play silly buggers »
To act in a stupid or reckless manner.
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poison tree bears poison fruit »
Unethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.
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pop off »
To kill someone.
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pound of flesh »
Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
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practice makes perfect »
If one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.
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price on one's head »
A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.
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price out of the market »
To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.
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pride comes before a fall »
A person who is extremely proud of his or her abilities will often suffer a setback or failure, because he or she tends to be overconfident and to make errors of judgment.
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puff up »
To swell due to injury or illness.
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pull the other one, it's got bells on »
The implication is that one leg has been pulled, and the joker will have more fun with the other one due to the bells.
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put down »
To administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.
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put paid to »
To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".
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put the cat among the pigeons »
If you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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