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Acapulco 
A·ca·pul·co n. 아카풀코 《멕시코 남서부 태평양 연안의 항구; 휴양지》
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a sucker for punishment
one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.
at cross purposes
have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.
beat someone to the punch (draw)
do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.
can't put my finger on it
cannot remember the exact words I know the answer, but I can't put my finger on it.
can't put my hands on it
cannot remember exactly where it is Your book is in my office, but I can't put my hands on it now.
don't push your luck
do not try to get too much, do not ask for more If Mom says maybe, don't push your luck. Be patient.
don't put all your eggs in one basket
do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
feel puny
feel unwell, ill.
go public
tell the public, tell a reporter If he goes public, everybody will know that we had an affair.
hard put
unable to answer easily, stump me He was hard put to answer the questions on cold fission.
have a puff
(See have a drag)
hold the purse strings
control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.
kaput
broken, ruined We have a car, but it won't go. The motor is kaput.
make a silk purse...
(See you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear)
on purpose
intentionally I think that she spilled the drink on purpose.
on the spur of the moment
immediately, impulsively On the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Banff.
pack a punch
hit hard, have a strong effect Here's a word that packs a punch: guilty.
pleased as punch
very pleased, happy about Our minister is pleased as punch when there's a large offering.
press (push) one
depend too much on luck, expect to continue to be lucky He is pushing his luck if he thinks that he will continue to make a lot of money on the stock market.
proof of the pudding...
(See the proof of the pudding is in the eating)
pub crawl
drink at many pubs in one day, bar hopping If you go on a pub crawl today, you'll have a headache tomorrow.
public property
what everybody knows, public information If you tell Zora about the plan, it'll be public property.
puddlejumper
a small car, a subcompact """Why buy a puddlejumper?"" ""It gets good gas mileage."""
pull a face
wrinkle your face, make a face Lyle is 14, but he's still a boy. He pulls a face when he's upset.
pull a fast one
cheat, deceive They pulled a fast one on him when they sold him the used car.
pull a fast one (on someone)
cheat someone They tried to pull a fast one on me at the car repair shop but I stopped them easily.
pull a few strings
help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.
pull a muscle
injure a muscle, strain a muscle One of our best players pulled a muscle and can't play tonight.
pull an all-nighter
study or work all night without getting any sleep.
pull for
support, cheer for We were pulling for your team. We're glad you won.
pull in your horns
not be so aggressive, stop attacking or citicizing Father's advice is to pull in your horns or you could be dismissed.
pull it off
"cause it to happen; succeed, win, snatch victory..." With Jean as leader of the party, the Liberals can pull it off. They can win the election.
pull it out
"win just before the end; before it is too late" The score was tied, but we pulled it out with a last-minute goal.
pull off
succeed in doing something difficult or impossible The contract seemed impossible to win but we managed to pull it off through our skillful bargaining.
pull one
fool someone with a humorous account of something, trick someone The man was pulling my leg when he told me that I would not be able to enter the movie theater after the movie started.make a greater effort You had better begin to pull your socks up or you will not be able to continue working here.do one
pull out all the stops
work as hard as possible, go all-out, go for broke You're losing this match. If you want to win, you'll have to pull out all the stops.
pull out of a hat
get as if by magic, invent, imagine We decided to give up on finding a solution to the problem but at the last moment we were able to pull a solution out of a hat.
pull over
drive to the side of the road and stop The police pulled over the man because he had been drinking.
pull punches
talk nice, ease up, take it easy on you If the service is poor, he doesn't pull punches. He complains.
pull rank
assert one
pull someone
trick or fool someone playfully Her grandfather is always pulling her leg when he comes to visit.
pull someone's leg
tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something
pull (something) off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
pull strings
secretly use influence and power He was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.
pull that
do that, do something wrong, try that "She reached for the phone to call the police, but the thief said, ""Don't try to pull that."""
pull the goalie (hockey)
remove the goaltender and use an extra skater After our coach pulled the goalie we scored and tied the game.
pull the pin
quit, resign, leave, pack it in If the company doesn't give us a raise in pay, I'm pulling the pin.
pull the plug
stop working on a project, not support any more, leave you in the lurch When Zoe lied to Social Services they pulled the plug on her. They stopped paying her expenses.
pull the rug out
take away your help, remove your support, leave you holding the bag Some insurance companies pull the rug out from under you when you file a claim.
pull the rug out from under
spoil someone