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[pants] See: ANTS IN ONE’S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE’S PANTS, GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE’S PANTS, KICK IN THE PANTS, WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS.

[paper] See: ON PAPER, WALKING PAPERS.

[par] See: UP TO PAR.

[parade] See: HIT PARADE.

[parade rest]{n.} A position in which soldiers stand still, with feet apart and hands behind their backs. •/The marines were at parade rest in front of the officials' platform./ Compare: AT EASE(3).

[parallel bars]{n.} Two horizontal bars the same distance apart, that are a few feet above the floor of a gymnasium. •/The boys exercised on the parallel bars in the gym./

[parcel] See: PART AND PARCEL.

[parcel out]{v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. •/He parceled out the remaining food to the workers./

[par for the course]{n. phr.}, {informal} Just what was expected; nothing unusual; a typical happening. — Usually refers to things going wrong. •/Mary is very clumsy so it was par for the course when she bumped into the table and broke the vase./ •/When John came late again, Mary said, "That’s par for the course."/ Compare: ALL IN A DAY’S WORK, RUNNING TRUE TO FORM.

[pare down]{v. phr.} To limit; economize; reduce. •/With a smaller income per month, the family had to pare down their household expenses./

[parliamentary law]{n.} The rules for legislative or other meetings. •/The club followed parliamentary law at the business meeting./

[parrot-fashion]{adv.} Like a parrot; by rote memorization and without any understanding. •/The candidate delivered a speech that was prepared for him and he read it parrot-fashion./

[part] See: DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED, FOR MY PART, FOR ONE’S PART also ON ONE’S PART, FOR THE MOST PART, IN PART, MAN OF PARTS, TAKE PART.

[partake of]{v.}, {formal} 1. To take some of; receive a share of; eat. •/He partook of ordinary country fare as he traveled./ 2. To have the same qualities as; show the characteristics of. •/Her way of cooking partook of both Italian and American habits./

[part and parcel]{n. phr.} A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. — Usually followed by "of". •/Freedom of speech is part and parcel of the liberty of a free man./

[part company]{v. phr.} 1. To part with someone; leave each other; separate. •/The boys parted company as they came from the park./ •/George parted company with the others at his front door./ 2. To be different from someone in opinion or action; follow your own way; disagree; differ. •/They parted company on where the new highway should be built./ •/The mayor parted company with the newspapers on raising taxes./

[partial to]{v. phr.} Having a weakness for; favorable toward. •/He seems to be partial to blondes while his brother is partial to redheads./

[particular] See: IN PARTICULAR.

[parting of the ways]{n. phr.} 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. •/They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked./ 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. •/He had come to a parting of the ways: he had to choose the high school courses that would prepare him for college, or the courses that would prepare him for business./