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[pin one’s heart on one’s sleeve] See: WEAR ONE’S HEART ON ONE’S SLEEVE.

[pint-size]{adj.}, {informal} Very small. •/The new pint-size, portable TV sets have a very clear picture./ •/It was funny to hear a pint-size voice coming out of a great big man./

[pinup girl]{v. phr.} An attractive girl whose picture is pinned or tacked to the wall by an admirer. •/Some Hollywood actresses are understandably very popular pinup girls among male soldiers./

[pipe] See: PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT.

[pipe down]{v.} 1. To call (sailors) away from work with a whistle. •/He piped the men down after boat drill./ 2. {slang} To stop talking; shut up; be quiet. •/"Oh, pipe down," he called./ — Often considered rude.

[pipe dream]{n.}, {informal} An unrealizable, financially unsound, wishful way of thinking; an unrealistic plan. •/Joe went through the motions of pretending that he wanted to buy that $250,000 house, but his wife candidly told the real estate lady that it was just a pipe dream./ Compare: PIE IN THE SKY.

[piper] See: PAY THE PIPER.

[pipe up]{v.}, {informal} To speak up; to be heard. •/Mary is so shy, everyone was surprised when she piped up with a complaint at the club meeting./ •/Everyone was afraid to talk to the police, but a small child piped up./

[pip-squeak]{n.}, {informal} A small, unimportant person. •/If the club is really democratic, then every little pip-squeak has the right to say what he thinks./ •/When the smallest boy was chosen to be the monitor, the class bully said he would not obey a little pip-squeak./

[piss off]{v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To bother; annoy; irritate. •/You really piss me off when you talk like that./ — [pissed off]{adj.} •/Why act so pissed off just because I made a pass at you?/

[pit against]{v.} To match against; oppose to; put in opposition to; place in competition or rivalry with. •/The game pits two of the best pro football teams in the East against each other./ •/He pitted his endurance against the other man’s speed./ •/He was pitted against an opponent just as smart as he was./

[pit-a-pat]{adv.} With a series of quick pats. •/When John asked Mary to marry him, her heart went pit-a-pat./ •/The little boy ran pit-a-pat down the hall./

[pitch] See: WILD PITCH.

[pitch a curve] or [a curve ball]{v. phr.} To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. •/My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my head./

[pitch dark]{adj.} Totally, completely dark. •/A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./

[pitcher] See: LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, RELIEF PITCHER, STARTING PITCHER.

[pitchfork] See: RAIN CATS AND DOGS or RAIN PITCHFORKS.