parochial schooltyp soukromé školy, která zahrnuje i náboženské vzdělání; většinou jde o grammar or high school vedenou kostelem nebo farností |
pass all understandinglie beyond the range of the human mind Peace I give which will pass all understanding and shall keep your heart and mind. Google But what of the peace and love that pass all understanding? Google The ways of this wizard pass all understanding (including methinks his own). Google |
pass sb´s comprehensionbe too difficult for sb to understand or accept Indeed, it passes his comprehension that in this age of enlightened reason, of wide travel and comparative study. Google The problem of British taciturnity passed his comprehension; Google Yes, he himself was a doctor by profession, and how any one in England |
penny dreadful(weekly) paper or a crude, sensational kind aimed on older children We're the Penny Dreadful Players, a completely The Penny Dreadful Players have gone on to become The Penny Dreadful is a newspaper specifically published during the Fylde Folk Festival |
penny wise (and) pound foolisheconomical in small things but extravagant in larger Articles Penny Wise, Pound Foolish. How often have we heard this old Piece pricing is penny wise, pound foolish. Google Penny wise, pound foolish Saving dollars, yet spending millions. |
pick sb´s brainsask for information or advive from sb who knows more about a subject than you Then for a couple of hours I picked his brains. Google I had a long chat with him in Bermuda and picked his I picked his brains for a dozen years, but in the last |
plain living and high thinkinga simple and moderate way of life (materially), combined with great interest and activity in intellectual and spiritual matters Benn is too much a product of his comfortable and intensely high-minded background to be able to understand why the common man (let alone the common politician) has more vulgar aspirations than plain living and high thinking. BNCI The salons of those ladies who were devoted to republican ideals (and quite often, one could add, to the person of individual republicans) were careful to maintain a reputation for plain living and high thinking. BNCI The chief error of these people is to be found in the very phrase to which they are |
plain speakingtelling the truth, expressing one´s opinion on sth I know I'm speaking plain, but this is a time for plain speaking. BNCI He stood still as he recalled her plain speaking, and, his head hanging, he experienced a mixture of relief and a feeling that was most akin to shame. BNCI This was a moment not for fairness but for plain speaking. BNCI |
play devil´s advocatepretend to be against the idea so that others discuss it However, to play the Devil's Advocate: What you don't realize is you have The format he chose was to play the Devil's advocate. Google Today, I am going to play the "devil's advocate" concerning Charter |
play hookychodit za školu One, go to school, or two, play hooky. (Google) Don't tell anyone, but I think I am going to play hooky either today or tomorrow. (Google) I made up my mind that I was going to play hooky from work and do some kayaking and fishing. (Google) |
play it by the bookact strictly according to the rules Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will, of course, be valuable; but never try simply to `;play it by the book'; --; this or any other, for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart, not your head, that will count most. BNCI Matt is not only extremely attracted to Danielle, but also finds himself letting But inspectors patrol at random; so play it by the book |
poets are born, not madeno amount of instructions can make a poet of anyone not naturally gifted to be one Poets are born, not made; that's why there are so many of them. Google Iain says that poets are born, not made, and 'Poets are born, not made—yet they have to survive the often |
positive thinkingan optimistic and determined mental attitude taht helps one to achieve success in any kind of undertaking Charles believes in the Platonic ideal of a healthy mind in a healthy body, plenty of exercise, self-help and positive thinking. BNCI Positive thinking will have to wait a while, but it augurs well for one of the young ringsiders who turned up in his smartest suit and said: `;What a disgusting fight; I wish I'd worn my tracksuit.'; BNCI It was perhaps because of this, and because I tried to foster the whole idea of positive thinking, that I began to concentrate more and more on visualization. BNCI |
practice makes perfectrepeated exercise in a skill or craft is the way to become the master of it The old adage `;practice makes perfect'; must be kept in mind when one begins to despair. BNCI Now, the last thing I want to say, because I know we, our guest is here, and so presumably has collected his thoughts and is able to leap into the breach, the last thing I want to say on this is, writing articles, writing pieces, is a game, another area where practice makes perfect. BNCI Practice makes perfect as with any sport.'; BNCI |
preparatory/prep schoolv Británii jde o private school pro děti, hlavně chlapce od 7-13, kteří pak pokračují v public school; v USA pro děti od 11 let, připravuje je na střední školu (college). Cam Tech is known throughout Florida as the only exam prep school for contractors to attend! WebC It is a college preparatory school headed by Dr Norman A. Palmer. BNC He was first sent to a strictly protestant preparatory school in Cheam. BNC |