Family

Question 1

Wait up

Answer 1

to not go to bed at night because you are expecting someone to arrive:
+ wait up for: I’ll be home after midnight, so don’t wait up for me.

Question 2

Tell sth/someone apart

Answer 2

to be able to see the difference between two very similar things or people:
As babies, the twins looked so much alike that I just couldn’t tell them apart.

Question 3

Bring up

Answer 3

1/ to care for a child until they are an adult, often giving them particular beliefs:
She was brought up by her grandmother.
Alan have brought up his child to be kind to animals
2/ to start to talk about a particular subject:
She’s always bringing up her health problems.

Question 4

Grow out of + N

Answer 4

1/ If children grow out of clothes, they become too big to fit into them
2/ If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older:
Lucas says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hope he’ll grow out of the idea

Question 5

Get on with

Answer 5

1/ to have a good relationship:
We’re getting on much better now that we don’t live together.
get on with He doesn’t get on with his daughter.
2/ to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully:
How are you getting on in your new home?
get on with We’re getting on quite well with the decorating.

Question 6

Take after someone

Answer 6

to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character:
He takes after his mother/his mother’s side of the family.

Question 7

Pull together

Answer 7

1/ to work hard as a group in order to achieve something:
We don’t have much time but if we all pull together we should get the job done.
2/ to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset:
Just pull yourself together. There’s no point crying about it