Over My Dead Body When you absolutely will not allow a person to do something you might say \'over my dead body.\' The [literal] meaning is that you will stand in the way of that p...

Par For The Course \'Par for the course\' is what is normal and acceptable for a particular situation. Example: \'I get sick every time I travel.\' Answer: \'That\'s just par for t...

Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish A penny is a small amount of money and a pound is a larger amount. \'Penny-wise, pound-foolish\' is to be cautious (wise) with small amounts of money but ...

People Who Live In Glass Houses Should Not Throw Stones \'People who live in glass houses should not throw stones\' reminds us that we should be careful how we treat other people (...

Practice Makes Perfect Practice makes perfect means that the more you practice, the better you will become. If you want to become great, then you should practice as much as possibl...

Practice What You Preach To \'preach\' is to tell others the right way to do something; to \'practice\' is to do the thing yourself. You \'practice what you preach\' when you yours...

Preaching To The Choir \'Preaching to the choir\', \'preaching to the chorus\', and \'preaching to the converted\' all mean the same thing, that the people you are trying to convin...

Protest Too Much To \'protest too much\' is to insist so strongly about something not being true that people begin to suspect maybe it is true. Example: \'You do like that girl, do...

Pulling Your Leg When someone makes a joke by lying to you and pretending that the lie is true, they are \'pulling your leg\'. Example: \'Look; your shoes are untied... Ha! Just pu...

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