Phrases & Expressions

To finish paying a debt completely.

• I paid off my credit card.
• It took them twenty years to pay off the mortgage.

To pay money that you owe, especially when you have been asked many times.

• After weeks of excuses, he finally paid up.
• You need to pay up by Friday.

To join in and help with a task or activity, especially by contributing effort or money.

• Everyone pitched in to clean up the park.
• If you need help moving, I can pitch in.

To connect a device to a power supply or to another device.

• Plug the printer into the wall socket.
• Can I plug my phone into your laptop?

To show something with your finger or hand.

• The child pointed to the picture of a dog.
• Can you point to your country on the map?

To visit a place or person for a short period of time.

• Pop in for a coffee whenever you're in the area.
• She popped in to say hi.

To turn on the power supply to a machine or system.

• Please power up the computer before starting work.
• We need to power up the server for the update.

to ask someone to marry you

• He proposed to her on a beach.
• When did he propose to you?

To succeed in doing something difficult.

• She pulled off the project despite the obstacles.
• How did you pull that off?

To fill something such as a tyre or ball with air.

• Pump up the tyres before the trip.
• My bike tyre was flat, so I pumped it up.