pitch out
To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw.
The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner stealing.
To toss the ball easily to a football back.
The quarterback faked to the fullback and pitched out to the halfback going wide.
played out
Tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted.
It had been a hard day, and by night he was played out.
For a while, at least, it seemed the interest in great speed was played out.
plum in one's mouth
О тех, кто разговаривает с характерным для высших слоёв общества произношением.
He speaks just like an aristocrat - with a plum in his mouth!
Он разговаривает как аристократ – такой напыщенный!
point out
To show by pointing with the finger; point to; make clear the location of.
The guide pointed out the principal sights of the city.
The teacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition.
A friend pointed the famous actor out to me.
To bring to notice; call to attention; explain.
The policeman pointed out that the law forbids public sale of firecrackers.
The school secretary pointed out that the closing date for making applications had passed.
What important buildings did the tour guide point out to you?
poke around
poke about
To search about; look into and under things.
The detective poked around in the missing man's office.
To move slowly or aimlessly; do little things.
He didn't feel well, and poked around the house.
pooped out
Worn out; exhausted.
Everyone was pooped out after the hike.
The heat made them feel pooped out.
poor-mouth
To be constantly complaining about one's poverty; keep saying how one cannot afford the better things in life.
Uncle Jack indulges in an awful lot of poor-mouthing, but we know that he has half a million dollars stashed away in a secret savings account.
pound out
To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument.
The boy was pounding out the tune "Mary had a little lamb" on the marimba.
To flatten something with a hammer.
The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out the indentations in the bodies of cars.
To produce a piece of writing on a typewriter in haste and without much care.
She hurriedly pounded out a letter of recommendation for the foreign graduate student.