Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 4.3 docx

ox
do your own thing
each to his/her own
feather your own nest
get your own back
get your own way
have a mind of its own
have the devil's own job doing
sth/to do sth
have the devil's own luck
hold your own
leave sb to their own devices
line your (own) pockets
make a rod for your own back
Mind your own business!
not have a minute to call your
own
of your own accord
on sb's (own) head be it
on your own account
on your own hook
pay sb back in their own coin
play sb at their own game
save your own skin
stand on your own two feet
tell its own tale
to each his/her own
ox
be as strong as an ox
OYSTER
the world is your oyster

P
mind/watch your p's and q's
PACE
at a snail's pace
can't stand/take the pace
set the pace
PACES
put sb through their paces
PACK
a pack of lies
a pack rat
be ahead of the pack
pack a punch
pack your bags
the joker in the pack
PACKED
be packed like sardines
PACKING
send sb packing
PADDLE
be up shit creek (without a
paddle)
be up the creek (Without a
paddle)
paddle your own canoe
PAGE
turn the page
PAGEANT
be (all) part of life's rich
pageant/tapestry

PAID
put paid to sth
PAID-UP
be a fully pald-up member of
sth
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PAIN
be a pain in the arse/backside
be a pain in the ass/butt
be a pain in the neck
on/under pain of death
PAINS
be at pains to do sth
go to/take great pains to do
sth
growing pains
PAINT
be as interesting as watching
paint dry
be like watching paint dry
paint a [bleak/rosy etc.]
picture of sth
paint the town red
paint yourself into a corner
PAINTED
not be as black as you are/it is
painted
PAINTING
be like painting the Forth
Bridge

be no oil painting
PAIR
a
safe pair of hands
have a [fine/good etc.] pair of
lungs
show sb a clean pair of heels
PALE
be beyond the pale
fade/pale into insignificance
go beyond the pale:
see
be
beyond the pale
pale by/in comparison
PALL
cast a pall on! over sth
PALM
grease
sb's palm
have sb eating out of the palm
of your hand
have sb in the palm of your
hand
PALSY·WALSY
palsy-walsy
PAN
a flash in the pan
down the pan
jump out of the frying pan

(and) into the fire
PANCAKE
be as fiat as a pancake
PANDORA
open a Pandora's box
PANIC
hit/press/push the panic
button
panic stations
PANTS
a smarty pants
be caught with your
pants/trousers down
[beat/bore/scare etc.] the
pants off sb
by the seat of your pants:
see
fly by the seat of your pants
fly by the seat of your pants
have ants in your pants
wear the pants
PAPER
a paper chase
a paper tiger
a paper trail
couldn't [act/argue/tight] your
way out of a paper bag
not be worth the paper
it's/they're printed/written
on

on paper
paper/smooth over the cracks
put pen to paper
PAPERS
get your walking papers:
see
give sb their walking papers
give sb their walking papers
PAR
be below par
be par for the course
not be up to par
PARACHUTE
a golden parachute
PARADE
rain on sb's parade
PARADISE
live in a fool's paradise
PARAPET
put/stick your head above the
parapet
PARCEL
part and parcel
PARDON
Pardon me for
breathing/living!
Pardon my French!
PARKER
a nosy/nosey parker
PARKINSON

Parkinson's law
PARROT
be as sick as a parrot
parrot-fashron
PART
be (all) part of life's rich
pageant/tapestry
be part of the furniture
Discretion is the better part of
valor.
Discretion is the better part of
valour
look the part
part and parcel
take sb's part
take sth in good part
PARTED
A fool and his money are soon
parted.
PARTING
a parting shot
the parting of the ways
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PARTNER
silent partner
sleeping partner
PARTNERS
partners in crime
PARTS
a man of many parts

PARTY
a bucks party
a hen night/party
a party animal
a party pooper
a stag night/party
be the life and soul of the
party
be the life of the party
piss on sb's party
sb's party piece
PASS
be like ships that pass in the
night
come through/pass with
flying colors
come through/pass with
flying colours
make a pass at sb
pass by on the other side
pass muster
pass the baton
pass the buck
pass the hat around/
round
pass the time of day
things have come to/reached a
pretty pass
PASSAGE
a rite of passage

PASSAGES
purple passages:
see
purple
prose
PAST
a blast from the past
be a thing of the past
be first past the post
be past it
be past your sell-by date
I wouldn't put it past sb
PASTURE
put sb out to pasture
PASTURES
greener pastures
new pastures
pastures new
PAT
a pat on the back
have sth down pat:
see
learn
sthoff pat
have sth off pat: see learn sth
off pat
learn sth down pat
learn sth off pat
pat sb on the back:
see

a pat on
the back
sit pat
stand pat
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PATCH
not be a patch on sb/sth
PATH
be off the beaten path
beat a path to sb's door
cross sb's path
lead sb down the garden
path
lead sb up the garden path
take the line/path of least
resistance
the primrose path
PATHS
sb's paths cross
PATIENCE
the patience of Job/a saint
PATTER
the patter of tiny feet
PAUL
rob Peter to pay Paul
PAUSE
give sb pause (for thought)
PAVE
pave the way for sth
PAVED

The road to hell is paved with
good intentions.
PAY
Crime doesn't pay.
give/pay lip service to sth
hit/strike pay dirt
If you pay peanuts, you get
monkeys.
pay dividends
pay its way
pay over the odds
pay sb back in their own coin
pay the price
pay through the nose
pay top dollar
pay your dues
pay your way
rob Peter to pay Paul
there'll be hell to pay
PAYS
He who pays the piper calls
the tune.
You pays your money (and you
takes your chances).
You pays your money (and you
takes your choice).
PEA-BRAINED
pea-brained
PEACE
a peace offering

be at peace with the world
There's no peace/rest for the
wicked!
PEANUTS
If you pay peanuts, you get
monkeys.
PEAR-SHAPED
go pear-shaped
PEARL
a pearl of wisdom
PENNY
PEARLS
cast pearls before swine
PEARLY
the pearly gates
PEAS
be like two peas in a pod
PEBBLE
not be the only pebble on the
beach
PECKER
Keep your pecker up!
PECKING
a pecking order
PEDESTAL
knock sb off their pedestal:
see put sb on a pedestal
put sb on a pedestal
PEELED
keep your eyes peeled! skinned

PEEPING
a peeping Tom
PEEVE
sb's pet peeve
PEG
a square peg (in a round hole)
bring sb down a peg or two
off the peg
PEGGED
have sb pegged
PEGGING
be level pegging
PELL-MELL
pell-mell
pell-mell: see pell-mell
PELT
(at) full pelt/steam/tilt
PEN
a pen pusher
pen pushing: see a pen
pusher
put pen to paper
The pen is mightier than the
sword.
PENCIL
a pencil pusher
have lead in your pencil:
see
put lead in your pencil
pencil pushing: see a pen

pusher
put lead in your pencil
PENN'ORTH
put in! stick in your two
penn'orth
PENNIES
not have two pennies to rub
together
PENNY
A penny for them.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny
earned.
be penny-wise and pound-
foolish
be ten/two a penny
cost (sb) a pretty penny
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PEOPLE
In for a penny, (in for a
pound).
penny ante
spend a penny
the penny drops
turn up like a bad penny
PEOPLE
People who live in glass
houses (shouldn't throw
stones).
PEP

a pep talk
PERCH
fall off your perch
knock sb off their perch
PERFECT
Practice makes perfect.
PERFORM
perform/work miracles
PERIOD
a honeymoon period
PERISH
Perish the thought!
PERSON
a girl/man/person Friday
about/on your person
be your own
man/woman/person
the man/woman/person in the
street
PET
sb's pet hate
sb's pet peeve
PETARD
be hoist by/with your own
petard
PETER
rob Peter to pay Paul
PETTING
heavy petting
PEW

Take a pew.
PHRASE
a turn of phrase
to coin a phrase
PICK
a pick-me-up
have a bone to pick with sb
have your pick of sth
pick and mix
pick-and-mix:
see
pick and
mix
pick holes in sth
pick sb's brains
pick sb's pocket
pick up steam
pick up sticks
pick up the bill/tab
pick up the pieces
pick up the threads of sth
pick up your marbles (and go
home/leave)
pick up/take the ball and run
(with it)
pick/pull sb/sth to pieces
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pick/iake up the gauntlet:
see
throw down the gauntlet

pick/take up the slack
take your pick
the pick of sth
PICKLE
be in a (pretty/right) pickle
PICNIC
be a couple of sandwiches
short of a picnic:
see
be one
sandwich short of a picnic
be no picnic
be no picnic
be one sandwich short of a
picnic
make sth seem like a picnic
PICTURE
be in the picture:
see
be out of
the picture
be out of the picture
be the picture of
[health/innocence etc.]
get the picture
keep sb in the picture:
see
put
sb in the picture
paint a [bleak/rosy etc.]

picture of sth
picture-perfect
put sb in the picture
sb's face is a picture
the big picture
the whole picture
PIE
a slice of the pie
be as American as apple pie
be as easy as pie
be as nice as pie
be pie-eyed
eat humble pie
have a
finger
in every pie
have a
finger
in the pie:
see
have a finger in every pie
pie in the sky
PIECE
a conversation piece
a piece/ slice of the action
be a nasty piece of work
be a piece of cake
be a piece of piss
be (all) of a piece
give sb a piece of your mind

How long is a piece of string?
say your piece
sb's party piece
take a piece out of sb
the villain of the piece
PIECES
be shot to hell/pieces
be thrilled to pieces
bits and pieces
go/fall to pieces
pick up the pieces
pick/pull sb/sth to pieces
PIG
see also
PIGS
a guinea pig
a pig in a poke
eatlike a pig
in a pig's eye
make a pig of yourself
make a pig's ear of sth/doing
sth
Pig'sarse!
squeal like a stuck pig
sweat like a pig
PIGEON
a stool pigeon
be sb's pigeon
PIGEONS
put/ set the cat among the

pigeons
PIGGY
piggy in the middle
PIGS
Pigs can fly.
Pigs might fly.
PIKE
come down the pike
down the pike
PilE
at the bottom of the heap/pile
pile it/them high and sell
it/them cheap
pile on the agony
Pill
see also
PillS
a bitter pill (to swallow)
sugar-coat the pill
sugar/sweeten the pill
PilLAR
a pillar/tower of strength
from pillar to post
PillOW
pillow talk
PillS
pop pills
PilOT
on automatic pilot
PIN

see also
PINS
as straight as a pin
be as clean as a new pin
pin back your ears
pin money
pin sth on sb
pin your hopes on sth/sb
You could have heard a pin
drop.
PINCH
at a pinch
feel the pinch
in a pinch
pinch-hit
take sth with a pinch of salt
PINK
a pink slip
be in the pink
be tickled pink/to death
pink-collar
the pink dollar
the pink pound
PINS
be on
pins
and needles
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have pins and needles
PINT

get/put a quart into a pint
pot
PIPE
a pipe dream
Put/stick that in your pipe
and smoke it!
PIPELINE
be in the pipeline
PIPER
He who pays the piper calls
the tune.
PIPPED
be pipped at/to the post
be pipped at/to the post
PISS
a piss-artist
a piss-take:
see
take the piss
a piss-up
be a piece of piss
be full of piss and vinegar
be (out) on the piss
couldn't organize a piss-up in
a brewery
go (out) on the piss:
see
be (out)
onthepiss
Go piss up a rope!

not have a pot to piss in
piss on sb's party
Piss or get off the can/pot!
take the piss
PISSED
as pissed as a fart
as pissed as a newt
pissed out of your
head/mind/skull
PISSING
be pissing inIinto the wind
PIT
a bottomless pit
a pit stop
pit your wits against sb/sth
PITCH
fever pitch
make a pitch for sth
queer sb's pitch
PITCHED
a pitched battle
PLACE
alsb's place in the sun
all over the place
as
if
you own the place
be in the right place at the
right time
be out of place

between a rock and a hard
place
fall into place
give sth pride of place:
see
have/ take pride of place
have/take pride of place
in the first place
know your place
not a hair out of place
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place/put your life in sb's
hands:
see
your life is in sb's
hands
put sb in their place
sb's heart is in the right place
scream the place down
There's a time and a place.
PLACES
go places
have friends in high places
PLAGUE
avoid sb/sth like the plague
PLAIN
a plain Jane
be as clear/plain as day
be as plain as the nose
on.your-

face
be plain sailing
PLAN
a game plan
PLANET
be (living) on another planet
What planet is sb on?:
see
be
(living) on another planet
PLANK
walk the plank
PLANKS
be as thick as two short planks
PLATE
give/hand sth to sb on a plate
have a lot/ enough on your plate
have your plate full
sb's head on a plate/platter
PLATTER
give/hand sth to sb on a
(silver) platter
sb's head on a plate/platter
PLAY see also PLAYING
a play on words
act/play the fool
act/play the goat
All work and no play (makes
Jack a dull boy).
allow/give sth full play

be child's play
bring sth into play
come into full play:
see
allow/give sth full play
fair play
foul play
(if you) play your cards right
keep/play your cards close to
your chest
make a big play of sth
make (a) great play of sth
make a play for sb
make a play for sth
play a bUnder
play a straight bat
play a/the waiting game
play away from home
play ball
play both ends against the
middle
play cat and mouse
PLUG
play devil's advocate
play dirty
play fast and loose with
sthlsb
play footsie
play footsie with sb
play for keeps

play for time
play games
play God
play gooseberry
play hard to get
play hardball
play hooky
play into sb's hands
play it by ear
play it cool
play (it) safe
play (merry) hell
play (merry) hell with sth
play possum
play Russian roulette
play sb at their own game
play sb for a fool
play sb for a sucker
play second fiddle
play silly buggers
play the field
play the game
play to the gallery
play with fire
play your ace
the state of play
Turnabout is fair play.
two can play at that game
When/While the eat's away
(the mice will play).

PLAYING
a level playing field
PLEA
cop a plea
PLEAD
I take/plead the Fifth
(Amendment)
PLEASED
be as pleased as Punch
PLEASURE
mix business with pleasure
PLEDGE
sign/take the pledge
PLENTY
There are plenty more where
they/that came from.
PLOT
lose the plot
The plot thickens.
PLOUGH
plough a lone/lonely furrow
PLOUGHSHARES
beat/turn swords into
ploughshares
PLUCK
pluck sth out of the air
PLUG
a spark plug
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PLUGHOLE

pull the plug
PLUGHOLE
go down the plughole
PLUM
speak with a plum in your
mouth
PLUMB
plumb the depths
PLUNGE
take the plunge
PLY
ply your trade
PNEUMONIA
if sb/ sth catches a cold, sb/ sth
gets pneumonia
PO-FACED
po-faced
POACHER
a poacher turned gamekeeper
POCKET
be in sb's pocket
be out of pocket
dig/ dip into your pocket
have sth burning a hole in
your pocket
pick sb's pocket
put your hand in your pocket
POCKETS
deep pockets
line sb's pockets

line your (own) pockets
ltve in each other's pockets
POD
be like two peas in a pod
POETIC
poetic justice
poetic license
POINT
a case in point
a sore point/ spot
a sticking point
be beside the point
be sb's strong point/suit
miss the point
not to put too fine a point on it
point blank
point-blank:
see
point blank
point blank
point the finger at sb
point the way
reach boiling point
the point of no return
There's no point crying over
spilt milk.
POINTS
earn! get brownie points
POISON
a poison-pen letter

One man's meat is another
man's poison.
What's your poison?
POISONED
a poisoned chaltce
POKE
a pig in a poke
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poke fun at sb/sth
poke/ stick your nose into sth
POLE
be in pole position
I wouldn't touch sb/sth with a
barge pole.
I wouldn't touch sb/sth with a
ten-foot pole
the greasy pole
the low man on the totem
pole
POLES
be poles apart
POLICY
Honesty is the best policy
POLISH
spit and poltsh
POLITICAL
a polttical football
POLITICALLY
politically correct
POLLS

go to the polls
POMP
pomp and circumstance
POND
a big fish in a small pond
PONY
a dog and pony show
Shanks's pony
POOPER
a party pooper
POOR
a poor man's sb/sth
a poor relation
be as poor as church mice
make a bad/poor fist of
sth/ doing sth:
see
make a
good fist of sth! doing sth
POP
pop pills
pop the question
pop your clogs
POPPING
sb's eyes are popping out of
their head
POPULAR
contrary to popular
beltef/ opinion
PORK

pork barrel
pork-barrel:
see
pork barrel
PORT
a port of call
Any port in a storm.
POSITION
be in pole position
the missionary position
POSSESSED
like a man/woman possessed
POSSESSION
Possession is nine-tenths of
the law.
POSSUM
play possum
POST
be as deaf as a post
be first past the post
be pipped at/to the post
be pipped at/to the post
from pillar to post
post-haste
POSTAGE
fit/write sth on the back of a
postage stamp
POSTAL
go postal
POSTED

keep sb posted
POT
see also
POTS
a melting pot
A watched pot never boils.
can talk the legs off an iron
pot
get/put a quart into a pint pot
go to pot
not have a pot to piss in
Piss or get off the can/pot!
Shit or get off the can/pot!
take a pot shot
take pot luck
the pot calling the kettle black
throw sth into the pot
POTATO
a couch potato
a hot potato
drop sb/ sth like a hot
brick/potato
POTATOES
small potatoes
the meat and potatoes
POTS
pots of money
POUND
An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.

In for a penny, (in for a
pound).
the pink pound
your pound of flesh
POUND-FOOLISH
be penny-wise and pound-
foolish
POUR
pour oil on troubled waters
pour your heart out
pour/throw cold water on sth
POURS
It never rains but it pours.
POWDER
a powder keg
keep your powder dry
powder your nose
take a powder
POWER
do sb a power of good
More power to you!
More power to your elbow!
the corrtdors of power
the power behind the throne
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