12 - Chance And Nature (Phrasal Verbs) Flashcards

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1
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Find or see sthg or so when u didn’t expect to

A

Chance upon

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2
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Meet so or find sthg by chance

A

To come across

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3
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Become cooler or make sthg cooler

A

To cool down

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4
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Reduce the amount of sthg, especially money that u spent

A

Cut back (on)

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5
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Become weaker or less common and disappear completely

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To die out

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6
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Remove sthg from under the ground by digging; dig holes in area of land; find information by searching carefully

A

To dig up

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7
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All the water comes out of it ; stop being available

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To dry up

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8
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Use or finish sthg; manage to deal with a difficult situation or stay alive until it’s over ; finish dealing with some work

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To et through

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9
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Make something hot, become hot

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To heat up

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10
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Destroy living things so that most of or all o them are dead

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To kill off

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11
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U think it has happen for that reason : “ you … It ……….. To this reason”

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To put sthg down to

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12
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Make a careless mistake

A

To slip up

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13
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Appear or be produced suddenly and quickly

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To spring up

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14
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Keep a lot of sthg so that u can use it later ; do sthg that will cause problem in the future

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To store up

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15
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Get rid of sthg that u no longer want; force so to leave a place or a group; refuse to accept sthg

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To throw out

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16
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Produce sthg new or unexpected; cause sthg such as dust or water to rise into the air

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To throw up