| 257. Part with | (a thing) A miser cannot part with a single penny. |
| 258. Part from | (a person) I parted from my friend in Delhi. |
| 259. Preface to | (a book) He wrote a preface to his book. |
| 260. Profit by | (learn) You will profit by experience. |
| 261. Profit from | (gain) We may profit from new pension policy. |
| 262. Partiality for | (a thing, liking) She has partiality for sweets. |
| 263. Partiality to | (a person‘s favour) He always shows partiality to his relatives. |
| 264. Prone to | (inclined to)Thickly populated areas are prone to riots and diseases. |
| 265. Perish by | (destroy, famine, sword) The tyrants perish by sword. |
| 266. Perish with | (suffer from) They are perishing with starvation. |
| 267. Prevail against | (a thing, face) They prevailed against all odds in life. |
| 268. Prevail on/upon | (a person, to compel) I have prevailed on him to come to attend the function. |
| 269. Point out | (reveal) I pointed out his errors and he got annoyed with me. |
| 270. Point at | (blame) No one can point at his character because he is quite honest. |
| 271. Point to | (refer to) His speech pointed to a few problems relating to poverty. |
| 272. Preside at | (a party, chief guest) The Governor presided at the feast. |
| 273. Preside over | (meeting, president) He presided over the meeting in the absence of the chairman. |
| 274. Provided against | (adversity) We should always provide against a rainy day. |
| 275. Provided for | (arrange what is necessary) He died without providing for his family. |
| 276. Popular for | (a good quality) He is popular for his honesty. |
| 277. Popular with | (the people) He is popular with the students of the class. |
| 278. Pine for | (crave for a person) She is pining for the return of her lost son. |
| 279. Pine away | (die away with grief) She pined away in the memory of her lost son. |
| 280. Play at | (cards) We are playing at cards. |
| 281. Play upon | (a musical instrument) She is playing upon the piano. |
| 282. Partake of | (share anything) They partook of our food and were satisfied. |
| 283. Prey on | (exploit) The rich prey on the poor. |
| 284. Passion for | (strong desire) He has passion for writing poetry. |
| 285. Peculiar to | (particular) This habit is peculiar to my father. |
| 286. Pity for (Noun) | We should feel pity for the poor. |
| 287. Pity on (Noun) | He should take pity on the poor. |
| 288. Pity (Verb) | We should pity the poor. |
| 289. Pride on (Verb) | They prided themselves on their wealth. |
| 290. Pride in (Noun) | They take pride in their wealth. |
| 291. Proud of | We should be proud of our country. |
| 292. Prompt in | (quick in) You should be prompt in doing your duty. |
| 293. Quick at | (a thing) The dog is quick at smelling. |
| 294. Quick in | (doing a thing) The boy is quick in working out the problems. |
| 295. Quick of | (understanding) The child is very quick of understanding. |
| 296. Quarrel over | (a thing) They quarrelled over the division of their ancesteral property. |
| 297. Quarrel with | (a person) Don’t quarrel with your friends over trifles. |