English Idioms - letter P

Idiom	Definition	Usage
pad the bill	add false expenses	He always tries to pad the bill when he goes on a business trip.
pain in the ass	annoying	My girlfriend's best friend is a pain in the ass.
pain in the ass	bothersome	Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the ass.
pain in the neck	annoying	My girlfriend's best friend is a pain in the neck.
pain in the neck	bothersome	Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck.
paint oneself into a corner	put yourself into a bad situation	Try not to paint yourself into a corner at work today.
paint the town red	have a good time	We decided to go out and paint the town red after work.
palm off	lie about and dispose of	He tried to palm off his old television set as new and reliable.
pan out	become reality	I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out.
par for the course	what is expected	He was late for work again which has become par for the course.
part and parcel	an important part	The house he bought was part and parcel of a much larger piece of land.
pass away	die	The old leader is expected to pass away soon.
pass muster	be adequate	Tell me if you think the report will pass muster.
pass off	claim	The salesperson tried to pass off that the diamond was real.
pass on	give away	She tries to pass on her old clothes to her younger sister.
pass on	die	The old leader is expected to pass on soon.
pass out	faint	She is going to pass out if she drinks any more sake.
pass the buck	shift responsibility to others	He usually tries to pass the buck when there is a problem.
pat on the back	praise	Try to do good work without expecting a pat on the back.
patch up	fix	We have been trying to patch up this relationship.
pay attention	focus on and listen	You should pay attention to what the teacher is saying.
pay off	reduce the balance owed to zero on	The homeowner was able to pay off the loan early.
pay off	be successful	The business plan began to pay off and the profits of the company increased.
pay off	bribe	The company tried to pay off the politician.
pay-off	monetary reward	The company is expecting a big pay-off from this new product.
pay through the nose	pay a lot of money	She had to pay through the nose for her textbooks.
pick someone up	come and get you	What time do you want me to pick you up?
piece of cake	easy	My friends said her tests are a piece of cake.
piece of the action	share in the activity	The investors knew the company would make money and they all wanted a piece of the action.
plays a mean	performs well on	He plays a mean violin.
pop for something	buy	It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
psyched up	mentally ready	The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
pumped up	excited and ready	The players are really pumped up for the game.
push off	leave	II am going to push off now.
put off	delay	Yeah, I usually put off doing homework until the last minute.
put on	deception	It was an elaborate put on which I almost believed.
put the moves on	seduce	You should give up trying to put the moves on her.