P
Idioms beginning with "P"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
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Contents of P:
[pave the way] {v. phr.}
To make preparation; make easy.
Aviation paved the way for space travel.
A good education paves the way to success.
[pay a call] {v. phr.}
To visit someone.
"Come and pay us a call some time, when you're in town," Sue said to Henry.
[pay as one goes] {v. phr.}
To pay cash; to pay at once; to avoid charging anything bought; to avoid debt entirely by paying cash. — Usually used with "you".
It is best to pay as you go; then you will not have to worry about paying debts later.
[pay attention] {v. phr.}
To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly.
"Pay attention, children!" the teacher cried, "Here is your homework for next week!"
[pay court to] {v. phr.}
To woo; to shower with attention.
He had been paying court to her for three long years before he worked up the courage to ask her to marry him.
[pay dirt] {n.}, {slang}
1. The dirt in which much gold is found.
The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt.
2. {informal}
A valuable discovery. — Often used in the phrase "strike pay dirt".
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[pay down] {v. phr.}
1. To give as a deposit on some purchase, the rest of which is to be paid in periodic installments.
"How much can you pay down on the house, sir?" the realtor asked.
2. To decrease a debt with periodical payments.
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[pay for] {v.}
To have trouble because of (something you did wrong or did not do); be punished or suffer because of.
When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working in school.
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