Słownik phrasal verbs

Lista angielskich zwrotów frazeologicznych zaczynających się na literę 'P'

Pass (8)

Pass for someone/something

- be thought to be somebody / something; be wrongly recognized as somebody /sth

Your accent is excellent. You could pass for an Englishman.

Pass off

- gradually disappear or become less

Take these pills and the pain should pass off within an hour.

Pass somebody / something off as somebody / something

- falsely represent as someone/something

He passed his secretary off as his wife.

Pass on

- (formal) die.

Mr Brown passed on during the night.

Pass on something

- not know something; not be able to give an answer
- decide not to do something

'Do you know Venus's distance from the Sun? 'Sorry, I'll have to pass on that one.'
I thought of buying into the new hotel complex, but it's risky, so I think I'll pass on it after all.

Pass something on

- tell/give something to another person

There's no golf practice next week. Will you pass the message on?

Pass out

- faint

Chris passed out because of the heat and the stuffy atmosphere.

Pass over something

- ignore something; avoid a subject

William never talks about his first wife. It's a subject he prefers to pass over.

Play (6)

Play along (with sb./sth)

- co-operate; agree to something etc

Play along with them to see what their intentions are.

Play someone along

- (informal) keep someone waiting without knowledge of something
- pretend to agree or co-operate with someone for one's own advantage

They've played him along for long enough. It's time they told him whether or not he'll get the loan.
They'll play him along until they've got the information they need, then they'll take their business elsewhere.

Play something down/up

- make something appear less/more important.

If the press hadn't played it up so much, the scandal would have been forgotten long ago.

Play up

- (informal) cause trouble

I hope the children don't start playing up when the guests arrive.

Play up to someone

- (informal) flatter someone to gain an advantage

Stop playing up to Sarah like that. It won't work.

Play with something

- consider for a time, not very seriously (an idea, plan, scheme etc.)

I played with the idea of going to work abroad, but I think I'd miss home too much.

Put (21)

Put something about

- circulate a story, rumour etc

Don't believe what you hear about Chris Botti. It's just a rumour that someone has put about.

Put something across

- express, communicate (ideas, thoughts etc.)

Try to put your explanation across as simply as possible, so that everybody can understand it.

Put something away

- save money
- (informal) eat or drink in large quantities

He puts a little away every week for his grandchildren.
I've never seen anyone eat so much. He put away a whole fried chicken and two platefuls of chips!

Put someone down

- (informal) criticize, speak badly of someone

Vicky never gives her boss credit for anything. She's always putting him down, although he's a very competent man.

Put something down to something

- explain something as; assign something to

We put his rude manner down to ignorance of our British customs.

Put in

- interrupt by speaking

'But I object!' he put in, suddenly and unexpectedly.

Put something in

- spend or devote time/energy/care etc.
- install/fix something

I have to put in an hour's piano practice every day.
They can't plaster the walls until they've put the heating in.

Put in for something

- request/claim something

Most of the staff have put in for a pay rise after Christmas.

Put something off

- postpone/delay something

Don't put off going to the dentist's if you have toothache.

Put someone off

- allow a passenger to get out of a vehicle
- deter/discourage someone
- distract; disturb one's concentration
- keep someone waiting for a decision

Could you put me off at the hospital, please?
I wanted to see the new play at the Grand, but the newspaper review put me off.
I don't like music playing when I'm working. It puts me off.
He won't give me a definite answer. He keeps putting me off.

Put someone out

- disturb/upset/inconvenience someone
- knock someone unconscious

It isn't fair that I should be blamed for something I know nothing about. I feel very put out about the whole matter.
The other boxer put Golota out in the third round.

Put something out

- circulate/publish something
- extinguish (fire, flames)
- dislocate a part of the body.
- cause something to be inaccurate

An official statement has been put out denying all rumours that the company is going to be taken over.
We just managed to put the flames out before any real damage was caused.
I put my shoulder out playing basketball.
That one little mistake has put the whole calculation out.

Put someone through

- connect someone on the telephone

Can you please put me through to the complaints department?

Put something through

- conclude/complete/process something

I'd be glad if you could put the visa application through as soon a possible.

Put up

- stay overnight for a short time.

He always puts up at the Crown Hotel when he's in town.

Put someone up

- give accommodation to someone
- nominate as a candidate in an election

We'd be glad to put you up for a few days if you'd like to stay.
The Conservatives are putting Ted up in the by-election.

Put someone up to something

- encourage someone to do something.

He was put up to it by his brother.

Put something up

- build/erect something
- increase something

Another supermarket's been put up in Hill Street.
Everyone's expecting the government to put taxes up again.

Put up something

- offer money/prizes etc. as a contribution; lend money
- advocate something; introduce something for consideration

Brown put up a lot of money for the art gallery.
Mr Willson is going to put up another proposal at the meeting.

Put up with someone/something

- (informal) tolerate/bear something

I can't put up with anyone telling me how to run my own house!

Put upon someone

- (usually passive) take advantage of someone; exploit someone

Don't let yourself be put upon by that lazy, selfish woman.