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Phrasal verbs 1 Flashcards

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Break down

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stop functioning (machine) | “My car broke down on the way to work.”

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Bring up

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mention a topic | “She brought up an interesting idea during the meeting.”

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Call off

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cancel | “They called off the wedding due to unforeseen circumstances.”

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Carry on

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continue | “Please carry on with your explanation.”

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Catch up

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reach the same point | “I need to catch up on the latest episodes.”

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Check in

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register at a hotel | “We checked in at the hotel at noon.”

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Check out

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leave a hotel | “We checked out of the hotel early.”

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Come across

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find unexpectedly | “I came across an old friend at the store.”

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Cut down on

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reduce | “I’m trying to cut down on sugar.”

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Do over

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repeat | “I made a mistake

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Drop off

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deliver or fall asleep | “I dropped off the package this morning.”

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Figure out

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understand | “I can’t figure out this math problem.”

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Find out

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discover | “I found out the truth yesterday.”

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Get along

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have a good relationship | “They get along well with their neighbors.”

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Get by

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manage | “She gets by on a small salary.”

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Give up

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stop trying | “He gave up smoking last year.”

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Go over

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review | “Can we go over these details again?”

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Hang up

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end a phone call | “She hung up before I could respond.”

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Hold on

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wait | “Hold on a second; I’ll check the schedule.”

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Keep up

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maintain the pace | “It’s hard to keep up with all this work.”

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Look after

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take care of | “Can you look after my dog while I’m away?”

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Look forward to

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anticipate | “I’m looking forward to the holidays.”

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Look into

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investigate | “The police are looking into the matter.”

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Make up

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reconcile | “They finally made up after the argument.”

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Pick up

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collect | “Can you pick up the kids from school?”

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Put off

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postpone | “We had to put off the meeting until next week.”

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Put up with

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tolerate | “I can’t put up with his behavior anymore.”

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Run out of

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deplete | “We’ve run out of milk.”

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Set up

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establish | “They set up a new business downtown.”

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Show up

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appear | “He didn’t show up for the meeting.”

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Sort out

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resolve | “I need to sort out my finances.”

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Take after

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resemble | “She takes after her mother.”

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Take off

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remove or depart | “The plane took off on time.”

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Take on

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accept | “She took on more responsibilities at work.”

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Turn down

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reject | “He turned down the job offer.”

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Turn off

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stop a device | “Turn off the lights before you leave.”

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Turn on

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start a device | “Turn on the TV; the game is starting.”

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Work out

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exercise or solve | “I work out every morning.”

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Call up

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phone someone | “He called me up to discuss the project.”

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Come up with

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invent or create | “She came up with a brilliant idea.”

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Cut out

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stop doing something | “You should cut out junk food.”

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Fall apart

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break into pieces | “Their plan fell apart in the end.”

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Fall behind

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lag | “I fell behind on my assignments.”

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Get ahead

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succeed | “She worked hard to get ahead in her career.”

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Give away

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donate | “He gave away his old clothes to charity.”

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Hold back

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restrain | “She couldn’t hold back her tears.”

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Kick off

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start | “The event kicks off at 7 PM.”

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Lay off

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stop employing | “The company laid off 50 workers.”

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Let down

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disappoint | “I’m sorry to let you down.”

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Look back

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reflect | “Looking back

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Pass out

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faint | “She passed out from the heat.”

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Pull over

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stop a vehicle | “The police officer asked me to pull over.”

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Put on

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wear | “She put on a jacket before going out.”

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Run into

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meet unexpectedly | “I ran into an old friend yesterday.”

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Set off

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start a journey | “We set off early to avoid traffic.”

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Show off

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boast | “He always shows off his new gadgets.”

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Stick to

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follow | “Let’s stick to the original plan.”

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Take down

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remove | “They took down the decorations after the party.”

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Take up

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start a hobby | “She took up painting during the pandemic.”

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Think over

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consider | “I’ll think over your suggestion.”

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Throw away

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discard | “Don’t throw away those papers; I need them.”

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Turn up

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arrive | “He turned up late as usual.”

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Watch out

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be careful | “Watch out for the wet floor!”

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Work on

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improve | “I’m working on my communication skills.”

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Bring in

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introduce | “The company brought in new policies.”

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Break up

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end a relationship | “They broke up last month.”

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Blow up

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explode or get angry | “The situation blew up unexpectedly.”

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Burn out

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become exhausted | “He burned out after working long hours.”

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Catch on

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understand | “It took him a while to catch on.”

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Count on

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rely on | “You can count on me for support.”

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Drop by

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visit briefly | “She dropped by my office to say hello.”

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Get rid of

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eliminate | “I need to get rid of old clothes.”

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Go ahead

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proceed | “Go ahead and start without me.”

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Hand in

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submit | “Please hand in your assignments by Friday.”

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Keep on

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continue | “She kept on working despite the difficulties.”

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Look out

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beware | “Look out for that car!”

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Mix up

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confuse | “I mixed up the addresses and went to the wrong place.”

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Move on

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progress | “It’s time to move on from the past.”

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Pass away

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die | “His grandfather passed away last year.”

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Pick out

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choose | “I picked out a book for her birthday.”

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Pull through

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recover | “She pulled through after the surgery.”

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Put back

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return | “Can you put the book back on the shelf?”

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Run over

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hit with a vehicle | “A car ran over the cat.”

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Save up

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accumulate money | “I’m saving up for a new car.”

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Settle down

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start a stable life | “They settled down in a quiet neighborhood.”

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Show around

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give a tour | “Let me show you around the office.”

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Speak up

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talk louder | “Can you speak up? I can’t hear you.”

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Stand by

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support | “I’ll stand by you no matter what.”

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Take apart

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disassemble | “He took apart the clock to fix it.”

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Take over

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assume control | “She took over the project last week.”

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Think up

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invent | “He thought up an excuse for being late.”

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Throw up

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vomit | “She threw up after eating bad seafood.”

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Turn in

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go to bed or submit | “I’m turning in early tonight.”

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Use up

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consume completely | “We used up all the milk this morning.”

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Write down

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note | “Write down the address so you don’t forget.”

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Back up

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support | “His friends backed him up during the trial.”

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Blow out

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extinguish | “She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.”

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Brush up on

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review | “I need to brush up on my French.”

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Carry out

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execute | “The team carried out the plan successfully.”

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Come down with

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get sick | “She came down with a cold last week.”

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