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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

people splàt people up pie (as) easy as (apple) pie
people a number of things or people pie easy as (apple) pie
pp pep someone or something up pie eat humble pie
pr per head pie have a finger in the pie
prfection cook something to perfection pie have one’s finger in the pie
Perish Perish the thought. pie in apple-pie order
prish publish or perish pie pie in the sky
perð perk someone or something up piece all in one piece
prmitting weather permàtting piece give someone a piece of one’s mànd
perpetuity in perpetuàty piece piece of cake
persist persist in doing something piece a piece of the action
persist persist with something piece the villain of the piece
person do something in person pieces break something to pieces
person feel like a new person pieces go to pieces
person in person pieces pick something to pieces
person on one’s person pieces thrilled to pieces
person shuttle someone or something from person to pieces thrill someone to pieces
person pier Take a long walk off a short pier.
person the last person pierci g a piercing scream
personally take something personally pies have one’s finger in too may pies
perspective perspective on something pig (as) fat as a pig
persuØsion be of the persuasàon that something is so pig buy a pig in a poke
pet someone’s pet hate pig fat as a pig
pet someone’s pet peeve pig serve as a guinea pig
pet the teacher’s pet piðestaff (as) plain as a pikestaff
petard hoist by one’s own petard piðestaff plain as a pikestaff
petard hoist with one’s own petard pile make a pile
Pete Honest to Pete. pile pile in(to something)
peter peter out pile pile out (of something)
Peter rob Peter to pay Paul pile pile something up
pho y (as) phony as a three-dollar bill pile pile up
pho y phony as a three-dollar bill pill a bitter pill to swallow
physiŁal get physàcal (with someone) pillar from pillar to post
pick have a bone to pick (with someone) pillar a pillar of strength
pick have a pick-me-up pillar a pillar of support
pick pick a fight with someone pimples get goose pimples
pick pick a lock pimples give someone goose pimples
pick pick and choose pi (as) bright as a new pin
pick pick a quarrel (with someone) pi (as) neat as a pin
pick pick at someone or something pi bright as a new pin
pick pick holes in something pi neat as a pin
pick pick one’s way through something pi pin one’s faith on someone or something
pick pick on somebody your own sizP pi pin one’s hope(s) on someone or something
pick pick on someone or something pi pin someone’s ears back
pick pick on someone your own sizP pi pin someone down
pick pick someone or something off pi pin something on someone
pick pick someone or something up pi so quiet you could hear a pin drop
pick pick someone’s brain(s) pi so still you could hear a pin drop
pick pick something over pi ch feel the pinch
pick pick something to pieces pi ch in a pinch
pick pick up pi ch pinch-hit (for someone)
pick the pick of something pi ch take something with a pinch of salt
picked picked over pink in the pink (of condition)
pickle in a (pretty) pickle pink tickled pink
pickle in a real pickle pink tickle someone pink
picnic one sandwich short of a picnàc pi s on pins and needles
pictur (as) pretty as a picture pi s pins and needles
pictur Do I need to paint you a picture? pipe pipe down
pictur get the picture pipe pipe up with something
pictur pretty as a picture pipe Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
pictur put someone in the picture pipe a pipe dream
pictur the picture of something piper He who pays the piper calls the tune.

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