pair off

As waiters in white coats circled with trays of shrimp cocktails, sliders, French fries and champagne, partygoers paired off in corners.

Tiger Woods was in the third pairing off the tee after shooting his worst round in a major, a 10-over 82 on Saturday.

Circumstances change — people pair off, have children, choose lives that seem at odds with the dreams of youth.

Two of them have already paired off, their knees touching in the corner.

Pairs of rabbits come together, produce litters of new rabbits, and then the new rabbits grow up to pair off themselves and make even more rabbits.