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Potter about
Spend time doing little things for pleasure
“We need to POTTER ABOUT before someone notices.”
Potter around
Spend some time doing little things for pleasure
“We need to POTTER AROUND before someone notices.”
Pour down
Rain hard
“We need to POUR DOWN before someone notices.”
Pour forth
Emerge from a place in large numbers
“We need to POUR FORTH before someone notices.”
Power down
Cut the electricity supply to a computer or electronic device
“You need to POWER DOWN on sugar.”
Power off
Cut the electricity to a computer or device to turn it off
“You need to POWER OFF on sugar.”
Power up
Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use
“She POWER her ideas ACROSS UP well.”
Prattle on
Talk too much
“Geoff just PRATTLED ON instead of giving a straight answer.”
Press ahead
Continue with something
“We need to PRESS AHEAD despite the setbacks.”
Press for
Apply pressure to get permission or to obtain something
“The workers are PRESSING FOR better pay and conditions.”
Press forward with
Continue or go ahead with a project, process, plan, etc
“We need to PRESS FORWARD WITH despite the setbacks.”
Press into
Bring or force into use
“We've PRESSN INTO all the milk.”
Press on
Continue with something
“We need to PRESS ON despite the setbacks.”
Press upon
Pressure someone to accept something offered
“The invitations were PRESSED UPON us and it was hard to say no.”
Prey on
Catch and kill an animal for food
“We need to PREY ON on the paperwork.”
Prey upon
Catch and kill an animal for food
“We need to PREY UPON on the paperwork.”
Price in
Include the affects of possible future events when assessing the value of something
“They've PRICEED IN extra fees without telling us.”
Price up
Charge more for something
“We need to PRICE UP before someone notices.”
Print out
Make a hard copy of a computer document
“She's always PRINTG UP OUT stories.”
Prop up
Support something, both physically and financially, politically, etc.
“I'll PROP UP your story.”
Pry out
Obtain information someone is unwilling to give up
“The police were PRYING OUT a tip from an informer.”
Psych out
Work out or anticipate someone's intentions
“We're PSYCHG FORWARD TO OUT the holiday.”
Psych up
Prepare someone mentally
“We need to PSYCH UP a contract.”
Pucker up
Move your lips into position to receive a kiss
“I suppose we should PUCKER UP before they notice we're late.”