{"id":3677,"date":"2022-05-26T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with 'P' (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-p\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With P<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:08:09","slug":"phrasal-verbs-starting-with-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs Starting With P"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-461334213\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;P&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-p\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With P<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Pad down, Pad out, Pair off, Pair off with, Pair up, Pal about, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs With P<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pad down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Sleep somewhere for the night<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Pad down the dark wooden stairs and you\u2019re in the cavernous, glass-ceilinged main hall.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pad out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn&#8217;t particularly relevant<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It is possible to pad out all records to the length of the largest and handle them as fixed-length.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pair off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Begin a romantic relationship<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The guards pair off in all directions, making their choices at random.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pair off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Introduce people, hoping they will start a relationship<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> All the tennis players had to pair off for a round of doubles matches.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Pair off with<\/strong><br><\/span><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Form a pair with someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I suppose Mr Lin will pair off with Miss Wang in the end.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pair up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Form a pair<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The moon and Jupiter pair up near Algedi in the eastern part of the constellation Capricornus.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pal about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be friendly and spend time with someone<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>We used to Pal about when we were at school.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pal around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be friendly and spend time with someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The coach seems to pal around with a lot of the players.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pal up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Become friends<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They are allowed to enter dorm buildings and know how to pal up with their peers quickly.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Palm off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Get someone to accept something that isn&#8217;t true<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The counterfeit notes were palmed off on unsuspecting customers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Palm off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Pretend something is better than it is in order to sell it<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The fruit seller palmed off some bad oranges onto the old lady.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pan out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> The way a situation develops<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> After you pan out the dirt and sand there might be some gold left.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Paper over<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Try to conceal a problem without really fixing it<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> If we paper over the spaces between the wallboards, they won&#8217;t show.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pare back<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The United States can pare back its military presence in Asia as well.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pare down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Reduce, decrease<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Part with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Give something away, especially when you don&#8217;t want to<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They persuade susceptible teenagers to part with their money.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pat down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Search or frisk someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The batsman walked out to pat down some bumps in the pitch.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Patch together<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Create or assemble something quickly without much planning<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They hope to be able to patch together a temporary settlement.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Patch up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fix or make things better<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> How long do we try to patch up a failing plan?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Patch up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Give an injured person basic medical treatment<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Doctors decided not to patch up her infected wounds.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Peck at<\/strong><br><\/span><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Eat very small amounts<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The budgerigar gave a quick peck at the seed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peg away<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Keep working at something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Peg away, students, and you are bound to win.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peg down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fasten something to the ground<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The government agreed to peg down the retail price of certain basic foodstuffs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peg it<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Die<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I do the washing and then I hang\/peg it out in the garden.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peg out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Put washing outside to dry<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> This engine is going to peg out soon if you don&#8217;t do something.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peg out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Mark out an area of land by driving pegs into the ground<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Several of the runners pegged out at the end of the course.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pen in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Confine people or animals to an area and prevent them from leaving<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Taking a pen in her hand,she began to write.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pen up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Keep people or animals in a restricted area and prevent them from leaving<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The whole family were penned up in one room for a month.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pencil in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make a provisional appointment<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Pencil in those random appointments that come up on short notice, and can be cancelled at short notice!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pep up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make something more interesting<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The prime minister aired some ideas about pepping up trade in the region.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pep up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make someone more enthusiastic, energetic or interested<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Lower interest rates designed to pep up the corporate sector threaten to add more fuel to the consumer boom.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Perk up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Feel better or happier, make someone feel better or happier<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Perk up a dark kitchen with a coat of paint.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Peter out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Lose impetus and stop<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The houses began to peter out, and eventually stopped.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Phase in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Introduce gradually<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The agreement marks a new phase in international relations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Phase out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Remove gradually<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The government will phase out an advertising campaign.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Phone in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Telephone your place of work to pass on information<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Phone in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Telephone a TV or radio programme<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The newspaper reporter had to phone in her story before midnight.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pig off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Used to tell someone to get lost or leave you alone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He told them to Pig off and leave him in peace.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pig out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Eat a lot<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I found Sam in front of the TV, pigging out on pizza and fries.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pin down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Get a fixed idea, opinion, etc, from someone.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We should use our secondary forces to pin down several enemy columns.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pin down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Discover exact details about something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The teacher cannot pin down the essence of ancient poetry.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pin on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Attach the blame to someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pin up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The teachers usually pin up the best work on the blackboard.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pine away<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The Vaudois pined away or escaped, and the Monregalesi were allowed to return home after a few years.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pine for<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Want or miss something or someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Well, like everyone else, they pine for promotions, pay raises, and job security.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pipe down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be quiet (often as an imperative)<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Everybody pipe down. There&#8217;s no need to shout.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pipe up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> To speak, raise your voice<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The smallest child piped up with the answer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pit against<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Compete or force to compete<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pit out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Go into the pits (car racing)<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pitch for<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Try to persuade someone to give your work, business, a job, etc<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> On Monday night, Ellison also made another pitch for his $ 500 network computer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pitch in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Work together to help achieve an objective<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pitch into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Criticise severely or attack someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He pitched into me as soon as I arrived, asking where the work was.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plant out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Put a young plant that has been grown in a pot or greenhouse into the ground<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Plant out bedding plants, hanging baskets and window boxes now.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plant up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fill an area with plants or seeds<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The government has introduced several schemes to encourage farmers to plant up land.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plate up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Put food onto a plate to serve<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Disruption was minimal with the backing plant up and running again in time for the factory re-opening.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plead out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Plead guilty to get a reduced sentence or fine<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The CEO Pleaded out and blamed the CFO for the fraud.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pluck at<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Pull or fiddle with something nervously<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Someone was plucking at the strings of an old guitar.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pluck up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Muster, acquire, gather<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plug away<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Do something with determination despite any difficulties<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Katie has been plugging away at her homework for hours.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plug in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Connect machines to the electricity supply<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They used electricity from a plug in the garage.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plug into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be involved with, get information about<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It is possible to plug into remote databases to pick up information.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plump down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Put something in a place without taking care<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He Plumped his bag down and kicked his shoes off.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plump for<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Choose<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> People who like spicy food for example, also plump for strong, penetrating essences such as patchouli and ginger.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plump up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make something like a cushion bigger and softer by shaking it<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He plumped up his cheeks in an expression of annoyance.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plump yourself down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Sit down heavily<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She plumped herself down next to me and started asking me what had happened.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Point out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make someone aware of something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Please don&#8217;t take it amiss, if I point out your errors.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Poke about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The man is always poking about in the office, and that is a bad habit.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Poke around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I used to poke around the Internet and see what was new online.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Polish off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Finish, consume<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I can polish off the rest of the typing in no time.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Polish up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Improve something quickly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Polish up your writing skills on a one-week professional course.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pony up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Pay for something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> All investors had to pony up a minimum of $5000.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Poop out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Get too tired to do something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The laptop&#8217;s battery pooped out after only two hours.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Poop out on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fail to keep an appointment<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> You cannot play on Thursday? Don&#8217;t tell me you are going to poop out on me.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pootle along<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Travel in a leisurely way<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We were Pootling along at thirty miles an hour.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pore over<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Read, look at or study carefully<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I pore over the hopeless, resigned faces, the emaciated bodies, the stick-like limbs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Potter about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend time doing little things for pleasure<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> When you get home, do you potter about in the garden or sit in front of the television?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Potter around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend some time doing little things for pleasure<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pour down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Rain hard<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Just as the television cameras started rolling, it began to pour down with rain.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pour forth<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Emerge from a place in large numbers<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The house was still burning, pouring forth thick black smoke.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Power down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Cut the electricity supply to a computer or electronic device<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It is time to shut nuclear power down, and begin the task of decommissioning Britain&#8217;s most disastrous experiment.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Power off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Cut the electricity to a computer or device to turn it off<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Unauthorized network card is plugged in &#8211; Power off and remove the mini PCI network card.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Power up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it&#8217;s been switched on.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prattle on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Talk too much<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prey on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Catch and kill an animal for food<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prey on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Exploit or harm<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Smaller birds that prey on insect pests also raid fruit crops, which must be netted.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prey upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Catch and kill an animal for food<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The insects that bats prey upon have a comparable battery of sophisticated electronic and acoustic gear.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prey upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Exploit or harm<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> What would it have left to prey upon, if such was its design and its destiny?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Price in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Include the affects of possible future events when assessing the value of something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The company can not compete on price in the volume markets because of outdated equipment and small purchasing power.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Price up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Charge more for something<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The only way they can protect themselves against hostile takeovers is to get the stock price up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Print out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Make a hard copy of a computer document<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The machine will print out the results of the calculation and the names of suitable books on this subject.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prop up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Support something, both physically and financially, politically, etc.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The government refuses to prop up inefficient industries.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pry out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Obtain information someone is unwilling to give up<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The drivers tried to pry out of Lota information about the family. Lota merely told them that his master was an owner of medicine shops.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Psych out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Work out or anticipate someone&#8217;s intentions<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Some soldiers were able to get out of the army by psyching out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Psych up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Prepare someone mentally<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I psyched myself up for the exam.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Puke up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> vomit<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Sometimes I got to stop and breathe deep cos I feel sick, but I don&#8217;t puke up again.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pump (money) into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Invest in something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It&#8217;d also be safer to pump into , without as much risk of leakage as just pumping in the gas alone.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pump in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Invest, put money in<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> A pump in the boiler sends hot water round the central heating system.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pump out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Remove liquids coming in using a pump<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Our cars pump out thousands of tonnes of poisonous fumes every year.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Pump up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Encourage, make someone feel confident<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>You can pump up the tyres by hand or with this special machine.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/05\/Phrasal-Verbs-With-P-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs With 'P' - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-3686\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/05\/Phrasal-Verbs-With-P-wordscoach.com-1.jpg\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs With 'P' - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-3687\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Read More\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-o\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With O<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-n\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With N<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;P&#8217; (Phrasal Verbs With P). 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