Vocabulary
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Stop doing something(separable)
“I'm trying to PACK IN smoking.”
Stop doing something (used as an imperative)
“The kids were making a fuss, so I told them to PACK IT IN.”
Send someone away(separable)
“His boss PACKED him OFF to a regional office.”
Fill a venue(separable)
“The stadium was PACKED OUT.”
“You should PACK UP smoking.”
Sleep somewhere for the night
“I'm too tired to come home; can I PAD DOWN here tonight?”
Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn't particularly relevant(separable)
“I couldn't think of much to write, so I PADDED the essay OUT with a few lengthy quotes.”
Begin a romantic relationship(separable)
“They PAIRED OFF shortly after starting university.”
Form a pair with someone(inseparable)
“I PAIRED OFF WITH Trish for the test.”
Form a pair
“We need to PAIR UP before someone notices.”
Be friendly and spend time with someone
“We used to PAL ABOUT when we were at school.”
“We PALLED AROUND at university.”
Become friends
“We PALLED UP when I started working with her.”
Get someone to accept something that isn't true(separable)
“He tried to PALM me OFF with a pathetic excuse.”
The way a situation develops
“I don't know how things will PAN OUT now the company's been taken over.”
Try to conceal a problem without really fixing it(inseparable)
“The government tried to PAPER OVER the problems in the proposal, but the press were very critical.”
If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers(separable)
“They have had to PARE BACK the services they offer as their funding was reduced.”
Reduce, decrease(separable)
“They have PARED DOWN the number of employees as they haven't been doing well.”
Give something away, especially when you don't want to(inseparable)
“I found it very hard to PART WITH my old CDs when I digitized my collection.”
Give out to everybody there(separable)
“The teacher PASSED the handout AROUND.”
Be believed to be something(inseparable)
“Although not qualified, he managed to PASS AS a doctor for years.”
Die
“Sadly, Georgia's uncle PASSED AWAY yesterday after a short illness.”
Return(separable)
“I felt awful when the teacher started to PASS BACK the exam papers.”
Go past without stopping(inseparable)
“I was just PASSING BY when I saw the accident.”
