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one in a million
Very special
“She's ONE IN A MILLION”
open a can of worms
To create a lot of problems
“Don't OPEN A CAN OF WORMS”
out of left field
Unexpected or unusual
“That came OUT OF LEFT FIELD”
out of sight, out of mind
You forget someone you don't see anymore
“It's OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND with him”
out of the blue
Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning
“She called me OUT OF THE BLUE”
out of the question
Impossible; not allowed or not possible
“That's completely OUT OF THE QUESTION”
out of the woods
Out of danger or difficulty
“She's not OUT OF THE WOODS yet”
out of this world
Extremely good; wonderful; fantastic
“The food was OUT OF THIS WORLD”
over the moon
Extremely happy or delighted about something
“She was OVER THE MOON about her promotion”
pain in the neck
An annoying person or thing
“He's A PAIN IN THE NECK”
paint a black picture
To describe a situation or person as extremely bad
“You always PAINT A BLACK PICTURE of everything”
paint the town red
To go out and enjoy yourself in the evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing
“Let's go out and PAINT THE TOWN RED”
pardon my french
Used to apologize for using bad language or swearing
“PARDON MY FRENCH, but that's a terrible idea”
pass the buck
To blame someone else
“Don't PASS THE BUCK”
pass with flying colors
To succeed easily or with great success
“She PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS”
pay someone back
To take revenge on someone; to return a favor
“I'll PAY him BACK for what he did”
pay through the nose
To pay a lot of money for something; to pay too much
“We HAD TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for those tickets”
pays peanuts
Pays very little money; low wages
“They PAY PEANUTS at this job”
penny for your thoughts
Asking someone what they're thinking
“A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?”
pigs might fly
Something that will never happen
“Yeah, WHEN PIGS MIGHT FLY”
pink-collar
A job that is traditionally done by women
“Nursing and secretarial work are PINK-COLLAR jobs”
play it by ear
To decide what to do as the situation develops, rather than making detailed plans
“I don't know if we'll go out - let's just PLAY IT BY EAR”
poke your nose
To interfere in someone else's business
“Don't POKE YOUR NOSE into my affairs”
poker face
A face showing no emotion
“He maintained A POKER FACE”