pass out cold
To fall asleep, faint, or lose consciousness. To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink.
He passed out cold as soon as he saw the blood.
They gave me so much to drink that I passed out cold by 10 PM.
I've been up since 5 AM, so I'm just going to pass out cold after dinner.
pass out
To lose consciousness; faint.
She went back to work while she was still sick, and finally she just passed out.
The weather was so hot in the soccer stadium that some of the fans in the stands passed out.
To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink.
After three drinks, the man passed out.
To die.
Life came and went weakly in him for hours after surgery; then he passed out.
To distribute.
Please help me pass out these test papers; there must be a hundred of them.
pay off
pay out
To pay the wages of.
The men were paid off just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday.
To pay and discharge from a job.
When the building was completed he paid off the laborers.
To hurt (someone) who has done wrong to you; get revenge on.
When Bob tripped Dick, Dick paid Bob off by punching him in the nose.
To bring a return; make profit.
At first Mr. Harrison lost money on his investments, but finally one paid off.
To prove successful, rewarding, or worthwhile.
Ben's friendship with the old man who lived beside him paid off in pleasant hours and broadened interests.
John studied hard before the examination, and it paid off. He made an A.
peter out
To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted.
After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out.
The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out.
But as he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out.
pick out
To choose; to select.
It took Mary a long time to pick out a dress at the store.
Ann picked out a good book to give to her brother as a graduation gift.
Johnny, if you want me to buy you a toy, then pick one out now.
To see among others; recognize; tell from others.
We could pick out different places in the city from the airplane.
We could not pick Bob out in the big crowd.
To find by examining or trying; tell the meaning.
The box was so dirty we couldn't pick out the directions on the label.
pick the brains of
pick the brains about
To get ideas or information about a particular subject by asking an expert.
If you have time, I'd like to pick your brains about home computers.
piece out
To put together from many different pieces; put together from odd parts; patch.
They pieced out a meal from leftovers.
He pieced out the machine with scrap parts.
The detective pieced out the story from a stray fact here, a clue there, and a hint somewhere else.
To make larger or longer by adding one or more pieces.
The girl grew so fast that her mother had to piece out her dresses.
pig out
To eat a tremendous amount of food.
"I always pig out on my birthday," she confessed.
To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time.
"Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story," the doctor recommended.