21-30 Flashcards
crop up (intr)
appear, arise unexpectedly or by accident (the subject
is normally an abstract noun such as difficulties/the subject etc. or a pronoun):
cut down a tree
fell it:
cut down (tr)
reduce in size or amount:
cut in (intr)
slip into traffic lane ahead of another car when there
isn’t room to do this safely:
cut off (tr)
disconnect, discontinue supply (usually of gas, water,
electricity etc.).
cut someone off
form a barrier between him and safety (often used
in connexion with the tide, especially in the passive):
be cut off (intr)
be inconveniently isolated
cut out (tr)
(a) = cut from a piece of cloth/paper etc. a smaller piece of a desired
shape:
(b)= omit, leave out:
be cut out for (tr)
be fitted or suited for (used of people, usually in
the negative):
cut up (tr)
cut into small pieces:
die away (intr)
become gradually fainter till inaudible:
die down (intr)
become gradually calmer and finally disappear (of
riots, fires, excitement etc.):
die out (intr)
become extinct (of customs, races, species of animals
etc.):
do away with (tr)
abolish (отменять)
do up (tr)
redecorate
do without (tr)
manage in the absence of a person or thing
draw back (intr)
retire, recoil: уволиться, отступить
draw up (tr)
make a written plan or agreement
draw up (intr)
stop (of vehicles)
drop in (intr)
pay a short unannounced visit
drop out (intr)
withdraw, retire from a scheme or plan:
enter for (tr)
become a competitor/candidate (for a contest, examination etc)
fade away (intr)
disappear, become gradually fainter (usually of
sounds):
fall back (intr)
withdraw, retreat (this is a deliberate action, quite
different from fall behind, which is involuntary):
