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die down

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To become less strong, weaker, quieter.

The noise from that party didn’t die down until after 3a.m.

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die for something

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Want something very much.

By the time I arrived at the bar, I was dying for a cold drink.

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die out

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Become extinct; not be used anymore.

The dinosaurs died out millions of years before humans appeared.

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dig up

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Discover information by investigating.

After the divorce, he dug up a lot of terrible things about her.

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do away with

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Get rid of, abolish something.

We should do away with all written exams in schools.

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do down

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Make someone feel unimportant or inferior.

The grumpy old professor was always doing down the new students in the class.

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do in

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Kill someone (very informal).

He did in his wife with a cake made with rat poison.

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do out

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Decorate.

When your brother comes to stay, we will have to do out the old guest room.

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do up

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Fasten, attach.

It’s cold out, so do up your coat before you go out.

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do without

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Survive without, to not need.

You can use my car today as I can do without it. I’ll work at home.

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dole out

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To distribute food, clothes, money - especially to the poor.

Every winter, the local government doles out hot soup and blankets to the homeless.

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double as

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Be used for two purposes.

We put the bed in the lounge and it doubles as a sofa.

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double back

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Go back on original path.

We realized we had lost the money so we doubled back to look for it.

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double up

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Begin laughing a lot.

When she saw what her husband was wearing, she doubled up in laughter.

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drag on

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Continue for a long time, longer than you would like.

The German opera dragged on for four and a half hours. How boring!!

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drag out

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Make something last longer than necessary.

He drags out meetings because he loves to feel important.

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drag up

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Mention something to someone, usually an embarrassing story, situation.

He humiliated Eric by dragging up that old story about him and his wife.

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draw ahead

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Move in front of someone.

The winning car began to draw ahead with only 5 kilometers left of the race.

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draw off

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  1. Attract something away from something else.
    We drew off the security guards and robbed the money truck.
  2. Remove liquid.
    The doctors drew off the excess blood before beginning the operation.
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draw on

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Use something as a source for inspiration.

I drew on my experience as a teacher when I had my first child.

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draw out

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  1. Make a person less reserved.
    Teachers are good at drawing out shy children.
  2. Make something last longer than necessary.
    I don’t want to draw out this argument. Let’s agree to disagree!
  3. Take something out (esp. money from a bank)
    He drew out a thousand dollars to buy the car.
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draw up

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  1. Come near and stop (esp. vehicles)
    The bus drew up and we all got on.
  2. Prepare a report, set of rules, list.
    I drew up a list of possible guests for the wedding.
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dream up

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Think of an amazing plan, excuse.

He arrives late every day and always manages to dream up something that the boss believes.

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dress down

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Criticise, discipline someone with angry words or in a humiliating way.

He dressed down his secretary about making personal calls at work.

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dress up

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Put on formal, smart clothes for a special occasion.

I love dressing up for weddings and similar events.

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drive at

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To mean when speaking.

He uses such complicated language that I never understand what he’s driving at!

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drive off

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Force someone, something to leave.

He left home at 15, driven off by his violent father he claims.

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drop away

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Become less gradually.

Opposition to the Euro is dropping away in Britain. (this is sarcasm!)

29
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drop in/by

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Pay a call on someone, visit for a short time.

Drop by if you are in the area. I would love to see you.

30
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drop off

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Fall asleep.

My father always drops off in front of the TV.

31
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eat into

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Use up, consume unwillingly.

He complained that correcting all the tests by hand was eating into his free time too much.

32
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egg on

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Urge someone to do something, often bad.

I didn’t want to break the window but all the other boys were egging me on.

33
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end up

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Finally become/do.

She wanted to work in advertising but ended up a teacher.
If you keep spending money like that, you’ll end up poorer than before.

34
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face out

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Act bravely and ignore criticism.

Despite his guilt and shame, he went to work and faced it out.

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face up to

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Accept (responsibility for) something negative.

After his heart attack, he faced up to the fact that he had to stop smoking.

36
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fall away

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Gradually disappear.

Support for the plan fell away when the cost became clear.

37
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fall back on

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Use as support.

When he lost his job, he fell back on his family for help.

38
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fall behind

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Fail to keep pace with someone, something.

When she injured her ankle, she fell behind the rest of the runners.

39
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fall behind with

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Fail to pay, produce something before agreed time.

They repossessed the car when he fell behind with the payments.

40
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fall for

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1.To Believe.
He told his girlfriend an enormous lie and she fell for it totally.

  1. To be very attracted towards someone.
    He fell for his wife as soon as he met her.
41
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fall off

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When standards fall.

The quality of his work has fallen off since the new year.

42
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fall out with

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To quarrel, have dispute with someone.

He fell out with his family over a financial row.

43
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fall through

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When a plan, agreement collapses or fails

They had a plan to build a new road but it fell through due to stiff opposition in the local area.

44
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fan out

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Spread out wide.

The police hunt for the killer fanned out across the whole county.

45
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feed into

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Put information into, normally, a computer.

To make the database, she had to feed data into the computer for three days.

46
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feed off

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Use something as a supply, source.

She’s a great writer but she fed off her mother for inspiration.

47
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feel like

A

Have the desire to do something.

I feel like going shopping and spending a lot of money!

48
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feel for

A

Have sympathy for someone.

I feel for you having to work 14 hours a day. It must be terrible.

49
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feel out

A

Discover someone’s opinion on something by careful questioning.

He tried to feel out the boss about his plans for restructuring the company.

50
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feel up to

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Know someone is healthy, willing to do something.

She has the flu. She won’t feel up to going out tonight.

51
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fight back

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To use effort or force to return to a previous high position.

He was demoted but fought back to a management position in only two years.

52
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fight off

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Fight to prevent attack by something, someone.

He had his critics in the company but he managed to fight them all off.
She was ill for only a day and then she fought it off and returned to work.

53
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figure out

A

Deduce, Solve a problem.

When he didn’t return to the house by 8pm, I figured out he was stuck at work.
I can’t figure out how to put this table together. Can you help me?

54
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fill in

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  1. Give information to someone to bring them up to date.
    I missed the meeting on the new campaign. Can you fill me in?
  2. Substitute for someone.
    You will have to fill in for Jane who is on holiday this week.
  3. Complete a form, etc.
    Just fill in the form and then we can talk about how much money you want to borrow.
55
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find against

A

Judge against. Deliver a negative verdict.

He found against the accused and sentenced him to ten years prison.

56
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find out

A
  1. Discover information.
    I found out yesterday that I have a sister I have never met!
  2. Discover a person has done wrong.
    Don’t worry about John. They will find him out and sack him immediately.
57
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finish off

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  1. Kill someone, something.
    He finished off the injured cat with his rifle.
  2. Finish a job by completing last part.
    He finished off the speech by giving us some examples.
58
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finish up

A

End an activity, evening, event.

They finished up by having some wine in a nearby wine bar.

59
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fit in

A

1.Feel comfortable and at ease with people.
My son loved his first day at school. He fitted in well with the other kids.

  1. Find time for someone, something.
    If you come along to the office at nine, I can fit you in.
60
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fit out

A

Supply a person, thing with equipment.

His new car is fitted out with all the latest technology.

61
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fix up

A

Arrange a job, date, object for someone.

He doesn’t deserve to work there. He only got the job because his brother fixed him up with it.

62
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flush out

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To force a criminal out of hiding.

The police finally flushed the killer out by using dogs.

63
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follow through

A

Continue doing something (as promised) until it is finished.

You shouldn’t stop now…follow your ideas through.

64
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follow up

A

Find out more about something, show interest.

I was initially interested in the job but I didn’t follow it up in the end.

65
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fork out

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Spend money - usually too much!

I forked out an absolute fortune for that holiday to Jamaica.

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