Phrasal Verbs- Unknown Unit Flashcards

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Arise from

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Conflicts to result, issue, proceed from. To start/develop as the result of sth surgir de

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Deck out

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to be dressed in a very fancy way

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Split over/on sth

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to disagree with sb or sth; to be unable to agree about something

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Beg off

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to say that you are unable to do something that you have agreed to do; disculparse, excusarse, pedir disculpas por no cumplir con algo que habías prometido

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Bind into

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to tie sth or sb to sth/sb else atar

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Bind up

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to tie sth around a part of the body, especially a part that is damaged

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Bound by sth / Bound to do sth

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You must do what you’ve agreed (agreement or promise)

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Blend in

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to look or seem the same as surrounding people or things and therefore not be easily noticeable mezclar(se), integrar(se)

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9
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Blow off

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to give vent to one’s feelings, as by loud or long talking

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10
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Break away from

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​to move away from a crowd or group, especially in a race; To separate or become separate from a larger group, country, etc. To stop being part of a group because you begin to disagree with the people in the group”; desvincularse, separarse, alejarse de, irse de

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11
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Break off

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Movement away, detaching

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Break in (on)

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To interrupt someone or something
1. to burst into a place and violate someone’s privacy.
2. to interrupt someone’s conversation.
To break in(on something): to interrupt something; to intrude upon something

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Break through

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to force yourself through something that is holding you back; To find a way of dealing with a problem or a situation that limits what you can do; “atravesar algo que te impedía el paso // to go higher than a particular level

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14
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Break with sth

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to intentionally not continue doing something that is normal, expected, or traditional
(Break with something) if someone breaks with the past or with tradition, they start doing things in a completely new way.” romper con (una tradición / costumbre, etc)

break with: “To stop being part of a group or stop supporting someone. To break with someone/something: to leave a group of people, usually because of a disagreement
“ romper con alguien / con un grupo

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Bring around/round sb/sth

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to help regain consciousness; hacer que alguien tome consciencia

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16
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Bring into sth/sb

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to cause sth to be in a particular situation

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17
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Build up

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to cause something to increase or become greater

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18
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Burn out

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ruin one’s health or become completely exhausted through overwork. consumirse/quemarse/agotarse por tanto trabajo

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19
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Burst out

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suceder repentinamente, desatarse, estallar

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Bust out

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to escape from a place such as a prison INFORMAL: to be successful at sth “; “escaparse de un lugar; romperla en algo”

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21
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Button up

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abotonar (una camisa, blusa, etc)

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22
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Choose sb out (of-for)

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to select or pick someone out from a group or crowd for a particular purpose, often implying that the selection is deliberate or significant in some way. It can also carry connotations of singling someone out, sometimes in a negative sense, such as to criticize or assign blame to them.

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23
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Clean out

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vaciamiento (de cosas o monetario)

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24
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Come foward

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to offer your help, services, etc.; brindar, ofrecer ayuda en algo

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Conjure up

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to make a picture or idea appear in someone’s mind hacer aparecer, evocar, aludir, sacar de la galera, sacar de la nada

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Creep over

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To move slowly, and often stealthily, across a particular area or surface.

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27
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Creep through

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to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being noticed; moverse despacio y con cuidado para que no te vean

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28
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Cut off

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1) to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection 2) ​to refuse to let somebody receive any of your property after you die, to stop the supply of something to somebody 3) to block or get in the way of something (usually while driving) 1) interrumpir 2) sacar bienes, alimentos, etc o herencia a alguien 3) meterse adelante de otro auto

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29
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Dampen down

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To damp down something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense. aliviar, suavizar, disminuir, enfriar

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30
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Dance away

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to dance in a continuous way

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31
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Delve into

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to examine something carefully to discover more information about someone or something. to try hard to find out more information about something; indagar

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32
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Die away

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to become gradually weaker and finally disappear; desvanecerse o difuminarse gradualmente hasta desaparecer

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33
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Dinned into

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to say something forcefully and repeatedly to someone so that they remember it

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34
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Do away with

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to abolish; to stop doing or having something; to make something end; hacer que algo termine

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35
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Draw up

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Approaching; acercarse

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36
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Drive on

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to continue driving to a place; manejar hasta algún lugar

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37
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Drive-in

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used to describe a place where you can watch films, eat, etc. without leaving your car; lugar para hacer algo en el auto: comer, ver una pelicula, etc

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38
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Eye sb up

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to leer sb / ogle sb mirar lujuriosamente

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39
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Flag up

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to issue a sign about sth
(tr; adverb) to bring (something) to someone’s attention; point out.

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40
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Flare up

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To suddenly start burning more brightly 2) To suddenly become angry

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41
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Flow out

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flow or spill forth. salir, fluir

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42
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Give back

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Returning

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43
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Give up

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abandon

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44
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Give away

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To betray sb by providing information

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45
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Give in/ into

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To surrender; to cave in to

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46
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Give off

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to emit emanar

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47
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Give oneself up to

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To allow (oneself) to be completely controlled (by an emotion); permitirse

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Give sth/sb over sb

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To give the responsibility for sth/sb to somebody else”; darle una responsabilidad a alguien

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49
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Glance down

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to look brifly downwards; echar un vistazo/una ojeada

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50
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Glance off sth

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to ricochet or reflext; rebotar o reflejarse

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51
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Glance on/off

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ph vb Conflicts VERDADERO to flash on a surface or be reflected off it

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52
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Glance up

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to look brifly upwards levantar la vista

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53
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Glide by

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to slip away, to go along, to go by

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54
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Grow around

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to reach maturity, become adult; madurar

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55
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Hold back

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To keep sth secret

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56
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Jump at

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To accept a chance or opportunity eagerly

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57
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Jump down sb’s throat

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To attack sb in words, strongly and unexpectedly

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58
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Jump in

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To interrupt sb especially in a conversation

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59
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Jump on

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To speak too sharply, showing disapproval, especially unfairly

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60
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Take a running jump

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To refuse bluntly – to be told to go away; (old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away

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61
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Jump out of your skin

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To make a quick sudden movement as a result of strong feeling

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62
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Jump the gun

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To take action too soon or before the proper time

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63
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Jump to it

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“To hurry”

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64
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Hit back

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to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you; atacar a alguien después de que esa persona te atacó a vos

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65
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Iron out

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solve or settle difficulties or problems.

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66
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Keep sb off

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“Preventing entry, separating, not including

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67
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Keep on at

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To repeatedly ask sb. To do sth or tell sb sth in a way that annoys them.

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68
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Keep sb on

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To continue to employ even though the contract has ended, or the employee is old enough to retire; mantener a alguien por un tiempo más

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69
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Kneel down

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arrodillarse

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70
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Knock off

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to stop doing something, especially work; Dejar de trabajar

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71
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Knock sb off

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to remove by pushing, hitting, or other forceful action

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72
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Lay down

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to establish (e.g. a law, rules, etc); 2) to surrender, give up guns”; “establecer una regla o ley; rendirse y entregar las armas”

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73
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Let into

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Including, being involved

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74
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Live up to smn’s reputation

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: to be as good, enjoyable, etc., as people have been led to believe”

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Look round/ around sb

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to go through a place to see what’s there. To explore a place, to visit a place and look at the things in it

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Look back on

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to think about the past or an event in the past.
Reference to past time; traer algo del pasado, pensar en algo del pasado

77
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Look down sb

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) Regard sb with a feeling of superiority. To think that you are better than sb else, to think that sb is not good enough for you or that sb is less important

78
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Look into sth

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examine the facts about a problem or situation. To try to discover the facts about sth such as a problem or crime; analizar para descubrir algo

79
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Look over

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To examine sth, usually quickly and not paying attention to details; ver algo sin detalles, y rápido

80
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Look through sb

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to ignore someone by pretending not to see/recognize them; ignorar a alguien haciendo como que no lo ves

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Look through sth

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to read or briefly examine some of the pages of a book or magazine. To read sth quickly. To search for sth among a lot of things.

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Look to sb for sth

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To hope that sb will provide sth for you. To hope and expect to get help, advice, etc from sb.

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Look to sth

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) to direct your thoughts or attention to sth. To consider sth and think about how to make it better.

84
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Look up

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to improve - search for and find a piece of information in a book or database.”

85
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Look up sb

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to come and see sb, to visit them.

86
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Look up to sb

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To have a great deal of respect for sb. To admire sb

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Pass down

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to give something to someone younger, less important, or at a lower level than you

88
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Patch up

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to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) to improve or repair a relationship.

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Peer into

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To glance, look, or stare in (to something), especially in an intent, inquisitive, or searching manner.”

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Pick up

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recoger algo del suelo

91
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Pissed off

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Informal: to be mad, angr; estar caliente (de enojado)

92
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Pull down

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Conflicts to destroy completely DESTRUIR ALGO COMPLETAMENTE

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Pull out

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(of a vehicle or its driver) to move away from the side of the road, etc.pull out (of something) (of a train): to leave a station”

94
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Pull through

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Completing, doing thoroughly

95
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Put on

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Touching, attaching

96
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Rely on

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to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed; contar con

97
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Rise up

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take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

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Root out

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to find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them”; cortar algo de raiz; encontrar a alguien o algo que es la causa de un problema y eliminarlo. Cortarlo de raíz”

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Rule out

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not to consider, exclude someone or something as a possibility.
to stop considering something as a possibility”; descartar, no considerar, excluir

100
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Rule out sth

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be decided and consider different issues. DESCARTAR ALGO

101
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Run down

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Reducir la productividad, ir agotándose

102
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Run out

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acabarse, agotarse

103
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See about sth

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to prepare for or deal with an action or event, or to arrange for sth to be done, to make arrangements or deal with sth.
-to (have) to see about sth: used to say you don’t know if sth will be possible. ““we’ll have to see about that””” ocuparse de algo

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See off

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to accompany a person when they are leaving to their point of departure; to repel an invader or intruder: ““the dogs saw the thieves off in no time”; acompañar a alguien al aeropuerto

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See over

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tour and examine a building or site; visitar algo

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See sb off sth

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to force sb to leave a place, to send away sb who is attacking you or who is not wanted, usually forcefully; sacar a alguien que te esta invadiendo, robando, etc. ECHAR

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See sb out

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o accompany sb to the door when they are leaving.

108
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See oneself out

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to see oneself out: irse solo hacia la puerta” acompañar a alguien a la puerta

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See sb/sth off

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Preventing entry, separating, not including excluir

110
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See through sth

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Completing, doing thoroughly, to hold on, persist, endure. To continue doing sth until it’s finished, esp. sth difficult or unpleasant; completar algo dificil, persistir, durar

111
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See through (sb)

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to recognize that sb/sth is not true and be tricked by it/them, what so, is really like and not be tricked by them. To realize what their intentions are, even though they are trying to hide them; not to be deceived by sb/sth. To detect the true nature of sb/sth”; ver a atraves de alguien que miente

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See to sth

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to do sth that has to be done to deal with sth, to deal with or take responsibility for sb/sth. manejar o tomar responsabilidad de algo/añguien

113
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Seep into

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to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something

114
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Serve out

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) to complete something, such as a prison sentence or a term in office

115
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Set sb off

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to cause (a person) to act or do something, such as laugh; hacer reaccionar a alguien con algo

116
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Shake sth off

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) to get rid of something bad

117
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Shore up

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To help support something likely to fail

118
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Shrink back

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pull away from a source of disgust or fear. synonyms: retract. type of: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince. retractarse

119
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Shrivel up

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to dry and shrink; resecarse

120
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Shut down

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to stop operating or to cause a piece of equipment to stop operating. To cause sb to stop working; cease business or operation.
FIGURATIVE MEANING: shut down mechanisms of your mind
LITERAL MEANING: to cause to stop working
Completing, ending, stopping” “terminar, acabar una operación o una dificultad, un problema, etc
apagar”

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Sift through

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To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something. repasar/examinar/buscar

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Sit on

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“fail to deal with something.
suppress something” suprimir algo

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Sit up

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to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back; reacomodarse

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Skirt around

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To circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoid
to avoid discussing a subject or problem, usually because there are difficulties that you do not want to deal with: The government has been accused of skirting round the issue of torture.”

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Slag off

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to criticize (someone) harshly; criticar a alguien

126
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Sleep on

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fail to notice the excellence of someone or something.
Delay making a decision on something until the following day”; “dormirse”, no avivarse

127
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Sneak away

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leave furtively and stealthily. synonyms: slip away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away. type of: go away, go forth, leave. tomarse el palo XD

128
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Snitch on

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to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often to cause trouble; botonear a alguien

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Sob out

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to cry very loudly; llorar a gritos

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Splash out on

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to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

131
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Sprout from}

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to begin to grow from sth crecer de algo

132
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Squabble over sth

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To quarrel, to argue; discutir peleando

133
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Stare up

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to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness

134
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Step off

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bajarse de algun lugar. dar un paso afuera de algo

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Seduce away from sth

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to tempt, entice, or lure someone away from a particular thing, belief, principle, or course of action, often by offering something appealing or desirable as an alternative

136
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Stoop to

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to drop your moral standards to do something bad or unpleasant; rebajarse

137
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Stumble accros

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find sth or sb accidentally

138
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Switch between

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to change from one thing, system, etc. to another, or make something do this; cambiar una cosa por otra

139
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Talk down to sb

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to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important

140
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Talk up

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discuss someone or something in a way that makes them seem more interesting or attractive. to speak with enthusiasm about sth; Levantar la voz

141
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Tamp down

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to reduce the amount, level, size, or importance of something: reducir, bajar

142
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Tap into

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to manage to use something in a way that brings good results; aprovechar, sacar provecho de

143
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Settle down

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to begin to live a quiet and steady life by getting a regular job, getting married, etc. asentarse en un lugar

144
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Tough out

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to stay strong and determined in a difficult situation; aguantar, soportar

145
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Tower over/ above

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Tower over/above somebody/something. ​to be much higher or taller than the people or things that are near; pasar a, sobrepasar a

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Trace sth back to

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to have existed since; rastrear el origen de (often passive)

147
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Trail off/away

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to become gradually quieter and then stop; Ir haciendose más suave y baja hasta parar

148
Q

Trigger off

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put in motion or move to act / make sth happen suddenly; activar, encender

149
Q

Tune out

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to become unresponsive to ignore. Intransitive verb. : to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one’s surroundings. ​to stop listening to something; desconectarse

150
Q

Turn down

A

A decrease

151
Q

Turn out

A

to be discovered to be; to prove to be resultar

152
Q

Use up

A

Completing, ending

153
Q

Usher sth in

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to introduce or bring about something new, significant, or transformative.

154
Q

Wake up

A

Despertar

155
Q

Wander away from

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To leave, depart, or stray (from someone or something) in a meandering, ambling manner; irse, dejar

156
Q

Whisk off

A

take away quickly and suddenly; llevarse rápidamente, sacudir, agitar

157
Q

Wrangle over sth

A

to discuss; discutir

158
Q

Wrap up

A

If you are wrapped up in someone or something, you are very interested in him, her, or it and ignore other people or thing; estar enteresado en

159
Q

Zone out

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to mentally disengage or become unaware of one’s surroundings, often due to boredom, fatigue, or lack of interest

160
Q

Bank on

A

.

161
Q

Block out

A

to stop light reaching a place // to stop yourself thinking about something or remembering it

162
Q

Brush aside

A

to refuse to listen to someone, or refuse to consider something

163
Q

Cash out

A

.

164
Q

cave in

A

to finally stop opposing sth especially bc someone has persuaded you or threaten you

165
Q

Cut back

A

to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something (Cut back ON / Cut STH back)

166
Q

Decide on/ upon

A

to choose sth or smn after thinking carefully

167
Q

Explain away

A

to make something seem less important or bad by giving reasons for it

168
Q

Figure out

A

to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened // to understand why someone behaves in the way they do

169
Q

Force on/ upon

A

to make someone do or accept something even though they do not want to

170
Q

Kick up

A

to increase in intensity or force/ to cause trouble or commotion/ to enhance or improve sth

171
Q

Lead up

A

to direct or guide to a higher level or position/ to proceed toward a conclusion or outcome

172
Q

Plunge into

A

to suddenly experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, or to make someone or something do this

173
Q

Pour out

A

to express or reveal emotions or thoughts/ to overflow or spread in abundance / to eject or expel sth vigorously

174
Q

Prey off

A

the act of feeding off or taking advantage of someone or something, similar to “prey on.” It may also imply exploiting or benefiting from a situation or individual’s vulnerability or weakness.

175
Q

Prey on

A

to exploit, victimize, or take advantage of someone or something, especially in a predatory or harmful manner.

176
Q

Push up

A

to increase or raise sth/ to lift or raise sth

177
Q

Stand for

A

to support or advocate/ to represent or symbolise/ to tolerate or permit

178
Q

Stand up

A

to endure or withstand / to fail to keep an appointment

179
Q

Steer away from

A

to avoid or divert from something, typically a situation, topic, action, or behavior that is considered undesirable, risky, or harmful

180
Q

Take off

A

to become popular or successful quickly/ to begin or start suddenly/ to take time off from work or duties

181
Q

Take out on

A

to express or vent negative emotions, frustrations, or anger towards someone or something that is not the cause of those feelings

182
Q

Turn into

A

to transform or change into sth/ to develop or evolve into sth/ to convert or repurpose sth

183
Q

Turn inward

A

to direct one’s attention, focus, or thoughts inwardly, towards one’s own feelings, thoughts, or introspection.

184
Q

Turn outward

A

to direct or extend something outward, away from oneself or a central point / to shift one’s focus, attention, or interests away from oneself and towards the external world or other people.

185
Q

Work on sth/sb

A

to try very hard to improve or achieve sth // to try continuously to influence smn or persuade them to do sth