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Phrasal verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |