P
Idioms beginning with "P"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
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Contents of P:
[put]
See:
[HARD PUT] or [HARD PUT TO IT],
[STAY PUT].
[put a bug in one's ear] or [put a flea in one's ear]
See: [BUG IN ONE'S EAR].
[put a new face on] {v. phr.}
To alter the aspect of something; change.
Mr. Merry man's announcement of his candidacy for governor puts an entirely new face on the political scene in our state.
[put about] {v. phr.}
- Nautical usage. To turn in the opposite direction; turn around.
When we saw the storm clouds thickening in the sky, we put about quickly and raced ashore.
[put across] {v.}
1. To explain clearly; make yourself understood; communicate.
He knew how to put his ideas across.
Compare: [GET ACROSS].
2. {informal}
To get (something) done successfully; bring to success; make real.
* /He put across a big […]
[put all one's eggs in one basket] {v. phr.}
To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing.
Going steady in high school is putting all your eggs in one basket too soon.
* /To buy stock in a single company is to put all […]
[put an end to] or [put a stop to] {v. phr.}
1. To make (something) end; stop; end.
The farmer built an electric fence around his field to put an end to trespassing.
* /The principal said that running in the halls was dangerous, and told the […]