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palm off
To sell or give (something) by pretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery.
He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt.
The salesman palmed off pine wood floors as oak.
To deceive (someone) by a trick or lie.
He palmed his creditors off with a great show of prosperity.
To introduce someone as a person he isn't; present in a false pretense.
He palmed the girl off as a real Broadway actress.
pan gravy
Gravy made with meat drippings with seasoning and often a little water.
Pan gravy from country ham is often called red-eye gravy.
His wife liked cream gravy, but he preferred pan gravy.
pan out
To have a result, especially a good result; result favorably; succeed.
Edison's efforts to invent an electric light bulb did not pan out until he used tungsten wires.
Suppose the class tried to make money by selling candy. How would that pan out?
pant for
To desire something very deeply.
He is panting for his girlfriend, who went out of town to see her family.
paper trail
"Бумажный след"; документы, письменные свидетельства о какой-либо деятельности.
The police found a paper trail which lead to the author of the hoax.
Полиция обнаружила письменные доказательства, которые привели их к организатору обмана.
par for the course
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."
parade rest
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.
parallel bars
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.