| Phrasal Verbs |
Meanings |
Examples |
| PASS AWAY |
to die |
Nurse: "The patient passed away at
5:00, doctor." |
| PASS OFF |
to pretend that work is yours |
Dan tried to pass a Shakespeare poem off
as his. What an idiot! |
| PASS OUT |
to distribute |
The teacher passed the test papers out. |
| PAY BACK |
to repay a loan or a deed |
Sam shouldn't have told them my secret.
I will pay him back one of these days! |
| PAY OFF |
to pay someone in order to avoid trouble |
In some countries you can pay off the
police. |
| PICK OFF |
to shoot or bring down especially one by
one |
Max really knows how to shoot. He picked
the bottles off with no trouble at all! |
| PICK OUT |
to select |
Mom: "When you go to the store,
pick a good melon out for dessert." |
| PICK UP |
to lift |
Please pick your books up from the
dinner table now. |
| PICK UP |
to give someone a ride |
I can pick you up for work at 7:30, ok? |
| PITCH IN |
to work together |
The villagers pitched in and built a
community house in only two days. |
| PLAY DOWN |
to make something seem less important |
Sara played the award down, but she
really should be proud of herself. |
| PRINT OUT |
to print something from a computer |
Please print my composition out for me. |
| PULL OFF |
to escape punishment |
Edgar pulled off the bank robbery. He
never got caught! |
| PULL TOGETHER |
to work together |
The villagers pulled together and built
a community house in only two days. |
| PUT DOWN |
to insult someone |
It's not nice to put people down, but
kids do it all the time. |
| PUT OFF |
to postpone; to delay |
Many students put off doing their
homework until it's too late. |
| PUT ON |
to dress oneself |
Put your coat on or you'll get cold. |
| PUT ON |
to gain weight |
Steve looks like he is putting a little
weight on. |
| PUT OUT |
to extinguish |
The firefighters put the fire out |
| PUT OUT |
to cause difficulties for someone |
I'm sorry to put you out, but can you
give me a ride to the train station? |
| PUT OUT |
to publish; to issue |
Did you know that People Magazine is put
out by the same company as Time Magazine? |
| PUT UP |
to return something to its proper place |
Please put your books up. It's time for
dinner now. |
| PUT UP |
to give food and shelter |
Don't get a hotel room! I'd be happy to
put you up! |
| PUT UP WITH |
to endure |
I don't like to put up with noisy
children. |
