Complete Phrasal Phrasa l Verbs Verbs List Phrasal Verb Abide by
Meaning
Accept or follow a decision or rule.
e#pl ain. Account for "o e#plain. Ache for
Want somethin) or someone a lot.
Act on
"o ta/e action because of somethin) li/e information received.
Act on
Affect.
Act out
Perform somethin) with actions and )estures..
Example
We have to ABIDE B what the court sa!s. "he! had to ACC$%&" '$( '$( all the mone! that had )one missin). *! partner+s been awa! for a fortni)ht, I am AC-I& '$( her. "he police were AC"I& $& a tip from an informer and cau)ht the )an) red, handed. "he medicine onl! AC"0 $& infected tissue. "he! AC"ED $%" the stor! on sta)e.
"heir an)er is AC"ED $%" in their antisocial behaviour. *! computer+s AC"I& %P1 I thin/ I Behave badl! or stran)el!. Act up mi)ht have a virus. "o ta/e action because of somethin) li/e "he police were AC"I& %P$& a tip, Act upon information received. off. "he en2!me AC"0 %P$& certain Affect. Act upon proteins. ou have to ADD the VA" $& to the Include in a calculation. Add on price the! )ive. We ADDED %P the bill to chec/ it was "o ma/e a mathematical total. Add up correct. Be a satisfactor! e#planantion for 0he e#plained wh! the wor/ wasn+t read!3 Add up somethin). but her stor! doesn+t doesn +t ADD ADD %P. %P. "rains dela!s are )ettin) worse and with the hi)h fares3 it all ADD0 %P "$ miser! Add up to -ave a certain result. for the commuters. "he total costs ADD %P "$ "$ several Add up to Come to a certain amount or fi)ure. million euros. Affect, usuall! used in the ne)ative to I feel terrible, that food didn+t A(EE Agree with show that somethin) has had a ne)ative WI"- m! stomach. effect3 especiall! is it ma/es !ou feel bad. "o tar)et. "he ma)a2ine is AI*ED A" teena)ers. Aim at "he!+re AI*I& A" A" reducin) costs b! Intend to achieve. Aim at ten percent. ou should ALL$W '$( dela!s del a!s when Include somethin) in a plan or calculation. Allow for plannin) a 4ourne! 4ourne !. "he rules don+t ALL$W $' an! *a/e possible3 permit. Allow of e#ceptions. "r! to )et somethin) indirectl!3 b! hintin) -e+s been A&LI& '$( an invitation3 Angle for or su))estin). but I don+t want him to come. "o repl! repl! rudel! rudel! to someo someone ne in authorit authorit! !. -er mothe motherr was was shoc/ed shoc/ed when she start started ed Answer Act out
E#press an emotion in !our behaviour.
back Answer for Be held responsible for a problem.
0pea/ on behalf of someone or from /nowin) them. Beat someone in a debate3 discussion or Argue down ar)ument. Persuade someone to drop the price of Argue down somethin) the!+re sellin). "r! to persuade people not to accept a Argue down proposition3 motion3 etc. Answer for
A&0WE(I& her BAC5 and refusin) to help. "he )overnment should be made to A&0WE( '$( their failure to sort out the problem. I can A&0WE( '$( m! partner because I /now her position on this issue. "he teacher tried to A(%E the )irl D$W&3 but she couldn+t. 0he A(%ED him D$W& ten percent.
"he! tried to A(%E D$W& the proposal. If we can+t can+ t A(%E our differences $%"3 Argue out Ar)ue about a problem to find a solution. we+ll have to ta/e them to court. As/ how someone is doin)3 especiall! -e A05ED AB$%" m! father. fathe r. Ask about professionall! and in terms of health. En6uire about someone+s health3 how life 7enn! ran) earlier and A05ED A'"E( A'"E( Ask after is )oin). !ou3 so I told her !ou were fine. As/ a number of people for information of I have no idea3 but I+ll A05 A($%&D at Ask around help. wor/ and see if an!one can help. We A05ED them A($%&D for dinner. Ask around Invite someone. "o provo/e a ne)ative reaction. ou+re A05I& '$( trouble. Ask for (e6uest to have or be )iven. I A05ED '$( the menu. Ask for "o inv invit itee som someb ebod od! ! int into o !ou !ourr hou house se.. +7on +7on+s +s at the the doo doorr.+ +A +A05 him him I& I&.+ Ask in -e wanted to A05 her $%" but was too "o invite someone for a date. Ask out sh!. "he! have A05ED us $VE( for drin/s Invite. Ask over on 'rida!. We A05ED 7ohn ($%&D for diner. Ask round Invite someone. "he! A%C"I$&ED $'' their propert! Auction off 0ell somethin) in an auction. as the! were heavil! in debt. "he crowd BAC5ED AWA when the Back away (etreat or )o bac/wards. man pulled a /nife. (etract or withdraw !our position or 0he refused to BAC5 D$W& and was Back down proposal in an ar)ument. fired. -e prefers to BAC5 his car I&"$ the Enter a par/in) area in reverse )ear. Back into )ara)e. "he police told the protesters to BAC5 (etreat. Back off $''. -e BAC5ED $%" two da!s before the 'ail to /eep an arran)ement or promise. Back out holida! so we )ave the tic/et to his sister 0he BAC5ED $%" $' the a)reement at Back out of 'ail to /eep an a)reement3 arran)ement. the last minute. 0he BAC5ED the (olls $%" $' its Back out of E#it a par/in) area in reverse )ear. par/in) space. *a/e a cop! of computer data. ou should alwa!s BAC5 %P important Back up
back Answer for Be held responsible for a problem.
0pea/ on behalf of someone or from /nowin) them. Beat someone in a debate3 discussion or Argue down ar)ument. Persuade someone to drop the price of Argue down somethin) the!+re sellin). "r! to persuade people not to accept a Argue down proposition3 motion3 etc. Answer for
A&0WE(I& her BAC5 and refusin) to help. "he )overnment should be made to A&0WE( '$( their failure to sort out the problem. I can A&0WE( '$( m! partner because I /now her position on this issue. "he teacher tried to A(%E the )irl D$W&3 but she couldn+t. 0he A(%ED him D$W& ten percent.
"he! tried to A(%E D$W& the proposal. If we can+t can+ t A(%E our differences $%"3 Argue out Ar)ue about a problem to find a solution. we+ll have to ta/e them to court. As/ how someone is doin)3 especiall! -e A05ED AB$%" m! father. fathe r. Ask about professionall! and in terms of health. En6uire about someone+s health3 how life 7enn! ran) earlier and A05ED A'"E( A'"E( Ask after is )oin). !ou3 so I told her !ou were fine. As/ a number of people for information of I have no idea3 but I+ll A05 A($%&D at Ask around help. wor/ and see if an!one can help. We A05ED them A($%&D for dinner. Ask around Invite someone. "o provo/e a ne)ative reaction. ou+re A05I& '$( trouble. Ask for (e6uest to have or be )iven. I A05ED '$( the menu. Ask for "o inv invit itee som someb ebod od! ! int into o !ou !ourr hou house se.. +7on +7on+s +s at the the doo doorr.+ +A +A05 him him I& I&.+ Ask in -e wanted to A05 her $%" but was too "o invite someone for a date. Ask out sh!. "he! have A05ED us $VE( for drin/s Invite. Ask over on 'rida!. We A05ED 7ohn ($%&D for diner. Ask round Invite someone. "he! A%C"I$&ED $'' their propert! Auction off 0ell somethin) in an auction. as the! were heavil! in debt. "he crowd BAC5ED AWA when the Back away (etreat or )o bac/wards. man pulled a /nife. (etract or withdraw !our position or 0he refused to BAC5 D$W& and was Back down proposal in an ar)ument. fired. -e prefers to BAC5 his car I&"$ the Enter a par/in) area in reverse )ear. Back into )ara)e. "he police told the protesters to BAC5 (etreat. Back off $''. -e BAC5ED $%" two da!s before the 'ail to /eep an arran)ement or promise. Back out holida! so we )ave the tic/et to his sister 0he BAC5ED $%" $' the a)reement at Back out of 'ail to /eep an a)reement3 arran)ement. the last minute. 0he BAC5ED the (olls $%" $' its Back out of E#it a par/in) area in reverse )ear. par/in) space. *a/e a cop! of computer data. ou should alwa!s BAC5 %P important Back up
Back up Back up Bag out Bail out Bail out Bail out Bail out of Bail out on Bail up Bail up Ball up Ball up Balls up Bang about Bang around Bang on Bang on about Bang out Bang up Bang up Bank on Bargain down Bargain for
files and documents so that !ou won+t lose all !our wor/ if somethin) )oes wron) with the hardware. "he rest of the staff BAC5ED her %P 0upport. when she complained about wor/in) conditions. "om BAC5ED %P without loo/in) and Drive a vehicle bac/wards. ran over his laptop. Don+t ba) out BA $%" Australian Criticise. En)lish. "he )overnment had to BAIL $%" the 0ave3 rescue. airline because it was losin) so much mone!. (emove water from somethin) that is "he boat was lea/in) so the! had to flooded. BAIL it $%". 7ump out of a plane because it is )oin) to "he pilot BAILED $%" when he saw crash. that the en)ines had failed. I must BAIL m! drun/en brother $%" Pa! a bond to release someone from 4ail. $' 4ail. 0top supportin) someone when the! are in Ever!bod! BAILED $%" $& him when trouble. the scandal bro/e. I was late because he BAILED me %P on "al/ to someone and dela! them. the phone and wouldn+t shut up. -e was BAILED %P b! a couple of (ob someone at )unpoint. mu))ers as he came out of the ban/. "he new pro4ect has BALLED me %P, I Confuse or ma/e thin)s complicated. have no idea what to do. -e BALLED %P his nap/in when he had (oll or form into a round shape. finished eatin). 0poil3 ruin. -e BALL0ED the presentation %P. *ove *o ve in a pla place ce ma/i ma/in) n) a lot lot of noise noise.. -e+s -e+s BA& BA&I& I& AB$% AB$%" " in the the /itc /itche hen. n. I can hear h ear him BA&I& AB$%" *ove in a place ma/in) a lot of noise. upstairs. -e BA&ED $& for half an hour but no "al/ at )reat len)th. one was listenin). -e+s alwa!s BA&I& $& AB$%" 5eep tal/in) about somethin). football. 0he BA&ED the tune $%" on the Pla! a musical instrument loudl!. piano. "he 4ud)e BA&ED him %P for ei)ht Put someone in prison. !ears. Dama)e badl!. -e BA&ED his car %P last ni)ht. I+m BA&5I& $& !our help1 I can+t do Count or rel! on. it alone. Persuade someone to drop the price of I BA(AI&ED her D$W& to half what somethin) the!+re sellin). she ori)inall! wanted. E#pect somethin) to happen 8usuall! I hadn+t BA(AI&ED '$( so man!
ne)ative9. E#pect somethin) to happen 8usuall! Bargain on ne)ative9.
people comin). I hadn+t BA(AI&ED $& him comin).
-e /eeps BA(I& I& and as/in) stupid 6uestions when I+m tr!in) to wor/. "he! BA(ED I&"$ m! office without Barge into Enter a place and interrupt people rudel!. /noc/in) and started tal/in) even thou)h I was on the phone. If !ou BA0- !our monitor AB$%" li/e Bash about *istreat ph!sicall!. that3 it won+t last lon). "he bur)lars BA0-ED the door I& to Brea/3 dama)e or in4ure b! hittin). Bash in enter the house. Write somethin) 6uic/l! without much I BA0-ED the essa! $%" the ni)ht Bash out preparation. before I had to hand it in. "he! BA0-ED him %P in the fi)ht in the Brea/3 dama)e or hurt b! hittin). pub last wee/ and he had to )o to Bash up hospital. 0he BAWLED me $%" for comin) home 0cold3 shout at someone. Bawl out drun/. 0he BAWLED (a4 $%" for )ettin) there 0cold. Bawl out late. -e BAWLED $%" our names at the top 0in) or shout unpleasantl! loudl!. Bawl out of his voice. "he police A(E A'"E( him because of "r! to find or )et. Be after the theft. "he ne#t bus should BE AL$& in the Arrive. Be along ne#t 6uarter of an hour or so. Be elsewhere1 on holida!3 etc.. 0he+s AWA on business for three wee/s. Be away 0he+s not C%" $%" '$( this /ind of Be cut out Be suitable3 have the necessar! 6ualities. wor/. for 0he was ver! C%" %P about comin) Be upset. second as she thou)ht she deserved to Be cut up win. -e+s BEE& D$W& since his partner left Be depressed. Be down him. "he firm+s profits A(E D$W& b! ten Be reduced or less. Be down percent this 6uarter. After the ar)ument3 7ames is D$W& $& Be down on -ave ne)ative feelin)s toward someone. his boss. ul is D$W& WI"- some bu) and is off Be down Be ill. wor/ toda!. with Be bored3 upset or sic/ of somethin). I A* 'ED %P of his complaints. Be fed up "he! A(E never I&1 I alwa!s )et their Be at home or at wor/. Be in answerphone. "he application form must BE I& b! :pm Be submitted3 arrive. Be in on 'rida!. Be involved in. 0usan was the onl! one who WA0&+" I& Be in on Barge in
Enter a place and interrupt.
$& the plan. Be unacceptable. "he wa! he+s behavin) I0 4ust &$" $&. Be not on "his !o)hurt must BE $''1 it smells Be bad 8of food9. Be off foul. Depart3 leave. I+m $'' home1 it+s five o+cloc/. Be off Be functionin) 8of machines9. "he computer I0 $&. Be on "he show I0 $& for the ne#t three "a/e place. Be on months. "a/e medication or dru)s3 especiall! when -e I0 $& anti,depressants and has Be on the! affect the person badl!. become ver! difficult to please. Be at the top of one;s )ame3 performin) -e I0 reall! $& ri)ht now, three )oals in Be on ver! well. five minutes< I couldn+t understand what he WA0 $& Be on about *ean3 tr! to sa!. AB$%", it made no sense. -e+s bein) ver! careful because he thin/s Pursue3 be aware of someone+s true nature. Be onto the police A(E $&"$ him. Be absent from a place. 0he I0 $%" on a visit for the da!. Be out We+re $%" $' coffee so I+ll have to )o -ave no more left. Be out of and )et some. 0he I0 $%" "$ )et him sac/ed because Attempt. Be out to she hates him. We+re completel! 0&$WED %&DE( at Be snowed -ave too much wor/. wor/ because it+s the end of the ta# !ear. under I WA0 "A5E& ABAC5 when I saw him Be taken Be shoc/ed or surprised. because he+s lost all his hair. aback I WA0 ver! "A5E& WI"- the Be taken Li/e somethin). performance, it was superb. with Be out of bed. 0he+s not %P !et. Be up "he compan!+s profits A(E %P b! fifteen -ave increased or risen. Be up percent. When the time for somethin) finishes or "ime+s %P3 please finish !our drin/s and Be up e#pires. leave. A(E !ou %P '$( the climb of *t. Be enthusiastic about an upcomin) event. Be up for Blanc= -e+s not %P "$ the 4ob1 )et someone Be )ood enou)h. Be up to else. Doin) somethin) nau)ht! or wron). What are those /ids %P "$= Be up to 0he spotted him on the other side of the Bear down *ove towards. room and B$(E D$W& $& him. on "he 4ud)e+s character ma! well BEA( Influence3 affect. Bear on $& the final decision. 0tatistics BEA( $%" the )overnment+s Confirm that somethin) is correct. Bear out positions on the issue. -ow are !ou BEA(I& %P under the (esist pressure. Bear up strain= -e+s BEA(I& %P %&DE( the Bear up Cope with somethin) difficult or stressful. pressure. under
Please BEA( WI"- me a moment while I finish this email. "he sun WA0 reall! BEA"I& D$W& Beat down 0tron) sunshine. and we couldn+t sta! outdoors. et someone to lower the price of I mana)ed to BEA" him D$W& to fift! Beat down somethin). Euros. "he marathon runner barel! BEA" $%" &arrowl! win in competition. Beat out his rival at the tape. "he mu))er BEA" him %P and stole his Attac/ violentl!. Beat up wallet. 0he+s BEAVE(I& AWA before her Beaver Wor/ hard. e#ams. away I have to BEAVE( AWA A" it or else I Beaver Wor/ hard doin) somethin). will fail the course. away at 0leep somewhere less comfortable than We had to BED D$W& on the floor for Bed down normal. the ni)ht. Become established or successful over "he new )overnment has found it hard to Bed down time. BED D$W& and become accepted. I BEDDED the plants $%" when the *ove a plant outside. Bed out weather warmed up. "he compan! BEE'ED %P their case when the! saw that the public wouldn+t *a/e somethin) stron)er or more solid. Beef up accept their first e#planation of the accident. Be a member. -e BEL$&0 "$ a secret societ!. Belong to Be connected to a time3 place3 belief3 "heir ideas BEL$& "$ the nineteenth Belong to thin)3 etc. centur! and seem old,fashioned now. Be in the correct or appropriate location Does this disc BEL$& WI"- those on Belong with with other items. the shelf= "he! BEL"ED $%" the national anthems 0in) somethin) loudl!. Belt out before the )ame. 0he told the students to BEL" %P because Be 6uiet. Belt up the! were ma/in) so much noise. I told the /ids to BEL" %P before I 'asten !our seatbelt. Belt up started the car. I BE&" D$W& to pic/ it up off the floor. Bend down Lower the top half of !our bod!. I BE&" $VE( to do m! shoes up. Bend over Lower the top part of !our bod!. I BE&" $VE( BAC5WA(D0 for them Bend over Do a lot to tr! to help or please someone. and the! didn+t even than/ me. backwards E#a))erate the importance. -e BI0 himself %P all the time. Big up "he! wor/ out a lot to BI themselves Increase the si2e of muscles b! e#ercise. Big up %P. 0poil or ruin somethin). I BI"C-ED %P the interview. Bitch up -e BLAC5ED $%" and collapsed on the 'all unconscious. Black out floor. Ever!thin) BLAC5ED $%" when the Lose li)ht. Black out power suppl! failed. Bear with
Be patient.
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"he email addresses were BLA&5ED Censor te#t so that words cannot be read. $%" in the documents shown to the court. I was so nervous in the interview that I -ave a temporar! memor! failure. 4ust BLA&5ED $%" and couldn+t answer their 6uestions properl!. "he music was BLA(I& $%" and I A loud sound or music. couldn+t )et to sleep. "he space shuttle BLA0"ED $'' on Leave the )round, spaceship or roc/et. schedule !esterda!. "he shooters BLA>ED AWA at the 'ire a )un repeatedl!. pheasants. Cause sufficient blood loss to result in "he! BLED $%" their calves. death. Be e#tremel! rela#ed and happ!. I BLI00ED $%" on the beach all wee/. I couldn+t drive here this mornin) because Par/ a car and obstruct another car. someone had BL$C5ED me I&. -e BL$C5ED I& the events in his 0hade or fill in. calendar. $bstruct an e#it to prevent people from "he police BL$C5ED $'' the road leavin). after the murder. "he trees BL$C5 the sun $%" most of 0top li)ht from enterin) or leavin). the da!. It was so unpleasant that I tr! to BL$C5 "r! not thin/ about or feel somethin) it $%", otherwise3 I+d 4ust be an)r! all because it is upsettin) or painful. the time. "he pipe+s BL$C5ED %P and no water 'ill a space so that nothin) can pass. )ets throu)h. -e )rabbed a )un and BLEW the police 5ill. officer AWA. Beat rivals or competitors b! a lar)e "heir new product has BL$W& all the mar)in. others AWA. Impress )reatl!. -er first novel BLEW me AWA. When the wind moves somethin) from a "he fla) BLEW AWA in the storm1 we+ll place. have to bu! a new one. When the wind forces somethin) to fall. A tree was BL$W& D$W& in the storm. Arrive3 sometimes suddenl! or -e BLEW I& from "oronto earl! this une#pectedl!. mornin). We were )oin) to meet last ni)ht3 but she &ot /eep an appointment. BLEW me $'' at the last minute. I BLEW the homewor/ $'' and did I)nore3 not do somethin). badl!. E#pel )as from the anus. -e BLEW $'' in front of ever!bod!. 0he BLEW the candles $%" on her E#tin)uish candles3 matches3 etc.. birthda! ca/e. "he Broncos BLEW $%" the (aiders ??, Defeat decisivel!. @.
"he scandal BLEW $VE( within a fortni)ht when the press found someone Blow over When a scandal )ets for)otten. else to attac/. "he bomb BLEW %P without an! E#plode. Blow up warnin). "he pressure was low3 so I BLEW the Inflate. Blow up t!re %P. BL$W %P that photo so we can see his Enlar)e 8e.).3 photo)raph9.. Blow up face. A storm BLEW %P while we were out "he be)innin) of a storm. Blow up wal/in). "he! BLEW %P when the! heard what I Lose !our temper3 become an)r!. Blow up had done wron). 0a! somethin) 6uic/l! without thin/in)3 I was reall! an)r! when he BL%("ED Blurt out especiall! if !ou shouldn+t. $%" the secret. Arran)e for pets to sta! somewhere while We B$A(D our do) $%" with friends Board out !ou+re awa!. when we )o abroad. Cover windows or doors with wood3 "he! B$A(DED %P all the windows to Board up metal3 etc.. stop people )ettin) into the empt! houses. asini )ot B$ED D$W& in his research and didn+t finish the pro4ect in Bog down 0low ma/e pro)ress. time. We were starvin) and B$ED I& when Eat enthusiasticall!. Bog in the food was served. Eat somethin) enthusiasticall!. "he! B$ED I&"$ the lunch. Bog into -e lost his temper and told her to B$ et lost. Bog off $''. "he report+s so lon)3 I B$ILED it D$W& Boil down 0implif!3 reduce to the essentials. into a two,pa)e summar!. It all B$IL0 D$W& "$ mone! at the Boil down Amount to. end of the da!. to I left the mil/ on the coo/er and it When a hot li6uid spills out of a container. Boil over B$ILED $VE(. When people lose their tempers and thin)s "he tension had been buildin) up and it Boil over )et nast!. B$ILED $VE( in the meetin). "he an)er B$ILED %P in me when I saw 'eel a ne)ative emotion stron)l!. Boil up what the! had done. I B$ILED %P some water for a cup of Coo/ or heat somethin) to boilin) point. Boil up coffee. We were all scared but she B$L0"E(ED Bolster up ive support3 reinforce3 stren)then. %P our coura)e. I will have to B$&E %P to )et a )ood 0tud! hard for a reason. Bone up result. I need to B$&E %P $& m! 'rench Bone up on 0tud! hard for a )oal or reason. )rammar for the test. *a/e a reservation in advance. I+ll B$$5 us I& at the Intercontinental. Book in
WE too/ a ta#i from the airport to the hotel and B$$5ED I&. I+ve B$$5ED us I&"$ a hotel in the *a/e a reservation in advance. Book into centre of town for three ni)hts. We B$$5ED I&"$ the first hotel we Chec/ in at a hotel. Book into could find. I don+t li/e the loo/ of the people Leave a place in a hurr!. Book out arrivin), let+s B$$5 $%". "he fli)ht+s full! B$$5ED %P1 I+ll have (eserve. Book up to )o the followin) da!. -e B$$"ED %P the computer and 0tart a computer. Boot up started wor/. Portu)al B$(DE(0 $& 0pain. Border on Be located ne#t to a place. What he did was B$(DE(I& $& Border on Be ver! nearl! somethin). betra!al. Boss about %se e#cessive authorit! to control people. 0he B$00E0 ever!one AB$%". Boss around %se e#cessive authorit! to control people. -e B$00E0 ever!one A($%&D. I B$"C-ED %P the whole pro4ect and it (uin or spoil somethin). Botch up had to be cancelled. -e /ept his feelin)s B$""LED AWA. Bottle away 0tore up. 0he was )oin) to tell her boss e#actl! Lac/ coura)e to do somethin). what she thou)ht3 but B$""LED $%" in Bottle out the end. 0he B$""LED %P her feelin)s even &ot e#press !our feelin)s. thou)h she was furious with them and Bottle up /ept 6uiet. "he recession B$""$*ED $%" and the Bottom out Pass the lowest point and start risin). econom! is recoverin) well. "he! have B$%&CED the )overnment Bounce into 'orce someone. I&"$ callin) an earl! election. "he econom! is B$%&CI& BAC5 Bounce (ecover. from the recession. back "he! B$%&CED ideas $'' each other Bounce off "est ideas. in a brainstormin) session. -it someone+s wic/et in cric/et with the -e B$WLED the pla!er $%" first ball. Bowl out ball. I was B$WLED $VE( b! the news. Bowl over 0urprise someone )reatl!. -e was B$WLED $VE( b! the crowd Bowl over 5noc/ someone to the )round. rushin) out. Prevent somethin) from movin)3 I was B$ED I& b! the bus and couldn+t Box in especiall! vehicles. chan)e lane. At the end of term3 I B$ED m! boo/s Pac/ thin)s in bo#es to move them. Box up %P and sent them home. 'eel more confident or optimistic about ou should B(ACE %P and stop Brace up somethin). worr!in). *ove into a different area of business3 "he supermar/ets have B(A&C-ED Branch out etc.. $%" into ban/in). Book in
Chec/ in at a hotel.
"he 0DP B($5E AWA from the Labour Part!. "he tal/s between mana)ement and the Break down End ne)otiations unsuccessfull!. unions B($5E D$W& acrimoniousl!. -e B($5E D$W& in tears. Break down 0tart cr!in). *! car+s B($5E& D$W&3 so I came b! Break down 0top wor/in). ta#i. -e had to B(EA5 D$W& their Break down (emove a barrier or obstacle. opposition to his ideas. "he bur)lars B($5E I& and stole the "V o into a buildin) to steal somethin). Break in and video. I+m sorr! to B(EA5 I& on !our Interrupt somethin). Break in conversation3 but there+s a problem. "rain a horse to be ridden. It too/ a)es to B(EA5 the horse I&. Break in Carefull! use new products until the! are I must watch m! speed until I B(EA5 I& Break in full! functional.. m! new Volvo. 0he B($5E $'' a s6uare of chocolate Brea/ a piece from somethin). Break off and )ave it to her do). 0he B($5E $'' their en)a)ement when End a relationship. Break off she found out that he+d been unfaithful. "he!+re worried that war will B(EA5 0tart 8war3 conflict9. Break out $%". 0weat heavil!3 develop s/in sores or "he measles caused me to B(EA5 $%" Break out in irritation.. I& a rash. "hree dan)erous Cate)or! A prisoners B($5E $%" $' Wandsworth Prison Break out of Escape. last ni)ht. "he crowd B($5E "-($%- the Break Pass a barrier or obstacle. police barriers and attac/ed the hunters. through "he plate B($5E %P when he dropped it Brea/ into man! pieces. Break up on the floor. Close an educational institution for the 0chools B(EA5 %P at the end of 7une Break up holida!s. for the summer holida!s. "he! had been )oin) out for a couple of 'inish a relationship. Break up !ears before the! B($5E %P. ou+re B(EA5I& %P1 I+ll call !ou bac/ Become inaudible over the telephone in a minute and see if we )et a better Break up because of interference. connection. "he film B(EE>E0 AL$& for the first Breeze *ove easil! and 6uic/l!. hour3 then becomes rather dull and slow. along -e B(EE>ED I& and started shoutin) at Enter a place 6uic/l!. Breeze in us. -e B(EE>ED I&"$ the room and Breeze into Enter a place 6uic/l!. switched the "V on. Breeze Pass easil!3 succeed. 0he B(EE>ED "-($%- her e#ams. through Close or fill a space with bric/s. We B(IC5ED I& the side window. Brick in Break away
Leave an or)anisation3 usuall! to form a new one.
We B(IC5ED the bac/ entrance %P. "he da! started cloud! but Brighten up Improve 8weather9. B(I-"E&ED %P in the afternoon. -e B(I-"E&ED %P when he heard the Brighten up Become happier. news. *a/e somethin) more attractive or We tried to B(I-"E& the place %P b! Brighten up pleasant. paintin) it. "he chan)es to the law were B($%-" AB$%" b! the )overnment because so Bring about *a/e somethin) happen. man! people were i)norin) the old one. Brin) someone or somethin) to certain ou can B(I& !our friends AL$& if Bring along place. !ou li/e. -er coach has B($%-" her AL$& a Bring along -elp someone improve. lot in the last si# months. It too/ me a)es to B(I& him A($%&D Bring Persuade or convince someone. to m! point of view. around -e B($%-" some boo/s A($%&D Bring Brin) somethin) with !ou when !ou visit. when he came last ni)ht. around -e didn+t want to discuss the details3 but I Bring et someone tal/in) about somethin). mana)ed to B(I& him A($%&D and around he told me ever!thin). Visitin) m! old school B($%-" BAC5 memories of when I was a pupil Bring back Cause someone to remember. there. -e too/ the calculator home !esterda! Bring back (eturn. and hasn+t B($%-" it BAC5 !et. "he vote of no,confidence B($%-" Bring down *a/e a )overnment fall. the )overnment D$W&. "he improvements in technolo)! have B($%-" the prices of computers Bring down *a/e somethin) cheaper. D$W& considerabl! in recent months. Produce somethin)3 ma/e it /nown or "he prosecution B($%-" '$("- a Bring forth visible. lot of evidence a)ainst him. 0he B($%-" '$("- a surprisin) Bring forth Produce. result. "he report has B($%-" '$("- a lot Bring forth *a/e somethin) happen. of criticism of the polic!. (emove somethin) from where it is /ept 0he B($%-" '$("- the diar! and Bring forth or hidden. showed it to us. "he meetin) has been B($%-" *a/e somethin) happen earlier than '$(WA(D to this 'rida! instead of ne#t Bring ori)inall! planned. wee/ because some people couldn+t ma/e forward it then. "he 4ob B(I&0 I& two thousand Earn. Bring in dollars a month. &o one thou)ht she+d mana)e to do it3 but 0ucceed with somethin) difficult. Bring off she B($%-" it $'' in the end. Cause somethin) to happen or speed up ettin) wet in the rain !esterda! Bring on Brick up
Close or fill a space with bric/s.
the process. *a/e somethin) appear.
B($%-" $& m! cold. B(I& $& the dancers< Bring on "he band are B(I&I& $%" a new (elease or publish. Bring out CD in the autumn. Elicit a response. 0u2ie B(I&0 $%" the best in him. Bring out It was the lobster that B($%-" me Bring out in Cause a health problem or reaction. $%" in this rash all over m! bod!. *a/e someone wa/e up from "he doctors B($%-" him ($%&D a Bring round unconsciousness or an anaesthetic. few hours after the operation. "he! didn+t B(I& the sub4ect %P at the *ention. Bring up meetin). (aise a child. *! parents B($%-" me %P strictl!. Bring up -e was B($%-" %P on char)es of Be officiall! char)ed with a crime. Bring up public into#ication. "he! didn+t B(I& the sub4ect %P at the *ention. Bring !p meetin). (aise a child. *! parents B($%-" me %P strictl!. Bring !p -e was B($%-" %P on char)es of Be officiall! char)ed with a crime. Bring !p public into#ication. "he minister B(%0-ED $'' the Brush off I)nore3 pa! little attention. criticism. 0he too/ a two,wee/ course to B(%0Improve a s/ill 6uic/l!. %P her 0panish before she went travellin) Brush up around 0outh and Central America. 0he B%BBLED $VE( with 4o! when Bubble over Become ver! e#cited. she heard her e#am results. -urr! 8either transitive or refle#ive9. +B%C5 %P , the ta#i+s waitin).+ Buck up ou had better B%C5 !our ideas %P3 or 0marten up3 improve. Buck up !ou+ll fail the course. "a/e an umbrella1 it+s B%C5E"I& Bucket (ain heavil!. D$W&. down We had to B%C5LE D$W& and stud! Buckle 0tart wor/in) hard3 appl! !ourself. for the e#am. down Accept somethin) under pressure3 a)ainst "he! didn+t li/e the ideas3 but had to Buckle !our will. B%C5LE %&DE( or face the sac/. under We were told to B%C5LE %P before Buckle up 'asten a seatbelt. ta/e,off. We had to B%DE %P to let the fourth *ove to ma/e space for someone. Budge up person in the bac/ of the car. "he silver candlestic/ loo/ed lovel! after Clear3 clean or ma/e somethin) shine. Buff up I B%''ED it %P. After the scandal3 the politician tried to Improve. Buff up B%'' %P his public ima)e. I B%''ED %P $& m! )rammar before Buff up on Improve !our /nowled)e 6uic/l!. the test. I told her to bu) off because she was o awa!. Bug off anno!in) me.
Bug out Bug out Build up Build up
Bulk out Bulk up Bump into Bump off Bump up Bundle off Bundle out Bundle up Bundle up Bunk off Buoy up Buoy up Burn down Burn off Burn out Burn up Burn up Burn up Burst into
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-e B%ED $%" when she turned up. "he! B%ED $%" when the police Leave somewhere in a hurr!. arrived. 0he B%IL" the business %P from nothin) Develop a compan!. into a mar/et leader in less than a decade. "ension has been B%ILDI& %P ever Increase. since the )overnment passed the unpopular law. I B%L5ED the essa! $%" with a few *a/e somethin) bi))er or thic/er. 6uotes to reach the number of word re6uired. -e+s B%L5ED %P a lot since he )ot ain wei)ht3 develop bi))er muscles. those steroids. I B%*PED I&"$ -elen on the *eet b! chance. under)round the other da!. "he dru) dealer was B%*PED $'' b! a 5ill. rival )an). "he! B%*P %P the prices in the hi)h Increase. season. 0end someone somewhere. -e B%&DLED the /ids $'' to bed. "he barman B%&DLED the drun/ $%" E#pel. because he was anno!in) the other customers. We B%&DLED %P before )oin) out as it Put on warm clothin). was snowin). I B%&DLED %P m! newspapers and Wrap or tie thin)s to)ether. dropped them in the rec!clin) bin. I used to B%&5 $'' school and )o into &ot )o to school when !ou should. town. After so much criticism3 the positive *a/e someone feel more positive. review B%$ED him %P. "he life4ac/et B%$ED me %P till the 5eep afloat. boat arrived. "he! had to completel! rebuild the Burn completel!. museum after the old one B%(&ED D$W&. (emove b! burnin) or similar process. I B%(& $'' a lot of calories in the )!m. 7ennie B%(&" $%" after ten !ears Lose enthusiasm and ener)! to continue in wor/in) as a futures bro/er and went to a demandin) 4ob. live in the countr!. All his possessions were B%(&ED %P in Destro! completel! b! fire. the fire. "he ban/ robbers B%(&ED %P the roads Drive at hi)h speed. but were soon captured. -is undeserved win in the election reall! "o be or cause to be hi)hl! anno!ed. B%(&0 me %P. Catch fire ver! 6uic/l!. "he car B%(0" I&"$ flames and the driver died as he didn+t have time to )et
Burst into
Lau)h3 cr! or clap loudl!.
out. 0he B%(0" I&"$ lau)hter when she heard the 4o/e.
End a relationship3 usuall! an)ril! or after "he! B%0" %P after a row last ni)ht. ar)uin). I hope !ou don+t mind me B%""I& I& Interrupt. on !our conversation3 but I couldn+t help Butt in hearin) what !ou said... "his is none of !our business3 so 4ust &ot be involved in other people+s business. Butt out B%"" $%"< I tried B%""E(I& m! tutor %P but she Praise or flatter someone e#cessivel!. Butter up still wouldn+t let me hand it in late. 7oe *ee/+s last hit3 +0in)in+ the Blues+3 'orce a CD or record into the charts b! was probabl! B$%-" I& at number @3 Buy in bu!in) lots of copies. but failed to )o an! hi)her. I never B$%-" I&"$ the idea of a Accept an idea. Buy into federalist Euopean %nion. -e B$%-" the newspaper $'' b! Pa! someone to stop them causin) trouble. Buy off placin) a lot of adverts. -is business partners B$%-" him Bu! somebod!+s share in a compan!. Buy out $%" to )et rid of him. We B$%-" %P all the shop had before Bu! all of somethin). Buy up the price went up. (eporters were B%>>I& A($%&D the Buzz *ove 6uic/l! around a place. scene of the accident. around I+m B%>>I& $'' now, I have to meet Leave somewhere. Buzz off some people. -e told them to B%>> $'' because the! o awa! 8imperative9. Buzz off were anno!in) him. 0he was CALLED (ose A'"E( her late "all after &ame someone after somebod! else. )randmother. I CALLED A($%&D but she wasn+t in. "all around Visit. I must CALL her BAC5 when we )et to "all back (eturn a phonecall. the office. "he $pposition part! CALLED '$( the Demand. minister+s resi)nation after the scandal "all for bro/e. "he courier CALLED '$( !our parcel3 o to collect somethin). "all for but I told him it wasn+t read! !et. "elephone for somethin). I+ll CALL '$( a cab ri)ht awa!. "all for I+ll CALL '$( !ou at seven3 so be read! o and collect someone to ta/e them out. "all for because the film starts at half past. An emer)enc! li/e this CALL0 '$( (e6uire. "all for some prett! drastic action. "he protests CALLED '$("- a stron) *a/e somethin) happen. "all forth reaction from the police. et someone to come and do a 4ob. We had to CALL I& a plumber because "all in Bust up
the sin/ was lea/in) and I had no idea how to fi# it. I CALLED I& on 7enn! on m! wa! home because she+s not ver! well at the moment 0top and visit. "all in and I wanted to see if she needed an!thin). "he concert had to be CALLED $'' Cancel. because the sin)er went down with a bad "all off case of flu. CALL $'' !our law!ers1 we can wor/ $rder someone to stop attac/in). "all off somethin) out. "he President CALLED $& the wealth! countries for financial aid after the floods As/ for help. "all on destro!ed much of the countr!+s a)riculture. As we were in the area3 we CALLED $& Visit. "all on m! sister,in,law. -e CALLED the spea/er $& several Challen)e. "all on mis,statements of fact. As/ someone to do somethin)3 especiall! I now CALL $& the other part! to )ive "all on to spea/ in public. 8'ormal9. their account of what happened. E#pose or accuse someone of wron)doin) -e CALLED them $%" over awardin) "all out or incompetence. contracts to famil! members. I CALLED ($%&D on m! wa! home "all round Visit. but no one was in. "he arm! CALLED %P the reserve 0ummon someone for militar! service. "all up soldiers when the war bro/e out. I CALLED him %P as soon as I )ot to a "elephone. "all up phone to tell him the news. When I lose m! temper3 it ta/es a)es for "alm down 0top bein) an)r! or emotionall! e#cited. me to CAL* D$W& a)ain. -ave an opposite effect on somethin) that "he airport ta#es CA&CELLED $%" the "ancel out has happened3 ta/in) thin)s bac/ to the savin)s we had made on the fli)ht tic/ets. be)innin). 'inish or complete3 often with some 0he CAPPED $'' the meetin) with a "ap off decisive action. radical proposal. I don+t CA(E '$( fi22! drin/s1 I prefer Li/e. "are for water. "he team )ot CA((IED AWA when "arried et so emotional that !ou lose control. the! won the championship and started away shoutin) and throwin) thin)s around. "he! CA((IED '$(WA(D their losses "arry Include a fi)ure in a later calculation. to the ne#t financial !ear. forward "he! hope the new mana)ement will be "arry *a/e somethin) pro)ress. able to CA(( the pro4ect '$(WA(D. forward 0he CA((IED $'' the first pri2e in the "arry off Win3 succeed. competition. Cancer CA((IED him $'' a couple of "arry off Die of a disease.
!ears a)o. CA(( $& 6uietl! with !our wor/ until Continue. "arry on the substitute teacher arrives. "he children anno!ed me b! CA((I& Behave badl!. "arry on $& all mornin). -e+s been CA((I& $& WI""arry on -ave an affair. someone at wor/ for !ears. with "he )overnment is CA((I& $%" test "arry out Perform a tas/. on )rowin) )eneticall! modified crops. 'ood bou)ht from a restaurant to ta/e I+m too tired to coo/, let+s )et a CA((, "arry out awa!. $%". "he meetin) CA((IED $VE( into the afternoon because there was so much to "arry over Continue past a certain point. tal/ about. "he! CA((IED the reforms "-($%"arry Complete successfull!. despite the opposition. through "a/e someone awa!3 usuall! under arrest "he police CA("ED them $'' to "art off or to prison. 6uestion them. "a/e somethin) awa!3 especiall! if "he thieves CA("ED $'' all the tic/et "art off stealin) or without permission. receipts. Create or )et a area where !ou can be 0he+s CA(VED $%" a career in "arve out special or successful. photo4ournalism. "he! CA(VED the compan! %P and sold Divide into smaller pieces. "arve up a lot off. $verta/e someone and then pull directl! "he idiot CA(VED us %P and forced me "arve up in front of a car. to bra/e hard. Convert shares3 bonds3 casino chips3 etc3 "he! CA0-ED I& their bonds and spent "ash in into mone!. the mone! on a holida!. Benefit or ma/e mone! on somethin)3 "he opposition part! are CA0-I& I& "ash in on especiall! if done unfairl!. $& the )overnment+s unpopularit!. A hac/er )ot m! credit card details from Ille)all! access a ban/ account or credit m! computer and CA0-ED $%" a lot of "ash out card and steal mone!. mone!. E#chan)e somethin) for mone!3 collect After winnin)3 she CA0-ED $%" her "ash out winnin)s. chips. Count all the mone! ta/en in a shop or After the shop closed3 the! have to CA0"ash up business at the end of the da!. %P before the! can )o home. "he!+re CA0"I& AB$%" '$( "ast about "r! to find somethin). support. for 0he was CA0"I& A($%&D '$( "ast around "r! to find somethin). people to help her. for Dispose3 )et rid of3 i)nore because !ou no -e CA0" her A0IDE. "ast aside lon)er li/e somethin) or someone. "he! CA0" $'' an! semblance of Dispose3 )et rid of. "ast off politeness and attac/ed us viciousl!. %ntie a boat so it+s free to sail. "he! CA0" $'' and headed out to sea. "ast off E#pel3 re4ect. "he! CA0" him $%" because of his "ast out
"ast round for "ast up "atch at "atch on "atch on "atch out "atch out "atch out "atch up "atch up "atch up in "atch up on "atch up on "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "ater for "ater to "ave in "ave in "halk out
behaviour. -e CA0" ($%&D '$( an! si)n of his "r! to find somethin). thin)s. Be left on the shore b! the sea. "he rubbish was CA0" %P b! the tide. 0he CA%-" A" m! sleeve as I was "a/e or )rab hold of somethin). leavin) and said she needed to tal/ to me. *an! critics were shoc/ed when techno Become popular. CA%-" $& in the clubs. Ever!one else realised what was 'inall! understand what is )oin) on. happenin)3 but it too/ -enr! a)es to CA"C- $&. "he e#am is desi)ned to CA"C- !ou "ric/. $%". -e CA%-" me $%" when he chec/ed Discover or prove that someone is l!in). m! stor! with m! previous emplo!er. Put someone in an une#pected and We were CA%-" $%" in the storm. difficult situation 8often passive9. I was ill for a fortni)ht and now I+ve )ot et wor/3 etc3 up to date.. to CA"C- %P on the wor/ I missed. -e started well3 but I CA%-" him %P (each someone who was ahead of !ou. on the third lap. "he tourists were CA%-" %P I& the Become involved3 often a)ainst one;s will. violence of the revolution. Do somethin) that should have been done I+m )oin) home to CA"C- %P $& m! earlier. sleep. I hadn+t seen her for !ears3 so we spent (eminisce with an old friend after not the afternoon CA"C-I& %P $& old seein) them for a while. times. Do somethin) that should have been done I+m )oin) home to CA"C- %P WI"- m! earlier. sleep. *eet someone after a period of time and I CA%-" %P WI"- her at the find out what the! have been doin). conference. When somethin) ne)ative starts to have an -is criminal behaviour is startin) to effect. CA"C- %P WI"- him. Punish someone after the! have been "he ta# authorities CA%-" %P WI"doin) somethin) wron) for a lon) time. me for not submittin) m! ta# returns. Learn somethin) new that man! people *! mother+s tr!in) to CA"C- %P WI"alread! understand. computers. "he colle)e CA"E(0 '$( students of all "o provide what is necessar!. a)es. "o provide what is needed3 often seen "he film CA"E(0 "$ the audience+s ne)ativel!. worst instincts. "he roof CAVED I& because of the Collapse. wei)ht of the snow. "he )overnment has refused to CAVE I& 0top resistin) or refusin). despite the protests and demonstrations. "o cut a line of cocaine. -e went into the toilets to C-AL5 a line
$%". "he compan! has C-AL5ED %P its "o achieve somethin) )ood. "halk up hi)hest ever profits. "he! C-AL5ED the poor sales %P "$ the lower numbers of tourists visitin) this "halk up to E#plain the reason for a problem. !ear. I C-A&CED %P$& a ver! rare boo/ in "hance 'ind somethin) b! accident. car boot sale and bou)ht it for ?p. upon "he Irish C-A&ED $VE( to usin) "hange Chan)e a s!stem. /ilometres in @@?. over I need to C-A(E m! phone %P, the "harge up Put electricit! into a batter!. batter!+s dead. 0he was arrested in customs last ni)ht and has been C-A(ED WI""harge with Accuse somebod! of a crime. smu))lin). "he press C-A0ED us D$W& when the "hase down "r! hard to find or )et somethin). stor! bro/e. "he do) C-A0ED he postal wor/er $''. "hase off 'orce a person to leave or )o awa!. Ensure that someone remembers to do "he librarian is C-A0I& me %P about "hase up somethin). m! overdue boo/s. I C-A0ED her %P as she hadn+t paid for "r! to )et someone to pa! a bill3 debt3 etc. "hase up several months. "r! to )et more information about the I didn+t )et a repl! so I have been "hase up pro)ress of somethin). C-A0I& them %P. "al/ to someone !ou are se#uall! -e spent the whole ni)ht C-A""I& her "hat up interested in to )et them interested in !ou. %P. Be se#uall! unfaithful. 0he C-EA"ED $& me with m! friend. "heat on 0he thou)ht he had alwa!s been faithful Deceive or betra!3 often in a se#ual andFor to her3 but he had been C-EA"I& $& "heat on emotional conte#t. her ever since their weddin) da! 8with one of the bridesmaids9. et mone! from someone under false I hate him, he C-EA"ED me $%" $' "heat out of pretences. GH@@. We C-EC5ED B the office to see if the Visit a place to chec/ somethin). "heck by stuff was read!. (e)ister on arrivin) at a hotel or at the "he! C-EC5ED I& at the (it2 "heck in airport. !esterda!. (e)ister on arrivin) at a hotel or at the "he! C-EC5ED I&"$ the (it2 "heck into airport. !esterda!. 0he C-EC5ED $'' the candidates+ "heck off *ar/ somethin) on a list as done. names as the! arrived. 0he C-EC5ED $%" and too/ a cab to "heck out Pa! the bill when leavin) a hotel. the airport. 0he C-EC5ED $%" last wee/1 the "heck out Die. funeral+s tomorrow. et information about or inspect I C-EC5ED the new restaurant $%" as "heck out somethin) to see if it+s satisfactor!. soon as it opened.
uests have to C-EC5 $%" $' the hotel before midda!. We C-EC5ED the contract $VE( "heck over Chec/ somethin) ver! carefull!. before si)nin) it. "heir C-EE(ED their team $& Encoura)e. "heer on throu)hout the match. Come on3 C-EE( %P1 it isn+t all bad3 !ou Be less unhapp!. "heer up /now. (emove b! bitin). "he do) C-EWED $'' the man+s face. "hew off "hin/s about somethin) carefull! before I+ll C-EW $& it for a da! or two and let "hew on decidin). !ou /now what I thin/. Critici2e someone an)ril!. "he! C-EWED him $%" for bein) late. "hew out -e as/ed for a few da!s to C-EW the matter $VE( before he made a final "hew over "hin/ about an issue. decision. Cut into small pieces with !our teeth. "he pupp! C-EWED %P the newspaper. "hew up Dama)e somethin) inside a machine. "he video C-EWED m! tape %P. "hew up I C-IC5E&ED $%" of the bun)ee "hicken out Be too afraid to do somethin). 4umpin) when I saw how hi)h it was. I+m sta!in) at home and C-ILLI& $%" (ela#. "hill out this evenin). If it+s $53 I+d li/e to C-I*E I& because I Contribute to a discussion. "hime in thin/ it+s a )ood idea. "he! have been C-IPPI& AWA A" "hip away raduall! reduce somethin) to ma/e it less powerful3 effective3 etc. his reputation ever since he too/ office. at Contribute some mone!. Ever!bod! C-IPPED I& to pa! the bill. "hip in If I could C-IP I&3 there are a couple of Contribute to a discussion. "hip in issues I+d li/e to raise. "hese )uerilla attac/s are C-$5I& "hoke off 0top or restrict. $'' our food shipments. Water h!acinth is C-$5I& $%" the "hoke out Clo) or overwhelm. native ve)etation in our rivers. 7eff C-$5ED %P durin) his retirement Become tearfull! emotional. "hoke up speech. rip a handle farther from the end for -e C-$5ED %P on the bat and hit the "hoke up better control. ball better. We C-$0E %P to pla! the )ame. "hoose up 'orm )roups or teams. "he! C-$PPED D$W& most of the "hop down 'ell or cut down a tree. forest and now it loo/s li/e a desert. I C-$PPED %P the ve)etables for the Cut into small pieces. "hop up soup. Dinner+s read!, C-$W D$W&<. "how down Eat. We+re )oin) to C-$W D$W& $& that "how down Eat somethin). barbecued por/. on Dispose of somethin) !ou no lon)er need I C-%C5ED AWA all m! old records "huck away or want. !ears a)o when CDs came out. uit somethin). I C-%C5ED m! 4ob I& to )o travellin). "huck in "heck out of
0ettle up and pa! before leavin) a hotel.
I C-%C5ED I& a few points at the end of the discussion. Dispose of somethin) !ou no lon)er need I C-%C5ED $%" some stuff I found in "huck out or want. the frid)e that had )one bad. -e )ot ridiculousl! drun/ and Vomit3 be sic/. C-%C5ED %P in the bac/ of the "huck up minicab on the wa! home. 0he didn+t li/e the course3 so she uit somethin). "huck up C-%C5ED it %P after a few wee/s. Produce3 usuall! 6uic/l! or in lar)e "he )overnment C-%(&0 $%" "hurn out amounts without much re)ard to 6ualit!. educational policies ever! few months. -is arteries are CLAED %P because *a/e somethin) stic/!. "lag up he eats so much saturated fat. Ever!bod! CLA**ED %P when the Be 6uiet3 refuse to spea/. "lam up Principal entered. "he )overnment are CLA*PI& "lamp (estrict or tr! to stop somethin). D$W& $& antisocial behaviour. down on "he new ta# will CLAW BAC5 what the "law back et mone! bac/. )overnment has )iven out in )rants. "he opposition parties are tr!in) to CLAW BAC5 the voters the! lost in the "law back (eta/e possession with difficult!. last election. "he! are CLAWI& BAC5 their mar/et "law back (e)ain possession with difficult!. share from their competitors. (emove dirt or somethin) dirt!. After dinner3 I CLEA&ED $'' the table. "lean off I reall! must CLEA& the stud! $%"1 "id! up thorou)hl! and throw awa! there+s stuff all over the floor and piles of "lean out unwanted thin)s.. paper ever!where. "he holida! CLEA&ED me $%", I+m Cause someone to spend all their mone!. "lean out bro/e till the end of the month. "id! and clean. CLEA& this bedroom %P1 it+s a dis)race. "lean up At the horse races !esterda! we reall! Profit3 sometimes suddenl!. "lean up CLEA&ED %P. We were told to CLEA( AWA from the "lear away Leave a place. scene of the accident. After dinner3 I CLEA(ED AWA the "lear away (emove or tid!. plates and dishes. As soon as the trouble started3 we Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. "lear off CLEA(ED $''. I spent the whole wee/end CLEA(I& "id! up thorou)hl! and throw awa! $%" the attic as it was full of papers and "lear out unwanted stuff.. other 4un/. I told them to CLEA( $%" because the! Leave somewhere. "lear out were ma/in) so much noise. I too/ the antihistamines and the rash Cure or recover from an infection. "lear up CLEA(ED %P ri)ht awa!. I+d better CLEA( AWA the mess before "id! up. "lear up leave. "huck in
*a/e a comment.
"lear up
E#plain.
"lear up
Improve 8weather9.
"lick through
$pen an advertisement on the Internet.
"limb down
Accept that !ou are wron) and chan)e !our position.
"ling on
-old ti)ht.
"ling on to "r! to /eep somethin). "ling to
"r! to maintain beliefs3 hopes3 etc..
"log up
Bloc/3 slow movement ri)ht down.
"lose down
Close a shop3 branch or business permanentl!.
"lose down 0top an opponent bein) a challen)e. "lose in
0urround3 envelop.
"lose in
Approach3 )et near.
"lose in on et near someone. "lose in upon
et near someone.
"lose off
Bloc/ a place to stop people enterin).
"lose on
et nearer.
"lose out
Brin) somethin) to an end.
"lose out
Close or stop usin).
"lose out
I)nore3 e#clude.
"lose up
Completel! close somethin).
"lose up
7oin to)ether.
"lose up
*ove closer to)ether.
"loud over et ver! cloud!.
Could !ou CLEA( these points %P before we )o an! further= "he s/ies CLEA(ED %P and the sun came out. $nl! a tin! fraction of users ever bother CLIC5I& "-($%- the banner adverts. "he Prime *inister had to CLI*B D$W& over his ta# proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own part!. -e told me to CLI& $& as the motorbi/e accelerated. "he! CL%& $& "$ power despite the protests. "he! CLI& "$ their old wa! of thin/in). "he traffic+s so bad the roads )et CL$ED %P at rush hour. "he ban/s have CL$0ED D$W& a lot of branches in villa)es over the last few !ears. -e CL$0ED the pla!er D$W& and stopped him bein) a threat. "he fo) CL$0ED I& and we couldn+t see two !ards in front of us. "he police were CL$0I& I& so the! decided to tr! to ma/e a brea/. "he police were CL$0I& I& $& the )an). "he police were CL$0I& I& %P$& the )an). "he police CL$0ED the road $'' after the e#plosion. 0he is CL$0I& $& the leader of the race. We CL$0ED $%" the meetin) earl! and went home. 0he CL$0ED $%" the account and chan)ed to another ban/. "he! alwa!s CL$0E me $%" of their plans. "he! CL$0E %P the buildin) after ever!one has left. "he leaves CL$0E %P when it rains. "he! CL$0ED %P when the! saw the )an) comin) towards them. "he mornin) started bri)ht and warm3 but
it CL$%DED $VE( around midda! and poured with rain. "he students were CL$W&I& AB$%" "lown Behave stupidl! or waste time. all lesson. about I couldn+t concentrate because the! were "lown Behave stupidl! or waste time. CL$W&I& A($%&D all afternoon. around Do somethin) without ma/in) much effort 0he+s been C$A0"I& AL$& all !ear "oast along or tr!in) to improve. and hasn+t made a lot of pro)ress. *a/e3 assemble or produce somethin) "he! C$BBLED a few pa)es "obble 6uic/l!3 without much care. "$E"-E( and submitted it. together It was so eas!3 but he mana)ed to C$C5 (uin or spoil somethin). "ock up ever!thin) %P. -e C$L$%(ED 8C$L$(ED9 %P when "olour Blush. he was cau)ht stealin) from the till. #"olor$ up "he meetin) CA*E AB$%" because "ome about -appen3 occur. both sides were sic/ of fi)htin). "he !acht CA*E AB$%" to a headin) "ome about 0hift direction 8nautical9. of @ de)rees. I CA*E AC($00 m! old school reports "ome 'ind b! accident. when I was clearin) out m! des/. across I was surprised when she CA*E "ome A)ree to have se# with someone. AC($00 on the first ni)ht. across -e CA*E AC($00 as sh! because he "ome "he wa! other people see !ou. spo/e so 6uietl!. across *a! I C$*E AL$& on !our trip "ome along Accompan!. tomorrow= C$*E AL$&3 we;ll never )et there if "ome along *ove faster or /eep up. !ou don;t /eep up with us. It CA*E APA(" when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to )lue it bac/ "ome apart Brea/ into pieces. to)ether. It too/ several hours after the operation "ome (ecover consciousness. before he CA*E A($%&D. around "he! have started C$*I& A($%&D A)ree with or accept somethin) !ou had "ome "$ our wa! of thin/in) and are less around to previousl! disapproved of or disli/ed.. hostile. I left wor/ and CA*E BAC5 home "ome back (eturn. earl!. Appear in court char)ed with a crime or -e CA*E BE'$(E the court on char)es "ome offence. of speedin). before I+ll C$*E B after wor/ and see if !ou Visit. "ome by need an! help. Ac6uire. -ow did !ou C$*E B that (ole#= "ome by 7ust loo/ at the rain C$*I& D$W&< "ome down (ain. I+m not )oin) out in that. When !ou+re ne#t in London3 C$*E "ome down "ravel. D$W& and see us.
"ome down Criticise heavil!. on "ome down Criticise3 reprimand severel!. upon "ome down 'all ill. with
"he mana)ement reall! CA*E D$W& $& him for losin) the contract. "he! will C$*E D$W& %P$& us if we are late. 0he CA*E D$W& WI"- a virus.
"he draft proposal CA*E '$("- in April. &one of the witnesses CA*E '$(""ome forth Provide information. WI"- an accurate description of the with )an). 0he C$*E0 '($* 0omalia. "ome from Countr! or town where !ou were born. "he plane CA*E I& at two,thirt! in the Arrive for fli)hts. "ome in mornin). I did m! best but CA*E I& last but one Place or ran/in) in a competition3 etc.. "ome in in the race. (eports are 4ust C$*I& I& of an (eceive news. "ome in assassination attempt on the President. 7ac/+s C$*E I& '$( 6uite a lot of "ome in for (eceive 8criticism or praise9. criticism of late. *one! doesn+t C$*E I&"$ it1 I simpl! "ome into Be important or relevant. will not do it under an! circumstances. 0he CA*E I&"$ a lot of mone! when "ome into Inherit. her )randmother died. "he computerised s!stem CA*E I&"$ "ome into 0tart bein) used. %0E at the end of last !ear. use I pic/ed it up and the handle CA*E $'' When somethin) brea/s off. "ome off in m! hand. I was surprised when the plan CA*E Be successful. "ome off $'' so easil!. I don+t believe what !ou+re sa!in)1 used as C$*E $'' I"1 tell me the truth for "ome off it an imperative. )oodness+ sa/e. C$*E $&1 don+t )ive up now when Encoura)ement. "ome on !ou+re so close to finishin). I+ve )ot a bit of a headache. I hope it 0tart an illness. "ome on doesn+t mean I+ve )ot flu C$*I& $&. "he central heatin) C$*E0 $& 0tart functionin) 8machines3 etc9. automaticall! an hour before I have to )et "ome on up. "he details of the scandal CA*E $%" in A secret is revealed. "ome out the press and she had to resi)n. Be published or otherwise available to the "he band+s new CD is C$*I& $%" in "ome out public. 0eptember. "he red wine I spilt 4ust will not C$*E Disappear when washed. $%" of the carpet no matter what I tr! to "ome out clean it with. Let people /now that !ou are lesbian or 0he CA*E $%" at universit! and has "ome out )a!. been livin) with her partner3 7ane3 for the "ome forth Appear.
last couple of !ears. It started cloud!3 but then the sun CA*E When the sun appears. "ome out $%" and we all went to the par/. 0he CA*E $%" I& a nast! rash after "ome out in -ave a rash or similar s/in problem. touchin) the poisonous plant b! mista/e. After three !ears3 he CA*E $%" $' the "ome out of (ecover consciousness. coma. "he! have 4ust C$*E $%" WI"- a new "ome out *a/e somethin) available. version. with 0he CA*E $%" WI"- the answer when "ome out 0a! somethin) publicl! and une#pectedl!. ever!one was e#pectin) it to remain with unsolved. I CA*E $VE( all faint and wea/ because m! su)ar level was too low. "ome over 'eel stran)e. 8British9 Affect mentall! in such a wa! as to chan)e I+m sorr! about last ni)ht , I don+t /now "ome over behaviour 8possibl! related to +overcome+9. what CA*E $VE( me. Become conscious3 wa/e up from 0he CA*E ($%&D and learned that the "ome anaesthetic. operation had been a complete success. round At first she didn+t li/e the idea3 but she "ome Chan)e !our opinion. CA*E ($%&D to our wa! of thin/in) round in the end. &ews is C$*I& "-($%- of a ma4or accident on the *?3 where "ome Arrive 8messa)es and information9. free2in) fo) has been ma/in) drivin) through conditions e#tremel! dan)erous. "ome Communicate an emotion. "he an)er she felt C$*E0 "-($%-. through "he! promised the!+d do it3 but the! "ome Produce a result. haven+t C$*E "-($%- !et. through "ome -e didn+t C$*E "-($%- WI"- the Provide somethin) needed. through mone! and the! went bust. with Become conscious3 wa/e up from 0he CA*E "$ an hour after the "ome to anaesthetic. operation. "he two men started ar)uin) but the! (esult in. soon CA*E "$ blows and started "ome to fi)htin) in earnest. I+ll be late home toni)ht because Appear. somethin)+s C$*E %P at wor/ has to be "ome up read! for tomorrow mornin). "he sun CA*E %P 4ust as we reached the (ise 8the sun9. "ome up outs/irts of the town. "he! CA*E %P AAI&0" a lot of "ome up Encounter problems or difficulties. opposition to their plans for an out,of, against town supermar/et development. &obod! could C$*E %P WI"- a "ome up "hin/ of a solution3 e#cuse3 etc.. satisfactor! e#planation for the accident. with
I CA*E %P$& the boo/ in a little second,hand boo/shop in Dorset. Create a picture or memor! in someone+s It C$&7%(E0 %P memories of m! mind. school da!s. I had to C$&7%(E %P a full wee/end+s Create somethin) without man! resources. entertainment for the visitors with no notice at all. I was e#hausted and C$&5ED $%" on 'all fast asleep. the sofa. "he printer C$&5ED $%" so I couldn+t 0uddenl! brea/down or stop wor/in). )et a hard cop!. Become involved or committed to 0ince it started3 man! companies have somethin). C$&"(AC"ED I& to lend their support. ive a contract for a service outside the "he! have C$&"(AC"ED $%" their compan! !ou wor/ for. caterin) services to save mone!. I C$&"(AC"ED $%" $' the deal !ears 'ormall! leave and a)reement. a)o. I left the tea for a minute until it had et cooler. C$$LED D$W& enou)h to drin/. It too/ me a)es to C$$L D$W& after Become calm. the ar)ument. We;ll tal/ to 'red once he C$$L0 $'' Become calmer. and can tal/ rationall!. "he! C$$PED the do) %P in a tin! Confine in a small area. room. "he! reall! C$PPED I" when the! )ot et into trouble. cau)ht shopliftin). We C$PPED $'' earl! on 'rida! Leave wor/ or school earl!. because there was nothin) to do. 0he C$PPED $'' with Damian at the 5iss3 pet or have se# with someone. end,of,term part!. 0he was )oin) to ta/e a *aster+s de)ree Choose an eas! alternative. but C$PPED $%" and chose the Diploma course instead. Calculate how e#pensive some wor/ is "he decorators are )oin) to C$0" %P the )oin) to be. wor/ tomorrow. It too/ me a)es to C$""$& $& to what "o wor/ out the truth. the! were plannin). Lose possession of a ball3 etc. in a contact -e was chec/ed so hard he C$%-ED sport. %P the puc/ in front of his own )oal. E#pel somethin) from !our lun)s or throat -e )ave up smo/in) after he C$%-ED b! cou)hin). %P some blood.
"ome upon 'ind b! chance. "on%ure up "on%ure up "onk out "onk out "ontract in "ontract out "ontract out of "ool down "ool down "ool off "oop up "op it "op off "op off "op out "ost up "otton on "ough up "ough up "ould do with "ount against "ount among
&eed or want somethin). Affect ne)ativel!3 ma/e less li/el! to succeed. Include someone or somethin) in a )roup3 cate)or!3 etc.
I C$%LD reall! D$ WI"- a cup of tea. &ot havin) a universit! de)ree will C$%&" AAI&0" her. I C$%&" her A*$& m! closest friends.
I+m C$%&"I& D$W& the da!s till the! leave. E#perience C$%&"0 '$( a lot in "ount for decision ma/in). If !ou+re )oin) on that s/iin) holida!3 !ou Include or involve. "ount in can C$%&" me I&1 I+d love to )o. "he! C$%&"ED the students $'' as "ount off 0a! numbers aloud in a se6uence. the! arrived. ou can C$%&" $& them1 if the! have Depend3 rel!. "ount on promised to do somethin)3 the!+ll do it. I was C$%&"I& $& the pa!ment E#pect somethin) to happen and base arrivin) last wee/ and was reall! an)r! "ount on plans on it. when it didn+t arrive as I didn+t have enou)h mone! to pa! for ever!thin). I don+t want to )o, !ou can C$%&" me "ount out E#clude. $%". -e C$%&"ED $%" G?@ and paid me. "ount out Count a certain amount of mone!. "he coursewor/ C$%&"0 "$WA(D0 "ount Be a part needed to complete somethin). the final )rade. towards C$%&" %P the number of tic/ets sold3 Add. "ount up please. E#pect somethin) to happen and base I was C$%&"I& %P$& their support "ount upon plans on it. and lost because the! didn+t vote m! wa!. I C$%&" %P$& them to help me. "ount upon Depend3 rel!. 0he as/ed me to C$VE( '$( her if Provide an e#cuse or alibi. "over for an!one as/ed where she+d )one. Do someone+s wor/ while the! are I C$VE(ED '$( her while she was off "over for temporaril! absent. sic/. "he! tried to C$VE( %P the incident but Conceal3 tr! to stop people findin) out. "over up it )ot into the newspapers. *a/e !ourself comfortable. It was cold and I C$>IED %P b! the fire. "ozy up -e+s been C$>I& %P "$ our boss "ozy up to *a/e !ourself popular with someone. because he wants a pa! rise. "he police alwa!s C(AC5 D$W& $& "rack down %se more authorit! than usual. drin/,drivin) offences over the Christmas on period. We had to C(AC5 $& to )et ever!thin) Continue doin) somethin) with ener)!. "rack on finished on time. -e C(AC5ED %P after his son died and -ave a nervous brea/down. "rack up had to ta/e a couple of months off wor/. ou+ll have to tal/ louder, !ou+re -ave bad reception on a mobile phone. "rack up C(AC5I& %P. Ever!bod! C(AC5ED %P when he told Burst out lau)hin). "rack up the 4o/e. -e C(AC5ED his car %P last ni)ht Dama)e a car badl!. "rack up when he came off the road. "ount down
Wait impatientl! or e#citedl! for somethin) to happen. Be reco)nised as important3 worthwhile or valuable.
*! boss /eeps C(A&5I& $%" stupid memos. -e+s been C(A&5I& %P heroin for In4ect non,medical dru)s. "rank up !ears. 0tart a machine3 ori)inall! with a handle. -e C(A&5ED the saw %P. "rank up I C(A&5ED the volume %P as hi)h as it Increase3 ma/e somethin) bi))er. "rank up would )o. 0leep at someone+s house because !ou are Dave C(A0-ED $%" at a friend+s flat "rash out too tired3 drun/3 etc. to leave. after the end,of,term part!. I C(A0-ED $%" in front of the "V last "rash out 'all asleep. ni)ht. 0eparate the best or most talented people "he private schools C(EA* $'' man! "ream off so that the! can receive special or different of the best pupils. treatment. "a/e mone! or divert funds3 usuall! "his means smaller ban/s can C(EA* "ream off wron)full! or unfairl!. $'' e#cess profits durin) lendin) booms. -e tried to sta! calm3 but !ou could hear 0tart to be noticeable. "reep in the an)er C(EEPI& I&. et included despite attempts to /eep it or Errors C(EP" I& as the te#t )ot lon)er. "reep in them out. An an)r! tone C(EP" I&"$ her voice. "reep into Become noticeable in somethin). -e C(EEP0 me $%" when he )ets ma/e someone feel worried or uneas!. "reep out drun/. "o do the same activit! for a ver! lon) -e+s been C(EEPI& $%" $& that "reep out time. computer )ame all da!. on 'ear C(EP" $VE( me as I wal/ed "reep over 0tart to have a ne)ative feelin). throu)h the )rave!ard. "he! C(EP" %P $& their rivals and "reep up on Approach without someone realisin). overtoo/ them. I+m )oin) to be late toni)ht as somethin) Appear une#pectedl!. "rop up has 4ust C($PPED %P at wor/. 0he C($00ED him $'' her Christmas Delete3 remove from a list. "ross off card list after the! ar)ued. Put as line throu)h some writin) to show it 0he C($00ED $%" her mista/es and "ross out is wron). wrote the correct answers above them. "he treasure map was deliberatel! drawn Confuse3 deceive. "ross up to C($00 us %P. "ruise Pass or succeed easil!. -e C(%I0ED "-($%- the e#am. through "he waiter C(%*BED D$W& before "rumb Clear a table in a restaurant. the coffee was served. down I+ve )ot to wor/ toni)ht1 can I C( $'' "o cancel an arran)ement. "ry off )oin) out for dinner= -e C(IED $%" when he dropped the 0hout because !ou are in pain. "ry out bo# on his toes. o across a place rather than around it to It+ll be 6uic/er if we C%" AC($00 the "ut across ma/e the 4ourne! 6uic/er. par/. "rank out
Produce a lot of somethin) fast.
Affect people of different )roups3 classes3 "he issue C%"0 AC($00 social etc. bac/)rounds as it affects us all e6uall!. "he firm C%" BAC5 production because (educe. "ut back sales were slu))ish. (emove branches from a plant or tree to We C%" the tree BAC5 ever! winter. "ut back encoura)e future )rowth. "he )overnment has decided to C%" "ut back on (educe e#penditure. BAC5 $& spendin) on the armed forces. I+m tr!in) to C%" D$W& the amount of Consume less. "ut down coffee I drin/ durin) the da!. A lot of soldiers were C%" D$W& b! 0hoot. "ut down enem! fire as the! stormed the airport. (educe a vertical thin) to )round level b! "he lo))er C%" the tree D$W&. "ut down cuttin). After Christmas he didn+t carefull! detach Cut somethin) from a hi)h position. all the decorations3 he 4ust C%" them all "ut down D$W&. Doctors advised her to C%" D$W& $& "ut down (educe. the amount of saturated fats in her diet. on "he fans C%" I& when the en)ine starts 0tart functionin). "ut in )ettin) too hot. Drive in front of another vehicle without A car C%" I& and nearl! caused an "ut in warnin). accident. We were havin) a conversation when he Interrupt. "ut in came up and C%" I&. Include someone in a deal that ma/es We had to C%" the police I& on the deal "ut in mone!. to avoid trouble. *i# fat and flour until the combine. C%" the butter I& with the flour. "ut in 0top !our unfair or unreasonable Will !ou two idiots C%" I" $%" and "ut it out behaviour. /eep 6uiet. "he telephone+s been C%" $'' because Disconnect. "ut off we didn+t pa! the bill. "he heav! snow has bloc/ed man! roads Isolate or ma/e inaccessible. "ut off and C%" $'' a number of villa)es. E#clude. I+m C%""I& $%" salt from m! diet. "ut out "he car C%" $%" at the traffic li)hts 4ust When an en)ine or motor stops. "ut out as the! went )reen. Cut a picture or similar from a ma)a2ine3 I C%" some pictures $%" to use as "ut out etc. visual aids. We;d better C%" $%"3 the securit! men Leave 6uic/l!. "ut out are on the wa!. "he! C%" $%" three prime bulls from 0eparate livestoc/ from a )roup. "ut out the herd. Althou)h he+d promised to help3 the star C%" $%" $& the charit! when offered "ut out on Let down3 snub. more mone!. "ut across
After cuttin) the tree down3 the lo))er C%" it %P into lo)s. I was 4ust drivin) onto the motorwa! slip, Drive into a nei)hbourin) lane3 directl! in road3 when a red *ini C%" me %P and I "ut up front of another vehicle. had to bra/e suddenl! to avoid an accident. %pset. -er reaction reall! C%" me %P. "ut up I C%" m! hand %P when I bro/e the -ave a lot of small in4uries. "ut up )lass. "he! tried to DA*P D$W& the an)er & down Calm or reduce feelin)s3 emotions. over the announcement. "he! tried to DA*P D$W& the flames & down *a/e a fire burn less. before the fire spread. When there is too much moisture and a "he seedlin)s DA*P $'' in the sprin) if & off plant is affected b! fun)al parasites. it+s ver! wet. -e DA0-ED D$W& a memo and sent it &ash down Write somethin) 6uic/l!. to ever!bod!. Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. It+s late, I+m )oin) to DA0- $'' home. &ash off -e DA0-ED $'' the report in a couple Do somethin) 6uic/l!3 especiall! writin). &ash off of hours. "he truth onl! DAW&ED $& me much 'inall! realise or understand somethin). &awn on later. "revor spent a lon) time loo/in) at flats Choose3 select. before he bou)ht one3 but eventuall! &ecide on DECIDED $& one near his wor/. 7ane spent a lon) time loo/in) at houses before she bou)ht one3 but eventuall! &ecide upon Choose3 select. DECIDED %P$& one near her office. "he last notes DIED AWA and the Become 6uieter or inaudible 8of a sound9. &ie away audience burst into applause. When the parts of a plant above )round "he plant DIE0 BAC5 in the winter. &ie back die3 but the roots remain alive. It was on the front pa)es of all the papers Decrease or become 6uieter. for a few da!s3 but the interest )raduall! &ie down DIED D$W&. I+m DI& '$( the wee/end, this Want somethin) a lot. &ie for wee/+s been so hard. *ost of the elm trees in the %5 DIED Become e#tinct. &ie off $'' when Dutch elm disease arrived. 0ome scientists sa! that the dinosaurs Become e#tinct or disappear. DIED $%" when a comet hit the earth &ie out and caused a nuclear winter. We were starvin) so we reall! D% I& 0tart eatin) )reedil!. &ig in when the food finall! did arrive. Anticipatin) an artiller! barra)e3 we E#cavate a protective shelter 8militar!9. &ig in 6uic/l! D% I&. 0he D% I&"$ her handba) and pulled (each inside to )et somethin). &ig into out a bunch of /e!s. "ut up
Cut into smaller pieces.
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'ind somethin) !ou haven+t used3 seen3 etc3 for a lon) time.
I D% $%" m! old universit! essa!s.
"he! had to DI the survivors of the earth6ua/e $%" from the ruins. 'ind somethin) that is supposed to be "he reporters eventuall! D% %P the &ig up secret. truth about the affair. (emove somethin) from the )round. "he police D% %P a bod!. &ig up *a/e a hole in a road3 the )round3 etc. "he council have D% the road %P. &ig up We DI&ED $%" because we couldn+t be -ave dinner outside !our home. &ine out bothered to coo/. "ell a stor! repeatedl! that is well I+ve DI&ED $%" $& the stor! of his &ine out on received. accident. I DIPPED the brush I& the paint and Put somethin) in a li6uid for a short time. &ip in be)an paintin) the wall. I+ve been DIPPI& I&"$ the boo/3 but (ead parts of a boo/3 but not all. &ip into haven+t read it properl!. I+ve had to DIP I&"$ m! savin)s account "a/e mone! out of !our savin)s. &ip into to pa! for the wor/s on m! house. Leave a place without tellin) an!one. "he part! was so dull I DIPPED $%". &ip out I feel dreadful1 the prawns I had for lunch &isagree *a/e someone feel sic/ or ill. are DI0A(EEI& WI"- me. with 0erve food. I DI0-ED $%" the dinner. &ish out ive somethin)3 usuall! when !ou Doctors have been DI0-I& $%" via)ra &ish out shouldn+t. to an!one who as/s for it. Criticise3 when !ou can+t ta/e criticism in -e DI0-E0 it $%"3 but )ets all hurt &ish out return. when an!one responds. -e DI0-ED %P a )reat dinner when we 0erve food. &ish up )ot bac/. 0tart doin) somethin)3 usuall! without When we saw what was happenin)3 we &ive in plannin). all DIVED I& to help. 0tart eatin). Dinner+s on the table3 so DIVE I&. &ive in 0he DIVED I&"$ her ba) and pulled out (each inside somethin) 6uic/l!. &ive into a li)hter. 0hare. "he! divided up the profits. &ivide up "he waiters and waitresses DIVV $%" Divide3 share. &ivvy out the tips at the end of the ni)ht. Divide3 share. We DIVVIED %P the mone! e6uall!. &ivvy up "he %nited 5in)dom DID AWA WI"&o away Abolish3 )et rid of. the death penalt! in HJ?. with After he reported the )an)3 he feared the! 5ill. &o in would D$ him I&. Cheat somebod! out of somethin) that is "he! lied on the reference and DID me &o out of ri)htfull! theirs. $%" $' an! chance of )ettin) the 4ob. ou must D$ %P !our safet! belt in the Close or fasten clothes3 etc.. &o up bac/ of cars and ta#is now. It too/ them si# months to D$ %P the (epair and renovate. &o up house before the! could actuall! move in. &ig out
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I could D$ WI"- a cold beer about now. "here+s no su)ar3 so !ou+ll have to D$ WI"-$%". -e D$BBED me I& to the teacher.
Ever!one D$BBED I& some cash to help. -e needed some help3 so D$BBED us Pressure someone into doin) somethin). I&. "he! were D$LI& $%" leaflets in ive out3 distribute. front of the station. 0pend time doin) ver! little or bein) I couldn+t )et down to m! wor/ and unproductive. D$00ED AB$%" all ni)ht. 0pend time doin) ver! little or bein) I spent the afternoon D$00I& unproductive. A($%&D. 0leep somewhere temporaril! because !ou I was feelin) reall! tired3 so I D$00ED don+t )o home. D$W& on his sofa for the ni)ht. *! stud! D$%BLE0 A0 a spare -ave a second function or purpose. bedroom when we have visitors. When he saw the police3 he D$%BLED o bac/ the wa! !ou were comin). BAC5 and went home. 0he D$%BLED $VE( in pain after Bend over at the waist. bein) hit in the stomach. -e D$%BLED %P in pain after bein) hit Bend over at the waist. in the stomach. 0hare accommodation because there are We had to D$%BLE %P because we too man! people. hadn+t boo/ed enou)h rooms. "he displa! screen D$%BLE0 %P A0 a -ave a second function or purpose. solar panel. "he movie was a bit borin) and I 'all asleep. D$>ED $'' halfwa! throu)h. "he meetin) D(AED $& for two and Be unnecessaril! lon). a half hours. (etreat3 move bac/wards. -e D(EW BAC5 when the do) bar/ed. "he administration want to D(AW (educe levels. D$W& troop numbers as soon as the! can. "he colle)e wants to D(AW D$W& et fundin). e#tra fundin) for I" provision. "o deplete b! consumption or heav! as reserves were D(AW& D$W& in spendin). the recent cold spell. "he e#hausted horse D(EW EVE& at the E6uali2e one;s competitive position. finish line. "he ni)hts are D(AWI& I& now it+s et dar/ earlier. winter. Arrive at a station 8for trains9. "he train D(EW I& and we )ot off.
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I didn+t want to ta/e sides because I didn+t et involved in somethin) unpleasant. want to )et D(AW& I&"$ their ar)uments. As the lesson D(EW $&3 the students Pass slowl! 8time9. started to )et bored. Inhale smo/e from a ci)arette3 ci)ar3 etc. -e D(EW $& his ci)arette and cou)hed. *a/e somethin) continue lon)er than "he director D(EW the meetin) $%" needed. with a len)th! speech. -e was so 6uiet at first3 but the teacher *a/e a sh! person more out)oin). mana)ed to D(AW him $%" and )et him to participate. "he contract was D(AW& %P b! our Prepare a contract. solicitor. "he police car D(EW %P alon)side him When a vehicle stops. at the red li)hts and as/ed him to pull over. I wouldn+t even D(EA* $' tellin) her &ot thin/ or consider. that. "he! D(EA*ED %P the scheme for the Invent somethin)3 have an idea. improvements and it was accepted b! the board. "he newspapers D(EDED %P the Discover thin)s about someone+s past. details of his affair with his research assistant. "he staff are allowed to D(E00 D$W& Dress casuall!. on 'rida!s. 0he D(E00ED me D$W& for bein) 0cold. rude. It+s an informal part! so there+s no need to Dress ver! smartl!. D(E00 %P. We were )reat friends at school but 0lowl! cease to be close to or friends with D(I'"ED APA(" when we went to someone. different universities. I was D(I'"I& $'' when the noise 0tart to fall asleep. disturbed me. 0earch throu)h la!ers of information on a I reall! had to D(ILL D$W& to )et the computer. answers from the database. et to the bottom of somethin)3 )et "he! D(ILLED D$W& "-($%- the detailed data. information to find the truth. (epeat somethin) man! times to ma/e "he teacher D(ILLED the rules I&"$ someone learn it. the students. 'inish a drin/. D(I&5 %P3 please1 it+s closin) time. 'orce an animal or someone to leave a "heir unfriendliness D(IVE0 customers place. AWA. "he police D($VE the crowd BAC5 to (epulse3 force bac/. )ive the rescue wor/ers more space. Do somethin) out of a car. -e was /illed in a D(IVE,B shootin).
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0he slammed the car door shut and D($VE $'' without sa!in) a word. "he soldiers D($VE them $%" of their 'orce someone to leave a place. homes. "he mar/et uncertaint! has D(IVE& *a/e somethin) increase. prices %P. "he! D($VE %P 4ust as we were about Arrive in a vehicle. to leave. "he minister D($&ED $& for an hour "al/ borin)l! for a lon) time. and the audience loo/ed increasin)l! bored. Visit someone3 often without ma/in) an We D($PPED A($%&D to collect the arran)ement. stuff we+d left there last wee/. I D($PPED A($%&D the thin)s the! Deliver. needed. "he numbers of people attendin) be)an Become smaller, amount3 numbers. the D($P AWA after a few months. -e stared at the front3 but )ot tired and *ove towards the bac/ of a )roup. D($PPED BAC5 as the race went on. -e D($PPED B on his wa! home from Pa! a brief visit. wor/. I was in the area so I D($PPED I& at the Visit without havin) made arran)ements. office to see her. "a/e somethin) or someone to a place and I D($PPED the /ids $'' at school on leave it or them there.. m! wa! to wor/. I D($PPED $'' durin) the pla! and 'all asleep. wo/e up when it ended. 0ales have D($PPED $'' in the last Decrease in number or amount. few months. 0he D($PPED $%" of colle)e and went uit a course. strai)ht into a )ood 4ob. Visit for a short time. I+ll D($P $VE( on m! wa! bac/. Visit someone3 often without ma/in) an We D($PPED ($%&D their house on arran)ement. our wa!. I D($PPED the papers ($%&D so she Deliver. could read them before the meetin). Drive awa! from a place.
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I reall! D($PPED him I& I" when I told them what he+d done.
"he bi) scheme he was tal/in) about seems to have D($PPED "-($%-. Cover e#cessivel!. "he! D($W& the food I& sauce. Be so loud that another sound cannot be "he music D($W&ED $%" the sound heard. of the phone rin)in). "o ma/e someone learn or believe "he! D(%* all the traps I&"$ !ou somethin) b! constant repetition. before the test3 so !ou can+t )o wron). 'orce someone out of their 4ob or position. "he! D(%**ED the minister $%" Come to nothin)3 produce no results.
when she was cau)ht l!in)."he minister was D(%**ED $%" of her post for l!in). 8"he passive form with $' is more common9 "he! are tr!in) to D(%* %P support for Increase support or interest. &rum up the referendum. Dr! somethin) 6uic/l!3 or dr! the surface. I had a shower and D(IED m!self $''. &ry off 0top drin/in) or ta/in) dru)s when -e chec/ed into a clinic to D( $%" &ry out addicted. after bein) arrested for drin/,drivin). Dr! somethin) full!. "he! D(IED the fruit $%" in the sun. &ry out Lose all the water from a river3 la/e3 "he la/e D(IED %P because of the water &ry up source3 etc. e#traction for cotton farmin). -is income D(IED %P when cheaper 0top bein) supplied with somethin). &ry up options became available. Be unable to spea/. 0he D(IED %P in the press conference. &ry up Dr! plates3 dishes3 cutler!3 etc3 after I washed and D(IED %P. &ry up washin) them up. -e D%C5ED $%" $' helpin) us last &uck out of Avoid doin) somethin). ni)ht. -e was D%''ED %P in a ni)ht club last Beat or hit someone repeatedl!. &uff up ni)ht. (educe the intellectual level of somethin) "elevision has been D%*BI& D$W& &umb down in search of popularit!. the news for !ears. -er boss D%*P0 $& ever!one when "reat someone badl!. &ump on thin)s )o wron). Critici2e heavil!3 often unfairl!. 0he D%*P0 $& her famil! a lot. &ump on When he+1s depressed3 he needs someone "ell someone !our problems. &ump on to D%*P $&. "he pro)ramme DWELLED $& little 0pend a lot of time on somethin). &well on other than the scandal. 0he DWEL" %P$& the economic &well upon 0pend a lot of time on somethin). situation in her speech. 0he EA0ED $'' the accelerator to let (educe pressure. Ease off the car slow down. 0he as/ed her teacher to EA0E %P (ela#3 calm down. Ease up because she was feelin) ver! stressed. Destro! slowl!. "he disease EA"0 the liver AWA. Eat away We didn+t feel li/e )oin) to a restaurant so Eat at home. Eat in we A"E I&. %se somethin) valuable when !ou don+t We+ve had to EA" I&"$ our savin)s Eat into want to. since I lost m! 4ob. We couldn+t be bothered to coo/ so we Eat in a restaurant. Eat out A"E $%" last ni)ht. If !ou don+t EA" %P !our )reens3 !ou Eat all of somethin). Eat up won+t )et an! dessert. Consume. "his car EA"0 %P petrol. Eat up Consume somethin) !ou don+t want to be "he )raphics EA" %P our bandwidth, Eat up
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the!+re costin) us a fortune. -is life was EBBED AWA as the illness Ebb away Disappear )raduall!. pro)ressed. raduall! push someone or somethin) out "he shareholders EDED the CE$ out Edge out of their position. because results were )ettin) worse. 0he EDED %P behind the bus at the red Approach slowl!. Edge up li)ht. "he other students EED him $& Encoura)e. Egg on when he started ar)uin) with the teacher. *ost students have to E5E $%" their *a/e somethin) li/e mone! last as lon) income because the! have so little mone! Eke out as possible. to live on. Piere E*BA(5ED $& an *BA at Embark on 0tart a pro4ect or venture. Insead last autumn. 'ernanda has 4ust E*BA(5ED %P$& a Embark 0tart a pro4ect or venture. new professional challen)e. upon I must E*P" $%" the rubbish before I Empty out Empt! somethin) completel!. leave for wor/. (emove some thin)s or ever!thin) from a I E*P"IED some of the coffee $%" so I Empty out container. could pour more mil/ in. 'inish a certain wa!. It+ll E&D I& tears. End in We couldn+t )et tic/ets for E)!pt so we Become or do somethin) unplanned. End up E&DED %P )oin) to "ur/e! instead. -e tried hard but E&DED %P WI"- a End up with et as a result of somethin). poor )rade. "he! E&"E(ED '$( the national 7oin or enter a competition. Enter for championship but weren+t )ood enou)h. "he! E&"E(ED I&"$ an a)reement Enter into Become involved in or accept. with their rivals. "he )u! EED the other man %P because Loo/ carefull! at someone. Eye up he was behavin) suspiciousl!. "he compan! 'ACED $'' the Confront. 'ace off competition. *an! people find it hard to 'ACE %P "$ 'ace up to Accept an unpleasant truth. the fact that the! are )ettin) old. -e told her to stop 'A''I& AB$%" 'aff about Behave indecisivel!. and ma/e her mind up. 0he told him to stop 'A''I& A($%&D 'aff around Behave indecisivel!. and ma/e his mind up. We 'ELL AB$%" when we heard what 'all about Lau)h a lot. she+d done. "he bo# 'ELL APA(" when I pic/ed it 'all apart Brea/ into pieces. up. Become emotionall! disturbed and unable -e 'ELL APA(" when the! sac/ed him. 'all apart to behave normall!. "he arm! 'ELL BAC5 after losin) the (etreat. 'all back battle.
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It was )ood to have some mone! in the Be able to use in an emer)enc!. ban/ to 'ALL BAC5 $& when I lost m! 4ob. I was ill for a wee/ and 'ELL BE-I&D *a/e less pro)ress. with m! wor/. 'all on the )round. I slipped on the ice and 'ELL D$W&. "he ar)ument 'ALL0 D$W& when !ou -ave a wea/ point. loo/ at how much it+ll cost. -e 'ELL '$( her the moment their e!es Be attracted to somebod!3 fall in love. met. -e 'ELL '$( m! stor! and allowed me Believe a lie or a piece of deception. !et another e#tension for the submission of m! thesis. "he ceilin) 'ELL I& hurtin) a lot of Collapse. people. I 4ust 'ELL I&"$ m! 4ob when an 0tart doin) somethin) unplanned. opportunit! came up. "he membership 'ELL $'' dramaticall! Decrease. when the chairperson resi)ned. "he! 'ELL $%" over the decision and Ar)ue and be on bad terms with someone. hardl! spea/ to each other an! more. -e+s started )ettin) worried about Lose hair. baldness because his hair is 'ALLI& $%" rather 6uic/l!. 'all on the )round. I slipped on the ice and 'ELL $VE(. "he plans 'ELL "-($%- when Be unsuccessful. plannin) permission was refused. At first he was independent3 but then he Become controlled. 'ELL %&DE( their influence. "he compan! wants to 'A(* $%" their ive or contract wor/ to someone else. maintenance. "he mana)er was an)r! because the staff Waste time doin) sill! thin)s. were 'A("I& AB$%". We were reall! bored in the lecture so we Waste time doin) pointless thin)s. started 'A("I& A($%&D. We 'A0"E&ED it D$W& to /eep the "ie somethin) so that it doesn+t move. wind from blowin) it awa!. ive attention to somethin) that confirms "he! have 'A0"E&ED $& the speech as !our beliefs. a source of inspiration. -e 'A0"E&ED $&"$ the minister on 'ollow someone closel!3 normall! when his visit and as/ed him repeatedl! about the! don+t want !our compan!. the scandal. ive attention to somethin) that confirms "he! 'A0"E& $&"$ an! fi)ures that !our beliefs. the! thin/ can support their case. Close3 attach. 'A0"E& %P !our seatbelts. I couldn+t 'A"-$* $%" what she %nderstand somethin). wanted from me.
"he! 'A""E& the cows %P before slau)hterin) them. Praise someone in an e#cessive wa! to )et -e+s alwa!s 'AW&I& $& his boss to 'awn on their favour or somethin) from them. tr! to )et promoted. 0he 'AW&ED $VE( the inspectors in Praise someone in an e#cessive wa! to )et the hope that the! would )ive her a )ood 'awn over their favour or somethin) from them. )rade. "he )ec/o 'EED0 $'' mos6uitoes and Eat a food as part of an animals diet. 'eed off other insects. -e 'EED0 $'' people+s fear of crime to %se somethin) to !our advanta)e. 'eed off )et them to support his proposals. "he opposition part!+s 'EEDI& $& the row stron)er. 'eed on )overnment+s wea/nesses. Consume in an animal+s diet. "he bats 'EED $& insects. 'eed on ive someone a particular food. -e 'EED0 his cat $& dr! food. 'eed on ive someone a lot of food to restore their 0he+s been ill for a fortni)ht so we+re 'eed up health3 ma/e them bi))er3 etc. 'EEDI& her %P. 0omeone 'EL" me %P in the club as I "ouch se#uall!3 )rope. 'eel up was tr!in) to )et to the bar. I+m so tired. I don+t thin/ I 'EEL %P "$ 'eel capable of doin) somethin). 'eel up to )oin) out toni)ht. Enclose an area. "he! 'E&CED the whole )arden I&. 'ence in Enclose an area to /eep animals or people "he! 'E&CED $'' one side of the par/ 'ence off out. to /eep do)s out. "a/e care of !ourself or someone with "he children had to 'E&D '$( 'end for help from other people. themselves after their parents died. -e mana)ed to 'E&D $'' the criticism (esist somethin) successfull!. 'end off in the press. 0he 'E&DED $'' the do) when it Push an attac/er awa!. 'end off attac/ed her. "he investi)ation finall! mana)ed to 'erret out 0earch and discover somethin). 'E((E" $%" the truth. "he compan! 'E00ED %P after the! Confess3 admit somethin) reluctantl!. 'ess up were e#posed in the newspapers. ive. 'E00 %P !our share of the bill. 'ess up 'ess up to Confess3 admit reluctantl! to somethin). "he! 'E00ED %P "$ the crime. We spent the whole afternoon Waste time doin) sill! thin)s3 or doin) 'iddle 'IDDLI& AB$%" with the computer thin)s unsuccessfull!. about but couldn+t )et it to wor/. Waste time doin) sill! thin)s3 or I 'IDDLED A($%&D with the phone 'iddle unsuccessful thin)s. but couldn+t )et an! si)nal. around -e 'IDDLED A($%&D for somethin) 'iddle *a/e small movements with !our hands. in his poc/ets. around -e 'IDDLED AWA the afternoon. 'iddle away Waste time. "he arm! attac/ed the town and the 'ight back Defend !ourself3 resist an attac/. inhabitants '$%-" BAC5 fiercel!. -e tried to 'I-" BAC5 the tears when 'ight back "r! to control and emotion and /eep it 'atten up
ive an animal a lot to eat to ma/e it fat.
hidden. he heard the news of her death. 0tru))le to see who wins3 both b! ar)uin) "heir 'I-"I& I" $%" to see who 'ight it out or fi)htin). will become the ne#t CE$. "he old lad! mana)ed to 'I-" the 'i)ht an attac/er and force them bac/. mu))ers $'' and the! didn+t )et her 'ight off purse. (esist an illness or emotion. I+m 'I-"I& $'' a cold. 'ight off What 4ob do !ou 'I%(E $& doin) Plan3 e#pect. 'igure on when !ou )raduate= "he police couldn+t 'I%(E $%" how 'igure out 'ind the answer to a problem. the bur)lars had )ot into the warehouse. Put a document in the correct place for I 'ILED a cop! of the letter AWA for 'ile away stora)e in a filin) s!stem. m! records. Appl! for somethin) le)all!3 li/e divorce "he! 'ILED '$( divorce after two !ears 'ile for or ban/ruptc!. of marria)e. I 'ILLED I& the application form and Complete a form. 'ill in posted it off. 0he+s 4ust had a bab!3 so we have hired 0ubstitute someone at wor/. 'ill in someone to 'ILL I& for her. I was awa! for a few da!s3 so the! had to 0ubstitute. 'ill in for )et someone to 'ILL I& '$( me. I+m sorr! I missed the meetin)1 could !ou ive someone information. 'ill in on 'ILL me I& $& what happened. I 'ILLED $%" the application form and Complete a form. 'ill out mailed it. I stopped at the )ara)e and 'ILLED %P 'ill somethin) completel!. 'ill up with petrol. *ove into a lane of traffic without ma/in) "he slip lane allows traffic to 'IL"E( I& 'ilter in other cars stop. at the 4unction. It 'IL"E(0 $%" all the impurities and (emove somethin) unwanted. chemicals in tap water so that it tastes 'ilter out better. I went to the librar! to 'I&D $%" all I Discover. could about the life and wor/ of 7oe 'ind out *ee/. "he! 'I&I0-ED $'' all the chocolates and had to )o to the all,ni)ht )ara)e to 'inish off 'inish completel!. bu! some more. 5ill a person or animal3 often when the! "he animal was badl! hurt3 so the! 'inish off have alread! been hurt. 'I&I0-ED it $'' to end its sufferin). "he second )oal 'I&I0-ED them $''. 'inish off Beat3 ma/e victor! certain in sport. We 'I&I0-ED $'' the coffee and had to 'inish off Consume all. )et some more. 'inall! )et somewhere3 usuall! without We went out for diner and 'I&I0-ED %P 'inish up plannin) to )o there. in a club. We attended some wor/shops and -ave or do somethin) at the end or as the 'inish up 'I&I0-ED %P WI"- the /e!note last of somethin). with spea/er.
'inish with End a relationship. 'inish with 0top dealin) with someone. 'inish with 'inish usin) or re6uirin). 'ink on
ive awa! secrets about someone.
'ink out
'ail to /eep a promise3 arran)ement3 etc.
'ire away
As/ 6uestions.
'ire off
0end 6uic/l!3 an)ril! or man! 8letter3 emails3 etc9.
'ire off
0hoot3 fire a )un 8usuall! repeatedl!9.
'ire up
0tart a computer.
'ire up
E#cite3 become e#cited.
'irm up 'irm up 'ish for
*a/e thin)s clearer in a ne)otiation or discussion. E#ercise to ma/e muscles harder and remove fat. "r! to )et some information or to )et someone to sa! somethin). (emove somethin) from a ba)3 poc/et3 etc. (emove from water3 such as the sea3 rivers3 etc.
0he 'I&I0-ED WI"- him a few months a)o. -e wanted to leave but I was furious and hadn+t 'I&I0-ED WI"- him. Can I read the paper when !ou+ve 'I&I0-ED WI"- it. -e 'I&5ED $& her to the authorities. -e said he+d come with us then 'I&5ED $%" at the last minute. What do !ou want to /now= 'I(E AWA and I+ll tell !ou. -e 'I(ED $'' an email complainin) about the report. "he police 'I(ED $'' several rounds and /illed the man. 0he 'I(ED %P the computer and printed out a hard cop! of the files. Ever!one was 'I(ED %P and desperate to )et it finished in time. We need to 'I(* %P some aspects of the contract before we si)n it. I )o swimmin) ever! da! to 'I(* %P m! bod!. -e+s alwa!s 'I0-I& '$( compliments.
0he reached into her handba) and 'I0-ED some coins $%". It+s fallen in the pool, I+ll have to 'I0- it 'ish out $%". I didn+t 'I" I& with the other people et on in a )roup of people. wor/in) there so I left and found another 'it in 4ob. I didn+t have time to 'I" I& another -ave enou)h time or space for somethin). 'it in appointment. "he!+re not arrivin) until "hursda!3 which 'I"0 I& WI"- m! schedule for 'it in with Be convenient or occur convenientl!. the wee/. -is rudeness !esterda! 'I"0 I& WI"$ccur or happen in a wa! that shows that what I have alwa!s thou)ht of his 'it in with plans or ideas have not chan)ed. behaviour. Become part of. "heir ideas didn+t 'I" I&"$ our plans. 'it into Provide with necessar! e6uipment. "he! 'I""ED $%" the boat for the race. 'it out Provide someone with necessar! "he! didn+t 'I" the troops $%" WI"'it out with e6uipment. the necessar! protective )ear. 'rame someone, ma/e them loo/ )uilt! of "he police 'I""ED him %P for dealin) 'it up somethin) the! haven+t done. dru)s. Provide e6uipment. "he! 'I""ED us %P with the latest I". 'it up 'ish out
-e 'IED %P an appointment for me to see a specialist. "he campai)n started well3 but 'I>>LED End in an unsuccessful wa!. 'izzle out $%" when the! ran out of mone!. "he police officer 'LAED the car D$W& because it didn+t have its 'lag down 0i)nal at a vehicle to )et it to stop. headli)hts on. We should 'LA %P wor/in) conditions (aise an issue3 or hi)hli)ht its importance. 'lag up at the meetin). I wor/ed till midni)ht then 'LA5ED 'all asleep from e#haustion. 'lake out $%". "he compan! 'LA*ED $%" in the 'lame out 'ail. recession. Burn bri)htl!. "he wood 'LA*ED %P in the fire. 'lame up -e 'LA(ED $%" when he saw the et an)r! suddenl!. 'lare out dreadful report. "he ar)ument 'LA(ED %P when he was When trouble suddenl! appears. 'lare up rude to them. "he recent )overnment report 'LE0-ED Add more details or information. 'lesh out $%" the draft proposals. 0he 'LIC5ED $VE( to see if the news 'lick over Chan)e "V channels 6uic/l!. had started. I 'LIC5ED "-($%- the channels to 'lick Chan)e "V channels repeatedl!. see if there was an!thin) worth watchin). through I 'LIC5ED "-($%- the ma)a2ine 'lick Loo/ throu)h somethin) 6uic/l!. and decided to bu! it. through E#tend !our middle fin)er as a )esture of When the police were wal/in) awa!3 he 'lip off contempt. 'LIPPED them $''. -e 'LIPPED $%" when he won the Become ver! e#cited and lose control. 'lip out final. I 'LIPPED "-($%- the latest issue of Loo/ 6uic/l! throu)h a ma)a2ine3 boo/3 'lip the ma)a2ine in the shop and decided to etc. through bu! it. "he council 'L$ED $'' the land 0ell somethin) cheapl! to )et rid of it. cheapl! to a developer who had close 'log off lin/s to a few of the councillors. 0he 'L$$(ED I" when the police Drive a vehicle as fast as possible. 'loor it arrived. Leave a place or wal/ awa! from someone -e 'L$%&CED $'' when the! lau)hed 'lounce off an)ril!. at him. -e 'L$%&CED $%" when the press 'lounce out Leave a place an)ril!. started criticisin) him. 0ha/e or pat a cushion so that it fills with 0he 'L%''ED $%" the sofa cushions. 'luff out air. 0ha/e or pat a cushion so that it fills with -e 'L%''ED %P the pillow before )oin) 'luff up air. to bed. 'ix up
*a/e an arran)ement.
'ly about
Circulate 8rumours3 etc9.
'ly around Circulate 8rumours3 etc9. 'ly at
Attac/.
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Criticise or shout an)ril!.
'ly by
When time appears to move 6uic/l!. Chan)e emotion 6uic/l!. *a/e or persuade someone to accept somethin).
'ly into 'ob off 'ob off
Lie or deceive someone.
*a/e or persuade someone to accept somethin) !ou don+t want. *a/e or persuade someone to accept 'ob off onto somethin) !ou don+t want. *a/e or persuade someone to accept 'ob off with somethin) of lower 6ualit! than the! wanted. 'ob off on
"he rumour has been 'LI& AB$%" for the past wee/3 but no one has confirmed it. "here are a lot of stories 'LI& A($%&D about her past. "he do) 'LEW A" the cat when it came into the )arden. -e 'LEW A" them for not tr!in) hard enou)h. As I )et older3 the !ears 4ust 'L B. -e 'LEW I&"$ a ra)e. I '$BBED it $'' Paul. -e '$BBED us $'' with a reall! stupid e#cuse. I '$BBED the wor/ $& the others. I '$BBED the fa/e note $&"$ a shop/eeper. -e '$BBED her $'' WI"- some fa/e )old.
"he report '$C%0E0 $& the compan!+s wea/ points. Darren '$LDED %P the letter and put it *a/e a sheet of paper smaller. 'old up in an envelope. Leave to meet someone after the! have -e left an hour a)o and I+ll be 'ollow on left the place !ou+re at. '$LL$WI& $& soon. In cric/et3 if the second team to bat doesn+t "he! were over @@ runs behind and had 'ollow on score enou)h runs3 it has to bat a)ain. to '$LL$W $&. "he film '$LL$W0 $& from the 'ollow on Be the part of somethin). ori)inal. from Do what is necessar! to complete "he pro4ect went wron) when the staff 'ollow somethin) or ma/e it successful. failed to '$LL$W "-($%-. through ou need to '$LL$W "-($%'ollow Continue movin) limbs after hittin) a ball. smoothl! when pla!in) )olf. through Do somethin) to chec/ or improve an -e '$LL$WED %P the meetin) with a 'ollow up earlier action. report. "he police didn+t '$LL$W %P the 'ollow up 'ind our about a problem and act. alle)ations. "he! were '$$LI& AB$%" and 'ool about &ot be serious. wouldn+t settle down. "heir marria)e bro/e down because he 'ool about Be unfaithful. /ept '$$LI& AB$%". "he teacher was an)r! because the class 'ool around &ot be serious. were '$$LI& A($%&D. 0he suspects her husband is '$$LI& 'ool around Be unfaithful. 'ocus on
Concentrate.
'ool with
Pla! with somethin) dan)erous.
'orge ahead *a/e a lot of pro)ress in a short time. 'orge ahead *ove forwards ver! 6uic/l!. 'reak out
Become ver! disturbed or an)r!.
*a/e mone! or time available b! not usin) it elsewhere. Do wor/ or a tas/ for someone to ma/e 'ree up them available for somethin). 0hut out or e#clude b! unfriendl! 'reeze out treatment. 'orce to retire or withdraw from 'reeze out membership3 a 4ob3 etc. Become covered with ice 8la/e3 river3 'reeze over pond3 etc9. 'ree up
'reeze up
Be bloc/ed with ice.
'reeze up
0top wor/in) because the parts of a machine won+t move.
'reeze up
When a computer stops wor/in).
'reeze up
Be paral!sed with fear.
'reshen up Wash 6uic/l! and improve appearance.
A($%&D with one of her friends. Don+t '$$L WI"- that, it could e#plode. We+ve been '$(I& A-EAD with the wor/ and should be finished well before the deadline. 0he '$(ED A-EAD of the other runners and won. 0he '(EA5ED $%" completel! when she didn+t )et the )rades to )et into universit!. If we )et the wor/ done toni)ht3 it will '(EE %P the wee/end to )o awa!. If !ou proofread this te#t3 it will '(EE me %P to )et on with the ne#t part. "he! tried to '(EE>E me $%" of the conversation. After 7im was '($>E& $%" of the case3 the! hired a new law!er. "he winter was ver! severe and the la/e '($>E $VE(. "he pipes all '($>E %P so no water came throu)h. "he )ears had '($>E& %P. %P. "he computer '($>E %P1 it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn+t reboot. WE '($>E %P when we heard the window brea/. I+m )oin) to the bathroom to '(E0-E& %P before the! arrive.
Add more alcohol to a )lass before it is -ere3 let me '(E0-E& %P !our drin/. empt!. uic/l! improve the appearance of "he ma)a2ine )ives !ou tips on how to 'reshen up somethin). '(E0-E& %P !our home cheapl!. "he noise '(I-"E&ED the birds 'righten 0care someone so much that the! )o awa!. AWA. away 0care or worr! someone enou)h to stop "he stri/es '(I-"E&ED man! visitors 'righten them doin) somethin) the! had planned. AWA. away "he do) '(I-"E&ED the bur)lars 'righten off 0care someone so much that the! )o awa!. $''. 0care or worr! someone enou)h to stop "he crash in share prices '(I-"E&ED 'righten off them doin) somethin) the! had planned. investors $''. $''. (epresent someone3 especiall! when "he solicitor '($&"0 '$( a number of 'ront for coverin) ille)al or wron)ful activities. criminal )an)s. "he two )u!s '($&"ED each other Confront someone and let them /now !ou $''3 but someone mana)ed to calm them 'ront off are prepared to fi)ht. down before it )ot out of hand. 'reshen up
*! house '($&"0 $&"$ the main s6uare. -e accused her of l!in)3 but she 'ace up to someone3 withstand criticism. 'ront out '($&"ED him $%" I hate these occasions3 but I+ll '($&" %P Appear somewhere for a short time. 'ront up for the first half. 0he '($&"ED %P the mone! we Advance cash for somethin). 'ront up needed. -e '($W&0 $& people ma/in) Disapprove. 'rown on personal calls at wor/. We stopped to '%EL %P before the car Put petrol or other fuel into a vehicle. 'uel up ran out. I spent the afternoon ADDI& AB$%" (ad about Visit a lot of different places for pleasure. in the West End. I spent the afternoon ADDI& (ad around Visit different places for pleasure. A($%&D loo/in) for some boo/s. Want somethin) a lot. I+m AI& '$( a drin/. (ag for 'orm a )roup a)ainst somethin) or "he! A&ED %P to tr! to stop the new (ang up someone. s!stem. "he! A&ED %P AAI&0" AAI&0" me (ang up -arass3 bull! 8in a )roup9. because I wouldn+t accept ac cept their ideas. against "he! A&ED %P $& him because of bu ll!.. (ang up on -arass3 bull! the wa! he spo/e. $r)anise or arran)e somethin) for a particular purpose3 purpos e3 audience3 etc. 8$ften It+s not EA(ED "$ non,specialists. (ear to passive9. $r)anise or arran)e somethin) for a "he pro4ect is EA(ED "$WA(D0 (ear particular purpose3 purpos e3 audience3 etc. older people. towards "he shops are EA(I& %P for the &ew et read! for a bus! period. (ear up ear sales. -enr! alwa!s EE50 $%" at parties and "al/ at len)th about computin). bores all the people peopl e who don+t /now (eek out much about computers. I E" AB$%" a lot with m! 4ob, last (et about Visit man! places. !ears I visited eleven countries. It didn+t ta/e lon) for the news to E" (et about Become /nown. AB$%", ever!one+s tal/in) about it. 0he can+t E" AB$%" much3 but she is (et about Wal/ or visit places. in her ei)hties. -ave personal or se#ual relationships with 0he E"0 AB$%" a bit1 she+s alwa!s (et about man! people. with some new n ew )u!. 0he+s been E""I& AB$VE AB$VE -E(0EL' since she )ot promoted.8"his Behave as if !ou are better or more is normall! used in pro)ressive forms and (et above important than others. followed b! a refle#ive pronoun3 thou)h +)et above !our station+ is also used.9 I 4ust couldn+t E" m! messa)e (et across Communicate successfull!. AC($00 at the meetin). 'ront onto
'ace 8of a buildin)9.
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"he )an)sters $" A" the 4ur!3 who %se threats3 pa!ments3 bribes3 etc3 to affect found them not )uilt! of all char)es someone+s testimon! or decision. despite the evidence presented in court. "he robbers $" AWA in a stolen car3 Escape. which the police later found abandoned. We love to E" AWA from ever!thin) o on holida! or for a short brea/. and rela# in the countr!. -e didn+t come because he was stuc/ at *ove3 leave somewhere. wor/ and couldn+t E" AWA. o somewhere different or do somethin) Wor/+s )ettin) on top of me1 I need to different. E" AWA '($* it. I thin/ we+re E""I& AWA '($* 0tart to tal/ about somethin) that is not the point here, we need to concentrate on relevant to the discussion. the main ideas. &ot )et cau)ht3 criticised or punished for "hieves $" AWA WI"- two doin) somethin) wron). Picassos3 which were never found. Achieve somethin)3 despite not doin) it Do !ou thin/ we could E" AWA correctl! or properl!. WI"- usin) the cheaper product= KI passed.K KE" AWA< ou couldn+t An e#pression of disbelief. have passed.K "he train was held up so we didn+t E" (eturn. BAC5 home until midni)ht. Don+t lend him an! mone!1 !ou+ll never (eturn somethin). E" it BAC5. -e was rude and embarrassed me3 but I+ll (even)e. E" him BAC5. "he police told the crowd to E" BAC5 *ove awa!. to allow the ambulance throu)h. I+ll E" BAC5 A" her for landin) me in "a/e reven)e. trouble. 0tart doin) somethin) after stoppin) for I am E""I& BAC5 I&"$ m! 5hmer some time. lessons after the summer brea/. I lost interest for a while3 but I+m 'ind a new enthusiasm for somethin). E""I& BAC5 I&"$ it. I+ll E" BAC5 "$ !ou as soon as I hear (espond to a contact. an! news. I don+t /now at the moment3 but I will (espond when !ou /now the answer. E" BAC5 "$ !ou as soon as I have the information. 0tart doin) somethin) a)ain after an It too/ me a)es to E" BAC5 "$ sleep interruption. after the phone ran). We split up a few months a)o but $" (estart a relationship. BAC5 "$E"-E( last wee/. All the students $" BE-I&D the 0upport. teacher. If !ou E" BE-I&D WI"- mort)a)e Be late pa!in) instalments for somethin).. pa!ments3 !ou mi)ht lose !our home. -ave 4ust enou)h mone! to live on. "he!+re findin) it increasin)l! difficult to
E" B since their dau)hter was born. I had chec/ed it3 but there still were a few &ot be noticed 8problems3 errors3 etc9. (et by mista/es that didn+t E" B the editor. *ana)e on a certain amount of mone!. It+s hard to E" B $& m! salar!. (et by on We should be able to E" B WI"(et by with -ave enou)h of somethin) to do the 4ob. three PCs3 but four would be better. *a/e someone depressed3 unhapp!3 "he miserable weather in winter reall! (et down e#hausted3 etc.. E"0 me D$W&. I couldn+t E" D$W& ever!thin) he Write3 record. (et down said. "he medicine tasted horrible and it was *ana)e to swallow. (et down difficult to E" it D$W&. "he trained pulled in and we $" Descend3 leave a vehicle. (et down D$W&. When the! had finished dinner3 the Leave the table after eatin). children as/ed if the! could E" (et down D$W&. "he doctor sa!s I m! E" m! cholesterol (educe. (et down levels D$W&. -ave an affair or se#ual relations. "he! $" D$W& at the part! last wee/. (et down *! mother used to E" D$W& $& us (et down Criticise. for not doin) enou)h homewor/. on I find it e#tremel! difficult to E" D$W& "$ doin) an! revision for (et down to 0tart wor/in) seriousl!. e#aminations. People were E""I& D$W& "$ the (et down to En4o! somethin) a lot. concert. "he air conditionin) has bro/en down1 Arran)e for someone to do a 4ob in !our we+ll have to E" a technician I& to fi# (et in home3 wor/place3 etc. it. Arrive 8train3 plane3 etc.9. -er plane E"0 I& at am our time. (et in 0he didn+t E" I& till well after twelve Arrive home. o+cloc/ because she+d been out for a few (et in drin/s with her mates. Enter a car or ta#i. "he ta#i pulled up and we $" I&. (et in We need to E" some coffee I&1 we+re Bu! or obtain supplies3 li/e food. (et in completel! out. I $" I& late toda! because the train Arrive at wor/3 school3 home. (et in bro/e down. Enter a buildin) or place. I borrowed her pass to E" I&. (et in "he )overnment $" I& with a ver! Be elected. (et in small ma4orit!. I couldn+t E" a word I& throu)hout the *ana)e to sa! or do. (et in meetin). -e did badl! in the entrance e#am and Be admitted to a universit!3 club3 etc. (et in didn+t E" I&. Brin) inside a place. It+s rainin)1 I+d better E" the washin) (et in
I&. We have to E" the forms I& b! the end 0ubmit3 appl!. (et in of this wee/. Pa! for drin/s. -e $" the drin/s I&. (et in "he compan! tried to E" I& $& our Become involved. (et in on mar/et. I tried to E" I& WI"- them as I (et in with Become friendl! with3 in)ratiate with. thou)ht it would help me at wor/. 0he+s been E""I& I&"$ dance music Become involved or interested. (et into recentl!. Become involved in somethin) bad or -e $" I&"$ dru)s when he was at (et into criminal. universit!. 0he did well and $" I&"$ Cambrid)e Be accepted or admitted. (et into %niversit!. Become or be accepted as a member. -e $" I&"$ the first team for football. (et into It too/ me a)es to E" I&"$ drivin) on 0tart a habit or wa! of actin) or behavin). (et into the left. I couldn+t E" I&"$ the boots1 the! Be small enou)h to wear somethin). (et into were too ti)ht. Criticise. -e $" I&"$ me for doin) it badl!. (et into If !ou don+t stop that ri)ht now3 !ou+ll Be punished or scolded. (et it reall! E" I"< -ave se#. "he! $" I" $'' at the part!. (et it off 0he $" I" $'' WI"- her friend+s (et it off -ave se# with. husband. with "he tal/ was dull and nobod! $" I" Become interested or e#cited. (et it on $&. -ave se#. Did !ou two E" I" $&= (et it on (et it on -ave se# with. Did !ou E" I" $& WI"- him= with Control thin)s in !our life to achieve !our If I don+t E" I" "$E"-E(3 I will (et it aims. never reach m! tar)ets. together "he! onl! E" I" "$E"-E( at the (et it Be)in a relationship. ver! end of the film. together -e couldn+t E" I" %P and felt ver! Become aroused 8of a man9. (et it up embarrassed. -e $" $'' on a technicalit! and left Escape punishment. (et off the court a free man. We $" $'' the bus and wal/ed to m! Leave a bus3 train3 etc.. (et off house. 'inish3 leave wor/. I li/e to E" $'' earl! on 'rida!s. (et off We need to E" $'' earl! to avoid the 0tart a 4ourne!. (et off rush hour traffic. I can+t E" the /ids $'' because of the -elp a bab! or child sleep. (et off noise from ne#t door. $r)asm3 have se#. We $" $'' last ni)ht. (et off *ana)e to fire a )un. 0he $" $'' a few shots before she was (et off
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arrested. Let me /now when he E"0 $'' the phone as I need to ma/e a call. I $" three emails $'' before the meetin). 0he $" $'' some 4o/es at the start of her presentation. I /new he was l!in) so I told him to E" $'' I".
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0he doesn+t E" $%" much now she has her bab!. "he truth $" $%" despite the in4unction on reportin) the case. "he do) $" $%" because I left the Leave a place3 escape. door open. (emove somethin) from where it is stored I $" the car $%" so that we could load to use it. up the suitcases. I spilled some red wine on m! carpet and (emove dirt or somethin) unwanted. can+t E" the stains $%". Publish3 ma/e available for the public to We have to E" the report $%" b! the see or bu!. end of the month. -e was so upset he couldn+t E" the 0a! what !ou want when it is difficult. words $%". I said I wasn+t feelin) well and $" $%" Avoid doin) somethin) !ou disli/e. $' the e#tra wor/. We $" $%" $' the ta#i and paid the Leave a car3 van3 etc.. driver. If !ou E" $%" $' a routine3 it can be 0top a re)ular activit! or habit. hard to start a)ain. "he police couldn+t E" an! information *a/e someone confess or tell the truth. $%" $' him. Did !ou E" a refund $%" $' the travel *a/e someone )ive somethin) to !ou. a)enc!= Derive pleasure or benefit from 0he+s E""I& a lot $%" $' her somethin). universit! course. I $" him $%" $' havin) to wor/ at -elp someone avoid doin) somethin). the wee/end. E#pression of disbelief. +I )ot H@@ on the test.++et out<+ It too/ me a)es to E" $VE( the bout (ecover from somethin)3 feel better. of flu. It too/ us a lon) time to E" $VE( the 0olve3 find a solution. problems with the computer s!stem. -e ma/es 4o/es to help E" his messa)e Communicate3 ma/e people understand. $VE(. Be shoc/ed or surprised that somethin) if I couldn+t E" $VE( how much wei)ht real or true. he had put on. We couldn+t E" $VE( the river et to the other side. because of the floods. -e said he needed help and as/ me to Come somewhere. E" $VE( as soon as I could. Do somethin) unpleasant that has to be I $" the test $VE( WI"- rather than done rather than dela!in) it an! more. have to worr! about it an! lon)er. I don+t want this to E" ($%&D3 so Become /nown. please /eep it to !ourself. 'ind a solution. We+re nearl! read!3 but there are few little problems we have to E" ($%&D
before we finish. It alwa!s ta/es me a)es to E" ($%&D (et round 'inall! mana)e to do somethin). to writin) letters. 8In American En)lish #around$ to +around+ is used9 0he didn+t want to let me do it3 but I (et round Persuade someone. succeeded in E""I& ($%&D her. 8In #or around$ American En)lish +around+ is used9 I tried callin) her mobile phone3 but I (et through Contact. couldn+t E" "-($%-. -e E"0 "-($%- two bottles of (et through Consume. wine a da!. I+m )oin) to ta/e some wor/ home because I haven+t mana)ed to E" (et through 'inish. "-($%- it all toda!. *! car didn+t E" "-($%- its (et through 0ucceed in an e#am or test. inspection. -elp someone or somethin) succeed or *! teacher $" me "-($%- the (et through pass a test or e#am. e#am. We will have to be careful with our (et through Endure or deal with a difficult e#perience. mone! to E" "-($%- the month. Be accepted or passed 8laws3 proposals3 If the proposal E"0 "-($%-3 it+ll (et through etc9. ma/e thin)s much better for us. "he water $" "-($%- the roof and (et through *ana)e to pass. dama)ed the carpets. "he messa)e didn+t E" "-($%-. (et through Arrive. I e#plained it carefull!3 but I 4ust couldn+t (et through *a/e someone understand. E" "-($%- "$ him. to I ran) but couldn+t E" "-($%- "$ (et through Contact3 especiall! b! phone. her. to If the! win3 the!+ll E" "-($%- "$ (et through (each a sta)e in a competition. the 6uarter finals. to Don+t let her E" "$ !ou1 she+s 4ust in a Anno!3 irritate. (et to bad mood. When I E" "$ it3 I+ll loo/ at the matter Arrive. (et to carefull!. We as/ed him to E" "$ the point3 but 0tart discussin) a topic. (et to he 4ust waffled awa!. -ave the opportunit! to do somethin). Last 7une I $" "$ visit 0tonehen)e. (et to We $" "$E"-E( in the pub for a (et *eet sociall!. drin/. together I E" %P at seven o+cloc/ on wee/da!s3 et out of bed. (et up but lie in till noon at the wee/end. "he! $" %P a list of two hundred $r)anise. people who were opposed to the local (et up council+s plans. "he children are alwa!s E""I& %P Do somethin) wron) or nau)ht!. (et up to "$ some trouble or other.
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Allow someone to sit in !our chair3 ta/e !our place3 etc. Allow or )ive awa! a run while pitchin) 8baseball9.
I AVE %P m! seat to a pre)nant woman. -e has IVE& %P H earned runs in H innin)s. I AVE %P $& them when I heard what Lose faith in or stop believin) in the! were sa!in) about me behind m! somethin) or someone. bac/. I have IVE& %P $& them1 the! never 0top feelin) hope. do what the! promise. -e AVE his accomplices %P "$ the Denounce3 report to authorities. police. 0top to allow vehicles to pass. ou must IVE WA at this 4unction. "he dam AVE WA when the floods Collapse3 brea/. rose. Don+t IVE WA "$ !our worst fears ield3 surrender3 retreat. about this. (elin6uish position or ascendanc!. &i)ht IVE0 WA "$ da!. Be replaced b! somethin) better3 cheaper3 Cotta)e industries AVE WA "$ the more modern3 etc. bi) companies. ou must IVE WA "$ oncomin) Allow a vehicle to pass in front. traffic. -e AVE WA "$ his an)er and started 0urrender to stron) emotions. screamin) at them. "he )an) AVE "-E*0ELVE0 %P last 0urrender to the police or authorities. ni)ht.
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"rouble3 worr! or anno! someone.
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-arm )raduall!.
(naw away -arm )raduall!. at (o about
Deal with somethin).
(o about
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(o across
*ove to another side or place.
(o after
Chase3 tr! to )et.
(o against
Lose a decision or a verdict of a court.
(o ahead
Proceed.
-e AVE himself %P "$ his 4ob. "he *inister tried to L$00 $VE( the report that was critical of her department. I /now it was wron) and )uilt has &AWED A" me ever since I did it. "he )overnment+s dishonest! has &AWED A" people+s trust in politicians. "heir behaviour &AWED AWA A" our trust in them. -ow should I $ AB$%" tellin) her the bad news= A rumour is $I& AB$%" involvin) the Attorne! eneral. -e WE&" AC($00 to the opposition. "he cat WE&" A'"E( the pi)eon3 but it flew awa!. If the decision $E0 AAI&0" me3 I+ll )o ban/rupt. "he construction of the b!pass WE&"
A-EAD despite the protests from environmentalists. We now intend to $ A-EAD WI"- the (o ahead Proceed. final sta)e of the pro4ect. with I didn+t reall! a)ree3 but I WE&" (o along Accept a decision or su))estion. AL$& WI"- the decision because I with was in the minorit!. I plan to $ AL$& WI"- them as far (o along Accompan!. as Los An)eles. with A rumour is $I& A($%&D about the (o around Circulate. Attorne! eneral. "here aren+t enou)h 4obs to $ A($%&D for the numbers of people (o around Be or have enou)h of somethin). )raduatin) nowada!s. I WE&" A($%&D for dinner at their (o around Visit. house. 0he WE&" A" her dinner li/e she hadn+t Attac/ or approach somethin) with vi)our. (o at eaten for da!s. "his dru) should ma/e the pain $ Leave a place or disappear. (o away AWA. -e and I $ BAC5 a lon) wa!, we were -ave a lon) histor!. (o back at school to)ether. We WE&" BAC5 to wor/ after the (eturn to3 start doin) somethin) a)ain. (o back brea/. "he )overnment have $&E BAC5 $& (o back on Brea/ a promise. their promise not to raise ta#es. We canMt i)nore what has $&E Precede. BE'$(E and pretend that ever!thin) has (o before been $5. "he captain told the passen)ers to $ Leave the top dec/ of a ship. (o below BEL$W when the storm started. "en !ears WE&" B before we saw each "he passin) of time. (o by other a)ain. Don+t $ B m! watch1 it+s usuall! a bit "rust or depend on for correct information. (o by slow. &obod! was at home when I WE&" B Pa! a short visit3 call. (o by !esterda!. "he price of scanners has $&E D$W& Decrease3 )et smaller. (o down recentl!. "he "itanic WE&" D$W& after it hit an 0in/. (o down iceber) on its maiden vo!a)e. 0unset. "he sun WE&" D$W& at seven o+cloc/. (o down -e WE&" D$W& for ten !ears for Be sent to to prison. (o down armed robber!. It WE&" D$W& as the worst da! in the Become recorded as or /nown as. (o down histor! of the compan!. Be eaten or swallowed. "he medicine WE&" D$W& easil!. (o down
(o down
'all to the )round.
(o down
-appen3 ta/e place.
(o down
0top wor/in)3 especiall! computers.
(o down
Become dimmer.
Be received b! people3 in terms of their reaction. (o down on Perform oral se#. (o down
(o down to Be defeated. (o down with
'all ill.
"he bo#er WE&" D$W& in the second round. "he police thou)ht that a bi) crime was $I& D$W& that ni)ht. "he computer s!stem WE&" D$W& for an hour last ni)ht. "he li)hts WE&" D$W& and the audience stopped tal/in). *! 4o/e WE&" D$W& ver! badl!. -e WE&" D$W& $& her. Chelsea WE&" D$W& "$ Arsenal in a thrillin) )ame. 0he WE&" D$W& WI"- a virus.
Do !ou thin/ the scheme will $ D$W& WI"- the farmers in the area= "he nei)hbour+s do) WE&" '$( the Attac/. (o for postman and bit him. Be attracted to. 0he tends to $ '$( )u!s li/e him. (o for I+ll $ '$( the soup of the da!3 followed Choose3 select. (o for b! the duc/. "he pla!er WE&" '$( the ball but "r! to )et. (o for missed. "he pla! didn+t have much $I& '$( -ave somethin) favourable. (o for I" and we left halfwa! throu)h. Pass for or serve as. It+s a couch that also $E0 '$( a bed. (o for -e was not alwa!s successful3 but Be assertive and read! to initiate action. whatever he tried to do he would alwa!s (o for it 8(elated to the meanin) +attac/+9. $ '$( I". -e WE&" '$("- and found a wife in Leave a place. (o forth another cit!. "he! WE&" '$("- to spread the word "ravel abroad3 leave a place. (o forth of the new reli)ion. "he cloc/s *$VE '$(WA(D an hour (o forward *ove cloc/s ahead. on 0unda!. "he top three teams $ '$(WA(D to (o forward Pro)ress. the ne#t round. -e WE&" I& for a triple b!pass o to hospital for treatment3 sur)er!3 etc.. (o in operation two da!s a)o. 'it. "he cable $E0 I& here. (o in Disappear3 become obscured b! a cloud. "he sun has $&E I&. (o in Attac/. "he troops WE&" I& at dawn. (o in -e WE&" I& '$( the photo)raph! Enter a competition or sit an e#am. (o in for pri2e3 but didn+t win. I don+t $ I& '$( the claims bein) 0upport3 advocate. (o in for made about blo))in). (o down with
'ind acceptance.
-e $E0 I& '$( classical music. -ave !ou thou)ht about $I& I& '$( *a/e a career choice. (o in for teachin)= "he!+re )oin) to $ I& WI"- the 0ocial (o in with 'orm a union or alliance. Democrats. As/ the other to $ I& WI"- them on (o in with 7oin3 enter. the plan "he! refused to $ I&"$ e#actl! what Discuss in some detail. (o into was wron). 0he WE&" I&"$ ban/in) after she+d Enter a profession3 hospital3 trade3 mar/et. (o into finished universit!. -e WE&" I&"$ a lon) attac/ on the Be)in a speech or description. (o into wa! press had handled the issue. A lot of time and effort WE&" I&"$ this Be dedicated or devoted. (o into boo/. Be contained in a lar)er number. 'ive $E0 I&"$ si#t! H times (o into 0houtin) at the boss li/e that is $I& Behave in a rec/less wa!. (o it I". After the traffic 4am3 he reall! WE&" I" *ove or drive ver! fast. (o it to ma/e up time. -e prefers to $ I" AL$&E rather then (o it alone Do somethin) without help. wor/in) with the team. "he fire alarm WE&" $'' because E#plode 8bomb93 start rin)in) 8alarm9. (o off someone was smo/in) in the toilets. "he mil/ WE&" $'' because I for)ot to o bad. (o off put it in the frid)e. 0tart to disli/e. I WE&" $'' her when she lied to me. (o off Please don+t $ $'' until we have sorted Leave a place. (o off this out. "a/e place3 follow a plan or pattern. "he part! WE&" $'' well. (o off 0top wor/in) 8electricFelectronic "he li)hts $ $'' automaticall! when (o off e6uipment9. the office is empt!. 0he WE&" $'' WI"- her friend+s (o off with Elope3 run awa! with someone. husband. -e WE&" $'' WI"- m! credit cards. (o off with 0teal. -e WE&" $& and $& tal/in) and I was Continue. (o on so bored. "here are loads of people out in the street1 -appen. (o on what+s $I& $&= 0he WE&" $& the pill when she met 0tart doin) or ta/in) somethin). (o on him. "he investi)ators have no clues to $ Be )uided. (o on $&. Be nearl! a certain period of time. It+s $I& $& ten !ears since we met. (o on "he! as/ed me how the pro4ect was Pro)ress. (o on $I& $&. (o in for
Li/e3 have an interest in.
*ost of m! salar! $E0 $& m! mort)a)e repa!ments. 0tart wor/in) 8electricFelectronic "he alarm $E0 $& when !ou close the (o on e6uipment9. front door. -e+s alwa!s $I& $& AB$%" his (o on about "al/ too much. /ids. Pester3 tr! to ma/e someone do somethin) -e WE&" $& A" his parents until the! (o on at b! repeatedl! as/in) or su))estin). bou)ht him the )ame. We had dinner and WE&" $& "$ a few Proceed. (o on to bars. Please $ $& WI"- !our wor/. (o on with Continue doin). A wa! of encoura)in) someone. $ $&3 appl! for the 4ob. (o one "he candle WE&" $%" and left us in 0top burnin)3 be e#tin)uished. (o out dar/ness. Leave a place. -e WE&" $%" last ni)ht. (o out "he wor/ers WE&" $%" for more o on stri/e. (o out mone!. Become infashionable. "hat sort of tie WE&" $%" last !ear. (o out *ove bac/wards3 of a tide. "he tide $E0 $%" in the evenin). (o out En)land WE&" $%" in the second Be eliminated in a competition. (o out round. "he item WE&" $%" on the news Be transmitted. (o out !esterda!. Be sent. "he newsletter WE&" $%" last ni)ht. (o out Intend. I didn+t $ $%" to offend them. (o out 0he WE&" $%" '$( a place on the (o out for Become a candidate3 appl! for somethin). team. $ur condolences $ $%" "$ all the 'eel s!mpath! with someone. families who have lost people in this (o out to tra)ic accident. -e+s been $I& $%" WI"- his (o out with -ave a relationship with. )irlfriend for around si# months now. We WE&" $VE( our notes before the Loo/ at somethin)3 revise. (o over e#am. I hadn+t seen her for a while3 so I WE&" Visit. (o over $VE( on 'rida! ni)ht. Be approved or accepted. *! plans WE&" $VE( well. (o over Could !ou $ $VE( that point a)ain3 (epeat or e#plain. (o over please= I WE&" $VE( the livin) room with the Clean. (o over vacuum cleaner before the! arrived. I+m $I& $VE( "$ -on) 5on) ne#t (o over to o on a 4ourne!. month. 0he WE&" $VE( "$ Islam when she (o over to Become converted. was livin) in the *iddle East. I used to drin/ beer but I have $&E (o over to Chan)e to somethin) different. $VE( "$ wine. (o on
0pend mone!.
(o past (o round (o round (o round (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through (o through with (o to (o together (o towards (o under (o under (o under (o up (o up (o up
0he WE&" PA0" me without sa!in) hello. "here aren+t enou)h 4obs to $ ($%&D Be or have enou)h of somethin). for the numbers of people )raduatin) nowada!s. "here+s a nast! rumour $I& ($%&D Circulate. about them. Visit. I WE&" ($%&D last ni)ht to see them. ou wouldn+t believe what I WE&" E#perience. "-($%- when I was ill< I WE&" "-($%- m! notes before the (ead a)ain. e#am. I WE&" "-($%- m! des/ loo/in) E#amine3 search. for the letter. Do somethin) in a certain wa! or ou must $ "-($%- the proper followin) certain procedures. channels to )et the approval. -e WE&" "-($%- his ideas twice E#plain. but I couldn+t reall! understand them. *! divorce WE&" "-($%- last Be approved formall! or sanctioned. wee/. "he! said I could $ "-($%- the Enter. e#am room. We WE&" "-($%- a fortune on our Consume or spend. holida!. I WE&" "-($%- m! wor/ in a da2e Perform or carr! somethin) out. after I heard the news. Do or complete somethin) !ou+ve a)reed -e did promise3 but I doubt that he+ll $ to. "-($%- WI"- it. About half of m! income $E0 "$ pa! Allocate mone!. the mort)a)e. Drin/in) and drivin) don+t $ -armoni2e or be compatible. "$E"-E(. "he mone! WE&" "$WA(D0 m! Contibute. universit! fees. *an! small shops are $I& %&DE( o ban/rupt. because the! cannot compete with the supermar/ets. 0he WE&" %&DE( a few minutes after Lose consciousness. the! administered the anaesthetic. "he ship WE&" %&DE( in a heav! 0in/. storm. "he price of petrol has $&E %P sharpl! (ise or climb. because of the increase in dut! in the overnment+s bud)et. We WE&" %P and as/ed them for some Approach. information about the courses. 0/!scrapers are $I& %P ever!where Be built. in the cit! centre. Pass without stoppin).
A hu)e cheer WE&" %P when the president arrived. "he top three teams $ %P at the end of Be promoted. (o up the season. 0he WE&" %P "$ him and as/ed him if Approach. (o up to he wanted a drin/. 0he WE&" %P "$ Cambrid)e after she Attend a universit!. (o up to finished secondar! school. "he boo/ onl! $E0 %P "$ the start of (each. (o up to the 0econd World War. Combine nicel!. Does this tie $ WI"- m! shirt= (o with Accompan!. A lot of benefits $ WI"- the 4ob. (o with We+re $I& WI"- our ori)inal plan in Accept3 a)ree to. (o with the end. 0he+s been $I& WI"- him since she Date3 have a relationship with. (o with was at universit!. I had to $ WI"-$%" lunch toda! (o without &ot have. because I didn+t have an! time. "he!+re not comin)3 so we+ll have to $ (o without Cope without havin) somethin). WI"-$%" their help. We spent the wee/end $$'I& (oof 'ool around3 not be serious. A($%&D. around We $$'ED $'' for the afternoon to Avoid or leave wor/. (oof off watch the match. *ess3 spoil. "he! $$'ED %P our plans. (oof up "r! to ta/e hold of somethin) 6uic/l!. -e (A0PED A" the rail when he fell. (rasp at "he! (A0PED A" the chance to spea/ "a/e an opportunit! without hesitation. (rasp at to her. -e (A00ED $& us and )ot us into a (eport someone to a person in authorit!. (rass on lot of trouble. 0he didn+t to (A00 them %P3 even (eport someone to a person in authorit!. (rass up thou)h the!+d been bull!in) her badl!. "he! (EED $%" the print button to Disable a function in a computer pro)ram3 stop people usin) it.8In American (rey out leavin) it visible but not wor/in). En)lish3 +)ra!+ would be used.9 Althou)h I hated it3 I ($%&D AWA (rind away 5eep wor/in) at somethin). until I had finished. (rind down (educe or destro! someone+s enthusiasm. "heir ne)ativit! (I&D0 me D$W& Press or twist somethin) hard into 0he ($%&D her ci)arette I&"$ the (rind into somethin) else. ashtra!. Proceed relentlessl!. "he war ($%&D $& for !ears. (rind on -e was still (I&DI& $& about "al/ endlessl!. (rind on football when we left. I find it ver! hard to (I&D $%" an (rind out Produce somethin) with )reat difficult!. ori)inal essa! ever! wee/. 0he ($%&D the beans %P and made (educe to small pieces. (rind up some coffee. (o up
Be heard.
Become distant3 stop havin) a close (row apart relationship because time3 distance3 interests3 etc3 have chan)ed. (row away Become less friendl! with. from
We used to be )ood friends at school but have since ($W& APA(".
I have ($W& AWA '($* man! of the people I )rew up with. &ails ($W BAC5 6uic/l! after !ou (row back row a)ain. cut them. A lot (EW '($* the peace tal/s. (row from (esult from a process. "he 4ac/et+s a bit bi)3 but she+ll ($W (row into row to fit lar)e clothes. I&"$ it. 0he+s has ($W& I&"$ a lovel! (row into *ature or chan)e into. person. Develop or chan)e over time to fit It ma! seem difficult at first3 but !ou will (row into somethin). ($W I&"$ the 4ob. "he paintin) has ($W& $& me1 I used Li/e somethin) that !ou didn+t li/e at first. (row on to ate it. -ave a )reater influence or de)ree of "he plans sounded stran)e at first3 but (row on acceptance. the! have ($W& $& me. A feelin) of distrust of them (EW $& Become )raduall! more evident. (row on me. Let hair3 etc3 with d!es3 perms )row to )et I+m lettin) the perm ($W $%". (row out rid of the st!le. -e (EW $%" $' those shoes in no (row out of row too lar)e for clothes. time at all. Lose interest as !ou )row older or become -e was obsessed with computer )ames (row out of more mature. but the he (EW $%" $' them. "he idea for the film (EW $%" $' an (row out of (esult or develop from. accident that happened to the director. Eventuall! do somethin). We (EW "$ li/e the nei)hbourhood. (row to raduall! become attached3 united or We (EW "$E"-E( while we were (row close. wor/in) on the same pro4ect. together *ature3 become adult. -e (EW %P in the West Countr!. (row up Arise3 emer)e. "he industr! (EW %P ver! 6uic/l!. (row up Develop in a place or for a reason 8cit!3 "he town (EW %P as a tradin) post. (row up town3 etc9. Do or have somethin) when !ou are a We (EW %P $& cartoons. (row up on child. "he boo/ started slowl! and was a bit (row upon Li/e somethin) that !ou didn+t li/e at first. dull3 but it has ($W& %P$& me. -ave a )reater influence or de)ree of As we )ot nearer the date of the meetin)3 (row upon acceptance. their idea (EW %P$& me. A feelin) of distrust of them (EW (row upon Become )raduall! more evident. %P$& me. "r! to destro! an opponent. -e+s %&&I& '$( his rivals at wor/. (un for Dress smartl! or improve the appearance "he! spent a fortune %00I& %P the (ussy up of somethin). house. Waste time. I+ve been -AC5I& A($%&D all )ack
around )ack into
Brea/ into a computer s!stem.
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Chop or cut into small pieces.
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Perform or act in an e#cessive wa! to attract attention or amuse people.
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Wor/ relentlessl!.
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mornin) because I can+t )et down to doin) an! revision. -e -AC5ED I&"$ the )overnment database and stole a lot of data. -e -AC50 me $'' with his endless complainin). "he! -AC5ED the table %P and burnt it. I -AC5ED %P a lot of phle)m while I was ill. -e -A**ED the part %P to )et the audience to lau)h. 0he -A**E(ED AWA A" her PC all ni)ht and finished the pro4ect.
(epeat somethin) over a period of time to -e -A**E(ED the rules I&"$ me. ma/e someone remember it. "he! -A**E(ED $%" their &e)otiate and reach an a)reement. differences and )ot the contract si)ned. "he police officer chec/ed m! licence3 (eturn. then -A&DED it BAC5. "he 4eweller! has been -A&DED Pass on to the ne#t )eneration. D$W& in m! famil! for )enerations. "he court -A&DED D$W& its rulin) ive a formal decision. !esterda!. I -A&DED m! homewor/ I& late as 0ubmit wor/ for appraisal. usual. ive to someone else. I -A&DED the 4ob $& to a collea)ue. "ransmit /nowled)e to the ne#t "he secrets have been -A&DED $& )eneration. from )eneration to )eneration. "he teacher -A&DED $%" the Distribute. wor/sheet to the class. "he robbers told the cler/ to -A&D ive. $VE( all the mone!. "he! -A& AB$%" the station most of 0pend time somewhere not doin) much. the da!. 0top what !ou+re doin) and pa! attention -A& AB$%"< We+re not allowed to do to me. this. "he! -A& A($%&D the station most 0ta! in a place. of the da!. &ot move forwards to avoid doin) When the! raced towards the entrance3 I somethin). -%& BAC5 till it was less crowded. "he! were -A&I& BAC5 '($* Dela! or avoid doin) somethin). ma/in) the final decision. Were were doin) badl!3 but we -%& I& Persevere3 not )ive up. "-E(E till we finished. I;m )ettin) too old for this, I;m )oin) to (etire3 6uit. -A& I" %P startin) ne#t month. Wait. Could !ou -A& $& for a moment till
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-old ti)htl!.
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Wait or refuse to do somethin) until !ou )et what !ou want.
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she+s free. "he driver told the passen)ers to -A& $& as the bus pulled off. I -%& $&"$ m! old records even thou)h I never pla!ed them. -e -A&0 $%" in the pub "he *onarch1 he+s there most ni)hts. 0he+s -A&I& $%" '$( a bi) raise.
I have a lot of financial problem -A&I& $VE( m! head. We have to -A& "$E"-E( if we+re Wor/ to)ether when thin)s are difficult. )oin) to finish this pro4ect. End a phone call. I lost m! temper and -%& %P. A telesales person called3 so I said End a phone call with someone. somethin) rude and -%& %P $& them. -e has been -A&I& WI"- them for 0pend time with. a few months. I+m supposed to be on a diet and I can+t Want somethin) a lot3 especiall! if !ou stop -A&5E(I& A'"E( some shouldn+t want it or can+t have it. chocolate. Want somethin) a lot3 especiall! if !ou I have alwa!s -A&5E(ED '$( a soft, shouldn+t want it or can+t have it. top car. I was late twice last wee/ and m! boss "al/ repeatedl! about somethin). /eeps -A(PI& $& about it. Be 4ealous3 abuse or have an active hatred 0he -A"E0 $& people who disa)ree of someone. with her ideas. Disli/e3 disa)ree or hold a )rud)e I -AVE nothin) AAI&0" their 8%suall! ne)ative9. proposals. I -AD the nei)hbours A($%&D for Entertain someone in !our home. dinner last ni)ht. "hin/ of someone or somethin) in a I -AD her D$W& A0 a liberal3 but I was particular wa!. ver! wron). -ave a suppl! of somethin) in a particular Do we -AVE an! beer I&= place. et someone to do some wor/. We -AD the decorators I& last wee/. Entertain people in !our home. We -AD them I& last ni)ht for dinner. -ave se# with someone3 especiall! casual 0he -AD I" AWA with him last 'rida!. se#. -e has -AD I" I& '$( me since I beat -old a )rud)e. him last !ear. -ave se#. "he! -AD I" $'' after the part!. Discuss or ar)ue an issue to improve a I+d been worried for a)es3 so I decided to situation. -AVE I" $%" WI"- them. I -AD a couple of da!s $'' last wee/ to "a/e time off wor/. rela#. Be wearin). What did 7ennie -AVE $& at the part!= Worr! or trouble.
I -AVE m! computer $& all the time. I -AVE a lot of meetin)s $& ne#t wee/. )ave on "he! said the!+d failed3 but the! were "ease3 deceive. )ave on -AVI& me $&. I -AVE&+" an! mone! $& me3 but I can Be in possession at a particular time. )ave on )et some from the A"*. 5now somethin) about someone that I -AVE a lot $& him because we used to )ave on could harm them. wor/ to)ether. 0hall we -AVE them $VE( for dinner= )ave over (eceive a )uest. I -AD a few friends ($%&D !esterda!. )ave round Entertain someone in !our home. *a/e someone appear in court. "he! -AD him %P for armed robber!. )ave up It+s )ettin) late, I+m -EADI& '$( *ove or travel towards. )ead for home. 0top someone or force them to chan)e "he sheriff and his men -EADED the )ead off direction. bandits $'' at the pass. "he compan! made a better offer to Prevent somethin) bad happenin). )ead off -EAD $'' the moves for a stri/e. After wor/3 we all -EADED $'' to the Leave somewhere to )o to another place. )ead off pub. We+re -EADI& $%" at seven3 so don+t o out. )ead out be late. -e+s -EADI& %P the steerin) Be in char)e. )ead up committee. -ave !ou -EA(D AB$%" the compan! )ear about et to /now some information. ta/eover= (eceive a phone call3 email3 letter or other I haven+t -EA(D '($* them since we )ear from communication from someone. left universit!. 5now of somethin) or someone+s I+ve -EA(D $' the band3 but don+t /now )ear of e#istence. their music. (eceive news3 updates or information I have -EA(D nothin) $' them since )ear of about someone. the! moved house. In the ne)ative3 this can mean that I said it would be a positive step3 but she someone refuse to accept3 allow or )ear of wouldn+t -EA( $' it. ac/nowled)e somethin). I -EA(D them $%" before I Listen to ever!thin) someone has to sa!. )ear out commented. -e -EA"ED the soup %P in the *a/e food hot. )eat up microwave. 0he reall! -ELPED me $%" when I was ive assistance. )elp out )oin) throu)h m! divorce. Put somethin) in a place where it won+t be "he! -ID the mone! AWA in secret )ide away found. ban/ accounts. o or sta! somewhere where !ou won+t be I+m rentin) a cotta)e where I can -IDE )ide away found or awa! from people. AWA for the summer. o or sta! somewhere to avoid bein) "he police thin/ he+s -IDI& $%" in )ide out cau)ht or found. the woods. Depend ver! much or completel!. Ever!thin) -I&E0 $& the results of )inge on )ave on
-ave an electronic device switched on. -ave an arran)ement.
)inge on )inge upon )it back )it for )it it off )it it off with )it on )it on )it on )it out at )it up )it up )it up on )it upon )it upon )it with )ive off )old against )old back )old back )old back )old back from )old down
the ne)otiations1 if the! )o badl!3 we+ll be in real trouble. Be an essential point for the development "he film -I&E0 $& his not bein) of a stor!. reco)nised when he+s in dis)uise. Ever!thin) -I&E0 %P$& the results of Depend ver! much or completel!. the ne)otiations1 if the! )o badl!3 we+ll be in real trouble. "he president -I" BAC5 at her critics in Attac/ or criticise. a speech last ni)ht. "he! -I" the sponsors '$( a lot of et someone to pa! or donate mone!. mone!. -ave a )ood relationship from the first We -I" I" $'' immediatel! and became time !ou meet a person. firm friends. Li/e someone from the first time !ou meet I -I" I" $'' WI"- her immediatel!. them. -ave an idea. I suddenl! -I" $& the solution "al/ to someone to tr! to attract them 0he -I" $& him at the part! and the! se#uall!. went bac/ to her house. A be))ar -I" $& me when I left the As/ for mone!. restaurant. "he )overnment -I" $%" A" the media (espond an)ril! to criticism. for their ne)ativit!. In4ect dru)s. 0he+s been -I""I& %P for !ears. -e alwa!s tries to -I" me %P for mone! As/ someone for some mone!. when we meet. -e+s been -I""I& %P $& heroin for In4ect dru)s. !ears. -ave an idea. It too/ us a)es to -I" %P$& a solution. "r! to attract someone se#uall!. -e tried to -I" %P$& her at the pub. 0urprise someone with some information -e -I" me WI"- the details of their or news. demands. 0eparate part of a compan! or service3 "he! -IVED $'' the retail operations. often b! sellin) it. -ave a )rud)e a)ainst someone3 or little -e was ver! rude3 but I won+t -$LD it respect. AAI&0" him. It was reall! hard to -$LD BAC5 the &ot show emotion. tears. Prevent somethin) movin) forwards or Lac/ of fundin) -ELD the pro4ect pro)ressin). BAC5. "he )overnment -ELD BAC5 the &ot disclose information or ma/e it findin)s of the report for fear of public. alienatin) voters. I had to -$LD BAC5 '($* losin) m! &ot allow !ourself to do somethin). temper with them. -e+s so unreliable that he can never 5eep a 4ob. -$LD D$W& a 4ob for more than a couple of months.
)old down 0top someone or somethin) from movin). )old forth
0tate !our opinions about somethin)3 especiall! when tal/in) for a lon) time and borin)l!.
)old off
When bad weather doesn+t appear.
)old off
0top someone from attac/in) or beatin) !ou.
)old on
Wait.
)old on
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)old on to
-old ti)htl!.
)old onto
5eep as lon) as possible.
)old onto
-old ti)htl!.
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(esist.
)old out
-old in front of !ou.
)old out against
"r! to re4ect.
It too/ four of us to -$LD him D$W& and stop the fi)ht. "he mana)er -ELD '$("- on the topic for about twent! minutes. "he rain -ELD $'' until we+d )ot bac/ home. Chelsea couldn+t -$LD their opponents $'' and lost the )ame. Could !ou -$LD $& for a minute1 she+ll be free in a moment. We -ELD $& as the bus started to move. I -ELD $& "$ m! lu))a)e while I was waitin) fr the ta#i so that it didn+t )et stolen. It tried to -$LD $&"$ m! cash durin) the holida! so I could bu! some dut! free stuff on the wa! bac/. "he mother -ELD $&"$ her dau)hter+s hand to /eep to)ether in the crowd. When the enem! attac/ed3 the! -ELD $%" for si# wee/s. I -ELD $%" m! hand when she wal/ed in. "he staff are -$LDI& $%" AAI&0" the plans to reduce the wor/force.
Wait for somethin) better or refuse We are -$LDI& $%" '$( a much )old out for somethin) now for somethin) better in the better deal than the one offered. future. &ot pa! someone or )ive them -e+s been -$LDI& $%" $& me for )old out on information. wee/s and I reall! need the mone!. "he meetin) has been -ELD $VE( till )old over Dela!. 'rida!. "o continue somethin) for lon)er than It has been so successful that the! have )old over planned. -ELD it $VE( for another fortni)ht. "he societ! mana)ed to -$LD )old &ot brea/ up. "$E"-E( despite the crisis. together I was -ELD %P b! the terrible traffic and Dela! when travellin). arrived half an hour late for m! )old up appointment. "wo armed men -ELD %P the ban/ in (ob with violence or threats thereof. -i)h 0treet this mornin) and )ot awa! )old up with GN?3@@@. I don+t -$LD WI"- their plans. )old with Accept 8usuall! ne)ative9. -ide to avoid detection or an unpleasant "he! -$LED %P in a remote cotta)e )ole up situation. while the police were searchin) for them. "he )overnment is -$*I& I& $& )ome in on "ar)et. benefit fraud.
)one in on
)ook into )ook up
"ar)et3 focus. Persuade someone to do somethin) the! don+t want to do. *eet someone.
)ook up to Connect to a machine. )oon around
Act in a dan)erous or rec/less wa!3 especiall! when drivin) fast.
)orse around
&ot be serious.
"he compan! -$&ED I& $& its rival and tried to ta/e it over.80ome consider this verb to be wron) and that is confused with +home in on.9 0he -$$5ED them I&"$ comin) after all. We -$$5ED %P at the conference. -e+s -$$5ED %P "$ a ventilator in the hospital. -e was -$$&I& A($%&D in his new car last ni)ht and the police pulled him. "he class were -$(0I& A($%&D when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.
%se a hose to wet3 clean or wash "he! -$0ED the patio D$W&. somethin). Invest heavil! in or throw a lot of mone! "he! have -$0ED D$W& an obscure )ose down at somethin). start,up up with capital. 'orce someone out of a place3 4ob3 "he press -$%&DED the minister $%" )ound out position3 etc.. after the scandal bro/e. 0he was -$VE(I& A($%&D to see )over *ove about a place. what we were tal/in) about. around 0ettle in a place as comfortabl! as possible "he troops -%&5E(ED D$W& in the )unker to sta! there. buildin). down )unt down 0earch for someone to punish or /ill them. "he police -%&"ED the /iller D$W&. It too/ me a)es to -%&" $%" the 0earch until !ou find somethin). )unt out photos. -e -%&"ED %P a cop! the boo/ in the 0earch for and mana)e to find somethin). )unt up British librar!. "he compan! tried to -%0- %P the "r! to /eep somethin) bad from becomin) scandal3 but it still )ot into the )ush up widel! /nown. newspapers. "he mana)ement team I($&ED $%" (emove small problems or irre)ularities. the ta# problems before the! )ave the *ron out pro4ect the $5. &ew initiatives I00%E '$("- from the *ssue forth Come out of a place. )overnment on a dail! basis. "he! started 7ABBE(I& AWA about +abber "al/ fast or incomprehensibl!. file s!stems and lost me completel!. away *a/e trouble for someone3 fail to /eep Don+t listen to him, he alwa!s 7AC50 +ack promises. people A($%&D. around I 7AC5ED m! 4ob I& because m! boss uit3 )ive up. +ack in refused to )ive me a raise. (aise a car to be able to do mechanical We 7AC5ED the car %P and chan)ed the +ack up wor/. t!re. "he! have 7AC5ED %P the price of oil Increase sharpl!. +ack up this month. )ose down
+am on
Appl! or operate somethin) forcefull!.
+aw away
"al/ 4ust for the point of tal/in) rather than havin) an!thin) to sa!.
*a/e somethin) more interestin) or attractive. Cause someone trouble3 treat someone +erk around badl!. +azz up
+erk around Behave stupidl!. +erk off
Waste time doin) unimportant thin)s.
+oke around
Be funn!3 or tr! to.
+ot down +uice up +ump at +ump in +ump off +ump on ,eel over ,eel over ,eel over ,eep around ,eep at ,eep away ,eep back ,eep down ,eep from ,eep in ,eep off
7ac/ 7A**ED $& the bra/es when the rabbit ran in front of his car. "hat shows that !our interest is not in helpin) the student3 but in 7AWI& AWA. "he show was )ettin) stale so the! 7A>>ED it %P with some new scenes. -e was 7E(5I& us A($%&D and wouldn+t )ive us the facts. "he! were 7E(5I& A($%&D durin) the lecture. ou should )et !our wor/ done and stop 7E(5I& $''. -e+s alwa!s 7$5I& A($%&D in class.
I 7$""ED D$W& her number on a scrap of paper and I can+t find it now. *a/e somethin) more e#citin) or perform I need to bu! some memor! to 7%ICE m! better. computer %P. I+d 7%*P A" the chance to )o and live in Accept ea)erl!. 7apan. -e 7%*PED I& and told them e#actl! Enter a conversation. what he thou)ht. 0tart 6uic/l!3 often well. "he IP$ 7%*PED $'' on the first da!. Ever!one 7%*PED $& me when I raised Critici2e3 attac/. the issue. "he boat 5EELED $VE( in the storm "urn upside down. and the crew drowned. -e was )oin) to confront his boss3 but 0urrender3 )ive in. 5EELED $VE( and didn+t mention the matter. "he drun/ 5EELED $VE( when tr!in) 'all to the )round. to leave the pub. I 5EEP a dictionar! A($%&D when I+m 5eep somethin) near !ou. doin) m! homewor/. 0he found the course hard but she 5EP" Continue with somethin) difficult. A" it and completed it successfull!. *edicines should alwa!s be 5EP" Don+t allow someone near somethin). AWA from children. "he police told the crowd to 5EEP *aintain a safe distance. BAC5 from the fire. "he food was so horrible that I stru))led &ot vomit. to 5EEP it D$W&. Control !ourself3 refrain. I couldn+t 5EEP '($* ar)uin) with her. "he teacher 5EP" the students I& after &ot allow someone out. school because the! had misbehaved. &ot tal/ about. 0he 5EP" $'' the sub4ect of her *a/e a 6uic/ note.
,eep off
&ot tread on somethin).
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Continue.
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&ot allow someone to enter.
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0ta! within limits.
,eep up
&ot let someone )o to bed.
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Continue3 not 6uit.
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*ove at the same rate.
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0ta! up to date.
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(ela#3 unwind. Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic s!stem.
,ey in on
'ocus attention on3 sin)le out.
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"ar)et3 focus on 8sport9.
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Plan thin)s to fit or suit people or situations. *a/e someone e#cited or nervous.
,ick about Discuss. ,ick around
Discuss.
divorce. 5EEP $'' the )rass in the par/3 please. -e 5EP" $& tr!in) and succeeded in the end. "he police 5EP" the demonstrators $%" of the buildin). Please 5EEP "$ the path. *! nei)hbours 5EP" me %P till after am with their loud music last ni)ht. 'irst I phoned !ou and left a messa)e that !ou should phone me1 then !ou phoned and I was out3 so !ou left a messa)e1 then...< -ow lon) can we 5EEP this %P without ever spea/in) to each other directl!= Learnin) a lan)ua)e is difficult3 but if !ou 5EEP %P A" it3 !ou+ll succeed in the end. -e wal/s too fast and it+s reall! hard to 5EEP %P WI"- him. It+s hard to 5EEP %P WI"- all the latest improvements and brea/throu)hs in technolo)! nowada!s. I need to 5E D$W& before I )o to bed. It too/ me a)es to 5E I& all the information into the database. "he! 5EED I& $& the person the! believed had done it. We will 5E $& the opposin) team+s lac/ of s/ills on defense. Promotions are 5EED "$ people+s abilities. "he noise )ot us 5EED %P. We 5IC5ED the idea AB$%" at the meetin). We 5IC5ED the idea A($%&D.
I used to 5IC5 A($%&D WI"- them3 but haven+t seen them for a while. I had to 5IC5 ten percent BAC5 to the ,ick back Pa! someone ille)all! as part of the price. )overnment official to )et the contract. "he! 5IC5ED BAC5 when we ,ick back (esist. su))ested downsi2in). (ather than )o out toni)ht3 we plan to ,ick back (ela#. 5IC5 BAC5 and watch television. "he police 5IC5ED the door D$W&. ,ick down Brea/ somethin) with !our feet. When a dru) starts to ta/e effect. -er ha!fever didn+t feel half as bad once ,ick in ,ick 0pend time with. around with
the antihistamines had 5IC5ED I&. Brea/ somethin) with !our feet. "he! 5IC5ED his head I&. ,ick in I;ll 5IC5 I& for some of the beer if !ou Contribute mone!. ,ick in will bu! the pi22a. "he bud)et cuts are startin) to 5IC5 I& 0tart havin) an effect. ,ick in and people are stru))lin). 0tart a )ame of football. "he match 5IC50 $'' at three o+cloc/. ,ick off -e 5IC5ED $'' last month when he Die. ,ick off had a massive heart attac/. "he fi)ht 5IC5ED $'' when he insulted When trouble starts. ,ick off the )u!+s )irlfriend. -e started 5IC5I& $'' bi) time when Ar)ue3 protest and refuse to co,operate. ,ick off the police tried to arrest him. "he famil! 5IC5ED the au pair $%" when the! found out that she was E#pel. ,ick out plannin) to move to wor/ for another household. Cause trouble or pain. *! bac/ 5IC50 %P when it )ets cold. ,ick up "here used to be a lot of wolves around (educe or e#terminate a population b! here3 but most of them have been ,ill off huntin)3 pollution3 development3 etc.. 5ILLED $''. 0leep awa! from !our home3 often without It+s too late to )et the train3 so can I 5IP ,ip down plannin) to. D$W& here toni)ht= "here were so man! of us that we had to ,ip down 0leep on somethin) other than a bed. 5IP D$W& $& the floor. on -e was bu))in) us3 so we told him to %sed to tell someone to )o awa!. ,iss off 5I00 $''. Consider somethin) to be unimportant or -e 5I00ED the criticism $''. ,iss off inferior. -e+s a creep and is alwa!s 5I00I& %P ,iss up to "r! to )et into someone+s favour. "$ the director. -e 5&$C5ED his brother AB$%" after ,nock Beat someone. the! ar)ued. about We 5&$C5ED the idea A($%&D a bit3 ,nock Discuss casuall!. but decided not to bother. around our holida! must have 5&$C5ED !ou ,nock back Cost someone a lot of mone!. BAC5 a bit. 'inish a drin/ 6uic/l!3 drin/ a lot of "he pub was closin) so we 5&$C5ED ,nock back alcohol. our drin/s BAC5 and left. It reall! 5&$C5ED me BAC5 when I ,nock back 0hoc/. heard the! had been /illed. "he! 5&$C5ED D$W& the old church ,nock Demolish. and built a bloc/ of flats in its place. down "he car 5&$C5ED her D$W& and she ,nock -it and in4ure someone. bro/e her arm. down "he were ma/in) too much noise3 so I ,nock it 0top doin) somethin) anno!in). told them to 5&$C5 I" $''. off
,nock off ,nock off ,nock off ,nock off ,nock off ,nock out ,nock out ,nock together ,nock up ,nock up ,nock up ,nuckle down ,nuckle under -and in -and up in -and with -ap up -arge it up -ark about -ark around -ark it up -ash down -ash down -ash into
We 5&$C5ED $'' earl! on 'rida! to avoid the rush hour 6ueues. "he! 5&$C5ED ten pounds $'' when (educe the price of somethin). I as/ed for a discount. "he new road 5&$C50 an hour $'' the (educe the time re6uired to do somethin). 4ourne!. 0teal. -e 5&$C5ED it $'' and sold it. Produce or create somethin) 6uic/l!. I 5&$C5ED the essa! $'' in an hour. "he rei)nin) middlewei)ht champion -it and ma/e somebod! unconscious. 5&$C5ED $%" the challen)er in the fourth round of the fi)ht. "he!+re 5&$C5I& hundreds $%" a 0ell3 distribute. da! in the sales. "he! 5&$C5ED "$E"-E( two 7oin houses that had been separate. outbuildin) and turned them into a home. 0he )ot 5&$C5ED %P when she was on Become or )et someone pre)nant.. holida!. "he teams 5&$C5ED %P for a few Pla! a bit before a match to )et read!. minutes before the final. "he! 5&$C5ED a model %P over the Produce or create somethin) 6uic/l!. wee/end. I+ve )ot m! e#ams ne#t wee/ and I *a/e a )reat effort. haven+t done much wor/3 so I+d better 5&%C5LE D$W&. "he teacher made the students 0ubmit to authorit!. 5&%C5LE %&DE( and hand their pro4ects in on time. -e LA&DED *E I& it when he told et someone into trouble. them what I had done wron). Arrive3 end a 4ourne! in a place3 often We set out for *anchester3 but LA&DED without plannin). %P I& Liverpool. -e LA&DED *E WI"- the 4ob of Create a problem for someone. proofreadin) the whole thin). Appreciate somethin). -e LAPPED %P their praise. -ave a )ood time when into#icated. "he! were LA(I& I" %P in the rave. "he children made me an)r! because the! Behave in a sill! wa!. were LA(5I& AB$%". "he students wouldn+t stop LA(5I& Behave in a sill! wa!. A($%&D. After the! won3 the! went to a bar to L En4o! !ourself noisil! and e#uberantl!. A(5 I" %P. "he rain was LA0-I& D$W& all da! 'all heavil! 8rain9. and the roads were flooded. We LA0-ED the tarpaulin D$W& to 0ecure somethin) with ropes or cords. stop the wind blowin) it awa!. -e LA0-ED I&"$ them for messin) Criticise someone stron)l!. thins up. 'inish wor/ for the da!.
-ash out -ash out -ash out -ash out against -ash out at -ash out at -ash out on -atch on -atch on to -atch onto -atch onto -augh off -ay down -ay down -ay into -ay off -ay on -ay out -ead on -ead to -eak out
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-e LA0-ED $%" and bro/e the man+s nose. -e LA0-E0 $%" when thin)s don+t )o (eact an)ril!. his wa!. 0pend a lot of mone! on lu#uries. I LA0-ED $%" in the sales last wee/. "he press has LA0-ED $%" AAI&0" Criticise somethin) stron)l!. the polic!. -it someone suddenl!3 usuall! without -e LA0-ED $%" A" me when I warnin)3 or tr! to hit them. lau)hed at him. 0he LA0-ED $%" A" her collea)ues Criticise someone or shout at them. when she was sac/ed. 0pend a lot of mone! bu!in) somethin). I LA0-ED $%" a lot $& a new car. "he! were l!in)3 but it too/ her a)es to %nderstand3 often after a lon) time. LA"C- $&. %nderstand somethin)3 often after a lon) "he police didn+t LA"C- $& "$ what time. the croo/s were doin) for !ears. Connect to somethin). "he )ec/o LA"C-ED $&"$ the ceilin). Decide or realise that somethin) is )ood or $il companies have LA"C-ED $&"$ profitable. environmental ideas. Pretend somethin) 8an in4ur!3 news3 etc.9 -e LA%-ED $'' the sprained fin)er isn;t important. but it obviousl! affected his )olf )ame. "he rules of the sport were LAID D$W& Establish rules or procedures. earl! in the nineteenth centur!. -e )ot LAID D$W& in a turf war about 5ill3 murder. suppl!in) dru)s. -is partner LAID I&"$ him when he Criticise an)ril!. arrived two hours late.. "he hotel LAID $'' twent! staff *a/e an emplo!ee redundant. because tourist numbers were down. "he! LAID $& a buffet lunch at the $r)anise3 suppl!. conference. "he! LAID $%" thousands of pounds on 0pend mone!. their weddin) reception. 0he LED -I* $& about her desire to )et 'alsel! or cruell! raise hopes. married. "he investi)ation LED "$ the arrest of a (esult in. number of suspects. "he compan!+s plans to close the factor! Become public /nowled)e. LEA5ED $%" and the! were ver! embarrassed. "he )overnment has denied LEA&I& Put pressure on someone to )et them to do $& the Attorne! eneral to )et his what !ou want. approval of the war. "a/e an opportunit! enthusiasticall!. -e LEAPED A" the chance to visit. 0how interest in or tr! to use somethin) to "he! have LEAP" $& the bandwa)on to !our advanta)e. increase sales. Be ver! noticeable. -er face LEAP" $%" A" me the second 0uddenl! become violent.
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I saw the photo. "he! have LEAP" %P$& a couple of 0how interest in or tr! to use somethin) to errors in the document and want to !our advanta)e. invalidate the a)reement. LEAVE the "V $&1 I want to hear the &ot turn off. football results. -e was LE'" $%" of the side because &ot include. he hasn+t been pla!in) too well latel!. 0he failed to turn up and I felt badl! LE" Disappoint3 fail to /eep an arran)ement. D$W&. -e+s )rown so much3 we+ll have to LE" *a/e clothes lon)er. his trousers D$W&. "he doorstaff didn+t LE" him I& the Allow someone to enter. ni)htclub because he was wearin) 4eans. "he 4ud)e LE" him $'' with a fine &ot punish. rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence. I didn+t mean to LE" $& about the part!1 "ell a secret. I 4ust said it without thin/in). "he convict was LE" $%" of prison after Allow to leave or )o out. servin) five !ears of an ei)ht,!ear sentence. -e LE" $%" a hu)e si)h of relief when *a/e a sound. he heard the results. I+ve put on so much wei)ht that I+m )oin) *a/e clothes bi))er. to have to LE" m! suits $%". "he pilot LEVELED $'' at ?3@@@ 0tabili2e the altitude of an airplane. meters. "he pilot LEVELED $%" at ?3@@@ 0tabili2e the altitude of an airplane. meters. *ost da!s he would usuall! 4ust LIE Act in a la2! or unproductive wa!. A($%&D the house. I+m )oin) to LIE D$W& for a few (est. minutes before we have to )o out. "he decision about the contract LIE0 -ave the ri)ht to ma/e a decision. WI"- the courts. Leave the )round, roc/et or spaceship. ?,,:,,H, we have LI'",$''< When >e/e found out the! were comin) Leave suddenl!. for him he LI" $%" for the border. Asif LI" %P as soon as he )ot out of the Li)ht or start smo/in) a ci)arette. buildin). "he! LI-" %P the streets at Christmas Illuminate. time. I told them to LI-"E& %P but the! Be less serious. continued complainin) about it. Do some e#ercises to warm up before "he team LI*BE(ED %P for a few pla!in) a sport or other ph!sical activit!. minutes before the )ame started.
"he! are LI*BE(I& %P '$( the end of the financial !ear. "he police )ot them to LI&E %P a)ainst Arran)e in a line. -ine up the wall. -e LI&ED the bottles %P a)ainst the Arran)e somethin) in a line. -ine up wall. We have LI&ED %P a lot of meetin)s for Arran)e events for someone. -ine up them. Connect3 4oin. "he train LI&50 %P the cities. -ink up We LI&5ED %P WI"- the firm over the -ink up Connect with someone or contact them. web. with "he! put their coats on and LI0"E&ED -isten out Listen for a particular noise or sound. $%" '$( the minicab. for LI0"E& %P3 men< -ere are !our new Pa! attention 8often used as a command9. -isten up assi)nments. 'ollow a belief s!stem to )uide !our -e tries hard to LIVE B the Bible. -ive by behaviour. If I fail the test and ever!one else passes3 -ive down 0top bein) embarrassed about somethin). I+ll never be able to LIVE it D$W&. Believe somethin) is e#tremel! important. -e LIVE0 '$( football. -ive for Live in the place where !ou wor/ or "he universit! has a residential halls -ive in stud!.. where students can LIVE I&. -ave a )ood time b! spendin) a lot of 0he+s been LIVI& I" %P li/e cra2! -ive it up mone!. since she won the lotter!. "he! find it hard to LIVE $'' the mone! %se mone! earned. -ive off the! ma/e. -e;s @ and he still LIVE0 $'' his Be financiall! supported. -ive off parents. %se mone! for basic necessities. "he! have to LIVE $& O@@ a wee/. -ive on -e+s been dead for man! !ears3 but his &ot be for)otten. -ive on name LIVE0 $&. 0he LIVED $%" her final !ears in a 0ta! somewhere until !ou die. -ive out nursin) home. *an! parents tr! to LIVE $%" their 'ulfill an ambition or fantas!. -ive out dreams throu)h their children. In m! final !ear at universit! I LIVED &ot live at the place where !ou stud! or $%" with some friends in a flat we -ive out wor/. rented. It was hard to LIVE "-($%- the -ive E#perience different times. recession3 but we mana)ed it. through -ave a relationship and live in the same We LIVED "$E"-E( for a few !ears -ive place without marr!in). before we )ot married. together "he concert didn+t LIVE %P "$ m! -ive up to *eet e#pectations or standards. e#pectations. It+s hard to LIVE WI"- the pain of a Accept somethin) unpleasant. -ive with serious illness. -ave a relationship and live in the same I LIVED WI"- her for a couple of !ears -ive with -imber up for
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before the relationship went sour. I was L$ADED D$W& with all the stuff Burden. I had to ta/e there. "a/e ille)al dru)s. -e+s been L$ADI& %P for !ears. We L$ADED the car %P and left for our 'ill a machine or vehicle. holida!. Consume a lot of somethin) for a "he athletes L$ADED %P $& particular purpose. carboh!drates before the race. Loc/ in a safe place. -e L$C5ED the )un AWA in a drawer. Put someone in prison or a mental hospital "he! L$C5ED him AWA for life after for a ver! lon) time. the murders. If !ou loc/ down !our computer properl!3 *a/e ver! secure. it is ver! difficult for people to access it. "he! L$C5ED him I& the room until he Loc/ a place to stop someone leavin). had calmed down. Commit someone in such a wa! that the! "he! are L$C5ED I& now that the! cannot leave. have paid their subscription. "he missile L$C5ED $&"$ the plane 'ind a tar)et and head for it. and blew it out of the s/!. "he mana)ement L$C5ED the staff Close a wor/place to stop wor/ers $%" because the! had turned down the enterin). pa! offer. Loc/ a place to stop someone )ettin) in. I lost m! /e! and L$C5ED m!self $%". 0he L$C5ED %P after ever!one had left Close all doors3 windows3 etc.. and went home. Loc/ somethin) in a safe place. I L$C5ED m! mone! %P in the safe. Put in prison or a mental hospital. "he! L$C5ED him %P for bur)lar!. o somewhere awa! from people to stud! I L$C5 *0EL' AWA for a few or wor/. wee/s before e#ams. Enter a restricted area on a computer s!stem. Enter a restricted area of a computer s!stem.
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E#it a computer s!stem.
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-ook back "hin/ about the past. -ook down -ave a low opinion of.
I had for)otten m! password and couldn+t L$ I&. I L$ED I&"$ the staff intranet to chec/ m! email. When she+d finished wor/in) on the spreadsheet3 she L$ED $'' and left the office. -e entered his password for the colle)e intranet and L$ED $&. Dann! closed the pro)rams and L$ED $%" when it was time to )o home. "heir auntie L$$5ED A'"E( them while their mother was in hospital. $ld people often L$$5 BAC5 on over their lives. -e L$$50 D$W& $& his collea)ues
because he thin/s he+s better than the! are. I+ve been L$$5I& '$( all their "r! to find. hidden files3 but I can+t find them -ook for an!where. I+m L$$5I& '$(WA(D "$ meetin) -ook Wait for or anticipate somethin) pleasant. !ou. forward to *a/e a 6uic/ visit. I+ll L$$5 I& on m! wa! home. -ook in I+m )oin) to L$$5 I& $& )rannie on the -ook in on Visit briefl! to see if ever!thin)+s all ri)ht. wa! home toni)ht as she+s been a bit unwell recentl!. We+ll L$$5 I&"$ the problem and come (esearch3 investi)ate. bac/ to !ou when we have the -ook into information. Watch somethin) li/e a crime without "he crowd 4ust L$$5ED $& as the old -ook on helpin). lad! was mu))ed. I L$$5 $& her A0 a close friend. -ook on as Consider3 re)ard. Be careful. L$$5 $%"1 !ou+re )oin) to drop that< -ook out "a/e care of someone3 ma/e sure someone 0he L$$5ED $%" '$( her sister when -ook out is cared for. she started school. for We we told to L$$5 $%" '$( an! -ook out 5eep alert and tr! to see. suspicious behaviour. for "he! came to L$$5 the house $VE( -ook over Inspect. with a view to bu!in) it. We L$$5ED ($%&D the house and decided that we didn+t li/e it enou)h to -ook round Inspect a house. bu! it. -ook (ead 6uic/l!. I L$$5ED "-($%- the article. through "he compan! is L$$5I& "$ increase E#pect3 hope. -ook to its sales in Asia. Consult a reference wor/ 8dictionar!3 I didn+t /now the correct spellin) so I had phoneboo/3 etc.9 for a specific piece of -ook up to L$$5 it %P in the dictionar!. information.. Improve. "he econom! is L$$5I& %P. -ook up I L$$5ED him %P when I went bac/ to 'ind3 trace an old friend. -ook up Cambrid)e. 0he+s L$$50 %P "$ her mother. -ook up to (espect. -ook upon Consider3 re)ard. I L$$5 %P$& him A0 a close friend. as -e was ver! sh! at first but has L$$0E&ED %P and is more tal/ative -oosen up Become more rela#ed or comfortable. now. 0he loves to L$(D I" $VE( her -ord it over Behave in a superior manner. emplo!ees. *an! people L$0" $%" when the new Be at a disadvanta)e. -ose out re)ulations were enforced. on
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Because I left the compan!3 I L$0" $%" $& m! bonus. People without I" s/ills often L$0E $%" "$ those with the s/ills. We L%C5ED I&"$ )ettin) the answer. I reall! L%C5ED $%" when I met m! partner. -e secretl! L%0"0 A'"E( his friend;s wife. -e L%0"0 A'"E( a (ole#. -e *AIC5ED the bill AWA and paid for us all before I could )et m! wallet out. "he police *ADE A'"E( the stolen car. "he thieves *ADE AWA WI"- the paintin). "here+s no coffee3 so we+ll have to *A5E D$ WI"- tea. We *ADE '$( home when it started rainin). "he low 6ualit! of the service *ADE '$( a lot of dissatisfaction. *an! churches have been *ADE I&"$ flats in recent !ears. I thou)ht !ou weren+t comin)3 so I was reall! pleased !ou *ADE I". -e tried to *A5E I" %P "$ her3 but she wouldn+t spea/ to him. What do !ou *A5E $' !our new boss= "he! *ADE $'' when the! heard the police siren. "hieves *ADE $'' WI"- over a million dollars in the robber!. Please *A5E the che6ue $%" to (* Productions Ltd. -e *ADE $%" that he was ill so that he didn+t have to )o to school. -ow are !our children *A5I& $%" at the new school= "he! were *A5I& $%" at the part! last ni)ht. I can 4ust *A5E $%" the outline of a fl!in) saucer in this photo. Can !ou *A5E $%" what she+s sa!in)= -e+s stran)e1 I can+t *A5E him $%".
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"he beaut! salon )ave her a *A5E$VE( before the part!. ive mone! or possessions to someone in 0he *ADE $VE( her propert! to her a le)al wa!. children. Chan)e appearance.
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"he! are alwa!s ar)uin)3 but the! *A5E %P a)ain ver! 6uic/l!. 0he went to the bathroom to *A5E her Put on cosmetics. Make up face %P. Invent a stor!. "he! *ADE %P an e#cuse for bein) late. Make up I sent her a present to tr! to *A5E %P Make up for Compensate. '$( m! appallin) behaviour. "he charit! collected G3?HN.?N3 and the Make up to Increase a sum received to a hi)her fi)ure. anon!mous donor *ADE the total %P "$ G?3@@@+ *A5E WI"- the mone! !ou owe me. Make with ive 8usuall! used as an imperative9. -e *A&&ED D$W& and didn+t come Man down Behave without coura)e or conviction. with us. 0he told her anon!mous critics to *A& Behave with coura)e or conviction. Man up %P and spea/ publicl!. 0tudents who )ave obviousl! rehearsed ive a student a lower )rade for a answers were *A(5ED D$W&3 while Mark down particular reason. those who spo/e naturall! were rewarded accordin)l!. I+ll bu! a lot more if !ou *A(5 them Mark down (educe the price of somethin). D$W& a bit. Mark down Consider someone or somethin) to be of a I *A(5ED them D$W& A0 certain )roup3 t!pe3 etc.. conservatives3 but the!+re ver! liberal. as "ic/3 cross out or otherwise mar/ I *A(5ED $'' the items on the list as I somethin) to show that it has been dealt Mark off finished them. with. Draw lines to enclose an area. "he! *A(5ED $%" the pitch. Mark out -is dedication *A(5ED him $%" '$( Mark out 0how promise for the future. )reat thin)s. for -er speed *A(50 her $%" '($* the Mark out 0tand out because of certain 6ualities. rest of the )roup. from "he! *A(5 the )oods %P b! ? Increase the price of somethin). Mark up before the! sell them. *arr! someone of the same ethnicit!3 *an! reli)ions encoura)e their followers Marry in reli)ion3 etc. to *A(( I&. *arr! someone of a different ethnicit!3 -er parents disowned her and refused to Marry out reli)ion3 etc. spea/ to her when she *A((IED $%". -e *A0-ED %P some bananas for the Crush somethin) until it becomes a paste. Mash up dessert. *i# sources of audio3 video or other 0he *A0-ED %P the son)s into a sin)le Mash up computer sources.. trac/. Make up
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-e *A0-ED %P m! *P: pla!er and lost m! files. "a/e somethin) to the limit3 reach a limit. 0he *AED $%" her credit cards. Max out "he wor/ doesn+t loo/ )ood if !ou Measure Evaluate or 4ud)e b! comparison. *EA0%(E it AAI&0" what our against competitors have done. *easure somethin) and mar/ the point "he tailor *EA0%(ED $'' the material Measure off where it ends or will be cut. for m! suit. -e *EA0%(ED $'' a metre of the sil/. Measure off *ar/ a len)th on somethin) to cut it. -e *EA0%(ED $%" the flour for the Measure *easure or wei)h the amount needed. bread. out 0he *EA0%(ED $%" a hundred Measure Wei)h or measure an e#act amount. )rammes of the powder. out "he estate a)ent *EA0%(ED %P all the Measure up 'ind the si2e of somethin). rooms. 0he didn+t *EA0%(E %P in her Be )ood enou)h3 meet the re6uired probationar! period3 so we didn+t e#tend Measure up standard. her contract. "he! made her a director3 but she didn+t Measure up Be )ood enou)h. *EA0%(E %P. "he! *EA0%(ED %P the room. Measure up 'ind out the si2e of somethin). I hope to *EA0%(E %P "$ the Measure up Be )ood enou)h or worth! of somethin). confidence !ou have in me. to "he! *E" WI"- some problems the! Meet with -ave somethin) happen to !ou. hadn+t anticipated. -eat somethin) solid3 especiall! metal3 "he! *EL"ED the )old statue D$W& Melt down until it becomes li6uid. and turned it into )old bars. &ot be serious3 not use somethin) "he children were *E00I& AB$%" Mess about properl!. with the "V remote control and bro/e it. -e is alwa!s *E00I& me AB$%" and Mess about "reat someone badl!. never does what he promises. -ave a se#ual relationship outside -e+s not faithful, he+s been *E00I& Mess about marria)e or a permanent relationship. AB$%" since the! were married. 0he+s been *E00I& AB$%" WI"Mess about -ave a se#ual relationship outside marria)e or a permanent relationship. another )u! she /nows from wor/. with Mess about "r! to improve somethin)3 usuall! ma/in) "he computer was wor/in) fine until he thin)s worse. started *E00I& AB$%" WI"- it. with I was *E00I& A($%&D on the Mess &ot be serious3 pla! with somethin). internet because I couldn+t be bothered to around do an! wor/. 0he is alwa!s *E00I& me A($%&D Mess "reat someone badl!. and never does what she promises. around -ave a se#ual relationship outside 0he+s not faithful, she+s been *E00I& Mess marria)e or a permanent relationship. AB$%" since the! )ot married. around -ave a se#ual relationship outside -e+s been *E00I& AB$%" WI"- a Mess woman he wor/s with. around with marria)e or a permanent relationship. Mash up
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"he! *E00ED her $VE( when she applied for the 4ob. "he! *E00ED %P the discussions and the contract fell throu)h. "he! *E00ED %P the room and left stuff all over the place. -e too/ a lot of L0D and it reall! *E00ED him %P.
Cause mental3 ph!sical or emotional problems. Become involved in somethin) dama)in) -e+s been *E00I& WI"- cocaine. Mess with or dan)erous. Don+t *E00 WI"- me or there will be Mess with Anno!3 bother. trouble. -e+s been *E00I& WI"- some Mess with Associate 8ne)ative9. dan)erous people. "r! to repair or improve3 usuall! 0he+s been *E00I& WI"- it for hours Mess with unsuccessfull!. and it still doesn+t wor/. ive people harsh punishments or "he! *E"ED $%" sava)e penalties to Mete out treatment. an!one who bro/e the law. "here were a lot of people *ILLI& Mill around Wal/ around without )oin) an!where. A($%&D waitin) for the bus. It+ll be )reat1 !ou+ll be *I00I& $%" if &ot do somethin) en4o!able en4o !able or rewardin). Miss out !ou don+t come. *a/e sure !ou don+t *I00 an!one $%" &ot include. Miss out when !ou call their names. "rud! *I00ED $%" $& the promotion. Miss out on Lose a chance3 fail to achieve. I alwa!s *I those two sisters %P Confuse. Mix up because the! loo/ so s o li/e each other. "he D7 *IED %P the ni)ht with some *a/e somethin) livel!. Mix up hard techno. *a/e a model of somethin) to show or "he! *$C5ED %P an e#ample to show Mock up test it. us what the! would loo/ li/e. 8+mo))ie of off+ is is al also us used.9. We *$ *$IED $' $'' earl!. Moggy off Leave 8+ "he police officer told the drun/s to stop Monkey &ot be serious. *$&5EI& A($%&D and )o home around 6uietl!. I *$$C-ED AB$%" the whole Mooch 0pend time doin) little or nothin). afternoon because I didn+t feel li/e about wor/in). I *$$C-ED A($%&D A($%&D the house ho use all Mooch 0pend time doin) little or nothin). da!. around -e was left to *$P %P the mess after (esolve a problem. Mop up the! resi)ned. 5ill or capture the last few enem! soldiers After the battle3 it too/ them a couple of Mop up after a victor!.. v ictor!.. wee/s to *$P %P the remainin) rebels. Eat a sa sauce uce wi with br bread ead to to fi finis nish it it. "he sa sauce was so so de delici icious ous tha thatt I or order dered Mop up Mess up
Mop up Mope about Mope around Mount up Mouth off Move ahead Move along Move along Move away Move away from Move down Move in Move in on Move into Move on Move on Move out Move out Move out Move towards Move up Move up Muddle along
some bread to *$P it %P. I used a cloth to *$P %P the coffee I had (emove a li6uid that has been spilt. /noc/ed over. 0he didn+t )et the 4ob and has been *ove around bein) miserable. *$PI& AB$%" all afternoon. -e+s been *$PI& A($%&D since his *ove around bein) miserable. )irlfriend left him. *! debts *$%&"ED %P while I was at Increase over time. universit!. I alwa!s )et an)r! and start *$%"-I& 0pea/ an)ril! about somethin). $'' when the news is on "V. *a/e pro)ress3 often after a pause or "he construction can *$VE A-EAD dela!. now that permisson has been )ranted. "he police told the people watchin) to "ell someone to move from a place. *$VE AL$&. Develop or pro)ress in a reasonable or "he pro4ect+s *$VI& AL$& and satisfactor! manner. ever!thin) should be read! on time. Leave the area where !ou have been I *$VED AWA when the factor! shut livin). down. 0top doin) or usin) somethin) to chan)e "he!+re "he!+ re *$VI& AWA AWA '($* to somethin) different. Windows and are usin) Linu#. -e was findin) the course too difficult so *ove a student to a lower level. the! *$VED him D$W&. "he house was empt! for a)es3 but some 0tart livin) in a place. new tenants *$VED I& a few wee/s a)o. As he watched3 the h!enas be)an to Approach3 often stealthil!. *$VE I& $& the hapless wildebeest. "he! *$VED I&"$ the house as soon 0tart livin) in a place. as it was read!. 0he *$VED $& to another compan! Chan)e the sub4ect or !our 4ob. where the salar! was considerabl! better. "he police *$VED the crowd $& *a/e people move from a place. because the! were holdin) hold in) up the traffic. 0he+s tired of livin) there and is Leave a place !ou live or wor/ in. *$VI& $%". "he president said the! would *$VE the (emove. troops $%" ne#t !ear. Chan)e Chan)e lane lane or position position to pass pass a vehicle vehicle.. I *$VED *$VED $%" to overta/e overta/e the the bus. "he )overnment are *$VI& *a/e preparations for somethin). "$WA(D0 free elections. Could !ou *$VE %P and let me sit *ove to ma/e space. down= "he! *$VED her %P to senior *ove to a hi)her level. mana)ement. If !ou+re ambitious3 !ou cannot Continue without a clear aim or plan. *%DDLE AL$&.
Do or achieve somethin) without /nowin) what is re6uired or havin) a plan. "a/e thin)s that are ordered or se6uenced Muddle up and mess them up. *ista/e a person or thin) for someone or Muddle up somethin) else because the! loo/ similar. 0tud! 6uic/l!3 revise. Mug up
Muddle through
Mug up on Mull over Muscle in Muscle in on Muscle into
Muscle out .aff off .ag at .ail down .ail down .ail down .ail down .ame after .arrow down .erd out .erd out .ip off .ip out .od off
We didn+t /now what to e#pect and 4ust *%DDLED "-($%-. *! cleaner *%DDLED %P m! boo/s and I can+t find an!thin). I *%DDLE her and her sister %P. %P.
I have to *% %P before the e#am. I need to *% %P $& m! histor! for the 0tud! somethin) 6uic/l!3 revise. test. 0he said that she+d had to *%LL I" "hin/ about an issue or problem. $VE( before decidin) what was Become involved in somethin) when !our We tried to e#clude him of the committee3 involvement is not wanted. but he *%0CLED I&. Become involved in somethin) despite 0he *%0CLED I& $& the deal even opposition to !our involvement. thou)h we wanted to do it without her. "he! are *%0CLI& I&"$ our mar/et Become involved even thou)h there is and there is ver! little we can do to stop opposition to !our involvement. them. "he! used their contacts in local %se power3 contacts3 etc3 to force someone )overnment to *%0CLE the competitors out. $%". -e was ma/in) a fuss3 so I told him to et lost3 )o awa! 8used as imperative9. &A'' $''. $''. *! boss is alwa!s &AI& A" A" me (epeatedl! criticise someone verball!. about m! arrivin) a few minutes late for wor/. "he! are havin) trouble &AILI& 0ucceed in )ettin)3 achieve. D$W& the contract. I can+t &AIL D$W& what+s wron) with %nderstand full! ful l!.. their idea3 but I+m sure it won+t wor/. I can+t &AIL them D$W& about when et full information from someone. the!+re )oin) to finish the pro4ect. I &AILED the 4ob D$W& in the first 0ucceed or achieve somethin). interview. ive someone a name to remember I was &A*ED A'"E( m! uncle who another person. died in the war. I am not sure which universit! to appl! (emove less important options to ma/e it to3 but I have &A(($WED m! list easier to choose. D$W& to three. I+m )oin) to &E(D $%" and not )o on Pla! safe and avoid ta/in) a ris/. the river trip. I had to &E(D $%" when the! as/ed Discuss somethin) in )reat detail. about conditionals and deontic modalit!. o somewhere 6uic/l!. I+m &IPPI& $'' to )et some mil/. 0he+ll be bac/ in a minute, she+s 4ust o somewhere 6uic/l!. 6 uic/l!. &IPPED $%" to the shops. 'all asleep. I &$DDED $'' durin) the speech.
.od through
Pass a law3 re)ulation3 etc3 without considerin) or debatin) it seriousl!.
.ose about Loo/ for somethin) hidden or secret. .ose around
Loo/ around for evidence.
.ose out
'ind out3 discover, usuall! information3 secrets3 etc.
.ose out
&arrowl! beat someone.
.ote down
Write somethin) short li/e a phone number for future reference..
.ut out
'ind an answer to a problem.
/ccur to
Enter one+s mind.
/pen up
0tart to tal/ freel! about somethin).
/pen up
$pen $pen a sho shop p or or bus busin ines esss for for the the da! da!..
/pen up
Allow )oods into a mar/et.
/perate on Perform sur)er!. /pt for /pt in /pt into
Choose. Choose to be part or a member of somethin). Choose to be a member or part of somethin).
/pt out
Choose not to be part of somethin).
/we to
Be the reason for somethin).
/wn up
Confess.
Pack away
Put somethin) where it belon)s.
Pack in Pack in
0top doin) somethin). End a relationship.
Pack in
'ill a venue.
Pack in
Brea/ down3 stop wor/in). 0top doin) somethin) 8used as an imperative9.
Pack it in
Parliament &$DDED the bill "-($%-. "he police are &$0I& AB$%" to see if the! can find an!thin) a)ainst the )an). "he boss /eeps &$0I& A($%&D our office when we are out at lunch. -e &$0ED $%" their plans. "he other candidate &$0ED him $%" b! a few votes. 0he &$"ED D$W& m! fa# number so that she could send me the documents when she )ot to the office. "he mana)ement and unions had a meetin) to &%" thin)s $%". $%". Didn+t it $CC%( "$ !ou to help me when !ou saw how much trouble I was in= 0he hates to $PE& %P and discuss her feelin)s. "he! "h e! $PE& PE& %P %P at seve seven n in in the the morni ornin) n).. Before the! 4oined the W"$3 the! had to $PE& %P their mar/ets. 0he was $PE(A"ED $& for ei)ht hours. I $P"ED '$( an endowment mort)a)e and lost a lot of mone!. If !ou want them to notif! !ou of updates3 !ou have to $P" I&. I $P"ED I&"$ the scheme. "he %5 $P"ED $%" of a lot of E% le)islation on wor/in) hours and conditions. 0he $WE0 her success "$ hard wor/ and determination. &obod! $W&ED %P to brea/in) the window. I PAC5ED AW AWA the suitcases suitc ases in the loft after we had emptied them. I+m tr!in) to PAC5 I& smo/in). 0he PAC5ED her bo!friend I&. "he! reall! PAC5 them I& at the club, it was so crowded it was impossible to move. "he photocopier has PAC5ED I& a)ain. "he /ids were ma/in) a fuss3 so I told them to PAC5 I" I&.
Pack off Pack out Pack up Pack up Pack up Pack up Pad down Pad out Pair off Pair off Pair off Pair off with
-is boss PAC5ED him $'' to a re)ional office. 'ill a venue. "he stadium was PAC5ED $%". 0top doin) somethin). ou should PAC5 %P smo/in). We had nothin) left to do3 so we 'inish wor/. PAC5ED %P earl!. ear l!. *! printer PAC5ED %P last ni)ht, I+ll Brea/ down3 stop wor/in). have to )et a new one. Collect thin)s and put them where !ou At the end of the presentation3 I PAC5ED /eep them. %P m! laptop. I+m too tired to come home1 can I PAD 0leep somewhere for the ni)ht. D$W& here toni)ht= *a/e a te#t lon)er b! includin) e#tra I couldn+t thin/ of much to write3 so I content3 often content that isn+t particularl! PADDED the essa! $%" with a few relevant. len)th! 6uotes. "he! PAI(ED $'' shortl! after startin) Be)in a romantic relationship. universit!. Introduce people3 hopin) the! will start a I tried to PAI( PAI( him $'' with m! sister. relationship. "he class PAI(ED $'' to practise the 'orm pairs. e#am interviews. 0end someone awa!. awa!.
'orm a pair with someone.
We PAI(ED %P for the last activit! We used to PAL AB$%" when we were Be friendl! and spend time with someone. Pal about at school. PALLED D A($%&D A($%&D at universit!. universit!. Pal around Be friendl! and spend time with someone. We PALLE We PALLED PALLED %P when I started wor/in) wor/ in) Become friends. Pal up with her. et someone to accept somethin) that isn+t -e tried to PAL* PAL* me $'' with a Palm off true. pathetic e#cuse. Pretend somethin) is better than it is in -e tried to PAL* his computer $'' as Palm off order to sell it. the latest model. I don+t /now how thin)s will PA& $%" "he wa! a situation develops. Pan out now the compan!+s been ta/en over. "he )overnment tried to PAPE( $VE( "r! to conceal a problem without reall! the problems in the proposal3 but the Paper over fi#in) it. press were ver! critical. "he! have had to PA(E BAC5 the If !ou pare somethin) bac/3 !ou reduce services the! offer as their fundin) was Pare back the si2e or numbers.. reduced. "he! have PA(ED D$W& the number of emplo!ees as the! haven+t been doin) Pare down (educe3 decrease. well. ive somethin) awa!3 especiall! when I found it ver! hard to PA(" A(" WI"- m! Part with !ou don+t want to. old CDs when I di)iti2ed m! collection. "he teacher PA00ED the handout Pass around ive out to ever!bod! there. Pair up
'orm a pair.
I PAI(ED $'' WI"- "rish for the test.
A($%&D. Althou)h not 6ualified3 he mana)ed to Be believed to be somethin). Pass as PA00 A0 a doctor for !ears. 0adl!3 eor)ia+s uncle PA00ED AWA Pass away Die. !esterda! after a short illness. I felt awful when the teacher started to Pass back (eturn. PA00 BAC5 the e#am papers. I was 4ust PA00I& B when I saw the o past without stoppin). Pass by accident. I was PA00I& B her house the other Visit briefl!. Pass by da! when I heard about it. "he chance for promotion PA00ED me *iss an opportunit!. Pass by B. "he tales were PA00ED D$W& for "ransmit information or )ive propert! to centuries without chan)in) a! of the Pass down !oun)er )enerations. words. Be accepted as somethin)3 usuall! when ou+d be surprised at what PA00E0 '$( Pass for not. )ood coo/in) in man! restaurants. Convince somethin) that somethin) is I mana)ed to PA00 $'' the fa/e mone! Pass off real. in the mar/et. "he demonstration PA00ED $'' -appen in a certain wa!. Pass off peacefull!. I+ll PA00 the messa)e $& when she )ets ive a messa)e to someone. Pass on here. I thin/ I+ll PA00 $& dinner toni)ht, I+m Decline an invitation or opportunit!. Pass on not hun)r!. Die. -er husband PA00ED $& last !ear. Pass on Let+s PA00 $& "$ the ne#t item on the Pass on to Chan)e topic or sub4ect. a)enda. 'aint3 lose consciousness. -e )ot so drun/ that he PA00ED $%". Pass out "he protesters PA00ED $%" leaflets to Distribute. Pass out the )rowin) crowd. I)nore someone and )ive a 4ob3 reward3 "he! PA00ED him $VE( and made his Pass over etc3 to someone more 4unior. assistant the new director. Let+s PA00 $VE( what the! said and )et I)nore3 refuse to discuss. Pass over on. "he! PA00ED ($%&D copies of the Pass round Distribute3 )ive to people present. handboo/. Visit a place without stoppin) or onl! I didn+t see much as I was onl! PA00I& Pass stoppin) briefl!. "-($%- the town. through ive ownership or responsibilit! to "he shares PA00ED "$ his dau)hter Pass to someone. when he died. Become owner of or responsible for "he propert! will PA00 "$ her when Pass to somethin). the! die. 0he PA00ED %P the opportunit! to )o to Decline a chance. universit! because she+d been offered a Pass up 4ob.
Pat down Patch together Patch up Patch up Pay back Pay back Pay down Pay for Pay into Pay off Pay off Peck at Peel away Peel away from Peel off Peel off from Peel out Peg away Peg down Peg it Peg out Peg out Pencil in Pep up Pep up
"he police PA""ED them D$W& for weapons but found nothin). Create or assemble somethin) 6uic/l! "he! PA"C-ED "$E"-E( a coalition without much plannin). after the election. I tried to PA"C- thin)s %P after the 'i# or ma/e thin)s better. ar)ument3 but the! wouldn+t spea/ to me. ive an in4ured person basic medical After the accident3 the! PA"C-ED her treatment. %P and sent her to hospital. I PAID BAC5 the twent! pounds I+d (epa! mone! borrowed. borrowed. I+m )oin) to PA him BAC5 for that "a/e reven)e on. insult. "he British )overnment can+t PA Pa! a debt over time. D$W& the national debt. Purchase. I PAID twent! pounds '$( the boo/. Deposit mone!. I PAID the cash I&"$ m! account. "he mort)a)e will be PAID $'' in Completel! repa! a debt. twent!,five !ears. "heir patience PAID $'' when he finall! Produce a profitable or successful result. showed up and si)ned the contract. "he food wasn+t ver! nice3 so I PEC5ED Eat ver! small amounts. A" it to loo/ polite. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different 0ome of the crowd PEELED AWA to direction. )et out of the crush. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different "he! PEELED AWA '($* the crowd direction. and went down a side road. When the police bloc/ed the road3 a few Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different protesters PEELED $'' and left the direction. march. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different "he! PEELED $'' '($* the direction. demonstration when the police arrived. 'earin) the police3 he PEELED $%" in a Accelerate rapidl! from stationar!. cloud of tire smo/e. I PEED AWA for wee/s before m! 5eep wor/in) at somethin). e#ams. We PEED the tent D$W& to stop the 'asten somethin) to the )round. wind blowin) it about. After a lon) illness3 she finall! PEED Die. I" !esterda!. I PEED the washin) $%" after it Put washin) outside to dr!. stopped rainin). -e PEED $%" last ni)ht from a heart Die. attac/. I+ll PE&CIL "hursda! ni)ht I&3 but if *a/e a provisional appointment. an!thin) comes up3 )ive me a rin).. *a/e somethin) more interestin). ou need to PEP !our writin) %P. *a/e someone more enthusiastic3 -er tal/ PEPPED us %P. 0earch or fris/ someone.
ener)etic or interested. 0he was ill in bed with flu3 but she 'eel better or happier3 ma/e someone feel PE(5ED %P a bit when some friends Perk up better or happier. dropped b!. Ever!one was /een at first3 but the Lose impetus and stop. enthusiasm PE"E(ED $%" when the! Peter out saw how lon) it would ta/e. "he! are P-A0I& I& the reforms over Introduce )raduall!. Phase in the ne#t two !ears. "he! have introduced a compact edition of the newspaper and are P-A0I& $%" (emove )raduall!. Phase out the broadsheet edition over the ne#t few months. I wasn+t ver! hun)r! so I 4ust PIC5ED Eat unwillin)l!. Pick at A" m! food. "here were a few problems that could be Criticise. Pick at PIC5ED A"3 but it was )enerall! )ood. "here were man! rebels a)ainst the "ar)et individuals to chan)e a )roup. polic!3 but the )overnment PIC5ED $'' Pick off the leaders. Bother3 anno!3 critici2e or ma/e fun of *! friends alwa!s PIC5 $& me because Pick on someone. I don+t sin) well. 0he PIC5ED $%" the ones she wanted Choose. Pick out to ta/e and left the rest. "he victim couldn+t PIC5 $%" her Identif! from a picture. attac/er from the photos the police Pick out showed her. 0earch somethin) that is disordered for "he police have been PIC5I& Pick somethin). "-($%- the wrec/a)e for clues. through 0ales PIC5ED %P a bit durin) the Improve. Pick up Christmas period. Learn 6uic/l!. 0he PIC5ED %P 0panish in si# months. Pick up While !ou+re in town3 can !ou PIC5 %P Collect. Pick up m! trousers from the Dr! Cleaner= When we rent a holida! cotta)e in (eceive 8a broadcast9. Pick up Cornwall3 we can+t PIC5 %P Channel ?. Collect 8a person9. "his differs from the i9 Can !ou PIC5 me %P and ta/e me to +collect a thin)+ meanin) , as that means "he eor)e when !ou )o to the part!=ii9 +collect and brin) bac/+ whereas this Can !ou PIC5 %P some friends of mine Pick up means either 8i9 +collect and drop off on on !our wa! to the part!= "he!+re )oin) !our wa!+ or 8ii9 +collect and brin) to the too. same destination+.. I alwa!s have to PIC5 %P A'"E( him Pick up "id! a mess someone else has made. because he leaves thin)s all over the after office. Correct someone when the! sa! somethin) *! teacher PIC50 %P $& an! mista/e I Pick up on wron). ma/e and corrects me. Pick up on &otice somethin) that most people don+t. -e+s ver! 6uic/ to PIC5 %P $& new
Pick up on
(eact to somethin).
Pick up on
Comment on somethin) said earlier in a conversation.
Pick (ecover from a fall or problem. yourself up Pig off
%sed to tell someone to )et lost or leave !ou alone.
Pig out
Eat a lot.
Pile in Pile into Pile on Pile on Pile out
Enter a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!. Enter a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!. Add or )ive more or somethin). E#a))erate or tal/ in a wa! to affect someone+s feelin)s. Leave a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!.
Pile up
Accumulate.
Pile up
Accumulate in a pile or heap.
Pin down
et a fi#ed idea3 opinion3 etc3 from someone..
Pin down
Discover e#act details about somethin).
Pin on
Attach the blame to someone.
Pin up Pine away
'i# somethin) to a wall3 or other vertical surface3 with a pin. 0uffer ph!sicall! because of )rief3 stress3 worr!3 etc.
Pipe down
Be 6uiet 8often as an imperative9.
Pipe up
"o spea/3 raise !our voice.
Pit against
Compete or force to compete.
Pit out
o into the pits 8car racin)9. "r! to persuade someone to )ive !our wor/3 business3 a 4ob3 etc. Wor/ to)ether to help achieve an ob4ective.
Pitch for Pitch in
trends. "he )overnment has PIC5ED %P $& the reports in the media. I+d li/e to PIC5 %P $& the point that 7ill made. It too/ him a lon) time to PIC5 -I*0EL' %P after his wife left him. -e told them to PI $'' and leave him in peace. "he food was )reat3 so I reall! PIED $%". "he coach stopped and we all PILED I&. We PILED I&"$ the shop when it opened. Wor/+s cra2!, the! /eep PILI& $& the pressure. It wasn+t ver! serious3 but the! PILED $& the )uilt. "he train eventuall! arrived and we all PILED $%". Wor/ 4ust /eeps on PILI& %P and I reall! can+t mana)e to )et it all done. "he ironin)+s PILI& %P as I hate doin) it. I+ve as/ed him to set a date3 but he+s a hard man to PI& D$W& and won+t )ive a definite answer. "he )overnment can+t PI& D$W& where the lea/ came from. "he police tried to PI& the crime $& him. I PI&&ED the notice %P on the board -e+s been PI&I& AWA since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self. "he lecturer as/ed the students to PIPE D$W& and pa! attention. At first3 no one answered3 then finall! someone PIPED %P. "he war PI""ED nei)hbour AAI&0" nei)hbour. -e PI""ED $%" in the twentieth lap. -e PI"C-ED '$( the 4ob3 but the! )ave it to someone else. We were behind schedule3 but the others PI"C-ED I& and we )ot it done in time.
"he shareholders PI"C-ED I&"$ the Criticise severel! or attac/ someone. mana)ement about their pa! rises at the Pitch into meetin). Put a !oun) plant that has been )rown in a "he! need to be PLA&"ED $%" in the Plant out pot or )reenhouse into the )round. sprin). Put food onto a plate to serve. PLA"E %P and dri22le with salsa verde. Plate up Pretend to a)ree or accept somethin) in I disa)reed with the idea but I had to PLA AL$& because ever!one else Play along order to /eep someone happ! or to )et more information. li/ed it. "he children were PLAI& A($%&D Play around Be sill!. and bein) anno!in). I PLAED A($%&D a lot at colle)e. Play around Be se#uall! promiscuous or unfaithful. -e 4ust PLA0 A" bein) a law!er, he Pretend to be somethin). Play at never wins a case. Be se#uall! unfaithful when awa! from -e travels abroad a lot and his wife Play away home. thin/s he PLA0 AWA. Listen to or watch somethin) !ou+ve We PLAED the recordin) BAC5 to see Play back recorded. if it was $5. "he overnment has tried to PLA "r! to ma/e somethin) seem less D$W& the importance of the minister+s Play down important. resi)nation. As both teams had the same points3 the! Pla! a )ame to decide who the winner is. Play off PLAED $'' to decide the winner. *a/e people compete a)ainst each other -e PLAED them $'' a)ainst each Play off so that !ou benefit. other to )et the best deal. Continue pla!in) a sport thou)h there It loo/ed li/e a foul3 but the referee told Play on mi)ht be a reason to stop. them to PLA $&. Continue pla!in) music. "he band PLAED $& for another hour. Play on "he! are 4ust PLAI& $& our fears to E#ploit a wea/ness. Play on )et us to do what the! want. Pun. "he advert PLA0 $& the slo)an Play on Pro)ress3 often till it finishes. Let+s see how thin)s PLA $%". Play out Pretend that somethin) is real and reduce Computer )ames allow people to PLA Play out its effect. $%" their violent ur)es. (ain stopped them PLAI& the )ame Pla! somethin) to the end. Play out $%". When he hoo/ed the swordfish3 his line %nwind 8e.).3 fishin) line9. Play out rapidl! PLAED $%". "he children PLAED %P all evenin) Behave badl!. Play up and drove the bab!sitter mad. I+m PLAI& %P "$ m! boss at the Play up to 'latter someone. moment because I want the promotion. -e+s )ot a reputation for bein) trouble Play up to Behave in a wa! e#pected. and PLA0 %P "$ it. "he! are PLAI& %P$& people+s Play upon E#ploit a wea/ness. concerns to )et their wa!.
Play with
"ouch and move somethin) to occup! !our hands.
-e can+t stop PLAI& WI"- his beard.
I wasn+t hun)r!3 so I 4ust PLAED WI"the food. We PLAED WI"- the idea3 but decided Consider somethin)3 but not seriousl!. Play with a)ainst it. Plead )uilt! to )et a reduced sentence or "he CE$ PLEADED $%" and blamed Plead out fine. the C'$ for the fraud. (e,invest mone! !ou have made into a We PL$%-ED BAC5 all the profits to Plough back business. )row the compan!. "he bus s/idded and PL$%-ED I&"$ Plough into Collide into at speed. the bus stop. Continue doin) somethin) !ou don+t want It was reall! borin)3 but we PL$%-ED Plough on to. $&. We PL$%-ED "-($%- all seven Plough Eat a bi) meal. courses. through (ead somethin) that is difficult or ta/es a It too/ me a)es to PL$%- "-($%Plough lot of time. +%l!sses+. through *ove throu)h somewhere where there is "he boat had to PL$%- "-($%Plough little space or there are obstacles. the ice. through "he tractor PL$%-ED %P the field so Plough up Brea/ the surface of soil. the! could sow the seed. (e,invest mone! !ou have made into a We PL$WED BAC5 all the profits to Plow back business. )row the compan!. "he bus s/idded and PL$WED I&"$ the Collide into at speed. Plow into bus stop. Continue doin) somethin) !ou don+t want It was reall! borin)3 but we PL$WD $&. Plow on to. We PL$WED "-($%- all ei)ht Plow Eat a bi) meal. courses. through (ead somethin) that is difficult or ta/es a It ta/es me a)es to PL$W "-($%Plow lot of time. an! of -enr! 7ames+ novels. through *ove throu)h somewhere where there is "he police car had to PL$W "-($%Plow little space or there are obstacles. the crowd. through "he tractor PL$WED %P the field so Brea/ the surface of soil. Plow up the! could sow the crop -e was PL%C5I& A" his cuffs durin) Pull or fiddle with somethin) nervousl!. Pluck at the interview. "he! PL%C5ED %P the coura)e to *uster3 ac6uire3 )ather. Pluck up complain. -e PL%ED the "V I& and turned it Connect machines to the electricit! suppl!. Plug in on full blast. Put somethin) in a place without ta/in) -e PL%*PED his ba) D$W& and Plump care. /ic/ed his shoes off. down I PL%*PED '$( the stea/ frites. Plump for Choose. *a/e somethin) li/e a cushion bi))er and I PL%*PED %P the pillow and la! Plump up softer b! sha/in) it. down. Play with
&ot eat much of a meal.
0he PL%*PED -E(0EL' D$W& ne#t 0it down heavil!. to me and started as/in) me what had happened. -e P$I&"ED $%" that I onl! had two *a/e someone aware of somethin). Point out wee/s to )et the whole thin) finished. *ove thin)s around or search in a casual I P$5ED AB$%" in m! CD collection Poke about wa! to tr! to find somethin). to see if I could find it. *ove thin)s around or search in a casual I P$5ED A($%&D in m! des/ to see if Poke wa! to tr! to find somethin). the letter was there. around 0he P$LI0-E0 $'' half a bottle of )in Polish off 'inish3 consume. ever! ni)ht. I need to P$LI0- %P m! 'rench before I Improve somethin) 6uic/l!. Polish up )o to Paris. I had to P$& fift! dollars %P for the Pa! for somethin). Pony up meal. I was )oin) to write m! essa!3 but I et too tired to do somethin). Poop out P$$PED $%" and went to bed instead. We were supposed to meet !esterda!3 but she P$$PED $%" $& me at the last Poop out on 'ail to /eep an appointment. minute. We were P$$"LI& AL$& at thirt! Pootle along "ravel in a leisurel! wa!. miles an hour. -e P$PPED I& for a coffee on his wa! Visit for a short time. Pop in home. -e+s alwa!s P$PPI& $'' when thin)s "al/ loudl!3 complain. Pop off don+t suit him. -e+s 4ust P$PPED $'' for a brea/ but o out for a short time. Pop off should be bac/ in a few minutes. I+m 4ust P$PPI& $%" to the shops. Do o out for a short time. Pop out !ou need an!thin) while I+m out= Appear3 li/e windows and bo#es openin) "he dialo)ue bo# P$PPED %P up when I Pop up on a computer screen.. pressed Enter. I+m )oin) to have to wor/ late toni)ht Appear une#pectedl!. Pop up because somethin) has P$PPED %P. 0he P$(ED $VE( the report loo/in) for (ead3 loo/ at or stud! carefull!. Pore over mista/es. $n 0aturda! mornin)s3 I P$""E( Potter 0pend time doin) little thin)s for pleasure. AB$%" the )arden if the weather+s fine. about 0pend some time doin) little thin)s for I P$""E(ED A($%&D3 sortin) out m! Potter pleasure. CD0 and a few other thin)s. around It P$%(ED D$W& all da! so we had to Pour down (ain hard. remain indoors. %seless statistics P$%( '$("- from Pour forth Emer)e from a place in lar)e numbers. him. Cut the electricit! suppl! to a computer or I P$WE(ED D$W& m! computer and Power down electronic device. went for lunch. Cut the electricit! to a computer or device ou mustn+t P$WE( it $'' while it is Power off to turn it off. updatin). Plump yourself down
"urn a computer or electronic device on so I P$WE(ED %P m! laptop and started that it is read! to use. wor/. eoff 4ust P(A""LED $& instead of Prattle on "al/ too much. )ivin) a strai)ht answer. "he! P(E00ED A-EAD with the Press ahead Continue with somethin). elections despite the violence. Appl! pressure to )et permission or to "he wor/ers are P(E00I& '$( better Press for obtain somethin). pa! and conditions. Press Continue or )o ahead with a pro4ect3 "he )overnment are P(E00I& forward process3 plan3 etc. '$(WA(D WI"- the new law. with When the line was breached3 reserve Brin) or force into use. Press into troops were P(E00ED I&"$ service. We P(E00ED $& to )et to our Continue with somethin). Press on destination before ni)ht fell. Pressure someone to accept somethin) "he invitations were P(E00ED %P$& us Press upon offered. and it was hard to sa! no. Catch and /ill an animal for food. 0piders P(E $& insects. Prey on E#ploit or harm. "he! P(E $& older people. Prey on Cats P(E %P$& birds and mice. Prey upon Catch and /ill an animal for food. "he! P(E %P$& people+s fears about Prey upon E#ploit or harm. immi)ration. Include the affects of possible future 0peculators have P(ICED I& the ris/ of events when assessin) the value of Price in a war brea/in) out. somethin). In rural areas where the! have a Char)e more for somethin). monopol!3 some )ara)es P(ICE %P fuel Price up because there+s nowhere else to bu! it. *a/e a hard cop! of a computer -e P(I&"ED $%" the letter and Print out document. chec/ed throu)h it carefull!. 0upport somethin)3 both ph!sicall! and "he council have P($PPED %P the Prop up financiall!3 politicall!3 etc.. museum for !ears with )rants. Wor/ out or anticipate someone+s We have to tr! to P0C- $%" our Psych out intentions. rivals. Bo#ers tr! to P0C- their opponents *a/e someone less confident. $%" before the fi)ht to )ain an Psych out advanta)e. Prepare someone mentall!. I P0C-ED m!self %P for the e#am. Psych up *ove !our lips into position to receive a 0he P%C5E(ED %P when he leant Pucker up /iss. forwards to /iss her. "he lorr! was )oin) slowl! but we Pull ahead $verta/e3 move in front. mana)ed to P%LL A-EAD. *! tutor P%LLED m! essa! APA(". Pull apart Destro! an ar)ument3 theor!3 etc. A fi)ht bro/e out in the pub and it was hard to P%LL the people involved Pull apart 0top people or animals fi)htin). APA(". It P%LLED me APA(" to see them Pull apart *a/e someone unhapp! or upset. Power up
Pull away Pull back Pull back Pull back Pull back Pull down Pull down Pull down Pull for Pull in Pull in Pull in Pull in Pull off Pull off Pull on Pull out Pull out Pull out Pull out Pull over Pull over Pull through Pull to
ar)uin) so much. "he car P%LLED AWA from the li)hts When a vehicle moves from a place. at hi)h speed. "he! were two,nil down until five 0core a )oal or point when losin). minutes before the end3 when the! P%LLED BAC5 a )oal. *ove awa! from a place3 especiall! when "he! have P%LLED the troops BAC5 tal/in) about soldiers. from the front line. 0he P%LLED BAC5 when he tried to *ove awa! from someone. /iss her. Decide not to do somethin) or not to be "he! P%LLED BAC5 from the deal. involved with it an! lon)er. "he! P%LLED the old cinema D$W& to Demolish. build a new shoppin) mall. *a/e someone depressed. Losin) her 4ob P%LLED her D$W&. Earn. -e+s P%LLI& D$W& a fortune. Who will !ou be P%LLI& '$( in the 0upport. final= "he train P%LLED I& and we rushed to When a train arrives at a station. meet her as she )ot off. "heir last tour P%LLED I& millions of Attract. fans. 0top a car b! the side of the road. I P%LLED I& to let the passen)ers out. Areest or ta/e someone to a police station "he police P%LLED them I& after the for 6uestionin). trouble. &o,one thou)ht that she would be able to *ana)e to do somethin) difficult or tric/!. do it3 but she P%LLED it $'' in the end. When the li)hts turned )reen3 the car 0tart movin) 8vehicles9. P%LLED $''. I P%LLED $& a 4umper when the sun Put clothes on. went in. "he train was P%LLI& $%" when I )ot 0tart movin) 8train9. there. "he traffic was so bad that it too/ me *ove into traffic. a)es to P%LL $%". "he pro4ect was )oin) badl! and the! Withdraw. decided to P%LL $%" People want the )overnment to P%LL the (emove soldiers from an area. troops $%". 0top b! the side of the road. "he police P%LLED the car $VE( "he police P%LLED the car $VE( and *a/e a vehicle stop. tested the driver for alcohol. At one sta)e it loo/ed as if she was )oin) (ecover from and illness or problem. to die3 but she P%LLED "-($%- in the end. Close a door or window that has been left Could !ou P%LL the door "$3 please= open.
If we all P%LL "$E"-E(3 we+ll have it finished in no time. "he cab P%LLED %P outside m! house and I )ot out. -e P%LLED me %P because I had )ot m! facts wron).
Pull together
Wor/ to)ether as a team.
Pull up
0low and stop a car.
Pull up
Inform someone that the! are wron).
Pull yourself together
Become calm or re)ain control of !our emotions.
Push in
et in a 6ueue without waitin).
Put across
Communicate3 conve! a messa)e.
Put away
Put somethin) bac/ in the correct place.
Put away
Put someone in prison.
Put back
(earran)e somethin) for a later time.
Put by
0ave for the future.
Put down
5ill an animal because it+s old3 ill3 etc..
Put down
0top holdin) 8but withdraw support )entl!9.
0he 4ust P%0-ED I& the 6ueue in front of me at the supermar/et chec/out. -e found it difficult to P%" AC($00 what he wanted to sa! at the meetin). -e P%" the dictionar! BAC5 on the shelf after he+d finished the crossword. "he 4ud)e P%" him AWA for ten !ears for robber!. "he A* has been P%" BAC5 until 7ul! the seventeenth. I tr! to P%" some mone! B ever! month towards our summer holida!. -e had his do) P%" D$W& because it was in a lot of pain from its tumours. P%" the )un D$W& slowl! and /eep !our hands where I can see them.
Put down for
Commit to ma/e a pa!ment.
P%" me D$W& '$( ?@p per mile.
Put down to ive as an e#planation. Put in
Install.
Put in for
*a/e a re6uest.
Put off
Postpone.
Put off
0top li/in) somethin) or somebod!.
Put on
et fat.
Put on Put on
Deceive3 lie. 0tart wearin).
Put out
Broadcast.
Put out
Disturb or trouble someone.
-e was so an)r! that he couldn+t P%LL -I*0EL' "$E"-E(.
-e didn+t score man!3 but we can P%" that D$W& "$ ine#perience "he! had to P%" I& a whole new central heatin) s!stem because the house was so cold. -e P%" I& '$( a transfer to the new branch. "he concert+s been P%" $'' until ne#t month because the sin)er+s )ot a throat infection. I was reall! P%" $'' b! the wa! he eats with his mouth open. -e+s P%" $& a lot of wei)ht since he )ave up smo/in). I am not P%""I& !ou $&. I P%" m! coat $& before we went out. 0everal charities P%" $%" an appeal on "V for mone! for the victims of the floodin) in *o2ambi6ue. Would it be P%""I& !ou $%" )reatl! if I as/ed to chan)e to another da!.
-e P%" $%" his ci)arette before enterin) the buildin). "he! P%" $VE( a clever practical 4o/e 0uccessfull! e#ecute 8a scam3 tric/3 etc.9. Put over on us. Could !ou P%" me "-($%- to Put through Connect someone b! phone. e#tension ?J please. 0he P%" O?@ "$WA(D0 the cost of the Put towards *a/e a financial contribution. repairs and we had to pa! the rest. 0he P%" me %P for the ni)ht because I+d Allow someone to sta! at !our house for a missed the last bus and there were no Put up ni)ht or a few da!s.. ni)ht buses runnin). "he )overnment has P%" tuition fees for Increase prices3 ta#es3 duties3 etc.. Put up under)raduate students %P a)ain. 0how s/ill or determination in a contest3 "he! P%" %P a )reat fi)ht but lost. Put up competition3 fi)ht3 etc. Encoura)e someone to do somethin). -is friends P%" him %P "$ stealin) it. Put up to I can+t P%" %P WI"- m! nei)hbour+s Put up with "olerate. noise an! lon)er1 it+s drivin) me mad. Ar)ue with someone about a specific "he )irl+s mother was %A((ELI& 0uarrel out sub4ect. $%" with her dau)hter about the part!. I am not %A((ELLI& WI"- their 0uarrel Dispute or disa)ree with somethin). idea3 but I thin/ there are other with possibilities. *ess up3 ruin. I %EE(ED the e#am %P. 0ueer up "he audience %IE"E&ED D$W& when the li)hts were switched off in the 0uieten 'all silent. auditorium and the pla! was read! to down be)in. 0top wor/in)3 associatin) or bein) friends "he! %I" $& me 4ust when thin)s )ot with someone3 especiall! when the! need 0uit on rou)h. support. *! phone has %I" $& me, can I 0top wor/in) or functionin). 0uit on borrow !ours= "he! (ACED $'' when the police -urr! awa!3 leave somewhere 6uic/l!. 1ace off arrived. %sed to tell someone to )o awa! because -e told her to (AC5 $''. 1ack off the!+re anno!in) !ou. 0leep3 ta/e a nap. I+m tired, I+m )oin) to (AC5 $%". 1ack out -e+s (AC5ED %P a number of Ac6uire a lot of somethin). 1ack up convictions for speedin). "he! (AC5ED %P the car in an Dama)e. 1ack up accident. Bombs (AI&ED D$W& $& the cit! all 1ain down 'all in lar)e numbers. ni)ht. on Be postponed or stopped b! rain 8usuall! "he match was (AI&ED $''. 1ain off passive9. Be postponed or stopped b! rain 8usuall! "he )ame was (AI&ED $%". 1ain out passive9. Put out
E#tin)uish a ci)arette3 fire3 etc..
1ake in
Earn3 ma/e mone! easil!.
1ake it in
*a/e a lot of mone!.
1ake off
Cheat someone b! char)in) them too much. "al/3 thin/3 etc3 about somethin) ne)ative in the past. Brin) somethin) bac/ to people+s attention.
0he+s (A5I& I& thousands a da!. It+s the onl! shop in the area and the!+re (A5I& I" I&. "he! (A5E tourists $'' all the time.
"he! /eep (A5I& $VE( the rows we had last !ear. "he press have (A5ED %P some 1ake up scandals from her past. uit (A*BLI& $&, I;m tired of 1amble on "al/ at len)th without )ettin) to the point. listenin) to !ou. Increase price3 speed or power of "he compan! has (A*PED its prices %P 1amp up somethin). because of hi)her oil prices. 0a! somethin) firml! and loudl!. 0he (APPED $%" the command. 1ap out 0he (A""ED $& her nei)hbours to the Inform authorities about someone+s police because the! were smu))lin) 1at on wron)doin)s. alcohol from 'rance. 'ail to /eep a promise. -e alwa!s (A"0 $& his promises. 1at on Inform the authorities about someone. -e (A""ED me $%" to the police. 1at out I (A""ED "-($%- the papers on m! 1at through Loo/ for somethin) hurriedl!. des/ but couldn+t find the letter. "he media are tr!in) to (A"C-E" %P 1atchet up Increase. the pressure on the president. 0he (A""LED $'' loads of statistics 1attle off uote fi)ures rapidl!. which nobod! could understand. I (EAC-ED $%" and cau)ht the ball. 1each out 0tretch !our arm to )et somethin). "he! are (EAC-I& $%" '$( ma4or 1each out "r! to achieve somethin) difficult. economic reforms. for I (EAC-ED $%" "$ !ou when I was in 1each out As/ for help. trouble and !ou were a )reat help. to Charities are (EAC-I& $%" "$ those 1each out $ffer help. who lost their homes in the floods. to "he candidates are (EAC-I& $%" "$ 1each out "r! to communicate and establish )ood relations with people. the poor to )et their votes. to (ead a list aloud for someone to write I (EAD $'' the fi)ures and she wrote 1ead off down. them down in her noteboo/. "he teacher (EAD $%" the names of the (ead aloud rather than silentl!. 1ead out students who+d passed. I+ve been (EADI& %P $& 7apan as I+m 1ead up on (esearch. )oin) to live there ne#t !ear. Come to a conclusion or solution after -e (EA0$&ED $%" the answer to the 1eason out some thou)ht. math problem. 7eff sa!s we can (EC5$& $& there 1eckon on "he minimum e#pected. bein) at least fift! people there toni)ht. Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to -e (EELED I& a ten,pound salmon. 1eel in land. Attract people3 especiall! customers3 to "he! hope the discounts will (EEL 1eel in 1ake over
)et them to do what !ou want them to.
people I&. "he minister (EELED $'' a load of uote statistics or facts rapidl!. 1eel off fi)ures to support her position. 0core a lot of points or win a lot of )ames "he! (EELED $'' five victories and 1eel off one after the other. became the champions. I (EELED $%" the hose and watered the %nwind. 1eel out lawn. Control someone or somethin) to stop "he! had to (EI& the minister I& after 1ein in them causin) more trouble. her dreadful performance on "V. Let3 )rant a service or allow usa)e for a "he! (E&"ED their house $%" while 1ent out fee. the were abroad. 0he )ot on her motorbi/e and ($DE o awa! on a bi/e3 horse3 etc. 1ide off $''. -is reputation is (IDI& $& this deal Depend on. 1ide on wor/in) out. "he! mana)ed to (IDE $%" the 0urvive a difficult time. 1ide out recession. *ove hi)her on the bod! 8of clothes9. -er s/irt ($DE %P when she sat down. 1ide up I phoned and left a messa)e this mornin) 1ing back (eturn a phonecall. but she still hasn+t (%& me BAC5. "elephone to inform or confirm I (A& I& and told them I would be 1ing in somethin). late. Dave (A& $'' )uiltil! when he saw 'inish a phone conversation. 1ing off his boss comin). "wo shots (A& $%" and then we *a/e a sudden loud sound. 1ing out heard a scream. "elephone a number of people3 usuall! to I (A& ($%&D to see if an!one /new 1ing round tr! to )et some information. where she+d )one. "elephone. -elen (A& me %P earlier. 1ing up Achieve an amount or number. "he! (A& %P several victories. 1ing up Enter fi)ures into a till or cash re)ister. "he! (A& %P the bill for the )roceries. 1ing up When a place is full of a loud sound. "he room (A& WI"- their lau)hter. 1ing with Char)e e#cessivel! or obtain mone! "ourists )et (IPPED $'' a lot when the! 1ip off unfairl!. don+t spea/ the lan)ua)e. "he arm! ($LLED BAC5 when the! 1oll back (etreat. came under attac/. "he )overnment want to ($LL BAC5 1oll back (educe or remove. the freedom of the press. Pass 8time9. "he !ears ($LLED B. 1oll by "he! ($LLED I& ver! drun/ at three Arrive somewhere3 especiall! if late. 1oll in o+cloc/ in the mornin). Arrive in lar)e numbers3 for militar! "he tan/s ($LLED I& and too/ control 1oll in vehicles. of the capital cit!. "he competition ($LLED $& despite When somethin) continues to happen. 1oll on the administrative problems. 0aid when !ou can+t wait for somethin) (oll on 'rida!< It+s been a dreadful wee/. 1oll on nice in the future.
1oll out
Launch or introduce a new product3 initiative3 etc..
1oll up
"o appear in lar)e numbers for an event.
1oll up
An imperative used to attract people to a public event.
"he compan! ($LLED $%" its ta/eover plans last wee/. "housands ($LLED %P to see the stars at the film premiere. (oll up< Come and see the circus toni)ht.
In the first race3 the favourite ($*PED I&. We ($*PED "-($%- the tas/s 1omp Do somethin) easil! or 6uic/l!. because the! were so simple. through &owada!s3 most hospitals have a polic! "o /eep a mother and bab! to)ether after of ($$*I& I& mothers and their 1oom in the birth. babies. -e ($$"ED AB$%" in his briefcase3 1oot about Loo/ in a place to tr! to find somethin). tr!in) to find a pen. I ($$"ED A($%&D m! flat tr!in) to 1oot Loo/ in a place to tr! to find somethin). find the letter. around Ever!one was ($$"I& '$( Arsenal 0upport. 1oot for to win the Champions Lea)ue. Loo/ for and find. "he police ($$"ED $%" the informer. 1oot out 'ind the source of a problem and remove "he! are tr!in) to ($$" $%" the 1oot out it. troublema/ers. -e ($$"ED %P the plants and replanted Di) a plant out of the )round. 1oot up them. "he teacher ($PED her students I& to et somebod! to help. carr! her stuff when she had to chan)e 1ope in classroom. et someone to help or become involved3 I )ot ($PED I&"$ helpin) them set the 1ope into usuall! when the! don+t want to. stall up. E#tend ropes or barriers across or around "he celebrit! entrance was ($PED $'' 1ope off an area. from the )eneral public. "he mu))er ($%-ED him %P when Assault. 1ough up he refused to hand his wallet over. Winnin) the 'A Cup ($%&DED $'' a 1ound off 'inish somethin) in a satisfactor! manner. wonderful season for Arsenal. "he prime minister refused to ($W 1ow back (etreat from a position. BAC5 and lost the vote. "he!+re not friends3 but we (%B 1ub along -ave a reasonabl! )ood relationship. AL$&. 0he (%BBED the horse D$W& with a 1ub down Dr! or clean somethin) with a cloth. towel after ridin) it. *assa)e or rub someone to help them "he trainer (%BBED her D$W& after 1ub down rela#. the race. Appl! a substance li/e cream or ointment -e applied the steroid cream and 1ub in and rub it until it is absorbed. (%BBED it I&. Even thou)h the minister had resi)ned3 Emphasise how bad a situation is to ma/e the press (%BBED I" I& b! publishin) 1ub it in someone feel worse. more details of the scandal. 1omp in
Win easil!.
-is enthusiasm (%B0 $'' $& ever!one around him. -e (%BBED $%" the fi)ure and wrote Delete in/ or pencil with an eraser. 1ub out the correct one in. "he )an)sters (%BBED him $%" for 5ill. 1ub out stealin) from them. "he cat (%BBED %P AAI&0" m! le) 1ub up "ouch someone in a sensual or se#ual wa!. purrin). against I need to (%B %P $& m! Portu)uese 1ub up on (evise. before I )o to Bra2il. "he police have (%LED $%" suicide E#clude a possibilit!. 1ule out and are treatin) it as a case of murder. I (A& AC($00 an old friend in the 1un across *eet or find accidentall!. librar!. "he police (A& A'"E( the )u! who+d Chase3 pursue. 1un after stolen it3 but he was too fast for them. "r! to become romanticall! involved with -e was (%&&I& A'"E( her for a)es 1un after someone. never mana)ed to )et a date. $pinion is (%&&I& AAI&0" his 1un against $ppose3 ma/e difficulties. policies and he has ver! little support. "he! /ept disturbin) him3 so he told them 1un along o awa!3 leave 8often as an imperative9. to (%& AL$& and leave him in peace. I+m e#hausted, I+ve been (%&&I& 1un around Be ver! bus! doin) man! thin)s. A($%&D all da!. -e (A& AWA from his attac/ers. 1un away Escape from people chasin) !ou. Leave home because of problems with 0he (A& AWA to avoid a forced 1un away other famil! members or to elope. marria)e. "he minicab (A& him D$W& on the 1un down -it a pedestrian with a vehicle. 2ebra crossin). ou should onl! rechar)e the batter! 1un down Lose ener)! or power. when it has full! (%& D$W&. "he!+re alwa!s (%&&I& me D$W& 1un down Criticise3 dispara)e. and I am sic/ and tired of it. "he police (A& D$W& all the leads 1un down 'ind the source or ori)in of somethin). the! had and cau)ht them. 0he+s thin/in) about (%&&I& '$( the Campai)n for a position. 1un for presidenc!. Arrest3 ta/e to police station for "he! (A& him I& last ni)ht. 1un in 6uestionin). Drive a new car carefull! in order not to 0he (A& the car I& for a thousand miles. 1un in dama)e the en)ine. Pa! a casual visit. We (A& I& and chatted for an hour. 1un in Insert. -e (A& a )raph I& ne#t to the te#t. 1un in "he pro4ect has (%& I&"$ millions of Cost. dollars without an! prospect of a return 1un into on this investment. 1ub off on
Pass a 6ualit! or characteristic to people.
I (A& I&"$ 7ames in a bar in the Cit! on 'rida!. Could !ou (%& $'' two hundred copies *a/e photocopies. 1un off of this report3 please. Be powered b!. "he van (%&0 $& diesel. 1un on We+ve (%& $%" $' su)ar1 I+m )oin) to 1un out of -ave none left. the shops for some. Could !ou (%& $VE( that point a)ain1 E#plain 6uic/l!. 1un over I+m afraid I didn+t 6uite understand it. "he driver couldn+t stop in time and (A& -it with a vehicle. the fo# $VE( when it ran in front of his 1un over car. "he meetin) (A& $VE( b! twent! E#ceed a time limit. 1un over minutes. Practise a dramatic wor/ li/e a pla! "he cast (A& "-($%- the pla! the 1un 6uic/l!. da! before it opened to the public. through 0tab or wound deepl! with a /nife3 sword3 "he mus/eteer (A& his enem! 1un etc.. "-($%- with a sword and /illed him. through Whenever he )ets into debt3 he (%&0 "$ o to someone for help. 1un to his parents for help. -is musical tastes (%& "$ the Include in thin)s !ou li/e. 1un to (esidents3 who are hated b! most people. -ave enou)h mone! to bu! somethin)3 "hin)s are a bit ti)ht and won+t (%& "$ 1un to often ne)ative. )oin) abroad for a holida!. -e (A& %P ne#t to me and started *ove 6uic/l! to where someone is. 1un up shoutin). -oist3 raise a fla). "he! (A& %P the %nion 7ac/. 1un up -e (A& %P a few e#amples for them to Do or ma/e somethin) ver! 6uic/l!. 1un up loo/ at. 0pend a lot of mone! on credit. -e (A& %P a lot of bills at the hotel. 1un up "he! (A& %P AAI&0" a lot of 1un up Encounter problems3 often une#pected. opposition to the construction. against (obert was sittin) in his car and a )u! 1un up on Approach someone without their /nowin). (A& %P $& him and shot throu)h the car but missed. 0he (%&0 WI"- some dod)! 5eep compan!3 normall! bad. 1un with characters. "he! (%0-ED AWA when the police 1ush away Leave a place in a hurr!. arrived. "he! don+t want to be (%0-ED I&"$ Do somethin) too 6uic/l!. )ivin) an answer and have as/ed for 1ush into more time. >ac (%0-ED $'' to )et to his medical Depart in a hurr!. 1ush off appointment. "he! (%0-ED the sin)le $%" after it (elease or put somethin) on sale 6uic/l!. 1ush out started )ettin) airpla!. *a/e somethin) 6uic/l! without much We (%0"LED %P dinner from what was 1ustle up 1un into
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preparation. Put a saddle on and prepare an animal to 2addle up ride. ive someone a tas/ or responsibilit! that 2addle with is difficult or hard wor/. &ot )o to school or wor/3 or leave earl! 2ag off when !ou shouldn+t.
in the frid)e. 0he 0ADDLED %P the horse and rode off. "he! 0ADDLED me WI"- preparin) the visit. I was bored so I 0AED $'' wor/ earl! and went home. -e 0AILED I&"$ me for turnin) up an Criticise an)ril!. 2ail into hour late. -e 0AILED "-($%- the final test. 2ail through Pass easil!3 succeed. "he townspeople 0ALLIED '$("- to 2ally forth Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. fi)ht the invadin) arm!. "hou)h it was pourin) with rain3 we Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. 2ally out 0ALLIED $%" to meet her. 0he+s ma/in) a lot of mone!3 but 0AL"0 0ave mone!. 2alt away it AWA rather than spendin) it. (educe or avoid consumption to cut costs. I use 0/!pe to 0AVE $& m! phone bills. 2ave on 'or mone! for a particular purpose. -e+s 0AVI& %P to bu! a car. 2ave up I+m 0AVI& %P the receipts to claim on Collect or store somethin) for future use. 2ave up them all at once. "o remove somethin) b! cuttin) it with a -e 0AWED $'' the le)s of the chair. 2aw off saw. We 0AWED the plan/ %P to ma/e the Cut into pieces with a saw. 2aw up shelves. *a/e somethin) smaller than ori)inall! "he! had to 0CALE BAC5 the pro4ect 2cale back planned. because of the costs. *a/e somethin) smaller than ori)inall! "he! have had to 0CALE D$W& the 2cale down planned. pro4ect because of the costs. "he! are 0CALI& %P the pro)ramme Increase3 ma/e bi))er. 2cale up because it has been so successful. 'ri)hten someone some much that the! )o "he cat 0CA(ED the birds AWA. 2care away awa!. *a/e someone so fri)htened that he or she "he vicious Doberman )uard,do) 2care off awa!. 0CA(ED the bur)lars AWA. "he compan! is 0C$%"I& AB$%" for 2cout about Loo/ in different places for somethin). new staff. We 0C$%"ED A($%&D to find the best 2cout Loo/ in different places for somethin). price. around "he researcher spent months 0C$%"I& 0earch for somethin). 2cout out $%" the answer. I 0C$%"ED ($%&D for a bar)ain. 2cout round Loo/ in different places for somethin). "r! to find someone for a tas/ or We+d better 0C$%" %P a replacement for 2cout up re6uirement. her. I+ve been 0C(API& AL$& on 2crape *ana)e with little mone!. temporar! wor/ since I lost m! 4ob. along I thou)ht I was )oin) to fail3 but 2crape by 7ust mana)e to pass somethin). 0C(APED B with ?H.
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"he )overnment 0C(APED I& with ?H of the votes cast. 0he )ot mediocre )rades and 4ust Be accepted somewhere3 but onl! 4ust. 0C(APED I&"$ universit!. I did no revision and onl! 4ust 0C(APED Pass a test but onl! 4ust. "-($%- the final e#ams. *ana)e to collect enou)h of somethin) I had to search m! flat for mone! to !ou need3 usuall! mone!. 0C(APE "$E"-E( what I needed. *ana)e to collect enou)h of somethin) It too/ me a)es to 0C(APE %P the !ou need3 usuall! mone!. mone! for the tic/ets. We 0C(EE&ED $'' the area where we 0eparate a part of a room with somethin) had the discussion from the rest of the li/e a curtain3 screen3 etc.. meetin). Applicants without the ri)ht E#clude. 6ualifications were 0C(EE&ED $%". Bloc/ li)ht. "he sun cream 0C(EE&0 $%" %V li)ht. "here are so man! notices and si)ns that I 0top noticin) somethin). have started 0C(EE&I& them $%". -e spent the afternoon 0C(EWI& Waste time. A($%D and )ot nothin) done. -e 0C(EWED A($%&D a lot at Be se#uall! promiscuous. universit!. "reat harshl! or cheat. "he I(0 reall! 0C(EWED him $VE(. David 0C(EWED %P his oral e#am but Do badl! or fail. still mana)ed to scrape a pass. I+ll 0EE AB$%" whether we can mana)e Arran)e3 consider. it. Accompan! someone into an office. -er secretar! 0AW me I&"$ her office. A cat came into the bac/ )arden but the Chase somebod! or somethin) awa!. do) soon 0AW it $''. o to the airport3 station3 etc.3 to sa! I went to the station to 0EE them $''. )oodb!e to someone. Accompan! a )uest to !our front door Are !ou sure !ou+re )oin)= I+ll )et !our when the! are leavin) !our house. coats and 0EE !ou $%". "he! had a lot of difficulties in Continue with somethin) to the end. implementin) the pro4ect3 but the team 0AW it "-($%- successfull!. (ealise someone is l!in) or bein) "he police 6uic/l! 0AW "-($%- her deceitful. dis)uise and arrested her. -e 0AW "$ the arran)ements and Deal with somethin). ever!thin) ran smoothl! and efficientl!. "he! 0$LD $'' their research 0ell a business or part of it. subsidiar!. 0ell somethin) cheapl! because !ou need 0he 0$LD $'' her furniture before she the mone! or don+t need it. emi)rated. We mana)ed to 0ELL him $& the Convince someone. e#pansion plans.
We bu! them wholesale and 0ELL them $& to the public. "he tic/ets for the Primal 0cream concert -ave no more of somethin) left because it at the Bri#ton Academ! 0$LD $%" in a 2ell out has been bou)ht. couple of hours. *ost bands 0ELL $%" when the! si)n to Lose all artistic inte)rit! in return for a ma4or record label3 and for)et all their 2ell out commercial success. principles when pursuin) chart success. 0ell a house or business to move We want to 0ELL %P and move to the 2ell up somewhere or do somethin) different. countr!. I 0E&" m! food BAC5 because it was 2end back (eturn somethin). overcoo/ed. I had to 0E&D '$( a plumber because As/ someone to come and help. 2end for the radiator was lea/in). "he police were 0E&" I& to 6uell the riot $rder people into a place to handle a as the protesters had started burnin) cars 2end in problem. and wrec/in) shops. If !ou want to enter the competition3 !ou Write to )et information. 2end in have to 0E&D I& for an entr! form. "he football stri/er was 0E&" $'' for E#pel a sports pla!er from a match. 2end off ar)uin) with the referee+s decision. I must 0E&D this letter $'' toda! Post a letter. 2end off otherwise it won+t )et there in time. I 0E&" $'' '$( some 4eans that I li/ed 2end off for $rder somethin) b! post. in the catalo)ue. "he! 0E&" $%" a mailshot to all their 0end somethin) to a lot of people. 2end out e#istin) customers. We couldn+t be bothered to coo/3 so we 2end out for $rder ta/eawa! food b! phone. 0E&" $%" '$( a pi22a. "he mischievous schoolbo! was standin) at the front of the class3 0E&DI& the ImitateFimpersonate for comic effect. 2end up teacher %P3 when the teacher opened the door behind him. We 0E" AB$%" the cleanin) and )ot it 0tart doin) somethin). 2et about done before lunchtime. "he )an) 0E" AB$%" her as she left the Attac/. 2et about ban/. Distin)uish3 be better than or different "he 6ualit! of their wor/ 0E"0 them 2et apart from others. APA(" from their rivals. "he Appeal Court 0E" A0IDE the )uilt! $verturn a court verdict or decision. verdict because the evidence was 2et aside unsatisfactor! and declared her not )uilt!. "he car repairs 0E" me BAC5 ei)ht Cost. 2et back hundred pounds. "he accident 0E" the pro4ect BAC5 Dela!. 2et back several months. -e 0E" '$("- his ideas in his 0tate or outline an opinion. 2et forth autobio)raph!. 2ell on
Bu! somethin) then sell it to someone else.
We 0E" '$("- at da!brea/ for the summit of the mountain. Chan)e season noticeabl!. Winter has 0E" I&1 it+s started snowin). 2et in "errorists 0E" $'' a car bomb in the cit! E#plode a bomb. centre last ni)ht. 'ortunatel!3 no,one was 2et off hurt or /illed. (in) an alarm. "he smo/e 0E" the fire alarm $''. 2et off 0tart a 4ourne!. We 0E" $'' for wor/ at seven,thirt!. 2et off "he compan! 0E" $'' its overseas debts Counterbalance a debt. 2et off a)ainst it profits at home. "he dar/ frame 0E"0 the pale drawin) Provide a visual contrast that loo/s )ood. 2et off $'' well. "he pa! free2e 0E" $'' a wave of Cause3 tri))er events. 2et off stri/es. Attac/. -e was 0E" $& when he left the bar. 2et on "he fi)ures are 0E" $%" in the council+s Displa!3 show. 2et out annual report. "he e#plorers 0E" $%" for the 0outh 0tart a 4ourne!. 2et out Pole !esterda! mornin). "he contract 0E"0 $%" all the details of Arran)e3 or)anise. 2et out the a)reement. If we all 0E" "$3 we should be able to Wor/ hard or enthusiasticall!. 2et to finish this in a few hours. "he technician 0E" %P the computer Prepare e6uipment3 software3 etc.3 for use. 2et up networ/ perfectl!. "he! 0E" %P a dot com compan!3 floated 0tart a compan!. it a couple of !ears later on the 0toc/ 2et up E#chan)e and made an absolute fortune. Provide someone with the mone! needed Winnin) the lotter! 0E" them %P for life. 2et up to live. "ric/3 deceive. "he police 0E" them %P. 2et up "he! 0E" %P$& her when she was in the Attac/. 2et upon car par/. After !ears of part!in) and drin/in)3 she finall! )ot married and 0E""LED 2ettle down 0tart livin) a fi#ed and routine life. D$W&. We were upset not to win and had to Accept whatever is available. 2ettle for 0E""LE '$( the second pri2e. It too/ him a while to 0E""LE I& when et used to. 2ettle in he moved to 7apan. "he! couldn+t a)ree at first on a name for A)ree. their dau)hter3 but finall! 0E""LED $& 2ettle on Alice. Let+s 0E""LE %P for the dinner the other Pa! a debt. 2ettle up ni)ht. Chan)e information to ma/e it more "he )overnment denied that the! had 2ex up attractive to the reader or listener. 0EED %P the report to ma/e the front 2et forth
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pa)e. Live with someone when !ou are in a "he! 0-AC5ED %P a few months after 2hack up relationship.. the! started )oin) out. We had to 0-AC5 %P with friends while Live somewhere temporaril!. 2hack up our house was bein) decorated. *a/e a part of a picture dar/er. 0he 0-ADED I& the area under the tree. 2hade in "he police 0-$$5 the house D$W& 2hake down 0earch. loo/in) for dru)s. -e 0-$$5 the )u! D$W& with some stor! about needin) the mone! for an 2hake down E#tort or cheat mone! from someone. operation. It too/ me a)es to 0-A5E $'' the 2hake off et rid of an illness. cou)h. 0ha/e clothes3 cloths3 etc to remove dirt or -e too/ the tablecloth outside and 2hake out creases. 0-$$5 it $%" after dinner. "he news of her death reall! 0-$$5 me %pset or shoc/. 2hake up %P. *a/e ma4or chan)es to improve or save a "he mana)ement are 0-A5I& thin)s 2hake up compan!3 or)anisation3 etc. %P and )ettin) rid of a lot of wor/ers. Pour the in)redients into a container and *i# thin)s in a container b! sha/in) hard. 2hake up 0-A5E them %P. "hin)s are 0-API& %P at wor/, Develop in a positive wa!. 2hape up ever!thin)+s )oin) well a)ain. If the! don+t start 0-API& %P3 the!+re Improve to reach an acceptable standard. 2hape up )oin) to lose their 4obs. -e has 0-AVED $'' his moustache and 0have completel!. 2have off loo/s much !oun)er. -e 0-AVED a few thousand $'' the (educe b! a small amount. 2have off bud)et for the !ear. 0pend mone! on somethin)3 especiall! I had to 0-ELL $%" a hundred pounds 2hell out when !ou thin/ it+s too e#pensive. on the dinner. 0end someone awa!3 often because of a -e was causin) a lot of trouble3 so the! 2hip off problem. 0-IPPED him $'' to another branch We 0-IPPED the order $%" two da!s 0end )oods to a place. 2hip out a)o. If !ou+ve finished !our wor/3 I+m read! to Leave a place. 2hip out 0-IP $%". -e 0-$" AWA as soon as the bell ran) 2hoot away Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. for the end of the lesson. I+m 0-$$"I& BAC5 home to pic/ up 2hoot back (eturn 6uic/l!. some thin)s I for)ot to brin) with me. I;m 0-$$"I& '$( nothin) less than -ave as a )oal. 2hoot for the presidenc!. I+ll have to 0-$$" $'' as soon as the Leave promptl! and 6uic/l!. lesson finishes3 otherwise I+ll miss m! 2hoot off train. o out for a short time. I+m 0-$$"I& $%" to the shops for a 2hoot out
2hoot up
Increase 6uic/l!.
2hoot up
"a/e illicit dru)s intravenousl!..
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Dama)e with )un,shots.
2hoot up
Increase 6uic/l!3 )row.
2hop around
Loo/ around for the best price3 6ualit!3 etc..
2hort out
0hort circuit.
2hout down 2hout out
*a/e so much noise to stop someone bein) heard. 0a! somethin) loudl!3 often to attract someone+s attention. "a/e someone to a place to show them certain parts. "a/e someone into an office or other room.
paper. "he share prices of internet companies have been 0-$$"I& %P latel!. "he heroin,user would 0-$$" %P in shop doorwa!s. "he )an)sters 0-$" %P the pub. 7ohnn! has 0-$" %P since I last saw him If !ou 0-$P A($%&D3 !ou can find some real bar)ains for air tic/ets. "he batter! 0-$("ED $%" when it )ot wet. -is efforts to raise the issue were 0-$%"ED D$W&. 0he 0-$%"ED $%" m! name.
"he estate a)ent 0-$WED us A($%&D the house but we didn+t li/e it much. "he secretar! 0-$WED me I& to spea/ 2how in to the mana)er. "he children were 0-$WI& $'' and Behave in a wa! so as to attract attention. 2how off irritated me. -e wanted to 0-$W $'' his new sound Displa! somethin) !ou are proud of. 2how off s!stem. *a/e the 6ualities of another thin) more "he shirt reall! 0-$WED $'' his new 2how off apparent. tie. "a/e someone to out of a room or -er secretar! 0-$WED me $%" after 2how out buildin). the interview. -e 0-$WED us $VE( the scene of the 2how over "a/e someone around a site. accident "a/e someone to a place to show them "he )uide 0-$WED them ($%&D the 2how round certain parts. historic part of the cit!. When a feelin) can be seen despite -is an)er 0-$WED "-($%- despite 2how attempts to conceal it. his smile. through Attend somethin) or arrive somewhere. Ver! few 0-$WED %P at the meetin). 2how up "he downturn in sales 0-$WED %P in Become clear or apparent. 2how up the compan!+s accounts. *a/e someone feel embarrassed or -e 0-$WED us %P when he arrived 2how up ashamed. drun/ and started ar)uin). Disre)ard somethin)3 not consider it -e 0-(%ED $'' the criticism and 2hrug off important or harmful. carried on the same wa!. *an! people have been 0-%" AWA in 2hut away Imprison or remove someone+s freedom. ps!chiatric hospitals for disa)reein) with the )overnment. "he shop 0-%" D$W& when the out,of, 2hut down Close a business3 shop3 etc.. town supermar/et opened. ou should close all pro)rams before !ou 2hut down "urn a computer off. 2how around
2hut in
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Close3 prevent access.
2hut out
E#clude.
2hut out
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2hut out of E#clude someone from an activit!3 etc. 2hut up
0top tal/in) or ma/in) noise.
2hut up
Close for a period of time.
2hut yourself away
Withdraw from compan!.
0-%" a computer D$W&. I 0-%" the cat I& until it was time to )o to the vet. "he! 0-%" the water $'' while the! did the repairs. ou have to 0-%" !our feelin)s $%" to deal with it. "he Dod)ers 0-%" $%" the iants :,@. -e+s been 0-%" $%" $' the discussions. -e told us to 0-%" %P and start wor/in). "he! 0-%" the shop %P for a fortni)ht while the! were on holida!. 0he+s 0-%" herself AWA to revise for her e#ams.
Avoid doin) somethin) because !ou lac/ *an! learners 0- AWA '($* usin) confidence. phrasal verbs. "he lecturer 0IDED WI"- her students 0upport someone. 2ide with and )ot sac/ed for her pains. -e 0IDLED %P "$ me and whispered 2idle up to Approach someone discreetl!. his name. We had to 0I'" "-($%- thousands of files before we found what we were 2ift through E#amine a lot of thin)s carefull!. loo/in) for. -e 0I&ED AWA his ri)hts to compensation when he si)ned the 2ign away ive awa! le)al or propert! ri)hts. contract. *! boss was out for the da!3 so I Write a si)nature on behalf on someone. 2ign for 0I&ED her letters '$( her. (e)ister in a hotel. We 0I&ED I& and went strai)ht to bed. 2ign in $pen a computer pro)ram that re6uires a I 0I&ED I& and started chattin) online. 2ign in name and password. ou have to 0I& I& before !ou can Write !our name when enterin) a place. 2ign in enter the club. $pen a particular computer pro)ram that I 0I& I&"$ *0& *essen)er 2ign into re6uires a name and password. automaticall! when I boot up. I+ll 0I& $'' now3 but will write a)ain End a messa)e. 2ign off ne#t wee/. Close a claim for unemplo!ment benefit. I 0I&ED $'' when I )ot m! new 4ob. 2ign off I+m 0I&I& $'' now and )oin) home, 0top doin) somethin) to leave. 2ign off I+m shattered. ive someone a letter to be awa! from *! doctor 0I&ED me $'' for a month 2ign off wor/. with bac/ problems. "he director 0I&ED $'' $& the plans 2ign off on ive official approval. to increase sales. 2hy away from
I had to 0I& $& when I lost m! 4ob. I+ve 0I&ED $& to help at the villa)e A)ree to participate. 2ign on fete. 0tart broadcastin). -e 0I&0 $& the same wa! ever! show. 2ign on Emplo!. We+ve 0I&ED $& two new teachers. 2ign on 0i)n a document 4oinin) or a)reein) to -e+s 0I&ED $& WI"- *anchester 2ign on with somethin). %nited for the ne#t three !ears. Close a computer pro)ram that re6uires a I 0I&ED $%" and then shut the 2ign out name and password. computer down. 0i)n somethin) to show !ou have Could !ou 0I& those boo/s $%"3 2ign out borrowed somethin). please= Close a particular computer pro)ram that I 0I&ED $%" $' *0& *essen)er and 2ign out of re6uires a name and password. shut the computer down. ive !our name to do somethin). I+ve 0I&ED %P as a volunteer. 2ign up 0ubscribe. I 0I&ED %P for their newsletter. 2ign up 0he+s 0I&ED WI"- E*I for the ne#t *a/e a contract with. 2ign with few !ears. -e told them to 0I**E( D$W& 2immer Become calmer3 ma/e less noise. because the! were disturbin) the class down ne#t door. "o sin) when a piece of music is bein) I 0A& AL$& when the! pla!ed it on 2ing along pla!ed or performed b! someone else.. the radio. (epl! loudl!. When !ou hear !our name3 0I& $%"< 2ing out 0in) loudl!. Ever!one 0A& $%" durin) the chorus. 2ing out 0in) louder. We can+t hear !ou, 0I& %P. 2ing up *an! people applied for the 4ob but we 2ingle out 0elect or choose one from a )roup. will 0I&LE $%" the best one. "he truth finall! 0A&5 I& about her 0lowl! come to be understood. 2ink in death when it was broadcast on "V. We spent the afternoon 0I""I& 0it and do nothin)3 especiall! when !ou AB$%" chattin) instead of doin) an! 2it about should be wor/in). wor/. "he! 4ust 0A" A($%&D while the others 2it around 0it idl!3 doin) nothin). did all the wor/. Wait for somethin) to happen without We 0A" BAC5 and waited for them to 2it back ma/in) an! effort. ma/e the first mista/e. (ela# in a chair. I 0A" BAC5 and en4o!ed the show. 2it back I can+t 0I" B while the! are punished &ot tr! to stop somethin). 2it by wron)l!. -elp someone to sit. "he nurse 0A" me D$W& in a chair. 2it down "he ueen 0A" '$( another official Pose for an artist or photo)rapher. 2it for portrait. Loo/ after children while their parents are 0he 0I"0 '$( her nei)hbors when the! 2it for out. )o out. $ccup! a buildin) to protest about "he students 0A" I& the Librar! as a 2it in somethin). protest a)ainst the increase in tuition fees. "a/e on someone+s responsibilities while -er deput!+s 0I""I& I& '$( her while 2it in for 2ign on
$pen a claim for unemplo!ment benefit.
the! are absent.
she+s awa!. 0he 0A" I& $& the meetin) and too/ Attend as an observer. 2it in on notes but said nothin). 0he+s 0A" $& the finance committee Be on a committee. 2it on from the be)innin). "o handle somebod! firml! who behaves If his )irlfriend finds out3 she+ll )et mad 2it on impertinentl!3 conceitedl!. and 0I" $& him. "he )overnment have been 0I""I& $& -old information bac/ or /eep it secret. 2it on the report because it was so critical. I had to 0I" the )ame $%" because I was &ot ta/e part. 2it out ill. WE 0A" $VE( dinner discussin) the Eat or drin/ slowl!. 2it over plans. I was bored and wanted to leave halfwa! throu)h3 but we 0A" "-($%- the 2it through 0ta! till the end of somethin) dull. film. It+s hard to see how their new plan 0I"0 (econcile different positions. 2it with WI"- the promises the! made. "he doorstaff 0I>ED %P ever!one Assess a situation or person carefull!.. 2ize up enterin) the club. *a/e somethin) bi))er or produce bi))er 0oft drin/s manufacturers have 0I>ED 2ize up products. %P their products in recent !ears. *a/e a cannabis 4oint. 0he 05I&&ED %P a fat spliff. 2kin up *a/e a cannabis 4oint. Who+s )oin) to 05I& %P= 2kin up I pretended I was ill and 05IVED $'' Avoid doin) wor/ or other dut!. 2kive off on *onda!. 0tudents usuall! be)in the term well3 then (educe one+s effort3 perform with less 0LAC5 $'' near the end of the 2lack off enthusiasm and ener)!. semester. Wor/ 0LAC5E&0 $'' durin) the 2lacken off Become less bus! or intense. holida! period. "he concert was terrible and all the Criticise heavil!. 2lag off papers 0LAED the band $''. "hat travel ma)a2ine is totall! 2lant 'avour one viewpoint3 bias. 0LA&"ED "$WA(D the ultra,rich. toward Let;s 0LEEP I& tomorrow mornin), we 0leep lon)er than usual. 2leep in won;t have another chance for wee/s. 0leep in order to recover from e#cess 0he went to bed "$ 0LEEP $'' the 2leep off alcohol3 dru)s3 etc.. effects of the te6uila. *! boss said she+d have to 0LEEP $& it "hin/ about somethin). 2leep on when I as/ed her for a raise. "he au pair made tea for the friends who 2leep over 0pend the ni)ht at someone else+s house. were 0LEEPI& $VE(. I 0LEP" "-($%- the storm even 2leep &ot wa/e up. thou)h the wind blew some slates off the through roof. Cut3 remove an amount or part of "he! C%" H@ $'' the ori)inal price. 2lice off
somethin). I 0LICED the ca/e %P and handed it round to the people there. Lose an opportunit! or the chance of "heir hopes of )ettin) bac/ into the )ame 2lip away winnin)3 succeedin)3 etc. 0LIPPED AWA after the second )oal. "he !ear has 0LIPPED AWA and it is Pass 6uic/l! 8time9. 2lip away hard to believe it+s over. Pass 6uic/l! 8time9. "he !ears 0LIP B as !ou )et older. 2lip by Lose an opportunit! or the chance of -e didn+t follow the offer up and let it 2lip by winnin)3 succeedin)3 etc. 0LIP B. "he cold beer 0LIPPED D$W& a treat 2lip down Be en4o!able to drin/ or eat. after the wal/. "r! to include somethin) discreetl! when -e 0LIPPED I& a mention of his e#am 2lip in spea/in). results to remind us how well he did. I )ot out of m! suit and 0LIPPED I&"$ Put clothes on 6uic/l!. 2lip into m! p!4amas. Ac6uire bad habits or fall into a bad or "he econom! 0LIPPED I&"$ recession 2lip into ne)ative state or condition. and shows no si)ns of recover!. It was ver! borin) so we 0LIPPED $'' Leave a place discreetl!. 2lip off before it finished. I 0LIPPED m! shoes $'' when I (emove clothes. 2lip off entered. o somewhere discreetl!. We 0LIPPED $'' "$ the pub. 2lip off to I 0LIPPED m! coat $& and rushed Put clothes on 6uic/l!. 2lip on outside. "he part! was reall! dull so we 0LIPPED Leave discreetl!. 2lip out $%" and went to the pub instead. "he waitress 0LIPPED %P and didn+t *a/e an error. 2lip up brin) us what we had ordered. I 0L$BBED AB$%" all da! as I couldn+t 2lob about Be la2!3 do nothin). be bothered to do an! wor/. I spent the da! 0L$BBI& A($%&D at 2lob around Be la2!3 do nothin). home. Leave somewhere without lettin) others "he lecture sounded reall! borin)3 so I 2lope off /now. 0L$PED $'' and went to the pub. "he )overnment is increasin) its powers but is 0L$%-I& $'' responsibilit! 2lough off et rid of3 dispose. for its failures. 0na/es 0L$%- $'' their old s/in. 2lough off Lose or shed outer la!ers of s/in. -e 0L$%-ED $'' the pain and 2lough off I)nore or triviali2e an in4ur! or insult. continued runnin). "he car 0L$WED D$W& when the! 2low down (educe speed. saw the police. It is important to slow down3 rest3 and eat 2low down Become less active. sensibl!. "he ne)otiations were 0L$WED %P b! 0low the pro)ress of somethin). 2low up the ar)uments. 2lice up
Cut completel! into pieces or slices.
"he! 0L%ED I" $%" for hours but never came to an a)reement. "he )overnment+s decision 0*AC50 $' Appear to have a ne)ative 6ualit!. 2mack of h!pocris!. "he police 0*A0-ED the door D$W& 2mash Demolish or brea/ somethin) down. to )et into the house. down Brea/ somethin) b! hittin) it repeatedl!. -e 0*A0-ED the windscreen I&. 2mash in "he bur)lars 0*A0-ED %P the office as Destro!3 brea/ into man! pieces. 2mash up there was no mone! to steal. 'orce someone out of a place the!+re "he police 0*$5ED the )an) $%" and 2moke out hidin) in. arrested them. Consume3 ta/e3 bu! somethin) other "he! 0&A''LED %P all the food before 2naffle up people ma! want. we )ot there. -e 0&APPED $'' a bit of chocolate Brea/ a piece off somethin). 2nap off from the bar and )ave it to me.. I was feelin) depressed and /new I had to 2nap out of Control ne)ative emotions. 0&AP $%" $' it. -e had ta/en a)es so I told him to 0&AP 2nap to it Do somethin) 6uic/l!. "$ I" and )et it finished. Collectors 0&APPED %P ever! cop! the et3 ac6uire or bu! somethin) 6uic/l!. 2nap up da! it was released. *! line was all 0&A(LED %P after I Entan)le. 2narl up cau)ht that last fish. Althou)h the thieves tried to 0&EA5 2neak out Depart furtivel!. $%" after dar/3 we were read! for them. Dave tried to 0&EA5 %P $& the )uard3 2neak up on Approach someone furtivel!. but was seen an!wa!. Loo/ around to see how )ood somethin) I 0&I''ED A($%&D to see if I could 2niff is or to tr! to find somethin) better. find a better deal. around A 4ob opportunit! li/e that is not to be Disapprove or be scornful. 2niff at 0&I''ED A". 'ind somethin) b! smell 8usuall! for Customs use do)s to 0&I'' $%" ille)al 2niff out do)s9. dru)s bein) smu))led in. 'ind out information3 especiall! when $ur rivals are tr!in) to 0&I'' $%" our 2niff out people don+t want an!one to /now. plans for e#pansion. Divul)e secrets3 inform authorities about (e))ie was cau)ht after someone 2nitch on someone. 0&I"C-ED $& him to the teacher. I 0&%''ED $%" the candles before I E#tin)uish a small flame b! coverin) it. 2nuff out went to bed. 5ill. -e )ot 0&%''ED $%" in a )an) war. 2nuff out I messed up the first 6uestion3 which End somethin) suddenl!. 0&%''ED $%" m! chances of )ettin) a 2nuff out )ood )rade. 0top showin) the effects of alcohol or 5eith 0$BE(ED %P a bit when we left 2ober up dru)s. the pub and wal/ed home. 2lug it out
'i)ht or ar)ue.
2often up
Wea/en.
2often up
Do thin)s to please someone in the hope that the! will do what !ou want.
2oldier on
Continue even when thin)s )et difficult.
2ort out
(esolve a problem.
2ound off
"o e#press !our opinions forcefull!.
2ound out
Chec/ what someone thin/s about an issue3 idea3 etc..
2paff away Waste 8mone!3 time3 resources3 etc9. 2park off
Cause somethin)3 usuall! unpleasant3 to happen.
2park up
Li)ht a ci)arette or 4oint.
2peak out
"al/ openl! and freel!.
2peak up
"al/ more loudl!.
2pell out
E#plain somethin) in )reat detail.
2pell out
Write or sa! the individual letters that ma/e up a word.
2pew out
E#pel3 throw out.
2pew up
Vomit. When lar)e numbers of people leave a place at the same time.
2pill out 2pill out
Come or flow out of a bo#3 container3 etc.
2pill out
E#press or displa! emotions openl!.
2pill over
When somethin) bad has a wider impact on other people or situations.
2pill over
'low over the ed)e or top of a container.
2pin off
Produce an une#pected additional benefit.
2pin off 2pin off
'orm a separate compan! from part of an e#istin) one. Create a "V show usin) characters from a
"he bombardment 0$'"E&ED %P their defenses1 I thin/ we can move in tomorrow. I paid for ever!thin) to 0$'"E& them %P before the! made the decision. Life )ot hard for m! do) when he went blind3 but he 4ust 0$LDIE(ED $& and never complained. -as the firm 0$("ED $%" its ta# problems !et= -e 0$%&DED $'' about the 6ualit! of the food. ou should 0$%&D her $%" to )et her opinion before !ou )o ahead with the plan. "he council is 0PA''I& AWA our ta#es on bonuses and consultants. "he riot was 0PA(5ED $'' b! the police raid on the club. "he! 0PA(5ED %P in a no smo/in) area. People are afraid to 0PEA5 $%" in oppressive political re)imes. "he! couldn+t hear the spea/er and as/ed him to 0PEA5 %P a bit. -e won+t understand !ou unless !ou 0PELL ever!thin) $%" for him. I had to 0PELL m! surname $%" to him as he didn+t /now how to spell it. "he volcano is 0PEWI& $%" lava and hot )ases. -e 0PEWED %P when he was drun/. "he crowd 0PILLED $%" onto the streets after the match had ended. "he container was crac/ed and the chemicals 0PILLED $%". I let m! frustration 0PILL $%". "he protests and demonstrations have 0PILLED $VE( into nei)hbourin) states. I for)ot to turn the tap off and the water 0PILLED $VE(. "he research 0P%& $'' a number of new products as well as solvin) the problem. "he! 0P%& $'' the retail division last !ear. "he! 0P%& it $'' from the main show3
popular show. Lose control 8vehicle9.
but it didn+t reall! attract man! viewers. "he car hit the water and 0P%& $%". 2pin out I 0P%& the wor/ $%" to ma/e as much *a/e somethin) last as lon) as possible. 2pin out mone! from the 4ob as I could. "he! 0PI(I"ED her AWA before the 2pirit away (emove someone secretl! from a place. police arrived. "he! 0PI(I"ED him $'' before an! (emove someone secretl! from a place. 2pirit off trouble started. An informal wa! of tellin) someone to sa! -urr! up3 0PI" I" $%"< I can+t wait all 2pit it out somethin) the! are unwillin) to sa!. da! for the truth. -e 0PA" her name $%" when he saw her 0a! somethin) an)ril!. 2pit out arrive. Apollo H: 0PLA0-ED D$W& after a 2plash Land in the sea 8space capsules9. harrowin) fli)ht. down 0pend a lot of mone! on somethin) that is We went to an e#pensive restaurant and 2plash out not essential. 0PLA0-ED $%" to celebrate 2plash out 0pend a lot of mone! on somethin). I 0PLA0-ED $%" $& a new camera. on "he teacher 0PLI" the class %P into Divide into )roups. 2plit up )roups of four. "he! are alwa!s 0PLI""I& %P and 'inish a relationship. 2plit up then )ettin) bac/ to)ether a)ain. -e+s been 0P$ILI& '$( an ar)ument (eall! want somethin). 2poil for all da!. I+ll 0P$&E it D$W& before puttin) it 2ponge Clean somethin) with a spon)e. awa!. down Accept free food and support without an! Let;s )o to &ew or/3 we can alwa!s 2ponge off shame or 6ualms. 0P$&E $'' m! brother there. A lot of people are 0P$&I& $& the Accept or )et mone! without doin) an! state b! claimin) benefits the!+re not 2ponge on wor/. entitled to. (eturn to ori)inal position after bein) "he loc/ 0P(I&0 BAC5 when the /e! 2pring back bent3 forced or when pressure is removed. is turned. 0he is )oin) to 0P(I& '$( all their 2pring for Pa! for3 often )enerousl!. medical bills. -e 0P(A& '($* the bushes when I 2pring from Appear suddenl! and une#pectedl!. wal/ed past. -is an)er 0P(I&0 '($* his feelin)s 2pring from Be the cause of somethin). of insecurit!. "he! 0P(%& a birthda! part! $& me 0urprise someone. 2pring on at wor/. Charit! shops are 0P(I&I& %P in the 2pring up Appear suddenl!. recession. We 0P(%CED the flat %P before we put 2pruce up "o smarten3 ma/e somethin) neat and tid!. it on the mar/et. "he thou)ht of the bonus 0P%((ED her Encoura)e someone to continue. 2pur on $& to complete the wor/ on time.
23uare away
'inish or sort somethin) out.
23uare off
Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht them.
23uare off against
Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht them.
23uare up
Pa! bac/ a debt.
23uare up
Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht them.
23uare up to
Accept responsibilit! or )uilt.
23uare with *atch3 conform to.
Chec/ with someone that somethin) is $5. et more people into a space than normal 23ueeze up or comfortable. Put thin)s in a pile. 2tack up 23uare with
2tack up
Accumulate.
2tack up
Increase3 accumulate somethin).
2tack up
Be lo)ical3 ma/e sense. Build up the number of planes waitin) to land at an airport.
2tack up 2tack up against
Be as )ood as somethin).
2taff up
Emplo! someone for somethin) specific.
2tamp out
et rid of somethin).
2tand about 2tand around 2tand aside
0pend time in a place waitin) or doin) nothin) or ver! little. 0pend time in a place waitin) or doin) nothin) or ver! little. Leave a position so that someone else can ta/e it.
2tand back 5eep a distance from somethin). 2tand back
"r! to understand somethin) b! ta/in) a different perspective.
2tand by
0upport someone.
2tand by
Be read! and waitin) for somethin) to
"here are few thin)s I have to 0%A(E AWA before I can leave. "he two drun/s 0%A(ED $'' and the barman had to intervene before a fi)ht bro/e out. "he! 0%A(ED $'' AAI&0" the police when the! arrived. Can I 0%A(E %P with !ou for last ni)ht= "he companies are 0%A(I& %P for a fi)ht. "he! need to 0%A(E %P "$ what the! did wron) if we are to ma/e an! pro)ress. What he said doesn+t 0%A(E WI"what the others said. I+ll have to C-EC5 that WI"- m! boss before I can confirm it. 'our of us had to 0%EE>E %P in the bac/ of the car. I 0"AC5ED %P the bo#es. Wor/ 0"AC5ED %P while I was awa! on holida!. I+ve been 0"AC5I& %P a lot of air miles. "he bud)et fi)ures don+t 0"AC5 %P. Planes were 0"AC5I& %P while the airport was closed after the bomb threat. "he new model doesn+t 0"AC5 %P AAI&0" the old one. "he! haven+t 0"A''ED the pro4ect %P !et. "he )overnment has started a campai)n to 0"A*P $%" dru)s in schools. We 0"$$D AB$%" drin/in) coffee before the lecture. We 0"$$D A($%&D for an hour waitin) for them to turn up. "he prime minister should 0"A&D A0IDE and let a new leader head the part!. We 0"$$D BAC5 while he lit the firewor/. We need to 0"A&D BAC5 and loo/ at the problem differentl!. -e 0"$$D B her throu)hout the trial as he believed her to be innocent. "he emer)enc! services were
0"A&DI& B waitin) for the plane to land. Leave a 4ob or position so that someone "he minister announced her intention to 2tand down else can ta/e it. 0"A&D D$W& at the ne#t election. "he 4ud)e told the witness to 0"A&D 2tand down 'inish bein) as/ed 6uestions in a court. D$W& after the 6uestionin). I+m not )oin) to 0"A&D '$( their Accept or tolerate behaviour. 2tand for rudeness an! lon)er. +W-A" do the letters BBC 0"A&D '$(= "he words represented b! certain initials. 2tand for + +British Broadcastin) Corporation.+ 0he had to 0"A&D I& '$( the editor 2tand in for 0ubstitute someone temporaril!. while he was on holida!. 0he 0"$$D $%" from the crowd in Be e#traordinar! and different. 2tand out selection and was offered the 4ob. *ove from a sittin) or l!in) down to a Ever!bod! 0"$$D %P when the 4ud)e 2tand up vertical position. entered the court. -e a)reed to meet me last ni)ht3 but he 'ail to /eep an appointment. 2tand up 0"$$D me %P. -e+s the /ind of mana)er who will alwa!s 2tand up Defend3 support. 0"A&D %P '$( his staff. for 5eep !our principles when challen)ed b! 0he 0"$$D %P "$ the police when the! 2tand up to an authorit!. tried to corrupt her. "his coat will 0"A&D %P "$ the 2tand up to (esist dama)e. rou)hest weather conditions. Loo/ at someone until the! cannot loo/ at -e was an)r! but I 0"A(ED him D$W& 2tare down !ou. and he left without sa!in) much. "he! 0"A("ED $'' the meetin) with *a/e somethin) start. 2tart off an attac/ on our performance. 0he 0"A("ED $'' as a receptionist and Be)in life3 a career or e#istence. 2tart off ended up as the CE$. We 0"A("ED $'' earl! because we Be)in a 4ourne!. 2tart off /new the 4ourne! would ta/e all da!. I was tr!in) to be serious3 but their *a/e someone lau)h. 2tart off comment 0"A("ED me $''. -elp someone to start a piece or wor/ or I 0"A("ED her $'' $& the pro4ect then 2tart off on activit!. left her to finish it. It+s time to 0"A(" $& that bottle of Be)in to use or consume. 2tart on wine. "he mana)er was furious and 0"A("ED Criticise an)ril!. 2tart on $& her staff for not tr!in) hard enou)h. -e 0"A("ED $& A" me for bein) late. 2tart on at Criticise or na). Be)in a 4ourne!. We 0"A("ED $%" earl! in the mornin). 2tart out What had 0"A("ED $%" A0 a protest 2tart out as Be)in life3 e#istence or a career. 6uic/l! turned into a full,blown rebellion. I didn+t 0"A(" $%" "$ become the 2tart out to Intend3 plan. boss, it 4ust happened. It+s a mess, I thin/ we should 4ust 0"A(" 2tart over Be)in somethin) a)ain. happen.
2tart up 2tart up 2tart up 2tart up 2tart up 2tash away 2tave in 2tave off 2tay away 2tay away from 2tay in 2tay on 2tay out 2tay over 2tay up 2teal away 2teal out 2teal over 2teal up 2teal up on 2teer clear of 2tem from 2tep aside
$VE(. "he firm 0"A("ED %P on a shoestrin) $pen a business. bud)et. "here was a pause3 then the noise Be)in3 especiall! sounds. 0"A("ED %P a)ain. When an en)ine starts wor/in). "he car 0"A("ED %P first time. *a/e an en)ine wor/. I 0"A("ED the car %P. 0it or stand upri)ht because someone has -e 0"A("ED %P when I entered the surprised !ou. room and tried to hide what he was doin). I 0"A0-ED some mone! AWA behind 0tore or hide somethin) in a safe place. some boo/s. "he police 0"$VE the front door I& and Push or brea/ somethin) inwards. arrested them. "he medicine 0"AVED $'' the worst of Dela!3 prevent somethin) from happenin). the disease. -e said he didn+t li/e them comin) and &ot come. wanted them to 0"A AWA. -e told them to 0"A AWA '($* Avoid3 not come. him. I+m )oin) to 0"A I& and chill toni)ht1 I &ot )o out. can+t be bothered to )o out. 0he 0"AED $& after she )raduated to (emain lon)er than anticipated. do a *aster+s de)ree. &ot )o home. We 0"AED $%" all ni)ht. I 0"AED $VE( at a friend+s house last 0ta! overni)ht. ni)ht because of the train stri/e. "he children 0"AED %P until wa! past &ot )o to bed. their bedtime. We didn+t want to wa/e them3 so we Leave a place 6uietl! or secretl!. 0"$LE AWA in the middle of the ni)ht. &ot wantin) to attract attention3 she Leave in a stealth! or 6uiet manner. 0"$LE $%" earl!. Be )raduall! overcome b! an emotion or A feelin) of pride 0"$LE $VE( me as I feelin). watched. "he li)hts were off and ever!thin) was Approach 6uietl! or secretl!. 6uiet so we 0"$LE %P as 6uietl! as we could. Approach a place or someone 6uietl! or We 0"$LE %P $& them so that the! secretl!. couldn+t sound the alarm. -e+s tr!in) to 0"EE( CLEA( $' his Avoid. lecturer because he hasn+t finished his assi)nment !et. "he trouble 0"E*0 '($* their refusal $ri)inate3 be caused b!. to discuss the matter. Ever!one thin/s that the prime minister Leave a 4ob or position so that someone should 0"EP A0IDE so that someone else can ta/e over. new can lead the part! into the election.
Loo/ at somethin) from a different perspective. Leave a 4ob or position so that someone 2tep down can ta/e over.
We should 0"EP BAC5 and tr! to see how our customers will view the scheme. "he CE$ 0"EPPED D$W& after the share price dropped. Production is bein) 0"EPPED D$W& 2tep down (educe. because demand has dropped. When I had the accident3 a lot of people 2tep $ffer help. 0"EPPED '$(WA(D to help me. forward I had to 0"EP I& when the! started et involved b! interruptin) somethin). 2tep in fi)htin). An imperative used to tell someone to )o I told the ta#i driver to 0"EP $& I" as I 2tep on it faster3 especiall! when drivin). was late for the meetin). Leave a place for a ver! short time. "he!+ve 0"EPPED $%" for a ci)arette. 2tep out Don+t 0"EP "$ those )u!s1 the!+ll /ill Confront. 2tep to !ou. Chat3 tal/ to. -e tried to 0"EP "$ her in the bar. 2tep to "he police have 0"EPPED %P the Increase. pressure on be))ars wor/in) the 2tep up %nder)round. -e+s late3 but I+ll 0"IC5 A($%&D for 2tick 0ta! in a place for some time. another few minutes before I leave. around Continue doin) somethin) despite 0he found the course ver! tou)h but she 2tick at difficulties. 0"%C5 A" it and did well in the end. 0upport someone when the! are havin) &o one 0"%C5 B him when the 2tick by difficulties. scandal became public. 0upport a plan3 opinion or decision. "he! are 0"IC5I& B their claims. 2tick by I couldn+t answer the test so I 4ust Write somethin) 6uic/l! or without 0"%C5 an!thin) D$W& that I could 2tick down thin/in) about it. remember. I 0"%C5 the label D$W&. 2tick down 7oin surfaces with )lue. 0he 0"%C5 I" "$ me for turnin) up half Criticise someone. 2tick it to an hour late. *! boss alwa!s 0"IC50 I" "$ me when "reat someone badl! or unfairl!. 2tick it to she+s in a bad mood. -e+s so much better than the others that Be easil! noticed. 2tick out he 0"IC50 $%". E#tend part of !our bod!. -e 0"%C5 his ton)ue $%" at me. 2tick out Continue doin) somethin) difficult or I 0"%C5 it $%" even thou)h I hated 2tick out unpleasant. ever! minute of it. We+re 0"IC5I& $%" '$( a ? 2tick out for Demand a salar! raise. increase. "he Prime *inister decided to 0"IC5 &ot chan)e. "$ the ori)inal plan despite the criticism 2tick to in the media. I 0"%C5 "$ the path and didn+t ta/e the (estrict or limit and not chan)e. 2tick to shortcut. 2tep back
If we don+t 0"IC5 "$E"-E(3 thin)s 0upport each other. will be much worse for all of us, we need some unit!. "he static electricit! made m! hair 0tand on end. 2tick up 0"IC5 %P. "he! 0"%C5 the ban/ %P and stole tens (ob usin) weapons. 2tick up of thousands. ou have to 0"IC5 %P '$( !ourself 2tick up for 0upport or defend. here3 because no one will bac/ !ou. We+d better 0"IC5 WI"- our ori)inal 2tick with &ot chan)e somethin). idea. -e told the children to 0"IC5 WI"- him 2tick with 0ta! near someone. in the station. "he details have 0"%C5 WI"- me ever 2tick with &ot be for)otten. since. Continue with somethin) difficult or I 0"%C5 WI"- the 4ob thou)h I found it 2tick with unpleasant. ver! stressful. Become ri)id. *! bac/ 0"I''E&0 %P in cold weather. 2tiffen up "he! used starch to 0"I''E& the collars *a/e somethin) ri)id. 2tiffen up %P. -e 0"I((ED thin)s %P b! complainin) *a/e trouble for someone else. to senior mana)ement about his line 2tir up mana)er. 0ew somethin) so that it is closed. I 0"I"C-ED %P the hole in m! sleeve. 2titch up We )et the contract 0"I"C-ED %P this 'inalise a deal. 2titch up wee/. "he police 0"I"C-ED them %P because Cheat someone or ma/e them loo/ )uilt! the! couldn+t find an! evidence a)ainst 2titch up when the! aren+t. them. -e lost his temper and 0"$*PED $'' 2tomp off Leave somewhere an)ril!. home. "reat badl! or defeat. "he! 0"$*P $& their competitors. 2tomp on Wh! don+t !ou 0"$P A($%&D m! 2top around Visit someone for a short time.. place on !our wa! bac/= I+ll 0"$P BAC5 this afternoon when 2top back (eturn somewhere. !ou+re free. I 0"$PPED BE-I&D at the end of the 2top behind 0ta! somewhere when other people leave. lecture to as/ a couple of 6uestions. I must 0"$P B the supermar/et and Visit somewhere briefl! or 6uic/l!. 2top by pic/ up some thin)s for dinner. I was feelin) tired so I 0"$PPED I& last 0ta! at home. 2top in ni)ht. Visit briefl!. I 0"$PPED I& at m! aunt+s after wor/. 2top in We 0"$PPED $'' for lunch about Brea/ a 4ourne!. 2top off halfwa! there3 then carried on drivin). Be out late3 especiall! when !ou are -er parents were anno!ed because she 2top out e#pected home. 0"$PPED $%" all ni)ht. 2tick together
I 0"$PPED $VE( in Ban)/o/ for a 0ta! somewhere when on a 4ourne!. couple of da!s on m! wa! bac/ from 2top over "o/!o. I 0"$PPED %P last ni)ht watchin) the 0ta! up late. 2top up film. 'ill or bloc/ somethin). I 0"$PPED %P the bottle with a cor/. 2top up "he! had a row and he 0"$(*ED $''. 2torm off Leave a place an)ril!. -e lost his temper and 0"$(*ED $%" $' the bar. 8If !ou don+t mention the 2torm out Leave a place an)ril!. place3 !ou can 4ust sa! +-e stormed out+9 -ide in a vehicle to travel without people 0he 0"$WED AWA on the plane but 2tow away /nowin). was cau)ht when it landed. We 0"$WED it AWA in the )ara)e to 2tow away 0tore somethin) in a safe place. /eep it dr!. I+m alwa!s havin) to 0"(AI-"E& 2traighten *a/e somethin) strai)ht. $%" the wires connected to m! out computer. I had to 0"(AI-"E& $%" thin)s after 2traighten Deal with a problem. the mess the! had made. out "here are a few issues I+d li/e to 2traighten *a/e clear and resolve. 0"(AI-"E& $%" first. out 0tartin) wor/ has 0"(AI-"E&ED him 2traighten Improve someone+s behaviour. $%" and calmed him down. out 0he 0"(AI-"E&ED %P when her boss 2traighten 0tand strai)ht. wal/ed in. up I 0"(AI-"E&ED %P the room before 2traighten "id!. the! arrived. up Attac/3 ta/e action a)ainst someone who At first3 he i)nored them3 but when thin)s 2trike back has hurt !ou. )ot ver! serious3 he 0"(%C5 BAC5. A hitman 0"(%C5 him D$W& as he entered the buildin).8"his verb is often 2trike down 5ill. used in the passive, -e was struc/ down as he entered the buildin).9 I was 0"(%C5 D$W& with food poisonin).8"his verb is mostl! used in the 2trike down *a/e someone ill. passive.9 "he Appeal Court 0"(%C5 D$W& the 2trike down Disallow a law3 decision3 etc. lower court+s rulin). (emove someone+s professional licence to "he *edical Council 0"(%C5 him $'' 2trike off practise. for malpractice. I 0"(%C5 $& the solution when I was -ave a )ood idea. 2trike on out with m! do). After doin) the same 4ob for five !ears3 I 2trike out 0tart doin) somethin) new and different. decided to 0"(I5E $%" and chan)e careers. When he pushed me3 I 0"(%C5 $%". 2trike out "r! to hit someone. We )ot up earl! and 0"(%C5 $%" for 2trike out 0tart )oin) towards a place. our final destination.
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As the! arrived3 I 0"(%C5 their names $%" on the list I had. I tried to )et the )overnment to support us 'ail. but I 0"(%C5 $%". -e 0"(%C5 %P a conversation with me 0tart 8conversation3 relationship9. in the bar. "he band 0"(%C5 %P and ever!one 0tart performin) music. turned to listen. It too/ us a lon) time to 0"(I5E %P$& -ave a )ood idea. a solution. "he! /ept sa!in) the! were interested3 Deceive someone for a lon) time. but the! were 4ust 0"(I&I& me AL$& Accompan! someone because !ou haven+t Is it alri)ht if I 0"(I& AL$& with )ot an!thin) better to do. !ou toni)ht= "here was half an hour to )o3 so I *a/e somethin) last as lon) as possible. 0"(%& the 6uestions $%" as lon) as I could. I was so nervous in the interview that I Put words to)ether into a coherent te#t. could hardl! 0"(I& a sentence "$E"-E(. "he rebels 0"(%& the soldiers %P after -an) somebod!. the! captured them. -e 0"%BBED his ci)arette $%" in a E#tin)uish a ci)arette. saucer because he couldn+t find an ashtra!. *a/e a mista/e3 do badl!3 spoil. I 0"%''ED the e#am %P. ou+ll never )uess what I 0"%*BLED 'ind somethin) accidentall!. AC($00 when I was pac/in) m! stuff. I 0"%*BLED %P$& these photos when 'ind somethin) accidentall!. I was clearin) m! room up. -e didn+t want to pa! me bac/3 but I )ot Pa! for somethin). him to 0"%*P %P in the end. Become involved in somethin) Ever!one around her was ta/in) dru)s unpleasant. and she )ot 0%C5ED I&. Become involved in somethin) "he countr! )ot 0%C5ED I&"$ the war. unpleasant. -e is alwa!s 0%C5I& %P to tr! to )et "r! to in)ratiate !ourself. the boss+s approval. In)ratiate !ourself with someone. -e+s alwa!s 0%C5I& %P "$ our boss. et dressed or put on a uniform for an "he! 0%I"ED %P and went to the activit! or tas/. interview At the end of the lecture3 she 0%**ED 0ummarise. %P the main points a)ain. et the ener)! or coura)e to do Andrea couldn+t 0%**$& %P the somethin). enthusiasm to appl! for the position. It too/ her a)es to 0%00 $%" what was Come to understand. )oin) on. Cross writin) out.
2wan about *ove in a dramatic or affected manner.
-e 0WA&&ED AB$%" at the part!. 0he 0WA&&ED A($%&D tr!in) to 2wan *ove in a dramatic or affected manner. impress people. around Enter in a dramatic or attention,see/in) -e 0WA&&ED I& surrounded b! 2wan in manner. photo)raphers. Leave somewhere in a defiant or pompous -e didn+t li/e the wa! the spo/e to him so 2wan off manner. he 0WA&&ED $'' an)ril!. I 0WEA( B their products, the!+re the -ave )reat confidence in. 2wear by best on the mar/et. -e 0W$(E D$W& that he hadn+t done 2wear down Promise that somethin) is true. it. 2weep Pass easil!3 succeed. 0he 0WEP" "-($%- the e#ams. through "he disease 0WEP" "-($%- the 2weep *ove 6uic/l! throu)h. population. through "he! 0W%& A($%&D to our idea 2wing Chan)e !our opinion 6uic/l!. after readin) the press reports. around -e 0W%& ($%&D to see what had 2wing "urn around 6uic/l!. made the noise. around "r! to hit. -e 0W%& A" me but missed. 2wing at Visit a person or place on !our wa! I will 0WI& B this afternoon and pic/ 2wing by somewhere. !ou up. "he! were a)ainst it at first then 0W%& 2wing Chan)e !our opinion 6uic/l!. ($%&D and supported it. round 2wing "urn around 6uic/l!. 0he 0W%& ($%&D and )reeted them. round "a/e business3 support or votes from "he candidate 0P-$&ED $'' a lot of 2yphon off someone. votes because of his anti,war stance. "he minister had been 0P-$&I& 2yphon off Divert mone! ille)all!. $'' funds from his department for !ears. "he! "AC5ED $& a new endin) to the Add somethin) that wasn+t planned. film when the! found that test audiences 4ack on didn+t li/e the ori)inal. Add or attach somethin) that wasn+t I "AC5ED a 6uic/ messa)e $&"$ the 4ack onto planned to somethin). end of the letter after I+d printed it. Accompan! someone3 especiall! if the! ou+re off to the cinema1 can we "A 4ag along haven+t specificall! invited !ou. AL$&= Add an additional point to somethin) -e "AED $& a few comments after 4ag on written or spo/en. readin) m! report. Add an additional point to somethin) -e "AED his ideas $&"$ the end of 4ag onto written or spo/en. m! report. Add a /e!word lin/ or boo/mar/ to a blo) "he post was "AED WI"- /e!words. 4ag with entr! or webpa)e. -is voice "AILED AWA when he was Become silent or inaudible. 4ail away spea/in) about what he+d done wron). "he traffic "AILED BAC5 for several 'orm a traffic 4am. 4ail back miles after the accident.
"he voices "AILED $'' when she entered. Profits "AILED $'' sharpl! in the last Decrease. 6uarter of the !ear as a result of the 4ail off increase in the price of oil. -e "A5E0 A'"E( his mother. 4ake after Loo/ li/e3 resemble. 0he "$$5 the photocopier APA(" to see 4ake apart "a/e somethin) to pieces. what had )ot stuc/ in it. "he teacher "$$5 her A0IDE and said 4ake aside et someone alone to tal/ to them. that she+d failed the e#am. "he police "$$5 the protestors AWA. 4ake away (emove. "hat son) alwa!s "A5E0 me BAC5 to 4ake back *a/e someone nostal)ic. when I was at universit!. I had to "A5E BAC5 ever!thin) bad I+d (etract a statement3 admit that somethin) said about them when I learned how 4ake back was wron). the!+d helped out. "he police "$$5 D$W& his answers to 4ake down *a/e notes or write down in full. their 6uestions. People "A5E D$W& their Christmas 4ake down (emove. decorations twelve da!s after Christmas. "he lecture was rather borin) and I didn+t Absorb information. 4ake in "A5E I& much of what the lecturer said. 0he "$$5 me I& with her stor! until Deceive. 4ake in someone told me the truth. "he 4ac/et was far too bi) around the *a/e clothes smaller. shoulders3 so I had it "A5E& I& so that I 4ake in could wear it. "he famil! "$$5 I& the three homeless Assume care or support. 4ake in /ittens. -e+s )ood at criticisin) others3 but can+t Accept criticism. 4ake it "A5E I" himself. Whenever thin)s )o wron)3 he alwa!s 4ake it out Abuse someone because !ou+re an)r!. shouts and "A5E0 I" $%" $& me3 even on if I had nothin) to do with the problem. 4ake it "a/e responsibilit!3 often without I "$$5 I" %P$& *0EL' to ma/e upon consultin) other people. sure he )ot up on time. yourself "he software house reall! "$$5 $'' *a/e )reat pro)ress. when the! produced the latest version of 4ake off their D"P pac/a)e. "he!+ve "A5E& ten percent $'' (educe the price of an item. 4ake off desi)ner frames for )lasses. When a plane departs or leaves the "he fli)ht for Dublin "$$5 $'' on 4ake off )round. time. (emove. It was hot3 so I "$$5 m! 4ac/et $''. 4ake off "he plane stopped at >urich to "A5E $& Allow passen)ers on a ship or plane. 4ake on some passen)ers. Assume a responsibilit!. 0he "$$5 $& the tas/ of inde#in) the 4ake on 4ail off
Become silent or inaudible.
boo/. "he council has had to "A5E $& twent! Emplo!. e#tra emplo!ees to handle their increased 4ake on wor/load. I "$$5 $%" all the boo/s I needed for Borrow a librar! boo/. 4ake out m! essa! from the librar!. Borrow mone! from a ban/ or other 7ac/ie and Anil "$$5 $%" a mort)a)e 4ake out official lender. to bu! a bi))er flat. "he dentist "$$5 $%" all of m! E#tract or remove. wisdom teeth before the! started causin) 4ake out an! problems. o out sociall! with someone3 especiall! a -e "$$5 her $%" to a restaurant last 4ake out date. 'rida! ni)ht. I "$$5 $%" some health insurance $btain insurance. before I went bac/pac/in) around Latin 4ake out America. "he )an) "$$5 him $%" after he spo/e 5ill3 murder. 4ake out to the police. "he ban/ was "A5E& $VE( b! a -on) Assume control of a compan! or 5on) ban/ that needed to bu! a ban/ to 4ake over or)anisation. )et into the British mar/et. 0tart a 4ob or position that someone had 0he "$$5 $VE( responsibilit! for the 4ake over occupied before !ou. pro4ect last month. -e "$$5 me "-($%- the procedures 4ake E#plain somethin) to someone. before we started. through -e+s "A5E& "$ wearin) a baseball cap *a/e a habit of somethin). since his hair started thinnin) more 4ake to noticeabl!. An awful lot of m! time at wor/ is 'ill or occup! time or space. "A5E& %P with pointless bureaucrac! 4ake up nowada!s. "he trousers were too lon) so I "$$5 *a/e clothes shorter. 4ake up them %P to ma/e them fit. -e "$$5 %P s6uash as he felt he had to 0tart a new hobb!3 pastime3 etc.. 4ake up lose some wei)ht. -e "AL5ED them A($%&D to 4alk around Persuade. acceptin) his point of view. "al/ about a problem or issue without "he! "AL5ED A($%&D the issue 4alk around reall! dealin) with it. without reachin) a conclusion. "here+s no point tr!in) to convince them, "al/ to someone and not )ive them a the!+ll 4ust "AL5 A" !ou until !ou )ive 4alk at chance to repl! or listen to them. up. "he teacher was cross because the pupil 4alk back (espond rudel! to a person in authorit!. "AL5ED BAC5 to her. "r! to ma/e somethin) sound less "he compan! CE$ "AL5ED D$W& the 4alk down important. recent fall in shares. 4alk down Persuade someone not to 4ump off a hi)h A man was threatenin) to 4ump off the place to /ill themselves. buildin) but the police "AL5ED him
D$W&. 0he+s a dreadful teacher and "AL50 4alk down "al/ in a wa! to show !our superiorit! not D$W& "$ her students instead of communicate. to teachin) them. 0he didn+t want to let me )o3 but I finall! Persuade someone to do somethin). 4alk into mana)ed to "AL5 her I&"$ it. Discuss a problem or issue to find a "he! had a meetin) to "AL5 $%" how 4alk out solution. people felt. -e was )oin) to drive home after drin/in) half a bottle of wine3 but his 4alk out of Persuade someone not to do somethin). friends "AL5ED him $%" $' it. We "AL5ED $VE( the problems in our Discuss. 4alk over relationship3 but couldn+t sort thin)s out. 0he "AL5ED them A($%&D to 4alk round Persuade. acceptin) her point of view. "al/ about a problem or issue without WE "AL5ED ($%&D the issue but 4alk round reall! dealin) with it. didn+t reach a conclusion. "he teacher "AL5ED me "-($%4alk uide someone throu)h an issue. the test so I /new what to e#pect. through *a/e somethin) appear more important or "he )overnment are tr!in) to "AL5 %P 4alk up si)nificant than it reall! is. the effect of their policies. -e "AL5ED himself $%" after a couple 4alk "al/ until !ou have nothin) left to sa!. of hours and calmed down. yourself out et mone! off someone. I "APPED him '$( a loan. 4ap for %se or e#ploit a plentiful resource for !our "he compan! is hopin) to "AP I&"$ the 4ap into benefit. Chinese mar/et. -e "APPED $'' WI"- someone at the 4ap off with -ave se# with. part! on 0aturda!. -e "APPED $%" the tune with his Pla! a rh!thm 6uietl!. 4ap out pencil while he was thin/in). -ow can we bu! a new house without %se all the mone! available. 4ap out "APPI& $%" our savin)s account. Approach a footballer ille)all! to )et them Chelsea were accused of "APPI& him 4ap up to chan)e teams. %P even thou)h he was under contract. Wor/ with someone or a )roup to achieve "he! "EA*ED %P to publicise the issue. 4eam up somethin). People were "$(& APA(" when news 4ear apart Disturb or upset )reatl!. of the train crash came throu)h. Pull or tr! to pull somethin) to pieces. "he fi)hters "$(E A" each other. 4ear at 0top someone doin) somethin) I had to "EA( him AWA from the 4ear away unwillin)l!. office for dinner. "he roof was "$(& AWA in the 4ear away (emove a surface violentl!. hurricane. "he estate was "$(& D$W& so that the! could develop the land into lu#ur! 4ear down Demolish. flats. Criticise stron)l! or an)ril!. 0he "$(E I&"$ me for losin) it. 4ear into
(emove part of a form or letter usin) !our 0he "$(E the slip $'' the bottom of the hands3 not scissors. form and sent it with her che6ue. "he police "$(E $'' in their car after Leave at hi)h speed. 4ear off arrestin) her. (emove with force. "he storm "$(E the roof $''. 4ear off "he sheriff "$(E $%" after the escapin) Depart rapidl!. 4ear out criminals. -e "$(E the fa# %P and threw the bits (ip into pieces. 4ear up of paper in the bin. "he! are "EA(I& %P the old part of Destro!. 4ear up town to build a new shoppin) centre. After hearin) the tra)ic news he -ave e!es fill with tears. 4ear up "EA(ED %P and could hardl! spea/. "he new pro4ect will "EE $'' ne#t 0tart or launch an event. 4ee off month. Place a )olf ball on a short plastic or wooden stic/ before hittin) it at the start -e "EED $'' at the first hole. 4ee off of a hole.. Anno! someone. It "EE0 me $'' when the! turn up late. 4ee off 0he "EED $'' $& me about the wor/ I Criticise. 4ee off on )ave her. Place a )olf ball on a short plastic or 0he "EED %P two stro/es ahead at the wooden stic/ before hittin) it at the start 4ee up last hole. of a hole.. *a/e preparations before startin) or "he! are "EEI& %P for the conference 4ee up launchin) somethin). tomorrow. "he!+re identical twins so I cannot "ELL 0ee a difference between two thin)s. 4ell apart them APA(". Chide1 tal/ an)ril! to someone about -is fiance "$LD him $'' for arrivin) 4ell off somethin) the!+ve done wron).. nearl! an hour late. "he pupil "$LD $& the others for (eport someone to an authorit!. 4ell on cheatin) and the teacher failed them. Cancel an appointment b! sendin) a te#t I was feelin) too tired to )o and "E"ED 4ext out messa)e. $%". I+ve "-$%-" it $VE( and have made up m! mind1 I+m )oin) to ta/e the 4ob in 4hink over Consider somethin) carefull!. Leeds. Consider all the possibilities and outcomes "he plan fell throu)h because the! hadn+t 4hink of a situation. "-$%-" it "-($%- properl!. through Create or invent somethin)3 especiall! I+d better "-I&5 %P a )ood reason for 4hink up when l!in). handin) the wor/ in late. Discard somethin) when no lon)er I "-(EW the alarm cloc/ AWA 4hrow needed. because it had stopped wor/in). away *a! I "-($W I& with !ou= *! 7oin3 accompan!. 4hrow in companions left me behind. "he! "-(EW I& a printer so I bou)ht it Add somethin) to a deal. 4hrow in from them. 4ear off
I "-(EW $'' m! shoes and flopped on the settee. It too/ me a)es to "-($W $'' the cold. 4hrow off et rid of. "he lamp "-($W0 $'' a lot of heat. 4hrow off Produce li)ht or heat. I "-(EW $& a 4ac/et and rushed Put clothes on 6uic/l!. 4hrow on outside. I "-(EW $%" all m! old clothes to 4hrow out et rid of. ma/e some space in m! wardrobe. Edward slipped on the ice and "-(EW 4hrow out Dislocate. $%" his shoulder. "he committee "-(EW the proposal 4hrow out (e4ect. $%". "he car "-($W0 $%" a lot of smo/e. 4hrow out Produce heat3 fumes. "he school "-(EW him $%" for 4hrow out E#pel. smo/in). 0he "-(EW me $VE( last !ear. 4hrow over End a relationship with someone. "he! "-(EW $VE( the a)reement. 4hrow over (e4ect3 refuse to accept. I "-(EW a 6uic/ dinner "$E"-E( 4hrow *a/e or arran)e 6uic/l!. before we left. together "he prawns she ate at lunch made her Vomit. "-($W %P and she had to )o home 4hrow up earl!. "he tal/s "-(EW %P some interestin) Produce problems3 results3 ideas3 etc. 4hrow up possibilities. Leave a 4ob or position suddenl!. 0he "-(EW %P her 4ob to )o travellin). 4hrow up "he road was bump! and the car in front Create clouds of dust or splash water into was "-($WI& %P so much dust that 4hrow up the air. we could hardl! see where we were )oin). *a/e it clear !ou are se#uall! attracted to -e "-(EW -I*0EL' A" her but she 4hrow wasn+t interested. yourself at someone. 4hrow Do somethin) enthusiasticall! or 0he "-(EW herself I&"$ the pro4ect. yourself ener)eticall!. into *a/e reasonable pro)ress without an! "hin)s are "IC5I& AL$& at wor/ 4ick along serious problems. while the director+s awa!. "he last few seconds "IC5ED AWA 4ick away Pass 8of time9. and the team couldn+t come bac/. "he seconds "IC5ED B and the team Pass 8of time9. 4ick by failed to score. 0he reall! "IC50 me $'' when she Anno!. 4ick off doesn+t repl! to m! emails. 0cold. -e "IC5ED me $'' for arrivin) late. 4ick off Put a mar/ on an item in a list when it has 0he "IC5ED $'' our names when we 4ick off been dealt with. arrived. "he compan! "IC5ED $VE( while she Continue wor/in)3 but without improvin). 4ick over was awa! on holida!. 4hrow off
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4ick over 4ide over 4idy up 4ie back 4ie down 4ie down 4ie down 4ie in 4ie in 4ie in with 4ie up 4ie up 4ie up 4ie up 4ighten up 4ime out 4ime out 4ip off 4ip over 4ire of 4ire out 4oddle off 4one down 4ool up
"he mechanic left the en)ine "IC5I& $perate but without movin) 8en)ines9. $VE( for a while to see if he could see what was causin) the problem. %se somethin) carefull! so as not to finish "his G?@ will have to "IDE me $VE( it. until I )et paid. I "IDIED %P m! bedroom because it was Put thin)s in the correct place in a room. a complete mess. 0he "IED her hair BAC5 before pla!in) 'asten or secure so that it doesn+t obstruct. tennis. "he! "IED him D$W& to stop him 0ecure somethin) to prevent it movin). escapin). (emove or restrict freedom. *arria)e "IE0 !ou D$W&. 0top people 8often police or militar!9 "he arm! were "IED D$W& with the )oin) where the! are needed. rebellion and couldn+t help. "he theor! "IE0 I& with what the police A)ree3 be connected or support. have been sa!in). -e is "IED I& somehow with the crime Associate with. s!ndicate. "he publication "IE0 I& WI"- the $ccur at the same time. twentieth anniversar! of the incident. "he! "IED %P the hosta)es so that the! "ie or fasten somethin) securel!. couldn+t escape. 0top someone doin) somethin). Wor/ has "IED me %P all wee/. 'asten. I "IED %P m! shoelaces. "he convo! "IED %P the road for an Bloc/ a road3 etc. hour. *a/e somethin) more secure or function "he!+re "I-"E&I& %P securit! for better. the president+s visit. "he pro)ram "I*ED $%" before I could End or close because of a time limit. repl!. End or close somethin) because of a time "he pro)ram "I*ED me $%" after limit. twent! minutes. "he police arrested the dru) dealer after 0ecretl! inform the police or authorities. someone "IPPED them $''. I "IPPED m! coffee $VE( and ruined 0pill3 ma/e somethin) fall on its side. m! /e!board. 0he soon "I(ED $' the course and et bored of somethin). dropped out. *a/e someone e#hausted. Wor/in) so much "I(E0 me $%". It+s )etin) late3 so I+m )oin) to "$DDLE Leave3 )o home. $'' home. "he *inister tried to "$&E D$W& what *a/e somethin) sound more moderate. she had said when the press started attac/in) her. "he compan! spent a lot on "$$LI& Provide e6uipment. the factor! %P.
"he )an)sters )ot "$$LED %P before the! went into the club. It+s )ettin) late3 so we+re )oin) to 4ootle off Leave3 depart. "$$"LE $'' home. -e complained for an hour and to "$P it 'inish somethin) in a special wa!. 4op off $'' started shoutin) his head off. "he temperature "$PPED $%" at fort! 0top increasin)3 reach the hi)hest point. 4op out de)rees !esterda!. 0hall I "$P %P !our drin/ while I+m (efill somethin) that isn+t empt! !et. 4op up pourin) m!self one= Discuss somethin) freel! and openl!3 but WE "$00ED ideas AB$%" before the 4oss about not ver! seriousl!. ne)otiations. Discuss somethin) freel! and openl!3 but We "$00ED their plan A($%&D a bit 4oss around not ver! seriousl!. and then re4ected it. I "$00ED BAC5 m! beer and left. 4oss back Drin/ 6uic/l!. I "$00ED a couple of drin/s D$W& 4oss down Drin/ 6uic/l!. before the! arrived. *a/e a decision b! throwin) a coin and We "$00ED '$( who would start. 4oss for seein) which side lands face up. I "$00ED $'' the essa! the ni)ht before Write somethin) 6uic/l! and carelessl!. 4oss off I had to hand it in. Decide somethin) b! throwin) a coin and We "$00ED %P to see who would /ic/ 4oss up seein) which side lands face up.. off. "he plane "$%C-ED D$W& at &arita 4ouch down Land 8planes9. airport an hour late. I "$%C-ED him '$( some cash as I+d Borrow mone!. 4ouch for for)otten m! cards. "he )overnment+s decision "$%C-ED 4ouch off Cause a problem to occur. $'' riots in the capital. "he tal/ "$%C-ED $& the issue3 but *ention. 4ouch on didn+t )ive an! new information. I couldn+t be bothered to redecorate3 so I Improve the appearance of somethin). 4ust "$%C-ED %P the bits that needed 4ouch up paintin) the most. 0he )ot an)r! when he tried to "$%C"ouch someone in a se#ual wa!. 4ouch up her %P in the elevator. "he! didn+t "$%C- %P$& the sub4ect 4ouch upon *ention. because of the controvers!. (emove a vehicle3 especiall! if par/ed I par/ed in a no,par/in) 2one and the! 4ow away ille)all!. "$WED m! car AWA. Pretend to thin/ about or thin/ about in a 0he "$ED A" )ettin) them to help her 4oy at casual wa!. but then did it alone. I "$ED $VE( the idea for a while3 but "hin/ about somethin). 4oy over decided not to )o ahead with it. It was horrible3 so I 4ust "$ED WI" &ot eat much of a meal. 4oy with the food. Consider somethin)3 but not ver! We "$ED WI"- the idea of movin) to 4oy with 4ool up
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the countr!3 but it isn+t reall! practical. -e "$ED WI"- his cup.
-e thou)ht she loved him but she was 4ust "$I& WI"- him. It too/ me a)es to "(AC5 them D$W& 4rack down 'ind after a lon) search. in the crowd at the football )ame. "heir house it too lar)e now that their 0ell somethin) and replace it with children have left home3 so the!+re )oin) 4rade down somethin) cheaper. to "(ADE D$W& to somethin) smaller. E#chan)e somethin) old as part of the 0he "(ADED I& her old car for the new 4rade in price of somethin) new. model. Leave !our wife or husband to marr! -e "(ADED I& his wife when he 4rade in someone !oun)er. became the chairman. A lon)er wor/in) wee/ was "(ADED Bar)ain3 ma/e a deal or compromise. 4rade off $'' for a pa! rise. Accept somethin) !ou don+t reall! want to We had to "(ADE $'' space for the 4rade off )et somethin) !ou do want. location when bu!in) the apartment. -e "(ADE0 $& their insecurit! to )et E#ploit3 use somethin) to !our advanta)e. 4rade on his wa!. British wine drin/ers have "(ADED %P Bu! lar)er or more e#pensive items. over the last few !ears from cheap plon/ 4rade up to e#pensive wines. 0he supported him for !ears while he was Leave !our wife or husband and marr! stru))lin)3 but when he hit the bi) time 4rade up someone better loo/in)3 richer3 etc. he left her and "(ADED %P. "he! "(ADE %P$& their reputation to 4rade upon E#ploit3 use to !our advanta)e. scare rivals. "each someone the specific s/ills the! will I have been "(AI&I& m! new assistant 4rain up need to carr! out a 4ob or tas/. %P. Pass benefits from economic e#pansion Despite the economic boom3 few benefits 4rickle throu)h the econom! to the less fortunate. have "(IC5LED D$W& to the poor. down Be under the influence of ps!choactive After ta/in) the L0D he "(IPPED $%" 4rip out dru)s. for hours. 'all. I "(IPPED $VE( and hurt m! /nee. 4rip over I "(IPPED $VE( the /erb and bro/e m! 'all because !ou hit an obstacle. 4rip over nose. I "(IPPED %P in the interview when *a/e a mista/e. the! as/ed me about what I could offer 4rip up the compan!. "he meetin) was over so I "($""ED Leave. 4rot off $''. I "($""ED $'' "$ see the dentist. 4rot off to o somewhere. "he spo/eswoman "($""ED $%" the *a/e a statement 8meant ne)ativel!9. 4rot out same old unconvincin) e#cuses. "he police "(%*PED %P the char)es a)ainst him and he ended up in prison 4rump up Char)e or accuse someone falsel!. thou)h he hadn+t done it. 4oy with
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I called but the! weren+t in3 so I+ll "( BAC5 later. *a/e an attempt to )et somethin). I+m )oin) to "( '$( the 4ob. Provo/e someone b! bein) anno!in) or "he children were "(I& I" $& all behavin) badl!. ni)ht until I lost m! temper. Attempt to )et somethin)3 usuall! b! -e /new I wasn+t )ot to let him do it, he deceit3 without )reat hopes of success. was 4ust "(I& I" $&. Put clothes on to see if the! fit. I "(IED the 4ac/et $& before I bou)ht it. 0cientists are "(I& $%" a new dru) "est. in the fi)ht a)ainst the disease. "est somethin) to see if !ou li/e it or want I "(IED $%" the pro)ram before I to bu! it. bou)ht it. Be tested for a sports team. -e "(IED $%" '$( the baseball team. I "%C5ED the mone! AWA in m! Put somethin) in a safe place. drawer. We "%C5ED AWA a hu)e dinner Eat a lot. before we went out. "id! the ends of items of clothin) b! I for)ot to "%C5 m! shirt I&. placin) them inside somethin). "he dinner smelled so )ood I couldn+t 0tart eatin) enthusiasticall!. wait to "%C5 I&. Arran)e the sheets3 duvet or blan/ets to ma/e someone3 usuall! a child3 -e "%C5ED her I& and read her a stor!. comfortable in bed. I was starvin) and "%C5ED I&"$ the 0tart eatin) somethin). food. Arran)e the sheets3 duvet or blan/ets to 0he "%C5ED her children %P in bed and ma/e someone3 usuall! a child3 switched the li)hts off. comfortable in bed. Be sure to "%&E I& ne#t wee/ for the Watch or listen to a "V or radio show. ne#t episode. Watch or listen to a "V or radio *a/e sure !ou "%&E I& "$ ne#t wee/+s pro)ramme. show. I "%&ED him $%" because he was I)nore3 not pa! attention. tal/in) such rubbish. Improve the performance of a machine or -e+s "%&ED his car %P for the race. en)ine. "he orchestra "%&ED %P their "une a musical instrument before pla!in). instruments before the concert. "he public "%(&ED AAI&0" the 0top li/in) and start disli/in). )overnment when the! became arro)ant and ceased to listen. "he doorman "%(&ED him AWA from &ot allow someone to enter a place. the ni)htclub because he was wearin) trainers. "he room was too hot3 so she "%(&ED (educe volume3 temperature3 etc.. the heatin) D$W&. Phone bac/.
"he! offered her the 4ob3 but she "%(&ED it D$W&. "he hotel staff "%(&ED D$W& the bed 'old the top covers of a bed down to ma/e and scattered flower petals on it while we 4urn down it read! for someone to )o to sleep. was havin) dinner. I "%(&ED I& at half past eleven because o to bed. 4urn in I had an earl! start the ne#t mornin). -and in3 submit. 0he "%(&ED I& her paper. 4urn in Become. "adpoles "%(& I&"$ fro)s. 4urn into 0top a machine. I "%(&ED the "V $'' and went to bed. 4urn off Cause someone to feel attraction or -e reall! "%(&0 me $&. 4urn on pleasure. I "%(&ED the radio $& to )et the 0tart a machine. 4urn on weather forecast. "he nei)hbour+s do) "%(&ED $& me Attac/. 4urn on when I tried to stro/e it. "he factor! "%(&0 $%" three thousand Produce. 4urn out units a da!. It loo/ed as if we were )oin) to fail3 but it Produce an une#pected result. 4urn out "%(&ED $%" well in the end. 0he "%(&ED $%" the li)hts and went 0top a li)ht. 4urn out to bed. "housand "%(&ED $%" for the Attend. 4urn out demonstration. "he court ordered the compan! to "%(& 4urn over ive to the authorities. $VE( their financial records. 0he had nobod! to "%(& "$ when her "r! to )et help. 4urn to husband died. -e "%(&ED "$ drin/ after he lost his "a/e up a habit. 4urn to 4ob. Appear. 0he didn+t "%(& %P for class toda!. 4urn up Increase volume3 temperature3 etc.. I "%(&ED the music %P full blast. 4urn up Enter computer data or te#t. -e "PED the te#t I& and printed it off. 4ype in Write a full or finished version of a te#t on 0he "PED her essa! $%" and handed it 4ype out a computer. in a the last minute. 0he "PED %P her lecture notes and "!pe a finished version. 4ype up printed them out. Encoura)e. "he crowd %(ED the pla!ers $&. !rge on Persuade or pressure to accept somethin). "he! %(ED the deal $& the compan!. !rge on !rge upon Persuade or pressure to accept somethin). "he! %(ED the contract %P$& us. 'inish or consume all of somethin). We %0ED %P all the olive oil. !se up Be at3 mar/ or celebrate an important point We alwa!s )ive a part! %0-E( I& the !sher in in time. &EW EA(. -er appointment as CE$ %0-E(ED I& *a/e important chan)es happen. a whole new phase in the compan!+s !sher in )rowth. -e VAC%%*ED %P all of the food. Vacuum up Consume. 4urn down (e4ect an offer3 invitation3 etc..
*a/e somethin) more e#citin)3 attractive3 "he place is dull and !ou need to VA*P etc. it %P. I had to VA*P %P a reason for bein) so Invent3 ma/er up3 improvise. Vamp up late. I+m )oin) to VE $%" in front of the "V (ela#3 do nothin). Veg out toni)ht. If the storm has finished3 we could Venture Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. VE&"%(E '$("-. forth 0tart somethin) or )et involved3 often -e 4ust WADED I& without listenin) to 5ade in without thin/in) or to forcefull!. what an!one had to sa!. "he hooli)ans WADED I& when the! Attac/. 5ade in saw fans from the other team. Become embroiled or involved in a "he! WADED I&"$ the ne)otiations and 5ade into situation3 without thin/in) or plannin) the deal collapsed. usuall!. et to the end of somethin) with It too/ me a)es to WADE "-($%- the 5ade difficult!. boo/. through I WAI"ED AB$%" for an hour3 but the! 5ait about Wait somewhere doin) nothin). didn+t come. "he! were 4ust WAI"I& A($%&D to 5ait Wait somewhere doin) nothin). see if an!thin) was )oin) to happen. around 0ta! somewhere after other people have I WAI"ED BE-I&D to as/ the lecturer a 5ait behind left. 6uestion. 0ta! at home because someone is )oin) to I WAI"ED I& for the )u! to fi# the "V. 5ait in visit. "he! have two people WAI"I& $& 0erve people in a restaurant. 5ait on each table. -e WAI"0 $& customers in an 0ell )oods in a shop. 5ait on electronics store. Provide someone with ever!thin) the! -e has a butler who WAI"0 $& him. 5ait on need or want. Wait for a result before bein) able to ma/e "he!+re WAI"I& $& the results of the 5ait on a decision. vote before ta/in) a final decision. Wait till somethin) has finished3 usuall! We+ll have to WAI" $%" this uncertaint!. 5ait out somethin) unpleasant. I was worried and WAI"ED %P until the! &ot )o to bed because !ou are waitin). 5ait up )ot home safe and sound. 0top 8imperative9. Wait up< I need to tal/ to !ou. 5ait up "he! used to have servants WAI"I& 5ait upon Provide someone with what the! re6uire. %P$& them. "he! must WAI" %P$& the outcome of Wait for a result before bein) able to ma/e the match before the! /now who the!+ll 5ait upon a decision. be pla!in). 0top sleepin). I W$5E %P at half past si# this mornin). 5ake up ou can+t 4ust WAL5 AWA '($* !our 5alk away Leave somethin) !ou don+t li/e. problems. from 0he WAL5ED AWA WI"- the first 5alk away Win easil!. Vamp up
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Clean ever!thin) used to prepare food and "he children WA0-ED %P after lunch. eat it. When somethin) in the sea or river is left After the crash3 several bodies WA0-ED 5ash up on the shore or ban/. %P on the beach. Be sure !ou and the /ids WA0- %P Wash face and hands. 5ash up before dinner. Become ver! thin and wea/3 usuall! due -e WA0"ED AWA as the cancer )ot 5aste away to illness. worse. Watch out, there+s ice on the road. 5atch out Be careful 8imperative9. WA"C- $%" '$( bats in the caves1 5atch out Be careful of somethin). man! have rabies. for 5eep an e!e on somethin) or someone to "he lecturer WA"C-ED $VE( the 5atch over chec/ that there+s no trouble. students as the! did the e#periment. "he 'reedom of Information Act was *a/e somethin) wea/er and less WA"E(ED D$W& b! the overnment 5ater down effective. and didn+t )ive ordinar! people much access to official data files I)nore or refuse to consider what someone "he! WAVED A0IDE our ob4ections and 5ave aside sa!s. carried on with the plan. "he! WAVED the van D$W& and )ot a 5ave down *a/e a hand si)nal to stop a vehicle. lift after the accident. o to a place where someone is leavin) to We WAVED her $'' at the station. 5ave off wave )oodb!e. *a/e a hand si)nal to tell someone to "he accident was bad3 but the police 5ave on /eep movin). WAVED us $&. We will have to WEA& him $'' his 0lowl! stop a dependenc! on somethin). 5ean off obsession. "he lawn has been W$(& AWA b! people wal/in) across it and it+s 4ust bare 5ear away Erode3 remove )raduall!. soil now with hardl! a blade of )rass. "he stress of m! 4ob is WEA(I& me 5ear down *a/e somethin) wea/er. D$W&. "he anaesthetic W$(E $'' and m! 0top havin) an effect. 5ear off tooth started hurtin). 0he pla!ed the video so man! times that %se somethin) until it stops wor/in). 5ear out she W$(E the tape $%". "he compan! WEEDED $%" the (emove3 )et rid of. 5eed out unsuccessful sales reps. "he re6uirements of her new 4ob 5eigh down Burden with responsibilities3 duties3 etc. WEI-ED D$W& $& her. on -ave a certain wei)ht 8in sports li/e "he champion WEI-ED I& at H@ 5eigh in bo#in)9. /ilos. -e disli/ed the plan and WEI-ED I& Enter an ar)ument forcefull!. 5eigh in with some heav! criticism. Enter an ar)ument or discussion to e#press 0he WEI-ED I& $& their immi)ration 5eigh in on a stron)l! felt idea. policies. "he issues raised WEI-ED $& her *a/e someone consider carefull!. 5eigh on mind. 5ash up
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0he W(APPED a scarf A($%&D her head because it was so cold.
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Cover or encircle with part of !our bod!.
-e W(APPED his arms A($%&D her.
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Cover in paper.
5rap up
Dress warml!.
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0end a letter to a "V station3 etc..
5rite off
Destro! a car in an accident.
5rite out
Write somethin) completel!.
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-e W(APPED the cloth ($%&D his fin)ers to /eep warm. 0he W(APPED her arms ($%&D him. "he! W(APPED %P the presents then put a ribbon around them. W(AP %P carefull! or !ou+ll catch !our death of cold outside in that rain. "hat W(AP0 thin)s %P3 so we+ll end this meetin). -e alwa!s mana)es to W(ILE $%" $' an! e#tra wor/ we )et. I W($"E her mobile number D$W& on a scrap of paper and I+ve lost it. "he! as/ed viewers to W(I"E I& with their opinions and su))estions. -e W($"E the car $'' in an accident on the motorwa!. I W($"E $%" m! notes in full to help me remember them. I W($"E %P the report and submitted it. -e AC5ED $& for an hour. 0he A**E(ED $& for a)es. I tried hard to resist3 but in the end I IELDED "$ temptation and ate it all. "he police have >E($ED I& $& the man the! believe to be responsible for the murder. "he hurricane is >E($I& I& $& 'lorida. "he debt was >E($ED $%" b! the department. "he entr! was >E($ED $%" of the database. We >IPPED A($%&D the supermar/et to )et the shoppin) done. "he motorbi/e >IPPED B the cars stuc/ in the traffic 4am. -e told me to >IP I"3 so I said nothin). -e was bein) stupid in the meetin)3 so we told him to >IP %P. I was bored at first but then >$&ED I&
