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yes, i can’t get enough of it.

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do you like cycling?

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yes, what i like most about it, is it’s so interesting for example…

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do you like it?

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yes, i love that it allows me to understand…

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do you like science?

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are you good at football

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no, i am hopeless at it

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bestow

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sunmak, bahşetmek

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get over

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üstesinden gelmek, atlatmak

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put up with

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katlanmak

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back [x] up

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When the class was making fun of me, only the teacher backed me up

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break down

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stop working, especially when referring to machines

The ice cream machine at McDonalds is always breaking down.

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call around

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contact multiple people

Roy called around to find a nearby mechanic.

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calm down

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relax after an energetic or irritated state

I need a few minutes to calm down after that match.

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call [x] off

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cancel

We called the party off. / We called off the party.

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check [x] out

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verify a person or thing (can sometimes be flirtatious when used in reference to a person)

I’ll check the contract out. / I’ll check out the contract.

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clean up

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be extremely successful in an endeavor, such as business, sports, or gambling

Our hockey team cleaned up at the tournament and went home undefeated.

stop questionable behavior, such as consuming drugs or alcohol

Her boss said she had to either clean up or find a new job.

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clean [x] up

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clean a general area

John cleaned the living room up. / John cleaned up the living room.

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cheer [x] up

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make someone happy, especially if they were previously sad

Reading always cheers me up on a rainy day.

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come around

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change an opinion or see a new point of view

I never liked seafood, but came around after trying fried calamari.

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come between

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disturb a relationship

After more than fifty years of marriage, nothing could come between them.

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come down on

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attack or punish harshly

Ever since last month’s accident, police have been coming down on drunk driving.

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come down with

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become sick

After sitting in the rain for hours, Chandra came down with a nasty cold.

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come out of

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happen as a consequence of another event

We missed a day of school, so at least some good came out of our boring class trip.

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come up

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become the topic of discussion or receive attention

Everyone talked about how much they enjoyed the movie, but the run time never came up in the conversation.

approach or come near

While walking outside the fence, a cow came up right next to me and licked my face.

happen or occur, as with an event or situation

Don’t worry about a problem until after it comes up.

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come up with

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think of an idea, especially as the first person to do so, or to produce a solution

Sahar comes up with her best story ideas at night, so she writes them down before she forgets them.

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count on

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rely or depend on

If I’m ever making a mistake, I can count on my friends to warn me.

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dive into
occupy oneself with something; to pore over quickly or reach into quickly I’ll dive into that new TV show later tonight.
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dress up
wear nice clothes or put forth in the best light Abed dressed up for the award ceremony.
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end up
eventually reach some conclusion or destination After thinking for a day, he ended up taking the job.
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fall apart
break into pieces My new dress completely fell apart after just two washes. suffer from mental or emotional distress He endured all kinds of harassment at work without flinching, but completely fell apart when his cat got sick.
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fill [x] up
# fill something completely Bruce filled his wine glass up to the brim. / Bruce filled up his wine glass to the brim.
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find out
discover or learn We’ll have to wait until the next TV episode to find out who the killer is.
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get [x] across
communicate or explain something clearly The professor spoke for hours, but didn’t get anything across to the students.
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get ahead
succeed or progress You’ll never get ahead at this company unless you follow the rules.
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get around
travel from place to place It’s impossible to get around this city without a car.
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get around to [x]
do something eventually I’ll get around to fixing the table after the playoffs.
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get away with
escape punishment or some other unpleasantness Shirley thought she got away with cheating until the teacher asked her to stay after class.
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get along with
be friendly with My dog gets along with everyone as long as they’re not a cat.
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get at
reach There’s an itch on my back that I can’t get at. attempt to prove or explain What these graphs are getting at is that we’ll be bankrupt by next week.
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get away
escape or depart from Lucio liked to go to the lake every weekend, just to get away from the city.
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get away with
escape punishment for a crime or misdeed The boss’s nephew gets away with much more than any of the other employees.
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get [x] back
have something returned Rodger got his pencil back from Greta. / Rodger got back his pencil from Greta.
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get back at
have revenge on someone Laila promised herself that she would get back at whomever started the rumor.
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get by
survive or manage at the bare minimum When Sheila lost her job, the family had to get by with only their savings.
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get [x] across
communicate or explain something clearly The professor spoke for hours, but didn’t get anything across to the students.
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get ahead
succeed or progress You’ll never get ahead at this company unless you follow the rules.
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get around
travel from place to place It’s impossible to get around this city without a car.
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get around to [x]
do something eventually I’ll get around to fixing the table after the playoffs.
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get away with
escape punishment or some other unpleasantness Shirley thought she got away with cheating until the teacher asked her to stay after class.
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get along with
be friendly with My dog gets along with everyone as long as they’re not a cat.
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get at
reach There’s an itch on my back that I can’t get at.
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get at
attempt to prove or explain What these graphs are getting at is that we’ll be bankrupt by next week.
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get away
escape or depart from Lucio liked to go to the lake every weekend, just to get away from the city.
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get away with
escape punishment for a crime or misdeed The boss’s nephew gets away with much more than any of the other employees.
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get [x] back
have something returned Rodger got his pencil back from Greta. / Rodger got back his pencil from Greta.
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get back at
have revenge on someone Laila promised herself that she would get back at whomever started the rumor.
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get by
survive or manage at the bare minimum When Sheila lost her job, the family had to get by with only their savings.
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get down
enjoy oneself without inhibitions, especially with music or dancing Vicente may be overly formal at work, but he sure knows how to get down to hip-hop.
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get [x] down
depress or discourage someone Kima always gets everyone down with her stories from the hospital. record or write something down The President spoke quickly at the press conference, and reporters were struggling to get all of his comments down.
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get down to
begin or start Once everyone arrives, we’ll get down to picking teams.
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get in on
join an activity After Bitcoin started going up, everyone wanted to get in on cryptocurrency.
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get into
discuss something thoroughly I don’t want to get into our finances now; we’ll talk after our guests leave.
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get [x] out of
receive a benefit from something Babysitting the Cohles was a nightmare, but at least Janelle got some money out of it.
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get over
recover or overcome Drinking a lot of water helps in getting over an illness.
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get through
complete or endure an unpleasant task Alessandra can’t get through a morning without coffee.
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get to
annoy or bother someone People who don’t clean up after their dogs really get to me.
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get together
have a social event The volleyball team is getting together for dinner after practice.
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give [x] away
donate something or give something for free Mindy gave her prized doll collection away. / Mindy gave away her prized doll collection.
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give up
accept defeat, quit, or surrender Carin felt like giving up every time she saw the scoreboard.
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give [x] up
stop consuming or doing something, often a habit Minh gave chocolate up for his diet. / Minh gave up chocolate for his diet.
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go against
contradict, oppose, or fight against A group of students went against the school dress code yesterday and wore ripped jeans.
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go ahead
proceed or move forward Because of the snow, we can’t go ahead with the festival.
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go along with
agree with or pretend to agree with Even though Cedric hated weight lifting, he went along with it because his coach suggested it.
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go for
try or attempt to achieve something Carlos trains so hard because he is going for an Olympic gold medal.
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go on
continue doing something (see keep [x] up) The boys will go on digging until they hit a water pipe.
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go over
review or look at again Marie went over the study guide one last time before the test.
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hand in
submit (especially an assignment) The teacher wants us to hand in our essays through email.
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hold [x] back
prevent someone from doing something I wanted to become an architect, but my bad grades held me back.
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keep [x] up
continue doing something (see go on) Keep this pace up and you’ll set a new record!
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leave [x] out
omit or disregard Orna left the graph out of the presentation. / Orna left out the graph from the presentation.
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let [x] down
disappoint Kamal let Marco down when he arrived late. / Kamal let down Marco when he arrived late.
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let go of
release or free Don’t let go of the rope until I’m safe.
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let [x] in
allow to enter Close the door or you’ll let the flies in!
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let [x] know
tell someone something Let me know as soon as Leslie texts back.
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look after
take care of someone or something Thank you for looking after me when I was sick.
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look up to [x]
admire or idolize someone I looked up to this YouTuber until I read about their scandal.
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mix up
confuse something with something else It’s easy to mix up Chris Pine and Chris Pratt.
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pull [x] up
retrieve or bring something nearer Eugene pulled the document up on his computer. / Eugene pulled up the document on his computer.
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put [x] on
wear or add something to your person or an object I always put my backpack on before leaving the house. / I always put on my backpack before leaving the house.
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put up with
tolerate or condone Somehow Paz could put up with Janice’s cynical attitude.
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run out of
use all of or drain the supply of something Isabella ran out of toilet paper at the worst possible time.
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see to
make sure something is done I’ll see to watering the plants while you’re gone.
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set [x] up
arrange or organize Since no one invited me to join their study group, I set one up myself.
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show off
deliberately display abilities or accomplishments in order to impress people Panya didn’t need to shoot so many three-pointers; she was just showing off.
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shut [x] off
turn off, especially a machine Don’t forget to shut the water off after your shower. / Don’t forget to shut off the water after your shower.
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take after
resemble(benzemek), especially with parents and their children Li takes after his father when it comes to politics.
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take [x] out
move something outside Please take the garbage out before dinner. / Please take out the garbage before dinner.
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think [x] over
consider something When his parents suggested selling his Pokemon cards, Yosef thought it over.
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throw [x] away
dispose of something Could you throw that old burrito away? / Could you throw away that old burrito?
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take for
ciddiye almak they wouldn't take my word for what i said
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go for
tercih etmek
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to put it mildly
en hafif deyişle, kibarca söylemek gerekirse.

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