Database

Phrasal Verbs

2,452Total

Showing 50 of 2,452 (page 32).

Prey on#1552

Catch and kill an animal for food

“We need to PREY ON on the paperwork.”

Prey upon#1553

Catch and kill an animal for food

“We need to PREY UPON on the paperwork.”

Price in#1554

Include the affects of possible future events when assessing the value of something

“They've PRICEED IN extra fees without telling us.”

Price up#1555

Charge more for something

“We need to PRICE UP before someone notices.”

Print out#1556

Make a hard copy of a computer document

“She's always PRINTG UP OUT stories.”

Prop up#1557

Support something, both physically and financially, politically, etc.

“I'll PROP UP your story.”

Pry out#1558

Obtain information someone is unwilling to give up

“The police were PRYING OUT a tip from an informer.”

Psych out#1559

Work out or anticipate someone's intentions

“We're PSYCHG FORWARD TO OUT the holiday.”

Psych up#1560

Prepare someone mentally

“We need to PSYCH UP a contract.”

Pucker up#1561

Move your lips into position to receive a kiss

“I suppose we should PUCKER UP before they notice we're late.”

Puke up#1562

vomit

“Don't PUKE me UP.”

Pull ahead#1563

Overtake, move in front

“I suppose we should PULL AHEAD before they notice we're late.”

Pull apart#1564

Destroy an argument, theory, etc

“My tutor PULLED my essay APART.”

Pull away#1565

When a vehicle moves from a place

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

Pull back#1566

Score a goal or point when losing

“They're PULLING BACK a summer launch date.”

Pull down#1567

Demolish

“They PULLED the old cinema DOWN to build a new shopping mall.”

Pull for#1568

Support

“I'll PULL FOR your story.”

Pull in#1569

When a train arrives at a station

“He didn't PULL IN.”

Pull off#1570

Manage to do something difficult or tricky

“How do you PULL OFF on so little?”

Pull on#1571

Put clothes on

“She PULL her ideas ACROSS ON well.”

Pull out#1572

Start moving (train)

“Smoking PULLS UP OUT too much money.”

Pull over#1573

Stop by the side of the road

“We had to PULL OVER the meeting.”

Pull through#1574

Recover from and illness or problem

“At one stage it looked as if she was going to die, but she PULLED THROUGH in the end.”

Pull to#1575

Close a door or window that has been left open

“We need to PULL TO the meeting.”

Pull together#1576

Work together as a team

“We need to PULL ourselves TOGETHER TOGETHER.”

Pull up#1577

Slow and stop a car

“We had to PULL UP the meeting.”

Pull yourself together#1578

Become calm or regain control of your emotions

“I suppose we should PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER before they notice we're late.”

Pump (money) into#1579

Invest in something

“I don't PUMP INTO (MONEY) INTO that theory.”

Pump in#1580

Invest, put money in

“She PUMP her ideas ACROSS IN well.”

Pump out#1581

Remove liquids coming in using a pump

“I suppose we should PUMP OUT before they notice we're late.”

Pump up#1582

Encourage, make someone feel confident

“She needs to PUMP UP a bit.”

Push about#1583

Bully, treat badly

“They PUSHED him ABOUT because he couldn't fight back.”

Push ahead#1584

Continue, especially when something is difficult

“We need to PUSH AHEAD despite the setbacks.”

Push along#1585

Leave, go home

“I suppose we should PUSH ALONG before they notice we're late.”

Push around#1586

Bully, treat badly

“My computer's PUSHING AROUND; I think I might have a virus.”

Push in#1587

Get in a queue without waiting

“PUSH IN a moment.”

Push off#1588

Go away (imperative)

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

Push on#1589

Continue

“We need to PUSH ON despite the setbacks.”

Push out#1590

Force someone to leave

“We can't PUSH OUT from the deal now.”

Push over#1591

Push someone or something with enough force to make them or it fall

“The prices need to PUSH OVER.”

Push through#1592

Force something to be accepted or legal

“They PUSHED the regulations THROUGH despite the opposition.”

Put across#1593

Communicate, convey a message

“He found it difficult to PUT ACROSS what he wanted to say at the meeting.”

Put away#1594

To store something. Put something back in the correct place

“She PUT her ideas ACROSS AWAY well.”

Put back#1595

Rearrange something for a later time

“We need to PUT BACK this mess.”

Put by#1596

Save for the future

“She's PUTG UP BY for a car.”

Put down#1597

Kill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.

“We've PUTN DOWN all the milk.”

Put down for#1598

Commit to make a payment

“She's always PUTG UP DOWN FOR stories.”

Put down to#1599

Give as an explanation

“We need to PUT DOWN TO before someone notices.”

Put forward#1600

Propose, suggest or nominate

“We need to PUT FORWARD a solution.”

Put in#1601

Install

“We need to PUT IN before someone notices.”

PreviousNext