phrasal verb

Peter out

Rank #1452Letter PInseparable

2Sections

Lose impetus and stop

Meanings

  • Lose impetus and stop (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • We had to PETER OUT the meeting.
  • They're PETERING OFF OUT the search.
  • Don't PETER IT OFF OUT now.

Related

Related by

Base verb “peter”

Related by

Particle “out”

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