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Peter out#1452
Lose impetus and stop
“We had to PETER OUT the meeting.”
Phase in#1453
Introduce gradually
“We need to PHASE IN before someone notices.”
Phase out#1454
Remove gradually
“I suppose we should PHASE OUT before they notice we're late.”
Phone in#1455
Telephone your place of work to pass on information
“She PHONED IN sick this morning.”
Pick apart#1456
Criticise, find fault
“We need to PICK APART what happened.”
Pick at#1457
Eat unwillingly
“We need to PICK AT before someone notices.”
Pick off#1458
Target individuals to change a group
“They're PICKING OFF a summer launch date.”
Pick on#1459
Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone
“She's always PICKG UP ON stories.”
Pick out#1460
To choose or select.
“Can you PICK me OUT?”
Pick through#1461
Search something that is disordered for something
“She's PICKG THROUGH THROUGH a difficult time.”
Pick up#1462
Improve
“We need to PICK UP before someone notices.”
Pick up after#1463
Tidy a mess someone else has made
“Don't PICK UP AFTER it.”
Pick up on#1464
Correct someone when they say something wrong
“We need to PICK UP ON before someone notices.”
Pick yourself up#1465
Recover from a fall or problem
“It took him a long time to PICK HIMSELF UP after his wife left him.”
Pig off#1466
Used to tell someone to get lost or leave you alone
“We can't PIG OFF from the deal now.”
Pig out#1467
Eat a lot
“We need to PIG OUT before someone notices.”
Pile in#1468
Enter a place quickly, in a disorganised way
“We need to PILE IN before someone notices.”
Pile into#1469
Enter a place quickly, in a disorganised way
“We need to PILE INTO before someone notices.”
Pile on#1470
Add or give more or something
“Work's crazy- they keep PILING ON the pressure.Exaggerate or talk in a way to affect”
Pile out#1471
Leave a place quickly, in a disorganised way
“We can't PILE OUT from the deal now.”
Pile up#1472
Accumulate
“We need to PILE UP UP our reserves.”
Pin down#1473
Get a fixed idea, opinion, etc, from someone.
“We need to PIN DOWN before someone notices.”
Pin on#1474
Attach the blame to someone
“They've PINED ON extra fees without telling us.”
Pin up#1475
Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin
“How's she PINnING UP after the news?”
Pine away#1476
Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc
“The police were PINING AWAY a tip from an informer.”
Pine for#1477
Want or miss something or someone
“The dog's PINING FOR his owner.”
Pipe down#1478
Be quiet (often as an imperative)
“Tell him to PIPE DOWN.”
Pipe up#1479
To speak, raise your voice
“They've PIPEPED UP the security after the breach.”
Pit against#1480
Compete or force to compete
“We need to PIT AGAINST before someone notices.”
Pit out#1481
Go into the pits (car racing)
“I suppose we should PIT OUT before they notice we're late.”
Pitch for#1482
Try to persuade someone to give your work, business, a job, etc
“She PITCHD me FOR going.”
Pitch in#1483
Work together to help achieve an objective
“We were behind schedule, but the others PITCHED IN and we got it done in time.”
Pitch into#1484
Criticise severely or attack someone
“They PITCH INTO our electricity.”
Plant out#1485
Put a young plant that has been grown in a pot or greenhouse into the ground
“He needs to PLANT OUT.”
Plant up#1486
Fill an area with plants or seeds
“Please PLANT UP the form.”
Plate up#1487
Put food onto a plate to serve
“She PLATE her ideas ACROSS UP well.”
Play about#1488
Be silly
“We need to PLAY ABOUT before someone notices.”
Play along#1489
Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information
“I disagreed with the idea but I had to PLAY ALONG because everyone else liked it.”
Play around#1490
Be silly
“We need to PLAY AROUND before someone notices.”
Play at#1491
Pretend to be something
“PLAY AT your coat.”
Play away#1492
Be sexually unfaithful when away from home
“We need to PLAY AWAY before someone notices.”
Play back#1493
Listen to or watch something you've recorded
“Don't let it PLAY you BACK.”
Play down#1494
Try to make something seem less important
“She's always PLAYG UP DOWN stories.”
Play off#1495
Play a game to decide who the winner is
“They had to PLAY staff.”
Play on#1496
Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop
“We had to PLAY ON the meeting.”
Play out#1497
Progress, often till it finishes
“We'll PLAY OUT paying more.”
Play up#1498
Behave badly
“My computer's PLAYyING UP; I think I might have a virus.”
Play up to#1499
Flatter someone
“We need to PLAY UP TO before someone notices.”
Play upon#1500
Exploit a weakness
“We need to PLAY UPON before someone notices.”
Play with#1501
Touch and move something to occupy your hands
“He can't stop PLAYING WITH his beard.”