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Peel out
Accelerate rapidly from stationary
“We need to PEEL OUT before someone notices.”
Peg away
Keep working at something
“Why do you PEGE ON AWAY complaining?”
Peg down
Fasten something to the ground
“We need to PEG DOWN before someone notices.”
Peg it
Die
“The tradition is PEGING OUT IT.”
Peg out
Put washing outside to dry
“I PEGGED the washing OUT after it stopped raining.”
Pen in
Confine people or animals to an area and prevent them from leaving
“We need to PEN IN before someone notices.”
Pen up
Keep people or animals in a restricted area and prevent them from leaving
“Why do you PENE ON UP complaining?”
Pencil in
Make a provisional appointment
“They're PENCILING IN a summer launch date.”
Pep up
Make something more interesting
“She's always PEPG UP UP stories.”
Perk up
Feel better or happier, make someone feel better or happier
“She needs to PERK UP a bit.”
Peter out
Lose impetus and stop
“We had to PETER OUT the meeting.”
Phase in
Introduce gradually
“We need to PHASE IN before someone notices.”
Phase out
Remove gradually
“I suppose we should PHASE OUT before they notice we're late.”
Phone in
Telephone your place of work to pass on information
“She PHONED IN sick this morning.”
Pick apart
Criticise, find fault
“We need to PICK APART what happened.”
Pick at
Eat unwillingly
“We need to PICK AT before someone notices.”
Pick off
Target individuals to change a group
“They're PICKING OFF a summer launch date.”
Pick on
Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone
“She's always PICKG UP ON stories.”
Pick out
To choose or select.
“Can you PICK me OUT?”
Pick through
Search something that is disordered for something
“She's PICKG THROUGH THROUGH a difficult time.”
Pick up
Improve
“We need to PICK UP before someone notices.”
Pick up after
Tidy a mess someone else has made
“Don't PICK UP AFTER it.”
Pick up on
Correct someone when they say something wrong
“We need to PICK UP ON before someone notices.”
Pick yourself up
Recover from a fall or problem
“It took him a long time to PICK HIMSELF UP after his wife left him.”