pair off
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Verb
pair off (third-person singular simple present pairs off, present participle pairing off, simple past and past participle paired off)
- (intransitive) To separate into groups of two.
- (transitive) To join two people into a relationship.
- (intransitive, politics, dated) To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.
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