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nod off (no object): fall sleep (usually unintentionally).
[blockquote]\"The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished.\"
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pan out (no object): succeed; happen as expected (for plans). (Note: almost always negative when in statements.)
[blockquote]\"I'll be here next week after all. My trip to Chicago didn't pan out.\"
[/blockquote]pass away (no object): die.
[blockquote]\"I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away.\"
[/blockquote]pass out (1. no object): faint; lose consciousness.
[blockquote]\"When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out.\"
[/blockquote]pass out (2. separable): distribute.
[blockquote]\"Everyone in the room needs one of these information sheets. Who will help me pass them out?\"
[/blockquote]pick out (separable): choose; select.
[blockquote]\"Billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself.\"
[/blockquote]pick up (1. separable): lift; take up.
[blockquote]\"Those books don't belong on the floor. Will you help me pick them up?\"
[/blockquote]pick up (2. separable): arrange to meet someone and give her/him a ride.
[blockquote]\"Of course we can go there together. What time should I pick you up?\"
[/blockquote]pick up (3. separable): get; buy.
[blockquote]\"The children just drank the last of the milk. Could you pick some more up on your way home this evening?\"
[/blockquote]pick up (4. separable): refresh; revitalize.
[blockquote]\"He was feeling a little tired, so he drank a glass of orange juice. It picked him up enough to finish his work.\"
[/blockquote]pick on (inseparable): bully; intentionally try to make someone upset.
[blockquote]\"You should be ashamed of teasing your little brother, Bob! Pick on someone your own size!\"
[/blockquote]pitch in (no object): help; join together to accomplish something.
[blockquote]\"We'll be finished soon if everyone pitches in.\"
[/blockquote]pull over (no object): drive a vehicle to the side of the rode.
[blockquote]\"When the policeman indicated that I should pull over, I knew he was going to give me a ticket.\"
[/blockquote]put away (separable): return something to the proper place.
[blockquote]\"I just took these clothes out of the dryer. Will you help me put them away?\"
[/blockquote]put off (1. separable): postpone; delay; avoid
[blockquote]\"I can't put this work off any longer. If I don't do it soon, it'll be impossible to finish it in time.\"
\"When will Mr. Smith agree to a meeting? I keep asking for an appointment, but he keeps putting me off.\"
[/blockquote]put on (1. separable): begin to wear; don.
[blockquote]\"It's a little bit chilly outside. You'd better put a sweater on.\"
[/blockquote]put on (2. separable): try to make someone believe something that is ridiculous or untrue.
[blockquote]\"Don't believe a word of what Jim was saying. He was just putting us on.\"
[/blockquote]put (someone) out (separable): inconvenience someone.
[blockquote]\"I hate to put you out, but I need a ride to the train station and hope you can take me.\"
[/blockquote]put up (1. separable): return something to the proper place.
[blockquote]\"Your toys are all over the floor, Timmy. Please put them up.\"
[/blockquote]put up (2. separable): provide someone with a place to sleep.
[blockquote]\"There's no need for you to check into a hotel. I'll be happy to put you up.\"
[/blockquote]put up with (inseparable): tolerate.
[blockquote]\"It's really important to come to work on time. The boss won't put up with tardiness.\"
[/blockquote]put back (separable): return something to the proper place.
[blockquote]\"I've finished with these books. Do you want me to put them back on the shelves?\"
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