P
Idioms beginning with "P"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
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Contents of P:
[pin down] {v.}
1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap.
Mr. Jones' leg was pinned down under the car after the accident.
* /The soldier was pinned down in the hole because rifle bullets were flying over his […]
[pine away] {v. phr.}
To waste away with grief.
After George was sent abroad, his wife pined away for him so much that she became ill.
[pin money] {n. phr.}
Extra money used for incidentals.
She has a regular full-time job but she earns extra pin money by doing a lot of baby-sitting.
[pin one's ears back] {v. phr.}, {slang}
1. To beat; defeat.
After winning three games in a row, the Reds had their ears pinned back by the Blues.
2. To scold.
Mrs. Smith pinned Mary's ears back for not doing her homework.
[pin one's faith on] {v. phr.}
To depend upon; trust.
We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, and they did!
[pin one's heart on one's sleeve]
See: [WEAR ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE].
[pint-size] {adj.}, {informal}
Very small.
The new pint-size, portable TV sets have a very clear picture.
It was funny to hear a pint-size voice coming out of a great big man.
[pinup girl] {v. phr.}
An attractive girl whose picture is pinned or tacked to the wall by an admirer.
Some Hollywood actresses are understandably very popular pinup girls among male soldiers.