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Darse prisa / do smth more quickly

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  • Hurry up*

- We are going to lose the train,hurry up!

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to quit / perder el gusto por

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  • Go off*

- I started to go off the idea. It seems really complicated.

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Ahorrar

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  • Save up*

- I will save up for my new car.

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Comer todo

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  • Eat up*

- You must eat up your lunch.

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Come to your home (to see you)

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  • Come round*

- Beryl came round this morning to apologize.

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Understand smth / to become popular

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  • Catch on*
  • Wait a minute! I’m beginning to catch on that math’s problem.
  • That style has been around for ages without catching on.
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Romper a

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  • Break into*

- He broke into a wide grin.

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Reduce the amount you consume of smth

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  • Cut down on*

- I going to cut down on cigarettes because I’m an avid smoker.

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Criar / sacar un tema

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  • Bring up*
  • I brought up my children in the countryside.
  • He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course.
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Go to anywhere that’s not your destination for visiting or doing smth

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  • Drop by/in*

- I will drop I the supermarket to by some water.

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Poner en su sitio

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  • Put away*

- Can you put away that doll? It’s not in its place

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Animarse

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  • Cheer up*

- Come on, cheer up!! It will be a fantastic trip.

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Crear / urbanizar

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  • Build up*

- We build up a jigsaw.

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Partir

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  • Set off*

- I set off very quickly from our home.

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Salir

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  • Come out*

- I came out the wardrobe with my family last year.

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To end a relationship

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  • Break up*

- They broke up and she broke into tears.

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Encontrarse por casualidad (smth)

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Come across

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To continue/ Seguir

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  • Carry on*

- 🎶Carry on, carry on… Like nothing really matters

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An end result of smth.

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  • end up*

- This story end up pretty nice.

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Eliminate / deshacerse de

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  • Get rid off*

- I got rid off that bicycle years ago.

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To continue

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  • Go on*

- You have to go on with the tasks.

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Crecer

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  • Grow up*

- I grown up in the countryside.

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Discover

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  • Find out*

- I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder.

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to continue (to know the newest information about)

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  • Keep up // (with)*
  • I keep up with my a classes
  • I keep up with the news because I keen on them
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Start a hobby
* Take up* | - I toke up tennis last summer and I love it.
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Aparecer
* Come up* | - He came up from the bushes.
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Subir / Colgar
* Put up (smth)* | - The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.
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Entristecer / to become miserable
* Bring (someone) down* | - This song bring me down because it is so sad.
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Escapar
* Get away* | - I will get away with my parents to a paradisal island.
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Infravalorar a alguien / considerar que tú eres mejor que alguien
* Look down on (someone)* | - I look down on my aunt because she is so silly.
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Admire
* look up to (someone)* | - I look up to my uncle because he is so clever.
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Absorber
* Soak up* | - This sponge soaked up all the water.
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Cancelar
* Call off* | - They call off the rehearsal.
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Inventar / glow-up
* make up (smth) // make (smone) up* | - I reckon it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him. - his making himself up due to his date
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Enfrentarse / dar la cara / | TO TACKLE
* Stand up to* | - I will stand up to my destiny.
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Recoger
* Tidy up* | - Tidy up your room!
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Talar
* Chop down* | - The hurricane chopped down all the trees.
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Llover mucho
* Pouring down* | - It is pouring down now! Pedro will be wet in a minute.
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To do / Llevar a cabo algo
* Carry out* (only: threats, tasks or instructions) - Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.
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Hacer el tonto / Perder el tiempo
* Mess around* - We were just messing around, playing with paint instead of studying. - They are messing around. They are so annoying!
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Postpone / Desanimar
* Put (smth/ someone) off* - They put the competition off for the next Monday. - He can't put me off for doing the birthday.
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Dress smarter
* Dress up* | - You don't need to dress up, it's an informal dinner.
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Llevarse bien con alguien
* Get along with (someone)* | - I get along with Eva. She's so nice:)
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Darse por vencido
* Give up* | - Well, I give up! This is impossible.
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Distanciarse
* Fall out* | - She fell out with her sister.
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Contar con (someone)
*Count on*
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Regañar
*Tell off*
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Se reduce / la esencia de algo
*Comes down*
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Repasar (smth)
* Brush up* | - I must brush up my English for the trip to England.
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Caer en enfermedad
*Come down*
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Salir del colegio, universidad etc.
*Drop out* | I am going to drop out school
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Acabarse / agotarse
* Run out* | - My patience has run out.
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Dar el brazo a torcer
Back down | - I will back down in this decision.
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Darle vida a algo (animarlo)
* Liven (smth) up* | - We are going to liven this party up
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Encontrarse con alguien por casualidad
* Run into / bumped into* | - I run into Eva yesterday.
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Heredar
*Come into (money)*
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To wait (because you think it will be enjoyable)
*looking forward* | He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister
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Calentar (before the exercise)
Warm up
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Grow up quickly / dispararse de precio
Shoot up | - Sales shot up by 9% last month.
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Talk loudly
Speak up
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Levantarse
Stand up
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Llenar el depósito / echar gasolina
Fill up | - Maje sure you fill up the petrol tank
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Curar / sana
Heal up | - This wound will take a long time to heal up.
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Llamar a
Ring (someone) up | - You can ring me up whenever you want.
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To solve a misunderstanding/ aclarar
Clear up | - Can we clear up this problem??
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Renovar
Do ( smth) up | - Nicholas has bought a house and is spending August doing it up
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To get rid off
Do away with | - She will do away with all her cigarettes because she want to quite smoking.
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Recoger
Pick up
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Refuse
Turn (smth/someone) down | - I thanked him for the offer but tuned it down.
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Decepcionar / dejar tirado
Let (somebody) down | - This car won't let you down.
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Revise
Look into | - He had once looked into buying his own island.
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Choose
Go for | - People have tried to persuade him to go for a science career since then.
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Preguntar por
Ask after
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Pedir o solicitar algo
Ask for
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To say a bad response
Answer back
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To have success in smth or to do it well
*Carry off* - She carried off the dance rehearsal perfectly
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To revise
*Go over* - If you want, we can go over your test
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To select smth
*Pick out* Thank you for picking out something for my mum
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Delatar
Tell on
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To happen something that you didn't expected
Turn out It's turns out that I was wrong
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To brag / to boust
Show off
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seguir el rollo
Go along with (an idea)
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Llevar acabo (only an experiment or a survey)
I will carry out the survey in order to have better results
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Fardar
Showing off

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