Phrasal Verbs O-P-Q

• opt out (of)
  • Leave a system or decide not to participate.
    "I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of the tournament. "
    
• own up
  • Admit or confess something.
    "The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window."
    
• pass away
  • Die.
    "The old lady passed away peacefully."
    
• pass on
  • Transmit.
    "Don't forget to pass on the information to all the members."
    
• pass out
  • Faint; lose consciousness.
    "She passed out when she received confirmation that the plane had crashed."
    
• pay back
  • Reimburse.
    "I will lend you 20€ provided you pay me back before the end of the week. "
    
• phase in/out
  • Introduce or discontinue something gradually.
    "The government decided to phase in the new regulations."
    
• pick on
  • Choose someone to blame, punish, bully, etc.
    "The other children were always picking on Charlie because of his red hair."
    
• pick out
  • Select; choose.
    "Will you help me pick out a handbag to go with my outfit?"
    
• pick up
  • Learn.
    "Children are quick to pick up a new language."
    
  • Collect somebody/something; give someone a lift.
    "James is coming to pick me up at the station.."
    
• play up
  • Cause pain or discomfort.
    "My stomach is starting to play up again after all that heavy food."
    
  • Emphasise the value or make something seem more important.
    "Donald always plays up his achievements."
    
• play down
  • Minimise the value or make something appear less important.
    "The government tried to play down the gravity of the situation."
    
• pop across/over/down/out
  • Come or go quickly in the direction specified.
    "She popped over to the shop to buy a sandwich."
    
• pop in
  • Make a brief visit.
    "My daughter sometimes pops in for a cup of coffee."
    
• pop up
  • Arise, occur.
    "The question of security popped up during the meeting."
    
• pull through
  • Overcome difficulties or illness.
    "My grandmother caught pneumonia last winter but she pulled through.
    
• put away
  • Return something to the place where it is usually kept.
    "Please put away the dictionary when you've finished using it.
    
• put back
  • Replace, return to its proper place.
    "Please put the dictionary back on the shelf beside the others."
    
• put forward
  • Propose or recommend something.
    "The chairman put forward a proposal to move to bigger offices."
    
• put off
  • Postpone; delay; arrange a later date.
    "The meeting has been put off until next week because of the strike."
    
• put on
  • Turn on / switch on.
    Could you put on the light please?
    
  • Wear a garment or piece of clothing.
    "You'd better put on your coat - it's cold outside today."
    


• put out
  • Extinguish.
    "It took the fire fighters a long time to put out the fire."
    
• put (yourself) out
  • Go to a lot of trouble; be inconvenienced.
    "Please don't put yourself out for us."
    
• put (something) out
  • Leave or place something outside the house.
    "Don't forget to put out the dustbin this evening".
    
• put through
  • Connect two people (on the phone).
    "Just a moment please. I'll put you through to Mr. Brown."
    
• put up
  • Erect, build.
    Danny put up a tent in the garden to keep the children happy."
    
• put (someone) up
  • Accommodate; give someone a bed
    "We can put you up if you'd like to come for the week-end."
    
• put up with
  • Tolerate.
    "I don't know how you can put up with the noise of all that traffic."
    
• point out
  • Indicate; direct attention to something.
    "My mother pointed out the house where she grew up."