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Pack in
Stop doing something
“We had to PACK IN the meeting.”
Pack it in
Stop doing something (used as an imperative)
“We had to PACK IT IN the meeting.”
Pack off
Send someone away
“We need to PACK OFF before someone notices.”
Pack out
Fill a venue
“Please PACK OUT the form.”
Pack up
Stop doing something
“We had to PACK UP the meeting.”
Pad down
Sleep somewhere for the night
“We need to PAD DOWN before someone notices.”
Pad out
Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn't particularly relevant
“I couldn't think of much to write, so I PADDED the essay OUT with a few lengthy quotes.”
Pair off
Begin a romantic relationship
“They PAIRED OFF shortly after starting university.”
Pair off with
Form a pair with someone
“We need to PAIR OFF WITH before someone notices.”
Pair up
Form a pair
“We need to PAIR UP before someone notices.”
Pal about
Be friendly and spend time with someone
“We need to PAL ABOUT before someone notices.”
Pal around
Be friendly and spend time with someone
“We need to PAL AROUND before someone notices.”
Pal up
Become friends
“We need to PAL UP before someone notices.”
Palm off
Get someone to accept something that isn't true
“We have to PALM OFF whether we like it or not.”
Pan out
The way a situation develops
“I don't know how things will PAN OUT now the company's been taken over.”
Paper over
Try to conceal a problem without really fixing it
“My computer's PAPERrING OVER; I think I might have a virus.”
Pare back
If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers.
“You need to PARE BACK on sugar.”
Pare down
Reduce, decrease
“You need to PARE DOWN on sugar.”
Part with
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
Give out to everybody there
“They're PASSG OUT AROUND free samples.”
Pass as
Be believed to be something
“I don't PASS INTO AS that theory.”
Pass away
To Die
“The tradition is PASSING OUT AWAY.”
Pass back
Return
“I need to PASS BACK to work.”
Pass by
Go past without stopping
“We had to PASS BY the meeting.”