Verbs --> def Flashcards

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give away

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give for free / reveal a secret

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give in

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finally agree to smtg that you didn’t want to

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give it up for

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applaud / cheer for smone

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give out

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stop working because of old age

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5
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put down

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kill an animal injured or sick / insult smeone

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put off

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to do smtg later instead of doing it now

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put out

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disturb or ask smtg to someone

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8
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put up

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to let someone stay in your house for a short period of time

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put up with

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to tolerate smtg or someone that you don’t really like

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10
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take after

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to act/talk like someone

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take someone aside

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to talk to someone alone

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take down

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take notes in a meeting class

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take it out on someone

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to yell at.. or express your anger at a single person

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take over

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to take control of a compagny or a task from smne esle

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take up

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to fill time or space

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16
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fall back on

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to have a B plan that you can use in case of emergency

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fall behind

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to progress more slowly than others

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fall for

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to be attracted to smne

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19
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fall for

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to believe a lie

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put out

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extinguish a fire

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21
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fall into

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to end up doing smtg that you hadn’t planned to do

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22
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fall off

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decrease

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23
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fall through

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“tomber à l’eau”

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hold (it) against smne

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to stay angry at smne for a long time

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hold down
to keep a job
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hold on
to wait briefly
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hold out (for)
continue to resisting / refuse to reach an agreement with smne
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hold up
steal money
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live down
stop being embarrassed about smtg
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live it up
to have a good time while you can
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live off/on
use some source of money to support oneself
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live up to
to meet the expectations of someone
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live with
accept/endure smtg even though it is undesirable
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make up
reconcile
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make (X) up
to invent a story
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make out
kiss for a long time
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make (X) out
to be able to see smtg clearly
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make do with
accept or use smtg that you don't really want
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make (A) into (B)
to change one thing into an other
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make over
change or improve one's appearance
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make off (with)
to steal and get away
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give out
produce energy
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stick around
to stay in a place for a while
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stick by / with
to stay with someone or give them support in a difficult time
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stick out
If something “sticks out”, it is easily | noticeable
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stick up for
to support or defend someone
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stick together
To support and defend friends/colleagues
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pull ahead
to move in the lead
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pull for
to support or cheer for a person
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pull (x) off
to accomplish something difficult
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pull (x) over
to drive your car to the side of the road and stop
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pull up
to drive your car (slowly) forward (when parking or stopping at a place, for example)
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"pull yourself together !"
to calm down and stop panicking
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call (x) off
to cancel
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cheer (someone) up
to stop being sad or unhappy
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cut (it) out
 to stop doing something that is unfair or annoying
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do (x) over
to repeat something; to do something again
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drop by / stop by
to briefly visit a place or a person 
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drop out
to quit school