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Phrasal verbs
Term | Definition |
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brush up on | practise and improve your skills or knowledge |
come (a)round to | change your opinion because someone persuaded you |
come up with | think of sth such as an idea or a plan |
face up to | accept sth and deal with it |
figure out | discover, understand |
hit upon | suddenly have an idea, discover by chance |
make out | understand sth with difficulty, suggest, imply |
mull over | think about sth carefully for a long time |
piece together | learn the truth by considering all the info |
puzzle out | solve a complicated problem |
read up (on/about) | get info by reading |
swot up (on) | study very hard |
take in | understand and remember, accept sth as real or true, trick sb into thinking sth that is not true |
think over | consider a problem carefully |
think through | consider the facts in an organised way |
think uo | invent, imagine |