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PHRASAL VERBS Flashcards

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TO BE CARRIED AWAY

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Become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do

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BAIL ON SOMEONE

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Back out of an agreement, usually at the last minute

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BLUNDER AROUND

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To move in an awkward way

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BOAST ABOUT

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brag about, show off

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BRUSH PAST

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Walk past someone quickly to avoid speaking to him her

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BUM OUT

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Make someone feel upset or disappointed

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BLURT IT OUT

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Say sth suddenly without thinking, usually bc of excitement or nervous

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BUZZ OFF

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Go away !

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CHURN OUT

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Stomach churns you feel ill bc you’re nervous

Produce large amounts of sth quickly, usually sth of low quality

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COUGH IT UP

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SPIT IT OUT

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DRONE ON

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Speak for a long time with a dull voice without saying anything interesting

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ENCROACH UPON SOMEONE

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To gradually take someone else’s rights, or to take control of someone’s time, work

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13
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GLOM ON TO

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Steal

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GO DOWN ON

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Perform oral sex on someone

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GRAPPLE OVER

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Fight over
Try to deal with or understand a difficult problem or subject

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GUT IT OUT

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Endure with bravery and persistence

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GUT IT UP

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Show courage and hide one’s apprehension

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HAGGLE OVER

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Negotiate, persistent bargain

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HOLD OFF ON STH

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To not do sth immediately

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HOSE IT OFF

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Clean sth with water

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IMPINGE ON

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Impact negatively on, affect sth in a way that is unwanted

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HARKEN BACK

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Go back and recall sth in the past

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23
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KNOCK SOMEONE UP

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Impregnant

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KNOCK UP SOMETHING

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Make sth in a hurry

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LASH OUT

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Hit / kick out at someone or sth

Spend extravagantly

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MOOCH OFF

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Ask someone for money, help, food and succeed in getting it

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MUSTER UP

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Gather / bring / put together

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28
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NOD OFF

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Doze off

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OOZE OUT

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To flow slowly out of something through a small opening

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30
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PIMP OUT

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Take advantage of , exploit, use or to provide others like a whore

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31
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PRY INTO

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Try to find out private facts about a person

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PULL FOR STH

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To say or show that one hopes someone or sth will succeed, get well

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RAVEL STH UP

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To become/make someone become more confused

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34
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RICOCHET OFF

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rebound one or several times off a surface

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35
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RIG SOMETHING UP

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Fix a piece of equipment in place

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36
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RILE SOMEONE UP

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Make someone angry

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37
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MULL SOMETHING OVER

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To think carefully about something for a long time

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38
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ROT AWAY

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Cause sth to decay

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39
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RUB OFF ON SOMEONE

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If someone’s qualities or habits rub off on you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them

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40
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SCOUT AROUND

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Make a search for s.o or sth in various places

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41
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SCRIBBLE AWAY

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To work hard and hastily writing sth down, esp by hand

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SLOUGH OVER

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To treat as slight or trivial

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43
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SIT SLUMPED OVER

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Having your head low and shoulders forward

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44
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SMOOCH WITH

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To kiss, hold, touch someone sexually

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45
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SNUFF SOMETHING OUT

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Cause sth to end suddenly
Put out a flame, esp from a candle

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SPIT SOMETHING UP

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To bring food up from the stomach out of the mouth, or cough something up out of the mouth

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47
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SPLINTER INTO

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To break into small pieces or groups

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48
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STAVE STH/SOMEONE OFF

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Stop sth bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily

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49
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STOW AWAY

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Secrete oneself abroad a vehicle as a means of obtaining transportation

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50
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TALK OVER

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Quibble over, argue about

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51
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TATTED UP

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Covered in tattoos

52
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TAMPER WITH

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Make changes to sth without permission to damage it

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TAKE FLAK

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Get the blame for something

54
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THROW OFF

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Free oneself from, get rid of

55
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TICK SOMEONE OFF

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Make someone angry

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‘TIT-TER AT

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Laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner

57
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CROSS OVER

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To change from one activity or style to another
To go from one side of something such as a road or a border to the other

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TURN SOMETHING AROUND

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Cause sth to change in a positive direction

59
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VEER OFF

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Change direction or turn about or aside suddenly

60
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WALLOW IN

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Allow yourself to enjoy sth completely

61
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WALTZ IN

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Barge in

62
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WALTZ OFF

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Walk away with

63
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WIMP OUT

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Decide not to do sth bc you’re too frightened

64
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WIND UP

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Make a clock or device operate by turning handle/key

65
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WIND ONE UP

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Annoy or upset someone

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PLOD ALONG

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To work slowly with little progress

67
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DROOL OVER

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Show extreme and sometimes silly pleasure while looking at someone or something

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STAVE SOMETHING OFF

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Prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time

69
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FUSS OVER

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To pay a lot of attention to (someone or something) in a nervous or excited way

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DALLY WITH SOMEONE

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To be romantically or sexually involved with someone, usually for a short time, without really loving that person

To consider or imagine an idea, subject, or plan, but not in a serious way

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THRONG WITH

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To be or go somewhere in very large numbers

72
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WHIP SOMETHING UP

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To encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something

73
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TUCKER SOMEONE OUT

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To make someone extremely tired

74
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BLAB ABOUT

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To talk carelessly or too much, often telling others something you should keep secret

75
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GRIND AWAY ON STH

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To work or study in a steady, determined way

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GRAPPLE WITH

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hold someone while fighting with him

77
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GRAPPLE FOR

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to fight, esp in order to win sth

78
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SLINK OFF / AWAY

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To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

79
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GNAW AT

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be a source of worry or concern

80
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STRUT AROUND

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To walk in a proud way trying to look important

81
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SNAP AT

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Speak irritably or abruptly to someone

82
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SNARL AT

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Make an aggressive growl with bared teeth

83
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CATCH ON

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try to understand something or how-tos
become fashionable and popular

84
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HASH OUT

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discuss about sth carefully

85
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SNOOP THROUGH

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pry into, look through things secretly

86
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LOP OFF

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remove sth by cutting it

87
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HURL STH AT SO

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Throw sth with lots of force, violently or angrily

88
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NOD OFF

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doze off, fall asleep

88
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DIAL STH DOWN

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make sth less forceful or extreme

88
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CROUCH DOWN

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squat

89
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BE DOLLED UP

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dressed up nicely for an occassion

90
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RIP INTO

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criticize you strongly

91
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BANDY ABOUT

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discuss or mention sth in a casual, informal way

92
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WEAN OFF

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make someone gradually stop doing sth bc it’s bad for them

93
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RUSTLE UP

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prepare sth quickly

94
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RAMP DOWN

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decrease

95
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MOPE AROUND

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move one place to another without any purposes, bc you’re in dispair

96
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PRESIDE OVER

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to be in charge of a situation or a place

97
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PUTTER AROUND

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do things in a relaxed way, without rushing

98
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GOAD SOMEONE ON

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Drive or encourage someone to do sth

99
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GRAPPLE OVER

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fight over, try to deal with or understand difficult problem

100
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GUT IT OUT

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endure with bravery and persistence
follow through

101
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GUT IT UP

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show courage, hide apprehension

102
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HAGGLE OVER

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persistent bargain, negotiate

103
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HARKEN BACK

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go back and recall sth in the past

104
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HARP ON

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nag about

105
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HOLD OFF ON STH

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not do sth immediately

106
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HOSE IT OFF / DOWN

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clean sth with water

107
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IMPINGE ON

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impact negatively on, affect sth in a way that is unwanted

108
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KNOCK SOMEONE UP

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impregnate

109
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KNOCK UP STH

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prepare sth quickly

110
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LASH OUT

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get mad at someone

111
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MORPH INTO

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transforming something into a state where its significance or purpose becomes clear

112
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MOOCH OFF

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ask someone for money, help, food and succeed in getting those

113
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RING UP

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help a customer buy sth at a cash register

114
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USHER INTO

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be at the start of a new period, esp when important changes or new things happen

115
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DRONE ON

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speak for a long time with a dull voice without saying anything interesting

116
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CLUTCH ONTO

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grasp

117
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FIEND FOR

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conveys a deep and sometimes obsessive craving for understanding or purpose

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119
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SWEAR OFF STH

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Make a decision to stop doing sth harmful

120
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SWEAR OFF STH

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Make a decision to stop doing sth harmful

121
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DAWN ON (SOMEONE)

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Become known or obvious to someone, suddenly

122
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SPIRAL INTO

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turn out to be

123
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TART ONESELF UP

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Make yourself look more attractive by putting make up, jewellery and fashionable clothes on

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