart
phooey
fuddle duddle*
photo
in the flesh
photo op
photocopier
run off
photograph
take a picture
phrase
a play on words
buzzword
catch phrase
chime in
crack a joke
to coin a phrase
physical
beauty is only skin deep
fit as a fiddle
smelling yourself
physically
get in shape
pick
a score to settle
clean up
give me a lift
roll with the punches
take up cudgels
take your sweet time
pickles
throw a monkey wrench into the works
picture
a picture is worth a thousand words
can't see the forest for the trees
get this straight
hard copy
in your mind's eye
take a picture
picture-perfect
letter-perfect
pie
airy-fairy
honey
like shit through a goose
pipe dream
piece
a dressing down
a drop in the bucket
a jim dandy
a piece of piss
bits and pieces
come undone
duck soup
easy as pie
easy pickings
even up
finish off
it was a lark
it's a snap
odds and ends
piss in the pickles [B]
the lion's share
tie up
top it off
pig
cop
eat like a horse
eat you out of house and home
fill your face
fuzz
piggy bank
put away
pike
what's going down
what's going on
pile
tons
pill
the pill
pilot
trial balloon
pimple
pimple pole
whore blossom
zit
pin
fall on your sword
get your hopes up
nail down
pack it in
spending money
sweat it out
pinch
a pinch to grow an inch
in a tight spot
pinch an inch
rabbit
scoff
pink
hale and hearty
pipe
carry a tune
keep it down
piracy
bootleg
piss
rain on their parade
throw a monkey wrench into the works
pissb
whiz
pissed
choked
hammered
hot
mad about
pissed off [B]
spitting mad
three sheets to the wind
pissedb
spitting nails
pissing
look up a dead horse's ass [B]
piss parade [B]
pitch
in tune (music)
off key (music)
out of tune (music)
pitched
fastball
pitches
fastball
pits
for the birds
from hunger
pity
feel for
place
a bed of roses
a beehive of activity
a faraway look
a level playing field
Achilles heel
all over hell's half acre
as the crow flies
bark up the wrong tree
bed down
being there
bet on
between the devil and the deep blue sea
blow my cover
blow this joint
blow this Popsicle stand
chockablock
come full circle
crack the line-up
curl up with a good book
feather your nest
get around
going to the mountains
hole up
it goes with the territory
it's a whole nother world out there
it's a whole other world out there
it's a zoo in there
knock you down a peg
lump together
more than welcome
on a pedestal
on the move
on the spot
out of harm's way
out of place
out of the woodwork
out on a limb
pinpoint
pull up stakes
put down roots
run for the hills
saddle up
set out
set up shop
settle down
squat
squirrel away
stand in
stick out like a sore thumb
take cover
take him down a peg
the end of the line
then and there
tight spot
vale of tears (valley of tears)
window on the world
wreak havoc
placed
buckstop (military)
in your face
plain
call a spade a spade
crystal clear
right before my eyes
under my nose
plainly
straight from the shoulder
plan
a lick and a promise
a slippery slope
all your eggs in one basket
bag of tricks
broken dreams
buy time
change your mind
count your chickens before they hatch
don't count your chickens before they hatch
down with
feedback
fuck that noise [B]
get cold feet
get your shit together [B]
goose is cooked
hanky-panky
hidden agenda
honesty is the best policy
hopes dashed
in the works
keep your fingers crossed
no rhyme or reason
on schedule
on the wing
partners in crime
Plan B
play it by ear
railroad
risky business
serve notice
set out to
set-up
sounding board
take a dive
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
the big picture
time out
tip your hand
what-if
wing it
plane
catch a plane/bus/train
make war
take a flight
take off
take the bus/plane
planned
a bare-faced lie
a pat answer
come off
come to fruition
ducks in a row (ducks in order)
fall short
half-baked
love is where you find it
on target
pan out
play into his hand
stand up
trial balloon
work out
planning
by the seat of your pants
in the long run
pin your hopes on
up to
up to something
plansmethods
change horses in mid stream
plants
green thumb
plastered
blasted
corked
pissed to the gills [B]
polluted
shit-faced [B]
sloshed to the gills
three sheets to the wind
plate
clean up your plate
got my hands full
irons in the fire
seconds
set the table
play
a hotdog
a quickie
an ace up your sleeve
backroom boys
basta la musica
blow snakes (music)
chairman of the boards (hockey)
choose up sides
cook
crazy like a fox
cut a wide swath
deal me in
disk jockey (DJ)
do a gig
ease up
eat humble pie
fart around [B]
fool around
give her shit [B]
go along with
goof off
ham it up
hang out
hit and run (baseball)
hit the high notes
horse around
inside joke
it's your turn
jack me around
jam
jock
joke around
kitty bar the door
mind games
musical chairs
outplay
play a bit-part
play a joke on
play a mean game
play a trick on
play dirty
play dumb
play fair
play hardball
play it by ear
play to the crowd
political football
pumped/pumped up
put you off your game
shuffle the chairs on the deck
skip classes
spoilsport
stink the joint out
take a back seat
take chances
team up
the gloves are off
the joke is on you
tool around
up for it
wing it
work up a thirst
player
a game one
a suicide pass (hockey)
bump and grind (hockey)
chairman of the boards (hockey)
cherrypicker (hockey)
fifth business
fresh legs
hat trick
in over your head
kill a penalty (hockey)
musical chairs
new legs
no contest
one on one
plug the team
superstar
the bigger they are the harder they fall
underdog
playing
a level playing field
at the top of her game
level the playing field
out of bounds
out of the picture
time flies when you're having fun
pleasant
a bed of roses
don't want to go there
ear candy
like dog's breath
please
a man's home is his castle
beg your pardon
bend over backwards
brown nose [B]
by all means
crank it up
deal me in
for goodness sake
for Pete's sake
forget your manners
have a chair
have a seat
help yourself
make your bum hum
more than welcome
pardon me
spare me
pleased
happy as a peacock
miffed
nose is out of joint
pleased as punch
tickled pink
plug
slug away
plumb
mad as a hatter
plumber
blue-collar worker
plump
chock full
full as a tick
plunder
lay waste
plus
a full house (cards)
and then some
to boot
pms
pre-menstrual syndrome
pocket
loaded
penny wise, dollar dumb
poems
wax poetic
poetic
wax poetic
point
an axe to grind
beat around the bush
bone of contention
bottom out
brownie points
case in point
chalk one up for you
come to the point
cut to the chase
get to it
get to the point
got him covered
mark a watershed
miss the point
mount a comeback
pinpoint
shellack
take you to the cleaners
the breaking point
the crux of the matter
the downside
the straight dope
the tide turned
win by a nose
wipe you
pointed
grill you
pointgame
chalk one up for you
pointing
yonder over there
pointless
look up a dead horse's ass [B]
poke
make fun of
take a shot
poker
backroom boys
cash in
keep a straight face
pokey
so small you could barely swing a cat
pole
string bean
police
blow the whistle
busted
canary
Mounties
on the lam
on the run
pig
press charges
rat on
squeal
squealer
take the heat
the long arm of the law
turn yourself in
under arrest
policeman
cop
flatfoot
policemen
fuzz
policy
a blackout (war)
hard line
mete out
trial balloon
polite
down and dirty
forget your manners
hold your tongue
mind your manners
mind your P's and Q's
on my best behavior
out of line
watch your P's and Q's
political
a marked man
bafflegab
mend fences
Old Boys' Club
political football
politician
Joe Who
political football
spin doctor
poll
test the water
polluted
a sick building
as drunk as a skunk
shit-faced [B]
tanked/tanked up
pompous
high-hat
poontang
nookie [B]
poop
doggy doo
doo-doo
poor
a dog's life
a ghost of a chance
a long shot
a major
an attitude
as poor as a church mouse
beater
below the poverty line
boom or bust
cheesy
clunker
crappy
crummy
damaged goods
darn my luck
do it the hard way
down and out
for the birds
from hand to mouth
from hunger
gone to pot
gone to the dogs
hard up
in the poorhouse
lousy
off to a bad start
piss poor [B]
read them and weep
run down
suck
sucks
the pits
throw good money after bad
two left feet
up against it
poorer
feel the pinch
poorhouse
hard up
poorly
get your wires crossed
goof up
out of whack
put you off your game
screw up
stink the joint out
pop
bottle drive
spike a drink
popular
a hit
a hot ticket
a hot topic
catch phrase
catch the wave
hot stuff
like dog's breath
porcelain
piggy bank
portable
boom box
ghetto blaster
portray
paint a picture
portraying
steamy
position
back yourself into a corner
behind the eight ball
between a rock and a hard place
between the devil and the deep blue sea
bottom rung
deked out of his jock
dig in their heels
in a jam
in a tight spot
in place
in the black
in the pipe five by five
know where we stand
middle ground
on a pedestal
on thin ice
open to criticism
parachute
play second fiddle
sitting pretty
soften your stance
step down
take a stand
The Grim Reaper
tight spot
positive
a lift
buck up
change of heart
dead certain
down on his luck
mixed feelings
on the bright side
raise your spirits
things are looking up
upside
possessions
a rolling stone gathers no moss
bag and baggage
possible
by guess or by gosh
by hook or by crook
chances are
flat out
full blast
full tilt
hand over fist
in order
make every effort
no way
out of the question
pull out all the stops
time is of the essence
possibly
fifth column
postcard
drop a line
posterior
rear end
postpone
call off
put off
pot
fish or cut bait
reefer
toke up
potato
tube head
vegetate (veg out)
potential
come into your own
has the makings
the makings of
up and coming
potlicker
pipsqueak
pounds
penny wise, pound foolish
pour
tell all
poverty
from rags to riches
hard times
lean times
the wolf is at the door
times were hard
pow
bam
power
a big wheel
a heavyweight
carry weight
cast a spell
chain of command
full steam ahead
get up a head of steam
give her
hop up
juice
let her rip
line of authority
lose ground
mind over matter
Old Boys' Club
peter out
power play (business)
power trip
put your mind to it
sleeper
supercharge
the inside track
the powers that be
throw your weight around
tweak
weak-kneed
XL
powerful
a shogun
big boys
Bob's your uncle
pack Uzis
power to burn
pull a few strings
super-duper
powerless
lame duck
practical
head in the clouds
pie in the sky
practice
actions speak louder than words
an old hand at
hands on
jam session
walk the talk
walk through
practicing
workout
practise
bone up on
brush up on
go over
jam
run through
prairie
dirty thirties
praise
a little thick
deserve credit
hats off
here's to
in glowing terms
lay it on
pat on the back
pour it on
praise him to the skies
sing his praises
speak highly of
take my hat off to
tip of the hat
praised
unsung hero
prank
funny stuff
play a joke on
preach
actions speak louder than words
rant and rave
walk the talk
preaching
get off your soap box
precise
put too fine a point on
predicament
behind the eight ball
up the creek
predict
see it coming
predictable
a foregone conclusion
a sure thing
as sure as shit
sure as shit
prediction
famous last words
prefer
just as soon
take your pick
preferences
different strokes for different folks
pregnant
a bun in the oven
baby blues
in a family way
knock up [B]
the rabbit died
up the stump [B]
prejudging
keep an open mind
premises
watering hole
preparation
spade work
prepare
feather your nest
gear up
hunker down
one for the money, two for the show...
pave the way
prepare like crazy
take up cudgels
work out
write up
you have to be good to be lucky
prepared
all set
armed to the teeth
canned
don't hold your breath
on top of
psyched/psyched up
sharpen your pencils
up for it
wired for sound
preparing
fixing to
rattle sabres
presence
a breath of fresh air
present
put your best foot forward
roll around
the past is slipping by without a trace
president
a big wig
big wigs
press
drop charges
goose it
pressure
ease up
hard sell
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
presence of mind
push me (to the limit)
put the heat on
running water
the heat is on
pressuring
soft sell
pretend
drop a name / drop names
go along with
lead you on
make believe
play along
play dead
play hard to get
play the fool
put on airs
string along
pretender
jam tart
pretending
all hat and no cattle
pretentious
highfalutin
prettier
larger than life
pretty
cute as a bug's ear
phat
pretty as a picture
prevent
a stitch in time saves nine
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
break your fall
can help it
can't help
cut off
drag your feet
drain the swamp
got him covered
keep an eye on
keep the wolf from the door
kill a penalty (hockey)
kitty bar the door
nip it in the bud
own worst enemy
put the kibosh on
save face
stonewall
stop you in your tracks
preventing
blank
in the road
piano tied to your ass [B]
previous
break the record
leftovers
price
a little steep
a pretty penny
a rip-off
a steal
asking price
big bucks
buyer's market
cash on the line
clear out
cost a pretty penny
cut rate
drive a hard bargain
for a song
hard nosed
hold out for
low-ball him
out of the ball park
price out
seller's market
set your price
shake on it
soft market
split the difference
strike a bargain
the going rate
two for one
priced
a dime a dozen
a rip-off
priceless
worth their weight in gold
prick
hoo-haw [B]
pride
give a black eye
pop your buttons
swallow your pride
priest
a man of the cloth
prime
hale and hearty
heyday
principles
true colors
print
put to bed (print media)
scoop them
printed
hard copy
hot off the press
prison
behind bars
do a dime
do time
in the clink
in the slammer
in the tank
lifer
lock you up
on parole
pokey
send him up
The Rock
prisoners
death row
privacy
familiarity breeds contempt
private
bare your soul
deep, dark secret
it's not a state secret
mouth off
pour out your soul
red-faced
top secret
privilege
grandfather clause
prima donna
privileged
above the law
prize
a piece of the action
all the marbles
eat your heart out
lucky dog
make a splash
win big
prob
no sweat
not at all
probation
proby
problem
a blessing in disguise
a dickens of a time
a hard row to hoe
a hassle
a mental block
a pain in the butt
a piece of cake
a slippery slope
a tempest in a teapot
act up
add fuel to the fire
all goes well
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
at fault
away to the races
bad news
bail me out
Bob's your uncle
can of worms
clear the air
clouds on the horizon
cramp your style
cut off your nose to spite your face
dirty laundry
do the trick
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
don't make waves
don't mention it
drain the swamp
fair-weather friend
fly in the ointment
from pillar to post
get it off your chest
get this monkey off my back
glitch
grind to a halt
hang-up
have my work cut out
havoc strikes
hit the bottle
in the lurch
it goes with the territory
leave you in the lurch
lemon
let sleeping dogs lie
love conquers all
make a mountain out of a mole hill
mend fences
no problem (no prob)
no sweat
on the run
one hell of a time
open a window
out of my hair
out of the way
own worst enemy
pass the buck
rabble-rouser
shit disturber [B]
slippery slope
smooth out
smooth sailing
snag
step on your dick
stumbling block
sweep under the carpet
take it like a man
take the bull by the horns
tell him a thing or two
the goat
the knock against
the last straw
the root of the problem
the sky isn't blue
think nothing of it
through the wringer
too many cooks spoil the broth
tough bananas
turn a blind eye
up to no good
upset the apple cart
what you don't know won't hurt you
when the going gets tough
without a hitch
work things out
you can run but you can't hide
proby
on probation
procedure
red tape
trial run
process
in the throes
take its course
what a rigmarole
procrastinate
sluff off
produced
bootleg
producer
the middleman
produces
breadbasket
grain belt
product
a hot ticket
a humdinger
bar none
bread and butter
build a better mousetrap
buy up
gravy train
hot goods
rain check
seconds
shoplifting
soft sell
stock in trade
swear by
the first pancake is always spoiled
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
throw good money after bad
two for one
productive
a slow day
profanity
four-letter words
professional
headhunter
moppie
yuppie
profit
a piece of the action
boom or bust
bread and butter
cash in
in the black
make a bundle
make a killing
make money
pay-off
rake in the dough
the rest is gravy
turn a profit
you need money to make money
profitable
cash cow
gravy train
progeny
the family jewels
program
courseware
flunk out
political football
shareware
slash and burn
software
software piracy
trial balloon
progress
drag your feet
get ahead
how are you making out
light at the end of the tunnel
little by little
make headway
spin your wheels
tough sledding
turn the corner
upset the apple cart
when the going gets tough
project
a lost cause
bail out
beat your head against a stone wall
cut losses
monkeywrenching
piss in the pickles [B]
pull the plug
raise money
run the show
the bottom fell out
throw a monkey wrench into the works
tie up loose ends
trial balloon
wash your hands of it
promise
by the seat of your pants
cheat on
cross my heart and hope to die
double-cross
follow through
give it the once-over
give your word
go back on
go out on a limb
keep a promise
keep your word
lead you on
promise the moon
talk big
word of honor
promised
break a promise
make good
promising
under oath
promote
put in a plug for
promoted
the Peter Principle
prone
on shaky ground
pronounce
roll off the tongue
pronto
right away
proof
take your word for it
proper
on shaky ground
properly
cut the mustard
go haywire
property
green with envy
pirate
proposal
straw horse
proposed
on the table
trial balloon
prosperity
golden age
prostitute
bad date
broad
fallen woman
hooker
pedal her ass [B]
prostitution
square up
protect
cover your ass [B]
grandfather clause
handle herself
in my care
leave yourself open
look out for
run interference
stand up for
take a bullet
watch over
watch over like a mother hawk
protected
sacred cow
protecting
guard is down
protection
under my wing
protestant
WASP
protesting
going to town
prototype
pilot project
proud
cocky
do yourself proud
down to earth
full of herself
high-hat
highfalutin
knock you down a peg
let it go to your head
pop your buttons
stroke your ego
swelled head
too big for his britches
proven
tried and true
proves
kick ass
provide
account for
bankroll
carry the day
keep you going
last me
lay on
open some doors
tide me over
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
psychiatric
nut house
psychiatrist
shrink/head shrink
psycho
sicko
pub
bar hop
pub crawl
watering hole
public
bare your soul
go public
public property
red-faced
splashback
spread like wildfire
take the heat
top secret
published
the inside story
puck
bump and grind (hockey)
feather a pass (hockey)
get good wood on
offside (hockey)
road apple
puffing
out of breath
tuckered out
puke
barf
blow chunks
bring up
hork
hurl
ralph
sick to my stomach
throw chunks
throw up
upchuck
woof your cookies
pull
carry it off
charley horse
fall on your sword
full blast
give you the gears
jerk off [B]
pack it in
root for
try that
pulse
take your pulse
pumped
psyched/psyched up
up for it
wired
wound up
pun
a play on words
punch
belt you
coldcock
drive you
duke it out
pow
take a poke at
punches
pick yourself up
the school of hard knocks
punish
come down hard
come down on like a ton of bricks
fix you
open up a big can of whoop-ass
throw the book at
punished
burned
get it
get your knuckles rapped
in deep shit [B]
in trouble
on the shit list [B]
what did I do to deserve this
punishment
an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)
better than a kick in the ass [B]
pay the penalty
pupkittencub
the pick of the litter
purchase
cash on the barrelhead
charge it
check-out
on approval
put it on the bill
run a tab
white elephant
purchased
a steal
purchaser
shortchange
square deal
purpose
fill the bill
lose sight of
make a point of
take action
push
a love tap
ease up
floor it
quit while you're ahead
railroad
rough up
take him down a peg
take risks
tempt fate
throw yourself at him
pushing
deep six
put
a hard day
add insult to injury
all show
ante up
back yourself into a corner
badmouth
break the ice
bundle up
call his bluff
charge it
chuck it
clean up
death row
dis/diss
dress up
drink you under the table
fill your face
front me
go out of your way
go to any trouble
go to bat for
had enough
hands up
junk it
kick back
kill time
kiss it off
knock
knock you down a peg
lock you up
lump together
miffed
mothball
pick up the pieces
push me (to the limit)
put a different slant on it
put a hex on me
put down
put off
put out of its misery
put them up
put to bed (print media)
put to death
put your money where your mouth is
reach for the sky
rule out
run a tab
run down
saddle up
set out
settle down
shove it [B]
slam
spend time
spike a drink
spin doctor
squirrel away
stand for
stand it
stick it up your ass [B]
stick my neck out
stick them up
stuff it
take a shot
through the mill
throw away
throw out
twist your words
put-down
put down
putting
ritzy
puzzle
stump me
puzzled
mix up
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