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Phrasal Verb 2 Flashcards

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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

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There was nobody else involved - we just grew apart.

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make up

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We argue all right, but we always make up before long.

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run off with

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Bill’s wife ran off with his accountant.

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live it down

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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

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She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.

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keep sth from

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He says it’s alright but I think he’s keeping something from me.

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pour out

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He spends every lunchtime pouring out his emotional problems to me and expects me to find a solution.

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let on

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I suspect he knows more than he’s letting on.

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go back on

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People are beginning to worry that the president is going to go back on his campaign promises.

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own up

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No one has owned up to stealing the money.

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play down

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Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.

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wind up

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If he keeps doing stuff like that he’s going to wind up in prison!

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have it out

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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

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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

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Half of Martha’s class has gone down with flu.

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pass out

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I was hit on the head and passed out.

41
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pass on

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It’s important to remember friends and family who have passed on.

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pull through

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They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to pull through.

43
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work off

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She works off stress by running for at least half an hour every day.

44
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live off

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They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food).

45
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turn in

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I’m getting sleepy – I think I’ll turn in.

46
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bring along

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Can I bring a friend along to the party?

47
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pop in

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Why don’t you pop in and see us this afternoon?

48
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ask after

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Oh, Joan asked after you today. I told her you’re doing well.

49
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pull up

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A car pulled up outside my house.

50
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pull over

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Just pull over here, and I’ll get out and walk the rest of the way.

51
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pull in

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Let me pull in at a gas station and then I’ll call you back.

52
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pull out

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I knocked over the mailbox when I was pulling out of the driveway.

53
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tailback

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Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash.

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bring down

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They’ve really brought down the price of laptops recently.

55
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crack down

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The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.

56
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hold-up

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In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.

57
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lead on

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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

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Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.

59
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lean on

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We may have to lean on them a little if we want our money.

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get mixed up with

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a government official mixed up in illegal activities

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get round to

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After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.

62
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get up to

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She usually gets up to some sort of trouble at school.

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go in for

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I’ve never really gone in for classical music, but I love jazz.

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pull out

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Lack of funding leaves us with no choice but to pull out.

65
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give off

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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

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Could you put me through to customer services, please?

67
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make out

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He made himself out to be a millionaire.

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take aback

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I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.

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break out

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Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large.

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come forward

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Nobody has yet come forward with any information relating to the girl’s death.

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go off

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His gun went off accidentally.

72
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make off

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The burglars made off before the police arrived.

73
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bring on

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Her new piano teacher has really brought her on.

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feel up to

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I don’t feel up to going out tonight.

75
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wear off

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Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour.

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drop in

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Drop in whenever you’re in the neighborhood.

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catch on

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He doesn’t take hints very easily, but he’ll catch on (to what you’re saying) eventually.

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dawn on

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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

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You can’t expect to just sail through without doing any work.

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do up

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We spent our weekends doing up a 1934 Rolls Royce.

81
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put down to

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I put the children’s bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired.

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set in

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This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.

83
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bank on

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They’re banking on him to save the match.

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come by

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I’d like to know how she came by that black eye.

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giveaway

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The furniture shop’s offering three-piece suites at giveaway prices.

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put by

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I try to put by a few pounds every week.

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come into

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She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.

88
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drop off

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I must have dropped off during the show, because I don’t remember how it ended.

89
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fall for

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I said I was an art collector, and they fell for it.

90
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go down as

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Hurricane Katrina will go down as one of the worst storms of this century.

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put on

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We’re putting on a concert to raise money for cancer charities.

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do away with

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There were rumours that Doug had done away with his wife.

93
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draw up

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The architect showed us the house plans that she had drawn up.

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grow out of

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The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.

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hand down

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These skills have been handed down from generation to generation.

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bring out

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They keep bringing out smaller phones.

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take over

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The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she took over.

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set to

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If we all set to, we should be able to finish the job in a week.

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