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American Idioms Starting with P

To pay a lot of money. ex. "I hate to have to pay an arm and a leg for a tank of gas."

To help with something (especially financially). ex. "Let's all pitch in and buy him a nice present."

To pay a bill. ex. "John, you picked up the tab last time - Let me pay this time."

To improvise. To see how things go and make a decision later. ex. "What do you want to do tonight? I don't know, let's just play it by ear."

To act or be safe. To do something safely.

To date many different people instead of going steady. "After Mary broke up with Jim, she started playing the field."

To promise someone lots of extravagant things (unrealistically). ex. "He promised her the moon, but couldn't deliver on any of his promises."

To be second in importance to someone. ex. "Sam didn't join the team because they already had a star and Sam didn't wanted to play second fiddle to anyone."

To try very hard. ex. "Well, although my team lost, they put up a good fight, so I'm not upset."

Someone who looks through people's windows.