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spin-off

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The research has had spin-offs in the development of medical equipment.

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upkeep

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The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive

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put at

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I’d put her at (= guess that her age is) about 35.

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go under

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Thousands of companies went under during the recession.

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listen in

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I wish Dad would stop listening in on my phone conversations.

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ring off

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She said “No, thank you” and rang off hurriedly.

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ring in

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Tim rang in to say he wouldn’t be coming in.

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get through

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I tried to call her but couldn’t get through.

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be hung up on

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Why are you so hung up on getting everything right?

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bottle up

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Please talk to me, don’t bottle up your emotions like that.

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get carried away

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She started getting carried away during her story, frantically describing every detail of what happened.

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jump at

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She jumped at the chance of a trip to Paris.

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warm to

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I wasn’t sure about Sarah at first, but I warmed to her after we’d been out together a few times.

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grow on

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I wasn’t sure about this album when I bought it, but it’s really grown on me.

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feel for

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I know what it’s like to be lonely, so I do feel for her.

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hang-up

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something that causes you to feel worried, afraid, embarrassed, etc.
Everyone have their hang-ups.

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fit in

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How do you think she will fit in with the rest of the staff?

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chat up

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He tried to chat up a girl at the dance.

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hit it off

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I just knew you and Haley would hit it off—you two have so much in common.

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pair off

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All my friends seem to be pairing off and getting married.

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turn-on

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The smell of leather on a man is a real turn-on.

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split up

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She split up with her boyfriend last week.

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drift apart

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Andrea and I never had a big fight or anything, we just drifted apart over the years, and now I hardly ever see her.

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finish with

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She finished with him when she discovered he was having an affair.

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grow apart
There was nobody else involved - we just grew apart.
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make up
We argue all right, but we always make up before long.
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run off with
Bill's wife ran off with his accountant.
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live it down
Man you saw Phil trip yesterday in front of everybody? I wouldn't be able to live it down.
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settle down
She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.
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keep sth from
He says it's alright but I think he's keeping something from me.
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pour out
He spends every lunchtime pouring out his emotional problems to me and expects me to find a solution.
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let on
I suspect he knows more than he's letting on.
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go back on
People are beginning to worry that the president is going to go back on his campaign promises.
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own up
No one has owned up to stealing the money.
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play down
Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.
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wind up
If he keeps doing stuff like that he's going to wind up in prison!
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have it out
I had to have it out with my roommate because he never does his share of cleaning in the house.
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pass for
I really want to go and see the film, but I don't think I'd pass for 18.
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go down with
Half of Martha's class has gone down with flu.
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pass out
I was hit on the head and passed out.
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pass on
It's important to remember friends and family who have passed on.
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pull through
They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to pull through.
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work off
She works off stress by running for at least half an hour every day.
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live off
They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food).
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turn in
I’m getting sleepy – I think I’ll turn in.
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bring along
Can I bring a friend along to the party?
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pop in
Why don’t you pop in and see us this afternoon?
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ask after
Oh, Joan asked after you today. I told her you're doing well.
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pull up
A car pulled up outside my house.
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pull over
Just pull over here, and I'll get out and walk the rest of the way.
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pull in
Let me pull in at a gas station and then I'll call you back.
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pull out
I knocked over the mailbox when I was pulling out of the driveway.
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tailback
Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash.
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bring down
They've really brought down the price of laptops recently.
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crack down
The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.
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hold-up
In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.
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lead on
All that time she'd been leading him on (= pretending she liked him), but she was only interested in his money.
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let off
Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.
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lean on
We may have to lean on them a little if we want our money.
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get mixed up with
a government official mixed up in illegal activities
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get round to
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
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get up to
She usually gets up to some sort of trouble at school.
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go in for
I've never really gone in for classical music, but I love jazz.
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pull out
Lack of funding leaves us with no choice but to pull out.
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give off
That tiny radiator doesn't give off much heat. | The heater is giving off a strange smell these days.
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put through
Could you put me through to customer services, please?
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make out
He made himself out to be a millionaire.
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take aback
I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
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break out
Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large.
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come forward
Nobody has yet come forward with any information relating to the girl's death.
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go off
His gun went off accidentally.
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make off
The burglars made off before the police arrived.
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bring on
Her new piano teacher has really brought her on.
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feel up to
I don’t feel up to going out tonight.
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wear off
Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour.
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drop in
Drop in whenever you’re in the neighborhood.
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catch on
He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll catch on (to what you're saying) eventually.
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dawn on
I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my wallet at home.
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sail through
You can't expect to just sail through without doing any work.
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do up
We spent our weekends doing up a 1934 Rolls Royce.
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put down to
I put the children's bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired.
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set in
This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
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bank on
They’re banking on him to save the match.
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come by
I'd like to know how she came by that black eye.
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giveaway
The furniture shop's offering three-piece suites at giveaway prices.
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put by
I try to put by a few pounds every week.
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come into
She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.
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drop off
I must have dropped off during the show, because I don’t remember how it ended.
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fall for
I said I was an art collector, and they fell for it.
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go down as
Hurricane Katrina will go down as one of the worst storms of this century.
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put on
We’re putting on a concert to raise money for cancer charities.
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do away with
There were rumours that Doug had done away with his wife.
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draw up
The architect showed us the house plans that she had drawn up.
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grow out of
The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.
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hand down
These skills have been handed down from generation to generation.
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bring out
They keep bringing out smaller phones.
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take over
The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she took over.
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set to
If we all set to, we should be able to finish the job in a week.

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