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Phrasal Verbs B2 Flashcards

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ask after

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ask for news about

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back down

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stop demanding sth, stop saying that you will do sth

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back out

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decide not to do sth you agreed to do

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back on

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depend on sth happening

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break down

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stop working (for a machine, etc)

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break out

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escape (from prison); start suddenly (for a war, fire, etc)

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bring forward

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change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier

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bring in

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introduce a new law or system

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bring on

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cause (an illness, etc)

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bring out

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produce and start to sell a new product

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bring up

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look afrer a child until he or she becomes an adult; start discussing a subject

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call for

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require, need; demand

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call off

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cancel

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carry on

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continue

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carry out

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perform an experiment, etc

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catch on

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become popular or fashionable; understand

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catch up with

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reach the same point/level as

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chase after

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follow sb/sth quickly in order to catch them

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check in

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register at a hotel or an airport

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check out

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leave a hotel; investigate

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clear up

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become brighter and better (for weather)

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close down

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stop operating (for companies)

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come (a)round

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happen again (for regular events)

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come (a)round (to)

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be persuaded to change your mind (about)

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come across

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find sth or meet sb by chance

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come by

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get sth, especially sth that is hard to get

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come down with

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start to suffer from a minor illness

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come forward

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offer help or information

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come into

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inherit

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come off

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succeed

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come on

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develop or make progress; be published

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come round/to

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become conscious

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come up with

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think of (an idea, a plan, etc)

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count on

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rely on, trust

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cross out

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draw a line through sth written

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cut down (on)

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do less of (smoking, etc); reduce an amount of

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cut off

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make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave or communicate with; stop the supply of sth; disconnect

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dawn on

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if something does this to you, you realise it for the first time

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deal with

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handle, cope with

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die down

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become less noisy, powerful or active

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do away with

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get rid of

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do up

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repair, paint or remove

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do without

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live without (sth you can’t afford)

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draw up

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create (plans, etc)

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dress up

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put on fancy or unusual clothes

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drop in (on)

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visit unexpectedly

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drop off

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let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep

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drop out (of)

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leave school, etc before you have finished a course

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drown out

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prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise

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face up to

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accept sth and try to deal with it

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fall for

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fall in love with; believe (a lie/trick/joke, etc)

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fall out (with)

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have an argument with and stop being friends

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feel up to

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feel well enough to do

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fill in

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add information in the spaces on a document

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find out

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discover information, etc

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flick through

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turn and look at the pages of a magazine, etc quickly

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get (sb) down

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make sb feel sad or lose hope

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get along/on (with)

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have a good relationship (with)

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get at

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try to express

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get away with

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escape punishment for

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get back

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return from a place

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get by

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manage to survive (financially)

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get on for

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continue doing

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get over

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recover from (an illness, etc)

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get round to

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start (after planning to do sth for a long time)

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get through

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use all of, finish

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get up to

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do; do sth you should not do

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give away

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give free of charge; reveal sth you are trying to hide

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give in

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stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult

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give off

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produce sth such as heat or a smell

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give up

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stop doing sth you do regularly

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go away

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go on holiday

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go down (as)

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be remembered for having done something

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go in for

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enter (a competition, etc); like

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go into

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deal with sth in detail

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go off

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be no longer fresh; explode; be fired; stop liking

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go on

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continue happening or doing sth; do sth after doing sth else

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go over

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repeat or think about again in order to understand completely

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go/come round

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go/come to sb’s house to visit them

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grow on

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if sth does this to you, you start to like it more

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grow out of

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develop from; become too big for

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grow up

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become older

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hand down

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give something valuable to your children or grandchildren, usually when you die

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hand in

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give to a person in authority

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hand out

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give things to people in a group

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hold up

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rob while threatening violence; delay

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join in

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participate, take part

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keep on

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continue doing sth

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keep up with

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stay at the same point/level as

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knock out

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defeat and remove from a competition; make unconscious

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leave out

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not include

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let down

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disappoint

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let off

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give little or no punishment; make a bomb, etc explode

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line up

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get/put into lines

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live on

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use as a source of money

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look after

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take care of

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look down on

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think that you are better than

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look into

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investigate

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look out

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be careful

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look round

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examine (a place)

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look up to

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admire and respect

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look up

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try to find an information in a book or list, etc

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make off

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escape

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make out

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pretend that something is true; see, hear or understand sb or sth with difficulty; write all the necessary information on a cheque, etc

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make up

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become friends again after an argument; invent an explanation, excuse, etc; create a story, poem, etc

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make up for

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provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important

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make/head for

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go in the direction of

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name after

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give sb or sth the same name as sb or sth else

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narrow down

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reduce the number of possibilities

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pass away

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die

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pass out

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suddenly become unconscious

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pick on

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keep treating someone badly or unfairly

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pick up

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stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift

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plug in

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connect to the electricity supply

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pop in(to)

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visit quickly or for a short time

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pull in

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stop by the side of the road in a car

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pull out

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stop being involved in an activity

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pull through

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survive (a serious illness, etc)

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put by

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save an amount of money for the future

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put down

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criticise, make someone feel stupid; kill (a sick/old animal)

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put down to

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suggest that sth is the result of

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put forward

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suggest

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put off

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delay, postpone; make sb not want to do or not like sth

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put on

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gain (weight); hold, perform (a show, play, etc)

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put out

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make something stop burning

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put through

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connect by phone

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put up with

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tolerate

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run into

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meet by chance

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run out of

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not have any left

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run over

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hit with a car

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sail through

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do something or deal with something very easily

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save up (for)

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save money little by little (for a specific purpose)

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see off

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go to a train station, etc to see someone leave

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see through

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recognise that sth is not true and not be tricked by it

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see through (to)

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continue (or help to continue) to the end of sth unpleasant or difficult

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see to

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deal with

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set in

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start and be likely to continue for a while (for rain, winter, an economic depression, etc)

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set out

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explain, describe or arrange sth in a clear and detailed way; start working on sth in order to achieve an aim

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set out/off

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start a journey

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set to

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start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way

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set up

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start (a business, organisation, etc)

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settle down

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become calm after being upset, etc; stay in one place or get married and live quietly

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show (a)round

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take sb on a tour of a place

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show off

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try to attract people’s attention and make them admire you (usually used negatively)

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slow down

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decrease speed

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speed up

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increase speed

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stand for

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represent (for abbreviations and symbols); put up with

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stand in for

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do sb’s job for them while they are not available

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stand out

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be easy to see because of being different

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stand up for

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support in an argument or fight

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take aback

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surprise (usually in passive voice)

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take after

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look or behave like an older relative

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take down

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write down what someone says

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take in

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trick sb into believing sth that is not true

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take off

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become successful or popular very fast; leave the ground; remove (a piece of clothing)

156
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take on

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start to employ; accept (work or responsibility)

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take over

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take control of (a business, etc)

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take to

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begin to like; start (as a habit)

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take up

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start (a hobby, sport, etc); fill an amount of space/time

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tear down

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destroy or remove (for buildings, statues, etc)

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tear up

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rip into pieces

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think over

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consider

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throw away

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get rid of, discard

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try on

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put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits

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try out

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experiment with

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turn down

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not accept (an offer, request, etc)

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turn into

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change into sth different

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turn off

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stop a machine working

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turn out

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develop in a particular way or have a particular result

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turn over

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turn a page so that the other side is towards you

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turn round

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go back in the opposite direction

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turn up

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appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement

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wear off

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stop being effective (for a drug, etc)

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wear out

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become old and unusable

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work out

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find the solution to a problem, etc

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