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call after

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Give the same name as something else.

They called their first son after the father’s favorite footballer.

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call in

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Manufacturer recalls a faulty product.

The company called in all the toasters because of faulty wiring.

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call in on

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To visit for a short time.

If you are in the area, John, call in on me.

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call off

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Cancel, postpone.

The wedding was called off when the bride said she was a man.

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call up

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Ask someone to join the military in wartime.

He was called up even though he was nearly 30 at the time.

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calm down

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Cause a person to become calmer.

She was hysterical at the news, but her sister calmed her down eventually.

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care about

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Be concerned, worried about something.

He doesn’t care about his wife!! He lets her do what she wants.
I wish more people would care about the economic situation in the third world.

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care for

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  1. Look after, provide food, shelter, etc for someone.
    She is caring for her mother while she is ill.
  2. Like something.
    I don’t care for football much. I prefer a good game of golf.
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get/be carried away

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To be filled with emotion, lose self-control.

The team won their first two games and were totally carried away, thinking they could win the whole championship.

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carry back

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Cause to remember.

Seeing John at the party carried her back to when they were married.

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carry it off

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To do something very difficult with success.

He got worried when the audience asked him to juggle four dogs, but he carried it off and got a standing ovation.

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carry on

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  1. Continue
    Despite the doctor’s advice, he carried on smoking.
  2. Complain, moan.
    The way you are carrying on, you would think I had slept with your sister!!
  3. Have relationship with.
    Your brother is carrying on with that friend of his brother.
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carry out

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Do, perform.

We need to carry out more research into cancer.
He carried out his threat and left the company.

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carry over

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Hold for later discussion.

They carried over the discussion on the company’s finances until the following week.

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carry through

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Complete a promise, threat.

If you leave me, I will carry through my threat to take the children.

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carve out

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Achieve something using hard work.

He is carving out a great career for himself in journalism.

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cash in

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Take advantage of currently favorable circumstances…which may change.

You should cash in on those shares now and not wait any longer.
Some computer shops cashed in on the fear of the Millennium Bug.

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cast out

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Force a person to go away, leave.

The thief was cast out of the village after his second warning.

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cast around for

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To look for, search quickly.

When the tiger entered the village, the hunter cast around for a weapon.

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catch on

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  1. Become popular.
    I don’t think those paper shoes will ever catch on.
  2. To realize, understand.
    He was joking with me all the time but I didn’t catch on.
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catch out

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Discover a person doing wrong: lying, stealing, cheating, etc.

If you are cheating at this game, I will catch you out.

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catch up with

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Reach same position as someone.

Go ahead. I have to do something and I will catch up with you later.

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catch up on

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  1. Get self up to date with news, friends, etc.
    I haven’t seen you for a fortnight. I have to catch up on all your news.
  2. Do something which you have ignored recently.
    When I go on holiday, I like to catch up on my reading.
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cater for

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Provide for.

That hotel specializes in catering for business people on short trips.

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change over

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Switch from one thing to another.

I changed over from high tar to low tar cigarettes.

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change round

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Swap places with someone.

I prefer that seat by the window. Would you mind changing round?

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chat up

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Talk to someone of opposite sex to win attention.

Don’t disturb John. He is chatting up that girl from his work he has been interested in all month.

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check in

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Arrive and register at a place.

You should check in for an international flight at least an hour before departure.

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check on

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Control, examine, confirm something.

Go and check on the baby. I don’t think she is sleeping yet.

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check out

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  1. Leave a place and pay the bill.
    We have to check out of the hotel early tomorrow as we have to be at the airport at 8am.
  2. (inform.)Look at.
    Wow, check out the wheels on that sports car!
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cheer on

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Support.

I’m going to the stadium to cheer on my son’s soccer team.

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cheer up

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  1. Cause to feel happier.
    I wanted to cheer Jane up as she looked so miserable when I saw her.
  2. Become happier.
    Jane cheered up when two of her friends came to visit her.
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chew over

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Consider, think over carefully.

It’s such a difficult decision to make that we should chew it over for a few day.

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chicken out of

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Fail to do something because of fear.

When he saw the size of the other boy, Fred chickened out of the fight.

35
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chip away at

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Gradually remove.

The opposition party is chipping away at the government’s support.

36
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chip in

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Contribute, give.

Everyone chipped in something to the fund to build a new roof for the church

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choke back

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Hold tears, emotion back. Prevent from being seen.

He was very emotional when the family dog died, but he choked back the tears because he didn’t want to upset the children any more.

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clean someone out of something

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To win, take all money from someone.

I played poker with Brad yesterday evening and I cleaned him out completely.

39
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clean up

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  1. Win a lot of money.
    Let’s go to Vegas and clean up!!
  2. Fight crime in a city.
    The tough new major promised to clean up the town.
40
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clear off

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Go away, leave.

I told him to clear off. I didn’t want to see him then.

41
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clear out

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Escape, leave town.

When the police arrived, the gangsters had cleared out of town.

42
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clear up

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Solve a mystery, problem.

Scientists hope to one day be able to clear up the whole ‘UFO’ question.

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climb down

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Withdraw, admit a mistake.

The politician was forced to climb down when the papers printed the photos.

44
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close in on

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Come nearer.

The army closed in on the beleaguered town.

45
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close up

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Close a shop, office, business.

Come to the check-out now please. We are closing up.

46
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come about

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Happen.

The investigation will look for answers about how the accident came about.

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come across

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  1. Find by accident, by chance.
    I came across our old typewriter when I was up in the attic today.
  2. Be understood in a certain way in speech or writing.
    When she talks on the phone, she comes across as being very unfriendly.
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come by

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Pass.

A farmer came by as we were having our picnic.

49
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come down with

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Become ill with.

I came down with the flu twice last winter.

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came in for

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To be the subject of criticism, praise, etc

After the divorce, her ex-husband came in for a lot of criticism.

51
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come into

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Inherit money.

They came into a fortune when their rich uncle died.

52
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come of

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Happen as a result, consequence.

If you argue with your boss, no good will come of it!

53
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come off

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  1. Take place.
    Our planned trip didn’t come off. We couldn’t afford it.
  2. Happen with success.
    The performance didn’t come off very well. The sound and the costumes were terrible.
54
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come out

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  1. Be published
    Her first novel came out in 1991.
  2. Workers strike.
    If the ‘Yes’ vote wins, everyone will come out on strike on Monday.
  3. Secret becomes known.
    If this comes out in the public eye, it will very embarrassing.
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come round

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  1. Regain consciousness.
    He came round when someone threw water at him.
  2. Agree eventually.
    She came round to the idea when she saw there was little alternative.
56
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come through

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Survive a difficult situation.

She came through her illness thanks to the wonderful doctors.

57
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come up

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Be mentioned, spoken about.

The issue of the company’s finances comes up at every board meeting.

58
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come up against

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Confront, oppose.

With it snowing so hard, they came up against the problem of how to travel.

59
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come up with

A

Produce something.

I need to come up with $50 by 6 o’clock tonight.

60
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cool down

A
  1. Become less enthusiastic, excited.
    When he heard he had won the lottery, he couldn’t cool down for a week.
  2. Gradually let temperature down.
    When it’s hot out, the cat tries to cool down by sitting directly in front of the air conditioner.
61
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copy down

A

Write what is written/spoken elsewhere.

Copy down this address and then sent the letter there.

62
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copy out

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Write exactly what is written elsewhere.

Copy out the poem and then return the book to the library.

63
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count against

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To be considered a disadvantage.

He was very well qualified for the job, but in the end, his age counted against him.

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count among

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To be considered as.

I count John among my best friends.

65
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count for

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To be of importance.

His ten years of experience in this job will count for a lot when they decide who to promote.

66
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count in

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To include a person.

If you are planning a trip to the theater tonight, count me in.

67
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count on

A

Rely, depend on.

Please don’t tell me you’re ill! I was counting on you to babysit the children tonight.

68
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cover against

A

To buy insurance for something.

We bought a special insurance policy to cover the house against storm damage.

69
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cover for

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Substitute for a person, take the place of someone.

If you want to go for a quick coffee, I will cover for you if the boss returns.

70
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cover up

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Keep information secret.

The Republicans were accused of covering up during the Watergate scandal.

71
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crack down on

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To use authority or force to prevent something.

After the drug related shootings, the local police used emergency powers to crack down on local gangs.

72
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crack up

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To loose self-control or mental stability.

If you don’t stop working so hard, you are going to crack up.

73
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cross off

A

Remove items from a list by putting a line through them.

As we interview each person, please cross them off that list I gave you.

74
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cross out

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Put a line through something on a list.

Your name has been crossed out because you are ineligible.

75
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cross something with something

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To mix one animal breed with another.

The zoo tried to cross a panda with a grizzly bear.

76
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cry off

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When a person withdraws from a previous promise, arrangement.

He promised to come to the party, but he cried off with flu at the last moment.

77
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cut down on

A

Reduce something, especially something considered a bad habit.

My doctor says I have to cut down on smoking.

78
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cut in

A

Interrupt.

Stop cutting in just when I start speaking to you all the time.

79
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cut off

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  1. Stop a telephone connection.
    When I asked to speak to his daughter, he cut me off!
  2. Stop someone speaking.
    She cut me off as I was starting to explain my side of the story.
  3. Be prevented from travelling, usually by the weather.
    The heavy snow cut her off and she couldn’t reach her home for two days.
80
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cut out

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Electrical appliance stops working suddenly.

The TV cut out just as the film ended.

81
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cut to

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Switch scenes quickly in a film.

Just as the shark attacks, the camera cuts to the deserted beach.

English Phrasal Verbs (11 decks)

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