Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "P" Idioms. What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", did you ever seen cats and dogs falling off from the sky?! Of course not, but it simply mean "it is raining too hard". | P pack a punch wallop - to provide a burst of energy power excitement The storm packed a wallop and did much damage to the coast. a pack of lies - a series of lies Everything that the man said was a pack of lies and nobody believed him. pack them in - to attract a lot of people The new restaurant is able to pack them in with its new and exciting menu. packed in like sardines - to be packed very tightly The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour. pad the bill - to add false expenses to a bill The salesman always pads the bill when he goes on a business trip. 637 Mr_doody2004@ paddle one s own canoe - to do something by oneself I was forced to paddle my own canoe when the rest of the staff went away for a seminar. a pain in the neck ass - an annoying bothersome thing or person Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck. paint oneself into a corner - to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of My friend has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor. paint the town red - to go out and party and have a good time We decided to go out and paint the town red after we passed our exams. pal around with someone - to be friends with someone I have begun to pal around with a friend from my evening language class. pale around the gills - to look sick My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he came to work today. 638 Mr_doody2004@ palm something off on someone - to deceive someone by a trick or a lie to sell or give something by tricking The man palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable. pan out - to end or finish favorably to work out well I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out. paper over the cracks in of something - to try to hide faults or difficulties Our boss is trying to paper over the cracks in the office and will not deal with the problems of the staff. par for the course - .
