Want something or someone a lot.

To take action because of something like information received.

Perform something with actions and gestures.

Express an emotion in your behavior.

Be a satisfactory explanation for something.

Come to a certain amount or figure.

Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is

Include something in a plan or calculation.

Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting.

Be held responsible for a problem.

Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them.

Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument.

Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling.

Try to persuade people not to accept a proposition, motion, etc.

Argue about a problem to find a solution.

Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health.

Enquire about someone's health, how life is going.

Ask a number of people for information of help.

To provoke a negative reaction.

To invite somebody into your house.

Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument.

Enter a parking area in reverse gear.

Fail to keep an arrangement or promise.

Exit a parking area in reverse gear.

Remove water from something that is flooded.

Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash.

Pay a bond to release someone from jail.

Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble.

Roll or form into a round shape.

Help

Options

focusNode

Didn't know it?
click below

Knew it?
click below

Don't Know

Remaining cards (0)

Know

retry

shuffle

restart

0:00

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

Phrasal Verbs4-21-24


Account for	To explain.	They had to ___ ___ all the money that had gone missing.
Ache for	Want something or someone a lot.	My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ___ ___ her.
Act on	To take action because of something like information received.	The police were ___ ___ a tip from an informer and caught the gang red handed.
Act on	Affect.	The medicine only ___ ___ infected tissue.
Act out	Perform something with actions and gestures.	They ___ ___ the story on stage.
Act out	Express an emotion in your behavior.	Their anger is ___ ___ in their antisocial behavior.
Act up	Behave badly or strangely.	My computer's ___ ___; I think I might have a virus.
Act upon	Affect.	The enzyme ___ ___ certain proteins.
Add on	Include in a calculation.	You have to ___ the tip___ to the price they give.
Add up	To make a mathematical total.	We ___ ___ the bill to check it was correct.
Add up	Be a satisfactory explanation for something.	She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ___ ___.
Add up to	Have a certain result.	Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ___ ___ ___ misery for the commuters.
Add up to	Come to a certain amount or figure.	The total costs ___ ___ ___ several million euros.
Agree with	Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is	I feel terrible- that food didn't ___ ___ my stomach.
Aim at	To target.	The magazine is ___ ___ teenagers.
Aim at	Intend to achieve.	They're ___ ___ reducing costs by ten percent.
Allow for	Include something in a plan or calculation.	You should ___ ___ delays when planning a journey.
Allow for	Make possible, permit.	The rules don't ___ ___ any exceptions.
Angle for	Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting.	He's been ___ ___ an invitation, but I don't want him to come.
Answer for	Be held responsible for a problem.	The government should be made to ___ ___ their failure to sort out the problem.
Answer for	Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them.	I can ___ ___ my partner because I know her position on this issue.
Argue down	Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument.	The teacher tried to ___ the girl ___, but she couldn't.
Argue down	Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling.	She ___ him ___ ten percent.
Argue down	Try to persuade people not to accept a proposition, motion, etc.	They tried to ___ ___ the proposal.
Argue out	Argue about a problem to find a solution.	If we can't ___ our differences ___, we'll have to take them to court.
Ask about	Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health.	He ___ ___ my father.
Ask after	Enquire about someone's health, how life is going.	Jenny rang earlier and ___ ___ you, so I told her you were fine.
Ask around	Ask a number of people for information of help.	I have no idea, but I'll ___ ___ at work and see if anyone can help.
Ask around	Invite someone.	We ___ them ___ for dinner.
Ask for	To provoke a negative reaction.	You're ___ ___ trouble.
Ask for	Request to have or be given.	I ___ ___ the menu.
Ask in	To invite somebody into your house.	Jon's at the door; ___ him ___.
Ask out	To invite someone for a date.	He wanted to ___ her ___ but was too shy.
Ask over	Invite.	They have ___ us ___ for drinks on Friday.
Auction off	Sell something in an auction.	They ___ ___ their property as they were heavily in debt.
Back away	Retreat or go backwards.	The crowd ___ ___ when the man pulled a knife.
Back down	Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument.	She refused to ___ ___ and was fired.
Back into	Enter a parking area in reverse gear.	He prefers to ___ his car ___ the garage.
Back off	Retreat.	The police told the protesters to ___ ___.
Back out	Fail to keep an arrangement or promise.	She ___ ___ of the agreement at the last minute.
Back out of	Exit a parking area in reverse gear.	She ___ the Rolls ___ ___ its parking space.
Back up	Make a copy of computer data.	You should always ___ ___ important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.
Back up	Support.	The rest of the staff ___ her ___ when she complained about working conditions.
Back up	Drive a vehicle backwards.	Tom ___ ___ without looking and ran over his laptop.
Bail out	Save, rescue.	The government had to ___ ___ the airline because it was losing so much money.
Bail out	Remove water from something that is flooded.	The boat was leaking so they had to ___ it ___.
Bail out	Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash.	The pilot ___ ___ when he saw that the engines had failed.
Bail out of	Pay a bond to release someone from jail.	I must ___ my drunken brother ___ ___ jail.
Bail out on	Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble.	Everybody ___ ___ ___ him when the scandal broke.
Ball up	Roll or form into a round shape.	He ___ ___ his napkin when he had finished eating.
Balls up	Spoil, ruin.	He ___ the presentation ___.
Bank on	Count or rely on.	I'm ___ ___ your help; I can't do it alone.
Bargain down	Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling.	I ___ her ___ to half what she originally wanted.
Bargain on	Expect something to happen (usually negative).	I hadn't ___ ___ him coming.
Barge in	Enter a place and interrupt.	He keeps ___ ___ and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work.
Barge into	Enter a place and interrupt people rudely.	They ___ ___ my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone.
Bash in	Break, damage or injure by hitting.	The burglars ___ the door ___ to enter the house.
Bawl out	Scold, shout at someone.	She ___ me ___ for coming home drunk.
Bawl out	Scold.	She ___ Raj ___ for getting there late.
Bawl out	Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly.	He ___ ___ our names at the top of his voice.
Be after	Try to find or get.	The police ___ ___ him because of the theft.
Be along	Arrive.	The next bus should ___ ___ in the next quarter of an hour or so.
Be away	Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.	She's ___ on business for three weeks.
Be cut out for	Be suitable, have the necessary qualities.	She's not ___ ___ ___ this kind of work.
Be cut up	Be upset.	She was very ___ ___ about coming second as she thought she deserved to win.
Be down	Be depressed.	He's ___ ___ since his partner left him.
Be down	Be reduced or less.	The firm's profits ___ ___ by ten percent this quarter.
Be down on	Have negative feelings toward someone.	After the argument, James is ___ ___ his boss.
Be down with	Be ill.	Gul is ___ ___ some bug and is off work today.
Be fed up	Be bored, upset or sick of something.	I ___ ___ ___ of his complaints.
Be in	Be at home or at work.	She ___ never ___; I always get her voicemail.
Be in	Be submitted, arrive.	The application form must ___ ___ by 3pm on Friday.
Be in on	Be involved in.	Susan was the only one who ___ not ___ ___ the plan.
Be not on	Be unacceptable.	The way he's behaving ___ just ___ ___.
Be off	Be bad (of food).	This yogurt must ___ ___; it smells foul.
Be off	Depart, leave.	I'm ___ to home; it's five o'clock.
Be on	Be functioning (of machines).	The computer ___ ___.
Be on	Take place.	The show ___ ___ for the next three months.
Be on	Take medication or drugs, especially when they affect the person badly.	He ___ ___ anti-depressants and has become very difficult to please.
Be on	Be at the top of one’s game, performing very well.	He ___ really ___ right now- three goals in five minutes! Be on about Mean, try to say.
Be on about	Mean, try to say.	I couldn't understand what he ___ ___ ___- it made no sense.
Be onto	Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature.	He's being very careful because he thinks the police ___ ___ him.
Be out	Be absent from a place.	She ___ ___ on a visit for the day.
Be out of	Have no more left.	We're ___ ___ coffee so I'll have to go and get some.
Be out to	Attempt.	She ___ ___ ___ get him firedbecause she hates him.
Be snowed under	Have too much work.	We're completely ___ ___ at work because it's the end of the tax year.
Be taken aback	Be shocked or surprised.	I ___ ___ ___ when I saw him because he's lost all his hair.
Be taken with	Like something.	I ___ very ___ ___ the performance- it was superb.
Be up	Be out of bed.	She's not ___ yet.
Be up	Have increased or risen.	The company's profits ___ ___ by fifteen percent.
Be up	When the time for something finishes or expires.	Time's ___, please finish your drinks and leave.
Be up for	Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event.	Are you ___ ___ the climb of Mount Blanc?
Be up to	Be good enough.	He's not ___ ___ the job; get someone else.
Be up to	Doing something naughty or wrong.	What are those kids ___ ___? Bear down on Move towards.
Bear down on	Move towards.	She spotted him on the other side of the room and ___ ___ ___ him.
Bear on	Influence, affect.	The judge's character may well ___ ___ the final decision.
Bear out	Confirm that something is correct.	Statistics ___ ___ the government's positions on the issue.
Bear up	Resist pressure.	How are you ___ ___ under the strain? Bear up under Cope with something difficult or stressful.
Bear up under	Cope with	He's ___ ___ ___ the pressure.
Bear with	Be patient.	Please ___ ___ me a moment while I finish this email.
Beat down	Strong sunshine.	The sun ___ really ___ ___ and we couldn't stay outdoors.
Beat out	Narrowly win in competition.	The marathon runner barely ___ ___ his rival at the tape.
Beat up	Attack violently.	The mugger ___ him ___ and stole his wallet.
Beef up	Make something stronger or more solid.	The company ___ ___ their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident.
Belong to	Be a member.	He ___ ___ a secret society.
Belong to	Be connected to a time, place, belief, thing, etc.	Their ideas ___ ___ the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now.
Belong with	Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items.	Does this disc ___ ___ those on the shelf? Belt out Sing something loudly.
Belt out	Sing something loudly.	They ___ ___ the national anthems before the game.
Belt up	Fasten your seatbelt.	I told the kids to ___ ___ before I started the car.
Bend down	Lower the top half of your body.	I ___ ___ to pick it up off the floor.
Bend over	Lower the top part of your body.	I ___ ___ to do my shoes up.
Bend over backwards	Do a lot to try to help or please someone.	I ___ ___ ___ for them and they didn't even thank me.
Black out	Fall unconscious.	He ___ ___ and collapsed on the floor.
Black out	Lose light.	Everything ___ ___ when the power supply failed.
Blank out	Censor text so that words cannot be read.	The email addresses were ___ ___ in the documents shown to the court.
Blank out	Have a temporary memory failure.	I was so nervous in the interview that I just ___ ___ and couldn't answer their questions properly.
Blare out	A loud sound or music.	The music was ___ ___ and I couldn't get to sleep.
Blast off	Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket.	The space shuttle ___ ___ on schedule yesterday.
Blaze away	Fire a gun repeatedly.	The shooters ___ ___ at the pheasants.
Bleed out	Cause sufficient blood loss to result in death.	They ___ ___ their calves.
Bliss out	Be extremely relaxed and happy.	I ___ ___ on the beach all week.
Block in	Park a car and obstruct another car.	I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had ___ me ___.
Block in	Shade or fill in.	He ___ ___ the events in his calendar.
Block off	Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving.	The police ___ ___ the road after the murder.
Block out	Stop light from entering or leaving.	The trees ___ the sun ___ most of the day.
Block out	Try not think about or feel something because it is upsetting or painful.	It was so unpleasant that I try to ___ it ___- otherwise, I'd just be angry all the time.
Block up	Fill a space so that nothing can pass.	The pipe's ___ ___ and no water gets through.
Blow away	Kill.	He grabbed a gun and ___ the enemy ___.
Blow away	Beat rivals or competitors by a large margin.	Their new product has ___ all the others ___.
Blow away	Impress greatly.	Her first novel ___ me ___.
Blow away	When the wind moves something from a place.	The flag ___ ___ in the storm; we'll have to buy a new one.
Blow down	When the wind forces something to fall.	A tree was ___ ___ in the storm.
Blow in	Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly.	He ___ ___ from Toronto early this morning.
Blow off	Not keep an appointment.	We were going to meet last night, but she ___ me ___ at the last minute.
Blow off	Ignore, not do something.	I ___ the homework ___ and did badly.
Blow out	Extinguish candles, matches, etc.	She ___ the candles ___ on her birthday cake.
Blow out	Defeat decisively.	The Broncos ___ ___ the Raiders 55- 0.
Blow over	When a scandal gets forgotten.	The scandal ___ ___ within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack.
Blow up	Explode.	The bomb ___ ___ without any warning.
Blow up	Inflate.	The pressure was low, so I ___ the tire ___.
Blow up	Enlarge (e.g., photograph).	Blow ___ that photo so we can see his face.
Blow up	The beginning of a storm.	A storm ___ ___ while we were out walking.
Blow up	Lose your temper, become angry.	They ___ ___ when they heard what I had done wrong.
Blurt out	Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't.	I was really angry when he ___ ___ the secret.
Board up	Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.	They ___ ___ all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses.
Bog down	Slow make progress.	Yasini got ___ ___ in his research and didn't finish the project in time.
Boil down	Simplify, reduce to the essentials.	The report's so long, I ___ it ___ into a two-page summary.
Boil down to	Amount to.	It all ___ ___ ___ money at the end of the day.
Boil over	When a hot liquid spills out of a container.	I left the milk on the cooker and it ___ ___.
Boil over	When people lose their tempers and things get nasty.	The tension had been building up and it ___ ___ in the meeting.
Boil up	Feel a negative emotion strongly.	The anger ___ ___ in me when I saw what they had done.
Boil up	Cook or heat something to boiling point.	I ___ ___ some water for a cup of coffee.
Bolster up	Give support, reinforce, strengthen.	We were all scared but she ___ ___ our courage.
Bone up	Study hard for a reason.	I will have to ___ ___ to get a good result.
Bone up on	Study hard for a goal or reason.	I need to ___ ___ ___ my French grammar for the test.
Book in	Make a reservation in advance.	I'll ___ us ___ at the Intercontinental.
Book in	Check in at a hotel.	We took a taxi from the airport to the hotel and ___ ___.
Book into	Make a reservation in advance.	I've ___ us ___ a hotel in the center of town for three nights.
Book into	Check in at a hotel.	We ___ ___ the first hotel we could find.
Book out	Leave a place in a hurry.	I don't like the look of the people arriving- let's ___ ___.
Book up	Reserve.	The flight's fully ___ ___; I'll have to go the following day.
Boot up	Start a computer.	He ___ ___ the computer and started work.
Border on	Be located next to a place.	Portugal ___ ___ Spain.
Border on	Be very nearly something.	What he did was ___ ___ betrayal.
Boss about	Use excessive authority to control people.	She ___ everyone ___.
Boss around	Use excessive authority to control people.	He ___ everyone ___.
Botch up	Ruin or spoil something.	I ___ ___ the whole project and it had to be cancelled.
Bottle away	Store up.	He kept his feelings ___ ___.
Bottle out	Lack courage to do something.	She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but ___ ___ in the end.
Bottle up	Not express your feelings.	She ___ ___ her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet.
Bottom out	Pass the lowest point and start rising.	The recession ___ ___ and the economy is recovering well.
Bounce back	Recover.	The economy is ___ ___ from the recession.
Bounce into	Force someone.	They have ___ the government ___ calling an early election.
Bounce off	Test ideas.	They ___ ideas ___ each other in a brainstorming session.
Bowl over	Surprise someone greatly.	I was ___ ___ by the news.
Bowl over	Knock someone to the ground.	He was ___ ___ by the crowd rushing out.
Box in	Prevent something from moving, especially vehicles.	I was ___ ___ by the bus and couldn't change lane.
Box up	Pack things in boxes to move them.	At the end of term, I ___ my books ___ and sent them home.
Brace up	Feel more confident or optimistic about something.	You should ___ ___ and stop worrying.
Branch out	Move into a different area of business, etc.	The supermarkets have ___ ___ into banking.
Break away	Leave an organization, usually to form a new one.	The ___ ___ ___ from the Labor Party.
Break down	End negotiations unsuccessfully.	The talks between management and the unions ___ ___ acrimoniously.
Break down	Start crying.	He ___ ___ in tears.
Break down	Stop working.	My car's ___ ___, so I came by taxi.
Break down	Remove a barrier or obstacle.	He had to ___ ___ their opposition to his ideas.
Break in	Go into a building to steal something.	The burglars ___ ___ and stole the ___ and video.
Break in	Interrupt something.	I'm sorry to ___ ___ on your conversation, but there's a problem.
Break in	Train a horse to be ridden.	It took ages to ___ the horse ___.
Break in	Carefully use new products until they are fully functional.	I must watch my speed until I ___ ___ my new Volvo.
Break off	Break a piece from something.	She ___ ___ a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog.
Break off	End a relationship.	She ___ ___ their engagement when she found out that he'd been unfaithful.
Break out	Start (war, conflict).	They're worried that war will ___ ___.
Break out in	Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or irritation.	The measles caused me to ___ ___ ___ a rash.
Break out of	Escape.	Three dangerous Category A prisoners ___ ___ ___ Wandsworth Prison last night.
Break through	Pass a barrier or obstacle.	The crowd ___ ___ the police barriers and attacked the hunters.
Break up	Break into many pieces.	The plate ___ ___ when he dropped it on the floor.
Break up	Close an educational institution for the holidays.	Schools ___ ___ at the end of June for the summer holidays.
Break up	Finish a relationship.	They had been going out for a couple of years before they ___ ___.
Break up	Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference.	You're ___ ___; I'll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection.
Breeze along	Move easily and quickly.	The film ___ ___ for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow.
Breeze in	Enter a place quickly.	He ___ ___ and started shouting at us.
Breeze into	Enter a place quickly.	He ___ ___ the room and switched the ___ on.
Breeze through	Pass easily, succeed.	She ___ ___ her exams.
Brick in	Close or fill a space with bricks.	We ___ ___ the side window.
Brick up	Close or fill a space with bricks.	We ___ the back entrance ___.
Brighten up	Improve (weather).	The day started cloudy but ___ ___ in the afternoon.
Brighten up	Become happier.	He ___ ___ when he heard the news.
Brighten up	Make something more attractive or pleasant.	We tried to ___ the place ___ by painting it.
Bring about	Make something happen.	The changes to the law were ___ ___ by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one.
Bring along	Bring someone or something to certain place.	You can ___ your friends ___ if you like.
Bring along	Help someone improve.	Her coach has ___ her ___ a lot in the last six months.
Bring around	Persuade or convince someone.	It took me ages to ___ him ___ to my point of view.
Bring around	Bring something with you when you visit.	He ___ some books ___ when he came last night.
Bring around	Get someone talking about something.	He didn't want to discuss the details, but I managed to ___ him ___ and he told me everything.
Bring back	Cause someone to remember.	Visiting my old school ___ ___ memories of when I was a pupil there.
Bring back	Return.	He took the calculator home yesterday and hasn't ___ it ___ yet.
Bring down	Make a government fall.	The vote of no-confidence ___ the government ___.
Bring down	Make something cheaper.	The improvements in technology have ___ the prices of computers ___ considerably in recent months.
Bring forth	Produce something, make it known or visible.	The prosecution ___ ___ a lot of evidence against him.
Bring forth	Produce.	She ___ ___ a surprising result.
Bring forth	Make something happen.	The report has ___ ___ a lot of criticism of the policy.
Bring forth	Remove something from where it is kept or hidden.	She ___ ___ the diary and showed it to us.
Bring forward	Make something happen earlier than originally planned.	The meeting has been ___ ___ to this Friday instead of next week because some people couldn't make it then.
Bring in	Earn.	The job ___ ___ two thousand dollars a month.
Bring off	Succeed with something difficult.	No one thought she'd manage to do it, but she ___ it ___ in the end.
Bring on	Cause something to happen or speed up	Getting wet in the rain yesterday ___ ___ my cold.
Bring on	Make something appear.	Bring ___ the dancers!
Bring out	Release or publish.	The band are ___ ___ a new ___ in the autumn.
Bring out	Elicit a response.	Suzie ___ ___ the best in him.
Bring out in	Cause a health problem or reaction.	It was the lobster that ___ me ___ in this rash all over my body.
Bring round	Make someone wake up from unconsciousness or an anesthetic.	The doctors ___ him ___ a few hours after the operation.
Bring up	Mention.	They didn't ___ the subject ___ at the meeting.
Bring up	Raise a child.	My parents ___ me ___ strictly.
Bring up	Be officially charged with a crime.	He was ___ ___ on charges of public intoxication.
Bring up	Raise a subject	They didn't ___ the subject ___ at the meeting.
Bring up	Raise a child	My parents ___ me ___ strictly.
Bring up	Charge with a crime bt a peosecuting attorney	He was ___ ___ on charges of public intoxication.
Brush off	Ignore, pay little attention.	The minister ___ ___ the criticism.
Brush up	Improve a skill quickly.	She took a two-week course to ___ ___ her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America.
Bubble over	Become very excited.	She ___ ___ with joy when she heard her exam results.
Buck up	Hurry (either transitive or reflexive).	BUCK ___ - the taxi's waiting.
Buck up	Smarten up, improve.	You had better ___ your ideas ___, or you'll fail the course.
Bucket down	Rain heavily.	Take an umbrella; it's ___ ___.
Buckle down	Start working hard, apply yourself.	We had to ___ ___ and study for the exam.
Buckle under	Accept something under pressure, against your will.	They didn't like the ideas but had to ___ ___ or face the sack.
Buckle up	Fasten a seatbelt.	We were told to ___ ___ before take-off.
Budge up	Move to make space for someone.	We had to ___ ___ to let the fourth person in the back of the car.
Buff up	Clear, clean or make something shine.	The silver candlestick looked lovely after I ___ it ___.
Buff up	Improve.	After the scandal, the politician tried to ___ ___ his public image.
Buff up on	Improve your knowledge quickly.	I ___ ___ ___ my grammar before the test.
Bug off!	Go away.	I told her to bug off because she was annoying me.
Bug out	Open your eyes wide in surprise.	He ___ ___ when she turned up.
Bug out	Leave somewhere in a hurry.	They ___ ___ when the police arrived.
Build up	Develop a company.	She ___ the business ___ from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade.
Build up	Increase.	Tension has been ___ ___ ever since the government passed the unpopular law.
Bulk out	Make something bigger or thicker.	I ___ the essay ___ with a few quotes to reach the number of word required.
Bulk up	Gain weight, develop bigger muscles.	He's ___ ___ a lot since he got those steroids.
Bump into	Meet by chance.	I ___ ___ Helen on the underground the other day.
Bump off	Kill.	The drug dealer was ___ ___ by a rival gang.
Bump up	Increase.	They ___ ___ the prices in the high season.
Bundle off	Send someone somewhere.	He ___ the kids ___ to bed.
Bundle out	Expel.	The barman ___ the drunk ___ because he was annoying the other customers.
Bundle up	Put on warm clothing.	We ___ ___ before going out as it was snowing.
Bundle up	Wrap or tie things together.	I ___ ___ my newspapers and dropped them in the recycling bin.
Bunk off	Not go to school when you should.	I used to ___ ___ school and go into town.
Buoy up	Make someone feel more positive.	After so much criticism, the positive review ___ him ___.
Buoy up	Keep afloat.	The lifejacket ___ me ___ till the boat arrived.
Burn down	Burn completely.	They had to completely rebuild the museum after the old one ___ ___.
Burn off	Remove by burning or similar process.	I ___ ___ a lot of calories in the gym.
Burn out	Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job.	Jennie ___ ___ after ten years working as a futures broker and went to live in the country.
Burn up	Destroy completely by fire.	All his possessions were ___ ___ in the fire.
Burn up	Drive at high speed.	The bank robbers ___ ___ the roads but were soon captured.
Burn up	To be or cause to be highly annoyed.	His undeserved win in the election really ___ me ___.
Burst into	Catch fire very quickly.	The car ___ ___ flames and the driver died as he didn't have time to get out.
Burst into	Laugh, cry or clap loudly.	She ___ ___ laughter when she heard the joke.
Bust up	End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing.	They ___ ___ after a row last night.
Butt in	Interrupt.	I hope you don't mind me ___ ___ on your conversation, but I couldn't help hearing what you said.
Butt out	Not be involved in other people's business.	This is none of your business, so just ___ ___! Butter up Praise or flatter someone excessively.
Butter up	Praise or flatter someone excessively.	I tried ___ my tutor ___ but she still wouldn't let me hand it in late.
Buy in	Force a	Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singin' the Blues', was probably ___ ___ at number 40, but failed to go any higher.
Buy into	Accept an idea.	I never ___ ___ the idea of a federalist European Union.
Buy off	Pay someone to stop them causing trouble.	He ___ the newspaper ___ by placing a lot of adverts.
Buy out	Buy somebody's share in a company.	His business partners ___ him ___ to get rid of him.
Buy up	Buy all of something.	We ___ ___ all the shop had before the price went up.
Buzz around	Move quickly around a place.	Reporters were ___ ___ the scene of the accident.
Buzz off	Leave somewhere.	I'm ___ ___ now- I have to meet some people.
Buzz off!	Go away (imperative).	He told them to ___ ___ because they were annoying him.
Call after	Name someone after somebody else.	She was ___ Rose ___ her late grandmother.
Call around	Visit.	I ___ ___ but she wasn't in.
Call back	Return a phone call.	I must ___ her ___ when we get to the office.
Call for	Demand.	The Opposition party ___ ___ the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.
Call for	Go to collect something.	The courier ___ ___ your parcel, but I told him it wasn't ready yet.
Call for	Telephone for something.	I'll ___ ___ a cab right away.
Call for	Go and collect someone to take them out.	I'll ___ ___ you at seven, so be ready because the film starts at half past.
Call for	Require.	An emergency like this ___ ___ some pretty drastic action.
Call forth	Make something happen.	The protests ___ ___ a strong reaction from the police.
Call in	Get someone to come and do a job.	We had to ___ ___ a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it.
Call in	Stop and visit.	I ___ ___ on Jenny on my way home because she's not very well at the moment and I wanted to see if she needed anything.
Call off	Cancel.	The concert had to be ___ ___ because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.
Call off	Order someone to stop attacking.	CALL ___ your lawyers; we can work something out.
Call on	Ask for help.	The President ___ ___ the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture.
Call on	Visit.	As we were in the area, we ___ ___ my sister-in-law.
Call on	Challenge.	He ___ the speaker ___ several misstatements of fact.
Call on	Ask someone to do something, especially to speak in public.	I now ___ ___ the other party to give their account of what happened.
Call out	Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing or incompetence.	He ___ them ___ over awarding contracts to family members.
Call round	Visit.	I ___ ___ on my way home, but no one was in.
Call up	Summon someone for military service.	The army ___ ___ the reserve soldiers when the war broke out.
Call up	Telephone.	I ___ him ___ as soon as I got to a phone to tell him the news.
Calm down	Stop being angry or emotionally excited.	When I lose my temper, it takes ages for me to ___ ___ again.
Cancel out	Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning.	The airport taxes ___ ___ the savings we had made on the flight tickets.
Cap off	Finish or complete, often with some decisive action.	She ___ ___ the meeting with a radical proposal.
Care for	Like.	I don't ___ ___ fizzy drinks; I prefer water.
Carried away	Get so emotional that you lose control.	The team got ___ ___ when they won the championship and started shouting and throwing things around.
Carry forward	Include a figure in a later calculation.	They ___ ___ their losses to the next financial year.
Carry forward	Make something progress.	They hope the new management will be able to ___ the project ___.
Carry off	Win, succeed.	She ___ ___ the first prize in the competition.
Carry off	Die of a disease.	Cancer ___ him ___ a couple of years ago.
Carry on	Continue.	CARRY ___ quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
Carry on	Behave badly.	The children annoyed me by ___ ___ all morning.
Carry on with	Have an affair.	He's been ___ ___ ___ someone at work for years.
Carry out	Perform a task.	The government is ___ ___ test on growing genetically modified crops.
Carry out	Food bought from a restaurant to take away.	I'm too tired to cook- let's get a ___.
Carry over	Continue past a certain point.	The meeting ___ ___ into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about.
Carry through	Complete successfully.	They ___ the reforms ___ despite the opposition.
Cart off	Take someone away, usually under arrest or to prison.	The police ___ them ___ to question them.
Cart off	Take something away, especially if stealing or without permission.	The thieves ___ ___ all the ticket receipts.
Carve out	Create or get a area where you can be special or successful.	She's ___ ___ a career in photojournalism.
Carve up	Divide into smaller pieces.	They ___ the company ___ and sold a lot off.
Carve up	Overtake someone and then pull directly in front of a car.	The idiot ___ us ___ and forced me to brake hard.
Cash in	Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc., into money.	They ___ ___ their bonds and spent the money on a holiday.
Cash in on	Benefit or make money on something, especially if done unfairly.	The opposition party are ___ ___ ___ the government's unpopularity.
Cash out	Illegally access a bank account or credit card and steal money.	A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and ___ ___ a lot of money.
Cash out	Exchange something for money, collect winnings.	After winning, she ___ ___ her chips.
Cash up	Count all the money taken in a shop or business at the end of the day.	After the shop closed, they have to ___ ___ before they can go home.
Cast about for	Try to find something.	They're ___ ___ ___ support.
Cast around for	Try to find something.	She was ___ ___ ___ people to help her.
Cast aside	Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone.	He ___ her ___.
Cast off	Dispose, get rid of.	They ___ ___ any semblance of politeness and attacked us viciously.
Cast off	Untie a boat so it's free to sail.	They ___ ___ and headed out to sea.
Cast out	Expel, reject.	They ___ him ___ because of his behavior.
Cast round for	Try to find something.	He ___ ___ ___ any sign of his things.
Cast up	Be left on the shore by the sea.	The rubbish was ___ ___ by the tide.
Catch at	Take or grab hold of something.	She ___ ___ my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me.
Catch on	Become popular.	Many critics were shocked when techno ___ ___ in the clubs.
Catch on	Finally understand what is going on.	Everyone else realized what was happening, but it took Henry ages to ___ ___.
Catch out	Trick.	The exam is designed to ___ you ___.
Catch out	Discover or prove that someone is lying.	He ___ me ___ when he checked my story with my previous employer.
Catch out	Put someone in an unexpected and difficult situation (often passive).	We were ___ ___ in the storm.
Catch up	Get work, etc., up to date.	I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to ___ ___ on the work I missed.
Catch up	Reach someone who was ahead of you.	He started well, but I ___ him ___ on the third lap.
Catch up in	Become involved, often against one’s will.	The tourists were ___ ___ ___ the violence of the revolution.
Catch up on	Do something that should have been done earlier.	I'm going home to ___ ___ ___ my sleep.
Catch up on	Reminisce with an old friend after not seeing them for a while.	I hadn't seen her for years, so we spent the afternoon ___ ___ ___ old times.
Catch up with	Do something that should have been done earlier.	I'm going home to ___ ___ ___ my sleep.
Catch up with	Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing.	I ___ ___ ___ her at the conference.
Catch up with	When something negative starts to have an effect.	His criminal behavior is starting to ___ ___ ___ him.
Catch up with	Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time.	The tax authorities ___ ___ ___ me for not submitting my tax returns.
Catch up with	Learn something new that many people already understand.	My mother's trying to ___ ___ ___ computers.
Cater for	To provide what is necessary.	The college ___ ___ students of all ages.
Cater to	To provide what is needed, often seen negatively.	The film ___ ___ the audience's worst instincts.
Cave in	Collapse.	The roof ___ ___ because of the weight of the snow.
Cave in	Stop resisting or refusing.	The government has refused to ___ ___ despite the protests and demonstrations.
Chalk out	To cut a line of cocaine.	He went into the toilets to ___ a line ___.
Chalk up	To achieve something good.	The company has ___ ___ its highest ever profits.
Chalk up to	Explain the reason for a problem.	They ___ the poor sales ___ ___ the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year.
Chance upon	Find something by accident.	I ___ ___ a very rare book in car boot sale and bought it for 65p.
Change over	Change a system.	The Irish ___ ___ to using kilometers in 2005.
Charge up	Put electricity into a battery.	I need to ___ my phone ___- the battery's dead.
Charge with	Accuse somebody of a crime.	She was arrested in customs last night and has been ___ ___ smuggling.
Chase down	Try hard to find or get something.	The press ___ us ___ when the story broke.
Chase off	Force a person to leave or go away.	The dog ___ he postal worker ___.
Chase up	Ensure that someone remembers to do something.	The librarian is ___ me ___ about my overdue books.
Chase up	Try to get someone to pay a bill, debt, etc.	I ___ her ___ as she hadn't paid for several months.
Chase up	Try to get more information about the progress of something.	I didn't get a reply, so I have been ___ them ___.
Chat up	Talk to someone you are sexually interested in to get them interested in you.	He spent the whole night ___ her ___.
Cheat on	Deceive or betray, often in a sexual and/or emotional context.	She thought he had always been faithful to her, but he had been ___ ___ her ever since their wedding day (with one of the bridesmaids).
Cheat out of	Get money from someone under false pretenses.	I hate him- he ___ me ___ ___ $100.
Check by	Visit a place to check something.	We ___ ___ the office to see if the stuff was ready.
Check in	Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport.	They ___ ___ at the Ritz yesterday.
Check into	Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport.	They ___ ___ the Ritz yesterday.
Check off	Mark something on a list as done.	She ___ ___ the candidates' names as they arrived.
Check out	Pay the bill when leaving a hotel.	She ___ ___ and took a cab to the airport.
Check out	Die.	She ___ ___ last week; the funeral's tomorrow.
Check out	Get information about or inspect something to see if it's satisfactory.	I ___ the new restaurant ___ as soon as it opened.
Check out of	Settle up and pay before leaving a hotel.	Guests have to ___ ___ ___ the hotel before midday.
Check over	Check something very carefully.	We ___ the contract ___ before signing it.
Cheer on	Encourage.	Their ___ their team ___ throughout the match.
Cheer up	Be less unhappy.	Come on, ___ ___; it isn't all bad, you know.
Chew off	Remove by biting.	The dog ___ ___ the man's face.
Chew on	Thinks about something carefully before deciding.	I'll ___ ___ it for a day or two and let you know what I think.
Chew out	Criticize someone angrily.	They ___ him ___ for being late.
Chew over	Think about an issue.	He asked for a few days to ___ the matter ___ before he made a final decision.
Chew up	Cut into small pieces with your teeth.	The puppy ___ ___ the newspaper.
Chew up	Damage something inside a machine.	The video ___ my tape ___.
Chicken out	Be too afraid to do something.	I ___ ___ of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was.
Chill out	Relax.	I'm staying at home and ___ ___ this evening.
Chime in	Contribute to a discussion.	If it's ___, I'd like to ___ ___ because I think it's a good idea.
Chip away at	Gradually reduce something to make it less powerful, effective, etc.	They have been ___ ___ ___ his reputation ever since he took office.
Chip in	Contribute some money.	Everybody ___ ___ to pay the bill.
Chip in	Contribute to a discussion.	If I could ___ ___, there are a couple of issues I'd like to raise.
Choke off	Stop or restrict.	These guerilla attacks are ___ ___ our food shipments.
Choke out	Clog or overwhelm.	Water hyacinth is ___ ___ the native vegetation in our rivers.
Choke up	Become tearfully emotional.	Jeff ___ ___ during his retirement speech.
Choke up	Grip a handle farther from the end for better control.	He ___ ___ on the bat and hit the ball better.
Choose up	Form groups or teams.	We ___ ___ to play the game.
Chop down	Fell or cut down a tree.	They ___ ___ most of the forest and now it looks like a desert.
Chop up	Cut into small pieces.	I ___ ___ the vegetables for the soup.
Chow down	Eat.	Dinner's ready- ___ ___!.
Chow down on	Eat something.	We're going to ___ ___ ___ that barbecued pork.
Chuck away	Dispose of something you no longer need or want.	I ___ ___ all my old records years ago when ___s came out.
Chuck in	Quit something.	I ___ my job ___ to go travelling.
Chuck in	Make a comment.	I ___ ___ a few points at the end of the discussion.
Chuck out	Dispose of something you no longer need or want.	I ___ ___ some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad.
Chuck up	Vomit, be sick.	He got ridiculously drunk and ___ ___ in the back of the minicab on the way home.
Chuck up	Quit something.	She didn't like the course, so she ___ it ___ after a few weeks.
Churn out	Produce, usually quickly or in large amounts without much regard to quality.	The government ___ ___ educational policies every few months.
Clam up	Be quiet, refuse to speak.	Everybody ___ ___ when the Principal entered.
Clamp down on	Restrict or try to stop something.	The government are ___ ___ ___ antisocial behavior.
Claw back	Get money back.	The new tax will ___ ___ what the government has given out in grants.
Claw back	Retake possession with difficulty.	The opposition parties are trying to ___ ___ the voters they lost in the last election.
Claw back	Regain possession with difficulty.	They are ___ ___ their market share from their competitors.
Clean off	Remove dirt or something dirty.	After dinner, I ___ ___ the table.
Clean out	Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted things.	I really must ___ the study ___; there's stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere.
Clean out	Cause someone to spend all their money.	The holiday ___ me ___- I'm broke till the end of the month.
Clean up	Tidy and clean.	CLEAN this bedroom ___; it's a disgrace.
Clean up	Profit, sometimes suddenly.	At the horse races yesterday we really ___ ___.
Clear away	Leave a place.	We were told to ___ ___ from the scene of the accident.
Clear away	Remove or tidy.	After dinner, I ___ ___ the plates and dishes.
Clear off	Leave somewhere quickly.	As soon as the trouble started, we ___ ___.
Clear out	Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.	I spent the whole weekend ___ ___ the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.
Clear out	Leave somewhere.	I told them to ___ ___ because they were making so much noise.
Clear up	Cure or recover from an infection.	I took the antihistamines and the rash ___ ___ right away.
Clear up	Tidy up.	I'd better ___ ___ the mess before leave.
Clear up	Explain.	Could you ___ these points ___ before we go any further? Clear up Improve (weather).
Clear up	Improve (weather).	The skies ___ ___ and the sun came out.
Click through	Open an advertisement on the	Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother ___ ___ the banner adverts.
Climb down	Accept that you are wrong and change your position.	The Prime Minister had to ___ ___ over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.
Cling on	Hold tight.	He told me to ___ ___ as the motorbike accelerated.
Cling on to	Try to keep something.	They ___ ___ ___ power despite the protests.
Cling to	Try to maintain beliefs, hopes, etc.	They ___ ___ their old way of thinking.
Clog up	Make something sticky.	His arteries are ___ ___ because he eats so much saturated fat.
Clog up	Block, slow movement right down.	The traffic's so bad the roads get ___ ___ at rush hour.
Close down	Close a shop, branch or business permanently.	The banks have ___ ___ a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
Close down	Stop an opponent being a challenge.	He ___ the player ___ and stopped him being a threat.
Close in	Surround, envelop.	The fog ___ ___ and we couldn't see two yards in front of us.
Close in	Approach, get near.	The police were ___ ___ so they decided to try to make a break.
Close in on	Get near someone.	The police were ___ ___ ___ the gang.
Close in upon	Get near someone.	The police were ___ ___ ___ the gang.
Close off	Block a place to stop people entering.	The police ___ the road ___ after the explosion.
Close on	Get nearer.	She is ___ ___ the leader of the race.
Close out	Bring something to an end.	We ___ ___ the meeting early and went home.
Close out	Close or stop using.	She ___ ___ the account and changed to another bank.
Close out	Ignore, exclude.	They always ___ me ___ of their plans.
Close up	Completely close something.	They ___ ___ the building after everyone has left.
Close up	Join together.	The leaves ___ ___ when it rains.
Close up	Move closer together.	They ___ ___ when they saw the gang coming towards them.
Cloud over	Get very cloudy.	The morning started bright and warm, but it ___ ___ around midday and poured with rain.
Clown about	Behave stupidly or waste time.	The students were ___ ___ all lesson.
Clown around	Behave stupidly or waste time.	I couldn't concentrate because they were ___ ___ all afternoon.
Coast along	Do something without making much effort or trying to improve.	She's been ___ ___ all year and hasn't made a lot of progress.
Cobble together	Make, assemble or produce something quickly, without much care.	They ___ a few pages ___ and submitted it.
Come about	Happen, occur.	The meeting ___ ___ because both sides were sick of fighting.
Come about	Shift direction (nautical).	The yacht ___ ___ to a heading of 240 degrees.
Come across	Find by accident.	I ___ ___ my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk.
Come across	Agree to have sex with someone.	I was surprised when she ___ ___ on the first night.
Come across	The way other people see you.	He ___ ___ as shy because he spoke so quietly.
Come along	Accompany.	May I ___ ___ on your trip tomorrow? Come along Move faster or keep up.
Come along	Move faster or keep up.	COME ___, we’ll never get there if you don’t keep up with us.
Come apart	Break into pieces.	It ___ ___ when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to glue it back together.
Come around	Recover consciousness.	It took several hours after the operation before he ___ ___.
Come around to	Agree with or accept something you had previously disapproved of or disliked.	They have started ___ ___ ___ our way of thinking and are less hostile.
Come back	Return.	I left work and ___ ___ home early.
Come before	Appear in court charged with a crime or offence.	He ___ ___ the court on charges of speeding.
Come by	Visit.	I'll ___ ___ after work and see if you need any help.
Come by	Acquire.	How did you ___ ___ that Rolex? Come down Rain.
Come down	Rain.	Just look at the rain ___ ___! I'm not going out in that.
Come down	Travel.	When you're next in London, ___ ___ and see us.
Come down on	Criticize heavily.	The management really ___ ___ ___ him for losing the contract.
Come down with	Fall ill.	She ___ ___ ___ a virus.
Come forth	Appear.	The draft proposal ___ ___ in April.
Come forth with	Provide information.	None of the witnesses ___ ___ ___ an accurate description of the gang.
Come from	Country or town where you were born.	She ___ ___ Somalia.
Come in	Arrive for flights.	The plane ___ ___ at two-thirty in the morning.
Come in	Place or ranking in a competition, etc.	I did my best but ___ ___ last but one in the race.
Come in	Receive news.	Reports are just ___ ___ of an assassination attempt on the President.
Come in for	Receive (criticism or praise).	Jack\'s ___ ___ ___ quite a lot of criticism of late.
Come into	Be important or relevant.	Money doesn't ___ ___ it; I simply will not do it under any circumstances.
Come into	Inherit.	She ___ ___ a lot of money when her grandmother died.
Come into use	Start being used.	The computerized system ___ ___ ___ at the end of last year.
Come off	When something breaks off.	I picked it up and the handle ___ ___ in my hand.
Come off	Be successful.	I was surprised when the plan ___ ___ so easily.
Come off it	I don't believe what you're saying; used as an imperative.	COME ___ ___; tell me the truth for goodness' sake.
Come on	Encouragement.	COME ___; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing.
Come on	Start an illness.	I've got a bit of a headache; I hope it doesn't mean I've got flu ___ ___.
Come on	Start functioning (machines, etc.).	The central heating ___ ___ automatically an hour before I have to get up.
Come out	A secret is revealed.	The details of the scandal ___ ___ in the press and she had to resign.
Come out	Be published or otherwise available to the public.	The band's new ___ is ___ ___ in September.
Come out	Disappear when washed.	The red wine I spilt just will not ___ ___ of the carpet no matter what I try to clean it with.
Come out	Let people know that you are lesbian or gay.	She ___ ___ at university and has been living with her partner, Jane, for the last couple of years.
Come out	When the sun appears.	It started cloudy, but then the sun ___ ___ and we all went to the park.
Come out in	Have a rash or similar skin problem.	She ___ ___ ___ a nasty rash after touching the poisonous plant by mistake.
Come out of	Recover consciousness.	After three years, he ___ ___ ___ the coma.
Come out with	Make something available.	They have just ___ ___ ___ a new version.
Come out with	Say something publicly and unexpectedly.	She ___ ___ ___ the answer when everyone was expecting it to remain unsolved.
Come over	To have an unusual feeling or change of personality.	I'm sorry about last night - I don't know what ___ ___ me.
Come round	Become conscious, wake up from anesthetic.	She ___ ___ and learned that the operation had been a complete success.
Come round	Change your opinion.	At first she didn't like the idea, but she ___ ___ to our way of thinking in the end.
Come through	Arrive (messages and information).	News is ___ ___ of a major accident on the M25, where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely dangerous.
Come through	Communicate an emotion.	The anger she felt ___ ___.
Come through	Produce a result.	They promised they'd do it, but they haven't ___ ___ yet.
Come through with	Provide something needed.	He didn't ___ ___ ___ the money and they went bust.
Come to	Become conscious, wake up from anesthetic.	She ___ ___ an hour after the operation.
Come to	Result in.	The two men started arguing but they soon ___ ___ blows and started fighting in earnest.
Come up	Appear.	I'll be late home tonight because something's ___ ___ at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning.
Come up	Rise (the sun).	The sun ___ ___ just as we reached the outskirts of the town.
Come up against	Encounter problems or difficulties.	They ___ ___ ___ a lot of opposition to their plans for an out-of-town supermarket development.
Come up with	Think of a solution, excuse, etc.	Nobody could ___ ___ ___ a satisfactory explanation for the accident.
Come upon	Find by chance.	I ___ ___ the book in a little second-hand bookshop in Dorset.
Conjure up	Create a picture or memory in someone's mind.	It ___ ___ memories of my school days.
Conjure up	Create something without many resources.	I had to ___ ___ a full weekend's entertainment for the visitors with no notice at all.
Conk out	Fall fast asleep.	I was exhausted and ___ ___ on the sofa.
Conk out	Suddenly breakdown or stop working.	The printer ___ ___ so I couldn't get a hard copy.
Contract in	Become involved or committed to something.	Since it started, many companies have ___ ___ to lend their support.
Contract out	Give a contract for a service outside the company you work for.	They have ___ ___ their catering services to save money.
Contract out of	Formally leave and agreement.	I ___ ___ ___ the deal years ago.
Cool down	Get cooler.	I left the tea for a minute until it had ___ ___ enough to drink.
Cool down	Become calm.	It took me ages to ___ ___ after the argument.
Cool off	Become calmer.	We’ll talk to Fred once he ___ ___ and can talk rationally.
Coop up	Confine in a small area.	They ___ the dog ___ in a tiny room.
Cop it	Get into trouble.	They really ___ ___ when they got caught shoplifting.
Cop off	Leave work or school early.	We ___ ___ early on Friday because there was nothing to do.
Cop off	Kiss, pet or have sex with someone.	She ___ ___ with Damian at the end-of-term party.
Cop out	Choose an easy alternative.	She was going to take a Master's degree but ___ ___ and chose the Diploma course instead.
Cost up	Calculate how expensive some work is going to be.	The decorators are going to ___ ___ the work tomorrow.
Cotton on	To work out the truth.	It took me ages to ___ ___ to what they were planning.
Cough up	Lose possession of a ball, etc.in a contact sport.	He was checked so hard he ___ ___ the puck in front of his own goal.
Cough up	Expel something from your lungs or throat by coughing.	He gave up smoking after he ___ ___ some blood.
Could do with	Need or want something.	I ___ really ___ ___ a cup of tea.
Count against	Affect negatively, make less likely to succeed.	Not having a university degree will ___ ___ her.
Count among	Include someone or something in a group, category, etc.	I ___ her ___ my closest friends.
Count down	Wait impatiently or excitedly for something to happen.	I'm ___ ___ the days till they leave.
Count for	Be recognized as important, worthwhile or valuable.	Experience ___ ___ a lot in decision making.
Count in	Include or involve.	If you're going on that skiing holiday, you can ___ me ___; I'd love to go.
Count off	Say numbers aloud in a sequence.	They ___ the students ___ as they arrived.
Count on	Depend, rely.	You can ___ ___ them; if they have promised to do something, they'll do it.
Count on	Expect something to happen and base plans on it.	I was ___ ___ the payment arriving last week and was really angry when it didn't arrive as I didn't have enough money to pay for everything.
Count out	Exclude.	I don't want to go- you can ___ me ___.
Count out	Count a certain amount of money.	He ___ ___ £250 and paid me.
Count towards	Be a part needed to complete something.	The coursework ___ ___ the final grade.
Count up	Add.	COUNT ___ the number of tickets sold, please.
Cover for	Provide an excuse or alibi.	She asked me to ___ ___ her if anyone asked where she'd gone.
Cover for	Do someone's work while they are temporarily absent.	I ___ ___ her while she was off sick.
Cover up	Conceal, try to stop people finding out.	They tried to ___ ___ the incident but it got into the newspapers.
Cozy up	Make yourself comfortable.	It was cold and I ___ ___ by the fire.
Cozy up to	Make yourself popular with someone.	He's been ___ ___ ___ our boss because he wants a pay rise.
Crack down on	Use more authority than usual.	The police always ___ ___ ___ drink-driving offences over the Christmas period.
Crack up	Have a nervous breakdown.	He ___ ___ after his son died and had to take a couple of months off work.
Crack up	Have bad reception on a mobile phone.	You'll have to talk louder- you're ___ ___.
Crack up	Burst out laughing.	Everybody ___ ___ when he told the joke.
Crack up	Damage a car badly.	He ___ his car ___ last night when he came off the road.
Crank out	Produce a lot of something fast.	My boss keeps ___ ___ stupid memos.
Crank up	Inject non-medical drugs.	He's been ___ ___ heroin for years.
Crank up	Start a machine, originally with a handle.	He ___ the saw ___.
Crank up	Increase, make something bigger.	I ___ the volume ___ as high as it would go.
Crash out	Fall asleep.	I ___ ___ in front of the ___ last night.
Creep in	Start to be noticeable.	He tried to stay calm, but you could hear the anger ___ ___.
Creep in	Get included despite attempts to keep it or them out.	Errors ___ ___ as the text got longer.
Creep into	Become noticeable in something.	An angry tone ___ ___ her voice.
Creep out	Make someone feel worried or uneasy.	He ___ me ___ when he gets drunk.
Creep out on	To do the same activity for a very long time.	He's been ___ ___ ___ that computer game all day.
Creep over	Start to have a negative feeling.	Fear ___ ___ me as I walked through the graveyard.
Creep up on	Approach without someone realizing.	They ___ ___ ___ their rivals and overtook them.
Crop up	Appear unexpectedly.	I'm going to be late tonight as something has just ___ ___ at work.
Cross off	Delete, remove from a list.	She ___ him ___ her Christmas card list after they argued.
Cross out	Put as line through some writing to show it is wrong.	She ___ ___ her mistakes and wrote the correct answers above them.
Cross up	Confuse, deceive.	The treasure map was deliberately drawn to ___ us ___.
Cruise through	Pass or succeed easily.	He ___ ___ the exam.
Cry out	Shout, usually in pain	He ___ ___ when he dropped the box on his toes.
Cut across	Go across a place rather than around it to make the journey quicker.	It'll be quicker if we ___ ___ the park.
Cut across	Affect people of different groups, classes, etc.	The issue ___ ___ social backgrounds as it affects us all equally.
Cut back	Reduce.	The firm ___ ___ production because sales were sluggish.
Cut back	Remove branches from a plant or tree to encourage future growth.	We ___ the tree ___ every winter.
Cut back on	Reduce expenditure.	The government has decided to ___ ___ ___ spending on the armed forces.
Cut down	Consume less.	I'm trying to ___ ___ the amount of coffee I drink during the day.
Cut down	Shoot.	A lot of soldiers were ___ ___ by enemy fire as they stormed the airport.
Cut down	Reduce a vertical thing to ground level by cutting.	The logger ___ the tree ___.
Cut down	Cut something from a high position.	After Christmas he didn't carefully detach all the decorations, he just ___ them all ___.
Cut down on	Reduce.	Doctors advised her to ___ ___ ___ the amount of saturated fats in her diet.
Cut in	Start functioning.	The fans ___ ___ when the engine starts getting too hot.
Cut in	Drive in front of another vehicle without warning.	A car ___ ___ and nearly caused an accident.
Cut in	Interrupt.	We were having a conversation when he came up and ___ ___.
Cut in	Include someone in a deal that makes money.	We had to ___ the police ___ on the deal to avoid trouble.
Cut in	Mix fat and flour until the combine.	CUT the butter ___ with the flour.
Cut it out	Stop your unfair or unreasonable behavior.	Will you two idiots ___ ___ ___ and keep quiet.
Cut off	Disconnect.	The telephone's been ___ ___ because we didn't pay the bill.
Cut off	Isolate or make inaccessible.	The heavy snow has blocked many roads and ___ ___ a number of villages.
Cut out	Exclude.	I'm ___ ___ salt from my diet.
Cut out	When an engine or motor stops.	The car ___ ___ at the traffic lights just as they went green.
Cut out	Cut a picture or similar from a magazine, etc.	I ___ some pictures ___ to use as visual aids.
Cut out	Leave quickly.	We’d better ___ ___, the security men are on the way.
Cut out	Separate livestock from a group.	They ___ ___ three prime bulls from the herd.
Cut out on	Let down, snub.	Although he'd promised to help, the star ___ ___ ___ the charity when offered more money.
Cut up	Cut into smaller pieces.	After cutting the tree down, the logger ___ it ___ into logs.
Cut up	Have a lot of small injuries.	I ___ my hand ___ when I broke the glass.
Damp down	Calm or reduce feelings, emotions.	They tried to ___ ___ the anger over the announcement.
Damp down	Make a fire burn less.	They tried to ___ ___ the flames before the fire spread.
Damp off	When there is too much moisture and a plant is affected by fungal parasites.	The seedlings ___ ___ in the spring if it's very wet.
Dash down	Write something quickly.	He ___ ___ a memo and sent it to everybody.
Dash off	Leave somewhere quickly.	It's late- I'm going to ___ ___ home.
Dash off	Do something quickly, especially writing.	He ___ ___ the report in a couple of hours.
Dawn on	Finally realize or understand something.	The truth only ___ ___ me much later.
Decide on	Choose, select.	Trevor spent a long time looking at flats before he bought one, but eventually ___ ___ one near his work.
Die away	Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound).	The last notes ___ ___ and the audience burst into applause.
Die back	When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive.	The plant ___ ___ in the winter.
Die down	Decrease or become quieter.	It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually ___ ___.
Die for	Want something a lot.	I'm ___ ___ the weekend- this week's been so hard.
Die off	Become extinct.	Most of the elm trees in the ___ ___ ___ when Dutch elm disease arrived.
Die out	Become extinct or disappear.	Some scientists say that the dinosaurs ___ ___ when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
Dig in	Start eating greedily.	We were starving so we really ___ ___ when the food finally did arrive.
Dig in	Excavate a protective shelter (military).	Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly ___ ___.
Dig into	Reach inside to get something.	She ___ ___ her handbag and pulled out a bunch of keys.
Dig out	Find something you haven't used, seen, etc., for a long time.	I ___ ___ my old university essays.
Dig out	Dig to remove something or someone.	They had to ___ the survivors of the earthquake ___ from the ruins.
Dig up	Find something that is supposed to be secret.	The reporters eventually ___ ___ the truth about the affair.
Dig up	Remove something from the ground.	The police ___ ___ a body.
Dig up	Make a hole in a road, the ground, etc.	The council have ___ the road ___.
Dine out	Have dinner outside your home.	We ___ ___ because we couldn't be bothered to cook.
Dine out on	Tell a story repeatedly that is well received.	I've ___ ___ ___ the story of his accident.
Dip in	Put something in a liquid for a short time.	I ___ the brush ___ the paint and began painting the wall.
Dip into	Read parts of a book, but not all.	I've been ___ ___ the book, but haven't read it properly.
Dip into	Take money out of your savings.	I've had to ___ ___ my savings account to pay for the works on my house.
Dip out	Leave a place without telling anyone.	The party was so dull I ___ ___.
Disagree with	Make someone feel sick or ill.	I feel dreadful; the prawns I had for lunch are ___ ___ me.
Dish out	Serve food.	I ___ ___ the dinner.
Dish out	Give something, usually when you shouldn't.	Doctors have been ___ ___ Viagra to anyone who asks for it.
Dish out	Critize or tell secrets.	He ___ it ___, but gets all hurt when anyone responds.
Dish up	Serve food.	He ___ ___ a great dinner when we got back.
Dive in	Start doing something, usually without planning.	When we saw what was happening, we all ___ ___ to help.
Dive in	Start eating.	Dinner's on the table, so ___ ___.
Dive into	Reach inside something quickly.	She ___ ___ her bag and pulled out a lighter.
Divide up	Share.	They divided up the profits.
Divvy out	Divide, share.	The waiters and waitresses ___ ___ the tips at the end of the night.
Divvy up	Divide, share.	We ___ ___ the money equally.
Do away with	Abolish, get rid of.	The United Kingdom ___ ___ ___ the death penalty in 1965.
Do in	Kill.	After he reported the gang, he feared they would ___ him ___.
Do out of	Cheat somebody out of something that is rightfully theirs.	They lied on the reference and ___ me ___ ___ any chance of getting the job.
Do up	Close or fasten clothes, etc.	You must ___ ___ your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now.
Do up	Repair and renovate.	It took them six months to ___ ___ the house before they could actually move in.
Do with	Wish for or ask for (usually after can or could).	I could ___ ___ a cold beer about now.
Do without	Manage without something.	There's no sugar, so you'll have to ___ ___.
Dole out	Give out, distribute.	They were ___ ___ leaflets in front of the station.
Doss about	Spend time doing very little or being unproductive.	I couldn't get down to my work and ___ ___ all night.
Doss around	Spend time doing very little or being unproductive.	I spent the afternoon ___ ___.
Doss down	Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home.	I was feeling really tired, so I ___ ___ on his sofa for the night.
Double as	Have a second function or purpose.	My study ___ ___ a spare bedroom when we have visitors.
Double back	Go back the way you were coming.	When he saw the police, he ___ ___ and went home.
Double over	Bend over at the waist.	She ___ ___ in pain after being hit in the stomach.
Double up	Bend over at the waist.	He ___ ___ in pain after being hit in the stomach.
Double up	Share accommodation because there are too many people.	We had to ___ ___ because we hadn't booked enough rooms.
Double up as	Have a second function or purpose.	The display screen ___ ___ ___ a solar panel.
Doze off	Fall asleep.	The movie was a bit boring and I ___ ___ halfway through.
Drag on	Be unnecessarily long.	The meeting ___ ___ for two and a half hours.
Draw back	Retreat, move backwards.	He ___ ___ when the dog barked.
Draw down	Reduce levels.	The administration want to ___ ___ troop numbers as soon as they can.
Draw down	Get funding.	The college wants to ___ ___ extra funding for ___ provision.
Draw down	To deplete by consumption or heavy spending.	Gas reserves were ___ ___ in the recent cold spell.
Draw even	Equalize one’s competitive position.	The exhausted horse ___ ___ at the finish line.
Draw in	Get dark earlier.	The nights are ___ ___ now it's winter.
Draw in	Arrive at a station (for trains).	The train ___ ___ and we got off.
Draw into	Get involved in something unpleasant.	I didn't want to take sides because I didn't want to get ___ ___ their arguments.
Draw on	Pass slowly (time).	As the lesson ___ ___, the students started to get bored.
Draw on	Inhale smoke from a cigarette, cigar, etc.	He ___ ___ his cigarette and coughed.
Draw out	Make something continue longer than needed.	The director ___ the meeting ___ with a lengthy speech.
Draw out	Make a shy person more outgoing.	He was so quiet at first, but the teacher managed to ___ him ___ and get him to participate.
Draw up	Prepare a contract.	The contract was ___ ___ by our solicitor.
Draw up	When a vehicle stops.	The police car ___ ___ alongside him at the red lights and asked him to pull over.
Dream of	Not think or consider.	I wouldn't even ___ ___ telling her that.
Dream up	Invent something, have an idea.	They ___ ___ the scheme for the improvements and it was accepted by the board.
Dredge up	Discover things about someone's past.	The newspapers ___ ___ the details of his affair with his research assistant.
Dress down	Dress casually.	The staff are allowed to ___ ___ on Fridays.
Dress down	Scold.	She ___ me ___ for being rude.
Dress up	Dress very smartly.	It's an informal party so there's no need to ___ ___.
Drift apart	Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone.	We were great friends at school but ___ ___ when we went to different universities.
Drift off	Start to fall asleep.	I was ___ ___ when the noise disturbed me.
Drill down	Search through layers of information on a computer.	I really had to ___ ___ to get the answers from the database.
Drill down through	Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data.	They ___ ___ ___ the information to find the truth.
Drill into	Repeat something many times to make someone learn it.	The teacher ___ the rules ___ the students.
Drink up	Finish a drink.	DRINK ___, please; it's closing time.
Drive away	Force an animal or someone to leave a place.	Their unfriendliness ___ customers ___.
Drive back	Repulse, force back.	The police ___ the crowd ___ to give the rescue workers more space.
Drive by	Do something out of a car.	He was killed in a DRIVE-BY shooting.
Drive off	Drive away from a place.	She slammed the car door shut and ___ ___ without saying a word.
Drive out	Force someone to leave a place.	The soldiers ___ them ___ of their homes.
Drive up	Make something increase.	The market uncertainty has ___ prices ___.
Drive up	Arrive in a vehicle.	They ___ ___ just as we were about to leave.
Drone on	Talk boringly for a long time.	The minister ___ ___ for an hour and the audience looked increasingly bored.
Drop around	Visit someone, often without making an arrangement.	We ___ ___ to collect the stuff we'd left there last week.
Drop around	Deliver.	I ___ ___ the things they needed.
Drop away	Become smaller- amount, numbers.	The numbers of people attending began the ___ ___ after a few months.
Drop back	Move towards the back of a group.	He stared at the front, but got tired and ___ ___ as the race went on.
Drop by	Pay a brief visit.	He ___ ___ on his way home from work.
Drop in	Visit without having made arrangements.	I was in the area so I ___ ___ at the office to see her.
Drop off	Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.	I ___ the kids ___ at school on my way to work.
Drop off	Fall asleep.	I ___ ___ during the play and woke up when it ended.
Drop off	Decrease in number or amount.	Sales have ___ ___ in the last few months.
Drop out	Quit a course.	She ___ ___ of college and went straight into a good job.
Drop over	Visit for a short time.	I'll ___ ___ on my way back.
Drop round	Visit someone, often without making an arrangement.	We ___ ___ their house on our way.
Drop round	Deliver.	I ___ the papers ___ so she could read them before the meeting.
Drop someone in it	Get someone into trouble.	I really ___ him ___ ___ when I told them what he'd done.
Drop through	Come to nothing, produce no results.	The big scheme he was talking about seems to have ___ ___.
Drown in	Cover excessively.	They ___ the food ___ sauce.
Drown out	Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard.	The music ___ ___ the sound of the phone ringing.
Drum into	To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition.	They ___ all the traps ___ you before the test, so you can't go wrong.
Drum out	Force someone out of their job or position.	The minister was ___ ___ of her post for lying.
Drum up	Increase support or interest.	They are trying to ___ ___ support for the referendum.
Dry off	Dry something quickly, or dry the surface.	I had a shower and ___ myself ___.
Dry out	Stop drinking or taking drugs when addicted.	He checked into a clinic to ___ ___ after being arrested for drink-driving.
Dry out	Dry something fully.	They ___ the fruit ___ in the sun.
Dry up	Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc.	The lake ___ ___ because of the water extraction for cotton farming.
Dry up	Stop being supplied with something.	His income ___ ___ when cheaper options became available.
Dry up	Be unable to speak.	She ___ ___ in the press conference.
Dry up	Dry plates, dishes, cutlery, etc., after washing them up.	I washed and ___ ___.
Duck out of	Avoid doing something.	He ___ ___ ___ helping us last night.
Duff up	Beat or hit someone repeatedly.	He was ___ ___ in a night club last night.
Dumb down	Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity.	Television has been ___ ___ the news for years.
Dump on	Treat someone badly.	Her boss ___ ___ everyone when things go wrong.
Dump on	Criticize heavily, often unfairly.	She ___ ___ her family a lot.
Dump on	Tell someone your problems.	When he’s depressed, he needs someone to ___ ___.
Dwell on	Spend a lot of time on something.	The program ___ ___ little other than the scandal.
Dwell upon	Spend a lot of time on something.	She ___ ___ the economic situation in her speech.
Ease off	Reduce pressure.	She ___ ___ the accelerator to let the car slow down.
Ease up	Relax, calm down.	She asked her teacher to ___ ___ because she was feeling very stressed.
Eat away	Destroy slowly.	The disease ___ the liver ___.
Eat in	Eat at home.	We didn't feel like going to a restaurant so we ___ ___.
Eat into	Use something valuable when you don't want to.	We've had to ___ ___ our savings since I lost my job.
Eat out	Eat in a restaurant.	We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ___ ___ last night.
Eat up	Eat all of something.	If you don't ___ ___ your greens, you won't get any dessert.
Eat up	Consume.	This car ___ ___ petrol.
Eat up	Consume something you don't want to be	The travel expenses are ___ ___ most of our income. They're costing us a fortune.
Ebb away	Disappear gradually.	His life was ___ ___ as the illness progressed.
Edge out	Gradually push someone or something out of their position.	The shareholders ___ the ___ out because results were getting worse.
Edge up	Approach slowly.	She ___ ___ behind the bus at the red light.
Egg on	Encourage.	The other students ___ him ___ when he started arguing with the teacher.
Eke out	Make something like money last as long as possible.	Most students have to ___ ___ their income because they have so little money to live on.
Embark on	Start a project or venture.	Pierre ___ ___ an ___ at the university last autumn.
Embark upon	Start a project or venture.	Fernanda has just ___ ___ a new professional challenge.
Empty out	Empty something completely.	I must ___ ___ the rubbish before I leave for work.
Empty out	Remove some things or everything from a container.	I ___ some of the coffee ___ so I could pour more milk in.
End in	Finish a certain way.	It'll ___ ___ tears.
End up	Become or do something unplanned.	We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we ___ ___ going to Turkey instead.
End up with	Get as a result of something.	He tried hard but ___ ___ ___ a poor grade.
Enter for	Join or enter a competition.	They ___ ___ the national championship but weren't good enough.
Enter into	Become involved in or accept.	They ___ ___ an agreement with their rivals.
Eye up	Look carefully at someone.	The guy ___ the other man ___ because he was behaving suspiciously.
Face off	Confront.	The company ___ ___ the competition.
Face up to	Accept an unpleasant truth.	Many people find it hard to ___ ___ ___ the fact that they are getting old.
Fall about	Laugh a lot.	We ___ ___ when we heard what she'd done.
Fall apart	Break into pieces.	The box ___ ___ when I picked it up.
Fall apart	Become emotionally disturbed and unable to behave normally.	He ___ ___ when they sacked him.
Fall back	Retreat.	The army ___ ___ after losing the battle.
Fall back on	Be able to use in an emergency.	It was good to have some money in the bank to ___ ___ ___ when I lost my job.
Fall behind	Make less progress.	I was ill for a week and ___ ___ with my work.
Fall down	Fall on the ground.	I slipped on the ice and ___ ___.
Fall down	Have a weak point.	The argument ___ ___ when you look at how much it'll cost.
Fall for	Be attracted to somebody, fall in love.	He ___ ___ her the moment their eyes met.
Fall for	Believe a lie or a piece of deception.	He ___ ___ my story and allowed me yet another extension for the submission of my thesis.
Fall in	Collapse.	The ceiling ___ ___ hurting a lot of people.
Fall into	Start doing something unplanned.	I just ___ ___ my job when an opportunity came up.
Fall off	Decrease.	The membership ___ ___ dramatically when the chairperson resigned.
Fall out	Argue and be on bad terms with someone.	They ___ ___ over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.
Fall out	Lose hair.	He's started getting worried about baldness because his hair is ___ ___ rather quickly.
Fall over	Fall on the ground.	I slipped on the ice and ___ ___.
Fall through	Be unsuccessful.	The plans ___ ___ when planning permission was refused.
Fall under	Become controlled.	At first he was independent, but then he ___ ___ their influence.
Farm out	Give or contract work to someone else.	The company wants to ___ ___ their maintenance.
Fart about	Waste time doing silly things.	The manager was angry because the staff were ___ ___.
Fart around	Waste time doing pointless things.	We were really bored in the lecture so we started ___ ___.
Fasten down	Tie something so that it doesn't move.	We ___ it ___ to keep the wind from blowing it away.
Fasten on	Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs.	They have ___ ___ the speech as a source of inspiration.
Fasten onto	Follow someone closely, normally when they don't want your company.	He ___ ___ the minister on his visit and asked him repeatedly about the scandal.
Fasten onto	Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs.	They ___ ___ any figures that they think can support their case.
Fasten up	Close, attach.	FASTEN ___ your seatbelts.
Fathom out	Understand something.	I couldn't ___ ___ what she wanted from me.
Fatten up	Give an animal a lot to eat to make it fat.	They ___ the cows ___ before slaughtering them.
Fawn on	Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favor or something from them.	He's always ___ ___ his boss to try to get promoted.
Fawn over	Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favor or something from them.	She ___ ___ the inspectors in the hope that they would give her a good grade.
Feed off	Eat a food as part of an animals diet.	The gecko ___ ___ mosquitoes and other insects.
Feed off	Use something to your advantage.	He ___ ___ people's fear of crime to get them to support his proposals.
Feed on	Grow stronger.	The opposition party's ___ ___ the government's weaknesses.
Feed on	Consume in an animal's diet.	The bats ___ ___ insects.
Feed on	Give someone a particular food.	He ___ his cat ___ dry food.
Feed up	Give someone a lot of food to restore their health, make them bigger, etc.	She's been ill for a fortnight so we're ___ her ___.
Feel up	Touch sexually, grope.	Someone ___ me ___ in the club as I was trying to get to the bar.
Feel up to	Feel capable of doing something.	I'm so tired; I don't think I ___ ___ ___ going out tonight.
Fence in	Enclose an area.	They ___ the whole garden ___.
Fence off	Enclose an area to keep animals or people out.	They ___ ___ one side of the park to keep dogs out.
Fend for	Take care of yourself or someone with help from other people.	The children had to ___ ___ themselves after their parents died.
Fend off	Resist something successfully.	He managed to ___ ___ the criticism in the press.
Fend off	Push an attacker away.	She ___ ___ the dog when it attacked her.
Ferret out	Search and discover something.	The investigation finally managed to ___ ___ the truth.
Fess up	Confess, admit something reluctantly.	The company ___ ___ after they were exposed in the newspapers.
Fess up	Give.	FESS ___ your share of the bill.
Fess up to	Confess, admit reluctantly to something.	They ___ ___ ___ the crime.
Fiddle about	Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully.	We spent the whole afternoon ___ ___ with the computer but couldn't get it to work.
Fiddle around	Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things.	I ___ ___ with the phone but couldn't get any signal.
Fiddle around	Make small movements with your hands.	He ___ ___ for something in his pockets.
Fiddle away	Waste time.	He ___ ___ the afternoon.
Fight back	Defend yourself, resist an attack.	The army attacked the town and the inhabitants ___ ___ fiercely.
Fight back	Try to control and emotion and keep it	he heard the news of her death.
Fight it out	Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting.	Their ___ ___ ___ to see who will become the next ___.
Fight off	Fight an attacker and force them back.	The old lady managed to ___ the muggers ___ and they didn't get her purse.
Fight off	Resist an illness or emotion.	I'm ___ ___ a cold.
Figure on	Plan, expect.	What job do you ___ ___ doing when you graduate? Figure out Find the answer to a problem.
Figure out	Find the answer to a problem.	The police couldn't ___ ___ how the burglars had got into the warehouse.
File away	Put a document in the correct place for storage in a filing system.	I ___ a copy of the letter ___ for my records.
File for	Apply for something legally, like divorce or bankruptcy.	They ___ ___ divorce after two years of marriage.
Fill in	Complete a form.	I ___ ___ the application form and posted it off.
Fill in	Substitute someone at work.	She's just had a baby, so we have hired someone to ___ ___ for her.
Fill in for	Substitute.	I was away for a few days, so they had to get someone to ___ ___ ___ me.
Fill in on	Give someone information.	I'm sorry I missed the meeting; could you ___ me ___ ___ what happened.
Fill out	Complete a form.	I ___ ___ the application form and mailed it.
Fill up	Fill something completely.	I stopped at the garage and ___ ___ with petrol.
Filter in	Move into a lane of traffic without making other cars stop.	The slip lane allows traffic to ___ ___ at the junction.
Filter out	Remove something unwanted.	It ___ ___ all the impurities and chemicals in tap water so that it tastes better.
Find out	Discover.	I went to the library to ___ ___ all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.
Finish off	Finish completely.	They ___ ___ all the chocolates and had to go to the all-night garage to buy some more.
Finish off	Kill a person or animal, often when they have already been hurt.	The animal was badly hurt, so they ___ it ___ to end its suffering.
Finish off	Beat, make victory certain in sport.	The second goal ___ them ___.
Finish off	Consume all.	We ___ ___ the coffee and had to get some more.
Finish up	Finally get somewhere, usually without planning to go there.	We went out for diner and ___ ___ in a club.
Finish up with	Have or do something at the end or as the last of something.	We attended some workshops and ___ ___ ___ the keynote speaker.
Finish with	End a relationship.	She ___ ___ him a few months ago.
Finish with	Stop dealing with someone.	He wanted to leave but I was furious and hadn't ___ ___ him.
Finish with	Finish using or requiring.	Can I read the paper when you've ___ ___ it.
Fink on	Give away secrets about someone.	He ___ ___ her to the authorities.
Fink out	Fail to keep a promise, arrangement, etc.	He said he'd come with us then ___ ___ at the last minute.
Fire away	Ask questions.	What do you want to know? ___ ___ and I'll tell you.
Fire off	Send quickly, angrily or many (letter, emails, etc.).	He ___ ___ an email complaining about the report.
Fire off	Shoot, fire a gun (usually repeatedly).	The police ___ ___ several rounds and killed the man.
Fire up	Start a computer.	She ___ ___ the computer and printed out a hard copy of the files.
Fire up	Excite, become excited.	Everyone was ___ ___ and desperate to get it finished in time.
Firm up	Make things clearer in a negotiation or discussion.	We need to ___ ___ some aspects of the contract before we sign it.
Firm up	Exercise to make muscles harder and remove fat.	I go swimming every day to ___ ___ my body.
Fish for	Try to get some information or to get someone to say something.	He's always ___ ___ compliments.
Fish out	Remove something from a bag, pocket, etc.	She reached into her handbag and ___ some coins ___.
Fish out	Remove from water, such as the sea, rivers, etc.	It's fallen in the pool- I'll have to ___ it ___.
Fit in	Get on in a group of people.	I didn't ___ ___ with the other people working there so I left and found another job.
Fit in	Have enough time or space for something.	I didn't have time to ___ ___ another appointment.
Fit in with	Be convenient or occur conveniently.	They're not arriving until Thursday, which ___ ___ ___ my schedule for the week.
Fit in with	Occur or happen in a way that shows that plans or ideas have not changed.	His rudeness yesterday ___ ___ ___ what I have always thought of his behavior.
Fit into	Become part of.	Their ideas didn't ___ ___ our plans.
Fit out	Provide with necessary equipment.	They ___ ___ the boat for the race.
Fit out with	Provide someone with necessary equipment.	They didn't ___ the troops ___ ___ the necessary protective gear.
Fit up	Frame someone- make them look guilty of something they haven't done.	The police ___ him ___ for dealing drugs.
Fit up	Provide equipment.	They ___ us ___ with the latest ___.
Fix up	Make an arrangement.	He ___ ___ an appointment for me to see a specialist.
Fizzle out	End in an unsuccessful way.	The campaign started well, but ___ ___ when they ran out of money.
Flag down	Signal at a vehicle to get it to stop.	The police officer ___ the car ___ because it didn't have its headlights on.
Flag up	Raise an issue, or highlight its importance.	We should ___ ___ working conditions at the meeting.
Flake out	Fall asleep from exhaustion.	I worked till midnight then ___ ___.
Flame out	Fail.	The company ___ ___ in the recession.
Flame up	Burn brightly.	The wood ___ ___ in the fire.
Flare out	Get angry suddenly.	He ___ ___ when he saw the dreadful report.
Flare up	When trouble suddenly appears.	The argument ___ ___ when he was rude to them.
Flesh out	Add more details or information.	The recent government report ___ ___ the draft proposals.
Flick over	Change	She ___ ___ to see if the news had started.
Flick through	Change	I ___ ___ the channels to see if there was anything worth watching.
Flick through	Look through something quickly.	I ___ ___ the magazine and decided to buy it.
Flip off	Extend your middle finger as a gesture of contempt.	When the police were walking away, he ___ them ___.
Flip out	Become very excited and lose control.	He ___ ___ when he won the final.
Flip through	Look quickly through a magazine, book, etc.	I ___ ___ the latest issue of the magazine in the shop and decided to buy it.
Flog off	Sell something cheaply to get rid of it.	The council ___ ___ the land cheaply to a developer who had close links to a few of the councilors.
Floor it	Drive a vehicle as fast as possible.	She ___ ___ when the police arrived.
Flounce off	Leave a place or walk away from someone angrily.	He ___ ___ when they laughed at him.
Flounce out	Leave a place angrily.	He ___ ___ when the press started criticizing him.
Fluff out	Shake or pat a cushion so that it fills with air.	She ___ ___ the sofa cushions.
Fluff up	Shake or pat a cushion so that it fills with air.	He ___ ___ the pillow before going to bed.
Fly about	Circulate (rumors, etc.).	The rumor has been ___ ___ for the past week, but no one has confirmed it.
Fly around	Circulate (rumors, etc.).	There are a lot of stories ___ ___ about her past.
Fly at	Attack.	The dog ___ ___ the cat when it came into the garden.
Fly at	Criticize or shout angrily.	He ___ ___ them for not trying hard enough.
Fly by	When time appears to move quickly.	As I get older, the years just ___ ___.
Fly into	Change emotion quickly.	He ___ ___ a rage.
Fob off	Make or persuade someone to accept something.	I ___ it ___ Paul.
Fob off	Lie or deceive someone.	He ___ us ___ with a really stupid excuse.
Fob off on	Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want.	I ___ the work ___ the others.
Fob off onto	Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want.	I ___ the fake note ___ a shopkeeper.
Fob off with	Make or persuade someone to accept something of lower quality than they wanted.	He ___ her ___ ___ some fake gold.
Focus on	Concentrate.	The report ___ ___ the company's weak points.
Fold up	Make a sheet of paper smaller.	Darren ___ ___ the letter and put it in an envelope.
Follow on	Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at.	He left an hour ago and I'll be ___ ___ soon.
Follow on	In cricket, if the second team to bat doesn't score enough runs, it has to bat again.	They were over 200 runs behind and had to ___ ___.
Follow on from	Be the part of something.	The film ___ ___ from the original.
Follow through	Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful.	The project went wrong when the staff failed to ___ ___.
Follow through	Continue moving limbs after hitting a ball.	You need to ___ ___ smoothly when playing golf.
Follow up	Do something to check or improve an earlier action.	He ___ ___ the meeting with a report.
Follow up	Find our about a problem and act.	The police didn't ___ ___ the allegations.
Fool about	Not be serious.	They were ___ ___ and wouldn't settle down.
Fool about	Be unfaithful.	Their marriage broke down because he kept ___ ___.
Fool around	Not be serious.	The teacher was angry because the class were ___ ___.
Fool around	Be unfaithful.	She suspects her husband is ___ ___ with one of her friends.
Fool with	Play with something dangerous.	Don't ___ ___ that- it could explode.
Forge ahead	Make a lot of progress in a short time.	We've been ___ ___ with the work and should be finished well before the deadline.
Forge ahead	Move forwards very quickly.	She ___ ___ of the other runners and won.
Freak out	Become very disturbed or angry.	She ___ ___ completely when she didn't get the grades to get into university.
Free up	Make money or time available by not using it elsewhere.	If we get the work done tonight, it will ___ ___ the weekend to go away.
Free up	Do work or a task for someone to make them available for something.	If you proofread this text, it will ___ me ___ to get on with the next part.
Freeze out	Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment.	They tried to ___ me ___ of the conversation.
Freeze out	Force to retire or withdraw from membership, a job, etc.	After Jim was ___ ___ of the case, they hired a new lawyer.
Freeze over	Become covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc.).	The winter was very severe and the lake ___ ___.
Freeze up	Be blocked with ice.	The pipes all ___ ___ so no water came through.
Freeze up	Stop working because the parts of a machine won't move.	The gears had ___ ___.
Freeze up	When a computer stops working.	The computer ___ ___; it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn't reboot.
Freeze up	Be paralyzed with fear.	WE ___ ___ when we heard the window break.
Freshen up	Wash quickly and improve appearance.	I'm going to the bathroom to ___ ___ before they arrive.
Freshen up	Add more alcohol to a glass before it is empty.	Here, let me ___ ___ your drink.
Freshen up	Quickly improve the appearance of something.	The magazine gives you tips on how to ___ ___ your home cheaply.
Frighten away	Scare someone so much that they go away.	The noise ___ the birds ___.
Frighten away	Scare or worry someone enough to stop them doing something they had planned.	The strikes ___ many visitors ___.
Frighten off	Scare someone so much that they go away.	The dog ___ the burglars ___.
Frighten off	Scare or worry someone enough to stop them doing something they had planned.	The crash in share prices ___ investors ___.
Front for	Represent someone, especially when covering illegal or wrongful activities.	The solicitor ___ ___ a number of criminal gangs.
Front off	Confront someone and let them know you are prepared to fight.	The two guys ___ each other ___, but someone managed to calm them down before it got out of hand.
Front onto	Face (of a building).	My house ___ ___ the main square.
Frown on	Disapprove.	He ___ ___ people making personal calls at work.
Fuel up	Put petrol or other fuel into a vehicle.	We stopped to ___ ___ before the car ran out.
Gang up	Form a group against something or someone.	They ___ ___ to try to stop the new system.
Gang up against	Harass, bully (in a group).	They ___ ___ ___ me because I wouldn't accept their ideas.
Gang up on	Harass, bully.	They ___ ___ ___ him because of the way he spoke.
Gear to	Organize or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc.	It's not ___ ___ non-specialists.
Gear towards	Organize or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc.	The project is ___ ___ older people.
Gear up	Get ready for a busy period.	The shops are ___ ___ for the New Year sales.
Geek out	Talk at length about computing.	Henry always ___ ___ at parties and bores all the people who don't know much about computers.
Get about	Visit many places.	I ___ ___ a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.
Get about	Become known.	It didn't take long for the news to ___ ___- everyone's talking about it.
Get about	Walk or visit places.	She can't ___ ___ much, but she is in her eighties.
Get across	Communicate one's meaning	I just couldn't ___ my message ___ at the meeting.
Get across	Go from one side to the other.	It's impossible to ___ ___ the road with all this traffic.
Get across	Move something from one side to the other.	How are we going to ___ these bags ___ the river? Get across to Be convincing or make a good impression.
Get across to	Be convincing or make a good impression.	How can I ___ ___ ___ my audience?
Get after	Nag or exhort someone.	You should ___ ___ them to finish the work.
Get after	Chase.	GET ___ her and give her the message before she leaves the building.
Get ahead	Progress.	Nowadays, you need ___ skills if you want to ___ ___.
Get ahead of	Move in front of.	I work at home in the evening to ___ ___ ___ schedule.
Get along	Have a good relationship.	Why don't you two ___ ___? You're always arguing.
Get along	Leave.	It's late; we must be ___ ___.
Get along	Progress.	How are you ___ ___ ___ at your new job?
Get along with	Have a good relationship with someone.	I don't ___ ___ ___ my sister- we have nothing in common.
Get along with	Deal with, handle.	How are you ___ ___ ___ the training course? Get around Become known.
Get around	Have personal or sexual relationships with many people.	She ___ ___ a bit; she's always with some new guy.
Get around	Visit many different places.	He ___ ___ a lot- he's always flying somewhere different.
Get around	Walk or go to places.	He's finding it hard to ___ ___ since the operation and spends most of his time at home.
Get around	Avoid a problem.	It'll be tricky, but we will find a way to ___ ___ the regulations.
Get around	Persuade, convince.	She didn't want to accept my application because it was late, but I managed to ___ ___ her.
Get around	Have personal or sexual relationships with many people.	He ___ ___ a bit; he's always with some new girlfriend.
Get around	Become known.	I don't want this to ___ ___, so please keep it to yourself.
Get around to	Finally manage to do something, make the effort to do something.	It always takes me ages to ___ ___ to replying to letters.
Get at	Criticize.	His boss is always ___ ___ him for arriving late.
Get at	Mean.	What do you think she's ___ ___? I've no idea what she wants.
Get at	Be able to reach, find, access.	It's on the top shelf and I can't ___ ___ it.
Get at	Use threats, payments, bribes, etc., to affect someone's testimony or decision.	The gangsters ___ ___ the jury, who found them not guilty of all charges despite the evidence presented in court.
Get away	Escape.	The robbers ___ ___ in a stolen car, which the police later found abandoned.
Get away	Go on holiday or for a short break.	We love to ___ ___ from everything and relax in the country.
Get away	Move, leave somewhere.	He didn't come because he was stuck at work and couldn't ___ ___.
Get away from	Go somewhere different or do something different.	Work's getting on top of me; I need to ___ ___ ___ it.
Get away from	Start to talk about something that is not relevant to the discussion.	I think we're ___ ___ ___ the point here- we need to concentrate on the main ideas.
Get away with	Not get caught, criticized or punished for doing something wrong.	Thieves ___ ___ ___ two Picassos, which were never found.
Get away with	Achieve something, despite not doing it correctly or properly.	Do you think we could ___ ___ ___ using the cheaper product? Get away! An expression of disbelief.
Get back	Return.	The train was held up so we didn't ___ ___ home until midnight.
Get back	Return something.	Don't lend him any money; you'll never ___ it ___.
Get back	Revenge.	He was rude and embarrassed me, but I'll ___ him ___.
Get back	Move away.	The police told the crowd to ___ ___ to allow the ambulance through.
Get back at	Take revenge.	I'll ___ ___ ___ her for landing me in trouble.
Get back into	Start doing something after stopping for some time.	I am ___ ___ ___ my Khmer lessons after the summer break.
Get back into	Find a new enthusiasm for something.	I lost interest for a while, but I'm ___ ___ ___ it.
Get back to	Respond to a contact.	I'll ___ ___ ___ you as soon as I hear any news.
Get back to	Respond when you know the answer.	I don't know at the moment, but I will ___ ___ ___ you as soon as I have the information.
Get back to	Start doing something again after an interruption.	It took me ages to ___ ___ ___ sleep after the phone rang.
Get back together	Restart a relationship.	We split up a few months ago but ___ ___ ___ last week.
Get behind	Support.	All the students ___ ___ the teacher.
Get behind with	Be late paying instalments for something.	If you ___ ___ ___ mortgage payments, you might lose your home.
Get by	Have just enough money to live on.	They're finding it increasingly difficult to ___ ___ since their daughter was born.
Get by	Not be noticed (problems, errors, etc.).	I had checked it, but there still were a few mistakes that didn't ___ ___ the editor.
Get by on	Manage on a certain amount of money.	It's hard to ___ ___ ___ my salary.
Get by with	Have enough of something to do the job.	We should be able to ___ ___ ___ three ___s, but four would be better.
Get down	Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.	The miserable weather in winter really ___ me ___.
Get down	Write, record.	I couldn't ___ ___ everything he said.
Get down	Manage to swallow.	The medicine tasted horrible and it was difficult to ___ it ___.
Get down	Descend, leave a vehicle.	The trained pulled in and we ___ ___.
Get down	Leave the table after eating.	When they had finished dinner, the children asked if they could ___ ___.
Get down	Reduce.	The doctor says I my ___ my cholesterol levels ___.
Get down	Have an affair or sexual relations.	They ___ ___ at the party last week.
Get down on	Criticize.	My mother used to ___ ___ ___ us for not doing enough homework.
Get down to	Start working seriously.	I find it extremely difficult to ___ ___ ___ doing any revision for examinations.
Get down to	Enjoy something a lot.	People were ___ ___ ___ the concert.
Get in	Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc.	The air conditioning has broken down; we'll have to ___ a technician ___ to fix it.
Get in	Arrive (train, plane, etc.).	Her plane ___ ___ at 2am our time.
Get in	Arrive home.	She didn't ___ ___ till well after twelve o'clock because she'd been out for a few drinks with her mates.
Get in	Enter a car or taxi.	The taxi pulled up and we ___ ___.
Get in	Buy or obtain supplies, like food.	We need to ___ some coffee ___; we're completely out.
Get in	Arrive at work, school, home.	I ___ ___ late today because the train broke down.
Get in	Enter a building or place.	I borrowed her pass to ___ ___.
Get in	Be elected.	The government ___ ___ with a very small majority.
Get in	Manage to say or do.	I couldn't ___ a word ___ throughout the meeting.
Get in	Be admitted to a university, club, etc.	He did badly in the entrance exam and didn't ___ ___.
Get in	Bring inside a place.	It's raining; I'd better ___ the washing ___.
Get in	Submit, apply.	We have to ___ the forms ___ by the end of this week.
Get in	Pay for drinks.	He ___ the drinks ___.
Get in on	Become involved.	The company tried to ___ ___ ___ our market.
Get in with	Become friendly with, ingratiate with.	I tried to ___ ___ ___ them as I thought it would help me at work.
Get into	Become involved or interested.	She's been ___ ___ dance music recently.
Get into	Become involved in something bad or criminal.	He ___ ___ drugs when he was at university.
Get into	Be accepted or admitted.	She did well and ___ ___ Cambridge University.
Get into	Become or be accepted as a member.	He ___ ___ the first team for football.
Get into	Start a habit or way of acting or behaving.	It took me ages to ___ ___ driving on the left.
Get into	Be small enough to wear something.	I couldn't ___ ___ the boots; they were too tight.
Get into	Criticize.	He ___ ___ me for doing it badly.
Get it	Be punished or scolded.	If you don't stop that right now, you'll really ___ ___!
Get it on	Have sex.	Did you two ___ ___ ___?.
Get it together	Control things in your life to achieve your aims.	If I don't ___ ___ TO___HER, I will never reach my targets.
Get it together	Begin a relationship.	They only ___ ___ TO___HER at the very end of the film.
Get it up	Become aroused (of a man).	He couldn't ___ ___ ___ and felt very embarrassed.
Get off	Escape punishment.	He ___ ___ on a technicality and left the court a free man.
Get off	Leave a bus, train, etc.	We ___ ___ the bus and walked to my house.
Get off	Finish, leave work.	I like to ___ ___ early on Fridays.
Get off	Start a journey.	We need to ___ ___ early to avoid the rush hour traffic.
Get off	Orgasm, have sex.	We ___ ___ last night.
Get off	Manage to fire a gun.	She ___ ___ a few shots before she was arrested.
Get off	Stop talking on the phone.	Let me know when he ___ ___ the phone as I need to make a call.
Get off	Write or send letters, messages, etc.	I ___ three emails ___ before the meeting.
Get off	Say or write something funny.	She ___ ___ some jokes at the start of her presentation.
Get off it	A way of expressing disbelief, or telling someone that they're wrong or have an incorrect opinion.	I knew he was lying so I told him to ___ ___ ___.
Get off on	Enjoy a drug.	He ___ ___ ___ crystal meth every night.
Get off on	Become excited by.	She ___ ___ ___ her power over us.
Get on	Enter a bus, train, plane, etc.	We ___ ___ the train at Plymouth and went up to London.
Get on	Make progress, deal with something with a reasonable degree of success.	How are you ___ ___ with your Spanish lessons? Get on Have a good relationship.
Get on	Become old, age.	He's ___ ___ now and doesn't work so hard.
Get on	Be late or near an arranged time.	I must get home now; it's ___ ___.
Get on	Wear, fit.	I have put so much weight on that I couldn't ___ my old suits ___.
Get on	Leave.	I must be ___ ___; I have other things to do this evening.
Get on at	Criticize unfairly.	He's always ___ ___ ___ me when I haven't done anything wrong.
Get on to	Start to suspect.	It took the authorities a long time to ___ ___ ___ the gang.
Get on with	Continue doing something	The teacher asked the pupils to ___ ___ ___ some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.
Get on with	Have a good relationship.	Fortunately, I ___ ___ ___ my boss.
Get on with	Continue or start doing something.	She told us to ___ ___ ___ our work.
Get onto	Start discussing a topic.	We didn't ___ ___ the third item on the agenda.
Get onto	Be elected, appointed.	He didn't ___ ___ the committee.
Get onto	Appear on the radio or	He ___ ___ every major channel after the accident.
Get onto	Contact someone because you need or want them to do something.	We'd better ___ ___ someone to fix this.
Get onto	Enter a plane, train, etc.	She ___ ___ the plane just before it took off.
Get out	Leave the house to visit place and socialize.	She doesn't ___ ___ much now she has her baby.
Get out	Become known when people want it to remain secret.	The truth ___ ___ despite the injunction on reporting the case.
Get out	Leave a place, escape.	The dog ___ ___ because I left the door open.
Get out	Remove something from where it is stored to use it.	I ___ the car ___ so that we could load up the suitcases.
Get out	Remove dirt or something unwanted.	I spilled some red wine on my carpet and can't ___ the stains ___.
Get out	Publish, make available for the public to see or buy.	We have to ___ the report ___ by the end of the month.
Get out	Say what you want when it is difficult.	He was so upset he couldn't ___ the words ___.
Get out of	Avoid doing something you dislike.	I said I wasn't feeling well and ___ ___ ___ the extra work.
Get out of	Leave a car, van, etc.	We ___ ___ ___ the taxi and paid the driver.
Get out of	Stop a regular activity or habit.	If you ___ ___ ___ a routine, it can be hard to start again.
Get out of	Make someone confess or tell the truth.	The police couldn't ___ any information ___ ___ him.
Get out of	Make someone give something to you.	Did you ___ a refund ___ ___ the travel agency? Get out of Derive pleasure or benefit from something.
Get out of	Derive pleasure or benefit from something.	She's ___ a lot ___ ___ her university course.
Get out of	Help someone avoid doing something.	I ___ him ___ ___ having to work at the weekend.
Get out!	Expression of disbelief.	You got 100% on the test? ___ ___! I don't believe it!
Get over	Recover from an illness.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the bout of flu.
Get over	Solve, find a solution.	It took us a long time to ___ ___ the problems with the computer system.
Get over	Recover from shock or surprise that something is real or true.	I couldn't ___ ___ how much weight he had put on.
Get over	Get to the other side.	We couldn't ___ ___ the river because of the floods.
Get over	Come somewhere.	He said he needed help and ask me to ___ ___ as soon as I could.
Get over with	Do something unpleasant that has to be done rather than delaying it any more.	I ___ the test ___ ___ rather than have to worry about it any longer.
Get round	Find a solution.	We're nearly ready, but there are few little problems we have to ___ ___ before we finish.
Get round (around) to	Finally manage to do something.	It always takes me ages to ___ ___ to writing letters.
Get through	Contact.	I tried calling her mobile phone, but I couldn't ___ ___.
Get through	Consume.	He ___ ___ two bottles of wine a day.
Get through	Finish.	I'm going to take some work home because I haven't managed to ___ ___ it all today.
Get through	Succeed in an exam or test.	My car didn't ___ ___ its inspection.
Get through	Help someone or something succeed or pass a test or exam.	My teacher ___ me ___ the exam.
Get through	Endure or deal with a difficult experience.	We will have to be careful with our money to ___ ___ the month.
Get through	Be accepted or passed (laws, proposals, etc.).	If the proposal ___ ___, it'll make things much better for us.
Get through	Manage to pass.	The water ___ ___ the roof and damaged the carpets.
Get through	Arrive.	The message didn't ___ ___.
Get through to	Make someone understand.	I explained it carefully, but I just couldn't ___ ___ ___ him.
Get through to	Contact, especially by phone.	I rang but couldn't ___ ___ ___ her.
Get through to	Reach a stage in a competition.	If they win, they'll ___ ___ ___ the quarter finals.
Get to	Annoy, irritate.	Don't let her ___ ___ you; she's just in a bad mood.
Get to	Arrive.	When I ___ ___ it, I'll look at the matter carefully.
Get to	Start discussing a topic.	We asked him to ___ ___ the point, but he just waffled away.
Get to	Have the opportunity to do something.	Last June I ___ ___ visit Stonehenge.
Get together	Meet socially.	We ___ ___ in the pub for a drink.
Get up	Get out of bed.	I ___ ___ at seven o'clock on weekdays, but lie in till noon at the weekend.
Get up	Organize.	They ___ ___ a list of two hundred people who were opposed to the local council's plans.
Get up to	Do something wrong or naughty.	The children are always ___ ___ ___ some trouble or other.
Ghost away	Remove someone secretly of discreetly.	They ___ him ___ to a secret location before he could be arrested.
Gin up	Boost, increase or exaggerate.	The candidates tried to ___ ___ support at the straw poll by transporting their supporters for free.
Ginger up	Make more lively.	They tried to ___ ___ the party to stop people leaving.
Give away	Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony.	He ___ his daughter ___ and told the groom to look after her.
Give away	Tell a secret, often unintentionally.	She didn't ___ anything ___ about the party so it came as a complete surprise to me.
Give away	Distribute something for free.	In this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free ___.
Give away	Give without asking for or expecting payment.	He decided to ___ his new album ___ in a magazine.
Give away	Give an advantage to your opponent in a sport by making a mistake, playing badly, etc.	They ___ ___ two goals in the first half.
Give away	Give an unwanted baby to people to bring up.	She had to ___ her baby ___ as she couldn't afford to bring it up.
Give away	Betray, report to authorities.	The gang ___ him ___ to the police.
Give away	Give a weight advantage to an opponent in boxing.	He is ___ ___ thirty pounds to the challenger.
Give back	Return something you've borrowed.	I ___ the money ___ that she'd lent to me.
Give back	Return something that someone has lost.	Nothing could ___ me ___ the way I felt before the scandal.
Give in	Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy.	I couldn't finish the crossword puzzle and had to ___ ___ and look at the answers.
Give in	Submit homework, etc.	The projects have to be ___ ___ three weeks before we break up for the end of term.
Give in	Surrender, accept defeat.	They ___ ___ when the police surrounded the building.
Give in	Offer or submit for judgement, approval.	They ___ ___ their complaint to the court.
Give in to	Agree to something you don't like.	The government says it will not ___ ___ ___ terrorists.
Give in to	Allow a feeling or desire to control you.	Eventually, I ___ ___ ___ my anger and screamed at them.
Give it to	Criticize harshly or punish someone for something.	They really ___ ___ ___ me for forgetting to turn up.
Give it up for	Applaud.	Please ___ ___ ___ ___ our next guest.
Give it up to	Applaud.	Please ___ ___ ___ ___ our next guest.
Give of	Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money.	He ___ ___ his free time to help the club.
Give off	Emit pollution or something else unpleasant.	The police stopped the van because it was ___ ___ a lot of black smoke.
Give off	Behave in a way that makes people think of you in a certain way.	She ___ ___ an air of nobility.
Give off	Expand.	The company is ___ ___ all over the country.
Give off	Follow or take one of 2 or more branches (instructions, in machine code) in writing a computer progr	A particular application of a processing code can be ___ ___ while requiring minimal run-time support.
Give onto	Open into a place, for a door or window.	The French windows ___ ___ the lawn.
Give out	Distribute.	Somebody was ___ leaflets ___ in front of the underground station.
Give out	Stop working, through age or overuse.	I'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally ___ ___ at the weekend.
Give out	Have no more of a supply.	The water ___ ___ after a week in the desert.
Give out	Make public.	They ___ the names of the winners ___ last night.
Give out	Emit.	The factory ___ ___ a lot of fumes.
Give out	End or finish somewhere.	The path ___ ___ halfway around the lake.
Give out	Make a sound or noise.	She ___ ___ a moan.
Give over	Entrust, pass on responsibility.	We've ___ the premises ___ to the new company.
Give over to	Dedicate, devote.	He ___ himself ___ ___ finding his son.
Give over to	Transfer responsibility.	After her death, they ___ control of the estate ___ ___ her niece.
Give up	Stop being friendly, end relationships.	She ___ ___ all her school friends when she went to university.
Give up	Stop doing something.	I have ___ ___ trying to help them.
Give up	Surrender, stop trying.	I can't think of the answer; I ___ ___.
Give up	Sacrifice or dedicate time, etc., to something.	I ___ ___ all my free time to the project.
Give up	Allow someone to sit in your chair, take your place, etc.	I ___ ___ my seat to a pregnant woman.
Give up	Allow or give away a run while pitching (baseball).	He has ___ ___ 14 earned runs in 14 innings.
Give up on	Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone.	I ___ ___ ___ them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.
Give up on	Stop feeling hope.	I have ___ ___ ___ them; they never do what they promise.
Give up to	Denounce, report to authorities.	He ___ his accomplices ___ ___ the police.
Give way	Stop to allow vehicles to pass.	You must ___ ___ at this junction.
Give way	Collapse, break.	The dam ___ ___ when the floods rose.
Give way to	Yield, surrender, retreat.	Don't ___ ___ ___ your worst fears about this.
Give way to	Relinquish position or ascendancy.	Night ___ ___ ___ day.
Give way to	Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc.	Cottage industries ___ ___ ___ the big companies.
Give way to	Allow a vehicle to pass in front.	You must ___ ___ ___ oncoming traffic.
Give way to	Surrender to strong emotions.	He ___ ___ ___ his anger and started screaming at them.
Give yourself up	Surrender to the police or authorities.	The gang ___ ___ ___ last night.
Gloss over	Try to minimize the importance of something.	The Minister tried to ___ ___ the report that was critical of her department.
Gnaw at	Trouble, worry or annoy someone.	I know it was wrong and guilt has ___ ___ me ever since I did it.
Gnaw at	Harm gradually.	The government's dishonesty has ___ ___ people's trust in politicians.
Gnaw away at	Harm gradually.	Their behavior ___ ___ ___ our trust in them.
Go about	Deal with something.	How should I ___ ___ telling her the bad news? Go about Circulate.
Go across	Move to another side or place.	He ___ ___ to the opposition.
Go after	Chase, try to get.	The cat ___ ___ the pigeon, but it flew away.
Go against	Lose a decision or a verdict of a court.	If the decision ___ ___ me, I'll go bankrupt.
Go ahead	Proceed.	The construction of the bypass ___ ___ despite the protests from environmentalists.
Go ahead with	Proceed.	We now intend to ___ ___ ___ the final stage of the project.
Go along with	Accept a decision or suggestion.	I didn't really agree, but I ___ ___ ___ the decision because I was in the minority.
Go along with	Accompany.	I plan to ___ ___ ___ them as far as Los Angeles.
Go around	Circulate.	A rumor is ___ ___ about the Attorney General.
Go around	Be or have enough of something.	There aren't enough jobs to ___ ___ for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.
Go around	Visit.	I ___ ___ for dinner at their house.
Go around	Be or have enough of something.	There aren't enough jobs to ___ ___ for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.
Go around	Circulate.	There's a nasty rumor ___ ___ about them.
Go around	Visit.	I ___ ___ last night to see them.
Go at	Attack or approach something with vigor.	She ___ ___ her dinner like she hadn't eaten for days.
Go away	Leave a place or disappear.	This drug should make the pain ___ ___.
Go back	Have a long history.	He and I ___ ___ a long way- we were at school together.
Go back	Return to, start doing something again.	We ___ ___ to work after the break.
Go back on	Break a promise.	The government have ___ ___ ___ their promise not to raise taxes.
Go before	Precede.	We can´t ignore what has ___ ___ and pretend that everything has been ___.
Go below	Leave the top deck of a ship.	The captain told the passengers to ___ ___ when the storm started.
Go by	The passing of time.	Ten years ___ ___ before we saw each other again.
Go by	Trust or depend on for correct information.	Don't ___ ___ my watch; it's usually a bit slow.
Go by	Pay a short visit, call.	Nobody was at home when I ___ ___ yesterday.
Go down	Decrease, get smaller.	The price of scanners has ___ ___ recently.
Go down	Sink.	The Titanic ___ ___ after it hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
Go down	Sunset.	The sun ___ ___ at seven o'clock.
Go down	Be sent to prison.	He ___ ___ for ten years for armed robbery.
Go down	Become recorded as or known as.	It ___ ___ as the worst day in the history of the company.
Go down	Be eaten or swallowed.	The medicine ___ ___ easily.
Go down	Fall to the ground.	The boxer ___ ___ in the second round.
Go down	Happen, take place.	The police thought that a big crime was ___ ___ that night.
Go down	Stop working, especially computers.	The computer system ___ ___ for an hour last night.
Go down	Become dimmer.	The lights ___ ___ and the audience stopped talking.
Go down	Be received by people, in terms of their reaction.	My joke ___ ___ very badly.
Go down on	Perform oral sex.	He ___ ___ ___ her.
Go down with	Fall ill.	She ___ ___ ___ a virus.
Go down with	Find acceptance.	Do you think the scheme will ___ ___ ___ the farmers in the area? Go for Attack.
Go for	Attack.	The neighbor’s dog ___ ___ the postman and bit him.
Go for	Be attracted to.	She tends to ___ ___ guys like him.
Go for	Choose, select.	I'll ___ ___ the soup of the day, followed by the duck.
Go for	Try to get.	The player ___ ___ the ball but missed.
Go for	Have something favorable.	The play didn't have much ___ ___ ___ and we left halfway through.
Go for	Pass for or serve as.	It's a couch that also ___ ___ a bed.
Go for it	Be assertive and ready to initiate action (related to the meaning 'attack').	He was not always successful, but whatever he tried to do he would always ___ ___ ___.
Go forth	Leave a place.	He ___ ___ and found a wife in another city.
Go forth	Travel abroad, leave a place.	They ___ ___ to spread the word of the new religion.
Go forward	Move clocks ahead.	The clocks ___ ___ an hour on Sunday.
Go forward	Progress.	The top three teams ___ ___ to the next round.
Go in	Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc.	He ___ ___ for a triple bypass operation two days ago.
Go in	Fit.	The cable ___ ___ here.
Go in	Disappear, become obscured by a cloud.	The sun has ___ ___.
Go in	Attack.	The troops ___ ___ at dawn.
Go in for	Enter a competition or sit an exam.	He ___ ___ ___ the photography prize, but didn't win.
Go in for	Support, advocate.	I don't ___ ___ ___ the claims being made about blogging.
Go in for	Like, have an interest in.	He ___ ___ ___ classical music.
Go in for	Make a career choice.	Have you thought about ___ ___ ___ teaching? Go in with Form a union or alliance.
Go in with	Form a union or alliance.	They're going to ___ ___ ___ the Democrats.
Go in with	Join, enter.	Ask the other to ___ ___ ___ them on the plan Go into Discuss in some detail.
Go into	Discuss in some detail.	They refused to ___ ___ exactly what was wrong.
Go into	Enter a profession, hospital, trade, market.	She ___ ___ banking after she'd finished university.
Go into	Begin a speech or description.	He ___ ___ a long attack on the way press had handled the issue.
Go into	Be dedicated or devoted.	A lot of time and effort ___ ___ this book.
Go into	Be contained in a larger number.	Five ___ ___ sixty 12 times Go it Behave in a reckless way.
Go it alone	Do something without help.	He prefers to ___ ___ ___ rather then working with the team.
Go off	Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm).	The fire alarm ___ ___ because someone was smoking in the toilets.
Go off	Go bad.	The milk ___ ___ because I forgot to put it in the fridge.
Go off	Start to dislike.	I ___ ___ her when she lied to me.
Go off	Leave a place.	Please don't ___ ___ until we have sorted this out.
Go off	Take place, follow a plan or pattern.	The party ___ ___ well.
Go off	Stop working (electric/electronic equipment).	The lights ___ ___ automatically when the office is empty.
Go off with	Elope, run away with someone.	She ___ ___ ___ her friend's husband.
Go off with	Steal.	He ___ ___ ___ my credit cards.
Go on	Continue.	He ___ ___ and ___ talking and I was so bored.
Go on	Happen.	There are loads of people out in the street; what's ___ ___? Go on Start doing or taking something.
Go on	Be guided.	The investigators have no clues to ___ ___.
Go on	Be nearly a certain period of time.	It's ___ ___ ten years since we met.
Go on	Progress.	They asked me how the project was ___ ___.
Go on	Start working (electric/electronic equipment).	The heater automatically ___ ___ when the temperature drops
Go on	A way of encouraging someone.	GO ___, apply for the job.
Go on (medication)	To start taking medicine	She ___ ___ antidepressants
Go on about	Talk too much.	He's always ___ ___ ___ his kids.
Go on at	Pester, try to make someone do something by repeatedly asking or suggesting.	He ___ ___ ___ his parents until they bought him the game.
Go on to	Proceed.	We had dinner and ___ ___ ___ a few bars.
Go on with	Continue doing.	Please ___ ___ ___ your work.
Go out	Stop burning, be extinguished.	The candle ___ ___ and left us in darkness.
Go out	Leave a place.	He ___ ___ last night.
Go out	Become unfashionable.	That sort of tie ___ ___ last year.
Go out	Move backwards, of a tide.	The tide ___ ___ in the evening.
Go out	Be eliminated in a competition.	England ___ ___ in the second round.
Go out	Be transmitted.	The item ___ ___ on the news yesterday.
Go out	Be sent.	The newsletter ___ ___ last night.
Go out	Intend.	I didn't ___ ___ to offend them.
Go out for	Become a candidate, apply for something.	She ___ ___ ___ a place on the team.
Go out to	Feel sympathy with someone.	Our condolences ___ ___ ___ all the families who have lost people in this tragic accident.
Go out with	Have a relationship with.	He's been ___ ___ ___ his girlfriend for around six months now.
Go over	Look at something, revise.	We ___ ___ our notes before the exam.
Go over	Visit.	I hadn't seen her for a while, so I ___ ___ on Friday night.
Go over	Be approved or accepted.	My plans ___ ___ well.
Go over	Repeat or explain.	Could you ___ ___ that point again, please? Go over Clean.
Go over to	Go on a journey.	I'm ___ ___ ___ Hong Kong next month.
Go over to	Become converted.	She ___ ___ ___ Islam when she was living in the Middle East.
Go over to	Change to something different.	I used to drink beer but I have ___ ___ ___ wine.
Go past	Pass without stopping.	She ___ ___ me without saying hello.
Go through	Experience.	You wouldn't believe what I ___ ___ when I was ill! Go through Read again.
Go through	Read again.	I ___ ___ my notes before the exam.
Go through	Examine, search.	I ___ ___ my desk looking for the letter.
Go through	Do something in a certain way or following certain procedures.	You must ___ ___ the proper channels to get the approval.
Go through	Explain.	He ___ ___ his ideas twice but I couldn't really understand them.
Go through	Be approved formally or sanctioned.	My divorce ___ ___ last week.
Go through	Consume or spend.	We ___ ___ a fortune on our holiday.
Go through	Perform or carry something out.	I ___ ___ my work in a daze after I heard the news.
Go through with	Do or complete something you've agreed to.	He did promise, but I doubt that he'll ___ ___ ___ it.
Go to	Allocate money.	About half of my income ___ ___ pay the mortgage.
Go together	Harmonize or be compatible.	Drinking and driving don't ___ ___.
Go towards	Contribute.	The money ___ ___ my university fees.
Go under	Go bankrupt.	Many small shops are ___ ___ because they cannot compete with the supermarkets.
Go under	Lose consciousness.	She ___ ___ a few minutes after they administered the anesthetic.
Go under	Sink.	The ship ___ ___ in a heavy storm.
Go up	Rise or climb.	The price of petrol has ___ ___ sharply because of the increase in duty in the Government's budget.
Go up	Approach.	We ___ ___ and asked them for some information about the courses.
Go up	Be built.	Skyscrapers are ___ ___ everywhere in the city center.
Go up	Be heard.	A huge cheer ___ ___ when the president arrived.
Go up	Be promoted.	The top three teams ___ ___ at the end of the season.
Go up to	Approach.	She ___ ___ ___ him and asked him if he wanted a drink.
Go up to	Attend a university.	She ___ ___ ___ Cambridge after she finished secondary school.
Go up to	Reach.	The book only ___ ___ ___ the start of the Second World War.
Go with	Combine nicely.	Does this tie ___ ___ my shirt? Go with Accompany.
Go with	Accompany.	A lot of benefits ___ ___ the job.
Go with	Accept, agree to.	We're ___ ___ our original plan in the end.
Go with	Date, have a relationship with.	She's been ___ ___ him since she was at university.
Go without	Not have.	I had to ___ ___ lunch today because I didn't have any time.
Go without	Cope without having something.	They're not coming, so we'll have to ___ ___ their help.
Goof around	Fool around, not be serious.	We spent the weekend ___ ___.
Goof off	Avoid or leave work.	We ___ ___ for the afternoon to watch the match.
Goof up	Mess, spoil.	They ___ ___ our plans.
Grasp at	Try to take hold of something quickly.	He ___ ___ the rail when he fell.
Grind away	Keep working at something.	Although I hated it, I ___ ___ until I had finished.
Grind down	Reduce or destroy someone's enthusiasm.	Their negativity ___ me ___ Grind into Press or twist something hard into something else.
Grind into	Press or twist something hard into something else.	She ___ her cigarette ___ the ashtray.
Grind on	Proceed relentlessly.	The war ___ ___ for years.
Grind on	Talk endlessly.	He was still ___ ___ about football when we left.
Grind out	Produce something with great difficulty.	I find it very hard to ___ ___ an original essay every week.
Grind up	Reduce to small pieces.	She ___ the beans ___ and made some coffee.
Grow apart	Become distant, stop having a close relationship because time, distance, interests, etc., have chang	We used to be good friends at school but have since ___ ___.
Grow away from	Become less friendly with.	I have ___ ___ ___ many of the people I grew up with.
Grow back	Grow again.	Nails ___ ___ quickly after you cut them.
Grow from	Result from a process.	A lot ___ ___ the peace talks.
Grow into	Grow to fit large clothes.	The jacket's a bit big, but she'll ___ ___ it.
Grow into	Mature or change into.	She's has ___ ___ a lovely person.
Grow into	Develop or change over time to fit something.	It may seem difficult at first, but you will ___ ___ the job.
Grow on	Like something that you didn't like at first.	The painting has ___ ___ me; I used to hate it.
Grow on	Have a greater influence or degree of acceptance.	The plans sounded strange at first, but they have ___ ___ me.
Grow on	Become gradually more evident.	A feeling of distrust of them ___ ___ me.
Grow out	Let hair, etc., with dyes, perms grow to get rid of the style.	I'm letting the perm ___ ___.
Grow out of	Grow too large for clothes.	He ___ ___ ___ those shoes in no time at all.
Grow out of	Lose interest as you grow older or become more mature.	He was obsessed with computer games but the he ___ ___ ___ them.
Grow out of	Result or develop from.	The idea for the film ___ ___ ___ an accident that happened to the director.
Grow to	Eventually do something.	We ___ ___ like the neighborhood.
Grow together	Gradually become attached, united or close.	We ___ ___ while we were working on the same project.
Grow up	Mature, become adult.	He ___ ___ in the West Country.
Grow up	Arise, emerge.	The industry ___ ___ very quickly.
Grow up	Develop in a place or for a reason (city, town, etc.).	The town ___ ___ as a trading post.
Grow up on	Do or have something when you are a child.	We ___ ___ ___ cartoons.
Gun for	Try to destroy an opponent.	He's ___ ___ his rivals at work.
Gussy up	Dress smartly or improve the appearance of something.	They spent a fortune ___ ___ the house.
Hack	Waste time.	I've been ___ ___ all around morning because I can't get down to doing any revision.
Hack into	Break into a computer system.	He ___ ___ the government database and stole a lot of data.
Hack off	Annoy.	He ___ me ___ with his endless complaining.
Hack up	Chop or cut into small pieces.	They ___ the table ___ and burnt it.
Hack up	Expel by coughing.	I ___ ___ a lot of phlegm while I was ill.
Ham up	Perform or act in an excessive way to attract attention or amuse people.	He ___ the part ___ to get the audience to laugh.
Hammer away at	Work relentlessly.	She ___ ___ ___ her ___ all night and finished the project.
Hammer into	Repeat something over a period of time to make someone remember it.	He ___ the rules ___ me.
Hammer out	Negotiate and reach an agreement.	They ___ ___ their differences and got the contract signed.
Hand back	Return.	The police officer checked my license, then ___ it ___.
Hand down	Pass on to the next generation.	The jewelry has been ___ ___ in my family for generations.
Hand down	Give a formal decision.	The court ___ ___ its ruling yesterday.
Hand in	Submit work for appraisal.	I ___ my homework ___ late as usual.
Hand on	Give to someone else.	I ___ the job ___ to a colleague.
Hand on	Transmit knowledge to the next generation.	The secrets have been ___ ___ from generation to generation.
Hand out	Distribute.	The teacher ___ ___ the worksheet to the class.
Hand over	Give.	The robbers told the clerk to ___ ___ all the money.
Hang about	Spend time somewhere not doing much.	They ___ ___ the station most of the day.
Hang about!	Stop what you're doing and pay attention to me.	HANG ___! We're not allowed to do this.
Hang around	Stay in a place.	They ___ ___ the station most of the day.
Hang back	Not move forwards to avoid doing something.	When they raced towards the entrance, I ___ ___ till it was less crowded.
Hang back from	Delay or avoid doing something.	They were ___ ___ ___ making the final decision.
Hang in there	Persevere, not give up.	We were doing badly, but we ___ ___ ___ till we finished.
Hang it up	Retire, quit.	I’m getting too old for this- I’m going to ___ ___ ___ starting next month.
Hang on	Wait.	Could you ___ ___ for a moment till she's free.
Hang on	Hold tightly.	The driver told the passengers to ___ ___ as the bus pulled off.
Hang onto	Keep.	I ___ ___ my old records even though I never played them.
Hang out	Spend time socially.	He ___ ___ in the pub The Monarch; he's there most nights.
Hang out for	Wait or refuse to do something until you get what you want.	She's ___ ___ ___ a big raise.
Hang over	Worry or trouble.	I have a lot of financial problem ___ ___ my head.
Hang together	Work together when things are difficult.	We have to ___ ___ if we're going to finish this project.
Hang up	End a phone call.	I lost my temper and ___ ___.
Hang up on	End a phone call with someone.	A telemarketer called, so I said something rude and ___ ___ ___ them.
Hang with	Spend time with.	He has been ___ ___ them for a few months.
Hanker after	Want something a lot, especially if you shouldn't want it or can't have it.	I'm supposed to be on a diet and I can't stop ___ ___ some chocolate.
Hanker for	Want something a lot, especially if you shouldn't want it or can't have it.	I have always ___ ___ a convertible car.
Harp on	Talk repeatedly about something.	I was late twice last week and my boss keeps ___ ___ about it.
Hate on	Be jealous, abuse or have an active hatred of someone.	She ___ ___ people who disagree with her ideas.
Have against	Dislike, disagree or hold a grudge	I ___ nothing ___ their proposals.
Have around	Entertain someone in your home.	I ___ the neighbors ___ for dinner last night.
Have around	Entertain someone in your home.	I ___ a few friends ___ yesterday.
Have down as	Think of someone or something in a particular way.	I ___ her ___ ___ a liberal, but I was very wrong.
Have in	Have a supply of something in a particular place.	Do we ___ any beer ___? Have in Get someone to do some work.
Have in	Get someone to do some work.	We ___ the decorators ___ last week.
Have in	Entertain people in your home.	We ___ them ___ last night for dinner.
Have it in for	Hold a grudge.	He has ___ ___ ___ ___ me since I beat him last year.
Have it off	Have sex.	They ___ ___ ___ after the party.
Have it out with	Discuss or argue an issue to improve a situation.	I'd been worried for ages, so I decided to ___ ___ ___ W___H them.
Have off	Take time off work.	I ___ a couple of days ___ last week to relax.
Have on	Be wearing.	What did Jennie ___ ___ at the party? Have on Have an electronic device switched on.
Have on	Have an electronic device switched on.	I ___ my computer ___ all the time.
Have on	Have an arrangement.	I ___ a lot of meetings ___ next week.
Have on	Tease, deceive.	They said they'd failed, but they were ___ me ___.
Have on	Be in possession at a particular time.	I ___'T any money ___ me, but I can get some from the ___.
Have on	Know something about someone that could harm them.	I ___ a lot ___ him because we used to work together.
Have over	Receive a guest.	Shall we ___ them ___ for dinner? Have round Entertain someone in your home.
Have up	Make someone appear in court.	They ___ him ___ for armed robbery.
Head for	Move or travel towards.	It's getting late- I'm ___ ___ home.
Head off	Stop someone or force them to change direction.	The sheriff and his men ___ the bandits ___ at the pass.
Head off	Prevent something bad happening.	The company made a better offer to ___ ___ the moves for a strike.
Head off	Leave somewhere to go to another place.	After work, we all ___ ___ to the pub.
Head out	Go out.	We're ___ ___ at seven, so don't be late.
Head up	Be in charge.	He's ___ ___ the steering committee.
Hear about	Get to know some information.	Have you ___ ___ the company takeover? Hear from Receive a phone call, email, letter or other communication from someone.
Hear from	Receive a phone call, email, letter or other form of communication	I haven't ___ ___ them since we left university.
Hear of	Know of something or someone's existence.	I've ___ ___ the band, but don't know their music.
Hear of	Receive news, updates or information about someone.	I have ___ nothing ___ them since they moved house.
Hear of	In the negative, this can mean that someone refuse to accept, allow or acknowledge something.	I said it would be a positive step, but she wouldn't ___ ___ it.
Hear out	Listen to everything someone has to say.	I ___ them ___ before I commented.
Heat up	Make food hot.	He ___ the soup ___ in the microwave.
Help out	Give assistance.	She really ___ me ___ when I was going through my divorce.
Hide away	Put something in a place where it won't be found.	They ___ the money ___ in secret bank accounts.
Hide away	Go or stay somewhere where you won't be found or away from people.	I'm renting a cottage where I can ___ ___ for the summer.
Hide out	Go or stay somewhere to avoid being caught or found.	The police think he's ___ ___ in the woods.
Hinge on	Depend very much or completely.	Everything ___ ___ the results of the negotiations; if they go badly, we'll be in real trouble.
Hinge on	Be an essential point for the development of a story.	The film ___ ___ his not being recognized when he's in disguise.
Hit back	Attack or criticize.	The president ___ ___ at her critics in a speech last night.
Hit for	Get someone to pay or donate money.	They ___ the sponsors ___ a lot of money.
Hit it off	Have a good relationship from the first time you meet a person.	We ___ ___ ___ immediately and became firm friends.
Hit it off with	Like someone from the first time you meet them.	I ___ ___ ___ W___H her immediately.
Hit on	Have an idea.	I suddenly ___ ___ the solution Hit on Talk to someone to try to attract them sexually.
Hit on	Talk to someone to try to attract them romantically/sexually.	She ___ ___ him at the party and they ended up dating.
Hit out at	Respond angrily to criticism.	The government ___ ___ ___ the media for their negativity.
Hit up	Inject drugs.	She's been ___ ___ for years.
Hit up	Ask someone for some money.	He always tries to ___ me ___ for money when we meet.
Hit up on	Inject drugs.	He's been ___ ___ ___ heroin for years.
Hit upon	Have an idea.	It took us ages to ___ ___ a solution.
Hit with	Surprise someone with some information or news.	He ___ me ___ the details of their demands.
Hold against	Have a grudge against someone, or little respect.	He was very rude, but I won't ___ it ___ him.
Hold back	Not show emotion.	It was really hard to ___ ___ the tears.
Hold back	Prevent something moving forwards or progressing.	Lack of funding ___ the project ___.
Hold back	Not disclose information or make it public.	The government ___ ___ the findings of the report for fear of alienating voters.
Hold back from	Not allow yourself to do something.	I had to ___ ___ ___ losing my temper with them.
Hold down	Keep a job.	He's so unreliable that he can never ___ ___ a job for more than a couple of months.
Hold down	Stop someone or something from moving.	It took four of us to ___ him ___ and stop the fight.
Hold forth	State your opinions about something, especially when talking for a long time and boringly.	The manager ___ ___ on the topic for about twenty minutes.
Hold off	When bad weather doesn't appear.	The rain ___ ___ until we'd got back home.
Hold off	Stop someone from attacking or beating you.	Chelsea couldn't ___ their opponents ___ and lost the game.
Hold on	Wait.	Could you ___ ___ for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.
Hold on	To hold tightly.	We ___ ___ as the bus started to move.
Hold on to	Hold tightly.	I ___ ___ ___ my luggage while I was waiting for the taxi so that it didn't get stolen.
Hold onto	Keep as long as possible.	It tried to ___ ___ my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.
Hold onto	Hold tightly.	The mother ___ ___ her daughter's hand to keep together in the crowd.
Hold out	Resist.	When the enemy attacked, they ___ ___ for six weeks.
Hold out	Hold in front of you.	I ___ ___ my hand when she walked in.
Hold out against	Try to reject.	The staff are ___ ___ ___ the plans to reduce the workforce.
Hold out for	Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future.	We are ___ ___ ___ a much better deal than the one offered.
Hold out on	Not pay someone or give them information.	He's been ___ ___ ___ me for weeks and I really need the money.
Hold over	Delay.	The meeting has been ___ ___ till Friday.
Hold over	To continue something for longer than planned.	It has been so successful that they have ___ it ___ for another fortnight.
Hold together	Not break up.	The society managed to ___ ___ despite the crisis.
Hold up	Delay when travelling.	I was ___ ___ by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.
Hold up	Rob with violence or threats thereof.	Two armed men ___ ___ the bank in High Street this morning and got away with £75,000.
Hold with	Accept (usually negative).	I don't ___ ___ their plans.
Hole up	Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation.	They ___ ___ in a remote cottage while the police were searching for them.
Home in on	Target.	The government is ___ ___ ___ benefit fraud.
Hone in on	Target, focus.	The company ___ ___ ___ its rival and tried to take it over.
Hook into	Persuade someone to do something they don't want to do.	She ___ them ___ coming after all.
Hook up	Meet someone.	We ___ ___ at the conference.
Hook up to	Connect to a machine.	He's ___ ___ ___ a ventilator in the hospital.
Horse around	Not be serious.	The class were ___ ___ when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.
Hose down	Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something.	They ___ the patio ___.
Hose down	Invest heavily in or throw a lot of money at something.	They have ___ ___ an obscure start-up up with capital.
Hound out	Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.	The press ___ the minister ___ after the scandal broke.
Hover around	Move about a place.	She was ___ ___ to see what we were talking about.
Hunker down	Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there.	The troops ___ ___ in the building.
Hunt down	Search for someone to punish or kill them.	The police ___ the killer ___.
Hunt out	Search until you find something.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the photos.
Hunt up	Search for and manage to find something.	He ___ ___ a copy the book in the British library.
Hush up	Try to keep something bad from becoming widely known.	The company tried to ___ ___ the scandal, but it still got into the newspapers.
If you don't mention the place, you can just say	He stormed out')	She ___ ___ on the plane but was caught when it landed.
Iron out	Remove small problems or irregularities.	The management team ___ ___ the tax problems before they gave the project the ___.
Is it alright if	I	There was half an hour to go, so I ___ the questions ___ as long as I could.
Issue forth	Come out of a place.	New initiatives ___ ___ from the government on a daily basis.
Jabber away	Talk fast or incomprehensibly.	They started ___ ___ about file systems and lost me completely.
Jack up	Raise a car to be able to do mechanical work.	We ___ the car ___ and changed the tire.
Jack up	Increase sharply.	They have ___ ___ the price of oil this month.
Jam on	Apply or operate something forcefully.	Jack ___ ___ the brakes when the rabbit ran in front of his car.
Jaw away	Talk just for the point of talking rather than having anything to say.	That shows that your interest is not in helping the student, but in ___ ___.
Jazz up	Make something more interesting or attractive.	The show was getting stale so they ___ it ___ with some new scenes.
Jerk around	Cause someone trouble, treat someone badly.	He was ___ us ___ and wouldn't give us the facts.
Jerk around	Behave stupidly.	They were ___ ___ during the lecture.
Jerk off	Waste time doing unimportant things.	You should get your work done and stop ___ ___.
Joke around	Be funny, or try to.	He's always ___ ___ in class.
Jot down	Make a quick note.	I ___ ___ her number on a scrap of paper and I can't find it now.
Juice up	Make something more exciting or perform better.	I need to buy some memory to ___ my computer ___.
Jump at	Accept eagerly.	I'd ___ ___ the chance to go and live in Japan.
Jump in	Enter a conversation.	He ___ ___ and told them exactly what he thought.
Jump off	Start quickly, often well.	The ___ ___ ___ on the first day.
Jump on	Criticize, attack.	Everyone ___ ___ me when I raised the issue.
Keel over	Turn upside down.	The boat ___ ___ in the storm and the crew drowned.
Keel over	Surrender, give in.	He was going to confront his boss, but ___ ___ and didn't mention the matter.
Keel over	Fall to the ground.	The drunk ___ ___ when trying to leave the pub.
Keep around	Keep something near you.	I ___ a dictionary ___ when I'm doing my homework.
Keep at	Continue with something difficult.	She found the course hard but she ___ ___ it and completed it successfully.
Keep away	Don't allow someone near something.	Medicines should always be ___ ___ from children.
Keep back	Maintain a safe distance.	The police told the crowd to ___ ___ from the fire.
Keep down	Not vomit.	The food was so horrible that I struggled to ___ it ___.
Keep from	Control yourself, refrain.	I couldn't ___ ___ arguing with her.
Keep in	Not allow someone out.	The teacher ___ the students ___ after school because they had misbehaved.
Keep off	Not talk about.	She ___ ___ the subject of her divorce.
Keep off	Not tread on something.	KEEP ___ the grass in the park, please.
Keep on	Continue.	He ___ ___ trying and succeeded in the end.
Keep out	Not allow someone to enter.	The police ___ the demonstrators ___ of the building.
Keep to	Stay within limits.	Please ___ ___ the path.
Keep up	Not let someone go to bed.	My neighbors ___ me ___ till after 4 am with their loud music last night.
Keep up	Maintain a continuous action, persist.	! How long can we ___ this ___ without ever speaking to each other directly? Keep up at Continue, not quit.
Keep up at	Continue, not quit.	Learning a language is difficult, but if you ___ ___ ___ it, you'll succeed in the end.
Keep up with	Move at the same rate.	He walks too fast and it's really hard to ___ ___ ___ him.
Keep up with	Stay up to date.	It's hard to ___ ___ ___ all the latest improvements and breakthroughs in technology nowadays.
Key down	Relax, unwind.	I need to ___ ___ before I go to bed.
Key in	Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic system.	It took me ages to ___ ___ all the information into the database.
Key in on	Focus attention on, single out.	They ___ ___ ___ the person they believed had done it.
Key on	Target, focus on (sport).	We will ___ ___ the opposing team's lack of skills on defense.
Key to	Plan things to fit or suit people or situations.	Promotions are ___ ___ people's abilities.
Key up	Make someone excited or nervous.	The noise got us ___ ___.
Kick about	Discuss.	We ___ the idea ___ at the meeting.
Kick around	Discuss.	We ___ the idea ___.
Kick around with	Spend time with.	I used to ___ ___ ___ them, but haven't seen them for a while.
Kick back	Pay someone illegally as part of the price.	I had to ___ ten percent ___ to the government official to get the contract.
Kick back	Resist.	They ___ ___ when we suggested downsizing.
Kick back	Relax.	Rather than go out tonight, we plan to ___ ___ and watch television.
Kick down	Break something with your feet.	The police ___ the door ___.
Kick in	When a drug starts to take effect.	Her hay fever didn't feel half as bad once the antihistamines had ___ ___.
Kick in	Break something with your feet.	They ___ his head ___.
Kick in	Contribute money.	I’ll ___ ___ for some of the beer if you will buy the pizza.
Kick in	Start having an effect.	The budget cuts are starting to ___ ___ and people are struggling.
Kick off	Start a game of football.	The match ___ ___ at three o'clock.
Kick off	Die.	He ___ ___ last month when he had a massive heart attack.
Kick off	When trouble starts.	The fight ___ ___ when he insulted the guy's girlfriend.
Kick off	Argue, protest and refuse to co-operate.	He started ___ ___ big time when the police tried to arrest him.
Kick out	Expel.	The family ___ the au pair ___ when they found out that she was planning to move to work for another household.
Kill off	Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.	There used to be a lot of wolves around here, but most of them have been ___ ___.
Kiss off	Used to tell someone to go away.	He was bugging us, so we told him to ___ ___.
Kiss off	Consider something to be unimportant or inferior.	He ___ the criticism ___.
Kiss up to	Try to get into someone's favor.	He's a creep and is always ___ ___ ___ the director.
Knock around	Discuss casually.	We ___ the idea ___ a bit, but decided not to bother.
Knock back	Cost someone a lot of money.	Your holiday must have ___ you ___ a bit.
Knock back	Finish a drink quickly, drink a lot of alcohol.	The pub was closing so we ___ our drinks ___ and left.
Knock back	Shock.	It really ___ me ___ when I heard they had been killed.
Knock down	Demolish.	They ___ ___ the old church and built a block of flats in its place.
Knock down	Hit and injure someone.	The car ___ her ___ and she broke her arm.
Knock it off!	Stop doing something annoying.	The were making too much noise, so I told them to ___ ___ ___.
Knock off	Finish work for the day.	We ___ ___ early on Friday to avoid the rush hour queues.
Knock off	Reduce the price of something.	They ___ ten pounds ___ when I asked for a discount.
Knock off	Reduce the time required to do something.	The new road ___ an hour ___ the journey.
Knock off	Steal.	He ___ it ___ and sold it.
Knock off	Produce or create something quickly.	I ___ the essay ___ in an hour.
Knock out	Hit and make somebody unconscious.	The reigning middleweight champion ___ ___ the challenger in the fourth round of the fight.
Knock out	Sell, distribute.	They're ___ hundreds ___ a day in the sales.
Knock together	Join houses that had been separate.	They ___ ___ two outbuilding and turned them into a home.
Knock up	Become or get someone pregnant.	She got ___ ___ when she was on holiday.
Knock up	Play a bit before a match to get ready.	The teams ___ ___ for a few minutes before the final.
Knock up	Produce or create something quickly.	They ___ a model ___ over the weekend.
Knuckle down	Make a great effort.	I've got my exams next week and I haven't done much work, so I'd better ___ ___.
Knuckle under	Submit to authority.	The teacher made the students ___ ___ and hand their projects in on time.
Land in	Get someone into trouble.	He ___ ___ ___ it when he told them what I had done wrong.
Land up in	Arrive, end a journey in a place, often without planning.	We set out for Manchester, but ___ ___ ___ Liverpool.
Land with	Create a problem for someone.	He ___ ___ ___ the job of proofreading the whole thing.
Lap up	Appreciate something.	He ___ ___ their praise.
Large it up	Have a good time when intoxicated.	They were ___ ___ ___ in the rave.
Lark about	Behave in a silly way.	The children made me angry because they were ___ ___.
Lark around	Behave in a silly way.	The students wouldn't stop ___ ___.
Lark it up	Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly.	After they won, they went to a bar to L ___ ___ ___.
Lash down	Fall heavily (rain).	The rain was ___ ___ all day and the roads were flooded.
Lash down	Secure something with ropes or cords.	We ___ the tarpaulin ___ to stop the wind blowing it away.
Lash into	Criticize someone strongly.	He ___ ___ them for messing thins up.
Lash out	Suddenly become violent.	He ___ ___ and broke the man's nose.
Lash out	React angrily.	He ___ ___ when things don't go his way.
Lash out against	Criticize something strongly.	The press has ___ ___ ___ the policy.
Lash out at	Hit someone suddenly, usually without warning, or try to hit them.	He ___ ___ ___ me when I laughed at him.
Lash out at	Criticize someone or shout at them.	She ___ ___ ___ her colleagues when she was sacked.
Lash out on	Spend a lot of money buying something.	I ___ ___ a lot ___ a new car.
Latch on	Understand, often after a long time.	They were lying, but it took her ages to ___ ___.
Latch on to	Understand something, often after a long time.	The police didn't ___ ___ ___ what the crooks were doing for years.
Latch onto	Connect to something.	The gecko ___ ___ the ceiling.
Latch onto	Decide or realize that something is good or profitable.	Oil companies have ___ ___ environmental ideas.
Laugh off	Pretend something (an injury, news, etc.) isn’t important.	He ___ ___ the sprained finger but it obviously affected his golf game.
Lay down	Establish rules or procedures.	The rules of the sport were ___ ___ early in the nineteenth century.
Lay down	Kill, murder.	He got ___ ___ in a turf war about supplying drugs.
Lay into	Criticize angrily.	His partner ___ ___ him when he arrived two hours late.
Lay off	Make an employee redundant.	The hotel ___ ___ twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.
Lay on	Organize, supply.	They ___ ___ a buffet lunch at the conference.
Lay out	Spend money.	They ___ ___ thousands of pounds on their wedding reception.
Lead on	Falsely or cruelly raise hopes.	She ___ ___ ___ about her desire to get married.
Lead to	Result in.	The investigation ___ ___ the arrest of a number of suspects.
Leak out	Become public knowledge.	The company's plans to close the factory ___ ___ and they were very embarrassed.
Lean on	Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want.	The government has denied ___ ___ the Attorney General to get his approval of the war.
Leap at	Take an opportunity enthusiastically.	He ___ ___ the chance to visit.
Leap on	Show interest in or try to use something to your advantage.	They have ___ ___ the bandwagon to increase sales.
Leap out at	Be very noticeable.	Her face ___ ___ ___ me the second I saw the photo.
Leap upon	Show interest in or try to use something to your advantage.	They have ___ ___ a couple of errors in the document and want to invalidate the agreement.
Leave on	Not turn off.	LEAVE the ___ ___; I want to hear the football results.
Leave out	Not include.	He was ___ ___ of the side because he hasn't been playing too well lately.
Let down	Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement.	She failed to turn up and I felt badly ___ ___.
Let down	Make clothes longer.	He's grown so much, we'll have to ___ his trousers ___.
Let in	Allow someone to enter.	The door staff didn't ___ him ___ the nightclub because he was wearing jeans.
Let off	Not punish.	The judge ___ him ___ with a fine rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence.
Let on	Tell a secret.	I didn't mean to ___ ___ about the party; I just said it without thinking.
Let out	Allow to leave or go out.	The convict was ___ ___ of prison after serving five years of an eight-year sentence.
Let out	Make a sound.	He ___ ___ a huge sigh of relief when he heard the results.
Let out	Make clothes bigger.	I've put on so much weight that I'm going to have to ___ my suits ___.
Let's see how things	Play out Pretend that something is real and reduce its effect.	Computer games allow people to ___ ___ their fantasies.
Level off	Stabilize the altitude of an airplane.	The pilot ___ ___ at 5,000 meters.
Level out	Stabilize the altitude of an airplane.	The pilot ___ ___ at 5,000 meters.
Lie around	Act in a lazy or unproductive way.	Most days he would usually just ___ ___ the house.
Lie down	Rest.	I'm going to ___ ___ for a few minutes before we have to go out.
Lie with	Have the right to make a decision.	The decision about the contract ___ ___ the courts.
Lift off	Leave the ground- rocket or spaceship.	5-4-3-2-1- we have LIFT-OFF! Light out Leave suddenly.
Light out	Leave suddenly.	When Zeke found out they were coming for him he ___ ___ for the border.
Light up	Light or start smoking a cigarette.	Asif ___ ___ as soon as he got out of the building.
Light up	Illuminate.	They ___ ___ the streets at Christmas time.
Lighten up	Be less serious.	I told them to ___ ___ but they continued complaining about it.
Limber up	Do some exercises to warm up before playing a sport or other physical activity.	The team ___ ___ for a few minutes before the game started.
Limber up for	Prepare for something that will require a great effort.	They are ___ ___ ___ the end of the financial year.
Line up	Arrange in a line.	The police got them to ___ ___ against the wall.
Line up	Arrange something in a line.	He ___ the bottles ___ against the wall.
Line up	Arrange events for someone.	We have ___ ___ a lot of meetings for them.
Link up	Connect, join.	The train ___ ___ the cities.
Link up with	Connect with someone or contact them.	We ___ ___ ___ the firm over the web.
Listen out for	Listen for a particular noise or sound.	They put their coats on and ___ ___ ___ the minicab.
Listen up	Pay attention (often used as a command).	LISTEN ___, men! Here are your new assignments.
Live by	Follow a belief system to guide your behavior.	He tries hard to ___ ___ the Bible.
Live down	Stop being embarrassed about something.	If I fail the test and everyone else passes, I'll never be able to ___ it ___.
Live for	Believe something is extremely important.	He ___ ___ football.
Live in	Live in the place where you work or study.	The university has a residential halls where students can ___ ___.
Live it up	Have a good time by spending a lot of money.	She's been ___ ___ ___ like crazy since she won the lottery.
Live off	Use money earned.	They find it hard to ___ ___ the money they make.
Live off	Be financially supported.	He’s 40 and he still ___ ___ his parents.
Live on	Use money for basic necessities.	They have to LIVE ON $200 a week.
Live on	Not be forgotten.	He's been dead for many years, but his name ___ ___.
Live out	Stay somewhere until you die.	She ___ ___ her final years in a nursing home.
Live out	Fulfill an ambition or fantasy.	Many parents try to ___ ___ their dreams through their children.
Live out	Not live at the place where you study or work.	In my final year at university I ___ ___ with some friends in a flat we rented.
Live through	Experience different times.	It was hard to ___ ___ the recession, but we managed it.
Live together	Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying.	We ___ ___ for a few years before we got married.
Live up to	Meet expectations or standards.	The concert didn't ___ ___ ___ my expectations.
Live with	Accept something unpleasant.	It's hard to ___ ___ the pain of a serious illness.
Live with	Have a relationship and live in the same	I ___ ___ her for a couple of years before the relationship went sour.
Load down	Burden.	I was ___ ___ with all the stuff I had to take there.
Load up	Fill a machine or vehicle.	We ___ the car ___ and left for our holiday.
Load up on	Consume a lot of something for a particular purpose.	The athletes ___ ___ ___ carbohydrates before the race.
Lock away	Lock in a safe place.	He ___ the gun ___ in a drawer.
Lock away	Put someone in prison or a mental hospital for a very long time.	They ___ him ___ for life after the murders.
Lock down	Make very secure.	If you lock down your computer properly, it is very difficult for people to access it.
Lock in	Lock a place to stop someone leaving.	They ___ him ___ the room until he had calmed down.
Lock in	Commit someone in such a way that they cannot leave.	They are ___ ___ now that they have paid their subscription.
Lock onto	Find a target and head for it.	The missile ___ ___ the plane and blew it out of the sky.
Lock out	Close a workplace to stop workers entering.	The management ___ the staff ___ because they had turned down the pay offer.
Lock out	Lock a place to stop someone getting in.	I lost my key and ___ myself ___.
Lock up	Close all doors, windows, etc.	She ___ ___ after everyone had left and went home.
Lock up	Lock something in a safe place.	I ___ my money ___ in the safe.
Lock up	Put in prison or a mental hospital.	They ___ him ___ for burglary.
Lock yourself away	Go somewhere away from people to study or work.	I ___ ___ ___ for a few weeks before exams.
Log in	Enter a restricted area on a computer system.	I had forgotten my password and couldn't ___ ___.
Log into	Enter a restricted area of a computer system.	I ___ ___ the staff intranet to check my email.
Log off	Exit a computer system.	When she'd finished working on the spreadsheet, she ___ ___ and left the office.
Log on	Enter a computer system.	He entered his password for the college intranet and ___ ___.
Log out	Exit a computer system.	Danny closed the programs and ___ ___ when it was time to go home.
Look after	Take care.	Their auntie ___ ___ them while their mother was in hospital.
Look back	Think about the past.	Old people often ___ ___ on over their lives.
Look down	Have a low opinion of.	He ___ ___ ___ his colleagues on because he thinks he's better than they are.
Look for	Try to find.	I've been ___ ___ all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.
Look forward to	Wait for or anticipate something pleasant.	I'm ___ ___ ___ meeting you.
Look in	Make a quick visit.	I'll ___ ___ on my way home.
Look in on	Visit briefly to see if everything's all right.	I'm going to ___ ___ ___ grannie on the way home tonight as she's been a bit unwell recently.
Look into	Research, investigate.	We'll ___ ___ the problem and come back to you when we have the information.
Look on	Watch something like a crime without helping.	The crowd just ___ ___ as the old lady was mugged.
Look on as	Consider, regard.	I ___ ___ her ___ a close friend.
Look out	Be careful.	LOOK ___; you're going to drop that! Look out for Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for.
Look out for	Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for.	She ___ ___ ___ her sister when she started school.
Look out for	Keep alert and try to see.	We were told to ___ ___ ___ any suspicious behavior.
Look over	Inspect.	They came to ___ the house ___ with a view to buying it.
Look round	Inspect a house.	We ___ ___ the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.
Look through	Read quickly.	I ___ ___ the article.
Look to	Expect, hope.	The company is ___ ___ increase its sales in Asia.
Look up	Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.	I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to ___ it ___ in the dictionary.
Look up	Improve.	The economy is ___ ___.
Look up	Find, trace an old friend.	I ___ him ___ when I went back to Cambridge.
Look up to	Respect.	She's ___ ___ ___ her mother.
Loosen up	Become more relaxed or comfortable.	He was very shy at first but has ___ ___ and is more talkative now.
Lord it over	Behave in a superior manner.	She loves to ___ ___ ___ her employees.
Lose out	Be at a disadvantage.	Many people ___ ___ when the new regulations were enforced.
Lose out on	Not gain or have something advantageous.	Because I left the company, I ___ ___ ___ my bonus.
Lose out to	Be less successful.	People without ___ skills often ___ ___ ___ those with the skills.
Luck into	Get something by chance.	We ___ ___ getting the answer.
Luck out	Be very lucky.	I really ___ ___ when I met my partner.
Lust after	Be attracted sexually.	He ___ ___ the beautiful movie star.
Make after	Chase.	The police ___ ___ the stolen car.
Make away with	Steal.	The thieves ___ ___ ___ the painting.
Make do with	Accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative.	There's no coffee, so we'll have to ___ ___ ___ tea.
Make for	Head in a certain direction.	We ___ ___ home when it started raining.
Make for	Produce a result or situation.	The low quality of the service ___ ___ a lot of dissatisfaction.
Make into	Change something into something else.	Many churches have been ___ ___ flats in recent years.
Make it	Arrive or get a result.	I thought you weren't coming, so I was really pleased you ___ ___.
Make it up to	Try to compensate for doing something wrong.	He tried to ___ ___ ___ ___ her, but she wouldn't speak to him.
Make of	Understand or have an opinion.	What do you ___ ___ your new boss? Make off Leave somewhere in a hurry.
Make off	Leave somewhere in a hurry.	They ___ ___ when they heard the police siren.
Make off with	Steal.	Thieves ___ ___ ___ over a million dollars in the robbery.
Make out	Make a cheque payable to somebody.	Please ___ the cheque ___ to ___ Productions Ltd.
Make out	Pretend.	He ___ ___ that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school.
Make out	Progress.	How are your children ___ ___ at the new school?
Make out	Kiss passionately.	They were ___ ___ at the party last night.
Make out	Discern a small detail.	I can just ___ ___ the outline of a flying saucer in this photo.
Make out	Be able to see or hear something.	Can you ___ ___ what she's saying? Make out Understand someone's nature or personality.
Make out	Understand someone's nature or personality.	He's strange; I can't ___ him ___.
Make over	Change appearance.	The beauty salon gave her a ___ before the party.
Make over	Give money or possessions to someone in a legal way.	She ___ ___ her property to her children.
Make towards	Head in the direction.	We ___ ___ the center.
Make up	Stop being angry with someone.	They are always arguing, but they ___ ___ again very quickly.
Make up	Put on cosmetics.	She went to the bathroom to ___ her face ___.
Make up	Invent a story.	They ___ ___ an excuse for being late.
Make up for	Compensate.	I sent her a present to try to ___ ___ ___ my appalling behavior.
Man up	Behave with courage or conviction.	She told her anonymous critics to ___ ___ and speak publicly.
Mark down	Give a student a lower grade for a particular reason.	Students who gave obviously rehearsed answers were ___ ___, while those who spoke naturally were rewarded accordingly.
Mark down	Reduce the price of something.	I'll buy a lot more if you ___ them ___ a bit.
Mark down as	Consider someone or something to be of a certain group, type, etc.	I ___ them ___ ___ conservatives, but they're very liberal.
Mark off	Tick, cross out or otherwise mark something to show that it has been dealt with.	I ___ ___ the items on the list as I finished them.
Mark out	Draw lines to enclose an area.	They ___ ___ the pitch.
Mark out for	Show promise for the future.	His dedication ___ him ___ ___ great things.
Mark out from	Stand out because of certain qualities.	Her speed ___ her ___ ___ the rest of the group.
Mark up	Increase the price of something.	They ___ the goods ___ by 25% before they sell them.
Marry in	Marry someone of the same ethnicity, religion, etc.	Many religions encourage their followers to ___ ___.
Marry out	Marry someone of a different ethnicity, religion, etc.	Her parents disowned her and refused to speak to her when she ___ ___.
Mash up	Crush something until it becomes a paste.	He ___ ___ some bananas for the dessert.
Mash up	Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources.	She ___ ___ the songs into a single track.
Mash up	Break or damage.	He ___ ___ my ___3 player and lost my files.
Max out	Take something to the limit, reach a limit.	She ___ ___ her credit cards.
Measure against	Evaluate or judge by comparison.	The work doesn't look good if you ___ it ___ what our competitors have done.
Measure off	Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut.	The tailor ___ ___ the material for my suit.
Measure off	Mark a length on something to cut it.	He ___ ___ a meter of the silk.
Measure out	Measure or weigh the amount needed.	He ___ ___ the flour for the bread.
Measure out	Weigh or measure an exact amount.	She ___ ___ a hundred grammes of the powder.
Measure up	Find the size of something.	The estate agent ___ ___ all the rooms.
Measure up	Be good enough, meet the required standard.	She didn't ___ ___ in her probationary period, so we didn't extend her contract.
Measure up	Be good enough.	They made her a director, but she didn't ___ ___.
Measure up	Find out the size of something.	They ___ ___ the room.
Measure up to	Be good enough or worthy of something.	I hope to ___ ___ ___ the confidence you have in me.
Meet with	Have something happen to you.	They ___ ___ some problems they hadn't anticipated.
Melt down	Heat something solid, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.	They ___ the gold statue ___ and turned it into gold bars.
Mess about	Not be serious, not use something properly.	The children were ___ ___ with the ___ remote control and broke it.
Mess about	Treat someone badly.	He is always ___ me ___ and never does what he promises.
Mess about	Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship.	He's not faithful- he's been ___ ___ since they were married.
Mess about with	Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship.	She's been ___ ___ ___ another guy she knows from work.
Mess about with	Try to improve something, usually making things worse.	The computer was working fine until he started ___ ___ ___ it.
Mess around	Not be serious, play with something.	I was ___ ___ on the internet because I couldn't be bothered to do any work.
Mess around	Treat someone badly.	She is always ___ me ___ and never does what she promises.
Mess around	Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship.	She's not faithful- she's been ___ ___ since they got married.
Mess around with	Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship.	He's been ___ ___ ___ a woman he works with.
Mess around with	Try to improve something, usually making things worse.	The computer was working fine until they started ___ ___ ___ it.
Mess over	Treat someone badly.	They ___ her ___ when she applied for the job.
Mess up	Spoil or ruin.	They ___ ___ the discussions and the contract fell through.
Mess up	Make something untidy or dirty.	They ___ ___ the room and left stuff all over the place.
Mess up	Cause mental, physical or emotional problems.	He took a lot of ___ and it really ___ him ___.
Mess with	Become involved in something damaging or dangerous.	He's been ___ ___ cocaine.
Mess with	Annoy, bother.	Don't ___ ___ me or there will be trouble.
Mess with	Associate (negative).	He's been ___ ___ some dangerous people.
Mess with	Try to repair or improve, usually unsuccessfully.	She's been ___ ___ it for hours and it still doesn't work.
Mete out	Give people harsh punishments or treatment.	They ___ ___ savage penalties to anyone who broke the law.
Mill around	Walk around without going anywhere.	There were a lot of people ___ ___ waiting for the bus.
Miss out	Not do something enjoyable or rewarding.	It'll be great; you'll be ___ ___ if you don't come.
Miss out	Not include.	Make sure you don't ___ anyone ___ when you call their names.
Miss out on	Lose a chance, fail to achieve.	Trudy ___ ___ ___ the promotion.
Mix up	Confuse.	I always ___ those two sisters ___ because they look so like each other.
Mix up	Make something lively.	The ___ ___ ___ the night with some hard techno.
Mock up	Make a model of something to show or test it.	They ___ ___ an example to show us what they would look like.
Monkey around	Not be serious.	The police officer told the drunks to stop ___ ___ and go home quietly.
Mooch around	Spend time doing little or nothing.	I ___ ___ the house all day.
Mop up	Resolve a problem.	He was left to ___ ___ the mess after they resigned.
Mop up	Kill or capture the last few enemy soldiers after a victory.	After the battle, it took them a couple of weeks to ___ ___ the remaining rebels.
Mop up	Eat a sauce with bread to finish it.	The sauce was so delicious that I ordered some bread to ___ it ___.
Mop up	Remove a liquid that has been spilt.	I used a cloth to ___ ___ the coffee I had knocked over.
Mope about	Move around being miserable.	She didn't get the job and has been ___ ___ all afternoon.
Mope around	Move around being miserable.	He's been ___ ___ since his girlfriend left him.
Mount up	Increase over time.	My debts ___ ___ while I was at university.
Mouth off	Speak angrily about something.	I always get angry and start ___ ___ when the news is on ___.
Move ahead	Make progress, often after a pause or delay.	The construction can ___ ___ now that permission has been granted.
Move along	Tell someone to move from a place.	The police told the people watching to ___ ___.
Move along	Develop or progress in a reasonable or satisfactory manner.	The project's ___ ___ and everything should be ready on time.
Move away	Leave the area where you have been living.	I ___ ___ when the factory shut down.
Move away from	Stop doing or using something to change to something different.	They're ___ ___ ___ Windows and are using Linux.
Move down	Move a student to a lower level.	He was finding the course too difficult so they ___ him ___.
Move in	Start living in a place.	The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants ___ ___ a few weeks ago.
Move in on	Approach, often stealthily.	As he watched, the hyenas began to ___ ___ ___ the hapless wildebeest.
Move into	Start living in a place.	They ___ ___ the house as soon as it was ready.
Move on	Change the subject or your job.	She ___ ___ to another company where the salary was considerably better.
Move on	Make people move from a place.	The police ___ the crowd ___ because they were holding up the traffic.
Move out	Leave a place you live or work in.	She's tired of living there and is ___ ___.
Move out	Remove.	The president said they would ___ the troops ___ next year.
Move out	Change lane or position to pass a vehicle.	I ___ ___ to overtake the bus.
Move towards	Make preparations for something.	The government are ___ ___ free elections.
Move up	Move to make space.	Could you ___ ___ and let me sit down? Move up Move to a higher level.
Move up	Move to a higher level.	They ___ her ___ to senior management.
Muddle along	Continue without a clear aim or plan.	If you're ambitious, you cannot ___ ___.
Muddle through	Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan.	We didn't know what to expect and just ___ ___.
Muddle up	Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up.	My cleaner ___ ___ my books and I can't find anything.
Mug up on	Study something quickly, revise.	I need to ___ ___ ___ my history for the test.
Mull over	Think about an issue or problem.	She said that she'd had to ___ ___ ___ before deciding what to do. Muscle in Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted.
Muscle in	Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted.	We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he ___ ___.
Muscle in on	Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement.	She ___ ___ ___ the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.
Muscle into	Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement.	They are ___ ___ our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.
Muscle out	Use power, contacts, etc., to force someone out.	They used their contacts in local government to ___ the competitors ___.
Naff off	Get lost, go away (used as imperative).	He was making a fuss, so I told him to ___ ___.
Nag at	Repeatedly criticize someone verbally.	My boss is always ___ ___ me about my arriving a few minutes late for work.
Nail down	Succeed in getting, achieve.	They are having trouble ___ ___ the contract.
Nail down	Understand fully.	I can't ___ ___ what's wrong with their idea, but I'm sure it won't work.
Nail down	Get full information from someone.	I can't ___ them ___ about when they're going to finish the project.
Nail down	Succeed or achieve something.	I ___ the job ___ in the first interview.
Name after	Give someone a name to remember another person.	I was ___ ___ my uncle who died in the war.
Narrow down	Remove less important options to make it easier to choose.	I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have ___ my list ___ to three.
Nerd out	Play safe and avoid taking a risk.	I'm going to ___ ___ and not go on the river trip.
Nerd out	Discuss something in great detail.	I had to ___ ___ when they asked about conditionals and deontic modality.
Nip off	Go somewhere quickly.	I'm ___ ___ to get some milk.
Nip out	Go somewhere quickly.	She'll be back in a minute- she's just ___ ___ to the shops.
Nod off	Fall asleep.	I ___ ___ during the speech.
Nod through	Pass a law, regulation, etc., without considering or debating it seriously.	Parliament ___ the bill ___.
Nose about	Look for something hidden or secret.	The police are ___ ___ to see if they can find anything against the gang.
Nose around	Look around for evidence.	The boss keeps ___ ___ our office when we are out at lunch.
Nose out	Find out, discover- usually information, secrets, etc.	He ___ ___ their plans.
Nose out	Narrowly beat someone.	The other candidate ___ him ___ by a few votes.
Note down	Write something short like a phone number for future reference.	She ___ ___ my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office.
Occur to	Enter one's mind.	Didn't it ___ ___ you to help me when you saw how much trouble I was in? Open up Start to talk freely about something.
Open up	Start to talk freely about something.	She hates to ___ ___ and discuss her feelings.
Open up	Open a shop or business for the day.	They ___ ___ at seven in the morning.
Open up	Allow goods into a market.	Before they joined the ___, they had to ___ ___ their markets.
Operate on	Perform surgery.	She was ___ ___ for eight hours.
Opt for	Choose.	I ___ ___ an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.
Opt in	Choose to be part or a member of something.	If you want them to notify you of updates, you have to ___ ___.
Opt into	Choose to be a member or part of something.	I ___ ___ the scheme.
Opt out of	Choose not to be part of something.	The Untited Kingdom___ ___ of the European Union.
Owe to	Be the reason for something.	She ___ her success ___ hard work and determination.
Own up	Confess.	Nobody ___ ___ to breaking the window.
Pack away	Put something where it belongs.	I ___ ___ the suitcases in the loft after we had emptied them.
Pack in	Stop doing something.	I'm trying to ___ ___ smoking.
Pack in	End a relationship.	She ___ her boyfriend ___.
Pack in	Fill a venue.	They really ___ them ___ at the club- it was so crowded it was impossible to move.
Pack in	Break down, stop working.	The photocopier has ___ ___ again.
Pack it in	Stop doing something (used as an imperative).	The kids were making a fuss, so I told them to ___ ___ ___.
Pack off	Send someone away.	His boss ___ him ___ to a regional office.
Pack out	Fill a venue.	The stadium was ___ ___.
Pack up	Stop doing something.	You should ___ ___ smoking.
Pack up	Finish work.	We had nothing left to do, so we ___ ___ early.
Pack up	Break down, stop working.	My printer ___ ___ last night- I'll have to get a new one.
Pack up	Collect things and put them where you keep them.	At the end of the presentation, I ___ ___ my laptop.
Pad down	Sleep somewhere for the night.	I'm too tired to come home; can I ___ ___ here tonight? Pad out Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn't particularly relevant.
Pad out	Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn't particularly relevant.	I couldn't think of much to write, so I ___ the essay ___ with a few lengthy quotes.
Pair off	Begin a romantic relationship.	They ___ ___ shortly after starting university.
Pair off	Introduce people, hoping they will start a relationship.	I tried to ___ him ___ with my sister.
Pair off	Form pairs.	The class ___ ___ to practice the exam interviews.
Pair off with	Form a pair with someone.	I ___ ___ ___ Trish for the test.
Pair up	Form a pair.	We ___ ___ for the last activity .
Pal around	Be friendly and spend time with someone.	We ___ ___ at university.
Pal up	Become friends.	We ___ ___ when I started working with her.
Palm off	Pretend something is better than it is in order to sell it.	He tried to ___ his computer ___ as the latest model.
Pan out	The way a situation develops.	I don't know how things will ___ ___ now the company's been taken over.
Paper over	Try to conceal a problem without really fixing it.	The government tried to ___ ___ the problems in the proposal, but the press were very critical.
Pare back	If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers.	They have had to ___ ___ the services they offer as their funding was reduced.
Pare down	Reduce, decrease.	They have ___ ___ the number of employees as they haven't been doing well.
Part with	Give something away, especially when you don't want to.	I found it very hard to ___ ___ my old ___s when I digitized my collection.
Pass around	Give out to everybody there.	The teacher ___ the handout ___.
Pass as	Be believed to be something.	Although not qualified, he managed to ___ ___ a doctor for years.
Pass away	Die.	Sadly, Georgia's uncle ___ ___ yesterday after a short illness.
Pass back	Return.	I felt awful when the teacher started to ___ ___ the exam papers.
Pass by	Go past without stopping.	I was just ___ ___ when I saw the accident.
Pass by	Visit briefly.	I was ___ ___ her house the other day when I heard about it.
Pass by	Miss an opportunity.	The chance for promotion ___ me ___.
Pass down	Transmit information or give property to younger generations.	The tales were ___ ___ for centuries without changing ay of the words.
Pass for	Be accepted as something, usually when not.	You'd be surprised at what ___ ___ good cooking in many restaurants.
Pass off	Convince something that something is real.	I managed to ___ ___ the fake money in the market.
Pass off	Happen in a certain way.	The demonstration ___ ___ peacefully.
Pass on	Give a message to someone.	I'll ___ the message ___ when she gets here.
Pass on	Decline an invitation or opportunity.	I think I'll ___ ___ dinner tonight- I'm not hungry.
Pass on	Die.	Her husband ___ ___ last year.
Pass on to	Change topic or subject.	Let's ___ ___ ___ the next item on the agenda.
Pass out	Faint, lose consciousness.	He got so drunk that he ___ ___.
Pass out	Distribute.	The protesters ___ ___ leaflets to the growing crowd.
Pass over	Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc., to someone more junior.	They ___ him ___ and made his assistant the new director.
Pass over	Ignore, refuse to discuss.	Let's ___ ___ what they said and get on.
Pass round	Distribute, give to people present.	They ___ ___ copies of the handbook.
Pass through	Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly.	I didn't see much as I was only ___ ___ the town.
Pass to	Give ownership or responsibility to someone.	The shares ___ ___ his daughter when he died.
Pass to	Become owner of or responsible for something.	The property will ___ ___ her when they die.
Pass up	Decline a chance.	She ___ ___ the opportunity to go to university because she'd been offered a job.
Pat down	Search or frisk someone.	The police ___ them ___ for weapons but found nothing.
Patch together	Create or assemble something quickly without much planning.	They ___ ___ a coalition after the election.
Patch up	Fix or make things better.	I tried to ___ things ___ after the argument, but they wouldn't speak to me.
Patch up	Give an injured person basic medical treatment.	After the accident, they ___ her ___ and sent her to hospital.
Pay back	Repay money borrowed.	I ___ ___ the twenty pounds I'd borrowed.
Pay back	Take revenge on.	I'm going to ___ him ___ for that insult.
Pay down	Pay a debt over time.	The British government can't ___ ___ the national debt.
Pay for	Purchase.	I ___ twenty pounds ___ the book.
Pay into	Deposit money.	I ___ the cash ___ my account.
Pay off	Completely repay a debt.	The mortgage will be ___ ___ in twenty-five years.
Pay off	Produce a profitable or successful result.	Their patience ___ ___ when he finally showed up and signed the contract.
Peck at	Eat very small amounts.	The food wasn't very nice, so I ___ ___ it to look polite.
Peel away	Leave a group by moving in a different direction.	Some of the crowd ___ ___ to get out of the crush.
Peel away from	Leave a group by moving in a different direction.	They ___ ___ ___ the crowd and went down a side road.
Peel off	Leave a group by moving in a different direction.	When the police blocked the road, a few protesters ___ ___ and left the march.
Peel off from	Leave a group by moving in a different direction.	They ___ ___ ___ the demonstration when the police arrived.
Peel out	Accelerate rapidly from stationary.	Fearing the police, he ___ ___ in a cloud of tire smoke.
Peg away	Keep working at something.	I ___ ___ for weeks before my exams.
Peg down	Fasten something to the ground.	We ___ the tent ___ to stop the wind blowing it about.
Peg it	Die.	After a long illness, she finally ___ ___ yesterday.
Peg out	Put washing outside to dry.	I ___ the washing ___ after it stopped raining.
Peg out	Die.	He ___ ___ last night from a heart attack.
Pencil in	Make a provisional appointment.	I'll ___ Thursday night ___, but if anything comes up, give me a ring.
Pep up	Make something more interesting.	You need to ___ your writing ___.
Pep up	Make someone more enthusiastic,	energetic or interested.
Perk up	Feel better or happier, make someone feel better or happier.	She was ill in bed with flu, but she ___ ___ a bit when some friends dropped by.
Peter out	Lose impetus and stop.	Everyone was keen at first, but the enthusiasm ___ ___ when they saw how long it would take.
Phase in	Introduce gradually.	They are ___ ___ the reforms over the next two years.
Phase out	Remove gradually.	They have introduced a compact edition of the newspaper and are ___ ___ the broadsheet edition over the next few months.
Pick at	Eat unwillingly.	I wasn't very hungry so I just ___ ___ my food.
Pick at	Criticize.	There were a few problems that could be ___ ___, but it was generally good.
Pick off	Target individuals to change a group.	There were many rebels against the policy, but the government ___ ___ the leaders.
Pick on	Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone.	My friends always ___ ___ me because I don't sing well.
Pick out	Choose.	She ___ ___ the ones she wanted to take and left the rest.
Pick out	Identify from a picture.	The victim couldn't ___ ___ her attacker from the photos the police showed her.
Pick through	Search something that is disordered for something.	The police have been ___ ___ the wreckage for clues.
Pick up	Improve.	Sales ___ ___ a bit during the Christmas period.
Pick up	Learn quickly.	She ___ ___ Spanish in six months.
Pick up	Collect.	While you're in town, can you ___ ___ my trousers from the Dry Cleaner? Pick up Receive (a broadcast).
Pick up	Receive (a broadcast).	When we rent a rural cabin, we can't ___ ___ Channel 5.
Pick up after	Tidy a mess someone else has made.	I always have to ___ ___ ___ him because he leaves things all over the office.
Pick up on	Correct someone when they say something wrong.	My teacher ___ ___ ___ any mistake I make and corrects me.
Pick up on	Notice something that most people don't.	He's very quick to ___ ___ ___ new trends.
Pick up on	React to something.	The government has ___ ___ ___ the reports in the media.
Pick up on	Comment on something said earlier in a conversation.	I'd like to ___ ___ ___ the point that Jill made.
Pick yourself up	Recover from a fall or problem.	It took him a long time to ___ ___ ___ after his wife left him.
Pig off	Used to tell someone to get lost or leave you alone.	He told them to ___ ___ and leave him in peace.
Pig out	Eat a lot.	The food was great, so I really ___ ___.
Pile in	Enter a place quickly, in a disorganized way.	The coach stopped and we all ___ ___.
Pile into	Enter a place quickly, in a disorganized way.	We ___ ___ the shop when it opened.
Pile on	Add or give more or something.	Work's crazy- they keep ___ ___ the pressure.
Pile on	Exaggerate or talk in a way to affect someone's feelings.	It wasn't very serious, but they ___ ___ the guilt.
Pile out	Leave a place quickly, in a disorganized way.	The train eventually arrived and we all ___ ___.
Pile up	Accumulate.	Work just keeps on ___ ___ and I really can't manage to get it all done.
Pile up	Accumulate in a pile or heap.	The ironing's ___ ___ as I hate doing it.
Pin down	Get a fixed idea, opinion, etc., from someone.	I've asked him to set a date, but he's a hard man to ___ ___ and won't give a definite answer.
Pin down	Discover exact details about something.	The government can't ___ ___ where the leak came from.
Pin on	Attach the blame to someone.	The police tried to ___ the crime ___ him.
Pin up	Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin.	I ___ the notice ___ on the board.
Pine away	Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc.	He's been ___ ___ since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self.
Pipe down	Be quiet (often as an imperative).	The lecturer asked the students to ___ ___ and pay attention.
Pipe up	To speak, raise your voice.	At first, no one answered, then finally someone ___ ___.
Pit against	Compete or force to compete.	The war ___ neighbor ___ neighbor.
Pitch for	Try to persuade someone to give your work, business, a job, etc.	He ___ ___ the job, but they gave it to someone else.
Pitch in	Work together to help achieve an objective.	We were behind schedule, but the others ___ ___ and we got it done in time.
Plate up	Put food onto a plate to serve.	PLATE ___ and drizzle with salsa verde.
Play along	Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information.	I disagreed with the idea but I had to ___ ___ because everyone else liked it.
Play around	Be silly.	The children were ___ ___ and being annoying.
Play around	Be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful.	I ___ ___ a lot at college.
Play at	Pretend to be something.	He just ___ ___ being a lawyer- he never wins a case.
Play away	Be sexually unfaithful when away from home.	He travels abroad a lot and his wife thinks he ___ ___.
Play back	Listen to or watch something you've recorded.	We ___ the recording ___ to see if it was ___.
Play down	Try to make something seem less important.	The Government has tried to ___ ___ the importance of the minister's resignation.
Play off	Play a game to decide who the winner is.	As both teams had the same points, they ___ ___ to decide the winner.
Play off	Make people compete against each other so that you benefit.	He ___ them ___ against each other to get the best deal.
Play on	Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop.	It looked like a foul, but the referee told them to ___ ___.
Play on	Continue playing music.	The band ___ ___ for another hour.
Play on	Exploit a weakness.	They are just ___ ___ our fears to get us to do what they want.
Play on	Pun.	The advert ___ ___ the slogan Play out Progress, often till it finishes.
Play out	Play something to the end.	Let's see how things ___ ___.
Play up	Behave badly.	The children ___ ___ all evening and drove the babysitter mad.
Play up to	Flatter someone.	I'm ___ ___ ___ my boss at the moment because I want the promotion.
Play up to	Behave in a way expected.	He's got a reputation for being trouble and ___ ___ ___ it.
Play with	Touch and move something to occupy your hands.	He can't stop ___ ___ his beard.
Play with	Not eat much of a meal.	I wasn't hungry, so I just ___ ___ the food.
Play with	Consider something, but not seriously.	We ___ ___ the idea, but decided against it.
Plead out	Plead guilty to get a reduced sentence or fine.	The ___ ___ ___ and blamed the ___ for the fraud.
Plough back	Re-invest money you have made into a business.	We ___ ___ all the profits to grow the company.
Plough into	Collide into at speed.	The bus skidded and ___ ___ the bus stop.
Plough on	Continue doing something you don't want to.	It was really boring, but we ___ ___.
Plough through	Eat a big meal.	We ___ ___ all seven courses.
Plough through	Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time.	It took me ages to ___ ___ 'Ulysses'.
Plough through	Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles.	The boat had to ___ ___ the ice.
Plough up	Break the surface of soil.	The tractor ___ ___ the field so they could sow the seed.
Plow back	Re-invest money you have made into a business.	We ___ ___ all the profits to grow the company.
Plow into	Collide into at speed.	The bus skidded and ___ ___ the bus stop.
Plow on	Continue doing something you don't want to.	It was really boring, but we ___ ___.
Plow through	Eat a big meal.	We ___ ___ all eight courses.
Plow through	Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time.	It takes me ages to ___ ___ any of Henry James' novels.
Plow through	Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles.	The police car had to ___ ___ the crowd.
Plow up	Break the surface of soil.	The tractor ___ ___ the field so they could sow the crop nervously.
Pluck up	Muster, acquire, gather.	They ___ ___ the courage to complain.
Plug in	Connect machines to the electricity supply.	He ___ the ___ ___ and turned it on full blast.
Plump down	Put something in a place without taking care.	He ___ his bag ___ and kicked his shoes off.
Plump up	Make something like a cushion bigger and softer by shaking it.	I ___ ___ the pillow and lay down.
Plump yourself down	Sit down heavily.	She ___ ___ ___ next to me and started asking me what had happened.
Point out	Make someone aware of something.	He ___ ___ that I only had two weeks to get the whole thing finished.
Poke about	Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something.	I ___ ___ in my ___ collection to see if I could find it.
Poke around	Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something.	I ___ ___ in my desk to see if the letter was there.
Polish off	Finish, consume.	She ___ ___ half a bottle of gin every night.
Polish up	Improve something quickly.	I need to ___ ___ my French before I go to Paris.
Pony up	Pay for something.	I had to ___ fifty dollars ___ for the meal.
Poop out	Get too tired to do something.	I was going to write my essay, but I ___ ___ and went to bed instead.
Poop out on	Fail to keep an appointment.	We were supposed to meet yesterday, but she ___ ___ ___ me at the last minute.
Pop in	Visit for a short time.	He ___ ___ for a coffee on his way home.
Pop off	Talk loudly, complain.	He's always ___ ___ when things don't suit him.
Pop off	Go out for a short time.	He's just ___ ___ for a break but should be back in a few minutes.
Pop out	Go out for a short time.	I'm just ___ ___ to the shopl Do you need anything while I'm out?
Pop up	Appear, like windows and boxes opening on a computer screen.	The dialogue box ___ ___ when I pressed Enter.
Pop up	Appear unexpectedly.	I'm going to have to work late tonight because something has ___ ___.
Pore over	Read, look at or study carefully.	She ___ ___ the report looking for mistakes.
Pour down	Rain hard.	It ___ ___ all day so we had to remain indoors.
Pour forth	Emerge from a place in large numbers.	Useless statistics ___ ___ from him.
Power down	Cut the electricity supply to a computer or electronic device.	I ___ ___ my computer and went for lunch.
Power off	Cut the electricity to a computer or device to turn it off.	You mustn't ___ it ___ while it is updating.
Power up	Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use.	I ___ ___ my laptop and started work.
Prattle on	Talk too much.	Geoff just ___ ___ instead of giving a straight answer.
Press ahead	Continue with something.	They ___ ___ with the elections despite the violence.
Press for	Apply pressure to get permission or to obtain something.	The workers are ___ ___ better pay and conditions.
Press forward with	Continue or go ahead with a project, process, plan, etc.	The government are ___ ___ ___ the new law.
Press into	Bring or force into use.	When the line was breached, reserve troops were ___ ___ service.
Press on	Continue with something.	We ___ ___ to get to our destination before night fell.
Prey on	Catch and kill an animal for food.	Spiders ___ ___ insects.
Prey on	Exploit or harm.	They ___ ___ older people.
Price in	Include the affects of possible future events when assessing the value of something.	Speculators have ___ ___ the risk of a war breaking out.
Price up	Charge more for something.	In rural areas where they have a monopoly, some garages ___ ___ fuel because there's nowhere else to buy it.
Print out	Make a hard copy of a computer document.	He ___ ___ the letter and checked through it carefully.
Prop up	Support something, both physically and financially, politically, etc.	The council have ___ ___ the museum for years with grants.
Psych out	Work out or anticipate someone's intentions.	We have to try to ___ ___ our rivals.
Psych out	Make someone less confident.	Boxers try to ___ their opponents ___ before the fight to gain an advantage.
Psych up	Prepare someone mentally.	I ___ myself ___ for the exam.
Pucker up	Move your lips into position to receive a kiss.	She ___ ___ when he leant forwards to kiss her.
Pull ahead	Overtake, move in front.	The lorry was going slowly but we managed to ___ ___.
Pull apart	Destroy an argument, theory, etc.	My tutor ___ my essay ___.
Pull apart	Stop people or animals fighting.	A fight broke out in the pub and it was hard to ___ the people involved ___.
Pull apart	Make someone unhappy or upset.	It ___ me ___ to see them arguing so much.
Pull away	When a vehicle moves from a place.	The car ___ ___ from the lights at high speed.
Pull back	Score a goal or point when losing.	They were two-nil down until five minutes before the end, when they ___ ___ a goal.
Pull back	Move away from a place, especially when talking about soldiers.	They have ___ the troops ___ from the front line.
Pull back	Move away from someone.	She ___ ___ when he tried to kiss her.
Pull back	Decide not to do something or not to be involved with it any longer.	They ___ ___ from the deal.
Pull down	Demolish.	They ___ the old cinema ___ to build a new shopping mall.
Pull down	Earn.	He's ___ ___ a fortune.
Pull for	Support.	Who will you be ___ ___ in the final? Pull in When a train arrives at a station.
Pull in	When a train arrives at a station.	The train ___ ___ and we rushed to meet her as she got off.
Pull in	Attract.	Their last tour ___ ___ millions of fans.
Pull in	Stop a car by the side of the road.	I ___ ___ to let the passengers out.
Pull off	Manage to do something difficult or tricky.	No-one thought that she would be able to do it, but she ___ it ___ in the end.
Pull off	Start moving (vehicles).	When the lights turned green, the car ___ ___.
Pull on	Put clothes on.	I ___ ___ a jumper when the sun went in.
Pull out	Start moving (train).	The train was ___ ___ when I got there.
Pull out	Move into traffic.	The traffic was so bad that it took me ages to ___ ___.
Pull out	Withdraw.	The project was going badly and they decided to ___ ___ Pull out Remove soldiers from an area.
Pull out	Remove soldiers from an area.	People want the government to ___ the troops ___.
Pull over	Stop by the side of the road.	We pulled over to get out of the car and stretch our legs.
Pull over	Make a vehicle stop (on the side of the road)	The police ___ the car ___ and tested the driver for alcohol.
Pull through	Recover from and illness or problem.	At one stage it looked as if she was going to die, but she ___ ___ in the end.
Pull together	Combine efforts	If we all ___ ___, we'll have it finished in no time.
Pull up	Slow and stop a car.	The cab ___ ___ outside my house and I got out.
Pull up	Inform someone that they are wrong.	He ___ me ___ because I had got my facts wrong.
Pull yourself together	Become calm or regain control of your emotions.	He was so angry that he couldn't ___ ___ ___.
Push in	Get in a queue without waiting.	She just ___ ___ the queue in front of me at the supermarket checkout.
Put across	Communicate, convey a message.	He found it difficult to ___ ___ what he wanted to say at the meeting.
Put away	Put something back in the correct place.	He ___ the dictionary ___ on the shelf after he'd finished the crossword.
Put away	Put someone in prison.	The judge ___ him ___ for ten years for robbery.
Put back	Rearrange something for a later time.	The ___ has been ___ ___ until July the seventeenth.
Put by	Save for the future.	I try to ___ some money ___ every month towards our summer holiday.
Put down	Kill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.	He had his dog ___ ___ because it was in a lot of pain from its tumors.
Put down	Stop holding (but withdraw support gently).	PUT the gun ___ slowly and keep your hands where I can see them.
Put down for	Commit to make a payment.	PUT me DOWN FOR $50 for the charity. lI'll pay next week.
Put down to	Give as an explanation.	He didn't score many, but we can ___ that ___ ___ inexperience Put in Install.
Put in for	Make a request.	He ___ ___ ___ a transfer to the new branch.
Put off	Postpone.	The concert's been ___ ___ until next month because the singer's got a throat infection.
Put off	Stop liking something or somebody.	I was really ___ ___ by the way he eats with his mouth open.
Put on	Get fat.	He's ___ ___ a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.
Put on	Deceive, lie.	I am not ___ you ___.
Put on	Start wearing.	I ___ my coat ___ before we went out.
Put out	Broadcast.	Several charities ___ ___ an appeal on ___ for money for the victims of the flooding in Mozambique.
Put out	Disturb or trouble someone.	Would it be ___ you ___ greatly if I asked to change to another day.
Put out	Extinguish a cigarette, fire, etc.	He ___ ___ his cigarette before entering the building.
Put over	Successfully execute (a scam, trick, etc.).	They ___ ___ a clever practical joke on us.
Put through	Connect someone by phone.	Could you ___ me ___ to extension 259 please.
Put towards	Make a financial contribution.	She PUT $250 TOWARDS the cost of the repairs and we had to pay the rest.
Put up	Allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days.	She ___ me ___ for the night because I'd missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.
Put up	Show skill or determination in a contest, competition, fight, etc.	They ___ ___ a great fight but lost.
Put up to	Encourage someone to do something.	His friends ___ him ___ ___ stealing it.
Put up with	Tolerate.	I can't ___ ___ ___ my neighbor’s noise any longer; it's driving me mad.
Putter about	Spend time doing little things for pleasure.	On Saturday mornings, I ___ ___ the garden if the weather's fine.
Quarrel out	Argue with someone about a specific subject.	The girl's mother was ___ ___ with her daughter about the party.
Quarrel with	Dispute or disagree with something.	I am not ___ ___ their idea, but I think there are other possibilities.
Quieten down	Fall silent.	The audience ___ ___ when the lights were switched off in the auditorium and the play was ready to begin.
Quit on	Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support.	They ___ ___ me just when things got rough.
Quit on	Stop working or functioning.	My phone has ___ ___ me- can I borrow yours? Race off Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly.
Rack up	Acquire a lot of something.	He's ___ ___ a number of convictions for speeding.
Rain down on	Fall in large numbers.	Bombs ___ ___ ___ the city all night.
Rain off	Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive).	The match was ___ ___.
Rain out	Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive).	The game was ___ ___.
Rake in	Earn, make money easily.	She's ___ ___ thousands a day.
Rake it in	Make a lot of money.	It's the only shop in the area and they're ___ ___ ___.
Rake off	Cheat someone by charging them too much.	They ___ tourists ___ all the time.
Rake over	Talk, think, etc., about something negative in the past.	They keep ___ ___ the rows we had last year.
Rake up	Bring something back to people's attention.	The press have ___ ___ some scandals from her past.
Ramble on	Talk at length without getting to the point.	Quit ___ ___- I’m tired of listening to you.
Ramp up	Increase price, speed or power of something.	The company has ___ its prices ___ because of higher oil prices.
Rap out	Say something firmly and loudly.	She ___ ___ the command.
Rat on	Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings.	She ___ ___ her neighbors to the police because they were smuggling alcohol from France.
Rat on	Fail to keep a promise.	He always ___ ___ his promises.
Rat out	Inform the authorities about someone.	He ___ me ___ to the police.
Rat through	Look for something hurriedly.	I ___ ___ the papers on my desk but couldn't find the letter.
Ratchet up	Increase.	The media are trying to ___ ___ the pressure on the president.
Rattle off	Quote figures rapidly.	She ___ ___ loads of statistics which nobody could understand.
Reach out	Stretch your arm to get something.	I ___ ___ and caught the ball.
Reach out for	Try to achieve something difficult.	They are ___ ___ ___ major economic reforms.
Reach out to	Ask for help.	I ___ ___ ___ you when I was in trouble and you were a great help.
Reach out to	Offer help.	Charities are ___ ___ ___ those who lost their homes in the floods.
Reach out to	Try to communicate and establish good relations with people.	The candidates are ___ ___ ___ the poor to get their votes.
Read off	Read a list aloud for someone to write down.	I ___ ___ the figures and she wrote them down in her notebook.
Read out	Read aloud rather than silently.	The teacher ___ ___ the names of the students who'd passed.
Read up on	Research.	I've been ___ ___ ___ Japan as I'm going to live there next year.
Reason out	Come to a conclusion or solution after some thought.	He ___ ___ the answer to the math problem.
Reckon on	The minimum expected.	Jeff says we can ___ ___ there being at least fifty people there tonight.
Reel in	Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land.	He ___ ___ a ten-pound salmon.
Reel in	Attract people, especially customers, to	people ___.
Reel off	Quote statistics or facts rapidly.	The minister ___ ___ a load of figures to support her position.
Reel off	Score a lot of points or win a lot of games one after the other.	They ___ ___ five victories and became the champions.
Reel out	Unwind.	I ___ ___ the hose and watered the lawn.
Rein in	Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble.	They had to ___ the minister ___ after her dreadful performance on ___.
Rent out	Let, grant a service or allow usage for a fee.	They ___ their house ___ while the were abroad.
Ride off	Go away on a bike, horse, etc.	She got on her motorbike and ___ ___.
Ride on	Depend on.	His reputation is ___ ___ this deal working out.
Ride out	Survive a difficult time.	They managed to ___ ___ the recession.
Ride up	Move higher on the body (of clothes).	Her skirt ___ ___ when she sat down.
Ring back	Return a phone call.	I phoned and left a message this morning but she still hasn't ___ me ___.
Ring in	Telephone to inform or confirm something.	I ___ ___ and told them I would be late.
Ring off	Finish a phone conversation.	Dave ___ ___ guiltily when he saw his boss coming.
Ring out	Make a sudden loud sound.	Two shots ___ ___ and then we heard a scream.
Ring round	Telephone a number of people, usually to try to get some information.	I ___ ___ to see if anyone knew where she'd gone.
Ring up	Telephone.	Helen ___ me ___ earlier.
Ring up	Achieve an amount or number.	They ___ ___ several victories.
Ring up	Enter figures into a till or cash register.	They ___ ___ the bill for the groceries.
Ring with	When a place is full of a loud sound.	The room ___ ___ their laughter.
Rip off	Charge excessively or obtain money unfairly.	Tourists get ___ ___ a lot when they don't speak the language.
Roll back	Retreat.	The army ___ ___ when they came under attack.
Roll back	Reduce or remove.	The government want to ___ ___ the freedom of the press.
Roll by	Pass (time).	The years ___ ___.
Roll in	Arrive somewhere, especially if late.	They ___ ___ very drunk at three o'clock in the morning.
Roll in	Arrive in large numbers, for military vehicles.	The tanks ___ ___ and took control of the capital city.
Roll on	When something continues to happen.	The competition ___ ___ despite the administrative problems.
Roll on!	Said when you can't wait for something nice in the future.	Roll on Friday! It's been a dreadful week.
Roll out	Launch or introduce a new product, initiative, etc.	The company ___ ___ its takeover plans last week.
Roll up	To appear in large numbers for an event.	Thousands ___ ___ to see the stars at the film premiere.
Roll up!	An imperative used to attract people to a public event.	Roll up! Come and see the circus tonight.
Romp in	Win easily.	In the first race, the favorite ___ ___.
Romp through	Do something easily or quickly.	We ___ ___ the tasks because they were so simple.
Root about	Look in a place to try to find something.	He ___ ___ in his briefcase, trying to find a pen.
Root around	Look in a place to try to find something.	I ___ ___ my flat trying to find the letter.
Root for	Support.	Everyone was ___ ___ Arsenal to win the Champions League.
Root out	Look for and find.	The police ___ ___ the informer.
Root out	Find the source of a problem and remove it.	They are trying to ___ ___ the troublemakers.
Root up	Dig a plant out of the ground.	He ___ ___ the plants and replanted them.
Rope in	Get somebody to help.	The teacher ___ her students ___ to carry her stuff when she had to change classroom.
Rope into	Get someone to help or become involved, usually when they don't want to.	I got ___ ___ helping them set the stall up.
Rope off	Extend ropes or barriers across or around an area.	The celebrity entrance was ___ ___ from the general public.
Rough up	Assault.	The mugger ___ him ___ when he refused to hand his wallet over.
Round off	Finish something in a satisfactory manner.	Winning the ___ Cup ___ ___ a wonderful season for Arsenal.
Row back	Retreat from a position.	The prime minister refused to ___ ___ and lost the vote.
Rub along	Have a reasonably good relationship.	They're not friends, but we ___ ___.
Rub down	Dry or clean something with a cloth.	She ___ the horse ___ with a towel after riding it.
Rub down	Massage or rub someone to help them relax.	The trainer ___ her ___ after the race.
Rub in	Apply a substance like cream or ointment and rub it until it is absorbed.	He applied the steroid cream and ___ it ___.
Rub it in	Emphasize how bad a situation is to make someone feel worse.	Even though the minister had resigned, the press ___ ___ ___ by publishing more details of the scandal.
Rub off on	Pass a quality or characteristic to people.	His enthusiasm ___ ___ ___ everyone around him.
Rub out	Delete ink or pencil with an eraser.	He ___ ___ the figure and wrote the correct one in.
Rub out	Kill.	The gangsters ___ him ___ for stealing from them.
Rub up against	Touch someone in a sensual or sexual way.	The cat ___ ___ ___ my leg purring.
Rule out	Exclude a possibility.	The police have ___ ___ suicide and are treating it as a case of murder.
Run across	Meet or find accidentally.	I ___ ___ an old friend in the library.
Run after	Chase, pursue.	The police ___ ___ the guy who'd stolen it, but he was too fast for them.
Run after	Try to become romantically involved with someone.	He was ___ ___ her for ages never managed to get a date.
Run against	Oppose, make difficulties.	Opinion is ___ ___ his policies and he has very little support.
Run along	Go away, leave (often as an imperative).	They kept disturbing him, so he told them to ___ ___ and leave him in peace.
Run around	Be very busy doing many things.	I'm exhausted- I've been ___ ___ all day.
Run away	Escape from people chasing you.	He ___ ___ from his attackers.
Run away	Leave home because of problems with other family members or to elope.	She ___ ___ to avoid a forced marriage.
Run down	Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle.	The minicab ___ him ___ on the zebra crossing.
Run down	Lose energy or power.	You should only recharge the battery when it has fully ___ ___.
Run down	Find the source or origin of something.	The police ___ ___ all the leads they had and caught them.
Run for	Campaign for a position.	She's thinking about ___ ___ the presidency.
Run in	Arrest, take to police station for questioning.	They ___ him ___ last night.
Run into	Cost.	The project has ___ ___ millions of dollars without any prospect of a return on this investment.
Run into	Meet by accident.	I ___ ___ James in a bar in the City on Friday.
Run off	Make photocopies.	Could you ___ ___ two hundred copies of this report, please.
Run on	Be powered by.	The van ___ ___ diesel.
Run out of	Have none left.	We've ___ ___ ___ sugar; I'm going to the shops for some.
Run over	Explain quickly.	Could you ___ ___ that point again; I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.
Run over	Hit with a vehicle.	The driver couldn't stop in time and ___ the fox ___ when it ran in front of his car.
Run over	Exceed a time limit.	The meeting ___ ___ by twenty minutes.
Run through	Practice a dramatic work like a play quickly.	The cast ___ ___ the play the day before it opened to the public.
Run through	Stab or wound deeply with a knife, sword, etc.	The musketeer ___ his enemy ___ with a sword and killed him.
Run to	Go to someone for help.	Whenever he gets into debt, he ___ ___ his parents for help.
Run to	Include in things you like.	His musical tastes ___ ___ the Residents, who are hated by most people.
Run to	Have enough money to buy something, often negative.	Things are a bit tight and won't ___ ___ going abroad for a holiday.
Run up	Move quickly to where someone is.	He ___ ___ next to me and started shouting.
Run up	Hoist, raise a flag.	They ___ ___ the Union Jack.
Run up	Do or make something very quickly.	He ___ ___ a few examples for them to look at.
Run up	Spend a lot of money on credit.	He ___ ___ a lot of bills at the hotel.
Run up against	Encounter problems, often unexpected.	They ___ ___ ___ a lot of opposition to the construction.
Run up on	Approach someone without their knowing.	Robert was sitting in his car and a guy ___ ___ ___ him and shot through the car but missed.
Run with	Keep company, normally bad.	She ___ ___ some dodgy characters.
Rush away	Leave a place in a hurry.	They ___ ___ when the police arrived.
Rush into	Do something too quickly.	They don't want to be ___ ___ giving an answer and have asked for more time.
Rush off	Depart in a hurry.	Zac ___ ___ to get to his medical appointment.
Rush out	Release or put something on sale quickly.	They ___ the single ___ after it started getting airplay.
Rustle up	Make something quickly without much in the fridge.	He rustled up a stir-fry meal with some leftover vegetables and rice.
Saddle up	Put a saddle on and prepare an animal to ride.	She ___ ___ the horse and rode off.
Saddle with	Give someone a task or responsibility that is difficult or hard work.	They ___ me ___ preparing the visit.
Sail through	Pass easily, succeed.	He ___ ___ the final test.
Sally forth	Leave somewhere safe or comfortable.	The townspeople ___ ___ to fight the invading army.
Sally out	Leave somewhere safe or comfortable.	Though it was pouring with rain, we ___ ___ to meet her.
Salt away	Save money.	She's making a lot of money, but ___ it ___ rather than spending it.
Save on	Reduce or avoid consumption to cut costs.	I use Skype to ___ ___ my phone bills.
Save up	For money for a particular purpose.	He's ___ ___ to buy a car.
Save up	Collect or store something for future use.	I'm ___ ___ the receipts to claim on them all at once.
Saw off	To remove something by cutting it with a saw.	He ___ ___ the legs of the chair.
Saw up	Cut into pieces with a saw.	We ___ the plank ___ to make the shelves.
Scale back	Make something smaller than originally planned.	They had to ___ ___ the project because of the costs.
Scale down	Make something smaller than originally planned.	They have had to ___ ___ the project because of the costs.
Scale up	Increase, make bigger.	They are ___ ___ the program because it has been so successful.
Scare away	Frighten someone some much that they go away.	The cat ___ the birds ___.
Scare off	Make someone so frightened that he or she away.	The vicious Doberman guard-dog ___ the burglars ___.
Scout about	Look in different places for something.	The company is ___ ___ for new staff.
Scout around	Look in different places for something.	We ___ ___ to find the best price.
Scout out	Search for something.	The researcher spent months ___ ___ the answer.
Scout round	Look in different places for something.	I ___ ___ for a bargain.
Scout up	Try to find someone for a task or requirement.	We'd better ___ ___ a replacement for her.
Scrape along	Manage with little money.	I've been ___ ___ on temporary work since I lost my job.
Scrape by	Just manage to pass something.	I thought I was going to fail, but ___ ___ with 51%.
Scrape in	Just get enough to succeed, pass or be accepted.	The government ___ ___ with 51% of the votes cast.
Scrape into	Be accepted somewhere, but only just.	She got mediocre grades and just ___ ___ university.
Scrape through	Pass a test but only just.	I did no revision and only just ___ ___ the final exams.
Scrape together	Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money.	I had to search my flat for money to ___ ___ what I needed.
Scrape up	Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the money for the tickets.
Screen off	Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.	We ___ ___ the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.
Screen out	Exclude.	Applicants without the right qualifications were ___ ___.
Screen out	Block light.	The sun cream ___ ___ ___ light.
Screen out	Stop noticing something.	There are so many notices and signs that I have started ___ them ___.
Screw around	Waste time.	He spent the afternoon ___ ___ and got nothing done.
Screw around	Be sexually promiscuous.	He ___ ___ a lot at university.
Screw over	Treat harshly or cheat.	The ___ really ___ him ___.
Screw up	Do badly or fail.	David ___ ___ his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.
See about	Arrange, consider.	I'll ___ ___ whether we can manage it.
See into	Accompany someone into an office.	Her secretary ___ me ___ her office.
See off	Chase somebody or something away.	A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon ___ it ___.
See off	Go to the airport, station, etc. to say goodbye to someone.	I went to the station to ___ them ___.
See out	Accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house.	Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and ___ you ___.
See through	Continue with something to the end.	They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team ___ it ___ successfully.
See through	Realize someone is lying or being deceitful.	The police quickly ___ ___ her disguise and arrested her.
See to	Deal with something.	He ___ ___ the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.
Sell off	Sell a business or part of it.	They ___ ___ their research subsidiary.
Sell off	Sell something cheaply because you need the money or don't need it.	She ___ ___ her furniture before she emigrated.
Sell on	Convince someone.	We managed to ___ him ___ the expansion plans.
Sell on	Buy something then sell it to someone else.	We buy them wholesale and ___ them ___ to the public.
Sell out	Have no more of something left because it has been bought.	The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy ___ ___ in a couple of hours.
Sell out	Lose all artistic integrity in return for commercial success.	Most bands ___ ___ when they sign to a major record label, and forget all their principles when pursuing chart success.
Sell up	Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different.	We want to ___ ___ and move to the country.
Send back	Return something.	I ___ my food ___ because it was overcooked.
Send for	Ask someone to come and help.	I had to ___ ___ a plumber because the radiator was leaking.
Send in	Order people into a place to handle a problem.	The police were ___ ___ to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops.
Send in	Write to get information.	If you want to enter the competition, you have to ___ ___ for an entry form.
Send off	Expel a sports player from a match.	The football striker was ___ ___ for arguing with the referee's decision.
Send off	Post a letter.	I must ___ this letter ___ today otherwise it won't get there in time.
Send off for	Order something by post.	I ___ ___ ___ some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.
Send out	Send something to a lot of people.	They ___ ___ a mailshot to all their existing customers.
Send out for	Order takeaway food by phone.	We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we ___ ___ ___ a pizza.
Send up	Imitate/impersonate for comic effect.	The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, ___ the teacher ___, when the teacher opened the door behind him.
Set about	Start doing something.	We ___ ___ the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime.
Set about	Attack.	The gang ___ ___ her as she left the bank.
Set apart	Distinguish, be better than or different from others.	The quality of their work ___ them ___ from their rivals.
Set aside	Overturn a court verdict or decision.	The Appeal Court ___ ___ the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.
Set back	Cost.	The car repairs ___ me ___ eight hundred pounds.
Set back	Delay.	The accident ___ the project ___ several months.
Set forth	State or outline an opinion.	He ___ ___ his ideas in his autobiography.
Set forth	Start a journey.	We ___ ___ at daybreak for the summit of the mountain.
Set in	Change season noticeably.	Winter has ___ ___; it's started snowing.
Set off	Explode a bomb.	Terrorists ___ ___ a car bomb in the city center last night.
Set off	Ring an alarm.	The smoke ___ the fire alarm ___.
Set off	Start a journey.	We ___ ___ for work at seven-thirty.
Set off	Counterbalance a debt.	The company ___ ___ its overseas debts against it profits at home.
Set off	Provide a visual contrast that looks good.	The dark frame ___ the pale drawing ___ well.
Set off	Cause, trigger events.	The pay freeze ___ ___ a wave of strikes.
Set on	Attack.	He was ___ ___ when he left the bar.
Set out	Display, show.	The figures are ___ ___ in the council's annual report.
Set out	Start a journey.	The explorers ___ ___ for the South Pole yesterday morning.
Set out	Arrange, organize.	The contract ___ ___ all the details of the agreement.
Set to	Work hard or enthusiastically.	If we all ___ ___, we should be able to finish this in a few hours.
Set up	Prepare equipment, software, etc.	The technician ___ ___ the computer network perfectly.
Set up	Start a company.	They ___ ___ a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune.
Set up	Provide someone with the money needed to live.	Winning the lottery ___ them ___ for life.
Set up	Trick, deceive.	The police ___ them ___.
Set upon	Attack.	They ___ ___ her when she was in the car park.
Settle down	Start living a fixed and routine life.	After years of partying and drinking, she finally got married and ___ ___.
Settle for	Accept whatever is available.	We were upset not to win and had to ___ ___ the second prize.
Settle in	Get used to.	It took him a while to ___ ___ when he moved to Japan.
Settle on	Agree.	They couldn't agree at first on a name for their daughter, but finally ___ ___ Alice.
Settle up	Pay a debt.	Let's ___ ___ for the dinner the other night.
Sex up	Change information to make it more attractive to the reader or listener.	The government denied that they had ___ ___ the report to make the front page.
Shack up	Live with someone when you are in a relationship.	They ___ ___ a few months after they started going out.
Shack up	Live somewhere temporarily.	We had to ___ ___ with friends while our house was being decorated.
Shade in	Make a part of a picture darker.	She ___ ___ the area under the tree.
Shake down	Search.	The police ___ the house ___ looking for drugs.
Shake down	Extort or cheat money from someone.	He ___ the guy ___ with some story about needing the money for an operation.
Shake off	Get rid of an illness.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the cough.
Shake out	Shake clothes, cloths, etc. to remove dirt or creases.	He took the tablecloth outside and ___ it ___ after dinner.
Shake up	Upset or shock.	The news of her death really ___ me ___.
Shake up	Make major changes to improve or save a company, organization, etc.	The management are ___ things ___ and getting rid of a lot of workers.
Shake up	Mix things in a container by shaking hard.	Pour the ingredients into a container and ___ them ___.
Shape up	Develop in a positive way.	Things are ___ ___ at work everything’s going well again.
Shape up	Improve to reach an acceptable standard.	If they don't start ___ ___, they're going to lose their jobs.
Shave off	Shave completely.	He has ___ ___ his moustache and looks much younger.
Shave off	Reduce by a small amount.	He ___ a few thousand ___ the budget for the year.
Shell out	Spend money on something, especially when you think it's too expensive.	I had to ___ ___ a hundred pounds on the dinner.
Ship off	Send someone away, often because of a problem.	He was causing a lot of trouble, so they ___ him ___ to another branch Ship out Send goods to a place.
Ship out	Send a large package	We ___ the order ___ two days ago.
Ship out	Leave a place.	If you've finished your work, I'm ready to ___ ___.
Shoot away	Leave somewhere quickly.	He ___ ___ as soon as the bell rang for the end of the lesson.
Shoot back	Return quickly.	I'm ___ ___ home to pick up some things I forgot to bring with me.
Shoot for	Have as a goal.	I’m ___ ___ nothing less than the presidency.
Shoot out	Go out for a short time.	I'm ___ ___ to the shops for a paper.
Shoot up	Increase quickly.	The share prices of internet companies have been ___ ___ lately.
Shoot up	Take illicit drugs intravenously.	The heroin-user would ___ ___ in shop doorways.
Shoot up	Damage with gun-shots.	The gangsters ___ ___ the pub.
Shoot up	Increase quickly, grow.	Johnny has ___ ___ since I last saw him Shop around Look around for the best price, quality, etc.
Shop around	Look around for the best price, quality, etc.	If you ___ ___, you can find some real bargains for air tickets.
Short out	Short circuit.	The battery ___ ___ when it got wet.
Shout down	Make so much noise to stop someone being heard.	His efforts to raise the issue were ___ ___.
Shout out	Say something loudly, often to attract someone's attention.	She ___ ___ my name.
Show around	Take someone to a place to show them certain parts.	The estate agent ___ us ___ the house but we didn't like it much.
Show around	Take someone to a place to show them	The guide ___ them ___ the historic part of the city.
Show in	Take someone into an office or other room.	The secretary ___ me ___ to speak to the manager.
Show off	Behave in a way so as to attract attention.	The children were ___ ___ and irritated me.
Show off	Display something you are proud of.	He wanted to ___ ___ his new sound system.
Show off	Make the qualities of another thing more apparent.	The shirt really ___ ___ his new tie.
Show out	Take someone to out of a room or building.	Her secretary ___ me ___ after the interview.
Show through	When a feeling can be seen despite attempts to conceal it.	His anger ___ ___ despite his smile.
Show up	Attend something or arrive somewhere.	Very few ___ ___ at the meeting.
Show up	Become clear or apparent.	The downturn in sales ___ ___ in the company's accounts.
Show up	Make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed.	He ___ us ___ when he arrived drunk and started arguing.
Shrug off	Disregard something, not consider it important or harmful.	He ___ ___ the criticism and carried on the same way.
Shut away	Imprison or remove someone's freedom.	Many people have been ___ ___ in psychiatric hospitals for disagreeing with the government.
Shut down	Close a business, shop, etc.	The shop ___ ___ when the out-of-town supermarket opened.
Shut down	Turn a computer off.	You should close all programs before you ___ a computer ___.
Shut in	Prevent someone from leaving.	I ___ the cat ___ until it was time to go to the vet.
Shut off	Close, prevent access.	They ___ the water ___ while they did the repairs.
Shut out	Exclude.	You have to ___ your feelings ___ to deal with it.
Shut out	Not allow a player or team to score.	The Dodgers ___ ___ the Giants 3-0.
Shut out of	Exclude someone from an activity, etc.	He's been ___ ___ ___ the discussions.
Shut up	Stop talking or making noise.	He told us to ___ ___ and start working.
Shut up	Close for a period of time.	They ___ the shop ___ for a fortnight while they were on holiday.
Shut yourself away	Withdraw from company.	She's ___ herself ___ to revise for her exams.
Shy away from	Avoid doing something because you lack confidence.	Many learners ___ ___ ___ using phrasal verbs.
Side with	Support someone.	The lecturer ___ ___ her students and got sacked for her pains.
Sidle up to	Approach someone discreetly.	He ___ ___ ___ me and whispered his name.
Sift through	Examine a lot of things carefully.	We had to ___ ___ thousands of files before we found what we were looking for.
Sign away	Give away legal or property rights.	He ___ ___ his rights to compensation when he signed the contract.
Sign for	Write a signature on behalf on someone.	My boss was out for the day, so I ___ her letters ___ her.
Sign in	Register in a hotel.	We ___ ___ and went straight to bed.
Sign in	Open a computer program that requires a name and password.	I ___ ___ and started chatting online.
Sign in	Write your name when entering a place.	You have to ___ ___ before you can enter the club.
Sign off	End a message.	I'll ___ ___ now, but will write again next week.
Sign off	Close a claim for unemployment benefit.	I ___ ___ when I got my new job.
Sign off	Stop doing something to leave.	I'm ___ ___ now and going home. I'm tired.
Sign off	Give someone a letter to be away from work.	My doctor ___ me ___ for a month with back problems.
Sign off on	Give official approval.	The director ___ ___ ___ the plans to increase sales.
Sign on	Agree to participate.	I've ___ ___ to help at the village fete.
Sign on	Start broadcasting.	He ___ ___ the same way every show.
Sign on	Employ.	We've ___ ___ two new teachers.
Sign on with	Sign a document joining or agreeing to something.	He's ___ ___ ___ Manchester United for the next three years.
Sign out	Close a computer program that requires a name and password.	I ___ ___ and then shut the computer down.
Sign out	Sign something to show you have borrowed something.	Could you ___ those books ___, please? Sign out of Close a particular computer program that requires a name and password.
Sign out of	Close a particular computer program that	I ___ ___ ___ ___ Messenger and shut the computer down.
Sign up	Give your name to do something.	I've ___ ___ as a volunteer.
Sign up	Subscribe.	I ___ ___ for their newsletter.
Simmer down	Become calmer, make less noise.	He told them to ___ ___ because they were disturbing the class next door.
Sing along	To sing when a piece of music is being played or performed by someone else.	I ___ ___ when they played it on the radio.
Sing up	Sing louder.	We can't hear you- ___ ___.
Single out	Select or choose one from a group.	Many people applied for the job but we will ___ ___ the best one.
Sink in	Slowly come to be understood.	The truth finally ___ ___ about her death when it was broadcast on ___.
Sit about	Sit and do nothing, especially when you should be working.	We spent the afternoon ___ ___ chatting instead of doing any work.
Sit around	Sit idly, doing nothing.	They just ___ ___ while the others did all the work.
Sit back	Wait for something to happen without making any effort.	We ___ ___ and waited for them to make the first mistake.
Sit back	Relax in a chair.	I ___ ___ and enjoyed the show.
Sit by	Not try to stop something.	I can't ___ ___ while they are punished wrongly.
Sit down	Help someone to sit.	The nurse ___ me ___ in a chair.
Sit for	Pose for an artist or photographer.	The Queen ___ ___ another official portrait.
Sit for	Look after children while their parents are out.	She ___ ___ her neighbors when they go out.
Sit in	Occupy a building to protest about something.	The students ___ ___ the library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees.
Sit in for	Take on someone's responsibilities qhile they are absent.	Her deputy's ___ ___ ___ her while the sheriff takes leave.
Sit in on	Attend as an observer.	She ___ ___ ___ the meeting and took notes but said nothing.
Sit on	Be on a committee.	She's ___ ___ the finance committee from the beginning.
Sit on	Hold information back or keep it secret.	The government have been ___ ___ the report because it was so critical.
Sit out	Not take part.	I had to ___ the game ___ because I was ill.
Sit over	Eat or drink slowly.	We ___ ___ dinner discussing the plans.
Sit through	Stay till the end of something dull.	I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we ___ ___ the film.
Sit with	Reconcile different positions.	It's hard to see how their new plan ___ ___ the promises they made.
Size up	Assess a situation or person carefully.	The door staff ___ ___ everyone entering the club.
Size up	Make something bigger or produce bigger products.	Soft drinks manufacturers have ___ ___ their products in recent years.
Slack off	Reduce one's effort, perform with less enthusiasm and energy.	Students usually begin the term well, then ___ ___ near the end of the semester.
Slacken off	Become less busy or intense.	Work ___ ___ during the holiday period.
Slant toward	Favor one viewpoint, bias.	That travel magazine is totally ___ ___ the ultra-rich.
Sleep in	Sleep longer than usual.	Let’s ___ ___ tomorrow morning- we won’t have another chance for weeks.
Sleep off	Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.	She went to bed to ___ ___ the effects of the tequila.
Sleep on	Think about something.	My boss said she'd have to ___ ___ it when I asked her for a raise.
Sleep over	Spend the night at someone else's house.	The au pair made tea for the friends who were ___ ___.
Sleep through	Not wake up.	I ___ ___ the storm even though the wind blew some slates off the roof.
Slice up	Cut completely into pieces or slices.	I ___ the cake ___ and handed it round to the people there.
Slip away	Lose an opportunity or the chance of winning, succeeding, etc.	Their hopes of getting back into the game ___ ___ after the second goal.
Slip away	Pass quickly (time).	The year has ___ ___ and it is hard to believe it's over.
Slip by	Pass quickly (time).	The years ___ ___ as you get older.
Slip by	Lose an opportunity or the chance of winning, succeeding, etc.	He didn't follow the offer up and let it ___ ___.
Slip in	Try to include something discreetly when speaking.	He ___ ___ a mention of his exam results to remind us how well he did.
Slip into	Put clothes on quickly.	I got out of my suit and ___ ___ my pajamas.
Slip into	Acquire bad habits or fall into a bad or negative state or condition.	The economy ___ ___ recession and shows no signs of recovery.
Slip off	Leave a place discreetly.	It was very boring so we ___ ___ before it finished.
Slip off	Remove clothes.	I ___ my shoes ___ when I entered.
Slip off to	Go somewhere discreetly.	We ___ ___ ___ the pub.
Slip on	Put clothes on quickly.	I ___ my coat ___ and rushed outside.
Slip out	Leave discreetly.	The party was really dull so we ___ ___ and went to the pub instead.
Slip up	Make an error.	The waitress ___ ___ and didn't bring us what we had ordered.
Slope off	Leave somewhere without letting others know.	The lecture sounded really boring, so I ___ ___ and went to the pub.
Slough off	Get rid of, dispose.	The government is increasing its powers but is ___ ___ responsibility for its failures.
Slough off	Lose or shed outer layers of skin.	Snakes ___ ___ their old skin.
Slough off	Ignore or trivialize an injury or insult.	He ___ ___ the pain and continued running.
Slow down	Reduce speed.	The car ___ ___ when they saw the police.
Slow down	Become less active.	It is important to slow down, rest, and eat sensibly.
Slow up	Slow the progress of something.	The negotiations were ___ ___ by the arguments.
Slug it out	Fight or argue.	They ___ ___ ___ for hours but never came to an agreement.
Smack of	Appear to have a negative quality.	The government's decision ___ ___ hypocrisy.
Smash down	Demolish or break something down.	The police ___ the door ___ to get into the house.
Smash in	Break something by hitting it repeatedly.	He ___ the windscreen ___.
Smash up	Destroy, break into many pieces.	The burglars ___ ___ the office as there was no money to steal.
Smoke out	Force someone out of a place they're hiding in.	The police ___ the gang ___ and arrested them.
Snaffle up	Consume, take, buy something other people may want.	They ___ ___ all the food before we got there.
Snap off	Break a piece off something.	He ___ ___ a bit of chocolate from the bar and gave it to me.
Snap out of	Control negative emotions.	I was feeling depressed and knew I had to ___ ___ ___ it.
Snap to it!	Do something quickly.	He had taken ages so I told him to ___ ___ ___ and get it finished.
Snap up	Get, acquire or buy something quickly.	Collectors ___ ___ every copy the day it was released.
Snarl up	Entangle.	My line was all ___ ___ after I caught that last fish.
Sneak out	Depart furtively.	Although the thieves tried to ___ ___ after dark, we were ready for them.
Sneak up on	Approach someone furtively.	Dave tried to ___ ___ ___ the guard, but was seen anyway.
Sniff around	Look around to see how good something is or to try to find something better.	I ___ ___ to see if I could find a better deal.
Sniff at	Disapprove or be scornful.	A job opportunity like that is not to be ___ ___.
Sniff out	Find something by smell (usually for dogs).	Customs use dogs to ___ ___ illegal drugs being smuggled in.
Sniff out	Find out information, especially when people don't want anyone to know.	Our rivals are trying to ___ ___ our plans for expansion.
Snitch on	Divulge secrets, inform authorities about someone.	Reggie was caught after someone ___ ___ him to the teacher.
Snuff out	Extinguish a small flame by covering it.	I ___ ___ the candles before I went to bed.
Snuff out	Kill.	He got ___ ___ in a gang war.
Snuff out	End something suddenly.	I messed up the first question, which ___ ___ my chances of getting a good grade.
Sober up	Stop showing the effects of alcohol or drugs.	Keith ___ ___ a bit when we left the pub and walked home.
Soften up	Weaken.	The bombardment ___ ___ their defenses; I think we can move in tomorrow.
Soften up	Do things to please someone in the hope that they will do what you want.	I paid for everything to ___ them ___ before they made the decision.
Soldier on	Continue even when things get difficult.	Life got hard for my dog when he went blind, but he just ___ ___ and never complained.
Sort out	Resolve a problem.	Has the firm ___ ___ its tax problems yet? Sound off To express your opinions forcefully.
Sound off	To express your opinions forcefully.	He ___ ___ about the quality of the food.
Sound out	Check what someone thinks about an issue, idea, etc.	You should ___ her ___ to get her opinion before you go ahead with the plan.
Spark off	Cause something, usually unpleasant, to happen.	The riot was ___ ___ by the police raid on the club.
Spark up	Light a cigarette or joint.	They ___ ___ in a no smoking area.
Speak out	Talk openly and freely.	People are afraid to ___ ___ in oppressive political regimes.
Speak up	Talk more loudly.	They couldn't hear the speaker and asked him to ___ ___ a bit.
Spell out	Explain something in great detail.	He won't understand you unless you ___ everything ___ for him.
Spell out	Write or say the individual letters that make up a word.	I had to ___ my surname ___ to him as he didn't know how to spell it.
Spew out	Expel, throw out.	The volcano is ___ ___ lava and hot gases.
Spew up	Vomit.	He ___ ___ when he was drunk.
Spill out	When large numbers of people leave a place at the same time.	The crowd ___ ___ onto the streets after the match had ended.
Spill out	Come or flow out of a box, container, etc.	The container was cracked and the chemicals ___ ___.
Spill out	Express or display emotions openly.	I let my frustration ___ ___.
Spill over	When something bad has a wider impact on other people or situations.	The protests and demonstrations have ___ ___ into neighboring states.
Spill over	Flow over the edge or top of a container.	I forgot to turn the tap off and the water ___ ___.
Spin off	Produce an unexpected additional benefit.	The research ___ ___ a number of new products as well as solving the problem.
Spin off	Form a separate company from part of an existing one.	They ___ ___ the retail division last year.
Spin out	Lose control (vehicle).	The car hit the water and ___ ___.
Spin out	Make something last as long as possible.	I ___ the work ___ to make as much money from the job as I could.
Spirit away	Remove someone secretly from a place.	They ___ her ___ before the police arrived.
Spirit off	Remove someone secretly from a place.	They ___ him ___ before any trouble started.
Spit it out	An informal way of telling someone to say something they are unwilling to say.	Hurry up, ___ ___ ___! I can't wait all day for the truth.
Spit out	Say something angrily.	He ___ her name ___ when he saw her arrive.
Splash down	Land in the sea (space capsules).	Apollo 13 ___ ___ after a harrowing flight.
Split up	Divide into groups.	The teacher ___ the class ___ into groups of four.
Split up	Finish a relationship.	They are always ___ ___ and then getting back together again.
Spoil for	Really want something.	He's been ___ ___ an argument all day.
Sponge down	Clean something with a sponge.	I'll ___ it ___ before putting it away.
Sponge off	Accept free food and support without any shame or qualms.	Let’s go to New York, we can always ___ ___ my brother there.
Sponge on	Accept or get money without doing any work.	A lot of people are ___ ___ the state by claiming benefits they're not entitled to.
Spring back	Return to original position after being bent, forced or when pressure is removed.	The lock ___ ___ when the key is turned.
Spring for	Pay for, often generously.	She is going to ___ ___ all their medical bills.
Spring from	Appear suddenly and unexpectedly.	He ___ ___ the bushes when I walked past.
Spring from	Be the cause of something.	His anger ___ ___ his feelings of insecurity.
Spring on	Surprise someone.	They ___ a birthday party ___ me at work.
Spur on	Encourage someone to continue.	The thought of the bonus ___ her ___ to complete the work on time.
Square away	Finish or sort something out.	There are few things I have to ___ ___ before I can leave.
Square off	Confront someone or prepare to fight them.	The two drunks ___ ___ and the barman had to intervene before a fight broke out.
Square off against	Confront someone or prepare to fight them.	They ___ ___ ___ the police when they arrived.
Square up	Pay back a debt.	Can I ___ ___ with you for last night? Square up Confront someone or prepare to fight them.
Square up	Confront someone or prepare to fight them.	The companies are ___ ___ for a fight.
Square up to	Accept responsibility or guilt.	They need to ___ ___ ___ what they did wrong if we are to make any progress.
Square with	Match, conform to.	What he said doesn't ___ ___ what the others said.
Square with	Check with someone that something is	I'll have to ___ that ___ my boss before I can confirm it.
Squeeze up	Get more people into a space than normal or comfortable.	Four of us had to ___ ___ in the back of the car.
Stack up	Put things in a pile.	I ___ ___ the boxes.
Stack up	Accumulate.	Work ___ ___ while I was away on holiday.
Stack up	Increase, accumulate something.	I've been ___ ___ a lot of air miles.
Stack up	Be logical, make sense.	The budget figures don't ___ ___.
Stack up	Build up the number of planes waiting to land at an airport.	Planes were ___ ___ while the airport was closed after the bomb threat.
Stack up against	Be as good as something.	The new model doesn't ___ ___ ___ the old one.
Staff up	Employ someone for something specific.	They haven't ___ the project ___ yet.
Stamp out	Get rid of something.	The government has started a campaign to ___ ___ drugs in schools.
Stand about	Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little.	We ___ ___ drinking coffee before the lecture.
Stand around	Spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing or very little.	We ___ ___ for an hour waiting for them to turn up.
Stand aside	Leave a position so that someone else can take it.	The prime minister should ___ ___ and let a new leader head the party.
Stand back	Keep a distance from something.	We ___ ___ while he lit the firework.
Stand back	Try to understand something by taking a different perspective.	We need to ___ ___ and look at the problem differently.
Stand by	Support someone.	He ___ ___ her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent.
Stand by	Be ready and waiting for something to	STANDING ___ waiting for the plane to land.
Stand down	Leave a job or position so that someone else can take it.	The minister announced her intention to ___ ___ at the next election.
Stand down	Finish being asked questions in a court.	The judge told the witness to ___ ___ after the questioning.
Stand for	Accept or tolerate behavior.	I'm not going to ___ ___ their rudeness any longer.
Stand for	The words represented by certain initials.	WHAT do the letters ___ ___ ___? ' 'British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stand in for	Substitute someone temporarily.	She had to ___ ___ ___ the editor while he was on holiday.
Stand out	Be extraordinary and different.	She ___ ___ from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.
Stand up	Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position.	Everybody ___ ___ when the judge entered the court.
Stand up	Fail to keep an appointment.	He agreed to meet me last night, but he ___ me ___.
Stand up for	Defend, support.	He's the kind of manager who will always ___ ___ ___ his staff.
Stand up to	Keep your principles when challenged by an authority.	She ___ ___ ___ the police when they tried to corrupt her.
Stand up to	Resist damage.	This coat will ___ ___ ___ the roughest weather conditions.
Stare down	Look at someone until they cannot look at you.	He was angry but I ___ him ___ and he left without saying much.
Start off	Make something start.	They ___ ___ the meeting with an attack on our performance.
Start off	Begin life, a career or existence.	She ___ ___ as a receptionist and ended up as the ___.
Start off	Begin a journey.	We ___ ___ early because we knew the journey would take all day.
Start off	Make someone laugh.	I was trying to be serious, but their comment ___ me ___.
Start off on	Help someone to start a piece or work or activity.	I ___ her ___ ___ the project then left her to finish it.
Start on	Begin to use or consume.	It's time to ___ ___ that bottle of wine.
Start on	Criticize angrily.	The manager was furious and ___ ___ her staff for not trying hard enough.
Start on at	Criticize or nag.	He ___ ___ ___ me for being late.
Start out	Begin a journey.	We ___ ___ early in the morning.
Start out as	Begin life, existence or a career.	What had ___ ___ ___ a protest quickly turned into a full-blown rebellion.
Start out to	Intend, plan.	I didn't ___ ___ ___ become the boss- it just happened.
Start over	Begin something again.	It's a mess- I think we should just ___ ___.
Start up	Open a business.	The firm ___ ___ on a shoestring budget.
Start up	Begin, especially sounds.	There was a pause, then the noise ___ ___ again.
Start up	When an engine starts working.	The car ___ ___ first time.
Start up	Make an engine work.	I ___ the car ___.
Start up	Sit or stand upright because someone has surprised you.	He ___ ___ when I entered the room and tried to hide what he was doing.
Stash away	Store or hide something in a safe place.	I ___ some money ___ behind some books.
Stave in	Push or break something inwards.	The police ___ the front door ___ and arrested them.
Stave off	Delay, prevent something from happening.	The medicine ___ ___ the worst of the disease.
Stay away	Not come.	He said he didn't like them coming and wanted them to ___ ___.
Stay away from	Avoid, not come.	He told them to ___ ___ ___ him.
Stay in	Not go out.	I'm going to ___ ___ and chill tonight; I can't be bothered to go out.
Stay on	Remain longer than anticipated.	She ___ ___ after she graduated to do a Master's degree.
Stay out	Not go home.	We ___ ___ all night.
Stay over	Stay overnight.	I ___ ___ at a friend's house last night because of the train strike.
Stay up	Not go to bed.	The children ___ ___ until way past their bedtime.
Steal away	Leave a place quietly or secretly.	We didn't want to wake them, so we ___ ___ in the middle of the night.
Steal out	Leave in a stealthy or quiet manner.	Not wanting to attract attention, she ___ ___ early.
Steal over	Be gradually overcome by an emotion or feeling.	A feeling of pride ___ ___ me as I watched.
Steal up	Approach quietly or secretly.	The lights were off and everything was quiet so we ___ ___ as quietly as we could.
Steal up on	Approach a place or someone quietly or secretly.	We ___ ___ ___ them so that they couldn't sound the alarm.
Steer clear of	Avoid.	He's trying to ___ ___ ___ his lecturer because he hasn't finished his assignment yet.
Stem from	Originate, be caused by.	The trouble ___ ___ their refusal to discuss the matter.
Step aside	Leave a job or position so that someone else can take over.	Everyone thinks that the prime minister should ___ ___ so that someone new can lead the party into the election.
Step back	Look at something from a different perspective.	We should ___ ___ and try to see how our customers will view the scheme.
Step down	Leave a job or position so that someone can take over.	The ___ ___ ___ after the share price dropped.
Step down	Reduce.	Production is being ___ ___ because demand has dropped.
Step forward	Offer help.	When I had the accident, a lot of people ___ ___ to help me.
Step in	Get involved by interrupting something.	I had to ___ ___ when they started fighting.
Step on it	An imperative used to tell someone to go faster, especially when driving.	I told the taxi driver to ___ ___ ___ as I was late for the meeting.
Step out	Leave a place for a very short time.	They've ___ ___ for a cigarette.
Step to	Confront.	Don't ___ ___ those guys; they'll kill you.
Step to	Chat, talk to.	He tried to ___ ___ her in the bar.
Step up	Increase.	The police have ___ ___ the pressure on beggars working the Underground.
Stick around	Stay in a place for some time.	He's late, but I'll ___ ___ for another few minutes before I leave.
Stick at	Continue doing something despite difficulties.	She found the course very tough but she ___ ___ it and did well in the end.
Stick by	Support someone when they are having difficulties.	No one ___ ___ him when the scandal became public.
Stick by	Support a plan, opinion or decision.	They are ___ ___ their claims.
Stick down	Write something quickly or without thinking about it.	I couldn't answer the test so I just ___ anything ___ that I could remember.
Stick down	Join surfaces with glue.	I ___ the label ___.
Stick it to	Criticize someone.	She ___ ___ ___ me for turning up half an hour late.
Stick it to	Treat someone badly or unfairly.	My boss always ___ ___ ___ me when she's in a bad mood.
Stick out	Be easily noticed.	He's so much better than the others that he ___ ___.
Stick out	Extend part of your body.	He ___ his tongue ___ at me.
Stick out	Continue doing something difficult or unpleasant.	I ___ it ___ even though I hated every minute of it.
Stick out for	Demand a salary raise.	We're ___ ___ ___ a 5% increase.
Stick to	Not change.	The Prime Minister decided to ___ ___ the original plan despite the criticism in the media.
Stick to	Restrict or limit and not change.	I ___ ___ the path and didn't take the shortcut.
Stick together	Support each other.	If we don't ___ ___, things will be much worse for all of us- we need some unity.
Stick up	Stand on end.	The static electricity made my hair ___ ___.
Stick up	Rob using weapons.	They ___ the bank ___ and stole tens of thousands.
Stick up for	Support or defend.	You have to ___ ___ ___ yourself here, because no one will back you.
Stick with	Not change something.	We'd better ___ ___ our original idea.
Stick with	Stay near someone.	He told the children to ___ ___ him in the station.
Stick with	Not be forgotten.	The details have ___ ___ me ever since.
Stick with	Continue with something difficult or unpleasant.	I ___ ___ the job though I found it very stressful.
Stiffen up	Become rigid.	My back ___ ___ in cold weather.
Stiffen up	Make something rigid.	They used starch to ___ the collars ___.
Stir up	Make trouble for someone else.	He ___ things ___ by complaining to senior management about his line manager.
Stitch up	Sew something so that it is closed.	I ___ ___ the hole in my sleeve.
Stitch up	Finalize a deal.	We get the contract ___ ___ this week.
Stitch up	Cheat someone or make them look guilty when they aren't.	The police ___ them ___ because they couldn't find any evidence against them.
Stomp off	Leave somewhere angrily.	He lost his temper and ___ ___ home.
Stomp on	Treat badly or defeat.	They ___ ___ their competitors.
Stop around	Visit someone for a short time.	Why don't you ___ ___ my place on your way back? Stop back Return somewhere.
Stop back	Return somewhere.	I'll ___ ___ this afternoon when you're free.
Stop behind	Stay somewhere when other people leave.	I ___ ___ at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions.
Stop by	Visit somewhere briefly or quickly.	I must ___ ___ the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner.
Stop in	Stay at home.	I was feeling tired so I ___ ___ last night.
Stop in	Visit briefly.	I ___ ___ at my aunt's after work.
Stop off	Break a journey.	We ___ ___ for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving.
Stop out	Be out late, especially when you are expected home.	Her parents were annoyed because she ___ ___ all night.
Stop over	Stay somewhere when on a journey.	I ___ ___ in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from Tokyo.
Stop up	Stay up late.	I ___ ___ last night watching the film.
Stop up	Fill or block something.	I ___ ___ the bottle with a cork.
Storm off	Leave a place angrily.	They had a row and he ___ ___.
Storm out	Leave a place angrily.	He lost his temper and ___ ___ ___ the bar.
Stow away	Store something in a safe place.	We ___ it ___ in the garage to keep it dry.
Straighten out	Make something straight.	I'm always having to ___ ___ the wires connected to my computer.
Straighten out	Deal with a problem.	I had to ___ ___ things after the mess they had made.
Straighten out	Make clear and resolve.	There are a few issues I'd like to ___ ___ first.
Straighten out	Improve someone's behavior.	Starting work has ___ him ___ and calmed him down.
Straighten up	Stand straight.	She ___ ___ when her boss walked in.
Straighten up	Tidy.	I ___ ___ the room before they arrived.
Strike back	Attack, take action against someone who has hurt you.	At first, he ignored them, but when things got very serious, he ___ ___.
Strike down	Kill.	A hitman ___ him ___ as he entered the building.
Strike down	Make someone very ill.	We was ___ ___ with pneumonia.
Strike down	Disallow a law, decision, etc.	The Appeal Court ___ ___ the lower court's ruling.
Strike on	Have a good idea.	I ___ ___ the solution when I was out with my dog.
Strike out	Start doing something new and different.	After doing the same job for five years, I decided to ___ ___ and change careers.
Strike out	Try to hit someone.	When he pushed me, I ___ ___.
Strike out	Start going towards a place.	We got up early and ___ ___ for our final destination.
Strike out	Cross writing out.	As they arrived, I ___ their names ___ on the list I had.
Strike out	Fail.	I tried to get the government to support us but I ___ ___.
Strike up	Start (conversation, relationship).	He ___ ___ a conversation with me in the bar.
Strike up	Start performing music.	The band ___ ___ and everyone turned to listen.
Strike upon	Have a good idea.	It took us a long time to ___ ___ a solution.
String along	Deceive someone for a long time.	They kept saying they were interested, but they were just ___ me ___ String along Accompany someone because you haven't got anything better to do.
String together	Put words together into a coherent text.	I was so nervous in the interview that I could hardly ___ a sentence ___.
String up	Hang somebody.	The rebels ___ the soldiers ___ after they captured them.
Stub out	Extinguish a cigarette.	He ___ his cigarette ___ in a saucer because he couldn't find an ashtray.
Stuff up	Make a mistake, do badly, spoil.	I ___ the exam ___.
Stumble across	Find something accidentally.	You'll never guess what I ___ ___ when I was packing my stuff.
Stumble upon	Find something accidentally.	I ___ ___ these photos when I was clearing my room up.
Stump up	Pay for something.	He didn't want to pay me back, but I got him to ___ ___ in the end.
Suck in	Become involved in something unpleasant.	Everyone around her was taking drugs and she got ___ ___.
Suck into	Become involved in something unpleasant.	The country got ___ ___ the war.
Suck up	Try to ingratiate yourself.	He is always ___ ___ to try to get the boss's approval.
Suck up to	Ingratiate yourself with someone.	He's always ___ ___ ___ our boss.
Suit up	Get dressed or put on a uniform for an activity or task.	They ___ ___ and went to the interview.
Sum up	Summarize.	At the end of the lecture, she ___ ___ the main points again.
Summon up	Get the energy or courage to do something.	Andrea couldn't ___ ___ the enthusiasm to apply for the position.
Suss out	Come to understand.	It took her ages to ___ ___ what was going on.
Swan about	Move in a dramatic or affected manner.	He ___ ___ at the party.
Swan around	Move in a dramatic or affected manner.	She ___ ___ trying to impress people.
Swan in	Enter in a dramatic or attention-seeking manner.	He ___ ___ surrounded by photographers.
Swan off	Leave somewhere in a defiant or pompous manner.	He didn't like the way the spoke to him so he ___ ___ angrily.
Swear by	Have great confidence in.	I ___ ___ their products- they're the best on the market.
Swear down	Promise that something is true.	He ___ ___ that he hadn't done it.
Sweep through	Pass easily, succeed.	She ___ ___ the exams.
Sweep through	Move quickly through.	The disease ___ ___ the population.
Swing around	Change your opinion quickly.	They ___ ___ to our idea after reading the press reports.
Swing around	Turn around quickly.	He ___ ___ to see what had made the noise.
Swing around	Turn around quickly.	She ___ ___ and greeted them.
Swing at	Try to hit.	He ___ ___ me but missed.
Swing by	Visit a person or place on your way somewhere.	I will ___ ___ this afternoon and pick you up.
Swing round	Change your opinion quickly.	They were against it at first then ___ ___ and supported it.
Syphon off	Take business, support or votes from someone.	The candidate ___ ___ a lot of votes because of his anti-war stance.
Syphon off	Divert money illegally.	The minister had been ___ ___ funds from his department for years.
Tack on	Add something that wasn't planned.	They ___ ___ a new ending to the film when they found that test audiences didn't like the original.
Tack onto	Add or attach something that wasn't planned to something.	I ___ a quick message ___ the end of the letter after I'd printed it.
Tag along	Accompany someone, especially if they haven't specifically invited you.	You're off to the cinema; can we ___ ___? Tag on Add an additional point to something written or spoken.
Tag on	Add an additional point to something written or spoken.	He ___ ___ a few comments after reading my report.
Tag onto	Add an additional point to something written or spoken.	He ___ his ideas ___ the end of my report.
Tag with	Add a keyword link or bookmark to a blog entry or webpage.	The post was ___ ___ keywords.
Tail away	Become silent or inaudible.	His voice ___ ___ when he was speaking about what he'd done wrong.
Tail back	Form a traffic jam.	The traffic ___ ___ for several miles after the accident.
Tail off	Become silent or inaudible.	The voices ___ ___ when she entered.
Tail off	Decrease.	Profits ___ ___ sharply in the last quarter of the year as a result of the increase in the price of oil.
Take after	Look like, resemble.	He ___ ___ his mother.
Take apart	Take something to pieces.	She ___ the photocopier ___ to see what had got stuck in it.
Take aside	Get someone alone to talk to them.	The teacher ___ her ___ and said that she'd failed the exam.
Take away	Remove.	The police ___ the protestors ___.
Take back	Make someone nostalgic.	That song always ___ me ___ to when I was at university.
Take back	Retract a statement, admit that something was wrong.	I had to ___ ___ everything bad I'd said about them when I learned how they'd helped out.
Take down	Make notes or write down in full.	The police ___ ___ his answers to their questions.
Take down	Remove.	People ___ ___ their Christmas decorations twelve days after Christmas.
Take in	Absorb information.	The lecture was rather boring and I didn't ___ ___ much of what the lecturer said.
Take in	Deceive.	She ___ me ___ with her story until someone told me the truth.
Take in	Make clothes smaller.	The jacket was far too big around the shoulders, so I had it ___ ___ so that I could wear it.
Take in	Assume care or support.	The family ___ ___ the three homeless kittens.
Take it	Accept criticism.	He's good at criticizing others, but can't ___ ___ himself.
Take it out on	Abuse someone because you're angry.	Whenever things go wrong, he always shouts and ___ ___ ___ ___ me, even if I had nothing to do with the problem.
Take it upon yourself	Take responsibility, often without consulting other people.	I ___ ___ ___ ___ to make sure he got up on time.
Take off	Make great progress.	The software house really ___ ___ when they produced the latest version of their ___ package.
Take off	Reduce the price of an item.	They've ___ ten percent ___ designer frames for glasses.
Take off	When a plane departs or leaves the ground.	The flight for Dublin ___ ___ on time.
Take off	Remove.	It was hot, so I ___ my jacket ___.
Take on	Allow passengers on a ship or plane.	The plane stopped at Zurich to ___ ___ some passengers.
Take on	Assume a responsibility.	She ___ ___ the task of indexing the book.
Take on	Employ.	The council has had to ___ ___ twenty extra employees to handle their increased workload.
Take out	Borrow a library book.	I ___ ___ all the books I needed for my essay from the library.
Take out	Borrow money from a bank or other official lender.	Jackie and Anil ___ ___ a mortgage to buy a bigger flat.
Take out	Extract or remove.	The dentist ___ ___ all of my wisdom teeth before they started causing any problems.
Take out	Go out socially with someone, especially a date.	He ___ her ___ to a restaurant last Friday night.
Take out	Obtain insurance.	I ___ ___ some health insurance before I went backpacking around Latin America.
Take out	Kill, murder.	The gang ___ him ___ after he spoke to the police.
Take over	Assume control of a company or organization.	The bank was ___ ___ by a Hong Kong bank that needed to buy a bank to get into the British market.
Take over	Start a job or position that someone had occupied before you.	She ___ ___ responsibility for the project last month.
Take through	Explain something to someone.	He ___ me ___ the procedures before we started.
Take to	Make a habit of something.	He's ___ ___ wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably.
Take up	Fill or occupy time or space.	An awful lot of my time at work is ___ ___ with pointless bureaucracy nowadays.
Take up	Make clothes shorter.	The trousers were too long so I ___ them ___ to make them fit.
Take up	Start a new hobby, pastime, etc.	He ___ ___ squash as he felt he had to lose some weight.
Talk around	Persuade.	He ___ them ___ to accepting his point of view.
Talk around	Talk about a problem or issue without really dealing with it.	They ___ ___ the issue without reaching a conclusion.
Talk around	Talk about a problem or issue without really dealing with it.	WE ___ ___ the issue but didn't reach a conclusion.
Talk at	Talk to someone and not give them a chance to reply or listen to them.	There's no point trying to convince them; they'll just ___ ___ you until you give up.
Talk back	Respond rudely to a person in authority.	The teacher was cross because the pupil ___ ___ to her.
Talk down	Try to make something sound less important.	The company ___ ___ ___ the recent fall in shares.
Talk down	Persuade someone not to jump off a high place to kill themselves.	A man was threatening to jump off the building but the police ___ him ___.
Talk down to	Talk in a way to show your superiority not communicate.	She's a dreadful teacher and ___ ___ ___ her students instead of teaching them.
Talk into	Persuade someone to do something.	She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to ___ her ___ it.
Talk out	Discuss a problem or issue to find a solution.	They had a meeting to ___ ___ how people felt.
Talk out of	Persuade someone not to do something.	He was going to drive home after drinking half a bottle of wine, but his friends ___ him ___ ___ it.
Talk over	Discuss.	We ___ ___ the problems in our relationship, but couldn't sort things out.
Talk round	Persuade.	She ___ them ___ to accepting her point of view.
Talk through	Guide someone through an issue.	The teacher ___ me ___ the test so I knew what to expect.
Talk up	Make something appear more important or significant than it really is.	The government are trying to ___ ___ the effect of their policies.
Talk yourself out	Talk until you have nothing left to say.	He ___ himself ___ after a couple of hours and calmed down.
Tap for	Get money off someone.	I ___ him ___ a loan.
Tap into	Use or exploit a plentiful resource for your benefit.	The company is hoping to ___ ___ the Chinese market.
Tap off with	Have sex with.	He ___ ___ ___ someone at the party on Saturday.
Tap out	Play a rhythm quietly.	He ___ ___ the tune with his pencil while he was thinking.
Tap out	Use all the money available.	How can we buy a new house without ___ ___ our savings account.
Tap up	Approach a footballer illegally to get them to change teams.	Chelsea were accused of ___ him ___ even though he was under contract.
Team up	Work with someone or a group to achieve something.	They ___ ___ to publicize the issue.
Tear apart	Disturb or upset greatly.	People were ___ ___ when news of the train crash came through.
Tear at	Pull or try to pull something to pieces.	The fighters ___ ___ each other.
Tear away	Stop someone doing something unwillingly.	I had to ___ him ___ from the office for dinner.
Tear away	Remove a surface violently.	The roof was ___ ___ in the hurricane.
Tear down	Demolish.	The estate was ___ ___ so that they could develop the land into luxury flats.
Tear into	Criticize strongly or angrily.	She ___ ___ me for losing it.
Tear off	Remove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors.	She ___ the slip ___ the bottom of the form and sent it with her cheque.
Tear off	Leave at high speed.	The police ___ ___ in their car after arresting her.
Tear off	Remove with force.	The storm ___ the roof ___.
Tear out	Depart rapidly.	The sheriff ___ ___ after the escaping criminals.
Tear up	Rip into pieces.	He ___ the fax ___ and threw the bits of paper in the bin.
Tear up	Destroy.	They are ___ ___ the old part of town to build a new shopping center.
Tear up	Have eyes fill with tears.	After hearing the tragic news he ___ ___ and could hardly speak.
Tee off	Start or launch an event.	The new project will ___ ___ next month.
Tee off	Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole.	He ___ ___ at the first hole.
Tee off	Annoy someone.	It ___ me ___ when they turn up late.
Tee off on	Criticism.	She ___ ___ ___ me about the work I gave her.
Tee up	Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole.	She ___ ___ two strokes ahead at the last hole.
Tee up	Make preparations before starting or launching something.	They are ___ ___ for the conference tomorrow.
Tell apart	See a difference between two things.	They're identical twins so I cannot ___ them ___.
Tell off	Chide; talk angrily to someone about something they've done wrong.	His fiancée ___ him ___ for arriving nearly an hour late.
Tell on	Report someone to an authority.	The pupil ___ ___ the others for cheating and the teacher failed them.
Text out	Cancel an appointment by sending a text message.	I was feeling too tired to go and ___ ___.
Think over	Consider something carefully.	I've ___ it ___ and have made up my mind; I'm going to take the job in Leeds.
Think through	Consider all the possibilities and outcomes of a situation.	The plan fell through because they hadn't ___ it ___ properly.
Think up	Create or invent something, especially when lying.	I'd better ___ ___ a good reason for handing the work in late.
Throw away	Discard something when no longer needed.	I ___ the alarm clock ___ because it had stopped working.
Throw in	Join, accompany.	May I ___ ___ with you? My companions left me behind.
Throw in	Add something to a deal.	They ___ ___ a printer so I bought it from them.
Throw off	Remove item of clothing quickly.	I ___ ___ my shoes and flopped on the settee.
Throw off	Get rid of.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the cold.
Throw off	Produce light or heat.	The lamp ___ ___ a lot of heat.
Throw on	Put clothes on quickly.	I ___ ___ a jacket and rushed outside.
Throw out	Get rid of.	I ___ ___ all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.
Throw out	Dislocate.	Edward slipped on the ice and ___ ___ his shoulder.
Throw out	Reject.	The committee ___ the proposal ___.
Throw out	Produce heat, fumes.	The car ___ ___ a lot of smoke.
Throw out	Expel.	The school ___ him ___ for smoking.
Throw over	End a relationship with someone.	She ___ me ___ last year.
Throw over	Reject, refuse to accept.	They ___ ___ the agreement.
Throw together	Make or arrange quickly.	I ___ a quick dinner ___ before we left.
Throw up	Vomit.	The prawns she ate at lunch made her ___ ___ and she had to go home early.
Throw up	Produce problems, results, ideas, etc.	The talks ___ ___ some interesting possibilities.
Throw up	Leave a job or position suddenly.	She ___ ___ her job to go travelling.
Throw up	Create clouds of dust or splash water into the air.	The road was bumpy and the car in front was ___ ___ so much dust that we could hardly see where we were going.
Throw yourself at	Make it clear you are sexually attracted to someone.	He ___ ___ ___ her but she wasn't interested.
Throw yourself into	Do something enthusiastically or energetically.	She ___ herself ___ the project.
Tick along	Make reasonable progress without any serious problems.	Things are ___ ___ at work while the director's away.
Tick away	Pass (of time).	The last few seconds ___ ___ and the team couldn't come back.
Tick by	Pass (of time).	The seconds ___ ___ and the team failed to score.
Tick off	Annoy.	She really ___ me ___ when she doesn't reply to my emails.
Tick off	Scold.	He ___ me ___ for arriving late.
Tick off	Put a mark on an item in a list when it has been dealt with.	She ___ ___ our names when we arrived.
Tick over	Continue working, but without improving.	The company ___ ___ while she was away on holiday.
Tick over	Operate but without moving (engines).	The mechanic left the engine ___ ___ for a while to see if he could see what was causing the problem.
Tide over	Use something carefully so as not to finish it.	This $50 will have to TIDE me OVER until I get paid.
Tidy up	Put things in the correct place in a room.	I ___ ___ my bedroom because it was a complete mess.
Tie back	Fasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct.	She ___ her hair ___ before playing tennis.
Tie down	Secure something to prevent it moving.	They ___ him ___ to stop him escaping.
Tie down	Remove or restrict freedom.	Marriage ___ you ___.
Tie down	Stop people (often police or military) going where they are needed.	The army were ___ ___ with the rebellion and couldn't help.
Tie in	Agree, be connected or support.	The theory ___ ___ with what the police have been saying.
Tie in	Associate with.	He is ___ ___ somehow with the crime syndicate.
Tie in with	Occur at the same time.	The publication ___ ___ ___ the twentieth anniversary of the incident.
Tie up	Tie or fasten something securely.	They ___ ___ the hostages so that they couldn't escape.
Tie up	Stop someone doing something.	Work has ___ me ___ all week.
Tie up	Fasten.	I ___ ___ my shoelaces.
Tie up	Block a road, etc.	The convoy ___ ___ the road for an hour.
Tighten up	Make something more secure or function better.	They're ___ ___ security for the president's visit.
Time out	End or close because of a time limit.	The program ___ ___ before I could reply.
Time out	End or close something because of a time limit.	The program ___ me ___ after twenty minutes.
Tip off	Secretly inform the police or authorities.	The police arrested the drug dealer after someone ___ them ___.
Tip over	Spill, make something fall on its side.	I ___ my coffee ___ and ruined my keyboard.
Tire of	Get bored of something.	She soon ___ ___ the course and dropped out.
Tire out	Make someone exhausted.	Working so much ___ me ___.
Toddle off	Leave, go home.	It's getting late, so I'm going to ___ ___ home.
Tone down	Make something sound more moderate.	The Minister tried to ___ ___ what she had said when the press started attacking her.
Tool up	Provide equipment.	The company spent a lot on ___ the factory ___.
Tool up	Arm yourself or somebody.	The gangsters got ___ ___ before they went into the club.
Tootle off	Leave, depart.	It's getting late, so we're going to ___ ___ home.
Top off	Finish something in a special way.	He complained for an hour and to ___ it ___ started shouting his head off.
Top out	Stop increasing, reach the highest point.	The temperature ___ ___ at forty degrees yesterday.
Top up	Refill something that isn't empty yet.	Shall I ___ ___ your drink while I'm pouring myself one? Toss about Discuss something freely and openly, but not very seriously.
Toss around	Discuss something freely and openly, but not very seriously.	We ___ their plan ___ a bit and then rejected it.
Toss back	Drink quickly.	I ___ ___ my beer and left.
Toss down	Drink quickly.	I ___ a couple of drinks ___ before they arrived.
Toss for	Make a decision by throwing a coin and seeing which side lands face up.	We ___ ___ who would start.
Toss up	Decide something by throwing a coin and seeing which side lands face up.	We ___ ___ to see who would kick off.
Touch down	Land (planes).	The plane ___ ___ at Narita airport an hour late.
Touch for	Borrow money.	I ___ him ___ some cash as I'd forgotten my cards.
Touch off	Cause a problem to occur.	The government's decision ___ ___ riots in the capital.
Touch on	Mention.	The talk ___ ___ the issue, but didn't give any new information.
Touch up	Improve the appearance of something.	I couldn't be bothered to redecorate, so I just ___ ___ the bits that needed painting the most.
Touch up	Touch someone in a sexual way.	She got angry when he tried to ___ her ___ in the elevator.
Touch upon	Mention.	They didn't ___ ___ the subject because of the controversy.
Tow away	Remove a vehicle, especially if parked illegally.	I parked in a no-parking zone and they ___ my car ___.
Toy at	Pretend to think about or think about in a casual way.	She ___ ___ getting them to help her but then did it alone.
Toy over	Consider something, but not very seriously	I ___ ___ the idea for a while, but decided not to go ahead with it.
Toy with	Move or play with something to occupy your hands.	He ___ ___ his cup.
Toy with	Treat insincerely.	He thought she loved him but she was just ___ ___ him.
Track down	Find after a long search.	It took me ages to ___ them ___ in the crowd at the football game.
Trade down	Sell something and replace it with something cheaper.	Their house it too large now that their children have left home, so they're going to ___ ___ to something smaller.
Trade in	Exchange something old as part of the price of something new.	She ___ ___ her old car for the new model.
Trade in	Leave your wife or husband to marry someone younger.	He ___ ___ his wife when he became the chairman.
Trade off	Bargain, make a deal or compromise.	A longer working week was ___ ___ for a pay rise.
Trade off	Accept something you don't really want to get something you do want.	We had to ___ ___ space for the location when buying the apartment.
Trade on	Exploit, use something to your advantage.	He ___ ___ their insecurity to get his way.
Trade up	Buy larger or more expensive items.	British wine drinkers have ___ ___ over the last few years from cheap plonk to expensive wines.
Trade up	Leave your wife or husband and marry someone better looking, richer, etc.	She supported him for years while he was struggling, but when he hit the big time he left her and ___ ___.
Train up	Teach someone the specific skills they will need to carry out a job or task.	I have been ___ my new assistant ___.
Trickle down	Pass benefits from economic expansion through the economy to the less fortunate.	Despite the economic boom, few benefits have ___ ___ to the poor.
Trip out	Be under the influence of psychoactive drugs.	After taking the ___ he ___ ___ for hours.
Trip up	Make a mistake.	I ___ ___ in the interview when they asked me about what I could offer the company.
Trot off	Leave.	The meeting was over so I ___ ___.
Trot off to	Go somewhere.	I ___ ___ ___ see the dentist.
Trot out	Make a statement (meant negatively).	The spokeswoman ___ ___ the same old unconvincing excuses.
Trump up	Charge or accuse someone falsely.	The police ___ ___ the charges against him and he ended up in prison though he hadn't done it.
Try back	Phone back.	I called but they weren't in, so I'll ___ ___ later.
Try for	Make an attempt to get something.	I'm going to ___ ___ the job.
Try it on	Provoke someone by being annoying or behaving badly.	The children were ___ ___ ___ all night until I lost my temper.
Try it on	Attempt to get something, usually by deceit, without great hopes of success.	He knew I wasn't got to let him do it- he was just ___ ___ ___.
Try on	Put clothes on to see if they fit.	I ___ the jacket ___ before I bought it.
Try out	Test.	Scientists are ___ ___ a new drug in the fight against the disease.
Try out	Test something to see if you like it or want to buy it.	I ___ ___ the program before I bought it.
Try out for	Be tested for a sports team.	He ___ ___ ___ the baseball team.
Tuck away	Put something in a safe place.	I ___ the money ___ in my drawer.
Tuck away	Eat a lot.	We ___ ___ a huge dinner before we went out.
Tuck in	Tidy the ends of items of clothing by placing them inside something.	I forgot to ___ my shirt ___.
Tuck in	Start eating enthusiastically.	The dinner smelled so good I couldn't wait to ___ ___.
Tuck in	Arrange the sheets, duvet or blankets to make someone, usually a child, comfortable in bed.	He ___ her ___ and read her a story.
Tuck into	Start eating something.	I was starving and ___ ___ the food.
Tuck up	Arrange the sheets, duvet or blankets to make someone, usually a child, comfortable in bed.	She ___ her children ___ in bed and switched the lights off.
Tune in	Watch or listen to a	Be sure to ___ ___ next week for the next episode.
Tune in to	Watch or listen to a	Make sure you ___ ___ ___ next week's show.
Tune out	Ignore, not pay attention.	I ___ him ___ because he was talking such rubbish.
Tune up	Improve the performance of a machine or engine.	He's ___ his car ___ for the race.
Tune up	Tune a musical instrument before playing.	The orchestra ___ ___ their instruments before the concert.
Turn against	Stop liking and start disliking.	The public ___ ___ the government when they became arrogant and ceased to listen.
Turn away	Not allow someone to enter a place.	The doorman ___ him ___ from the nightclub because he was wearing trainers.
Turn down	Reduce volume, temperature, etc.	The room was too hot, so she ___ the heating ___.
Turn down	Reject an offer, invitation, etc.	They offered her the job, but she ___ it ___.
Turn down	Fold the top covers of a bed down to make it ready for someone to go to sleep.	The hotel staff ___ ___ the bed and scattered flower petals on it while we was having dinner.
Turn in	Go to bed.	I ___ ___ at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning.
Turn in	Hand in, submit.	She ___ ___ her paper.
Turn into	Become.	Tadpoles ___ ___ frogs.
Turn off	Stop a machine.	I ___ the ___ ___ and went to bed.
Turn on	Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure.	He really ___ me ___.
Turn on	Start a machine.	I ___ the radio ___ to get the weather forecast.
Turn on	Attack.	The neighbor’s dog ___ ___ me when I tried to stroke it.
Turn out	Produce.	The factory ___ ___ three thousand units a day.
Turn out	Produce an unexpected result.	It looked as if we were going to fail, but it ___ ___ well in the end.
Turn out	Stop a light.	She ___ ___ the lights and went to bed.
Turn out	Attend.	Thousand ___ ___ for the demonstration.
Turn over	Give to the authorities.	The court ordered the company to ___ ___ their financial records.
Turn to	Try to get help.	She had nobody to ___ ___ when her husband died.
Turn to	Take up a habit.	He ___ ___ drinking after he lost his job.
Turn up	Appear.	She didn't ___ ___ for class today.
Turn up	Increase volume, temperature, etc.	I ___ the music ___ full blast.
Type in	Enter computer data or text.	He ___ his name ___ the box.
Type out	Write a full or finished version of a text on a computer.	She ___ her essay ___ and handed it in at the last minute.
Type up	Type a finished version.	She ___ ___ her lecture notes and printed them out.
Urge on	Encourage.	The crowd ___ the players ___.
Urge on	Persuade or pressure to accept something.	They ___ the deal ___ the company.
Urge upon	Persuade or pressure to accept something.	They ___ the contract ___ us.
Use up	Finish or consume all of something.	We ___ ___ all the olive oil.
Usher in	Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time.	We always give a party ___ ___ the new year.
Usher in	Make important changes happen.	Her appointment as president ___ ___ a whole new phase in the company's growth.
Vacuum up	Consume.	He ___ ___ all of the food.
Vamp up	Make something more exciting, attractive, etc.	The place is dull and you need to ___ it ___.
Vamp up	Invent, maker up, improvise.	I had to ___ ___ a reason for being so late.
Veg out	Relax, do nothing.	I'm going to ___ ___ in front of the television tonight.
Venture forth	Leave somewhere safe or comfortable.	If the storm has finished, we could ___ ___.
Wade in	Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully.	He just ___ ___ without listening to what anyone had to say.
Wade in	Attack.	The hooligans ___ ___ when they saw fans from the other team.
Wade into	Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usually.	They ___ ___ the negotiations and the deal collapsed.
Wade through	Get to the end of something with difficulty.	It took me ages to ___ ___ the book.
Wait about	Wait somewhere doing nothing.	I ___ ___ for an hour, but they didn't come.
Wait around	Wait somewhere doing nothing.	They were just ___ ___ to see if anything was going to happen.
Wait behind	Stay somewhere after other people have left.	I ___ ___ to ask the lecturer a question.
Wait on	Serve people in a restaurant.	They have two people ___ ___ each table.
Wait on	Sell goods in a shop.	He ___ ___ customers in an electronics store.
Wait on	Provide someone with everything they need or want.	He has a butler who ___ ___ him.
Wait on	Wait for a result before being able to make a decision.	They're ___ ___ the results of the vote before taking a final decision.
Wait out	Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant.	We'll have to ___ ___ this uncertainty.
Wait up	Not go to bed because you are waiting.	I was worried and ___ ___ until they got home safe and sound.
Wait up!	Stop (imperative).	Wait up! I need to talk to you.
Wait upon	Provide someone with what they require.	They used to have servants ___ ___ them.
Wait upon	Wait for a result before being able to make a decision.	They must ___ ___ the outcome of the match before they know who they'll be playing.
Wake up	Stop sleeping.	I ___ ___ at half past six this morning.
Walk away	Win easily.	She ___ ___ ___ the first with prize.
Walk away from	Leave something you don't like.	You can't just ___ ___ ___ your problems.
Walk back from	Retract a statement.	They declined to ___ ___ ___ their comments despite the controversy.
Walk in on	Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see something.	He ___ ___ ___ them planning to sack him.
Walk into	Get work without effort.	He ___ ___ a great job straight after university.
Walk into	Be unaware of the presence of something and either enter it (a trap) or bump into it (an obstruction	You ___ ___ that one [You became victim to a trap I set] or I ___ ___ a door and broke my nose.
Walk off	Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling.	I tried to ___ ___ my hangover.
Walk off with	Win easily.	He ___ ___ ___ the award.
Walk off with	Take something without permission or steal.	Someone ___ ___ ___ my umbrella so I got soaked.
Walk on	Continue walking.	I saw the accident but just ___ ___ as I didn't want to have to give a statement.
Walk out	Leave work because of a dispute with the management.	The workers ___ ___ because the felt that safety wasn't being handled correctly.
Walk out	Leave a place angrily or because you are not satisfied.	The film was a bore so I ___ ___ halfway through.
Walk out on	Leave somebody angrily.	He ___ ___ ___ his wife last year.
Walk through	Explain or demonstrate something carefully to someone.	He ___ me ___ the procedures.
Walk up	Go to someone.	A man ___ ___ and asked me the time.
Waltz through	Pass or succeed easily.	She ___ ___ the tests and got the highest score.
Wander off	Leave a place, usually without telling other people.	She ___ ___ and got lost in the crowd.
Wander off	Stop paying attention.	The lecture was boring and my mind ___ ___ after ten minutes.
Want out	Want to leave a relationship or arrangement.	Jackie wasn't happy with her marriage and ___ ___.
Warm up	Do exercises before a sport.	The team ___ ___ half an hour before the volleyball match.
Wash away	When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.	The ice cream stall on the beach was ___ ___ in the storm last night.
Wash down	Drink in order to swallow something solid.	I ___ the antibiotics ___ with a glass of water.
Wash out	Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelled.	The rain ___ ___ the championship final.
Wash over	Suddenly experience a strong emotion.	He felt numb as grief ___ ___ him.
Wash up	Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it.	The children ___ ___ after lunch.
Wash up	When something in the sea or river is left on the shore or bank.	After the crash, several bodies ___ ___ on the beach.
Wash up	Wash face and hands.	Be sure you and the kids ___ ___ before dinner.
Waste away	Become very thin and weak, usually due to illness.	He ___ ___ as the cancer got worse.
Watch out	Be careful (imperative).	Watch out- there's ice on the road.
Watch out for	Be careful of something.	WATCH ___ ___ bats in the caves; many have rabies.
Watch over	Keep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble.	The lecturer ___ ___ the students as they did the experiment.
Water down	Make something weaker and less effective.	The law was ___ ___ by the opposing politicians before it passed.
Wave aside	Ignore or refuse to consider what someone says.	They ___ ___ our objections and carried on with the plan.
Wave down	Make a hand signal to stop a vehicle.	They ___ the van ___ and got a lift after the accident.
Wave off	Go to a place where someone is leaving to wave goodbye.	We ___ her ___ at the station.
Wave on	Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving.	The accident was bad, but the police ___ us ___.
Wean off	Slowly stop a dependency on something.	We will have to ___ him ___ his obsession.
Wear away	Erode, remove gradually.	The lawn has been ___ ___ by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.
Wear down	Make something weaker.	The stress of my job is ___ me ___.
Wear off	Stop having an effect.	The anesthetic ___ ___ and my tooth started hurting.
Wear out	Use something until it stops working.	She played the video so many times that she ___ the tape ___.
Weed out	Remove, get rid of.	The company ___ ___ the unsuccessful sales reps.
Weigh down on	Burden with responsibilities, duties, etc.	The requirements of her new job ___ ___ ___ her.
Weigh in	Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing).	The champion ___ ___ at 120 kilos.
Weigh in	Enter an argument forcefully.	He disliked the plan and ___ ___ with some heavy criticism.
Weigh in on	Enter an argument or discussion to express a strongly felt idea.	She ___ ___ ___ their immigration policies.
Weigh on	Make someone consider carefully.	The issues raised ___ ___ her mind.
Weigh out	Measure a certain amount of something by weight.	Could you ___ ___ 200 grammes of that for me?
Weird out	Disturb, cause concern or worry.	The way he spoke was ___ me ___.
Well up	Feel tears starting.	I felt tears ___ ___ when I heard the news.
Well up	Feel an emotion strongly.	Anger ___ ___ inside us when we saw what they had done.
Well up	Experience an emotion or feeling, start to cry.	Tears ___ ___ when I heard they had died.
Wheel around	Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction.	When he heard the whistle, he ___ ___ to see what was happening.
Wheel out	Use something like an explanation that has been used many times before and has lost its impact.	They ___ ___ the same old excuses last time this happened.
Wheel round	Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction.	She ___ ___ when he told her to stop.
While away	Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do.	We ___ a couple of hours ___ playing computer games.
Whip into	Enter rapidly (as for a brief errand).	Ben ___ ___ the convenience store for a bag of chips.
Whip out	Remove quickly.	The police officer ___ ___ her radio and called for back-up.
Whip out of	Exit rapidly.	Lola ___ ___ ___ a side street without looking and broadsided a police car.
Whip through	Do something quickly.	She ___ ___ the task.
Whip up	Make food quickly.	We got back late and ___ ___ dinner.
Whip up	Mix liquid food quickly to make it thick and creamy.	I ___ ___ the egg whites.
Whip up	Make people feel more strongly about something.	The boss tried to ___ ___ some support for her new policies.
Whisk away	Take to another place quickly.	The police ___ the minister ___ when the trouble started.
White out	Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text.	Could you pass the Tippex? I need to ___ this mistake ___.
Wig out	Become excited and lose control.	He ___ ___ when he heard that he had failed.
Wiggle out	Avoid doing.	He was supposed to be in charge but tried to ___ ___.
Wiggle out of	Avoid doing something.	I ___ ___ ___ having to work late.
Wimp out	Not be brave enough to do something.	I was going to have the hottest curry on the menu, but I ___ ___ and had a mild lamb Korma instead.
Wind down	Relax.	I'm going to ___ ___ in the country this weekend and do nothing.
Wind down	Slowly close a business or organization.	They ___ the committee ___ after the inquiry.
Wind on	Forward a film or tape to a certain point.	He ___ the video ___ to show us the scene.
Wind up	Close a company because it's unprofitable.	The company was ___ ___ when the creditors demanded payment.
Wind up	Tighten the spring in a watch or clock to make it work.	I forgot to ___ ___ my alarm clock and overslept.
Wind up	Irritate someone or increase their stress level, especially if done deliberately.	The children are really ___ me ___ Winkle out Find or get something that takes a great deal of effort.
Wipe out	Make someone very tired.	Reviewing for the exam last night ___ me ___.
Wipe out	Kill all of a population, make extinct.	A meteor crashing into the planet ___ the dinosaurs ___.
Wire up	Make electrical connections.	She ___ her new stereo system ___ as soon as she got home.
Wise up	Stop being stupid.	His supervisor told him to ___ ___ and start following the rules or else he'd lose his job.
Word up!	A slang phrase used to mean 'I agree!'	___ ___! You 're right!
Work off	Exercise to remove stress or weight.	She goes to the gym to ___ ___ her anger.
Work on	Improve or develop.	Scientists are ___ ___ genetically modified crops and foods.
Work out	End nicely.	Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all ___ ___ in the end.
Work out	Find the answer or solution.	I couldn't ___ ___ all the answers to the crossword puzzle.
Work over	Assault, beat up.	They ___ him ___ and robbed him.
Work over	Repeat, do again.	They ___ it ___ until they had got it right.
Work over	Examine carefully.	They ___ ___ the market looking for bargains.
Work through	Deal with, resolve a problem, often emotional.	It took him a long time to ___ ___ his anger after he lost his job.
Wrap around	Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm.	She ___ a scarf ___ her head because it was so cold.
Wrap around	Cover or encircle with part of your body.	He ___ his arms ___ her.
Wrap round	Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm.	He ___ the cloth ___ his fingers to keep warm.
Wrap round	Cover or encircle with part of your body.	She ___ her arms ___ him.
Wrap up	Cover in paper.	They ___ ___ the presents then put a ribbon around them.
Wrap up	Dress warmly.	Wrap ___ carefully or you'll catch your death of cold outside in that rain.
Wrap up	Finish.	That ___ things ___, so we'll end this meeting.
Wriggle out of	Avoid doing something in a way other people don't like.	He always manages to ___ ___ ___ any extra work we get.
Write down	Make notes.	I ___ her mobile number ___ on a scrap of paper and I've lost it.
Write in	Send a letter/email to a	They asked viewers to ___ ___ with their opinions and suggestions.
Write off	to regard or concede to be lost, especially in accounting.	The bank had to write off the unpaid loan.
Write out	Write something completely.	I ___ ___ my notes in full to help me remember them.
Write up	Make complete written version.	I ___ ___ the report and submitted it.
Yack on	Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way.	He ___ ___ for an hour.
Yammer on	Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way.	She ___ ___ for ages.
Yield to	Surrender.	I tried hard to resist, but in the end I ___ ___ temptation and ate it all.
Zero in on	Direct or focus attention on.	The police have ___ ___ ___ the man they believe to be responsible for the murder.
Zero in on	Head for, move towards.	The hurricane is ___ ___ ___ Florida.
Zero out	Cut off funding for a project.	The debt was ___ ___ by the department.
Zero out	Reduce to zero, cancel, remove.	The entry was ___ ___ of the database.
Zip around	Move quickly.	We ___ ___ the supermarket to get the shopping done.
Zip by	Pass quickly.	The motorbike ___ ___ the cars stuck in the traffic jam.
Zip it	Keep quiet, say nothing.	He told me to ___ ___, so I said nothing.
Zip up	Keep quiet.	He was being stupid in the meeting, so we told him to ___ ___.
Zone in	Pay attention after not doing so.	I was bored at first but then ___ ___ when things started getting more interesting.
Zone in on	Pay attention after not doing so.	I ___ ___ ___ what they were saying when they started gossiping.
Zone out	Not pay attention.	She ___ ___ during the lecture because it was so boring.
Zone out	Dissociate yourself from a situation.	I put some ambient music on and ___ ___.
Zonk out	Fall asleep.	I ___ ___ during the film and missed most of it.
Zoom in on	Focus more closely.	The camera ___ ___ ___ his face.
Zoom off	Go somewhere quickly.	He rushed out of the building and ___ ___ in his car.
Zoom out	Focus less closely.	The camera ___ ___ to show all the crowd.

Created by: stoutflash

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: