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
3
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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
5
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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
12
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call for
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require, need; demand
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call off
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cancel
14
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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
18
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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
find sth or meet sb by chance
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come by
get sth, especially sth that is hard to get
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come down with
start to suffer from a minor illness
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come forward
offer help or information
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come into
inherit
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come off
succeed
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come on
develop or make progress; be published
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come round/to
become conscious
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come up with
think of (an idea, a plan, etc)
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count on
rely on, trust
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cross out
draw a line through sth written
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cut down (on)
do less of (smoking, etc); reduce an amount of
37
cut off
make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave or communicate with; stop the supply of sth; disconnect
38
dawn on
if something does this to you, you realise it for the first time
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deal with
handle, cope with
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die down
become less noisy, powerful or active
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do away with
get rid of
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do up
repair, paint or remove
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do without
live without (sth you can't afford)
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draw up
create (plans, etc)
45
dress up
put on fancy or unusual clothes
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drop in (on)
visit unexpectedly
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drop off
let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep
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drop out (of)
leave school, etc before you have finished a course
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drown out
prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
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face up to
accept sth and try to deal with it
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fall for
fall in love with; believe (a lie/trick/joke, etc)
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fall out (with)
have an argument with and stop being friends
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feel up to
feel well enough to do
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fill in
add information in the spaces on a document
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find out
discover information, etc
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flick through
turn and look at the pages of a magazine, etc quickly
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get (sb) down
make sb feel sad or lose hope
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get along/on (with)
have a good relationship (with)
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get at
try to express
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get away with
escape punishment for
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get back
return from a place
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get by
manage to survive (financially)
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get on for
continue doing
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get over
recover from (an illness, etc)
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get round to
start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
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get through
use all of, finish
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get up to
do; do sth you should not do
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give away
give free of charge; reveal sth you are trying to hide
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give in
stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult
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give off
produce sth such as heat or a smell
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give up
stop doing sth you do regularly
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go away
go on holiday
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go down (as)
be remembered for having done something
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go in for
enter (a competition, etc); like
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go into
deal with sth in detail
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go off
be no longer fresh; explode; be fired; stop liking
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go on
continue happening or doing sth; do sth after doing sth else
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go over
repeat or think about again in order to understand completely
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go/come round
go/come to sb's house to visit them
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grow on
if sth does this to you, you start to like it more
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grow out of
develop from; become too big for
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grow up
become older
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hand down
give something valuable to your children or grandchildren, usually when you die
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hand in
give to a person in authority
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hand out
give things to people in a group
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hold up
rob while threatening violence; delay
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join in
participate, take part
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keep on
continue doing sth
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keep up with
stay at the same point/level as
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knock out
defeat and remove from a competition; make unconscious
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leave out
not include
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let down
disappoint
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let off
give little or no punishment; make a bomb, etc explode
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line up
get/put into lines
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live on
use as a source of money
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look after
take care of
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look down on
think that you are better than
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look into
investigate
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look out
be careful
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look round
examine (a place)
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look up to
admire and respect
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look up
try to find an information in a book or list, etc
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make off
escape
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make out
pretend that something is true; see, hear or understand sb or sth with difficulty; write all the necessary information on a cheque, etc
105
make up
become friends again after an argument; invent an explanation, excuse, etc; create a story, poem, etc
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make up for
provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important
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make/head for
go in the direction of
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name after
give sb or sth the same name as sb or sth else
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narrow down
reduce the number of possibilities
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pass away
die
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pass out
suddenly become unconscious
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pick on
keep treating someone badly or unfairly
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pick up
stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
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plug in
connect to the electricity supply
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pop in(to)
visit quickly or for a short time
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pull in
stop by the side of the road in a car
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pull out
stop being involved in an activity
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pull through
survive (a serious illness, etc)
119
put by
save an amount of money for the future
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put down
criticise, make someone feel stupid; kill (a sick/old animal)
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put down to
suggest that sth is the result of
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put forward
suggest
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put off
delay, postpone; make sb not want to do or not like sth
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put on
gain (weight); hold, perform (a show, play, etc)
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put out
make something stop burning
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put through
connect by phone
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put up with
tolerate
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run into
meet by chance
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run out of
not have any left
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run over
hit with a car
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sail through
do something or deal with something very easily
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save up (for)
save money little by little (for a specific purpose)
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see off
go to a train station, etc to see someone leave
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see through
recognise that sth is not true and not be tricked by it
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see through (to)
continue (or help to continue) to the end of sth unpleasant or difficult
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see to
deal with
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set in
start and be likely to continue for a while (for rain, winter, an economic depression, etc)
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set out
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
start a journey
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set to
start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way
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set up
start (a business, organisation, etc)
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settle down
become calm after being upset, etc; stay in one place or get married and live quietly
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show (a)round
take sb on a tour of a place
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show off
try to attract people's attention and make them admire you (usually used negatively)
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slow down
decrease speed
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speed up
increase speed
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stand for
represent (for abbreviations and symbols); put up with
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stand in for
do sb's job for them while they are not available
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stand out
be easy to see because of being different
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stand up for
support in an argument or fight
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take aback
surprise (usually in passive voice)
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take after
look or behave like an older relative
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take down
write down what someone says
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take in
trick sb into believing sth that is not true
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take off
become successful or popular very fast; leave the ground; remove (a piece of clothing)
156
take on
start to employ; accept (work or responsibility)
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take over
take control of (a business, etc)
158
take to
begin to like; start (as a habit)
159
take up
start (a hobby, sport, etc); fill an amount of space/time
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tear down
destroy or remove (for buildings, statues, etc)
161
tear up
rip into pieces
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think over
consider
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throw away
get rid of, discard
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try on
put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits
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try out
experiment with
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turn down
not accept (an offer, request, etc)
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turn into
change into sth different
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turn off
stop a machine working
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turn out
develop in a particular way or have a particular result
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turn over
turn a page so that the other side is towards you
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turn round
go back in the opposite direction
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turn up
appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement
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wear off
stop being effective (for a drug, etc)
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wear out
become old and unusable
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work out
find the solution to a problem, etc
