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First 120 Verbs Flashcards

1
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Burn out

A

To become exhausted or overwhelmed.

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Burn up

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To be consumed or destroyed by fire.
Sube la cólera.

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Burn down

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To completely destroy a building or structure by fire.

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Burn off

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Quemar calorías.

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5
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Burn with

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Jealousy
Me emociono con

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Burn through

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To use money or resources quickly.

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Burn away

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To gradually disappear or be removed through a burning process.

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8
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Burn up

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To become angry or upset.

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9
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Blow away

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Moved by the wind.

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10
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Blow someone away

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To amaze and surprise in a good way.

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11
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Blow someone off

A

To not go on a date with someone

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12
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Blow out

A

Air extinguishes fire or flame.

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13
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Blow out

A

Air extinguishes fire or a flame.

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14
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Blow up

A

Explodes

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15
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Blow over

A

Storm got moved away.
The storm is over the town.

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16
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Blow down

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Destroyed by the wind or a storm.

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17
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Add up to

A

Your total comes to

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18
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Back something up

A

Reverse.
You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.

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19
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Blow something up

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Add air / Pop a balloon

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20
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Break down

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Stop functioning / Get upset

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21
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Break in

A

Thieves broke in

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22
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Break into

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Enter forcibly.
The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

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23
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Break something in

A

Estrenar / Estirar

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24
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Break up

A

End a relationship / start laughing

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25
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Break out

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Escape

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26
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Break out in something

A

Develop a skin condition

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27
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Bring someone down

A

Make unhappy

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28
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Bring someone up

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Raise a child

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29
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Bring something up

A

Vomit. Throw up

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30
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Call on someone

A

Ask for an answer or an opinion / Visit someone.

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31
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Call someone up

A

Llamar

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32
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Not care for someone/something

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Not like.
I don’t care for his behavior.

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33
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Check someone/something out

A

Look at carefully, investigate

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34
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Chip in

A

Help

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35
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Come apart

A

Separate

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36
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Come forward

A

Volunteer for a task or give evidence to the police

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37
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Cross something out

A

Tachar

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38
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Cut back on something

A

Consume less

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39
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Cut something down

A

Make something fall to the ground

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40
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Cut in

A

Interrupt / Put in too closely in front of another vehicle / start operating of an engine or electrical device

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41
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Cut something off

A

Remove with something sharp / stop providing

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42
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Cut someone off

A

Take out of a will.
My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.

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43
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Cut something out

A

Remove part of something. Usually with scissors and paper.

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44
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Do someone/something over

A

Beat up. Informal.
His shop was done over by a street gang.

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45
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Do away with something

A

Discard.
It’s time to do away with all these old tax records.

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46
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Do something up

A

Fasten, close.
Do your coat up before you go outside.

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47
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Drop back

A

Move back in a position/group.
Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.

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48
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Drop in/by/over

A

Come without an appointment.
I might drop in/by/over for tea something this week.

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49
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Drop someone/something off

A

Take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it here.

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50
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Fall out

A

Separate from an interior/of hair, teeth.
The money must have fallen out of my pocket.

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51
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Fill something in

A

Fill the blanks

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52
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Fill something out

A

A whole document

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53
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Get something across / over

A

Communicate, make understandable
I tried to get my point across/ over to the judge but she wouldn’t listen.

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54
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Get around

A

Have mobility.
My grandfather can get around fine in his wheelchair.

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55
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Get away

A

Go on a vacation.

We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.

56
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Get back

A

Return.
We got back from our vacation last week.

57
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Get back at someone

A

Take revenge.

58
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Get back into something

A

Become interested in something again.
I finally got back into my novel and finished it.

59
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Get round to something

A

To finally find time to do something.
I don’t know when I am doing to get round to writing the thank you cards.

60
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Give someone away

A

Reveal hidden information about someone / Take the bride to the altar.

61
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Give something away

A

Ruin a secret.
My sister gave the surprise party away by accident.

62
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Give something away

A

Give something to someone for free.
The library was giving away old books on Friday.

63
Q

Give in

A

Stop fighting or arguing.
My boyfriend didn’t want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.

64
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Give something out

A

Give to many people. Usually at no cost.
They were giving our free perfume samples at the department store.

65
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Give something up

A

Quit a habit.
I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.

66
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Go without something

A

Suffer lack or deprivation.
When I was young we went without winter boots.

67
Q

Grow back

A

Regrow.
My roses grew back this summer.

68
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Grow out of something

A

Get too big for
Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.

69
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Grow into something

A

Grow big enough to fit
This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.

70
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In short / In brief / To summarize

A

To shorten it

71
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Cut to the chase / Straight to the point

A

Stop beating around the bush

72
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It’s up to you

A

It’s your call / The ball is in your court

73
Q

Let it go

A

That ship has sailed / Gone long

74
Q

Butter someone up

A

To sugarcoat / echar miel antes de pedir un favor

75
Q

Once in a blue moon

A

Cada muerte de obispo

76
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To be born with a silver spoon in your mouth

A

Nacer en cuna de oro

77
Q

To be homesick

A

Mal de patria

78
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Holding grudges (for)

A

Guardar rencor

79
Q

Put on one’s thinking cap

A

Usar el maní

80
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Third time is a charm

A

La tercera es la vencida

81
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No strings attached

A

Sin compromisos

82
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The early bird catches the worm

A

Al que madruga Dios lo ayuda

83
Q

Get back on my feet

A

To be healthy again after a period of illness.

84
Q

Practice makes perfect

A

La práctica hace al maestro

85
Q

Mark my words

A

Grábese mis palabras

86
Q

Not to see anyone but….

A

Sin ver a nadie

87
Q

When in Rome

A

A dónde fuereis haz lo que vieres

88
Q

Get tenured

A

Obtener propiedad

89
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Spread oneself too thin

A

Partirse en mil

90
Q

Disque

A

So called

91
Q

Pull some strings

A

Tener argolla

92
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Easy come, easy go

A

Lo que fácil viene, fácil se va

93
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

A

Cuestión de perspectiva.
La belleza está en el ojo del espectador.

94
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All good things must come to an end

A

Todo lo bueno termina

95
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There’s no such thing as a feee lunch

A

Nada es gratis

96
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Two heads are better than one

A

Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una

97
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Don’t bite the hand that feeds

A

No muerda la mano que le da de comer

98
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You can’t judge a book by its cover

A

No hay que juzgar un libro por su portada

99
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst

A

Esperar lo mejor, anticipar lo peor

100
Q

A picture is worth a thousand words

A

Same

101
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If ain’t broken don’t fix it

A

No le dé vueltas al asunto

102
Q

All that glitters is not gold

A

No todo lo que brilla es oro

103
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An eye for an eye

A

Ojo por ojo

104
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Better late than never

A

Más vale tarde que nunca

105
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Better safe than sorry

A

Más vale prevenir que lamentar

106
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No guts, no glory

A

A todos les llega su momento de gloria

107
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A friend in need is a friend in need

A

En las malas se conocen los amigos

108
Q

It’s such a small world

A

Que pequeño es el mundo

109
Q

What goes around comes around

A

El que la hace la paga

110
Q

Time heals all wounds

A

El tiempo cura todas las heridas

111
Q

It’s like talking to a brick wall

A

Es como hablar con una oared

112
Q

Long absent, soon forgotten

A

La distancia es el olvido

113
Q

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A

Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando

114
Q

Time is money

A

El tiempo es oro

115
Q

It caught my eye

A

Me llamó la atención

116
Q

Truth to be told

A

A decir verdad

117
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Just for the record

A

Para que quede claro

118
Q

She got cold feet

A

Retractarse / Chicken out

119
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Contrary to popular belief

A

Contrario a lo que la gente piensa

120
Q

I turn my thumbs down

A

Lo desapruebo

121
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Take things for granted

A

Dar las cosas por sentado

122
Q

Give it a rest

A

Deje las cosas así / Sleep it on it

123
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It’s a can of worms

A

Something unexpected / a surprise

124
Q

Smooth sailing

A

An easy life with no problems.
It viento en popa.

125
Q

Know which side one’s bread is buttered on

A

To understand what is most important for oneself.
Saber dónde aprieta el zapato.
Saber que le conviene

126
Q

Ride the gravy train

A

To make money by doing something that is already proven to be successful.

127
Q

Keep one’s eye on the ball

A

To concentrate and continue doing well.
Ponerse las pilas

128
Q

Mana from heaven

A

Cómo un regalo caído del cielo.

129
Q

From rags to riches

A

From poor to rich

130
Q

Show someone the ropes

A

To explain and show by example how something is done properly.

131
Q

As busy as a bee.

A

Hasta las orejas de trabajo

132
Q

Work out for the best

A

To end with the best possible result.
Resultará de la mejor manera

133
Q

Quick on the uptake

A

To understand very quickly.
Ser chispa

134
Q

Show one’s hand

A

To show others what advantages you have in a situation.

135
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Have too many irons in the fire.

A

To do many things.

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