pass off
The phrase ‘pass off’ has several meanings.
One of its meanings is ‘be accepted as somebody or something in a false identity or character‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘He passed off as a policeman.‘.
Another meaning of ‘pass off’ is ‘disregard‘, as in the sentence ‘I passed off the offensive remark.‘.
You can learn about all the other meanings from a good dictionary.
pass over [something]
The phrase ‘pass over [something]’ means ‘ignore or not mention [a statement or subject]‘ as illustrated by the following sentence:
‘I mentioned that you were unhappy with your pay, but it was passed over.‘
pass someone over for
The phrase ‘pass someone over for’ means ‘not give someone a better job, choosing instead someone who has less experience or is younger‘.
The following sentences serve as examples that illustrate the meaning of ‘pass someone over for’:-
- ‘They passed Jerry over for promotion.‘
- ‘Jacky was upset about being passed over for the managerial job.‘
pay in cash
In a scenario where the mode of payment is cash, you use phrases such as ‘pay in cash’, ‘pay with cash’ or simply ‘pay cash’.
If the mode of payment is cheque or credit card, you will use phrases such as ‘pay by cheque’, ‘pay with a cheque’, ‘pay by credit card’, ‘pay with a credit card’, ‘pay with my credit card’, etc.
pay off
One of the meanings of this phrase is ‘yield a profitable result‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘My efforts finally paid off.‘.
pin support
In structural engineering, ‘continuous beam on pin supports’ means the scenario shown just below:-
It does not mean the following:-
piss off
The vulgar phrase ‘piss off’ has two meanings.
One of its meanings is ‘cause annoyance in, or disturb‘. Secondly, it is used as an interjection to mean ‘Go away!‘.
pitch in
The phrase ‘pitch in’ means ‘help out, or contribute‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘You are expected to pitch in around the house.‘.
Please find attached
The phrase ‘Please find attached’ is often found in emails, in sentences such as ‘Please find attached, for your review and comments, the updated report.‘
puff out
The phrase ‘puff out’ means ‘swell‘.
pull the plug
As an idiom, the phrase ‘pull the plug’ means ‘prevent something from continuing‘.
pull up
The phrase ‘pull up’ has several meanings.
One of its meanings is ‘bring to a halt‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘The driver pulled the truck up at the kerb.‘.
Another meaning of ‘pull up’ is ‘come to a halt‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘The truck pulled up in front of the warehouse.‘.
You can learn about all the other meanings from a good dictionary.
put on record
The phrase ‘put on record’ or ‘place on record’ is used in reference to the making of a public or official statement either verbally or in writing.
Example sentences: ‘I would like to put on record my heartfelt thanks to everyone.’; ‘I wish to put on record my objection to the plan.‘
put up a good fight
The phrase ‘put up a good fight’ means ‘work very hard to fight or compete in a difficult situation‘.