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Accept or follow a decision or rule.

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Havalanmak, elbise vb. çıkarmak

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Account for

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They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing..

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Ache for

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My partner’s been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her..

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Act on

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The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed..

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Act on

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The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue..

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Act out

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They ACTED OUT the story on stage..

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Act out

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Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour..

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Act up

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My computer’s ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus..

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Act upon

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The police were ACTING UPON a tip-off..

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Act upon

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The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins..

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Add on

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You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give..

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Add up

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We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct..

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Add up

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She explained why the work wasn’t ready, but her story doesn’t ADD UP..

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Add up to

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Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters..

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Add up to

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The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros..

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Agree with

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I feel terrible- that food didn’t AGREE WITH my stomach..

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Aim at

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The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers..

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Aim at

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They’re AIMING AT reducing costs by ten percent..

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Allow for

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You should ALLOW FOR delays when planning a journey..

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Allow of

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The rules don’t ALLOW OF any exceptions..

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Angle for

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He’s been ANGLING FOR an invitation, but I don’t want him to come..

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Answer back

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Her mother was shocked when she started ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help..

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Answer for

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The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem..

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Answer for

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I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue..

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Argue down
The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn't..
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Argue down
She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent..
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Argue down
They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal..
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Argue out
If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, we'll have to take them to court..
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Ask about
He ASKED ABOUT my father..
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Ask after
Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine..
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Ask around
I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help..
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Ask around
We ASKED them AROUND for dinner..
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Ask for
You're ASKING FOR trouble..
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Ask for
I ASKED FOR the menu..
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Ask in
'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.'.
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Ask out
He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy..
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Ask over
They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday..
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Ask round
We ASKED John ROUND for diner..
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Auction off
They AUCTIONED OFF their property as they were heavily in debt..
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Back away
The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife..
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Back down
She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired..
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Back into
He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage..
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Back off
The police told the protesters to BACK OFF..
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Back out
He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister.
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Back out of
She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute..
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Back out of
She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space..
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Back up
You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware..
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Back up
The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions..
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Back up
Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop..
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Bag out
Don't bag out BAG OUT Australian English..
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Bail out
The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money..
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Bail out
The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT..
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Bail out
The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed..
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Bail out of
I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT OF jail..
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Bail out on
Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when the scandal broke..
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Bail up
I was late because he BAILED me UP on the phone and wouldn't shut up..
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Bail up
He was BAILED UP by a couple of muggers as he came out of the bank..
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Ball up
The new project has BALLED me UP- I have no idea what to do..
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Ball up
He BALLED UP his napkin when he had finished eating..
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Balls up
He BALLSED the presentation UP..
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Bang about
He's BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen..
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Bang around
I can hear him BANGING ABOUT upstairs..
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Bang on
He BANGED ON for half an hour but no one was listening..
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Bang on about
He's always BANGING ON ABOUT football..
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Bang out
She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano..
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Bang up
The judge BANGED him UP for eight years..
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Bang up
He BANGED his car UP last night..
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Bank on
I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do it alone..
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Bargain down
I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted..
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Bargain for
I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many people coming..
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Bargain on
I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming..
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Barge in
He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work..
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Barge into
They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone..
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Bash about
If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long..
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Bash in
The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house..
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Bash out
I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in..
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Bash up
They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital..
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Bawl out
She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk..
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Bawl out
She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there late..
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Bawl out
He BAWLED OUT our names at the top of his voice..
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Be after
The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft..
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Be along
The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so..
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Be away
She's AWAY on business for three weeks..
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Be cut out for
She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work..
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Be cut up
She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win..
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Be down
He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him..
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Be down
The firm's profits ARE DOWN by ten percent this quarter..
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Be down on
After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss..
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Be down with
Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today..
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Be fed up
I AM FED UP of his complaints..
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Be in
They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone..
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Be in
The application form must BE IN by 3pm on Friday..
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Be in on
Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN ON the plan..
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Be not on
The way he's behaving IS just NOT ON..
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Be off
This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells foul..
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Be off
I'm OFF home; it's five o'clock..
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Be on
The computer IS ON..
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Be on
The show IS ON for the next three months..
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Be on
He IS ON anti-depressants and has become very difficult to please..
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Be on
He IS really ON right now- three goals in five minutes!.
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Be on about
I couldn't understand what he WAS ON ABOUT- it made no sense..
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Be onto
He's being very careful because he thinks the police ARE ONTO him..
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Be out
She IS OUT on a visit for the day..
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Be out of
We're OUT OF coffee so I'll have to go and get some..
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Be out to
She IS OUT TO get him sacked because she hates him..
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Be snowed under
We're completely SNOWED UNDER at work because it's the end of the tax year..
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Be taken aback
I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's lost all his hair..
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Be taken with
I WAS very TAKEN WITH the performance- it was superb..
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Be up
She's not UP yet..
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Be up
The company's profits ARE UP by fifteen percent..
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Be up
Time's UP, please finish your drinks and leave..
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Be up for
ARE you UP FOR the climb of Mt. Blanc?.
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Be up to
He's not UP TO the job; get someone else..
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Be up to
What are those kids UP TO?.
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Bear down on
She spotted him on the other side of the room and BORE DOWN ON him..
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Bear on
The judge's character may well BEAR ON the final decision..
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Bear out
Statistics BEAR OUT the government's positions on the issue..
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Bear up
How are you BEARING UP under the strain?.
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Bear up under
He's BEARING UP UNDER the pressure..
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Bear with
Please BEAR WITH me a moment while I finish this email..
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Beat down
The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN and we couldn't stay outdoors..
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Beat down
I managed to BEAT him DOWN to fifty Euros..
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Beat out
The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape..
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Beat up
The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his wallet..
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Beaver away
She's BEAVERING AWAY before her exams..
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Beaver away at
I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I will fail the course..
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Bed down
We had to BED DOWN on the floor for the night..
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Bed down
The new government has found it hard to BED DOWN and become accepted..
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Bed out
I BEDDED the plants OUT when the weather warmed up..
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Beef up
The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident..
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Belong to
He BELONGS TO a secret society..
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Belong to
Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now..
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Belong with
Does this disc BELONG WITH those on the shelf?.
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Belt out
They BELTED OUT the national anthems before the game..
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Belt up
She told the students to BELT UP because they were making so much noise..
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Belt up
I told the kids to BELT UP before I started the car..
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Bend down
I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor..
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Bend over
I BENT OVER to do my shoes up..
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Bend over backwards
I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn't even thank me..
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Big up
He BIGS himself UP all the time..
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Big up
They work out a lot to BIG themselves UP..
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Bitch up
I BITCHED UP the interview..
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Black out
He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the floor..
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Black out
Everything BLACKED OUT when the power supply failed..
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Blank out
The email addresses were BLANKED OUT in the documents shown to the court..
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Blank out
I was so nervous in the interview that I just BLANKED OUT and couldn't answer their questions properly..
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Blare out
The music was BLARING OUT and I couldn't get to sleep..
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Blast off
The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on schedule yesterday..
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Blaze away
The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the pheasants..
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Bleed out
They BLED OUT their calves..
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Bliss out
I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week..
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Block in
I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN..
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Block in
He BLOCKED IN the events in his calendar..
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Block off
The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder..
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Block out
The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day..
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Block out
It was so unpleasant that I try to BLOCK it OUT- otherwise, I'd just be angry all the time..
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Block up
The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water gets through..
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Blow away
He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY..
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Blow away
Their new product has BLOWN all the others AWAY..
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Blow away
Her first novel BLEW me AWAY..
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Blow away
The flag BLEW AWAY in the storm; we'll have to buy a new one..
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Blow down
A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm..
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Blow in
He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning..
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Blow off
We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute..
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Blow off
I BLEW the homework OFF and did badly..
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Blow off
He BLEW OFF in front of everybody..
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Blow out
She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake..
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Blow out
The Broncos BLEW OUT the Raiders 55-0..
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Blow over
The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack..
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Blow up
The bomb BLEW UP without any warning..
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Blow up
The pressure was low, so I BLEW the tyre UP..
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Blow up
BLOW UP that photo so we can see his face..
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Blow up
A storm BLEW UP while we were out walking..
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Blow up
They BLEW UP when they heard what I had done wrong..
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Blurt out
I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret..
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Board out
We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad..
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Board up
They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses..
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Bog down
Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn't finish the project in time..
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Bog in
We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served..
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Bog into
They BOGGED INTO the lunch..
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Bog off!
He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF..
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Boil down
The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary..
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Boil down to
It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day..
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Boil over
I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER..
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Boil over
The tension had been building up and it BOILED OVER in the meeting..
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Boil up
The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done..
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Boil up
I BOILED UP some water for a cup of coffee..
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Bolster up
We were all scared but she BOLSTERED UP our courage..
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Bone up
I will have to BONE UP to get a good result..
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Bone up on
I need to BONE UP ON my French grammar for the test..
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Book in
I'll BOOK us IN at the Intercontinental..
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Book in
WE took a taxi from the airport to the hotel and BOOKED IN..
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Book into
I've BOOKED us INTO a hotel in the centre of town for three nights..
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Book into
We BOOKED INTO the first hotel we could find..
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Book out
I don't like the look of the people arriving- let's BOOK OUT..
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Book up
The flight's fully BOOKED UP; I'll have to go the following day..
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Boot up
He BOOTED UP the computer and started work..
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Border on
Portugal BORDERS ON Spain..
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Border on
What he did was BORDERING ON betrayal..
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Boss about
She BOSSES everyone ABOUT..
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Boss around
He BOSSES everyone AROUND..
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Botch up
I BOTCHED UP the whole project and it had to be cancelled..
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Bottle away
He kept his feelings BOTTLED AWAY..
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Bottle out
She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but BOTTLED OUT in the end..
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Bottle up
She BOTTLED UP her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet..
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Bottom out
The recession BOTTOMED OUT and the economy is recovering well..
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Bounce into
They have BOUNCED the government INTO calling an early election..
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Bounce back
The economy is BOUNCING BACK from the recession..
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Bounce off
They BOUNCED ideas OFF each other in a brainstorming session..
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Bowl out
He BOWLED the player OUT first ball..
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Bowl over
I was BOWLED OVER by the news..
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Bowl over
He was BOWLED OVER by the crowd rushing out..
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Box in
I was BOXED IN by the bus and couldn't change lane..
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Box up
At the end of term, I BOXED my books UP and sent them home..
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Brace up
You should BRACE UP and stop worrying..
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Branch out
The supermarkets have BRANCHED OUT into banking..
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Break away
The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Labour Party..
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Break down
The talks between management and the unions BROKE DOWN acrimoniously..
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Break down
He BROKE DOWN in tears..
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Break down
My car's BROKEN DOWN, so I came by taxi..
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Break down
He had to BREAK DOWN their opposition to his ideas..
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Break in
The burglars BROKE IN and stole the TV and video..
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Break in
I'm sorry to BREAK IN on your conversation, but there's a problem..
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Break in
It took ages to BREAK the horse IN..
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Break in
I must watch my speed until I BREAK IN my new Volvo..
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Break off
She BROKE OFF a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog..
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Break off
She BROKE OFF their engagement when she found out that he'd been unfaithful..
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Break out
They're worried that war will BREAK OUT..
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Break out in
The measles caused me to BREAK OUT IN a rash..
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Break out of
Three dangerous Category A prisoners BROKE OUT OF Wandsworth Prison last night..
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Break through
The crowd BROKE THROUGH the police barriers and attacked the hunters..
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Break up
The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor..
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Break up
Schools BREAK UP at the end of June for the summer holidays..
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Break up
They had been going out for a couple of years before they BROKE UP..
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Break up
You're BREAKING UP; I'll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection..
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Breeze along
The film BREEZES ALONG for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow..
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Breeze in
He BREEZED IN and started shouting at us..
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Breeze into
He BREEZED INTO the room and switched the TV on..
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Breeze through
She BREEZED THROUGH her exams..
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Brick in
We BRICKED IN the side window..
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Brick up
We BRICKED the back entrance UP..
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Brighten up
The day started cloudy but BRIGHTENED UP in the afternoon..
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Brighten up
He BRIGHTENED UP when he heard the news..
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Brighten up
We tried to BRIGHTEN the place UP by painting it..
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Bring about
The changes to the law were BROUGHT ABOUT by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one..
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Bring along
You can BRING your friends ALONG if you like..
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Bring along
Her coach has BROUGHT her ALONG a lot in the last six months..
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Bring around
It took me ages to BRING him AROUND to my point of view..
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Bring around
He BROUGHT some books AROUND when he came last night..
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Bring around
He didn't want to discuss the details, but I managed to BRING him AROUND and he told me everything..
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Bring back
Visiting my old school BROUGHT BACK memories of when I was a pupil there..
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Bring back
He took the calculator home yesterday and hasn't BROUGHT it BACK yet..
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Bring down
The vote of no-confidence BROUGHT the government DOWN..
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Bring down
The improvements in technology have BROUGHT the prices of computers DOWN considerably in recent months..
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Bring forth
The prosecution BROUGHT FORTH a lot of evidence against him..
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Bring forth
She BROUGHT FORTH a surprising result..
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Bring forth
The report has BROUGHT FORTH a lot of criticism of the policy..
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Bring forth
She BROUGHT FORTH the diary and showed it to us..
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Bring forward
The meeting has been BROUGHT FORWARD to this Friday instead of next week because some people couldn't make it then..
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Bring in
The job BRINGS IN two thousand dollars a month..
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Bring off
No one thought she'd manage to do it, but she BROUGHT it OFF in the end..
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Bring on
Getting wet in the rain yesterday BROUGHT ON my cold..
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Bring on
BRING ON the dancers!.
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Bring out
The band are BRINGING OUT a new CD in the autumn..
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Bring out
Suzie BRINGS OUT the best in him..
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Bring out in
It was the lobster that BROUGHT me OUT in this rash all over my body..
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Bring round
The doctors BROUGHT him ROUND a few hours after the operation..
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Bring up
They didn't BRING the subject UP at the meeting..
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Bring up
My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly..
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Bring up
He was BROUGHT UP on charges of public intoxication..
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Bring Up
They didn't BRING the subject UP at the meeting..
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Bring Up
My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly..
273
Bring Up
He was BROUGHT UP on charges of public intoxication..
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Brush off
The minister BRUSHED OFF the criticism..
275
Brush up
She took a two-week course to BRUSH UP her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America..
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Bubble over
She BUBBLED OVER with joy when she heard her exam results..
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Buck up
'BUCK UP - the taxi's waiting.'.
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Buck up
You had better BUCK your ideas UP, or you'll fail the course..
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Bucket down
Take an umbrella; it's BUCKETING DOWN..
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Buckle down
We had to BUCKLE DOWN and study for the exam..
281
Buckle under
They didn't like the ideas, but had to BUCKLE UNDER or face the sack..
282
Buckle up
We were told to BUCKLE UP before take-off..
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Budge up
We had to BUDGE UP to let the fourth person in the back of the car..
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Buff up
The silver candlestick looked lovely after I BUFFED it UP..
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Buff up
After the scandal, the politician tried to BUFF UP his public image..
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Buff up on
I BUFFED UP ON my grammar before the test..
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Bug off!
I told her to bug off because she was annoying me..
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Bug out
He BUGGED OUT when she turned up..
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Bug out
They BUGGED OUT when the police arrived..
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Build up
She BUILT the business UP from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade..
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Build up
Tension has been BUILDING UP ever since the government passed the unpopular law..
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Bulk out
I BULKED the essay OUT with a few quotes to reach the number of word required..
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Bulk up
He's BULKED UP a lot since he got those steroids..
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Bump into
I BUMPED INTO Helen on the underground the other day..
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Bump off
The dr*g dealer was BUMPED OFF by a rival gang..
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Bump up
They BUMP UP the prices in the high season..
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Bundle off
He BUNDLED the kids OFF to bed..
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Bundle out
The barman BUNDLED the drunk OUT because he was annoying the other customers..
299
Bundle up
We BUNDLED UP before going out as it was snowing..
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Bundle up
I BUNDLED UP my newspapers and dropped them in the recycling bin..
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Bunk off
I used to BUNK OFF school and go into town..
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Buoy up
After so much criticism, the positive review BUOYED him UP..
303
Buoy up
The lifejacket BUOYED me UP till the boat arrived..
304
Burn down
They had to completely rebuild the museum after the old one BURNED DOWN..
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Burn off
I BURN OFF a lot of calories in the gym..
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Burn out
Jennie BURNT OUT after ten years working as a futures broker and went to live in the country..
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Burn up
All his possessions were BURNED UP in the fire..
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Burn up
The bank robbers BURNED UP the roads but were soon captured..
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Burn up
His undeserved win in the election really BURNS me UP..
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Burst into
The car BURST INTO flames and the driver died as he didn't have time to get out..
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Burst into
She BURST INTO laughter when she heard the joke..
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Bust up
They BUST UP after a row last night..
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Butt in
I hope you don't mind me BUTTING IN on your conversation, but I couldn't help hearing what you said....
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Butt out
This is none of your business, so just BUTT OUT!.
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Butter up
I tried BUTTERING my tutor UP but she still wouldn\'t let me hand it in late..
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Buy in
Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singin' the Blues', was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, but failed to go any higher..
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Buy into
I never BOUGHT INTO the idea of a federalist Euopean Union..
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Buy off
He BOUGHT the newspaper OFF by placing a lot of adverts..
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Buy out
His business partners BOUGHT him OUT to get rid of him..
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Buy up
We BOUGHT UP all the shop had before the price went up..
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Buzz around
Reporters were BUZZING AROUND the scene of the accident..
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Buzz off
I'm BUZZING OFF now- I have to meet some people..
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Call after
She was CALLED Rose AFTER her late grandmother..
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Call around
I CALLED AROUND but she wasn't in..
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Call back
I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office..
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Call for
The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister's resignation after the scandal broke..
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Call for
The courier CALLED FOR your parcel, but I told him it wasn't ready yet..
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Call for
I'll CALL FOR a cab right away..
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Call for
I'll CALL FOR you at seven, so be ready because the film starts at half past..
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Call for
An emergency like this CALLS FOR some pretty drastic action..
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Call forth
The protests CALLED FORTH a strong reaction from the police..
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Call in
We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it..
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Call in
I CALLED IN on Jenny on my way home because she's not very well at the moment and I wanted to see if she needed anything..
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Call off
The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu..
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Call off
CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out..
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Call on
The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture..
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Call on
As we were in the area, we CALLED ON my sister-in-law..
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Call on
He CALLED the speaker ON several mis-statements of fact..
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Call on
I now CALL ON the other party to give their account of what happened..
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Call out
He CALLED them OUT over awarding contracts to family members..
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Call round
I CALLED ROUND on my way home but no one was in..
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Call up
The army CALLED UP the reserve soldiers when the war broke out..
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Call up
I CALLED him UP as soon as I got to a phone to tell him the news..
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Calm down
When I lose my temper, it takes ages for me to CALM DOWN again..
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Cancel out
The airport taxes CANCELLED OUT the savings we had made on the flight tickets..
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Cap off
She CAPPED OFF the meeting with a radical proposal..
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Care for
I don't CARE FOR fizzy drinks; I prefer water..
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Carried away
The team got CARRIED AWAY when they won the championship and started shouting and throwing things around..
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Carry forward
They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year..
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Carry forward
They hope the new management will be able to CARRY the project FORWARD..
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Carry off
She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition..
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Carry off
Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of years ago..
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Carry on
CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives..
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Carry on
The children annoyed me by CARRYING ON all morning..
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Carry on with
He's been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years..
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Carry out
The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops..
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Carry out
I'm too tired to cook- let's get a CARRY-OUT..
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Carry over
The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about..
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Carry through
They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition..
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Cart off
The police CARTED them OFF to question them..
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Cart off
The thieves CARTED OFF all the ticket receipts..
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Carve out
She's CARVED OUT a career in photojournalism..
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Carve up
They CARVED the company UP and sold a lot off..
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Carve up
The idiot CARVED us UP and forced me to brake hard..
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Cash in
They CASHED IN their bonds and spent the money on a holiday..
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Cash in on
The opposition party are CASHING IN ON the government's unpopularity..
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Cash out
A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and CASHED OUT a lot of money..
368
Cash out
After winning, she CASHED OUT her chips..
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Cash up
After the shop closed, they have to CASH UP before they can go home..
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Cast about for
They're CASTING ABOUT FOR support..
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Cast around for
She was CASTING AROUND FOR people to help her..
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Cast aside
He CAST her ASIDE..
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Cast off
They CAST OFF any semblance of politeness and attacked us viciously..
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Cast off
They CAST OFF and headed out to sea..
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Cast out
They CAST him OUT because of his behaviour..
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Cast round for
He CAST ROUND FOR any sign of his things..
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Cast up
The rubbish was CAST UP by the tide..
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Catch at
She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me..
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Catch on
Many critics were shocked when techno CAUGHT ON in the clubs..
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Catch on
Everyone else realised what was happening, but it took Henry ages to CATCH ON..
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Catch out
The exam is designed to CATCH you OUT..
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Catch out
He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked my story with my previous employer..
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Catch out
We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm..
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Catch up
I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed..
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Catch up
He started well, but I CAUGHT him UP on the third lap..
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Catch up in
The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the violence of the revolution..
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Catch up on
I'm going home to CATCH UP ON my sleep..
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Catch up on
I hadn't seen her for years, so we spent the afternoon CATCHING UP ON old times..
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Catch up with
I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep..
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Catch up with
I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference..
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Catch up with
His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him..
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Catch up with
The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns..
393
Catch up with
My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers..
394
Cater for
The college CATERS FOR students of all ages..
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Cater to
The film CATERS TO the audience's worst instincts..
396
Cave in
The roof CAVED IN because of the weight of the snow..
397
Cave in
The government has refused to CAVE IN despite the protests and demonstrations..
398
Chalk out
He went into the toilets to CHALK a line OUT..
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Chalk up
The company has CHALKED UP its highest ever profits..
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Chalk up to
They CHALKED the poor sales UP TO the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year..
401
Chance upon
I CHANCED UPON a very rare book in car boot sale and bought it for 65p..
402
Change over
The Irish CHANGED OVER to using kilometres in 2005..
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Charge up
I need to CHARGE my phone UP- the battery's dead..
404
Charge with
She was arrested in customs last night and has been CHARGED WITH smuggling..
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Chase down
The press CHASED us DOWN when the story broke..
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Chase off
The dog CHASED he postal worker OFF..
407
Chase up
The librarian is CHASING me UP about my overdue books..
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Chase up
I CHASED her UP as she hadn't paid for several months..
409
Chase up
I didn't get a reply so I have been CHASING them UP..
410
Chat up
He spent the whole night CHATTING her UP..
411
Cheat on
She CHEATED ON me with my friend..
412
Cheat on
She thought he had always been faithful to her, but he had been CHEATING ON her ever since their wedding day (with one of the bridesmaids)..
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Cheat out of
I hate him- he CHEATED me OUT OF �100..
414
Check by
We CHECKED BY the office to see if the stuff was ready..
415
Check in
They CHECKED IN at the Ritz yesterday..
416
Check into
They CHECKED INTO the Ritz yesterday..
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Check off
She CHECKED OFF the candidates' names as they arrived..
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Check out
She CHECKED OUT and took a cab to the airport..
419
Check out
She CHECKED OUT last week; the funeral's tomorrow..
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Check out
I CHECKED the new restaurant OUT as soon as it opened..
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Check out of
Guests have to CHECK OUT OF the hotel before midday..
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Check over
We CHECKED the contract OVER before signing it..
423
Cheer on
Their CHEERED their team ON throughout the match..
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Cheer up
Come on, CHEER UP; it isn't all bad, you know..
425
Chew off
The dog CHEWED OFF the man's face..
426
Chew on
I'll CHEW ON it for a day or two and let you know what I think..
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Chew out
They CHEWED him OUT for being late..
428
Chew over
He asked for a few days to CHEW the matter OVER before he made a final decision..
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Chew up
The puppy CHEWED UP the newspaper..
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Chew up
The video CHEWED my tape UP..
431
Chicken out
I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was..
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Chill out
I'm staying at home and CHILLING OUT this evening..
433
Chime in
If it's OK, I'd like to CHIME IN because I think it's a good idea..
434
Chip away at
They have been CHIPPING AWAY AT his reputation ever since he took office..
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Chip in
Everybody CHIPPED IN to pay the bill..
436
Chip in
If I could CHIP IN, there are a couple of issues I'd like to raise..
437
Choke off
These guerilla attacks are CHOKING OFF our food shipments..
438
Choke out
Water hyacinth is CHOKING OUT the native vegetation in our rivers..
439
Choke up
Jeff CHOKED UP during his retirement speech..
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Choke up
He CHOKED UP on the bat and hit the ball better..
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Choose up
We CHOSE UP to play the game..
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Chop down
They CHOPPED DOWN most of the forest and now it looks like a desert..
443
Chop up
I CHOPPED UP the vegetables for the soup..
444
Chow down
Dinner's ready- CHOW DOWN!..
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Chow down on
We're going to CHOW DOWN ON that barbecued pork..
446
Chuck away
I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records years ago when CDs came out..
447
Chuck in
I CHUCKED my job IN to go travelling..
448
Chuck in
I CHUCKED IN a few points at the end of the discussion..
449
Chuck out
I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad..
450
Chuck up
He got ridiculously drunk and CHUCKED UP in the back of the minicab on the way home..
451
Chuck up
She didn't like the course, so she CHUCKED it UP after a few weeks..
452
Churn out
The government CHURNS OUT educational policies every few months..
453
Clag up
His arteries are CLAGGED UP because he eats so much saturated fat..
454
Clam up
Everybody CLAMMED UP when the Principal entered..
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Clamp down on
The government are CLAMPING DOWN ON antisocial behaviour..
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Claw back
The new tax will CLAW BACK what the government has given out in grants..
457
Claw back
The opposition parties are trying to CLAW BACK the voters they lost in the last election..
458
Claw back
They are CLAWING BACK their market share from their competitors..
459
Clean off
After dinner, I CLEANED OFF the table..
460
Clean out
I really must CLEAN the study OUT; there's stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere..
461
Clean out
The holiday CLEANED me OUT- I'm broke till the end of the month..
462
Clean up
CLEAN this bedroom UP; it's a disgrace..
463
Clean up
At the horse races yesterday we really CLEANED UP..
464
Clear away
We were told to CLEAR AWAY from the scene of the accident..
465
Clear away
After dinner, I CLEARED AWAY the plates and dishes..
466
Clear off
As soon as the trouble started, we CLEARED OFF..
467
Clear out
I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk..
468
Clear out
I told them to CLEAR OUT because they were making so much noise..
469
Clear up
I took the antihistamines and the rash CLEARED UP right away..
470
Clear up
I'd better CLEAR AWAY the mess before leave..
471
Clear up
Could you CLEAR these points UP before we go any further?.
472
Clear up
The skies CLEARED UP and the sun came out..
473
Click through
Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother CLICKING THROUGH the banner adverts..
474
Climb down
The Prime Minister had to CLIMB DOWN over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party..
475
Cling on
He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated..
476
Cling on to
They CLUNG ON TO power despite the protests..
477
Cling to
They CLING TO their old way of thinking..
478
Clog up
The traffic's so bad the roads get CLOGGED UP at rush hour..
479
Close down
The banks have CLOSED DOWN a lot of branches in villages over the last few years..
480
Close down
He CLOSED the player DOWN and stopped him being a threat..
481
Close in
The fog CLOSED IN and we couldn't see two yards in front of us..
482
Close in
The police were CLOSING IN so they decided to try to make a break..
483
Close in on
The police were CLOSING IN ON the gang..
484
Close in upon
The police were CLOSING IN UPON the gang..
485
Close off
The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion..
486
Close on
She is CLOSING ON the leader of the race..
487
Close out
We CLOSED OUT the meeting early and went home..
488
Close out
She CLOSED OUT the account and changed to another bank..
489
Close out
They always CLOSE me OUT of their plans..
490
Close up
They CLOSE UP the building after everyone has left..
491
Close up
The leaves CLOSE UP when it rains..
492
Close up
They CLOSED UP when they saw the gang coming towards them..
493
Cloud over
The morning started bright and warm, but it CLOUDED OVER around midday and poured with rain..
494
Clown about
The students were CLOWNING ABOUT all lesson..
495
Clown around
I couldn't concentrate because they were CLOWNING AROUND all afternoon..
496
Coast along
She's been COASTING ALONG all year and hasn't made a lot of progress..
497
Cobble together
They COBBLED a few pages TOGETHER and submitted it..
498
Cock up
It was so easy, but he managed to COCK everything UP..
499
Colour (Color) up
He COLOURED (COLORED) UP when he was caught stealing from the till..
500
Come about
The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting..