plug away at something (plug at some- thing ) pocket money (out-of-pocket money) point someone out (outpoint someone) point to something (point at some- thing ) pony up something (pony up for some- thing ) poor little boy (poor boy) popular music (pop music) pork-chopper (pork chop) possessed of something (possessed by something ) post-graduate student (graduate stu- dent) post office (Post Office, the) post-office box (post box) post ship (post boat) postal order (post-office order) poster man (sandwich girl) pour cold water on someone (get into hot water) pour oil on troubled waters (mix oil and water) pour water into a sieve (carry water in a sieve) pourpoint (pour point) practical suggestion (practicable sugges- tion) prayer book (Prayer Book, the) preparatory school (US) (preparatory school [UK]) presence of mind (absence of mind) present difficulties (make difficulties) press agent (press agency) press agentry (press agency) press-mark (press mark) press the panic button (press someone’s buttons) presume something (presume on some- thing ) pretend to something (pretend some- thing ) pretty business (good business) pretty penny, a (bad money) prevail over someone (prevail on some- one) prey on someone’s mind (pick some- one’s brains) prick up one’s ears (lower one’s ears) primary school (first school) Primate of England (Primate of All England) principal boy (head boy) Privacy Protection Act, the (Privacy Act, the) private school (US) (private school [UK]) proceed with something (proceed to something ) profiteer from something (profit from something ) prohibitory law (prohibition law) Project Blue Book (Blue Book) property man (man of property) pros and cons (pro and con) protest something (protest against something ) proud to someone (proud of someone) provide cover from something (pro- vide cover against something) psalm-book (Book of Psalms, the) public bar (public house) public enemy (enemy of mankind) public eye (private eye) public home (public house) public housing (public house) public school (US) (public school [UK]) pull a fast one (have a quick one) pull a long face (pull a face) pull in one’s horns (pull in one’s claws) pull it out (pull it off ) pull off a hat-trick (pick something out of a hat) pull one’s finger out (have a finger in something ) pull out (draw out) pull rank with someone (take rank of someone) pull someone in (draw someone in) pull someone out (draw someone out) pull someone under (pull someone down) pull someone up (pull someone down) pull someone’s leg (pull foot) pull something in (draw something in) pull something out (draw something out) pull something out of a hat (pick something out of a hat) pull something up (draw something up) pull the carpet from under someone (call someone on the carpet) pull the house down (bring the house down) pull the stops out (pull the plug out) pull the string of the shower-bath (pull on the heartstrings) pull the strings (pull on the heart- strings) pull wires (pull one’s wire) pulling boat (pull-boat) pumpman (pump attendant) pure and simple (plain and simple) purple hearts (Purple Heart) push one’s luck (push one’s fortune) push oneself forward (push oneself ) push the panic button (push someone’s buttons) push up daisies (come up daisies) pussyfoot (cat’s paw) put a bug in someone’s ear (put a bee in someone’s bonnet) put a foot in (get a foot in) put a foot wrong (catch someone on the wrong foot) put a name to someone (give a name to someone) put a pistol to someone’s head (put a pistol to one’s head) put a plug in for someone (pull the plug on someone) put a plug in for something (pull the plug on something) put a word in (get a word in) put all one’s eggs in one basket (hang all one’s bells on one horse) put all one’s money upon the wrong horse (hang all one’s bells on one horse) put an end to something (make an end of something ) put cash on the line (put cash on the barrelhead) put heads together (knock heads together) put ideas into someone’s head (put an idea into someone’s head) put in a word (get in a word) put in one’s spoke (put a spoke in someone’s wheel) put in something (input something ) put it across to someone (put it across someone) put it on (get it on) put it on the line (put cash on the bar- relhead) put it over to someone (put it over on someone) put on steam (let off steam) put one’s face on (put one’s best face on) put one’s feet up (get one’s feet under the table) put one’s foot on it (put one’s foot in it) put one’s foot to the floor (put one’s foot down) put one’s hair up (let one’s hair down) put one’s hand to something (put one’s hand on something) put one’s hand to the plough (follow the plough) put one’s hands in one’s pockets (put one’s hand in one’s pocket) put one’s head down (hold one’s head down) put one’s life in someone’s hands (take one’s life in both hands) put one’s money on something (put one’s money in something) put one’s name to something (put one’s name down for something) put one’s nose into something (have one’s nose in something) put one’s two cents in (spend a fortune) put oneself out of the way (get out of the way) put out the fire (lay out the fire) put over (lay over) put someone down for something (put someone up for something) put someone in for something (let someone in for something) put someone in his place (put oneself in someone’s place) put someone in the picture (bring someone into the picture) put someone in the wrong (get someone in wrong ) put someone inside (put someone in) put someone off (put someone away) put someone on a charge (put someone in charge) put someone on ice (ice someone) put someone on the needle (needle someone) – 365 – Phrase Index