piper

piper He who pays the piper calls the tune.

piper pay the piper
piping piping hot
pique pique someone’s curiosity
pique pique someone’s interest
pit pit someone or something against someone or something
pitch (as) black as pitch
pitch black as pitch
pitch make a pitch (for someone or something)
pitch pitch a tent
pitch pitch-black
pitch pitch camp
pitch pitch-dark
pitch pitch in (and help)
pitch pitch someone a curve (ball)
pitching in there pitching
pits the pits
pity take pity (on someone or something)
place all over the place
place between a rock and a hard place
place fall in(to) place
place feel out of place
place have one’s heart in the right place
place in place
place in someone else’s place
place in the first place
place in the right place at the right time
place in the second place
place in the wrong place at the wrong time
place jumping-off place
place keep one’s place
place know one’s place
place Lightning never strikes twice (in the same
place).
place not one’s place
place one’s heart is in the right place
place out of place
place place an order
place place someone
place place the blame on someone or something
place put oneself in someone else’s place
place put one in one’s place
place shuttle someone or something from place to place
place someone’s place of business
place take place
place a place to call one’s own
place a place to hang one’s hat
places go places
plague avoid someone or something like the plague
plain (as) plain as a pikestaff
plain (as) plain as day
plain (as) plain as the nose on one’s face
plain in plain English
plain in plain language
plain plain and simple
plain plain as a pikestaff
plain plain as day
plain plain as the nose on one’s face
plainly put something plainly
plan sell someone on a plan or idea
plank walk the plank
plans the best-laid plans of mice and men
plateau hit a plateau
play All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
play at play
play child’s play
play foul play
play Go play in the traffic
play make a play (for someone)
play play about (with someone or something)
play play a joke on someone
play play along with someone or something
play play around (with someone or something)
play play a trick on someone
play play ball (with someone)
play play both ends (against the middle)
play play by ear
play play cat and mouse (with someone)
play play dumb
play play fair
play play fast and loose (with someone or something)
play play first chair
play play footsie (with someone)
play play for keeps
play play hard to get
play play havoc with someone or something
play play hob with someone or something
play play hooky
play play ignorant
play play innocent
play play into someone’s hands
play play it cool
play play it safe
play play one’s cards close to one’s vest
play play one’s cards close to the chest
play play one’s cards right
play play one’s cards well
play play one’s trump card
play play on something
play play politics
play play possum
play play second fiddle (to someone)
play play someone or something down
play play someone or something up
play play someone for something
play play someone off against someone else
play play something by ear
play play (the) devil’s advocate
play play the field
play play the fool
play play the market
play play to the gallery
play play tricks (on someone)
play play up to someone
play play with fire
play When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
play a game that two can play
play a play-by-play description
played played out
plea cop a plea
please We aim to please.
please You can’t please everyone.
pleased (as) pleased as punch
pleased less than pleased
pleased pleased as punch

plenty plenty of something
plenty There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
plot brew a plot
plot The plot thickens.
plow plow into someone or something
plow plow through something
plow put one’s hand to the plow
pluck pluck up one’s courage
plug plug away (at something)
plug plug something in
plug plug something up
plug pull the plug (on someone or something)
plugged not worth a plugged nickel
plumb plumb loco
pocket have someone in one’s pocket
pocket Money burns a hole in someone’s pocket.
pocket out-of-pocket expenses
pockets line one’s own pockets
pod as alike as (two) peas in a pod
pod like (two) peas in a pod
poetic poetic justice
point at the point of doing something
point at this point (in time)
point belabor the point
point beside the point
point come to the point
point get to the point
point have a low boiling point
point jumping-off point
point make a point
point miss the point
point no point in something
point on the point of doing something
point point of view
point point someone or something out
point point something up
point point the finger at someone
point stretch a point
point stretch the point
point touch a sore point
point a case in point
point the point of no return
points make points (with someone)
poised poised for something
poised poised to do something
poison One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
poke buy a pig in a poke
poke poke about
poke poke around
poke poke fun (at someone)
poke poke one’s nose in(to something)
poker (as) stiff as a poker
poker stiff as a poker
pole high man on the totem pole
pole low man on the totem pole
pole wouldn’t touch something with a ten-foot pole
poles poles apart
polish polish something off
politics play politics
pond a big frog in a small pond
pony dog and pony show
poop poop out
pooped pooped out
poor (as) poor as a church mouse
poor in poor taste
poor poor as a church mouse
poor poor but clean
pop pop off
pop pop one’s cork
pop pop the question
pop pop up
popcorn (as) busy as popcorn on a skillet
popcorn busy as popcorn on a skillet
poppy (as) red as a poppy
poppy red as a poppy
port Any port in a storm.
portent a portent of things to come
pose pose a question
pose pose as someone
pose strike a pose
position jockey for position
position make someone’s position clear
possessed possessed by something
possessed possessed of something
possible as far as possible
possible (as) soon as possible
possible everything humanly possible
possible so far as possible
possible soon as possible
possum play possum
post (as) deaf as a post
post deaf as a post
post from pillar to post
postage postage and handling
posted keep someone posted
pot go to pot
pot the pot calling the kettle black
potatoes meat-and-potatoes
potshot take a potshot at someone or something
pound penny-wise and pound-foolish
pound pound a beat
pound pound something out
pound pound the pavement
pound An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.
pour pour cold water on something
pour pour it on thick
pour pour money down the drain
pour pour oil on troubled water(s)
pour pour one’s heart (out to someone)
pouring pouring rain
pours It never rains but it pours.
powder sitting on a powder keg
powder take a powder
power have no staying power
power the power behind the throne
powers the powers that be
practical for all practical purposes
practice in practice
practice make a practice of something
practice make something a practice
practice out of practice
practice put something into practice
praise damn someone or something with faint praise

praise praise someone or something to the skies
praises sing someone’s praises
prayers in someone’s prayers
preach preach to the converted
precedence have precedence over someone or something
precedence take precedence over someone or something
precedent set a precedent
precious precious few
precious precious little
prelude a prelude to something
premium at a premium
prescription refill a prescription
presence grace someone or something with one’s presence
presence have the presence of mind to do something
present at present
present at the present time
press press one’s luck
press press someone to the wall
press press the panic button
pressed hard pressed (to do something)
pressed pressed for time
pressure under (some) pressure
pretty (as) pretty as a picture
pretty come to a pretty pass
pretty cost a pretty penny
pretty in a (pretty) pickle
pretty pretty as a picture
Pretty Pretty is as pretty does.
pretty sitting pretty
pretty a pretty state of affairs
prevail prevail (up)on someone
prevent take steps (to prevent something)
prevention An ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
price have a price on one’s head
price quote a price
prick prick up one’s ears
pride burst with pride
pride pride and joy
Pride Pride goes before a fall.
pride pride oneself in something
pride pride oneself on something
pride swallow one’s pride
pride take pride in something
prime in its prime
prime in one’s prime
prime in the prime of life
prime past someone’s or something’s prime
prime prime mover
print in print
print out of print
print put something into print
print the fine print
print the small print
privacy invasion of (someone’s) privacy
private in private
privy privy to something
probability in all probability
probation on probation
problem get to the root of the problem
problem no problem
progress in progress
promise give something a lick and a promise
promise have a lot of promise
promise promise someone the moon
promise promise the moon (to someone)
prone prone to something
proportion blow something out of all proportion
proportion in proportion
proportion out of (all) proportion
proportion out of proportion
propose propose a toast
props knock the props out from under someone
protest a ripple of protest
proud (as) proud as a peacock
proud do oneself proud
proud proud as a peacock
prove prove to be something
proves the exception that proves the rule
provided provided that something is so
prunes full of prunes
p’s mind one’s p’s and q’s
psyche psyche out
psyche psyche someone out
psyche psyche someone up
psyched psyched out
psyched psyched up (for something)
public air one’s dirty linen in public
public do something in public
public in public
public in the public eye
public wash one’s dirty linen in public
publication not for publication
publish publish or perish
puff huff and puff