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Phrasal Verbs P - R

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Pack
Pad
Pan
Paper
Part
Pass
Patch
Pay
Peg
Pick
Pig
Pipe
 Play
Plug
Point
Polish
Pop
Press
Pull
Push
Put
Rake
Range
Reach
 Read
Reckon
Rent
Ride
Ring
Rip
Roll
Root
Rub
Rule
Run

pack

Pack Away

Put things in box, container until later.
Pack that computer away - we don't use it anymore.

Pack In

1. (Informal) Stop doing something.
Pack in your playing around, kids!
2. Do a lot in a short time.
When we toured around Australia, we packed in a lot in only eight days.

Pack Off

Send a person away, on holiday, etc.
When the war started, many children were packed off to the countryside.

Pack Up

1. Put things in boxes ready to leave.
Pack up your belongings and leave this flat immediately.
2. (Informal) Stop working.
The car packed up as we got to the top of the hill.

pad

Pad Out

Make something last longer.
He padded out his speech with a few jokes.

pan

Pan Out

Turn out, happen in the end.
How did things pan out on holiday?

paper

Paper Over

Hide faults, flaws in something.
The government is trying to paper over the divisions within the cabinet.

part

Part With

Give something away.
He's a bit miserly. He hates to part with his money.