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Bear Away

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won;

Ahmad bore away many prizes at the school sports.

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Bear down

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overthrow;

The new leader has been able to bear down all opposition.

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Bear Out

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confirms;

His evidence bears out the evidence of the first witness.

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Bear Up

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to keep up spirits;
In his misfortune god gave him strength to bear up.
supports;
A religious hope bears up a man in his trials.

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Bear Upon

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was not relevant to;

His evidence did not bear upon the inquiry.

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Bear With

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have patience with;

I trust you will bear with me a few more minutes.

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Break Down

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failed;

He broke down in the middle of his speech.

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Break Off

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stop suddenly;

He broke off in the middle of his story.

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Break With

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quarrel with;

I gave him no excuse to break up with me.

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Break Into

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entered by force;

The burglars broke into the house.

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Bring About

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caused;

His folly brought about his ruin.

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Bring Forth

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produce;

Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want.

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Bring Forward

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quote, mention;

He brought forward several cogent arguments in support of his scheme.

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Bring In

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yields as rent;

That building brings in Rs. 4000 a month.

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Bring Out

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show;
The teacher often tells us a story to bring out the meaning of a lesson.
publish;
The publishers have recently brought out a cheap edition of their new dictionary.

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Bring Round

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converting someone;

He found great difficulty in bringing her round his views.

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Bring Up

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reared;

She brought up the orphan as her own child.

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Call For

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demanded;

His master called for an explanation of his conduct.

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Call Out

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draw forth;

New responsibilities often call out virtues and abilities unsuspected before.

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Call In

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summon;

Call in a doctor immediately.

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Call On

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pay a brief visit;

He called on me yesterday.

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Call Up

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recollect;

The old man could not call up past events.

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Carry Out

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execute;

He agreed to carry out my orders.

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Carry Away

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deprive of self control;

His passion carried him away.

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Carry On
manage; | His son carried on his business in his absence.
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Carry Off
killed; | Many persons were carried off by plagu.
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Cast Away
ruin, sink; | The ship was cast away on the coast of Africa.
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Cast Down
depressed; | He was much cast down by his loss.
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Come Out
transpired; | At last the truth has come out.
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Come To
amount to; | The taxes come to a large sum.
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Come Up
raised for discussion; | The question came up before the Municipal Corporation last week.
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Come Round
recover; | I expect he will come round within a week.
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Come Round To
agree; | I hope he will come round to our views.
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Cry Down
depreciate; | Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.
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Cry Out
protest against; | He cried out against such injustice.
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Cry Up
praised enthusiastically; | That young author is cried up by his friends.
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Cut OFF
died; | He was cut off the prime of life.
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Cut Down
reduce; | You must cut down your expenditure.
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Cut Out
specially fitted to be; | He is cut out for a sailor.
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Cut Up
distressed; | His wife's death cut him up terribly.
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Do For
ruined; | I am done for.
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Do Up
fatigued; | Having walked twenty miles he is quite done up.
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Fall Back
retreat; | At last the rioters fell back.
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Fall In
met accidently; At my friend's tea-party I fell in with a strange fellow. happens to meet; The measure falls in with the popular demand.
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Fall Through
failed; | The scheme has fallen through for want of support.
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Fall Out
quarreled; | I am told the two brothers have fallen out.
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Fall Off
deteriorated;; It is said that the standard of efficiency in public service has recently fallen off. diminished; In the second school-term the attendance fell off.
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Get Off
escape; | His friends expected that he would get off with a fine.
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Get On
agree or live sociably with; | It is hard to get on with a suspicious man.
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Get Away
escaped; | The thief got away with my cash-box.
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Get Out
remove; | I can't get out this stain.
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Get Under
subdued; The revolt of the tribal chiefs has been got under. under control; They soon got the fire under by pouring buckets of water over it.
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Get At
attack; | The dog tried to get at me.
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Get Through
passed; | He has gotten through his examination.
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Get Out Of
escape from; | You were lucky to get out of his clutches.
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Give Up
surrendered oneself; We are credibly informed that the murderer has given himself up to the police. have no hope of recovery; The doctors have given him up.
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Give Forth
published; | Soon it was given forth and believed by many that the King was dead.
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Give Off
emitted; | The fire gave off a dense smoke.
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Give In
submit; | The strikers seem determined and are not likely to give in.
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Give Out
proclaimed; It was given out that he was bankrupt. were exhausted; The horses gave out at the next milestone.
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Give Way
broke; The rope gave way while the workmen were hauling up the iron pillar. yielded; He would not listen to me at first , but at last he gave way.
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Give Away
distributed; | The Governor gave away the prizes.
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Give Over
abandon; | Give over this foolish attempt.
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Give One Away
betrayed himself; | In his cross-examination he ultimately gave himself away.
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Go By
judge from; You cannot always go by appearances. to be guided by; It is a good rule to go by.
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Go Into
examine; | He promised to go into the matter.
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Go Upon
any foundation to your statement; on which to base our conclusions; We have no data to go upon.
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Go Down
be believed; | The story won't go down.
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Go Off
was a success; | The concert went off well.
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Go Over
examine; | The auditor went over the balanced sheet.
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Go Through
suffer; The poor woman has gone through much. examine; I must first go through the accounts.

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