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part company |
separate, go in different directions, split up
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Mel and Brad parted company after they arrived in Germany.
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part with |
sell, allow someone else to own, let go of
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Papa won't part with his Peugeot. He'd never sell it.
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partners in crime |
people who plan and commit crimes together, boozing buddies
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As kids, Andy and I took apples from a neighbor's tree. We were partners in crime, so to speak.
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party-pooper |
one who leaves a party, stick-in-the-mud
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You party-pooper! Stay here and dance with us.
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party to that |
(See a party to that)
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pass around |
pass from person to person in the room, hand out
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The speaker passed around a sheet of paper for us to sign.
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pass away |
die, pass on
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Grandma passed away in 1974. She was 92.
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pass for |
appear similar to, look like
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In that uniform, you could pass for a police officer.
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pass off |
offer as real or genuine, use a fake object or paper
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If you pass off counterfeit money, you can be charged with a crime.
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pass on |
die, bite the dust, kick the bucket
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Before her dad passed on, she visited him every day.
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