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1
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ask somebody out

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invite on a date

Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.

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ask around

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  • ask many people the same question

Ex: I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

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add up to something

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  • equal

Ex: Your purchases add up to $205.32.

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back something up

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  • reverse

You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.

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back somebody up

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  • support

My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.

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blow up

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  • explode

The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.

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blow something up

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  • add air

We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.

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break down

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  • stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
    Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
  • get upset
    The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
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break something down

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  • divide into smaller parts

Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.

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break in

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  • force entry to a building
    Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
  • interrupt
    The TV station broke in to report the news of the president’s death.
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break into something

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  • enter forcibly

The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

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break something in

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  • wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/feel new
    I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
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break up

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  • end a relationship
    My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
  • start laughing (informal)
    The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
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break out

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  • escape

The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren’t looking.

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break out in something

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  • develop a skin condition

I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.

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bring somebody down

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  • make unhappy

This sad music is bringing me down.

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bring somebody up

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  • raise a child

My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

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bring something up

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  • start talking about a subject
    My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
  • vomit
    He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
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call around

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  • phone many different places/people

We called around but we weren’t able to find the car part we needed.

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call somebody back

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  • return a phone call

I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.

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call something off

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  • cancel

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn’t in love with his fiancé.

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call on somebody

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  • ask for an answer or opinion
    The professor called on me for question 1.
  • visit somebody
    We called on you last night but you weren’t home.
23
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call somebody up

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  • phone

Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.

24
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calm down

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  • relax after being angry

You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.

25
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not care for somebody/ something

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  • not like (formal)

I don’t care for his behaviour.

26
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catch up

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  • get to the same point as somebody else

You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.

27
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check in

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  • arrive and register at a hotel or airport

We will get the hotel keys when we check in.

28
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check out

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  • leave a hotel

You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.

29
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check somebody/ something out

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  • look at carefully, investigate
    The company checks out all new employees.
  • look at (informal)
    Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
30
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cheer up

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  • become happier

She cheered up when she heard the good news.

31
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cheer somebody up

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  • make happier

I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.

32
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chip in

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  • help

If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.

33
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clean something up

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  • tidy, clean

Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.

34
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come across something

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  • find unexpectedly

I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.

35
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come apart

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  • separate

The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.

36
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come down with something

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  • become sick

My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.

37
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come forward

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  • volunteer for a task or to give evidence

The woman came forward with her husband’s finger prints.

38
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come from some place

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  • originate in

The art of origami comes from Asia.

39
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count on somebody/ something

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  • rely on

I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.

40
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cross something out

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  • draw a line through

Please cross out your old address and write your new one

41
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cut back on something

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  • consume less

My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

42
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cut something down

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  • make something fall to the ground

We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

43
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cut in

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  • interrupt {dance}
    Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
  • pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
    The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
  • start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
    The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
44
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cut something off

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  • remove with something sharp
    The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
  • stop providing
    The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill.
45
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cut somebody off

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  • take out of a will

My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.

46
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cut something out

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  • remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)

I cut this ad out of the newspaper.

47
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do somebody/ something over

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  • beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)
    He’s lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
  • do again (AmE) – do something over
    My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn’t like my topic.
48
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do away with something

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  • discard

It’s time to do away with all of these old tax records.

49
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do something up

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  • fasten, close

Do your coat up before you go outside. It’s snowing!

50
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dress up

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  • wear nice clothing

It’s a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.

51
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shift away

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