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| 1. pay through the nose
用鼻子償付 ~~ 做冤大頭
(1) The dress is too expensive, don't pay through the nose.
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| 2. put a cat among the pigeons 把貓放在鴿群中 ~~ 引起恐慌
(1) The rumor is just like putting a cat among the pigeons.
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| 3. put all eggs in one basket 全部蛋放一籃 ~~ 孤注一擲
(1) Tom would put all eggs in one basket to win the game.
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| 4. put the foot down 把腳放下 ~~ 反對
(1) He wanted to do in his way, but his father put the foot down.
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| 5. put two and two together 把二和二加起來 ~~ 根據事實推論
(1) Putting two and two together, the police found the murderer.
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| 6. peak and pine 山頂和松樹 ~~ 憔悴
(1) His parents were killed, so he was led to peak and pine.
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| 7. pour oil on troubled water 把油倒在混水上 ~~ 作和事佬
(1) Whenever her brothers quarrel, she will pour oil on troubled water.
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| 8. palmy days 棕櫚的日子 ~~ 太平盛世
(1) It is fortunate for people to live in the palmy days.
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| 9. prick a bubble 刺破肥皂泡 ~~ 柝穿西洋鏡
(1) It is not easy to prick a bubble on that magician.
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| 10. pirate edition 海盜的版本 ~~ 盜版
(1) The CD is very cheap, because it is a pirate edition.
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| 11. pink slip 解雇通知
(1) He got the pink slip this morning.
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| 12. pass the buck 換人做莊 ~~ 推卸責任
(1) I will not pass the buck to other people.
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