A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

poke 
(pigs in a poke)
Key Word Index
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poker 
(straight as a poker)
pole 
(up the pole)
policy 
(comprehensible policy; com-
prehensive policy; lunatic policy)
politics 
(lunar politics)
pony 
(iron pony; ride shank’s pony;
ride the cotton pony; show pony)
poorly 
(be poorly off )
pork 
(carry on like a pork chop)
position 
(in a position; in no position;
in position; out of position)
possession 
(in possession of some-
thing; in the possession of someone)
postcard 
(on the back of a postcard)
pot 
(keep the pot boiling; put some-
one’s pot on; put the pot on; sweeten
the pot)
potato 
(jacket potato; unpeeled potato)
power 
(have power over someone; have
someone in one’s power; military
power; sea power; war power; water
power)
practice 
(have a large practice; have
much practice)
premises 
(on the premises)
prescription 
(make out a prescription;
make up a prescription)
present 
(at present; for the present; in
the present)
preserver 
(life-preserver)
pressure 
(at high pressure; under high
pressure)
price 
(at a price; at any price; at the
price; pay a heavy price for some-
thing; sale price; selling price)
prime 
(in one’s prime)
principle 
(in principle; on principle)
print 
(in print; in the print)
prison 
(escape from prison; escape
prison)
progress 
(be in progress; make
progress)