Phrasal verbs are an important feature of the English language. The meaning of a phrasal verb often bears no relation to the meaning of either the verb or the particle which is used with it. Many phrasal verbs have several different meanings.
Pass for (if someone passes as someone else, they appear like that person)
Susi is 15 but she could pass for 18.
Pass away (to die)
Lloyd’s mother passed away five years ago.
Pass by (to go past a person or place without stopping)
John passes by my house every day on his way to office.
Pass down (to teach or give something to someone who will be alive after you have died)
In the distant past, buttons were passed down from mother to daughter.
Pass off as (to pretend that something or someone is a better type of thing or person than they really are)
The salesman tried to pass the painting off as a Picasso.
Pass on (to tell someone something that someone else has told you)
Did you pass on my message to Ruth?
Pass out (to become unconscious)
It was an extremely hot day and I knew that I was going to pass out.
Pass to (if something passes to someone, they begin to own it)
On my uncle’s death, all his property will pass to me.
Pass over (to not give someone a job or a higher position and give it to someone else who is younger or less experienced)
Thelma decided to retire prematurely after being passed over for promotion.
Pass up (to decide not to use an opportunity or a chance)
Now I regret passing up the chance to go to university.
Patch together (to arrange something very quickly and not very carefully)
They decided to patch together a last minute deal after the original deal collapsed.
Patch up (to try to improve your relationship with someone after an argument)
After a bitter quarrel they are trying to patch up their marriage.
Paw at (if an animal paws at something, it touches that thing again and again because it wants something)
The dog was pawing at the door and we knew that it was trying to get back in.
Pay back (to pay someone the money that you owe them)
You can always borrow money if you can pay it back later.
Pay for (to be punished for doing something bad to someone else)
David prevented the company from offering the job to me and I’ll make him pay for it.
Pay into (to put money into a bank account)
Every month I pay a part of my salary into a bank account.
Pay off (if you pay off a debt, you pay back all the money you owe)
Tom is planning to pay off his bank loan in four years.
Pay out (to spend a lot of money on something)
A large sum of money has been paid out in unemployment benefits.
Pay up (to give someone the money that you owe them)
If my tenant does not pay up his rent, I’ll throw him out.
Peal out (if bells peal out, they ring loudly)
Temple bells peal out on Poya days.
Peel off (to take off a wet or tight piece of clothing)
Brando peeled off his gloves after returning home.
Peg down (to fasten something to the ground by using small metal or wooden sticks)
We pegged down the tent before it rained.
Pelt down (to rain very heavily)
It has been pelting down all day.
Pen in (if you are penned in, you feel that the situation does not allow you to do what you want)
Emma was penned in at home with three small children.
Pension off (to make senior workers leave their jobs with a payment)
The company has decided to pension off workers who are over the age of 60.
Pep up (to make someone or something more interesting or attractive)
A good night’s sleep will pep you up.
Pepper with (to make your speech or writing with a particular style of language)
The professor’s lecture was peppered with humorous anecdotes.
Perk up (to suddenly become happier or more energetic)
A strong cup of coffee will perk you up.