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Idiomatic Phrases Flashcards

1
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Bear Away

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won;

Ahmad bore away many prizes at the school sports.

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Bear down

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overthrow;

The new leader has been able to bear down all opposition.

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Bear Out

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confirms;

His evidence bears out the evidence of the first witness.

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Bear Up

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to keep up spirits;
In his misfortune god gave him strength to bear up.
supports;
A religious hope bears up a man in his trials.

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Bear Upon

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was not relevant to;

His evidence did not bear upon the inquiry.

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Bear With

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have patience with;

I trust you will bear with me a few more minutes.

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Break Down

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failed;

He broke down in the middle of his speech.

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Break Off

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stop suddenly;

He broke off in the middle of his story.

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Break With

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quarrel with;

I gave him no excuse to break up with me.

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Break Into

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entered by force;

The burglars broke into the house.

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Bring About

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caused;

His folly brought about his ruin.

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Bring Forth

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produce;

Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want.

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Bring Forward

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quote, mention;

He brought forward several cogent arguments in support of his scheme.

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Bring In

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yields as rent;

That building brings in Rs. 4000 a month.

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Bring Out

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show;
The teacher often tells us a story to bring out the meaning of a lesson.
publish;
The publishers have recently brought out a cheap edition of their new dictionary.

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Bring Round

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converting someone;

He found great difficulty in bringing her round his views.

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17
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Bring Up

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reared;

She brought up the orphan as her own child.

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18
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Call For

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demanded;

His master called for an explanation of his conduct.

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Call Out

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draw forth;

New responsibilities often call out virtues and abilities unsuspected before.

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Call In

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summon;

Call in a doctor immediately.

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Call On

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pay a brief visit;

He called on me yesterday.

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Call Up

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recollect;

The old man could not call up past events.

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Carry Out

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execute;

He agreed to carry out my orders.

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Carry Away

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deprive of self control;

His passion carried him away.

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25
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Carry On

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manage;

His son carried on his business in his absence.

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26
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Carry Off

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killed;

Many persons were carried off by plagu.

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27
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Cast Away

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ruin, sink;

The ship was cast away on the coast of Africa.

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28
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Cast Down

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depressed;

He was much cast down by his loss.

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29
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Come Out

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transpired;

At last the truth has come out.

30
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Come To

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amount to;

The taxes come to a large sum.

31
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Come Up

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raised for discussion;

The question came up before the Municipal Corporation last week.

32
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Come Round

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recover;

I expect he will come round within a week.

33
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Come Round To

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agree;

I hope he will come round to our views.

34
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Cry Down

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depreciate;

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.

35
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Cry Out

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protest against;

He cried out against such injustice.

36
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Cry Up

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praised enthusiastically;

That young author is cried up by his friends.

37
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Cut OFF

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died;

He was cut off the prime of life.

38
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Cut Down

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reduce;

You must cut down your expenditure.

39
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Cut Out

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specially fitted to be;

He is cut out for a sailor.

40
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Cut Up

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distressed;

His wife’s death cut him up terribly.

41
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Do For

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ruined;

I am done for.

42
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Do Up

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fatigued;

Having walked twenty miles he is quite done up.

43
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Fall Back

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retreat;

At last the rioters fell back.

44
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Fall In

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met accidently;
At my friend’s tea-party I fell in with a strange fellow.
happens to meet;
The measure falls in with the popular demand.

45
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Fall Through

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failed;

The scheme has fallen through for want of support.

46
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Fall Out

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quarreled;

I am told the two brothers have fallen out.

47
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Fall Off

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deteriorated;;
It is said that the standard of efficiency in public service has recently fallen off.
diminished;
In the second school-term the attendance fell off.

48
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Get Off

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escape;

His friends expected that he would get off with a fine.

49
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Get On

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agree or live sociably with;

It is hard to get on with a suspicious man.

50
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Get Away

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escaped;

The thief got away with my cash-box.

51
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Get Out

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remove;

I can’t get out this stain.

52
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Get Under

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subdued;
The revolt of the tribal chiefs has been got under.
under control;
They soon got the fire under by pouring buckets of water over it.

53
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Get At

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attack;

The dog tried to get at me.

54
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Get Through

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passed;

He has gotten through his examination.

55
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Get Out Of

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escape from;

You were lucky to get out of his clutches.

56
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Give Up

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surrendered oneself;
We are credibly informed that the murderer has given himself up to the police.
have no hope of recovery;
The doctors have given him up.

57
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Give Forth

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published;

Soon it was given forth and believed by many that the King was dead.

58
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Give Off

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emitted;

The fire gave off a dense smoke.

59
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Give In

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submit;

The strikers seem determined and are not likely to give in.

60
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Give Out

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proclaimed;
It was given out that he was bankrupt.
were exhausted;
The horses gave out at the next milestone.

61
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Give Way

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broke;
The rope gave way while the workmen were hauling up the iron pillar.
yielded;
He would not listen to me at first , but at last he gave way.

62
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Give Away

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distributed;

The Governor gave away the prizes.

63
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Give Over

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abandon;

Give over this foolish attempt.

64
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Give One Away

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betrayed himself;

In his cross-examination he ultimately gave himself away.

65
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Go By

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judge from;
You cannot always go by appearances.
to be guided by;
It is a good rule to go by.

66
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Go Into

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examine;

He promised to go into the matter.

67
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Go Upon

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any foundation to your statement;

on which to base our conclusions;
We have no data to go upon.

68
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Go Down

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be believed;

The story won’t go down.

69
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Go Off

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was a success;

The concert went off well.

70
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Go Over

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examine;

The auditor went over the balanced sheet.

71
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Go Through

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suffer;
The poor woman has gone through much.
examine;
I must first go through the accounts.

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