151 | mix something up | confuse two or more things | I mixed up the twins' names again! |
152 | pass away | die | His unclepassed awaylast night after a long illness. |
153 | pass out | faint | It was so hot in the church that an elderly ladypassed out. |
154 | pass something out | give the same thing to many people | The professorpassed the textbooks outbefore class. |
155 | pass something up | decline (usually something good) | I passed up the job because I am afraid of change. |
156 | pay someone back | return owed money | Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll payyou back on Friday. |
157 | pay for something | be punished for doing something bad | That bully willpay for being mean to my little brother. |
158 | pick something out | choose | I picked outthree sweaters for you to try on. |
159 | pointsomeone/somethingout | indicate with your finger | I'll point my boyfriend outwhen he runs by. |
160 | put something down | put what you are holding on a surface or floor | You can put the groceries downon the kitchen counter. |
161 | put someone down | insult, make someone feel stupid | The studentsput the substitute teacher downbecause his pants were too short. |
162 | put something off | postpone | We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane. |
163 | put something out | extinguish | The neighboursput the fire outbefore the firemen arrived. |
164 | put somethingtogether | assemble | I have to putthe cribtogether before the baby arrives. |
165 | put up withsomeone/something | tolerate | I don't think I can put up withthree small children in the car. |
166 | put something on | put clothing/accessories on your body | Don't forget toput on your new earrings for the party. |
167 | run intosomeone/something | meet unexpectedly | I ran into an old school-friend at the mall. |
168 | run oversomeone/something | drive a vehicle over a person or thing | I accidentallyran over your bicycle in the driveway. |
169 | run over/throughsomething | rehearse, review | Let's run over/throughthese lines one more time before the show. |
170 | run away | leave unexpectedly, escape | The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days. |
171 | run out | have none left | We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap. |
172 | send something back | return (usually by mail) | My letter gotsent back to me because I used the wrong stamp. |
173 | set something up | arrange, organize | Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company. |
174 | set someone up | trick, trap | The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. |
175 | shop around | compare prices | I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots. |
176 | show off | act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) | He alwaysshows off on his skateboard |
177 | sleep over | stay somewhere for the night (informal) | You shouldsleep overtonight if the weather is too bad to drive home. |
178 | sort something out | organize, resolve a problem | We need to sortthe bills outbefore the first of the month. |
179 | stick to something | continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing | You will lose weight if youstick to the diet. |
180 | switch something off | stop the energy flow, turn off | The light's too bright. Could you switch itoff. |