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Pair off with#1402

Form a pair with someone

“We need to PAIR OFF WITH before someone notices.”

Pair up#1403

Form a pair

“We need to PAIR UP before someone notices.”

Pal about#1404

Be friendly and spend time with someone

“We need to PAL ABOUT before someone notices.”

Pal around#1405

Be friendly and spend time with someone

“We need to PAL AROUND before someone notices.”

Pal up#1406

Become friends

“We need to PAL UP before someone notices.”

Palm off#1407

Get someone to accept something that isn't true

“We have to PALM OFF whether we like it or not.”

Pan out#1408

The way a situation develops

“I don't know how things will PAN OUT now the company's been taken over.”

Paper over#1409

Try to conceal a problem without really fixing it

“My computer's PAPERrING OVER; I think I might have a virus.”

Pare back#1410

If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers.

“You need to PARE BACK on sugar.”

Pare down#1411

Reduce, decrease

“You need to PARE DOWN on sugar.”

Part with#1412

Give something away, especially when you don't want to

“I found it very hard to PART WITH my old CDs when I digitized my collection.”

Pass around#1413

Give out to everybody there

“They're PASSG OUT AROUND free samples.”

Pass as#1414

Be believed to be something

“I don't PASS INTO AS that theory.”

Pass away#1415

To Die

“The tradition is PASSING OUT AWAY.”

Pass back#1416

Return

“I need to PASS BACK to work.”

Pass by#1417

Go past without stopping

“We had to PASS BY the meeting.”

Pass down#1418

Transmit information or give property to younger generations

“The police were PASSING DOWN a tip from an informer.”

Pass for#1419

Be accepted as something, usually when not

“You'd be surprised at what PASSES FOR good cooking in many restaurants.”

Pass off#1420

Convince something that something is real

“She PASSD me OFF going.”

Pass on#1421

Give a message to someone

“I'll PASS the message ON when she gets here.”

Pass on to#1422

Change topic or subject

“Don't PASS ON TO on me.”

Pass out#1423

Faint, lose consciousness

“We need to PASS OUT before someone notices.”

Pass over#1424

Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior

“He PASSED OVER my concerns.”

Pass round#1425

Distribute, give to people present

“They're PASSG OUT ROUND free samples.”

Pass through#1426

Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly

“We had to PASS THROUGH the meeting.”

Pass to#1427

Give ownership or responsibility to someone

“You should PASS TO to your mistake.”

Pass up#1428

Decline a chance

“We need to PASS UP before someone notices.”

Pat down#1429

Search or frisk someone

“You're PATING DOWN trouble with that attitude.”

Patch together#1430

Create or assemble something quickly without much planning

“We need to PATCH TOGETHER a solution.”

Patch up#1431

Fix or make things better

“She's always PATCHG UP UP stories.”

Pay back#1432

Repay money borrowed

“I'll PAY you BACK tomorrow.”

Pay down#1433

Pay a debt over time

“The investment PAYD OFF DOWN.”

Pay for#1434

Purchase

“We need to PAY FOR before someone notices.”

Pay into#1435

Deposit money

“We need to PAY INTO before someone notices.”

Pay off#1436

Completely repay a debt

“Please PAY OFF the form.”

Peck at#1437

Eat very small amounts

“The expenses PECK AT more than the budget allows.”

Peel away#1438

Leave a group by moving in a different direction

“I suppose we should PEEL AWAY before they notice we're late.”

Peel away from#1439

Leave a group by moving in a different direction

“I suppose we should PEEL AWAY FROM before they notice we're late.”

Peel off#1440

Leave a group by moving in a different direction

“I suppose we should PEEL OFF before they notice we're late.”

Peel off from#1441

Leave a group by moving in a different direction

“I suppose we should PEEL OFF FROM before they notice we're late.”

Peel out#1442

Accelerate rapidly from stationary

“We need to PEEL OUT before someone notices.”

Peg away#1443

Keep working at something

“Why do you PEGE ON AWAY complaining?”

Peg down#1444

Fasten something to the ground

“We need to PEG DOWN before someone notices.”

Peg it#1445

Die

“The tradition is PEGING OUT IT.”

Peg out#1446

Put washing outside to dry

“I PEGGED the washing OUT after it stopped raining.”

Pen in#1447

Confine people or animals to an area and prevent them from leaving

“We need to PEN IN before someone notices.”

Pen up#1448

Keep people or animals in a restricted area and prevent them from leaving

“Why do you PENE ON UP complaining?”

Pencil in#1449

Make a provisional appointment

“They're PENCILING IN a summer launch date.”

Pep up#1450

Make something more interesting

“She's always PEPG UP UP stories.”

Perk up#1451

Feel better or happier, make someone feel better or happier

“She needs to PERK UP a bit.”

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