Phrasal Verb 1 Flashcards
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eventually got a full scholarship by the — of his hard work (പ്രഭാവം)
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Dint
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IBM will be — to issue you formal notices and seek recovery (legally compelled to)
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constrained
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—, the BBMP officials did not know how to proceed. (സംഭ്രമിപ്പിക്കുക)
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Stumped
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being tag-teamed and — on by Elon Musk (barrage of criticism)
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dogpiled
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In the beginning of
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at the onset of
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pay $250 a month in — നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം
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restitution
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They seem to be in – hurry on this one. (extremely hurry)
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tearing hurry
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Delhi govt to — bike taxis (ജപ്തിചെയ്യുക)
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impound
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Makes sense to — (തിരസ്കരിക്കുക)
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jettison
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Best offer — (by a great amount.)
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by far
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How much more — I can say this (ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്ന)
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emphatically
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Quite — for you to show up at my door (തോന്ന്യാസം)
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presumptuous
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This is kind of — (Irritates)
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ticks me off
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Quick note
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Scratch out
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Cant be — on this at the last minute (വെപ്രാളപ്പെടുക)
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scrambling
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But the — is that it’s not unlikely that images that can be seen without a login (സാരാംശം)
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gist
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issue of social media in general being a — of emotional toxicity (chaos)
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tire fire
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pursuing Donald Trump after — (കുറ്റാരോപണം)
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indictment
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despite perfectly — explanations (സത്യമായി തോന്നുന്ന)
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plausible
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The — admission by the father substantially weakens the case against Brij Bhusha Sharan Singh (ഞെട്ടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന)
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startling
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I will — on the discussion we had (update )
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fill you up
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… to cyber kill chain (സമാനമായ)
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Akin
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threats that — on the network (പതുങ്ങിയിരിക്കുക)
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lurk
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— internal user (സംശയിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത)
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Unsuspecting
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handful of them will --- hugely (ക്രമേണ ക്ഷയിക്കുക)
dwindle
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Bring to closure
Get it over the finishing line
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biased or --- language and personally identifiable information (സംസ്കാരമില്ലാത്ത)
profane
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Generative AI has --- up the imagination of not just tech startups but a host of organisations (accelerated)
revved
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Large area of
swath
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Hindu man whom she --- through an online game (made friend with)
befriended
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Let me just --- one thing here (reiterate)
underscore
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Rather than --- her husband for taking a few minutes for himself (scolding)
resenting
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Large number of proposals
Fusillade, A large number of shots that are fired very quickly
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Large number of
Passel, large number
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To --- together a viable majority (stitch)
(Stitch together in haste, Cobble up)
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allow NCP ministers to continue doing their --- (unscrupulous)
skullduggery
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But the --- Sharad Pawar mastered art of deception (തന്ത്രമുളള).
Wily, (vaili) Clever, tricky
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Doval knows intelligence, terrorism and security issues like the --- (knows very well)
back of his palm
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Reforms are on the --- similar to the coal block allocation (preparation ground)
anvil
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Any --- references can impact our relationship (Rude and impolite)
Discourteous
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crossed all boundaries of --- (Madrada)
behavioural decency
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there is a public --- and --- we all maintain
etiquette and decorum
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he has --- regard for democratic institutions (frugal, no)
scant
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This guy is in it to promote himself for his ---." (short fame)
15 minutes of fame
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Middle School is ----from the schools that today's parents attended.( much different)
a far cry
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The announcement is the latest sign of the abrupt --- (180 degree)
about-face
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I love the teachers who go way --- to reach out to troubled kids and families (beyond call of duty)
beyond the call
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fastest-growing metro area looks like our ____this year (fatal weakness)
Achilles' heel
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I think ---it has bottomed (all inclusive)
across the board
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have spoken ___about the need for "compromise" and "mutual sacrifice (to a sickening extend).
ad nauseam
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They also offer private ___ parties (after normal working hours)
after-hours
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His votes in Congress have gone ---at times (against conventional methods)
against the grain
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That is the kind of leadership that puts you ___ (Succesful position)
ahead of the game
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BlackBerry cannot succeed if we try to be everybody's darling and--- (trying to please or satisfy everyone.).
all things to all people
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But no state has an--- ban on cellphones (completely,)
all-out
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The teacher got angry because John began to --- and was distracting the class. (Act in a stupid or silly manner/way.)
act up
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The television has been ---recently. I should telephone the technician. (Act in a stupid or silly manner/way.)
acting up
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They have been going out for over five years now. It ____ that they will eventually get married. (Make sense; fit together logically.)
adds up
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I met your friend Susan. She___ you (enquired about).
ask after
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Trevor’s main problem is that he is so shy. I don’t think he would ---. (Ask for a date.)
ever ask a girl out
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If you aren’t doing anything tonight, why don’t you ---. (Invite to house.)
ask Rebecca over
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My neighbor won’t ---; he accuses me of being noisy! (To admit a mistake)
back down
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The company was ready for a fight but ---when they saw the workers were serious about the threat of strike action. Not follow a threat.
backed down
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The police --- when they saw the man had a gun pointed at the hostage. (Not follow a threat, withdraw.)
backed off
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He --- the sidewalk. (To move backwards on to something)
backed onto
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please ---the car a little way and then we can open the gate. (Move backwards/in reverse)
Back up
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If you don’t believe me, talk to James. He’ll ---. Confirm facts or information, support someone verbally.
back me up
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Sheila --- when she found her husband with another woman. (Become very angry quickly.)
blew up
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Talks between the unions and management have --- and a strike now seems certain. (When talks, negotiations hit problems and stop.)
broken down
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When you---the figures, you see that it is young women who smoke the most. (Analyze something in detail, especially statistically.)
break down
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These shoes hurt at first, but I have --- now and they are really comfortable. (Make something work better for you by using it often.)
broken them in
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He was so happy that --- song. (Suddenly start doing something.)
he broke into
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Don’t --- me while I am thinking. (Interrupt Someone.)
break in on
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He --- in the middle of a sentence to answer the phone. (To stop talking)
broke off
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She --- the engagement when she found out he was racist. (Stop negotiations, an engagement.)
broke off
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Let’s ---tradition and go on vacation this Christmas. I don’t want to stay at home again. (Go against, break connection with.)
break with
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The new government --- economic reforms. (To cause to happen.)
brought about
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This warm weather will --- the vegetables in the garden ---. (Help and Encourage.)
Bring Along
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Seeing his ex-wife ---everything about their painful divorce. (Cause to remember)
bought back
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I can’t come on Friday. Let’s --- meeting--- to Wednesday. (Change meeting or appointment to an earlier date.)
bring the meeting forward
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Sergeant, --- him -- before he robs any more banks! (Take a person to the police, into custody.)
Bring in
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I never thought she would do it, but she --- it --- (Manage to do something difficult.)
brought it off / carried it off
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The cold weather --- his flu and he was powerless to stop it. (Cause, encourage)
bring on
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I heard Microsoft are --- a revolutionary new computer next year. (Publish, Introduce.)
bringing out
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Drinking whiskey --- the very worst in him. Don’t give it to him. (Produce an effect)
brings out
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That make-up really --- your best features. You should wear it more often. (Show a particular feature, detail)
brings out
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He fainted but the doctor --- him --- with a tot of whiskey. (Help to regain consciousness.)
Bring round
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He was against the idea but I --- him --- when I mentioned the expected profits. (Persuade someone to share your opinion.)
Bring round
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If your wife isn’t doing anything tonight, why not --- her --- for dinner. (Invite and accompany someone.)
Bring round
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Only the expert medical attention she received during her illness --- her ---. (Help to survive, cope, manage.)
bring through
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Don’t --- his divorce! He is still very unhappy about it. Talk about anything but that! (Cause to be talked about.)
Bring up
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Her baby is still ill. He keeps --- his milk and she is very worried. (Vomit.)
Bring up
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The boss --- my reservations and continued with the plan. (Treat something as unimportant.)
brush aside
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I wanted to make peace with him, but he just --- me ---. (Treat someone rudely, ignore.)
brush off
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You need to --- your French if you plan to live there for six months. (Study, revise.)
brush up on
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If you don’t ---, you’ll fail the exam. You have been warned! (Begin working, studying more seriously than before.)
buckle down
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The team failed to --- their great start and lost the championship. (Take advantage of a good start)
build on
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I --- Hawkins yesterday. I haven’t seen him for years. (Meet by chance.)
bump into
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To get her inheritance, he decide to --- her ---. (Kill (informal))
bump off
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During the strike, dishonest manufacturers --- all their prices. (Increase prices, usually suddenly, often unfairly.)
bump up
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When his house caught fire, he --- his belongings as fast as possible. (Put together into a group)
bundle up
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John will --- himself --- if he doesn’t take a vacation soon. (Someone who works too much and exhausts self.)
burn out
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He --- the room and caught me looking at his old photos. (Enter, appear suddenly.)
burst in
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She --- laughing when she first saw the photo. (Start suddenly to laugh, cry, sing, etc.)
burst out
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When his son got into Oxford University, he was --- pride. (Have a large amount of something, an emotion.)
burst with
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When I am speaking, don’t ever ---. I lose my train of thought completely. (Interrupt.)
butt in
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He is --- the boss as he is after a pay rise. (Praise a person, flatter.)
butter up
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He would have gone to prison, but he managed to --- the only witness in the case. (Pay a person so they will not act against you.)
buy off
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The company --- all the toasters because of faulty wiring. (recalled)
called in
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If you are in the area, John, --- me. (visit)
call in on
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I don’t --- football much. I prefer a good game of golf. (Like)
care for
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Seeing John at the party --- her --- to when they were married. (remember)
carried her back
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He got worried when the audience asked him to juggle four dogs, but he --- and got a standing ovation. (To do something challenging with success.)
carried it off/ brought it off
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They --- the discussion on the company’s finances until the following week. (hold for later meeting)
carried over
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If you leave me, I will --- my threat to take the children. (Complete a promise, or threat.)
carry through
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He is --- a great career for himself in journalism. (Achieve something using hard work.)
carving out
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You should --- those shares now and not wait any longer. (Take advantage of)
cash in on
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The thief was --- the village after his second warning. (Force a person to go away, leave.)
cast out of
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When the tiger entered the village, the hunter --- for a weapon. (To look for, search quickly.)
cast around
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I don’t think those paper shoes will ever --- . (Become popular.)
catch on
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He was joking with me all the time but I didn’t --- . (To realize, understand.)
catch on
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That hotel specializes in --- business people on short trips. (Provide for.)
catering for
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I --- from high tar to low tar cigarettes. (Switch from one thing to another.)
changed over
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I prefer that seat by the window. Would you mind --- ? (Swap places with someone.)
changing round
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Don’t disturb John. He is --- that girl from his work he has been interested in all month. (Talk to someone of opposite sex to win attention.)
chatting up
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Go and --- the baby. I don’t think she is sleeping yet. (Control, examine, confirm something.)
check on
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The noise from that party didn't --- until after 3a.m. (To become less strong, weaker, quieter.)
die down
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By the time I arrived at the bar, I was --- a cold drink. (Want something very much.)
die for something
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(Become extinct; not be used anymore).The dinosaurs --- millions of years before humans appeared.
die out
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Discover information by investigating. After the divorce, he --- a lot of terrible things about her.
dig up
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Get rid of, abolish something. We should --- all written exams in schools.
do away with
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Make someone feel unimportant or inferior. The grumpy old professor was always --- the new students in the class.
do down
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Kill someone (very informal). He --- his wife with a cake made with rat poison.
do in
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Decorate. When your brother comes to stay, we will have to --- the old guest room.
do out
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Fasten, attach. It's cold out, so --- your coat before you go out.
do up
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Survive without, to not need. You can use my car today as I can --- it. I'll work at home.
do without
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To distribute food, clothes, money - especially to the poor. Every winter, the local government --- hot soup and blankets to the homeless.
dole out
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Be used for two purposes. We put the bed in the lounge and it --- a sofa.
double as
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Go back on original path. We realized we had lost the money so we --- to look for it.
double back
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Begin laughing a lot. When she saw what her husband was wearing, she --- in laughter.
double up
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Continue for a long time, longer than you would like. The German opera --- for four and a half hours. How boring!!
drag on
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Make something last longer than necessary. He --- meetings because he loves to feel important.
drag out
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Mention something to someone, usually an embarrassing story, situation. He humiliated Eric by --- that old story about him and his wife.
drag up
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Move in front of someone. The winning car began to --- with only 5 kilometers left of the race.
draw ahead
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Attract something away from something else. We --- the security guards and robbed the money truck.2. Remove liquid.The doctors drew off the excess blood before beginning the operation.
draw off
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Use something as a source for inspiration. I --- my experience as a teacher when I had my first child.
draw on
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Make a person less reserved. Teachers are good at --- shy children.
draw out
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Make something last longer than necessary.I don't want to --- this argument. Let's agree to disagree!
draw out
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Take something out (esp. money from a bank)He --- a thousand dollars to buy the car.
draw out
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Come near and stop (esp. vehicles)The bus --- and we all got on.
draw up
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Prepare a report, set of rules, list. I --- a list of possible guests for the wedding.
draw up
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Think of an amazing plan, excuse.He arrives late every day and always manages to --- something that the boss believes.
dream up
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Criticise, discipline someone with angry words or in a humiliating way.He --- his secretary about making personal calls at work.
dress down
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Put on formal, smart clothes for a special occasion.
I love --- for weddings and similar events.
dress up
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To mean when speaking. He uses such complicated language that I never understand what he's ---
drive at
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Force someone, something to leave.He left home at 15, --- by his violent father he claims.
drive off
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Become less gradually. Opposition to the Euro is --- in Britain. (this is sarcasm!)
drop away
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Pay a call on someone, visit for a short time.--- if you are in the area. I would love to see you.
drop in/by
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Fall asleep.| My father always --- in front of the TV.
drop off
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He complained that correcting all the tests by hand was --- his free time too much. (Use up)
consume unwillingly.
eat into
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Urge someone to do something, often bad.I didn't want to break the window but all the other boys were --- me --.
egg on
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Finally become/do. She wanted to work in advertising but --- a teacher.
end up
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Act bravely and ignore criticism.Despite his guilt and shame, he went to work and --- it ---.
I will go and --- in the cadence
face out
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Accept (responsibility for) something negative. After his heart attack, he --- --- the fact that he had to stop smoking.
face up to
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Support for the plan --- when the cost became clear.
Gradually disappear
fall away
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When he lost his job, he --- his family for help.
Use as support.
fall back on
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When she injured her ankle, she fell behind the rest of the runners.
Fail to keep pace with someone, something.
fall behind
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They repossessed the car when he --- the payments.
Fail to pay, produce something before agreed time.
fall behind with
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1.To Believe.He told his girlfriend an enormous lie and she fell for it totally.2. To be very attracted towards someone.He fell for his wife as soon as he met her.
fall for
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When standards fall.
The quality of his work has fallen off since the new year.
fall off
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He --- his family over a financial row.
To quarrel, have dispute with someone.
fall out with
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When a plan, agreement collapses or failsThey had a plan to build a new road but it fell through due to stiff opposition in the local area.
fall through
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Spread out wide.The police hunt for the killer fanned out across the whole county.
fan out
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Put information into, normally, a computer.To make the database, she had to feed data into the computer for three days.
feed into
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Use something as a supply, source.She's a great writer but she fed off her mother for inspiration.
feed off
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Have the desire to do something.I feel like going shopping and spending a lot of money!
feel like
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Have sympathy for someone.I feel for you having to work 14 hours a day. It must be terrible.
feel for
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Discover someone's opinion on something by careful questioning.He tried to feel out the boss about his plans for restructuring the company.
feel out
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Know someone is healthy, willing to do something.She has the flu. She won't feel up to going out tonight.
feel up to
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To use effort or force to return to a previous high position.He was demoted but fought back to a management position in only two years.
fight back
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Fight to prevent attack by something, someone.He had his critics in the company but he managed to fight them all off.She was ill for only a day and then she fought it off and returned to work.
fight off
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Deduce, Solve a problem.When he didn't return to the house by 8pm, I figured out he was stuck at work.I can't figure out how to put this table together. Can you help me?
figure out
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1. Give information to someone to bring them up to date.I missed the meeting on the new campaign. Can you fill me in?2. Substitute for someone.You will have to fill in for Jane who is on holiday this week.3. Complete a form, etc.Just fill in the form and then we can talk about how much money you want to borrow.
fill in
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Judge against. Deliver a negative verdict.He found against the accused and sentenced him to ten years prison.
find against
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1. Discover information.I found out yesterday that I have a sister I have never met!2. Discover a person has done wrong.Don't worry about John. They will find him out and sack him immediately.
find out
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1. Kill someone, something.He finished off the injured cat with his rifle.2. Finish a job by completing last part.He finished off the speech by giving us some examples.
finish off
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End an activity, evening, event.They finished up by having some wine in a nearby wine bar.
finish up
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1.Feel comfortable and at ease with people.My son loved his first day at school. He fitted in well with the other kids.2. Find time for someone, something.If you come along to the office at nine, I can fit you in.
fit in
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Supply a person, thing with equipment.His new car is fitted out with all the latest technology.
fit out
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Arrange a job, date, object for someone.He doesn't deserve to work there. He only got the job because his brother fixed him up with it.
fix up
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To force a criminal out of hiding.The police finally --- the killer --- by using dogs.
flush out
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Continue doing something (as promised) until it is finished.You shouldn't stop now...follow your ideas through.
follow through
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Find out more about something, show interest.I was initially interested in the job but I didn't follow it up in the end.
follow up
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Spend money - usually too much!I forked out an absolute fortune for that holiday to Jamaica.
fork out
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Remove liquid. The doctors --- the excess blood before beginning the operation.
draw off
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Travel or move around. Despite her age, she --- very easily.
get about / get around
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Explain successfully. I spoke very slowly but I couldn't --- my ideas --- at all.
get across
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Be on friendly terms with someone. He doesn't --- at all with his sister. They are always fighting.
get along
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Reach the point of doing something. I am too busy to --- to ringing my father.
get around to
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2. Attempt to explain, make understood. What are you --- Jason? Explain it again, slowly!
get at
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1. Criticise oftenThe teacher is always --- me. I've done nothing wrong!
get at
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2. Go on holiday. If we have a couple of weeks free in July, we hope to ---.
get away
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1. Escape. Despite the best efforts of the police, the criminals ---.
get away
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2. Go on holiday. If we have a couple of weeks free in July, we hope to ---.
get away
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Escape punishment for something. He --- with stealing from the shop because no-one saw him do it.
get away with
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1. Retreat a sensible distance from something. The police told the crowd to --- from the burning house.
get back
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2. Return to a previous position of power. Though they lost the last election, they are hoping to --- next time.
get back
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Survive financially. I don't know how she gets by with the money she earns from that job.
get by
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Depress, make feel miserable. Weather like this always --- down.
get down
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Begin work. We must --- work if we want to finish by tonight.
get down to
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1. Leave a bus, train, etc. You have to --- at the next station for the museum.
get off
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2. Avoid a serious sentence or punishment. The accused --- because of the excellent character witnesses.
get off
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3. Start an informal relationship with someone. Mike --- with that girl at the disco on Friday night.
get off
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1. Enter a bus, train, etc. I couldn't --- the bus as it was too full.
get on
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2. Begin work, duties, day. I have to ---, it's late.
get on
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3. Become late. It's ---! It's nearly nine o'clock.
get on
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4. Manage to put clothes, shoes on. This dress is too small. I can't --- it ---.
get on
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1. Continue doing work. I can't --- my work if that noise continues!
get on with
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2. Have a friendly relationship with someone. I left the house as I didn't --- the people there.
get on with
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1. Leave a bus, train, building, etc. I always --- at this station.
get out
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2. Remove something with difficulty. After an hour, the mother managed to --- the thorn --- of her boy's hand.
get out
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Avoid doing something. I was supposed to do a year of military service but I --- due to ill health.
get out of
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1. Convey, communicate successfullyThe police tried to --- to the motorist the seriousness of his offense.
get over
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2. Survive a traumatic experience. It took him five years to --- the loss of his son.
get over
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3. Defeat a negative feeling. I --- my fear of dogs when I stayed with my dog-loving uncle one summer.
get over
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2. Avoid a law, rule, regulation. Many rich people are rich because they find a way to --- tax laws.
get round
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1. Use flattery or persuasion to convince someone. He --- his mother by buying her a box of chocolates.
get round
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1. Communicate by telephone. In the snow storm, it was impossible to --- to anyone.
get through
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2. Spend money. The way he drinks vodka every night, he must --- a fortune!
get through
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3. Progress in a competition. Liverpool --- to the final by hammering Manchester United 7-1 to leave their manager in floods of tears.
get through
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To do something wrong, bad, mischievous. Roger is making a lot of noise in there - what's he --- to?
get up to
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. 2. Allow a secret/hiding place, etc to be known. He spoke too freely and --- the thieves' hiding place.
give away
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1. Present to someone free of charge. He --- all his kittens as he didn't have space for them.
give away
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2. To give something to someone, usually in authority. I found a set of keys and gave them in to the police. After the students had finished their exams, they --- in.
give in
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1. Admit defeat. I ---! This crossword puzzle is too difficult.
give in
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Produce smoke, smell, etc. I like the color of those flowers but they do --- a strange smell.
give off
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2. Distribute. Mark, --- these papers --- to the other students.
give out
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1. Strength, supplies which become used up. His strength --- --- when the fourth man climbed on his back.
give out
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Stop saying, doing, thinking, etc something. Usually imperative. Oh John! ---! You've been saying the same thing for half an hour.
give over
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1. (As "give in") Admit Defeat. I ---! This crossword puzzle is too difficult.
give up
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2. Stop doing something. I gave up trying to convince her to buy the dress as she was interested in a skirt. I --- drinking whiskey on my doctor's advice.
give up
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3. Sell something because of poverty. I had to --- my house in the country after my uncle died.
give up
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Use something to help you. --- my watch, it's nearly six o'clock.
go by something (Going by)
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1. Become ill with. Listen to that cough of yours. You are coming --- flu I think.
go down with (coming down)
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2. Be accepted by someone in a positive or negative way. His story about the naked nun didn't --- with the vicar, did it?
go down with
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1. Apply equally. What he said about not working on Sundays --- me too!
go for
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2. To be attracted to something, somebody. She really --- thin men, especially bald ones.
go for
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3. Sell for. The Van Gogh sketch --- over a thousand pounds at the auction.
go for (went for)
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1. Food which goes bad, unsuitable for consumption. Milk --- in a few hours on a hot day if left out of the fridge.
go off
250
2. To proceed, happen. The meeting ---well for all concerned.
go off
251
3. Lose interest in someone, something. I've --- milk ever since I saw that documentary on cows.
go off
252
4. To sound (a machine), explode (a bomb). My alarm clock didn't --- this morning and I overslept.
go off
253
Speak too much about something, often a problem. Hilda does --- her hip operation, doesn't she?
go on about
254
Proceed to do something after something else. After studying history at university, she --- to work in a museum.
go on (to do)
255
Continue. She --- studying until she finally graduated in 1998.
go on (doing)
256
3. Change political loyalty. He went --- the liberals after the taxation row.
go over
257
1. To be received. His speech didn't --- too well with the elderly audience.
go over
258
2. Check, examine a piece of work. Let's --- that report again before we submit it.
go over
259
1. Go through all supplies of something. Last winter, we --- 100 kilos of wood for the fire.
go through
260
2. Discuss or examine something. Let's --- your account of what happened, shall we?
go through
261
3. Suffer stress, difficult period, etc. She --- a lot after her mother died suddenly.
go through
262
4. Qualify for next part of a tournament, competition. The team surprised everyone by --- to the semi finals.
go through
263
Contribute towards the cost of something. All fines collected by the police for speeding will --- building a new school for the children of the village.
go towards
264
Suffer the absence of something. I will have to --- a holiday this year. I have no money at all!
go without
265
1. Develop/change into something after time. Alice will --- a beautiful woman in a few years.
grow into
266
2. Increase in size until clothing fits. It's a bit big for her but she'll --- it.
grow into
267
Become more attractive after time. I hated Sue when I first met her, but she does --- you after a while.
grow on
268
1. Develop into an adult. When I ---, I want to be a train driver.
grow up
269
2. Act like an adult. Tom needs to --- and realize that you can't tell lies all the time about your friends.
grow up
270
To give something back to the owner. When he realized the wallet was John's, he --- it ---.
hand back
271
Pass to next generation. The old house was --- to him by his eccentric aunt.
hand down
272
(Legal). Give a sentence to a criminal. The judge --- a heavy fine to the burglar.
hand down
273
Give something to an official because it is finished, found or unwanted. Can all room keys be --- to reception by midday on day of departure.
hand in
274
Give something to someone. I --- the gun to the policeman.
hand over
275
Give a criminal to the authorities that pursue them. The Danish police --- the serial killer --- to the French authorities.
hand over
276
Stand or wait doing nothing. There's a large group of teenagers --- near the post office.
hang around / about
277
Stay in a place after other people have left. The teacher asked me to --- to speak to her about the homework.
hang behind
278
Wait. --- John. I'm nearly ready. Just need to comb my hair.
hang on
279
Be in a place, frequent a place often. Try looking for him at the "Rose and Crown" pub. He --- there in the afternoons.
hang out
280
End a phone conversation. When I started telling her about her bad habits, she just ---.
hang up
281
Organize for builders, decorators to visit the house. The television is broke, but we are --- someone --- next week to fix it.
have in
282
Trick or deceive a person. Three hundred dollars for that vase! Are you --- me ---?!
have on
283
Discuss an issue angrily. I can't believe he didn't finish this before the deadline! I'll --- it --- with him on Monday morning.
have out
284
Invite someone for dinner at your house. We --- the Smiths --- for dinner last night. What a terribly boring couple they are!
have over / round
285
Go, move towards a place. If we --- that mountain, we should reach it by nightfall.
head for
286
Block, get in front of something, someone. The army --- the enemy at the mountain pass.
head off
287
(Informal) Leave a place. Come on. It's late. Let's --- .
head off
288
Be told about a person or thing. Have you --- Wayne's party on Saturday? Are you coming?
hear about
289
Receive communication from someone, get letter, postcard, phone call, etc. Have you --- your uncle Dan recently?
hear from
290
Receive information about. I've --- cats with no tails but never dogs!
hear of
291
(Always negative). Refuse help politely. Jane offered to pay half of the cost of the party! I won't --- it!!
hear of
292
Listen to someone until they finish. Excuse me, can I continue please. Oh! --- me ---!
hear out
293
Be on friendly terms quickly. Clive and Marsella --- very quickly last night didn't they.
hit it off
294
Think of a good idea. We were totally stuck, then Bryan --- the idea of putting the switch on the top of the machine.
hit on
295
(Informal) Try to start conversation with someone (normally of opposite sex). I can't believe you were trying to --- Sara with your wife in the same room.
hit on
296
Allow previous bad reputation, behavior, etc, to affect judgement. He was in prison for six years, but don't --- that --- him. He is a really nice person.
hold against
297
Hesitate because of fear. He --- from asking her to marry him when he saw she was in a bad mood.
hold back
298
Prevent someone from making progress. She was --- in the company as many of the men thought her too aggressive.
hold back
299
To be delayed. The rain --- until the end of the match.
hold off
300
Stop someone or something attacking, etc. Harry --- the burglar while his wife phoned the police.
hold off
301
Wait. --- while I get my father to speak to you.
hold on
302
Remain available. Our food will not --- until the next plane arrives. We have a serious problem.
hold out
303
Resist an attack. The German army --- against the Russians for six months.
hold out
304
Wait for a better proposition, offer. The striking miners --- a ten percent increase in wages and eventually won.
hold out for
305
Make a person keep a promise. He said he would pay me for that job and I will --- him --- it.
hold to
306
Delay. The terrible weather --- the plane for two hours.
hold up
307
Stop and rob a person. The mail train was --- by six men on motorbikes.
hold up
308
Ask about a person's news, health, etc. He stopped me in the street to --- my brother.
inquire after
309
Participate with others in something. Withdrawn children often don't want to --- playing games with others.
join in
310
Become member of military forces. My father --- two days before the war ended.
join up
311
Connect. --- that red wire --- with the blue one.
join up
312
Continue working hard at something. I want to finish this by tonight so I'll --- it for a while longer.
keep at
313
To avoid or to not come near something. --- from that old factory by the river. It's very dangerous.
keep away
314
Prevent. My flu is --- me --- going to work.
keep from
315
Not to tell someone something. Worried about her reaction, we --- the news of her aunt's illness --- her.
keep from
316
Stop someone going out. I --- him --- after school due to his behavior earlier in the day.
keep in
317
Maintain someone in a financial condition. Her father's money --- her --- luxury. Otherwise, she would be poor.
keep in
318
Not to touch, go on, etc. --- --- the grass Sara, your father will be furious.
keep off
319
Avoid eating, drinking certain things. I am --- red meat for a few months for my health.
keep off
320
Avoid talking about, mentioning certain things. --- politics during dinner or we'll never get home!
keep off
321
Continue. Keep on going until you see the supermarket. He --- about going to Barbados for a holiday this year.
keep on
322
Continue to employ. I will --- you --- for another two months - then I make no promises.
keep on
323
Stay on/in a mentioned place. --- the London road for about ten kilometers, then head east.
keep to
324
Follow a plan, regulation. We must --- the agreed schedule, otherwise we will have problems.
keep to
325
Hold someone to a promise. You promised payment and I will --- you --- it.
keep to
326
Not to tell anyone. Tell us the wedding date then. Don't --- yourself.
keep to self
327
Work, move, etc at the same speed as someone else. You must work harder Jones! --- with the others
keep up
328
Weather continues without changing. If this wind ---, we will lose most of the fruit in the garden.
keep up
329
Start a game, match. We --- at three o'clock under blue skies.
kick off
330
Start a speech, discussion, meeting. He --- by berating us all for our late arrival.
kick off
331
Cause, produce a fuss about something. She --- a real fuss when she saw the state of the room.
kick up
332
(Informal) Stay in company with someone. Your son is --- with some unpleasant characters these days.
knock about
333
Drink quickly. He --- three vodkas and left.
knock back
334
(Informal) Cost someone. That old chair --- me --- over a hundred dollars.
knock back
335
Lower a price. If you --- the price of the car by fifty pounds, we have a deal.
knock down
336
(Informal) Finish work. I --- at five, so I'll meet you at half past.
knock off
337
Reduce a price by an amount. If you --- fifty pounds, we have a deal.
knock off
338
(Informal) Produce quickly. --- an e-mail to the boss about the party tomorrow.
knock off
339
Hit someone unconscious. The boxer won the fight by --- his opponent after two minutes.
knock out
340
Cause to sleep. That second whiskey you gave me last night really --- me ---.
knock out
341
Put together something very quickly, approximately. If you need somewhere to put your books, I can --- a bookshelf.
knock together
342
Search for something. Ask questions about someone.There was a detective here before ---.
nose about / around
343
Allow access to something from a door, window.The kitchen door --- our new patio in the garden.
open onto
344
To become bigger, wider.After the bridge, the river ---.
open out
345
1. Open a package, parcel.--- the new computer and let's set it up.
open up
346
2. Talk frankly. (Informal)After he had drunk a bit, he really ---.
open up
347
Choose.After some moments of indecision, he --- the black car.
opt for
348
# Choose to take part in something.If you want to --- Mike, we need $500 from you.
opt in
349
# Choose not to do something.You guys go ahead without me. I'm --- of this deal.
opt out
350
Admit to something.If you --- that it was you, your father might not be so angry.
own up
351
Put things in box, container until later. --- that computer --- - we don't use it anymore.
pack away
352
1. (Informal) Stop doing something.--- your playing around, kids!
pack in
353
2. Do a lot in a short time.When we toured around Australia, we --- a lot in only eight days.
pack in
354
Send a person away, on holiday, etc.When the war started, many children were --- to the countryside.
pack off
355
1. Put things in boxes ready to leave.--- your belongings and leave this flat immediately.
pack up
356
2. (Informal) Stop working.The car --- as we got to the top of the hill.
pack up
357
Make something last longer.He --- his speech with a few jokes.
pad out
358
Turn out, happen in the end.How did things --- on holiday?
pan out
359
Hide faults, flaws in something.The government is trying to --- the divisions within the cabinet.
paper over
360
Give something away.He's a bit miserly. He hates to --- his money.
part with
361
Die.My uncle passed away last year.
pass away
362
Be accepted for something, someone else.My dad could --- a Englishman the way he dresses.
pass for / as
363
1. Happen.The demonstration --- without any serious incident.
pass off
364
2. Present somebody as somebody else.He --- his secretary --- as his sister at the party
pass off
365
3. Avoid attention being given to an embarrassing situation.He was humiliated by his boss but he--- it --- as a joke.
pass off
366
1. Faint.The room was so hot that I --- ---.
pass out
367
2. Distribute, give.--- these exam papers for me please.
pass out
368
Not to consider someone for a job, promotion, etc.
Due to his previous row with the boss, he was --- --- for the new position.
pass over
369
Fail to take advantage of a situation, opportunity.That's a great price for a car. I won't --- that ---!
pass up
370
Agree to end an argument, a quarrel, etc.They didn't speak for two days, but they eventually --- it ---.
patch up
371
A risk that succeeds.He put all his money on a horse and it ---.
pay off
372
Pay all debts that you owe.If you don't --- , I will take you to court.
pay up
373
(Informal) Keep on working at something.If you keep --- at the problem, you will find a solution.
peg away
374
Keep at a distance.The government is trying to --- inflation.
peg back
375
Make a person keep to a decision.If he offers you a pay rise, --- him --- to an exact amount.
peg down
376
To eat food slowly or unenthusiastically.No wonder you're hungry. You have only --- your dinner.
pick at
377
Kill a person deliberately.The sniper --- the general among his soldiers.
pick off
378
Bully a person. Choose someone repeatedly for punishment.When I was young, two of my elder brothers always --- me.
pick on
379
Select.Look at these cards and --- one ---.
pick out
380
2. Learn without studying.I --- a lot of French when I was traveling there.
pick up
381
3. Arrest.The police --- their suspect at the border.
pick up
382
4. Receive radio signals.I can --- Swedish radio during the night
pick up
383
5. Improve.Prospects for small businesses are ---.
pick up
384
(Informal) Eat greedily.Don't --- on the pizza! There are three other people arriving later.
pig out
385
To be less noisy.--- Steve! I'm trying to work here.
pipe down
386
To speak, sing more loudly.What's the answer Brian. ---! I can't hear you!
pipe up
387
1. Pretend to be something.The boys are --- soldiers.
play at
388
2. Do an activity, especially in a foolish way.What are you --- Jenkins, get on with your work!
play at
389
Treat something as less important than it really is.He tries to --- his importance to this company.
play down
390
1. Continue playing.Despite the heavy rain, the two tennis players ---.
play on
391
2. Take advantage of something.He --- her fear of flying to sell her an insurance policy.
play on
392
1. Be naughty, mess around.The children have been --- all day.
play up
393
2. (Informal) Produce pain, work badly.The TV is --- again. I can't get Channel 2!
play up
394
3. Treat something as more important than it really is.Don't --- how ill you are. Go to work!
play up
395
(Informal) Continue working hard at something.Keep --- and we may finish before the evening.
plug away
396
Indicate.I would like to --- the finer details of this painting.
point out
397
Improve something.I went to New Zealand to try and --- my English.
polish up
398
(Informal) Finish a meal quickly.He --- the chicken stew in just a few minutes.
polish off
399
Visit someone for a short time.I --- to see Marge yesterday.
pop in
400
Leave the house for a short time.I am just --- to get some sugar from the shops.
pop out
401
Spring up quickly.As the holiday approached, a few problems began to --- .
pop up
402
Keep going, work with added determination.Let's --- even without the boss's approval.
press ahead / on
403
Demand action on something.Many parents are --- tighter gun control laws.
press for
404
Go in front of someone.Thanks to his faster car, Mallin is now --- in the race.
pull ahead
405
1. Stop a vehicle for a time.We were tired from the journey so we --- for a couple of hours.
pull in
406
2. (Informal) Attract a crowd.The new band --- a lot of people for their recent concert.
pull in
407
1. Drive a car off a road.--- here. This is our exit.
pull off
408
2. Succeed in a risky deal, gamble, etc.Despite all the risks, we --- a great deal.
pull off
409
Drive a car to the side of the road.The police asked him to stop the car and --- .
pull over
410
Make a person conscious again.The sound of his wife's voice --- him ---.
pull round
411
Survive a traumatic experience.The illness looked serious at one point but she ---.
pull through
412
1. Stop a vehicle at a certain place.She ---at the school and waited for her son
pull up
413
2. (Informal) Indicate that someone's behavior, language, clothes is unacceptable.He --- me --- on my use of the past tense.
pull up
414
Continue working.We must --- if we want to finish this house by summer.
push ahead / on
415
Get a piece of legislation, a proposal accepted.The government tried to --- a law allowing extra military spending.
push through
416
Spread gossip.You shouldn't believe everything he ---.
put about
417
Explain something to someone.He didn't --- his plan --- very well and left everyone confused.
put across
418
1. (And "put aside") Save money, supplies for later.I am trying to --- ten dollars a week for my summer vacation.
put away / by
419
2. Put in prison.The judge --- him --- for ten years.
put away / by
420
3. Put in a box.It's dinner time now - --- your toys ---.
put away / by
421
Delay, postpone.Due to a death in the family, the dinner party was --- a week.
put back
422
1. Mercifully kill a pet who is old, ill.We had our cat --- last year. It was 17 years old but very ill
put down
423
2. Allow person to leave vehicle.--- me --- here Nigel, I can walk. It's only just around the corner.
put down
424
3. Sign as a different person.She --- herself --- as "Mrs. Johnson".4. Ridicule someone.Never put me down in public like that again.5. Write something in a book, diary, etc.I'll put that address down on this piece of paper.6. Regard something as a reason for something else.We can put his poor performance down to tiredness, I believe.
put down
425
4. Ridicule someone.Never --- me --- in public like that again.
put down
426
5. Write something in a book, diary, etc.I'll --- that address --- on this piece of paper.
put down
427
6. Regard something as a reason for something else.We can --- his poor performance --- to tiredness, I believe.
put down
428
Propose an idea.He --- the suggestion of expanding abroad.
put forward
429
2. Cause a person to lose interest in something.When I saw what she was putting on the cake, it really --- me ---.
put off
430
3. Delay a meeting, game, etc.The match was --- until the pitch dried out.
put off
431
1. Add money, weight.She has --- a lot of weight since Christmas.
put on
432
2. Fabricated for effect.He --- a sophisticated accent to try and impress her.
put on
433
1. Disturb somebody.If I arrive late, I hope it won't --- you ---.
put out
434
2. Transmit.The controversial film was --- by Channel
put out
435
3. Issue a statement.The government --- a statement denying all responsibility.
put out
436
1. Connect on the phone.If you wait a moment, I will --- you --- to the main office.
put through
437
2. Cause someone to suffer.The old headmaster really --- his student --- it during the grammar lesson.
put through
438
Suggest.I --- it --- her that maybe she would lose weight if she ate less.
put to
439
Contribute financially.The proceeds from this contest will be --- the cost of a new roof.
put towards
440
1. Provide accommodation for someone.If you visit me, I will --- you ---
put up
441
2. Increase prices.They have --- the price of petrol.
put up
442
3. Offer action, resistance.He lost finally but had --- a good fight
put up
443
4. Encourage someone to do something.I was --- to come here by my friends. I didn't want to!
put up
444
5. Suffer, tolerate.I can't --- with that loud music anymore.
put up
445
Earn a lot of money. That man selling chocolate underwear is --- it ---!
rake in
446
Talk about a painful experience from the past. Why does he keep --- my divorce?
rake up
447
Cover a wide spectrum of topics. His talked --- everything from zoology to anthropology.
range over
448
Make contact with a person or group. I have tried to --- to Mandy but she is just too depressed.
reach out
449
Read something you have written to check it. I --- over my report and it was full of silly errors.
read back
450
Find a meaning in something that is not intended. I --- his statement that he feels very guilty.
read into
451
Study something. I have to --- as much as possible about beer-making.
read up
452
Take into account. We made dinner for only three people. We didn't --- my sisters coming too.
reckon on
453
Deal with. If you treat my daughter badly, you'll have me to ---.
reckon with
454
Hire one's possessions to someone. I will have to --- the spare room to make some money.
rent out
455
Gamble, risk money on something. I have nearly a million dollars --- that land deal.
ride on
456
Survive bad weather or a terrible situation. The fishermen --- the storm in a small bay and then sailed on.
ride out
457
(Clothes) Move up the body. This skirt --- too much.
ride up
458
Telephone someone again. Jon is not here at the moment, can you --- later?
ring back
459
End a phone call. He sounded so depressed that when he ---, I went round to see him.
ring off
460
Telephone a lot of people, shops, businesses, etc. To get the best price, it's best to --- as many companies as possible.
ring round
461
1. Telephone somebody. I will --- up after you get home.
ring up
462
2. calculate total amount to pay. She --- our purchases quickly and we left.
ring up
463
(Informal) Cheat someone. He --- off selling those tickets for twenty dollars. They were worth about five!
rip off
464
Move back, remove. Seeing my old school friends last week really --- the years.
roll back
465
To pass. Years just --- when you are in prison doing nothing.
roll by
466
Arrive at regular intervals. Requests for that new song are just ---.
roll in
467
To hope to come soon, to arrive quickly. --- summer! Then we can have a nice holiday!
roll on
468
(Informal) Arrive. I waited for you for two hours and then you --- without even an apology.
roll up
469
Search for in a very active way. My sister is --- in her wardrobe looking for that dress she wore for the wedding last summer.
root about
470
Get rid of a bad thing. The conservative party needs to --- the extremists that ruin its image.
root out
471
Force something humiliating, embarrassing to be remembered. Don't --- the fact that he doesn't have a job!
rub in
472
To be less bright, amazing, etc. The new boss's initial friendliness has begun to ---.
rub off
473
Have an influence on someone, something else. Don't socialize with Gary. His dishonesty is starting to --- you.
rub off on
474
Erase, cancel out. That's not correct what you have written. --- it ---.
rub out
475
To irritate, annoy somebody. Your brother really --- me --- the wrong way. I can't stand him.
rub someone up (the wrong way)
476
To declare as impossible. In the current economic climate, we have to --- any pay rises.
rule out
477
To meet by chance. If you --- Giles, say hello, won't you?
run across
478
Escape, flee. He --- from three orphanages when a child.
run away
479
To discuss again. Let's --- the plan again so everyone is clear about what is involved.
run back over
480
To be late, behind schedule. The new roof is --- schedule by about two weeks.
run behind
481
1. Hit someone with a vehicle. Be careful! You almost knocked that woman over.
run down
482
2. Find after a long search. I finally ran --- in Donegal
run down
483
3. Say unkind things about a person. Your wife is always --- her sister ---.
run down
484
Contest an election. The senator decided to --- President.
run for
485
Begin using a machine slowly at the start. Make sure you --- that car for at least two weeks.
run in
486
1. Time to pass quickly. Time is ---, let's finish up now
run on
487
2. Use as a source of energy. This calculator --- solar energy.
run on
488
1. Come to a finish, an end. Our time has ---. We must conclude here.
run out
489
2. Finish supplies of something. We have --- of petrol. Walk to the nearest filling station.
run out
490
3. Abandon. He r--- on his two kids.
run out
491
1. Go over a piece of work again. I don't understand very well. --- it again.
run through
492
Play a piece of music. --- it without the drums.
run through
493
Adds up to. The bill for all of that --- over a thousand dollars.
run to
494
Cause to accumulate. She --- a huge phone bill ringing her boyfriend in Peru.
run up
495
Be surprised.I was --- by her impolite attitude.
take aback
496
Resemble somebody else's character.He --- his father - both equally miserly.
take after
