Chapter 12 Flashcards
Back … up
Support, help, be loyal to (= stand up for)
Beat … out
Win against (in competition), defeat in a close contest (informal)
Carry … off
win (a prize, a victory, an honor, etc.)
Catch up
Become even with, come up to someone else in a competition
Cheer … on
Support by cheering (yelling, shouting, clapping, etc.)
Come through
Be successful, win, last successfully to the end
Face … with
Meet, encounter (especially something difficult or unpleasant) (generally used as a passive: (be) faced with)
Fight … off
Keep (someone or something) away or behind, fight successfully against (an enemy of any sort), repel
Get behind
Let (someone else) move in front, fail to get or hold the leading position (=fall behind)
Hang on
Continue to try hard
Hold … against
Object to, be unhappy about, be displeased with (often in the phrase hold it against (someone))
Laugh … off
Fail to consider seriously, dismiss by laughing
Let up
Try less hard, go more slowly
Make … up
Gain (in competition), reduce a difference (in distance or time)
Nose … out
Defeat in close contest, defeat by a small distance, amount, total, etc.
Pull ahead
Move in front, take the lead
Push on
Make a continuing effort, continue in difficult conditions
Root for …
Support by cheering, etc. (informal) (=cheer on)
Show … off
Display boastfully (one’s good qualities, appearance, ability, etc.), make a show of
Shut … off
Keep someone from scoring at all (in contests)
Side with …
Agree with, support
Slow down
Go more slowly than before (=show up)
Speed up
Go faster than before
Stand up for
Support, talk in for of (=back up)
Stir…up
Start, cause, put into motion
Take…on
Start to compete against, challenge (in a contest)
Turn against
Stop helping, take one’s support away from, stop being in favour of, become hostile or unfriendly toward
