Vocabulary
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Used to tell someone to get lost or leave you alone
“He told them to PIG OFF and leave him in peace.”
Eat a lot
“The food was great, so I really PIGGED OUT.”
Enter a place quickly, in a disorganised way
“The coach stopped and we all PILED IN.”
Enter a place quickly, in a disorganised way(inseparable)
“We PILED INTO the shop when it opened.”
Add or give more or something(separable)
“It wasn't very serious, but they PILED ON the guilt.”
Leave a place quickly, in a disorganised way
“The train eventually arrived and we all PILED OUT.”
Accumulate(separable)
“Work just keeps on PILING UP and I really can't manage to get it all done.”
Get a fixed idea, opinion, etc, from someone(separable)
“I've asked him to set a date, but he's a hard man to PIN DOWN and won't give a definite answer.”
Attach the blame to someone(separable)
“The police tried to PIN the crime ON him.”
Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin(separable)
“How's she PINnING UP after the news?”
Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc
“He's been PINING AWAY since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self.”
Want or miss something or someone(inseparable)
“The dog's PINING FOR his owner.”
Be quiet (often as an imperative)
“The lecturer asked the students to PIPE DOWN and pay attention.”
Speak, raise your voice
“At first, no one answered, then finally someone PIPED UP.”
Compete or force to compete(separable)
“The war PITTED neighbour AGAINST neighbour.”
Go into the pits (car racing)
“He PITTED OUT in the twentieth lap.”
Try to persuade someone to give your work, business, a job, etc(inseparable)
“He PITCHED FOR the job, but they gave it to someone else.”
Work together to help achieve an objective
“We were behind schedule, but the others PITCHED IN and we got it done in time.”
Criticise severely or attack someone(inseparable)
“The shareholders PITCHED INTO the management about their pay rises at the meeting.”
Put a young plant that has been grown in a pot or greenhouse into the ground(separable)
“They need to be PLANTED OUT in the spring.”
Fill an area with plants or seeds(separable)
“They PLANTED UP the flower beds with geraniums.”
Put food onto a plate to serve
“PLATE UP and drizzle with salsa verde.”
Be silly(inseparable)
“Please stop PLAYING ABOUT.”
Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information
“I disagreed with the idea but I had to PLAY ALONG because everyone else liked it.”
