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Идиомы на букву P

• put (lay) one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, "открыть свои карты"

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.
• put (someone or something) out to pasture
  удалить кого-либо на покой, перестать использовать что-либо

  They finally decided to put Old Kenworth out to pasture and asked him to give up his responsibilities.
• put (someone's) eye out
  выколоть кому-либо глаз

  Jeremy became blind as he accidentally put his eye out.
• put (someone's) nose out of joint
  обидеть кого-либо

  I didn't mean to put my friend's nose out of joint when I criticized his work.
• put (someone) on hold
  заставить кого-либо ждать во время телефонного звонка

  I wanted to reserve a room, so I phoned the Ritz, and the receptionist put me on hold.
• put (someone) through
  соединить с кем-либо (по телефону)

  Linda phoned the bank and they quickly put her through to a bank clerk.
• put (something) down in black and white
  записать что-либо чёрным по белому

  They told me to put the agreement down in black and white.
• put (something) in mothballs
  положить что-либо на хранение, ставить на консервацию

  My father put our old car in mothballs and decided to buy a new one.
• put (something) on hold
  перенести что-либо, отсрочить

  The construction company had to put the project on hold before the environmental issue was cleared out.
• put a bug in (someone's) ear
  нашёптывать кому-либо, вдолбить в голову

  I wanted to buy a new car so I put a bug in my father's ear.
• put all one's eggs in one basket
  рисковать всем, поставить всё на карту

  Jeffrey Archer put all his eggs in one basket by investing into a Canadian company.
• put flesh on (something)
  добавить детали к чему-либо

  I decided to put flesh on my new project so that it becomes clearer and more detailed.
• put hair on one's chest
  быть полезным для кого-либо (о пище или напитках)

  I had a sore throat and Mother said that hot milk with honey would put hair on my chest.
• put ideas into (someone's) head
  наводить кого-либо на мысль (о чем-либо плохом), подсказывать

  "You are being most irrational. Who is putting silly ideas into your head?"
• put in one's oar
  вмешиваться в чужие дела

  Ann was doing very well until her brother came along and put in his oar. She could have done much better without his advice.
• put in one's two cents (worth)
  высказать своё мнение, свои соображения

  Nobody ever pays any attention to Marion when she tries to put in her two cents.
• put on a brave face
  казаться счастливым (хотя ситуация неблагоприятная), не выдавать своих чувств

  Susan was awfully afraid of the operation, but she tried to put on a brave face.
• put on one's thinking cap
  (глубоко) задуматься

  Selma put on her thinking cap and tried to decide what to do about her son's playing truant.
• put on the dog
  экстравагантно одеваться, свободно вести себя или хорошо развлекаться

  Let's go to a luxurious restaurant and put on the dog.
• put on the feed bag
  поесть что-либо

  They immediately put on the feed bag when they came home.
• put one's back into (something)
  вложить силу или энергию во что-либо

  I had to move the piano out of the family room, so I asked my friend to put his back into it.
• put one's best foot forward
  делать всё возможное, стараться быть на высоте

  It was the necessity to put her best foot forward that was really troubling her.
• put one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, открыть свои карты

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.
• put one's face on
  краситься, накладывать макияж

  I was waiting for Nora while she was putting her face on.
• put one's finger on (something)
  обнаруживать точное местонахождение чего-либо

  Sandra was not able to put her finger on the exact place where she had lost her purse.
• put one's foot down (about something)
  запретить, положить конец, занять твёрдую позицию

  This has gone far enough; he is going to put his foot down about his son's gambling.
• put one's foot in one's mouth
  попасть впросак, "сесть в лужу"

  He was afraid lest he should put his foot in his mouth, so he decided to keep silent.
• put one's hand to the plow
  взяться за трудное дело

  Stella put her hand to the plow in order to clean the whole house.
• put one's hands on (something)
  завладеть чем-либо

  I would like to put my hands on a good computer.
• put one's head in a noose
  вредить самому себе действием или словом, лезть в петлю

  Alice put her head in a noose when she borrowed a lot of money from Fanny.
• put one's head in the lion's mouth
  оказаться в опасности из-за собственной неосмотрительности

  David put his head in the lion's mouth when he got involved in the car fraud.
• put one's head on the block for (someone or something)
  рисковать (головой) ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Mind you, I am not going to put my head on the block for you."
• put one's heads together
  обговорить, обсудить что-либо вместе

  "Let's put our heads together and discuss our problems."
• put one's mind to (something)
  уделить много внимания чему-либо

  "I am sure you can do nearly anything if you put your mind to it."
• put one's money where one's mouth is
  перестать болтать и приняться за дело

  "I want you to put your money where your mouth is and back up your words with action."