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Base language: EN
Letter: p
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 589 (50 per page)
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P'd off
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1. (idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) Annoyed, irritated, angry; depressed, fed up.
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1. (idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) Annoyed, irritated, angry; depressed, fed up.
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Pachyderm
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pachyderm (plural pachyderms)
1. Someone (or something) with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
2. (zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
3. (informal) An elephant
4. (idiomatic) A pers
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pachyderm (plural pachyderms)
1. Someone (or something) with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
2. (zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
3. (informal) An elephant
4. (idiomatic) A pers
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Pack a punch
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pack a punch
1. (idiomatic) To be capable of throwing a strong punch.
2. (idiomatic) To have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.
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pack a punch
1. (idiomatic) To be capable of throwing a strong punch.
2. (idiomatic) To have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.
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Pack fudge
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pack fudge (third-person singular simple present packs fudge, present participle packing fudge, simple past and past participle packed fudge)
1. (idiomatic, slang) to perform homosexual anal sex.
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pack fudge (third-person singular simple present packs fudge, present participle packing fudge, simple past and past participle packed fudge)
1. (idiomatic, slang) to perform homosexual anal sex.
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Pack heat
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to pack heat (third-person singular simple present packs heat, present participle packing heat, simple past and past participle packed heat)
1. (idiomatic) To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
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to pack heat (third-person singular simple present packs heat, present participle packing heat, simple past and past participle packed heat)
1. (idiomatic) To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
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Pack in
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pack in (third-person singular simple present packs in, present participle packing in, simple past and past participle packed in)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to give up, to quit
? January 1989,
I rode 700 miles one day before packing it in for the night, yet after 15 minutes of rest in my hotel room, I realized that I could have gone farther.
? 6
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pack in (third-person singular simple present packs in, present participle packing in, simple past and past participle packed in)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to give up, to quit
? January 1989,
I rode 700 miles one day before packing it in for the night, yet after 15 minutes of rest in my hotel room, I realized that I could have gone farther.
? 6
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Pack of lies
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A large number of untruthful statements is referred to as a pack of lies.
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The story about her unhappy childhood turned out to be a pack of lies.
A large number of untruthful statements is referred to as a pack of lies.
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The story about her unhappy childhood turned out to be a pack of lies.
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Pack on the pounds
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pack on the pounds
1. (idiomatic) To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
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pack on the pounds
1. (idiomatic) To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
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Pack something in
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If you pack something in, you abandon it or give it up.
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She found city life so stressful, she decided to pack it in and move to the country.
If you pack something in, you abandon it or give it up.
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She found city life so stressful, she decided to pack it in and move to the country.
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Packed like sardines
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If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are pressed together tightly and uncomfortably because there is not enough space.
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The bus was very crowded - we were packed like sardines!
If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are pressed together tightly and uncomfortably because there is not enough space.
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The bus was very crowded - we were packed like sardines!
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Packed to the gills
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packed to the gills (comparative more packed to the gills, superlative most packed to the gills)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of to the gills.
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packed to the gills (comparative more packed to the gills, superlative most packed to the gills)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of to the gills.
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Packed to the rafters
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packed to the rafters
1. (idiomatic) Completely full; packed
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packed to the rafters
1. (idiomatic) Completely full; packed
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Pad out
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pad out (third-person singular simple present pads out, present participle padding out, simple past and past participle padded out)
1. (idiomatic) to add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial
? Some students pad out their essays by adding a whole lot of quotes from random sources.
? Have you heard about girls padding out the
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pad out (third-person singular simple present pads out, present participle padding out, simple past and past participle padded out)
1. (idiomatic) to add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial
? Some students pad out their essays by adding a whole lot of quotes from random sources.
? Have you heard about girls padding out the
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Pad the bill
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If someone pads the bill, they add false items to a bill or invoice in order to increase the total amount.
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Check the invoice carefully before paying - he tends to pad the bill!
If someone pads the bill, they add false items to a bill or invoice in order to increase the total amount.
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Check the invoice carefully before paying - he tends to pad the bill!
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Paddle one's own canoe
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If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
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He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.
If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
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He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.
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Paddle your own canoe
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If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
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He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.
If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
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He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.
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Paid peanuts
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If you are paid peanuts, you have a very low salary.
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Jenny has a very interesting job, but she's paid peanuts.
If you are paid peanuts, you have a very low salary.
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Jenny has a very interesting job, but she's paid peanuts.
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Paid peanuts
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If you are paid peanuts, you have a very low salary.
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Jenny has a very interesting job, but she's paid peanuts.
If you are paid peanuts, you have a very low salary.
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Jenny has a very interesting job, but she's paid peanuts.
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Paid up
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paid up
1. Simple past tense and past participle of pay up.
paid up
1. (often hyphenated) Fully paid.
2. (idiomatic, often hyphenated, sometimes preceded by fully) Full-fledged, wholehearted.
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paid up
1. Simple past tense and past participle of pay up.
paid up
1. (often hyphenated) Fully paid.
2. (idiomatic, often hyphenated, sometimes preceded by fully) Full-fledged, wholehearted.
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Pain and suffering
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pain and suffering (uncountable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see pain, suffering.
2. (law) A species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done.
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pain and suffering (uncountable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see pain, suffering.
2. (law) A species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done.
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Pain in the ass
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pain in the ass (plural pains in the ass)
1. (idiomatic, slang) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.
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pain in the ass (plural pains in the ass)
1. (idiomatic, slang) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.
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Pain in the butt
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pain in the butt
1. (idiomatic) A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance
? The customers love it, but the employees think the new system is a pain in the butt.
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pain in the butt
1. (idiomatic) A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance
? The customers love it, but the employees think the new system is a pain in the butt.
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Pain in the neck
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If you call someone a pain in the neck, you think they are very irritating or annoying.
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She's a pain in the neck the way she keeps complaining!
If you call someone a pain in the neck, you think they are very irritating or annoying.
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She's a pain in the neck the way she keeps complaining!
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Pain in the neck
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pain in the neck
1. (idiomatic) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient
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pain in the neck
1. (idiomatic) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient
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Paint oneself into a corner
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paint oneself into a corner
1. (idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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paint oneself into a corner
1. (idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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Paint the town red
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If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs, etc.
paint the town red
1. (idiomatic) To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.
? It was the end of term and students decided to celebrate by painting the town red.
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To celebrate the victory, the team's supporters painted the town red
If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs, etc.
paint the town red
1. (idiomatic) To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.
? It was the end of term and students decided to celebrate by painting the town red.
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To celebrate the victory, the team's supporters painted the town red
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Paint the town red
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If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs, etc.
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To celebrate the victory, the team's supporters painted the town red.
If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs, etc.
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To celebrate the victory, the team's supporters painted the town red.
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Paint the wagon
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paint the wagon
1. (idiomatic) To get things done.
? John, you still haven’t closed that deal, you need to paint that wagon now!
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paint the wagon
1. (idiomatic) To get things done.
? John, you still haven’t closed that deal, you need to paint that wagon now!
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Paint with a broad brush
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paint with a broad brush
1. (idiomatic) To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
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paint with a broad brush
1. (idiomatic) To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
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Painting rocks
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painting rocks (uncountable)
1. (Australia, idiomatic) pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
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painting rocks (uncountable)
1. (Australia, idiomatic) pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
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Palace politics
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palace politics (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
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palace politics (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
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Pale in comparison
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pale in comparison
1. (idiomatic) to appear unimportant in relation to something else.
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pale in comparison
1. (idiomatic) to appear unimportant in relation to something else.
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Pale rider
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pale rider (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) "The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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pale rider (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) "The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Palm off
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palm off (third-person singular simple present palms off, present participle palming off, simple past and past participle palmed off)
1. (idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
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palm off (third-person singular simple present palms off, present participle palming off, simple past and past participle palmed off)
1. (idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
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Pan out
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pan out
1. (usually transitive) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
2. (idiomatic, usually intransitive) To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.
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pan out
1. (usually transitive) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
2. (idiomatic, usually intransitive) To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.
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Paper flower
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paper flower (plural paper flowers)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see paper, flower.
? He was wearing a red paper flower in his lapel.
2. A plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.
3. A plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.
4. A plant,
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paper flower (plural paper flowers)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see paper, flower.
? He was wearing a red paper flower in his lapel.
2. A plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.
3. A plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.
4. A plant,
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Paper over the cracks
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To say that someone is papering over the cracks means that they are concealing a problem rather than dealing with it effectively.
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The measures taken to reduce unemployment are just paper over the cracks.
To say that someone is papering over the cracks means that they are concealing a problem rather than dealing with it effectively.
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The measures taken to reduce unemployment are just paper over the cracks.
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Paper tiger
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This term refers to a person, organization or country that is less powerful or threatening than they appear to be.
paper tiger (plural paper tigers)
1. (idiomatic) A seemingly fierce person or thing without the ability to back up their words.
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He threatens to take strong action but he's just another paper tiger.
This term refers to a person, organization or country that is less powerful or threatening than they appear to be.
paper tiger (plural paper tigers)
1. (idiomatic) A seemingly fierce person or thing without the ability to back up their words.
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He threatens to take strong action but he's just another paper tiger.
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Paper tiger
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This term refers to a person, organization or country that is less powerful or threatening than they appear to be.
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He threatens to take strong action but he's just another paper tiger.
This term refers to a person, organization or country that is less powerful or threatening than they appear to be.
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He threatens to take strong action but he's just another paper tiger.
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Paper trail
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If a person or organization leaves a paper trail, they leave evidence in writing or in document form that will serve as proof of their actions.
paper trail (plural paper trails)
1. (idiomatic) A written record, history, or collection of evidence.
? Keep a good paper trail in case anyone asks you why you arrived at that conclusion.
2. (idiomatic) the records left by a person or organization in the course of activities.
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The police found a paper trail which lead to the author of the hoax.
If a person or organization leaves a paper trail, they leave evidence in writing or in document form that will serve as proof of their actions.
paper trail (plural paper trails)
1. (idiomatic) A written record, history, or collection of evidence.
? Keep a good paper trail in case anyone asks you why you arrived at that conclusion.
2. (idiomatic) the records left by a person or organization in the course of activities.
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The police found a paper trail which lead to the author of the hoax.
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Par for the course
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par for the course (not generally comparable, comparative more par for the course, superlative most par for the course)
1. (idiomatic) To be expected; normal; common.
? It took a long time to finish, but that's par for the course on a project like this.
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par for the course (not generally comparable, comparative more par for the course, superlative most par for the course)
1. (idiomatic) To be expected; normal; common.
? It took a long time to finish, but that's par for the course on a project like this.
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Parade of horribles
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parade of horribles (plural parades of horribles)
1. A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes.
2. A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.
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parade of horribles (plural parades of horribles)
1. A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes.
2. A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.
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Parcel out
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parcel out (third-person singular simple present parcels out, present participle parceling out or parcelling out, simple past and past participle parceled out or parcelled out)
1. (idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
? It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.
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parcel out (third-person singular simple present parcels out, present participle parceling out or parcelling out, simple past and past participle parceled out or parcelled out)
1. (idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
? It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.
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Pardon me
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pardon me
1. (idiomatic) Sorry; said as an apology
? Pardon me for stepping on your foot.
2. (idiomatic, US) Polite expression to get someone to repeat
? Pardon me, I didn't hear you.
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pardon me
1. (idiomatic) Sorry; said as an apology
? Pardon me for stepping on your foot.
2. (idiomatic, US) Polite expression to get someone to repeat
? Pardon me, I didn't hear you.
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Pardon my french
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pardon my French
1. (idiomatic) To excuse the speaker's swearing or bad language.
? That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you'll pardon my French.
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pardon my French
1. (idiomatic) To excuse the speaker's swearing or bad language.
? That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you'll pardon my French.
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Pare down
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pare down
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
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pare down
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
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Park that thought
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park that thought
1. (idiomatic, management) Alternative form of hold that thought.
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park that thought
1. (idiomatic, management) Alternative form of hold that thought.
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Park the bus
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park the bus (third-person singular simple present parks the bus, present participle parking the bus, simple past and past participle parked the bus)
1. (soccer, idiomatic) To attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.
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park the bus (third-person singular simple present parks the bus, present participle parking the bus, simple past and past participle parked the bus)
1. (soccer, idiomatic) To attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.
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Part and parcel
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part and parcel (usually uncountable, plural parts and parcels)
1. (idiomatic) An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.
? Regular maintenance is part and parcel of owning a car.
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part and parcel (usually uncountable, plural parts and parcels)
1. (idiomatic) An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.
? Regular maintenance is part and parcel of owning a car.
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