Pink slip
a dismissal notice from a job.The man received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.
Pinch pennies
To be careful with money, to be thrifty .My friend is pinching pennies in order to save money for his vacation.
Pinch-hit for (someone)
To substitute for someone.The best batter on the baseball team was asked to pinch-hit for the injured player.
Pin (something) on (someone)
To place the blame for something on someone.My friend tried to pin the blame for breaking the computer on me.
Pick over (something) pick (something) over
To sort through something.The customers picked over the best clothes at the department store sale.
Pick out (something) pick (something) out
To choose or select something.I tried to pick out a nice necktie for my father.
Pick one’s way through (something)
To work slowly through written material.I picked my way through the material that I had to study for the exam.
Pick on someone your own size
To abuse or bully someone who is big enough to fight back.The older boy should pick on someone his own size rather than fighting with the... Read more →
Pick on (someone)
To do or say bad things to someone.The boy always picked on his sister when they were children.
Pick off (someone or something) pick (someone or something) off
To kill with a carefully aimed shot from a gun or other weapon.The police were easily able to pick off the man who was shooting the rifle.