Phrasal Verbs Starting with "P"
120 entries
- pack in To stop working or break down; to quit
- pack up For a device to stop working
- pair off To form couples or partnerships
- pair up To form a pair or couple
- pair up To connect via Bluetooth
- palm off To get rid of by deception
- pan out To develop or turn out in a particular way
- paper over To hide problems without solving them
- pass by To go past without stopping
- pass down To transfer to younger generations
- pass on To give to someone else or decline an offer
- pass on To transmit disease
- pass out To lose consciousness
- patch together To create something from various sources
- patch up To fix with an update
- patch up To fix temporarily
- patch up To treat injuries
- pay back To return money owed; to get revenge
- pay in To deposit money
- pay into To contribute to a fund
- pay off To finish paying a debt or to be successful
- pay out To distribute money
- pay up To pay what is owed
- peg away To work steadily at something
- pencil in To schedule tentatively
- perk up To become more cheerful or lively
- peter out To gradually end or fail
- phase in To introduce gradually
- phase out To gradually stop using
- pick up To collect someone or something
- pick up To learn something casually
- pick up To improve or increase
- pick up To catch an illness
- pick up To pay the bill
- pick up on To notice or become aware of something
- piece together To assemble from fragments; to understand gradually
- pig out To eat a lot greedily
- pile in To enter in large numbers
- pile out To exit in large numbers
- pile up To accumulate in large amounts
- pin down To identify precisely
- pine for To long for
- pipe down To be quiet
- pipe up To start speaking suddenly
- pitch in To help with a task
- play around with To experiment casually with
- play down To make something seem less important
- play up To cause problems or malfunction (British)
- plod along To walk heavily and slowly
- plod on To continue slowly and steadily
- plough into To invest heavily
- plough on To continue with determination
- plough through To work through something with effort
- plug away To continue working hard persistently
- plug in To connect to an electrical source
- plug into To connect to a system or network
- point out To draw attention to something
- polish off To finish quickly or defeat easily
- pop in To visit briefly
- pop out To leave briefly
- pop over To visit someone briefly
- pop round To visit someone's home
- pop up To appear suddenly on screen
- pore over To study intently
- potter about To do small tasks leisurely
- pour in To arrive in large numbers
- pour into To invest heavily
- pour out To express fully
- power down To turn off a device completely
- power up To start a device
- prattle on To talk at length about trivial things
- press ahead To continue moving forward despite obstacles
- press for To demand or insist on something
- press on To continue despite difficulties
- prey on To cause ongoing worry
- print out To produce a paper copy
- prop up To support something to prevent it failing
- psych up To prepare mentally
- puff up To become swollen
- pull apart To separate forcefully or analyze critically
- pull back To retreat or withdraw
- pull down To demolish or lower
- pull in To arrive at a station or stop
- pull out To depart or withdraw
- pull over To stop a vehicle at the side of the road
- pull rank To use your senior position to get your way
- pull through To survive a serious illness or difficulty
- pull up To stop a vehicle
- pull up To retrieve and display
- pump out To produce in large quantities
- pump up To excite
- push ahead To continue despite difficulties
- push around To bully or treat someone badly
- push away To emotionally distance from others
- push back To delay to a later time; to resist
- push for To actively try to achieve something
- push on To continue with effort despite challenges
- push past To move past by pushing
- push through To succeed despite obstacles
- put across To communicate an idea successfully
- put aside To save for the future
- put away To return something to its proper place
- put away To save money
- put back To reschedule to a later time
- put by To save money for the future
- put down To criticize; to suppress; to euthanize
- put forward To propose or suggest something
- put in place To establish or implement systems or measures
- put into To invest
- put off To postpone or delay something
- put off To cause someone to dislike something
- put on To dress in clothing or start playing media
- put on To fake emotion
- put out To publish or produce for the public
- put through To connect a phone call
- put together To assemble or create something
- put under To anaesthetize
- put up with To tolerate something unpleasant
- putter around To do small tasks leisurely
- puzzle out To solve by thinking hard