P base four minus one
P base four minus one is when you're almost there, but not quite. Like you're one step away from getting a real P3, but you're still a mess.
He said he was P base four minus one because he had a leaky pen and a messy desk.
She texted me P base four minus one because she was still in her pajamas but had a coffee.
He called his dog P base four minus one because it was sniffing the trash but still cute.