phrasal verbs Flashcards
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What does ‘fill out’ mean?
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Write all the required information onto a form.
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What does ‘fill up’ mean?
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Become full.
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What does ‘drop by’ mean?
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Visit informally.
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What does ‘pull out’ mean?
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Extract or remove, usually with some force or effort.
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What does ‘freak out’ mean?
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To become really scared, frightened or even angry.
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What does ‘figure out’ mean?
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Find the solution to a problem or question.
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What does ‘turn against’ mean?
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Stop liking and become hostile.
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What does ‘call on’ mean?
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Short visit.
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What does ‘chip in’ mean?
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Contribute to some cause.
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What does ‘show off’ mean?
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Display proudly.
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What does ‘rip off’ mean?
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Charge someone too much for something.
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What does ‘put someone through’ mean?
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Connect.
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What does ‘put off’ mean?
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Postpone, delay, hold back to a later time.
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What does ‘put off’ mean in another context?
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Discourage, upset.
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What does ‘put up with’ mean?
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To tolerate or accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining.
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What does ‘put on’ mean?
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Gain weight.
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What does ‘put away’ mean?
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Put something in its appropriate place.
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What does ‘put in’ mean?
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Introduce.
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What does ‘hand out’ mean?
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To distribute to a group of people.
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What does ‘hang out’ mean?
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To spend a lot of time in a place.
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What does ‘hang on’ mean?
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An expression that tells someone to wait.
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What does ‘make up one’s mind’ mean?
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Decide, choose.
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What does ‘make fun’ mean?
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Subject to laughter or ridicule.
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What does ‘make do’ mean?
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Accept, come to terms with something that is second best.
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What does 'give away' mean?
Make a gift of.
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What does 'give off' mean?
Emit pollution or something else unpleasant.
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What does 'give in' mean?
Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
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What does 'give up' mean?
Stop doing something, surrender.
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What does 'cut out' mean?
Remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper).
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What does 'cut down' mean?
Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
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What does 'get rid of' mean?
To throw away, eliminate.
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What does 'get stuck' mean?
Be unable to move forward.
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What does 'get out' mean?
Move out or away.
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What does 'get off' mean?
Leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
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What does 'get away with' mean?
To do something wrong or illegal without being punished.
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What does 'get along with' mean?
Have a good relationship with.
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What does 'get on' mean?
Enter or board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.).
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What does 'get in' mean?
To come or go into.
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What does 'break out' mean?
Move away or escape suddenly.
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What does 'break up' mean?
Come to an end.
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What does 'break in' mean?
Enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.
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What does 'break down' mean?
Divide into smaller parts.
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What is another meaning of 'break down'?
Stop operating or functioning.
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What does 'take away' mean?
Take from a person or place.
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What does 'take off' mean?
Remove clothes or things.
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What does 'run out of' mean?
To have no more of (something).
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What does 'run away' mean?
Escape from the control of.
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What does 'run over' mean?
Injured by a vehicle.
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What does 'try out' mean?
To test something by using it.
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What does 'try on' mean?
Put on clothing to see if it fits.
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What does 'sit down' mean?
Take a seat.
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What does 'sit up' mean?
Change to an upright sitting position.
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What does 'feel like' mean?
Have desire or wish for.
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What does 'pass out' mean?
To lose consciousness.
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What does 'pass away' mean?
Die, kick the bucket.
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What does 'butter up' mean?
To be very nice to someone because you want something.
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What does 'boil down' mean?
Simplify, reduce to the essentials.
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What does 'look forward to' mean?
Want, wish, anticipate, to be eager for something to happen.
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What does 'look after' mean?
Take care of, protect.
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What does 'look into' mean?
To investigate; to carefully examine a situation or event and try to discover the reasons for it.
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What does 'look up' mean?
Find information about.
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What does 'look up to' mean?
Feel admiration for.
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What does 'doze off' mean?
Sleep lightly; nap.
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What does 'bend down' mean?
Lower the top half of your body.
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What does 'come out' mean?
Appear or become visible.
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What does 'come off' mean?
Become unattached.
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What does 'throw away' mean?
Put something in the garbage / trash, discard.
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What does 'throw up' mean?
Vomit.
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What does 'turn into' mean?
Become.
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What does 'turn up' mean?
Increase the volume.
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What does 'turn down' mean?
Refuse to accept.
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What does 'sort out' mean?
Arrange or order by classes or categories.
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What does 'talk into' mean?
Persuade somebody to do something.
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What does 'write down' mean?
Write a note on a piece of paper.
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What does 'goof around' mean?
To spend time doing nothing important or behaving in a silly way, to play and have fun.
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What does 'see out' mean?
To accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house or office.
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What does 'bring up' mean?
To raise a child.
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What does 'cough up' mean?
To provide money for something you do not want.
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What does 'prevent from' mean?
To stop something from happening.
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What does 'point out' mean?
To draw attention to.
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What does 'slow down' mean?
To reduce the speed of.
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What does 'go through' mean?
To experience or cross.
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What does 'go off' mean?
To make a sudden loud noise.
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What does 'brush up' mean?
To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of something you used to know, or do, but have now partly forgotten.
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What does 'lay off' mean?
To fire, discharge, or dismiss, usually for economic reasons.
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What does 'be off' mean?
To be cancelled (an event/an arrangement, etc.); usually used in the present tense.
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What does 'be over' mean?
To be finished (an event or activity).
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What does 'be taken aback' mean?
To be surprised and confused.
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What does 'beat up' mean?
To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching.
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What does 'blow up' mean?
To destroy (something or someone) by explosion; to explode.
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What does 'break into' mean?
To enter somewhere (e.g. a house) illegally, especially by force.
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What does 'break off' mean?
To end; to interrupt; to discontinue talks, negotiations, an engagement, a relationship, an agreement, etc.
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What does 'burn down' mean?
To destroy with fire (usually buildings).
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What does 'call off' mean?
To cancel something; to abandon something that has already begun, such as an event, an arrangement, an activity, etc.
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What does 'calm down' mean?
To become less excited and tense; to help someone (or a difficult situation) to become less excited and tense.
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What does 'carry out' mean?
To fulfill or perform instructions, a duty, an order, a threat, a trial, etc.
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What does 'catch on' mean?
To become popular (an idea or a style).
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What does 'check in' mean?
To report one's arrival (at a hotel, an airport, etc.).
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What does 'cheer up' mean?
To become happier.
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What does 'come across' mean?
To find or meet (something or someone) by chance.
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come into
to receive something (usually money or property) after someone's death
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come to
to regain consciousness
## Footnote
Remember that you must stress the second word in order to be understood.
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come up with
to think of; to produce (an idea / a plan / a suggestion / etc.)
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cut down on
to reduce in size or amount (smoking / cigarettes / drinking / spending / production / etc.)
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cut off
to disconnect, interrupt, or discontinue something or someone
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die out
to disappear completely; to become extinct
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drop in
to pay a short visit, often without warning
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drop off
to stop a vehicle and let someone get out; to take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there
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drop off
to fall asleep (often unintentionally)
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drop out
to withdraw from, or stop taking part in (a competition, a social group, a school, a university, a job, etc.)
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fall out
to quarrel
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fall through
to fail to happen or be completed (plans, arrangements, schemes, etc.)
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fill in
to complete (a form, a questionnaire, etc.)
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find out
to make an effort to discover or get to know something (the truth / a secret / an address / the time)
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get away
to escape
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get over
to recover from (an illness / a failure / a difficulty / a shock / etc.)
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get through
to successfully make contact with someone (usually by telephone)
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go down
to become less swollen
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go with
to match or suit (something)
## Footnote
In this phrase you must stress the first word.
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grow up
to develop from a child into an adult
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hold on
to wait (especially on the telephone)
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let down
to disappoint someone (often by breaking a promise or an agreement)
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let off
to excuse (someone) from (a punishment, a duty, or doing something)
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let out
to allow (a person or an animal) to leave (a place); to release.
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look back
to remember and think about the past.
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look down on
to think that someone (or something) is inferior, low or worthless; to disapprove of (someone or something).
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look for
to try to find (something or someone), often a thing or person that is lost
## Footnote
In this phrase we stress the verb, not the particle.
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What does 'look over' mean?
to examine (someone or something) carefully and completely
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What does 'look around' mean?
to visit and tour a place
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What does 'make up for' mean?
to compensate for (a mistake / doing or not doing something / etc.)
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What does 'mistake for' mean?
to think wrongly that (one thing or person) is (another thing or person).
## Footnote
(in this phrase we stress the verb, not the particle)
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What does 'own up' mean?
to tell (someone) that you have done something wrong or that you are at fault
## Footnote
("eat crow")
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What does 'pick up' mean?
to give someone a ride in a vehicle; to collect someone or something (sometimes in a vehicle)
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What does 'put forward' mean?
to offer (a proposal / a plan / etc.) for consideration
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What does 'put out' mean?
to extinguish (a fire)
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What does 'put through' mean?
to connect a telephone caller to the number he or she wants
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What does 'run into' mean?
to encounter a person by chance
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What does 'run out' mean?
to use all of (something) and have no more left (coffee / sugar / money / patience / time / etc.)
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What does 'see off' mean?
to say goodbye to someone who is going on a journey at the place (e.g. airport, station, etc.) where the journey begins.
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What does 'set off' mean?
to start a journey
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What does 'soak up' mean?
to absorb; to become filled with (a liquid / information / knowledge / etc.)
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What does 'speak up' mean?
to talk louder (often used in the imperative)
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What does 'stand for' mean?
to represent or mean; to be a sign or short form of something else.
## Footnote
(in this phrase we stress the verb, not the particle)
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What does 'take after' mean?
to look or be like an older relative
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What does 'take down' mean?
to record in writing (a statement / a telephone number / some information / etc.)
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What does 'take in' mean?
to deceive (someone); to cheat (someone) [often used in the passive]
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What does 'take over' mean?
to assume responsibility for, or control of (something or a situation) from someone else.
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What does 'take up' mean?
to begin to study, practice, or do (a hobby / a sport / a job / etc.)
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What does 'tear up' mean?
to destroy completely by ripping
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What does 'tell off' mean?
to speak very angrily to someone who has done something wrong
## Footnote
(usually used when a person is simply expressing his/her anger rather than trying to help the other person improve)
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What does 'think over' mean?
to consider (something) carefully [a problem / a proposal / a situation / etc.]
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What does 'wear off' mean?
to disappear gradually
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What does ‘wear out’ mean?
To tire greatly, to exhaust (often use in the passive)
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What does ‘work out’ mean?
To solve a problem by calculation or study, to produce. Way of dealing with a problem or situation by thinking
