Overcome with

to be strongly affected by an emotion or a feeling

owe to (1)

If you owe something to someone, you feel that you only have it because of the person's help or support.

owe to (2)

If something happens owing to something else, it happens as a result of it.

Own up

If you own up to something, you admit that you've done something wrong or made a mistake.

pack away (1)

If you pack something away, you put it back where it's usually kept after you've finished using it.

Pack away (2) INFORMAL

to eat a lot of food

Pack in (1) INFORMAL

to attract large audiences or large crowds of spectators

Pack in (2) INFORMAL

If you pack something in, you stop doing it.

pack into (1)

to fit into a small or crowded space

pack into (2)

to fit a lot of activities into a limited time

pack up (1)

to put things into boxes or bags before moving them or sending them somewhere

Pack up (2) INFORMAL

If something packs up, it stops working and needs to be fixed.

Pan out INFORMAL

If you see how a situation pans out, you see how it develops over time.

Part with

to give something to someone else, especially when you'd prefer to keep it

Pass around

to pass something from person to person in a group

Pass away

If someone passes away, they die.

Pass by

to go past something or someone

Pass off as

to make someone believe that a copy or a replica is the real thing

Pass on

If you pass something on, you give it to another person after receiving it yourself.

pass out (1)

to give something to each person in a group

pass out (2)

to lose consciousness all of a sudden

Pass over

If someone is passed over, they aren't given the promotion they were expecting, and the position is given to someone else instead.

Pass up INFORMAL

If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation.

Pat down

to check that somebody isn't carrying a prohibited item, such as a gun, by patting different parts of their body

patch up (1)

to fix something quickly so it can be used until it's repaired properly or replaced

patch up (2)

to mend ties or repair a relationship after a disagreement or a dispute

pay back (1)

If you pay someone back, you return money that you borrowed from them in the past.

pay back (2)

If you pay someone back for doing something bad to you, you do something bad to them in return.

pay off (1)

If you pay off a loan, you pay it back in installments over a period of time.

pay off (2)

If something you do pays off, it ends up giving you some benefit or a good result.

Pay out

to pay a sum of money to somebody, especially a large sum

Pay up

If somebody pays up, they pay money they owe to someone even though they don't really want to.