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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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Part of speech
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  • paper overphraseC1To hide a problem instead of solving it.
  • par for the course/ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/phraseC1Exactly the sort of trouble you should have expected.
  • pass outphraseB22 meaningsTo lose consciousness suddenly.
  • pass the buckphraseC1To push responsibility onto somebody else.
  • peg outphraseC1To hang washing on a line with clips.
  • pin downphraseC1To get a clear answer out of somebody.
  • play devil's advocatephraseC1To argue the opposite side to test an idea.
  • play it by earphraseC1To decide as you go rather than plan ahead.
  • play upphraseC12 meaningsTo behave badly or be difficult.
  • please/pliːz/phraseA13 meaningsAdded to a request to make it polite.
  • poke aroundphraseC1To search casually through somebody's things.
  • pour cold water onphraseC1To dampen somebody's enthusiasm for an idea.
  • pride of placephraseC1The best and most prominent position of all.
  • puff upphraseC1To swell out, or to make somebody conceited.
  • pull offphraseC1To succeed in doing something difficult.
  • pull out all the stops/ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ðə ˈstɒps/phraseC1To make every possible effort.
  • pull stringsphraseC1To use private influence to get something arranged.
  • purse your lipsphraseC1To press the lips together in disapproval.
  • push the envelope/ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/phraseC1To go past the usual limits of what is done.
  • put awayphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its proper place.
  • put two and two togetherphraseC1To work out the truth from the clues you have.
  • put your foot in itphraseC1To say something that causes embarrassment.