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pound sand
To engage in futile activity; to go away
“Go POUND SAND if you don't like it”
pull someone's leg
To joke with someone; to tease someone in a playful way
“He's just PULLING YOUR LEG - it's not true”
pull the wool over someone's eyes
To deceive someone into thinking well of them
“Don't let him PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES”
punch above your weight
To achieve more than expected for your ability or position
“The small team is PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT”
pushing your luck
Taking too many risks; expecting too much
“Don't PUSH YOUR LUCK with the boss”
put all your eggs in one basket
To risk everything on one thing
“Don't PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET”
put down roots
To settle and feel established somewhere
“She PUT DOWN ROOTS in the city”
put something on the back burner
To delay or postpone something for later
“We'll PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER”
put your best foot forward
To try your best; make a good impression
“Just PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD and hope.”
put your foot in your mouth
To say something embarrassing or inappropriate
“He really PUT HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH”
put your heads together
To work together to solve a problem or think of ideas
“Let's PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER”
quality time
Time spent giving someone full attention
“We spent some QUALITY TIME together, apparently.”
queer as a three dollar bill
Suspicious or counterfeit
“Something's QUEER AS A THREE DOLLAR BILL here”
quick on the uptake
To understand things quickly
“She's QUICK ON THE UPTAKE”
quiet as a mouse
Very silent
“She was QUIET AS A MOUSE”
quit while you're ahead
To stop while being successful
“You should QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD”
rack your brain
To try very hard to remember or think of something
“I've been RACKING MY BRAIN trying to remember”
rags to riches
Going from being poor to becoming rich
“His is a true RAGS TO RICHES story”
rain cats and dogs
Rain very heavily
“It's RAINING CATS AND DOGS”
rain check
A promise to accept an offer later
“Can I take A RAIN CHECK on dinner?”
raining cats and dogs
Raining very heavily
“It's RAINING CATS AND DOGS out there”
raise the roof
To make a lot of noise when celebrating or partying; to complain loudly
“They really RAISED THE ROOF at the party last night”
read between the lines
To understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write, rather than from the literal meaning
“If you READ BETWEEN THE LINES, he's not happy.”
read the runes
To predict the future based on signs
“Investors are READING THE RUNES of the market”