P
Idioms beginning with "P"
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Contents of P:
[possessed of] {adj. phr.}, {formal}
In possession of; having; owning.
He was possessed of great wealth.
He was possessed of great self-confidence.
[potboiler] {n.}
A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author.
"Reading a cheap potboiler helps me go to sleep," the professor wryly remarked.
[pot call the kettle black] {informal}
The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes it against.
* /When the commissioner accused the road […]