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| ask sby out | invite on a date/ invitar a salir
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| ask around | ask many people the same question/ preguntar por todas partes lo mismo
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| add up to sthg | equal/igual a
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| back sthg up | reverse/ retroceder
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| back sby up | support/ apoyar
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| blow up | explode/explotar
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| blow sthg up | add air/ soplar
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| break down | -stop functioning (car, computer, etc) /descomponer
-to fail/ arruinar
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| break down | -to lose control of your feelings and start crying/descomponerse
-to become very bad/empeorar
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| break sthg down | divide into smaller parts (analysed)/desglosar
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| break in | force entry to a building/ irrumpir
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| break into sthg | enter forcibly/ irrumpir en
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| break up | end a relationship/ cortar
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| break out | -escape/ escapar
-(of war, fighting, etc.) to start suddenly/ desencadenar
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| bring sby down | make unhappy/hacer infeliz
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| bring sby up | raise a child/criar a un niño
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| bring sthg up | start talking about a subject/traer a colación
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| call around | phone many different places/people/ llamar a muchos lugares or personas
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| call sby back | return a phone call/ llamar devuelta
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| call sthg off | cancel/ cancelar
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| call on sby | to ask someone in a formal way to do something/ pedir a
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| call sby up | phone a person/ llamar a alquien
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| calm down | relax after being angry/ calmarse
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| caught up | be held behind with something/ atrapado
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| catch up | get to the same point as sby else/ ponerse al día o alcanzar
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| check in | arrive and register at a hotel or airport/ entrada
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| check out | leave a hotel/ salida
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| check sby/ sthg out | look at carefully/ observar
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| check out sby/ sthg | look at (informal)/ fíjate en
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| cheer up | become happier/ animar
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| cheer sby up | make somebody happier/ animar a
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| chip in | help and contribute/ contribuir
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| clean sthg up | tidy up/ limpiar
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| come across sthg | find unexpectedly/ de repente encontrarse con
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| come apart | 1.separate/ separar
2.to break into pieces/ desprenderse, venirse abajo
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| come down with sthg | become sick/ enfermarse
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| come forward | volunteer for a task or to give evidence/comparecer, ofrecerse
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| come from somewhere | originate in/ viene de
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| count on sby/ sthg | rely on/ contar con
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| cross sthg out | draw a line through/ tachar
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| cut back on sthg | consume less/ reducir, disminuir
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| cut sthg down | make sthg fall to the ground/ reducir o cortar
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| cut in | interrupt/ interrumpir
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| cut in | pull in too closely in front of another vehicle/ tirarse muy cerca enfrente de otro carro
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| cut sthg off | 1.remove with sthg sharp/ cortar con algo filoso
2.to block or get in the way of something/ cortar o bloquear
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| cut sthg off | 1.stop providing[often passive]/ suspender
2.to interrupt somebody and stop them from speaking/ interrumpir
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| cut sby off | 1.disinherit/ desheredar
2.[often passive] to prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place
He cut himself off from all human contact.
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| cut sthg out | remove part of sthg (usually with scissors and paper)/ cortar(usualmente con tijera)
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| do sby/ sthg over | beat up/ dar una paliza
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| do sthg over | do again/ volver hacer
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| do away with sthg | 1.destroy, kill/ deshacerse, matar
2.discard/ descartar
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| dress up | wear nice clothing/ vestirse bien
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| drop back | move back in a position/group/ retroceder en una posición o grupo
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| drop in/by/over | come without an appointment/ venir sin cita previa
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| drop sby/ sthg off | take sby/ sthg somewhere and leave them/it there/ dejar en alguna parte a alguien o algo
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| drop out | quit a class/ renunciar o dejar una clase o estudio
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| eat out | eat at a restaurant/ salir a comer
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| end up | eventually reach/do/decide/ terminar, concluir
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| fall apart | break into pieces/ desmoronarse, fracasar
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| fall down | fall to the ground/ caerse(hacia el suelo)
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| fall out | 1.separate from an interior/ caerse(algo que se salga de su interior)
2.fight/reñir o pelear
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| figure sthg out | understand- entender
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| fill sthg in | to write information in blanks/ llenar (formulario)
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| fill sthg out | to write information in blanks/ llenar formulario
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| fill sthg up | fill to the top/ llenar hasta arriba
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| find out | discover/ descubrir
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| Hide away | Put something in a place where it won't be found/ esconder
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| get sthg across/over | communicate/ comunicar
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| get along/on | like each other/ llevarse bien
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| get around | have mobility; evade/ moverse; evadir
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| get away | go on a vacation/ vacacionar
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| get away with sthg | do without being seen or punished/ salirse con la suya
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| get back | return/ devolver
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| get sthg back | receive sthg you had before/ tener algo devuelto
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| get back at sby | retaliate/ vengarse
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| get back into sthg | become interested in sthg again
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| get on sthg | step onto a vehicle
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| get over sthg | recover from an illness / overcome a problem/ superar
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| get over sbdy | feel better after somebody makes you unhappy
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| get round to sthg | finally find time to do/ tener tiempo para hacer algo
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| get together | meet (usually for social reasons)/ reunirse
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| get up | get out of bed/ salir de la cama
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| get up | stand/ pararse
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| give sby away | reveal hidden information about sby/ delatar
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| give sthg away | ruin a secret/ arruinar un secreto
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| give sthg away | give sthg to sby for free/ regalar
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| give sthg back | return a borrowed item/ devolver algo prestado
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| give in | reluctantly stop fighting or arguing
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| give sthg out | give to many people (usually at no cost)
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| give sthg up | quit a habit / վերջ տալ
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| give up | stop trying
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| go after sby | follow sby
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| go after sthg | try to achieve sthg
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| go against sby | compete
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| go ahead | start
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| go back | return to a place
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| go out | leave home to go on a social event
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| go out with sby | date
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| go over sthg | review
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| go over | visit sby nearby
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| go without sthg | suffer lack or deprivation
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| grow apart | stop being friends over time
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| grow back | regrow
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| grow up | become an adult
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| grow out | to allow your hair to grow in order to change the style
I've decided to grow my layers out.
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| grow into sthg | 1.Grow to fit large clothes
The jacket's a bit big, but she'll GROW INTO it.
2.Mature or change into
She's has GROWN INTO a lovely person.
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| hand sthg down | give sthg used to sby else
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| hand sthg in | submit
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| hand sthg out | to distribute to a group of people
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| hand sthg over | give (usually unwillingly)
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| hang in | stay positive (informal)
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| hang on | wait a short time (informal)
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| hang out | spend time relaxing (informal)
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| hang up | end a phone call
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| hold sby/ sthg back | prevent from doing/going
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| hold sthg back | hide an emotion
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| hold on | wait a short time
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| hold onto sby/ sthg | hold firmly using your hands or arms
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| hold sby/ sthgup | rob with violence or threats thereof
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| keep on doing sthg | continue doing
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| keep sthg from sby | not tell / hide sthg
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| keep sby/ sthg out | stop from entering
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| keep sthg up | continue at the same rate
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| let sby down | fail to support or help
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| let sby in | allow to enter
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| log in (or on) | sign in (to a website
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| log out (or off) | sign out (of a website
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| look after sby/ sthg | take care of
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| look down on sby | think less of / consider inferior
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| look for sby/ sthg | try to find
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| look forward to sthg | be excited about the future
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| look into sthg | investigate / ուսումնասիրել
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| look out | be careful
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| look out for sby/ sthg | be especially vigilant for
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| look sthg over | examine / check
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| look sthg up | search and find information
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| look up to sby | have a lot of respect for
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| make sthg up | invent sthg / lie about sthg
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| make up | forgive each other
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| mix sthg up | confuse two or more things
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| pass away | die
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| pass out | faint
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| pass sthg out | distribute to many people
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| pass sthg up | decline (usually sthg good), to choose not to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc.
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| pay sby back | return owed money
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| pay for sthg | be punished for doing sthg bad
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| pick sthg out | 1.choose
2.to recognize somebody/something from among other people or things
-See if you can pick me out in this photo.
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| point sby / sthg out | indicate with your finger / mention sthg
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| put sthg down | 1.to stop holding something and place it on a table, shelf, etc.
2.to stop something by force
(to put down a rebellion)
3.o write something; to make a note of something
(The meeting's on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.)
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| put sby down | insult / make sby feel stupid /
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| put sthg off | postpone
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| put sthg out | extinguish (fire)
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| put sthg together | assemble
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| put up with sby/ sthg | tolerate
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| put sthg on | put clothing/ accessories on your body
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| run into sby/ sthg | meet unexpectedly / հանդիպել պատահական
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| run over sby/ sthg | drive a vehicle over a person or thing
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| run over/through sthg | review / rehearse
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| run away | escape / leave unexpectedly
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| run out | have none left
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| send sthg back | return (usually by mail)
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| set sthg up | organize / arrange
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| set sby up | trap / trick sby
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| shop around | compare prices
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| show off | act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully)
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| sleep over | stay somewhere for the night (informal)
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| sort sthg out | resolve a problem / organize
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| stick to sthg | continue doing sthg
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| switch sthg off | turn off
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| switch sthg on | turn on
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| take after sby | resemble a family member
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| take sthg apart | purposely break into pieces
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| take sthg back | return an item
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| take off | start to fly
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| take sthg off | remove sthg (usually clothing)
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| take sthg out | remove from a place or thing
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| take sby out | pay for sby to go somewhere with you
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| tear sthg up | rip into pieces
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| think back | remember (often + to sometimes + on)
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| think sthg over | consider
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| throw sthg away | dispose
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| turn sthg down | decrease the volume or strength
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| turn sthg down | refuse
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| turn sthg off | switch off
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| turn sthg on | switch on
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| turn sthg up | increase the volume or strength
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| turn up | appear suddenly
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| try sthg on | sample clothing
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| try sthg out | test
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| use sthg up | finish the supply
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| wake up | stop sleeping
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| warm sby/ sthg up | increase the temperature
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| warm up | prepare body for exercise
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| wear off | fade away
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| work out | exercise
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| work out | be successful
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| work sthg out | make a calculation
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| sit through | stay until the end
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| fall through | fail
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| look through | read quickly
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| get through | pass / finish quickly
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| pay off | have a successful outcome
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| call off | cancel a plan
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| turn out | produce or to produce an expected result
The factory TURNS OUT three thousand units a day.
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| turn into something | Become
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| Ghost away | Remove someone secretly of discreetly
They GHOSTED him AWAY to a secret location before he could be arrested
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| Go round with | Be or have enough of something
There aren't enough jobs to GO ROUND for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.
2.Circulate
There's a nasty rumour GOING ROUND about them.
3.Visit
I WENT ROUND last night to see them.
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| Go for | 1.Attack
The neighbour's dog WENT FOR the postman and bit him.
2.Be attracted to
She tends to GO FOR guys like him.
3.Choose, select
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| Cross up | Confuse, deceive
The treasure map was deliberately drawn to CROSS us UP.
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| Creep over | Start to have a negative feeling
Fear CREPT OVER me as I walked through the graveyard.
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| Creep out | make someone feel worried or uneasy
He CREEPS me OUT when he gets drunk.
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| Crack up | Have a nervous breakdown
He CRACKED UP after his son died and had to take a couple of months off work.
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| Crack on | Continue doing something with energy
We had to crack on to get everything finished on time.
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| Close on | Get nearer
She is CLOSING ON the leader of the race.
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| Close off | Block a place to stop people entering
The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion.
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| Close up | 1.Completely close something
They CLOSE UP the building after everyone has left.
2.Join together
The leaves CLOSE UP when it rains.
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| Crack on | Continue doing something with energy.
We had to CRACK ON to get everything finished on time.
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| Cover up | Conceal, try to stop people finding out
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| Count for | Be recognised as important, worthwhile or valuable
Experience COUNTS FOR a lot in decision making.
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| Coop up | Confine in a small area
They COOPED the dog UP in a tiny room.
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| Cling on | He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated.
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| Clear out | Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.
I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.
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| Clear up | Cure or recover from an infection
I'd better CLEAR AWAY the mess before leave.
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| Chill out | Relax
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| Fit in | 1.to find time to see somebody or to do something
2.to find or have enough space for somebody/something in a place
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| Chicken out | Be too afraid to do something
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| Cast Aside | Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone
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| Carve up | (disapproving) to divide a company, an area of land, etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people
They have been accused of carving up the industry for their own benefit.
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| Carve out | She's CARVED OUT a career in photojournalism.
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| Carry out | The government is carrying out test on growing genetically modified crops.
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| Carry on | continue doing
Carry on quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
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| Carry off | She carried off the first prize in the competition.
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| Beat to | to get somewhere or do something before somebody else
(She beat me to the top of the hill
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| Beat down | to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open
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| Beat out | to produce a rhythm by hitting something many time
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| Bear on (formal) | to relate to something.
These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community
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| Bear out | to show that somebody is right or that something is true
(The other witnesses will bear me out.)
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| bear up | to remain as cheerful as possible during a difficult time
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| Bear in mind | Keep in mind
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| Be along | The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so.
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| Auction off | Sell something in an auction
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| barge in | to enter a place or join a group of people, rudely interrupting what somebody else is doing or saying
I hope you don't mind me barging in like this.
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| Bargain for | (usually in negative sentences)
to expect something to happen and be prepared for it
We hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather.
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| make for | to help to make something possible
Constant arguing doesn't make for a happy marriage.
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| come up | appear, to be mentioned, to happen, to rise
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| think over | consider it
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| sort out | 1.(informal) to organize the contents of something or succesfully
The cupboards need sorting out.
2.to separate something from a larger group
Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away?
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| sleep on | (informal) to delay making a decision about something until the next day, so that you have time to think about it
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| come back to | return
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| to make up one’s mind | to decide something
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| talk it over | to discuss
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| come up with | to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
How soon can you come up with the money?
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| go along | 1.to continue with an activity
He made up the story as he went along.
2.to make progress; to develop
Things are going along nicely.
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| go away | 1.to leave a person or place, dissapear
Go away and think about it, then let me know.
2.to leave home for a period of time, especially for a holiday
They've gone away for a few days
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| walk out | to stop working in order to go on strike
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