P
Idioms beginning with "P"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
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Contents of P:
[puffed up] {adj.}
Elated; proud; conceited.
Just because Bob inherited some money from his father is no reason for him to act so puffed up.
[pull a fast one] {v. phr.}
To gain the advantage over one's opponent unfairly; deceive; trick.
* /When Smith was told by his boss that he might be fired, he called the company president, his father-in-law, and pulled a fast one by having his boss […]
[pull date] {n.}, {informal}
The date stamped on baked goods, dairy products, or other perishable foods indicating the last day on which they may be sold before they must be removed from the shelves in a retail store.
* /This pie is way past the pull […]
[pull down] {v.}, {informal}
1. To catch (a ball) after a hard run.
The outfielder pulled down a long drive to center field.
2. To earn.
Mr. Blake pulls down $500 a week.
John pulled down an A in algebra by studying hard.
Compare: […]
[pull down about one's ears] or [pull down around one's ears]
See: [ABOUT ONE'S EARS].
[pull in one's horns] or [draw in one's horns] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise.
He said he could beat any man there single-handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward.
[…]
[pull off] {v.}, {informal}
To succeed in (something thought difficult or impossible); do.
Ben Hogan pulled off the impossible by winning three golf tournaments in one year.
The bandits pulled off a daring bank robbery.
Compare: [PUT ACROSS] […]