people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are. A proverb.
Mary says that Betty is jealous, but Mary is more jealous herself. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
photo finish
A close finish in a race of people or animals, where the camera must decide the actual result, sometimes by millimeters.
The black horse was declared the winner in a photo finish.
pick a hole in
pick holes in
To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc.
The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no moon and that it rained Sunday night.
Mary is always picking holes in what the other girls do.
It is easier to pick holes in someone else's argument than to make a good one yourself.
pick the brains of
pick the brains about
To get ideas or information about a particular subject by asking an expert.
If you have time, I'd like to pick your brains about home computers.
pie in the sky
An unrealistic wish or hope.
Our trip to Hawaii is still only a pie in the sky.
pig in a poke
An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully.
Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water.
pin curl
A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin.
Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls.
All the girls had their hair in pin curls to get ready for the party.
pin down
To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap.
Mr. Jones' leg was pinned down under the car after the accident.
The soldier was pinned down in the hole because rifle bullets were flying over his head.
To keep (someone) from changing what (he) says or means; make (someone) admit the truth; make (someone) agree to something.
Mary didn't like the book but I couldn't pin her down to say what she didn't like about it.
I tried to pin Bob down to fix my bicycle tomorrow, but he wouldn't say that he could.
To tell clearly and exactly; explain so that there is no doubt.
The police tried to pin down the blame for the fire in the school.