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1
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act up

A

Behave or function improperly.

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answer back

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To reply rudely to someone in authority.

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ask after

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enquire about someone’s health, how life is doing.

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back down

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stop defending your opinion in a debate.

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back into

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Enter a parking area in reverse gear. back the car into.

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back out

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not keep (a promise, agreement, deal).

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back out of

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Not keep (a promise, agreement,deal).

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back up

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move backwards, reverse.

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bail out of

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Run away from or avoid.

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bang around

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move in a place making a lot of noise.

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barge into

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Enter a place and interrupt people rudely.

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bawl out

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Criticize, reprimand.

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be after

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try to find or get

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be along

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Arrive. The next train should …. very soon.

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be snowed under

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Have too much work.

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bear down on

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Take strong measures against.

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bear down on

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bite.

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18
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bear on

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Influence. The new law may bear on the planning of our project.

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bear up

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withstand

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20
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bear up under

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Withstand.

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21
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bear with

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be patient.

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blow over

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pass without creating a problem. The bosses mood will blow over in a few days.

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blow up

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Suddenly become very angry.

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24
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blow up

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Explode

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25
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blow up

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make explode; destroy using exclusives.

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book into

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Make a reservation in advance.

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break down

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analyze in detail

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28
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break in on

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Interrupt.

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29
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break into. break in

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Enter a house unlawfully.

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30
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break off

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end something.

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31
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break out

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Use something extravagant for celebration. He broke out the champagne to celebrate.

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32
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break out

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appear violently.

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33
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break through

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Pass a barrier or obstacle.

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34
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break up

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Disperse (a crowd), stop (a fight).

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35
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break up

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Break into pieces. broke the chocolate up.

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36
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breeze along

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Move easily and quickly

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breeze into

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Enter a place quickly

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breeze through

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Pass easily, succeed.

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39
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bring about

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cause to happen.

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bring around

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change someone’s mind, convince someone.

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bring back

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Cause someone to remember.

42
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bring off

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Succeed at something difficult or unexpected. brought that off.

43
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bring on

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cause something. What brought that on?

44
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bring out

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highlight, stress.

45
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bring over

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Bring to someone’s house. Can you bring over those documents.

46
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broke down

A

stop working properly

47
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broke down

A

become mentally ill

48
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broke in

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interrupt.

49
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brush off

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ignore something or someone.

50
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bump into

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Meet by chance.

51
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burn up

A

Be hot.

52
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burn up

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Destroy by fire

53
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buy into

A

Accept an idea.

54
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buy up

A

purchase the entire supply of something.

55
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buzz around

A

Move quickly around a place.

56
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call around. call in.

A

visit

57
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call off

A

Cancel.

58
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call on

A

Invite someone to speak in a meeting or a classroom.

59
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call up

A

telephone. call Joe up.

60
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care for

A

like someone or something.

61
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carry on

A

continuue.

62
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carry on about

A

continue in an annoying way.

63
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carry on with . go on with. get on with

A

Continue.

64
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carry over

A

Continue on a subsequent day, page, etc.

65
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carry through

A

sustain. They saved money to carry them through in their retirement.

66
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catch on

A

slowly start to understand.

67
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catch up

A

Make up for lost time.

68
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catch up on

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become up to date.

69
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check by

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go to a place to see if everything is OK.

70
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check into

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investigate, look for.

71
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check through

A

Send luggage through (to a destination).

72
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chew up

A

Chew into small pieces. The washing machine chewed up my new shirt. ripped

73
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claw back

A

Recover or reclaim.

74
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clean up

A

tidy.

75
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clear out

A

Leave. Everybody clear out.

76
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clear up

A

tidy.

77
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close down

A

close permanently

78
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close in on

A

Approach and threaten.

79
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close up

A

Close temporarily

80
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come across

A

initially seem or have the appearance.

81
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come across

A

discover by accident

82
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come along

A

progress

83
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come along with

A

Progress.

84
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come along with

A

Accompany

85
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come around

A

Recover conciousness

86
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come around to

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Agree with or accept something you had previously disapproved or disliked.

87
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come by

A

get, receive.

88
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come by

A

Visit a person in their house

89
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come down with

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become sick with.

90
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come into

A

Inherit.

91
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come off

A

Fall off, break off.

92
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come out

A

Turn out, end up.

93
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come over

A

Visit someone at their house.

94
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come through

A

Do what is needed or expected. It was a tight deadline but Joe really came through in the end.

95
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come to

A

regain conciousness.

96
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come up against

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encounter problems or difficulties.

97
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come up to

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approach; to equal.

98
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contact out of

A

Formally leave an agreement.

99
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count on

A

depend on , rely on, trust.

100
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count out

A

Exclude.

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