pair off

English

Verb

pair off (third-person singular simple present pairs off, present participle pairing off, simple past and past participle paired off)

1. (intransitive) To separate into groups of two.
2. (transitive) To join two people into a relationship.
3. (intransitive, politics, dated) To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.