Idioms and Phrases 89

1. part and parcel: essential part.

• Heart is the part and parcel of human body.

2. patience of job: much power for toleration.

• The person who possesses the virtue of the patience of job is really praise-worthy.

3. (a) peal of laughter: loud outburst of laughter.

• There arose a peal of laughter when the spectators saw the antics and buffoonery of the joker in the circus.

4. penelope’s web: an unending work.

• The work of filling up the gap between the rich, and poor is certainly a Penelope’s web.

5. pin money: allowance given to one’s wife.

• After divorce a wife is legally authorised for pin money from her husband.

6. pipe dream: an illusion.

• It is certainly a pipe dream for a poor man to imagine the luxuries of rich life.

7. pith and marrow: an essential part.

• The pith and narrow of the whole case in the mind of the judge.

8. (at the) point of sword: under violent threat.

• The dacoits looted the whole village at the point of sword.

9. point of view: personal opinion.

• This is my point of view which I express before you.

10. (at the) point of death: almost dead.

• At the point of his death the old man could not say anything to his sons.

11. (a) pot of money: a large sum of money.

• The rich man left a pot of money for his sons at the time of his death.

12. pour oil on troubled waters: try to settle the dispute with sweet words.

• Gandhiji always used to pour oil on troubled waters when a situation of struggle and strife arose.

13. presence of mind: mental alertness.

• It is most essential for a successful scientist to possess enough presence of mind.

14. prize idiot: utter fool.

• Amiens, the clown from “As You Like It” by Shakespeare was a prize idiot.

15. pros and cons: arguments for and against.

• After hearing the pros and cons of the case the judge delivered his judgement.