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- a matter of urgency/importance a maximis ad minima a meal in itself a means to an end a meeting of (the) minds a mensa et thoro a mess of pottage a mile a minute a minore a mite a monkey on someone's back a month of Sundays a mug's game a nail in the/someone's coffin a name to conjure with a nasty piece of work a natural death a needle in a haystack a new lease on life a nodding acquaintance a number of a pack of lies a pat on the back a peg to hang (something) on a penny saved (is a penny earned) a perfect world a piacere a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of cake a piece of junk a piece of someone a piece/slice/share of the pie a pig in a poke
- a place to call home a poor second/third/fourth a pop a posteriori a pretty penny a price on someone's head a priori a pun pund'arco a question mark over a question of a race against the clock a race against time a rap on/over/across the knuckles a raw deal a red rag to a bull a remote chance a roll in the hay a roll of the dice a roof over one's head a rovescio a shade a shadow of (a) doubt a sharp tongue a shock to the/someone's system a shot a shot across the/someone's bow(s) a shoulder to cry on a show of hands a sight to see/behold a sight/wonder to behold a sign of the times a slap in the face a slap on the back
- a slice of life a slice of the cake a slip of the tongue a slow start a smile on one's lips a smoke a snowball's chance in hell a spent force a square peg in a round hole a stab in the dark a step in the right direction a step up/down a stitch in time (saves nine) a stone's throw a storm in a teacup a stroke of genius a stroke of work a sure thing a tad a taste/dose of someone's own medicine a tempest in a teapot a tempo a tergo a thick ear a thing a thing devoutly to be wished a thing of the past a thing or two a thorn in the/someone's flesh/side a thought a throw a touch a touch of