This page gathers the 4,686 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Idiomatic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 33 of 47: from “pull one's pud” to “raise hell”.
- pull one's pud verb Synonym of dick around.
- pull one's weight verb To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to.
- pull oneself up by one's bootstraps verb To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.
- pull out verb To remove something from a container.
- pull over verb To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
- pull someone's leg verb To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
- pull strings verb To manipulate a situation, especially by asking favours of others; to use one's influence with others to attain a desired goal.
- pull teeth verb To do something that is especially difficult or effortful.
- pull the ladder up behind oneself verb To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.
- pull the other leg verb In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.
- pull the trigger verb To commit to a course of action.
- pull up verb To fetch for display on a screen.
- pull up on verb To come to, visit.
- pulling power noun A person's ability to attract other people sexually.
- pulling the plug noun passive euthanasia
- pump out verb To produce in large quantities.
- pumpkin head noun A severe head injury resulting from a beating.
- punch above one's weight verb To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past…
- punch below one's weight verb To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
- punch someone's lights out verb To give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.
- punch someone's ticket verb To put someone, especially oneself, in a position to advance or to achieve a desired objective; to gain useful experience.
- push in verb To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
- push it verb To make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to take chances; to expect too much.
- push on verb To persist, persevere.
- push one's luck verb To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.
- push the boat out verb To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.
- push water uphill verb To try to achieve a goal despite huge resistance or nearly futile awkwardness, the task being an uphill battle.
- put a gun to someone's head verb To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.
- put back verb To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
- put butter on one's bread verb To earn money.
- put down verb To insult, belittle, or demean.
- put facts on the ground verb To quietly or incrementally change the de facto situation in one's favor in order to win a legal dispute.
- put forward verb To propose for consideration.
- put in the ground verb To kill.
- put it past verb To consider it not possible for (someone) (to do something).
- put it there verb An invitation for the addressee to slap the speaker's palm in greeting or celebration.
- put lipstick on a pig verb To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
- put new wine in old bottles verb To introduce a new idea, method, or innovation into an established, outdated or inflexible system or organization.
- put one foot in front of the other verb To move forward, progress steadily.
- put one over verb To succeed in a deception.
- put one's cards on the table verb To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.
- put one's finger in the dyke verb To attempt to temporarily stop or stem an impending disaster, particularly when the effort is too small to fully address the scale of the…
- put one's finger in the fire verb To suffer unpleasant, painful, or costly consequences as a result of becoming involved in a risky or ill-advised situation.
- put one's foot in it verb To put one's foot in one's mouth.
- put one's foot in one's mouth verb To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
- put one's house in order verb To organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.
- put one's money where one's mouth is verb To take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
- put one's name in the hat verb To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for…
- put one's stamp verb To change or influence (something) in a way that demonstrates one's style or abilities; to make a lasting impression on.
- put oneself across verb To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.
- put out a fire verb To address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.
- put paid to verb To terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to preclude (possibilities); to stop (something) once and for all.
- put past verb To consider (something) to be not possible for (someone) (to do); (see also put it past).
- put pen to paper verb To write something (especially using pen and ink).
- put someone in their place verb To remind someone of their position.
- put someone on ice verb To postpone or delay an interaction with someone.
- put someone out of their misery verb To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.
- put something behind one verb To recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.
- put that in your pipe and smoke it phrase Used after stating something surprising or undesired, in order to emphasize its truth.
- put the boot in verb To kick a fallen opponent.
- put the brakes on verb To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.
- put the cart before the horse verb To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more…
- put the clock back verb To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.
- put the fear of God into verb To cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.
- put the genie back in the bottle verb To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.
- put the pedal to the metal verb To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
- put the toothpaste back in the tube verb To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.
- put through verb To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
- put to bed verb To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.
- put to the sword verb To execute, especially by using a sword.
- put to work verb to put to use
- put up verb To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- put up one's dukes verb To raise one's clenched fists in front of one's body and stand in a threatening or defiant manner, in preparation for a fistfight.
- put up or shut up verb To desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.
- put up with verb To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
- put words in someone's mouth verb To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.
- puzzle over verb To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.
- qt verb To quantum tunnel (to move or travel from one point or direction to another in a very quick, rapid, or effortless manner.)
- Quaker gun noun A nonfunctional imitation of a gun or an artillery piece, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into…
- quality over quantity phrase An idiom emphasizing the preference for high-quality items or experiences rather than a large number of them. It suggests that focusing on…
- quantum tunnel verb To move or travel from one point or direction to another in a very quick, rapid, or effortless manner.
- queen bee noun The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation.
- quenchcoal noun A person or thing that undermines religious zeal; hence a heartless, uncaring person with respect to religion.
- quiche-eater noun A man who is effeminate or who lacks some putative masculine virtue.
- quick as a flash adj Extremely quick.
- quick as lightning adj Extremely quick.
- quick read noun A book, periodical, or other printed matter that is enjoyable to read and can be read quickly.
- quick study noun One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.
- quick-and-dirty adj Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of…
- quiet quit verb To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
- quite some det a considerable amount of
- quote unquote adj Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term.
- raccoon eyes noun The state of the orbits of the eyes (especially the undereye region) having a bluish-purplish coloration.
- rack up verb To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.
- rag bagger noun A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.
- rain down verb To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.
- rain on someone's parade verb To spoil someone's celebration.
- rainy day noun A difficult period of need, in reference to a time when money will be needed.
- raise eyebrows verb To cause surprise.
- raise hell verb To cause a considerable disturbance.