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Phrasal Verb Flashcards

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to admire someone

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to look up to

I really look up to my parents.

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to invite somebody to your house

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to have sb. over

I’m having a few mates over later.

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to rely on somebody for support

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to count on

I know I can count on you

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to support or defend someone or something

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to stick up for

Thank you for sticking up for me.

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to make a short visit somewhere, often to go to someone’s house unannounced

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to drop in/by/round

I’m going to drop in to see Olivia later.

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to meet someone without having planned to

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to run into

I ran into Jill in the supermarket

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to arrive somewhere you are expected

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to show up

Sally never shows up on time

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to have a good relationship with someone

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to get along with

I get along well with my brother’s friends

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to cause an argument between people

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to come between

My friend Amy got a new boyfriend who ended up coming between us

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to gradually stop having a close relationship with someone

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to grow apart

We were best friends at school but we grew apart when we left

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to talk to someone you haven’t seen for some time and to tell them your news

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to catch up

It was lovely to catch up! t was lovely to catch up with you.

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to arrange for people to meet so they might start a romantic relationship

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to fix sb. up

I tried to fix Kara and Ben up but they didn’t like each other

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to live in a place other than the place mentioned

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to live out of

In the second year, I chose to live out of halls in a shared house.

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to fill or use an amount of space or time

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to get taken up

After my son was born, my schedule got taken up with changing nappies

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to have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them

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to fall out

They fell out over something really silly

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to develop in a successful way

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to work out

Things have worked out quite well for us

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to start

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to come in

When the new laws came in about smoking, the whole bar scene changed her

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to try very hard to get something or to achieve something

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to fight for

We fought for years before we got the recognition we deserved

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to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left

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to stay on

She failed her exam, and had to stay on at school for another year

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in a direct way; immediately

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to go straight into

She went straight from college into a top job

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to leave a place, especially in order to do something

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to go off

After finishing secondary school, many of us went off to university

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to move or travel through something in order to get to another place

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to pass through

To get to the church, you’ll need to pass through that field and turn le

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to appear suddenly or quickly

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to pop up

A lot of new restaurants started popping up around here when the develop

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to encourage somebody to do something

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to spur on

His first novel winning an award spurred him on to publish more books

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to be dressed in a very fancy way, often for a special occasion

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to be decked out

Leo and I got all decked out for the party.

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to suddenly be affected by a bad feeling or problem on your skin

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to break out

Her face broke out in a rash

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to improve something by changing or adding to it slightly

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to touch up

She was busy touching up her make-up in the mirror.

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to succeed in doing something that most people would find difficult

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to carry off

She’s had her hair cut really short, but she can carry it off

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to do something and not be punished or criticised for it

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to get away with

She was rude to the teacher, but she got away with it

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to leave quickly or quietly for a short period of time; usually to do something

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to nip away

Excuse me while I nip away for a short while.I need to make a phone call

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to be released or allowed to be free

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to come out of

After he came out of prison, he completely turned his life around

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not up to date

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to be behind (at times)

Now that I’m a bit older, I always feel behind the latest trends

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to learn about or be aware of the news, current events, etc.

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to keep up with

She likes to keep up with the latest fashions

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a new or a different situation is about to begin

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on the brink of somenthing

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to become more lively or active

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to perk up

Paula is napping right now to perk up for her football game later

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to help somebody, especially in a difficult situation

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to help out

He’s always willing to help out.

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to fail at something or do it badly

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to mess up

I’ve really messed up this cake. I put too much sugar in the mix.

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to display a notice or sign publicly

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to put up

We will put up the new sign for our coffee shop next week

39
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to die

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to pass away

Their grandfather passed away in his sleep at the age of 97

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to give a clear explanation in a simple way

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to spell out

She spelt out her expectations and would not settle for less

41
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to say something loudly out of surprise, pain, fear, etc.

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to cry out

Roger cried out from the barn, saying that there was a fire

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to grow and no longer fit into clothes or other items that are typically worn, or to no longer do certain things that younger people might do or like because you are older and wiser

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to grow out of

My sister quickly grew out of collecting pokemon cards when we were youn

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to grow larger as to fit into clothing that was once too big, or to refer to gradually becoming a particular type of person or thing over time

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to grow into

The hometown eventually grew into a massive city they hardly recognised

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to move or maintain the same pace or level as someone else and not falling behind regarding ability or skill level

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to keep up with

As a child, Benny tried to keep up with his older brother, but he was st

45
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to think about something from the past

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to look back on/at

We got together and looked back at our old photos from uni.

46
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when something has to be delivered by aeroplane or helicopter either because there is no road access or it needs to be done quickly

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to be flown in

Due to its remote location, any supplies had to be flown in by helicopte

47
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to be transported to another city or country

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to be taken out

A rescue team was taken out to sea to search for the missing boat.

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to drive a car or motorcycle from one side of something to the other

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to drive across

We decided to drive across the mountains rather than fly to Italy.

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to care for a child; raise

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to be brought up

I was brought up by my grandparents because my parents were always worki

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pay attention to

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to take notice of

When she fell over, no-one took any notice of it.

51
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to be treated unfairly or unkindly by others; usually done by children

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to be picked on

When I was at school, I used to get picked on by a bunch of older studen

52
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to manage to live using just the money, knowledge or equipment that you have

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to get by

How does she get by on such a small salary?

53
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to take care of somebody and make sure nothing bad happens to them

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to look out for

I was lucky that I had a group of friends who always looked out for me

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to work very hard at something

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to beaver away

The students beavered away in the library the day before their exam

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to be very playful

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to lark around/about

They didn’t get any work done and spent the day just larking about

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to suddenly become very shy and stop talking

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to clam up

I always clam up at interviews

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to be so enthusiastic that you don’t stop talking about a subject

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to rabbit on (about sth.)

Teresa rabbited on about her wedding

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when someone tries to obtain something indirectly

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to fish for sth.

She fished for information about the new neighbours

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to decide not to do something because you are scared

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to chicken out

I chickened out of the skydive when I saw how high we were

60
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this means the same as confess

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to own up to

Jerry owned up to making the mess and offered to clean up

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to do something difficult, extreme or bad in order to solve a tricky problem

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to resort to

I had to resort to taking a loan from my parents

62
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to do or use less of something

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to cut down on

Dean wants to cut down on how much meat he eats

63
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to gradually disappear

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to wear off

The novelty of living with seven other people wore off.

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to become exhausted from making an excessive effort at something

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to knock oneself out

Jeff is so busy looking after us all, I’m worried he’ll knock himself ou

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to disappoint someone

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to let sb. down

He let his team down by not showing up for the game

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to do something quickly and without much effort

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to bash out

He bashed out a few laps around the track before heading home

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to accumulate or accumulate a large number of something

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to rack up

I racked up a huge phone bill last month

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to move slowly and unevenly

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to bump along

We bumped along the narrow mountain road to the hotel.

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to connect a device to a power source

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to plug sth. in

You need to plug it in first before you can use it

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to register for something

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to sign up

Over a hundred students have signed up to the course

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to move to a different place or activity

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to shift to

He shifted to a sedentary lifestyle after retiring from sports

72
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ready and willing to do something

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up fort

hey were all up for the challenge

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to support something and stop it from falling

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to hold up

He held up the wall with his hands

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to arrange something around something else

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to fit sth. around

She had to fit her work schedule around her family commitments

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to invent a story

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to make up

Kelly said she’d seen some kind of monster in the lake, but I think she

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to give very positive descriptions of someone or something

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to build up

They built him up to be a hero.

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to destroy someone completely or criticisethem severely

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to tear sb. apart

She made a mistake and the newspapers tore her apart for it

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to die by suicide

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to take one’s own

He took his own life.

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to join a group or organisation, typically a company or project

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to come on board

We’re really pleased you decided to come on board.

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to enthusiastically and energetically engage in a task or activity

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to dive into

I’m so excited to dive into this new project!

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to force you to leave a particular place or situation

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to drag sb. out

Knowing I had work to do really dragged me out of the peaceful moment I

82
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to become very involved in something

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to get sucked into

I got sucked into helping make the costumes for my daughter’s play.

83
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an expression used to transition from one topic to another

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to bring sb. onto

Alright, that brings us onto the issue of safety online

84
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to give money as part of a group in order to buy something together

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to chip in (for)

Has Jackie chipped in for Sarah’s leaving present yet?

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to spend a lot of money on something, especially something you don’t really want to pay for

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to fork out

My train is delayed, so I’m going to have to fork out for a taxi.

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to spend a lot of money willingly, especially on something pleasant

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to splash out (on)

We decided to splash out on a five-star hotel for our honeymoon

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to spend less money on something than you normally do

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to cut back (on)

We need to cut back on our spending a bit.

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to cheat somebody by making them pay too much for something. Often used in the passive voice: ‘to be/get ripped off’

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to rip sb. off

Some tourists get ripped off at the local market here.

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