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1
Q

Part and parcel

A

A necessary part of an
experience which cannot be
avoided.

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2
Q

Parting shot

A

Retaliation or retort made upon
departure or at the end of an
argument.

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3
Q

Pass with flying

colours

A

To comfortably achieve an

objective.

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4
Q

Pat on the back

A

Congratulation.

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5
Q

Payment in kind

A

Payment with something instead

of cash.

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6
Q

Pay on the nail

A

Make a prompt cash payment.

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7
Q

Pay through the

nose

A

Pay an exorbitant price.

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8
Q

Pear shaped

A

Said of something going wrong.

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9
Q

Pearls before
swine (Do not
cast)

A

Don’t waste something valuable
by giving it to someone who
does not appreciate it.

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10
Q

Pegged out

A

To stop working.

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11
Q

Penny dropped

A

Understanding something

eventually.

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12
Q

A penny saved is a penny earned

A

A saying meaning that it is as
effective to use money wisely as
it is to earn more.

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13
Q

Pie in the sky

A

An empty wish or promise.

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14
Q

Piece of cake

A

Easy

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15
Q

Make a pig’s ear

out of it

A

Do something badly.

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16
Q

Pigeon hole

A

Classify.

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17
Q

Pillar to post

A

Moving around in a meaningless

way.

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18
Q

Pin money

A

Money for incidental purpose.

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19
Q

Piping hot

A

Very hot, usually referring to

food.

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20
Q

Play fast and

loose

A

To treat something with little

care.

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21
Q

Play it by ear

A

Handle a situation in an

impromptu manner.

22
Q

Play one’s trump

card

A

To use one’s most effective

strategy.

23
Q

Play the game

A

Be fair

24
Q

Play second

fiddle

A

To be in a subordinate position

to someone.

25
Q

Play with fire

A

Do something risky.

26
Q

Plum job (role)

A

A very good job.

27
Q

Point blank

range

A

Very close.

28
Q

Possession is nine tenths of the law

A

Ownership is easier to maintain
if one has possession of
something, and more difficult to
enforce if one does not.

29
Q

Power dressing

A

Style of dressing intended to
give the impression of
assertiveness and competence.

30
Q

Pot calling the kettle black.

A

Refers to a person criticising
another person for something
that the first person does also.

31
Q

Pot luck

A

Take a chance.

32
Q

Pot shot

A

A shot taken at an easy target.

33
Q 
Pour petrol (fuel)
on a fire
A

Worsen an already bad

situation.

34
Q

Pound of flesh

A

Something owed where
repayment is ruthlessly
demanded in full.

Used to signify excessive
demands

35
Q

Pull oneself

together

A

Compose oneself; gather one’s

wits.

36
Q

Pull out all the

stops

A

Make every possible effort.

37
Q

Pull together

A

Work as a team.

38
Q

Pull up short

A

Stop suddenly.

39
Q

Pull the wool

over your eyes

A

To deceive.

40
Q

Pull through

A

Recover.

41
Q

Pull up one’s

socks

A

Make an effort

42
Q

Pull your finger

out

A

Hurry up get to it.

43
Q

Pulling a leg

A

Tricking someone.

44
Q

Push the boat

out

A

To spend generously.

45
Q

Put a sock in it

A

Be quiet.

46
Q

Put one’s best

foot forward

A

Make one’s best effort.

47
Q

Put the cart

before the horse.

A

Start at the wrong end; do things

in the wrong order.

48
Q

Put the dampers

on something

A

Make something less enjoyable

or create depression

49
Q

Putting on airs

and graces

A

Trying to give an impression that
you are better than you are or
belong to a higher social class.

50
Q

Put one’s foot in

it.

A

Say something that is

inadvertently offensive.

51
Q

Putting two and

two together.

A

Understanding something from

hints or vague information.

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