Vocabulary
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Accelerate rapidly from stationary
“Fearing the police, he PEELED OUT in a cloud of tire smoke.”
Keep working at something
“I PEGGED AWAY for weeks before my exams.”
Fasten something to the ground(separable)
“We PEGGED the tent DOWN to stop the wind blowing it about.”
Die
“After a long illness, she finally PEGGED IT yesterday.”
Put washing outside to dry(separable)
“I PEGGED the washing OUT after it stopped raining.”
Confine people or animals to an area and prevent them from leaving(separable)
“The police PENNED the protesters IN.”
Keep people or animals in a restricted area and prevent them from leaving(separable)
“The journalists were PENNED UP in an area that was fenced off from the spectators.”
Make a provisional appointment(separable)
“I'll PENCIL Thursday night IN, but if anything comes up, give me a ring.”
Make something more interesting(separable)
“Her talk PEPPED us UP.”
Feel better or happier, make someone feel better or happier(separable)
“She was ill in bed with flu, but she PERKED UP a bit when some friends dropped by.”
Lose impetus and stop
“Everyone was keen at first, but the enthusiasm PETERED OUT when they saw how long it would take.”
Introduce gradually(separable)
“They are PHASING IN the reforms over the next two years.”
Remove gradually(separable)
“They have introduced a compact edition of the newspaper and are PHASING OUT the broadsheet edition over the next few months.”
Telephone your place of work to pass on information
“She PHONED IN sick this morning.”
Criticise, find fault(separable)
“The critics PICKED the film APART.”
Eat unwillingly(inseparable)
“I wasn't very hungry so I just PICKED AT my food.”
Target individuals to change a group(separable)
“There were many rebels against the policy, but the government PICKED OFF the leaders.”
Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone(inseparable)
“My friends always PICK ON me because I don't sing well.”
Choose or select(separable)
“She PICKED OUT the ones she wanted to take and left the rest.”
Search something that is disordered for something(inseparable)
“The police have been PICKING THROUGH the wreckage for clues.”
Improve(separable)
“Sales PICKED UP a bit during the Christmas period.”
Tidy a mess someone else has made(inseparable)
“I always have to PICK UP AFTER him because he leaves things all over the office.”
Correct someone when they say something wrong(inseparable)
“He's very quick to PICK UP ON new trends.”
Recover from a fall or problem(inseparable)
“It took him a long time to PICK HIMSELF UP after his wife left him.”
