Phrasal verbs:
peter out
to gradually come to an end, to gradually halt, come to a slow stop, fade, etc.
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- I like to make a hot whiskey drink each night before I go to bed. Over the course of
about two months the whiskey in the bottle peters out and I have to go to the liquor store
and buy some more.
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A is inspecting the petrol tank of his motor bike. B is his friend.
- B:- What you looking at?
- A:- I think I've found a pin hole in the bottom of my petrol tank. I was wondering
why my petrol was petering out sooner than usual.
- B:- You'd better fix it. Could be dangerous, you know!
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Husband and wife are watching a movie together at home.
- H:- Have we got any chocolates left in the fridge? It's nice to have some
chocolates when we're watching a movie.
- W:- Don't know. Why don't you go and have a look?
- H:- (Goes to the fridge but doesn't find any chocolates.) There's none left.
- W:- Oops. I must have eaten them all. They soon peter out, don't they?
- H:- Hmmph!
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- The government have been fighting hard against the guerrillas. After cutting off
their supplies it's hoped that resistance will peter out.
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Director is rehearsing an opera singer.
- S:- Caro mio ben, credimi almen, senza di te languisce il cor, caro mio ben,
senza di te languisce il cor. ...............
- D:- No, stop. Stop.
- S:- What's wrong?
- D:- Well, you start off really loud, and by the time you get to the end of the phrase
your voice has petered out so much that I can hardly hear you. Try to sustain
the same volume throughout the song.
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a-f |
g-l |
m-r |
s-z |
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act up |
gear up |
nose about |
saddle with |
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do with |
jazz up |
peter out |
take to |
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