PHRASALS - (UNITS 5 to 8) Flashcards

1
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to unfairly prevent someone from getting or achieving something that they should have

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Cheat sb out of

“He was cheated out of his full holiday entitlement due to a change in company policy.”

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2
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to feel sorry for someone because they are very unhappy, or in a difficult situation

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Feel for sb

ex: “I really feel for him, having to take the exam again.”

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3
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to interrupt what someone is saying by saying something yourself

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Cut in

“He started to say something, but she cut in.”

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4
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“1) to become fewer or less

2) to fall into a light sleep”

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Drop off

“Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened.”

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5
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to find or have enough space for somebody/something in a place

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Fit in

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6
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“1) to block or get in the way of something

2) [often passive] to stop the supply of something to somebody”

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Cut off

1) their house was cut off from the village by the flooding river
2) Our water supply has been cut off.

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7
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(of successive days) become shorter because of the changing seasons.

to become dark earlier in the evening as winter gets nearer

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Draw in

Winter is coming. It’s getting darker and the days are really starting to draw in.

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8
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​to use a supply of something that is available to you

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Draw on

coll: draw on savings / a benefit program

ex: he had to draw on his savings to pay his rent

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9
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(of a person or an animal) to attack somebody suddenly

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Fly at

ex: “He flew at me without warning.”
“I wish you wouldn’t fly at me like that every time I make a mistake.”

coll: fly at somebody for sth

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10
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to arrive and stop

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Draw up

coll: a car draws up in front of/in the parking lot

ex: “The cab drew up outside the house.
She waved to me as I drew up.”

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11
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make a casual or informal visit to a person or place.

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Drop in/by
Drop in on sb
Drop into sth

ejemplos:
“Drop by sometime.!!!!”
“I thought I’d drop in on you while I was passing.”
“Sorry we’re late—we dropped into the pub on the way.”

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12
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“1) to block or get in the way of something

2) [often passive] to stop the supply of something to somebody”

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Cut off

ex:
1) their house was cut off from the village by the flooding river

2) Our water supply has been cut off.

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13
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to no longer take part in or be part of something

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Drop out of

ex:
“She started a degree but dropped out after only a year.”
“He was forced to drop out of college when his father died.”
coll: to drop out of school/college

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14
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to use up a part of something, especially somebody’s money or time

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Eat into

coll: eat into sb’s savings/money/income

ex: Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.

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15
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to reduce the size, amount or number of something

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Cut down on

ex: “We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.”

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16
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omit

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Cut out

“You can cut out this whole paragraph without losing any of the impact.”

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17
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to supply somebody/something with all the equipment, clothes, food, etc. they need

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Fit out

to fit out a ship before a long voyage
The room has been fitted out with a stove and a sink.

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18
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to make something last longer than usual or necessary

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Draw sth out

“She drew the interview out to over an hour.”

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19
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“1) ​to get in front of somebody in order to make them turn back or change direction

2) ​to take action in order to prevent something from happening”

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Head off

“1) We’ll head them off at the bridge!”
2) “He headed off efforts to replace him as leader.”

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20
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to make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing

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Check up on

“My parents are always checking up on me.”

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21
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to retreat: to move or turn back

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Fall back

“The enemy fell back as our troops advanced.”

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22
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“to enlist in the army
​to become a member of the armed forces”

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Join up

“Her grandfather joined up in 1914.”

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23
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“to turn to sth for help
​[no passive] to go to somebody for support; to have something to use when you are in difficulty”

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Fall back on

"”I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.”
“She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.””

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24
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​[no passive] (informal) to be strongly attracted to somebody; to fall in love with somebody

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Fall for

“They fell for each other instantly.”

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25
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to collapse

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Fall in

“The roof fell in during the earthquake”

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26
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to agree with

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fall in with

“She fell in with my idea at once.”

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27
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to attack
to attack or take hold of somebody/something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm

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Fall on

“They fell on him with sticks.”
“The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.”

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28
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“to decline
​to decrease in quantity or quality”

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Fall off

“Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.”

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29
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to quarrel
to have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them

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Fall out (with sb)

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30
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to fail to happen
to not be completed, or not happen

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Fall through

“Our plans fell through because of lack of money.”

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31
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Find time to do a task.

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Get round to

“I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t get round to it.”
“I only get round to watching tv when the children are in bed.”

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32
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escape a punishment; be acquitted.

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Get off with

“Instead of being given a ticket, the driver got off with a warning”

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33
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CON PREPOSICIÓN “WITH”: to be able to go to different places without difficulty

SIN PREPOSICIÓN “WITH”: If news or information ____________, a lot of people hear about it

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get about (with)

“She’s having trouble getting about with her sprained ankle.”

“News of their secret wedding got about fast.”

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34
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coax or persuade someone to do or allow something that they initially do not want to.

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get round sb

“she says she won’t help us, but we’ll soon get round her”

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35
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to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy

sobreponerse de algo, recuperarse de, superar.

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get over sth

“I don’t know if she’ll ever get over her husband’s death”

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36
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sacar algo, enviar algo por correo.

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get sth off

if you don’t get those invitations ou today, they’ll never arrive on time

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36
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be involved in something, especially something illicit or surprising.

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get up to

“what are the children getting up to in the garden?”

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37
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to have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation

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get along/on with

“Alexis and her roommate are getting along better.”
“he doesn’t get on well with her father.”

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38
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to manage to make someone understand or believe something
to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating something

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get sth across

He has a talent for getting the most complicated ideas across

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39
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contact sb by phone

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get through

“I don’t know how I got through the first couple of months after Andy’s death.”

40
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to make someone feel unhappy

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Get sb down

“All this uncertainty is really getting me down.”
“This awful weather is really getting me down”

41
Q

to be successful in the work that you do

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get ahead

“If you aren’t organised, you’ll never get ahead”

41
Q

to criticize someone in an unkind way

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get at sb

“my father is always getting at me about my clothes”

42
Q

to succeed in avoiding punishment for something

salir impune de algo, escabullirse, salir impune, salirse con la suya

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get away with

“I don’t know how he gets away with cheating on his tests”

43
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perform or make progress in a specified way

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get on with

“stop talking and get on with your work, will you?”

44
Q

manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something.

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get by

“he had just enough money to get by”

45
Q

to reveal

A

give away

“she unintentionally gave away the secret of the suprise party”

46
Q

contrive to avoid or escape a duty or responsibility.

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get out of

“I wish I could get out of going to this wedding but I have no choice.”

47
Q

1) deliver
2) yield. To admit that you have been defeated by somebody/something

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give in

1)Haven’t you given in your application form yet?
2) the teacher reluctantly gave in to the students’ request to change the date of the exam
3) The rebels were forced to give in.

48
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send out / emit

A

give off

“the chemicals give off toxic fumes, so be extremely careful when using them”

49
Q

1) announce
2) come to an end

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give out

“On the news last night it was given out that the Prime Minister had resigned”

50
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1) stop
2) admit defeat

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give up

“the athlete has decided to give up amateur competition and become a professional”
“I can’t guess the answer. I give up!”

51
Q

surrender

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give oneself up

“the man was forced to give himself up to the police”

52
Q

exaggerate the value of sth

A

hype up

“They have hyped this car up to such an extent that it should be the biggest seller of the year”

53
Q

to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation

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go through sth

“Let’s go through the plan once more to make sure it’s all clear”

54
Q

estar incluido en algo

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go with sth

“Does the shed go with the house or would I pay extra?”

55
Q

begin to suffer from an illness.

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go down with

“She had to cancel her holiday when she went down with the flu.”

56
Q

to spend sth until it’s gone. To consume.

A

Go through

“She’s gone through all her savings since she lost her job.”

57
Q

ocurrir
happen
se usa en una expresión, por lo general en preguntas

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go on

“what’s going on??”

58
Q

like or habitually take part in an activity.

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go in for

“I’m planning to go in for the poetry competition this year”

58
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alarm: to start ringing

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go off

“the alarm went of at 8 am”

59
Q

If something ______________ a particular amount of money, it is sold for that amount.

A

go for

“those shoes are going for next to nothing. I’ve never seen such a good sale.”

59
Q

(especially of food) be sufficient to supply everybody present.

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go round

“I don’t think there’s enough fruit to go round. Could you get some more?”

60
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be recorded or remembered in a particular way.

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go down

“His proposals didn’t go down very well at all; in fact they were all rejected”

61
Q

continue to do, say), continuar con, seguir con

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go on with

“He paused to answer the phone, and then he went on with what he was doing.”

62
Q

to be built up
subir, aumentar, alzarse, construirse

A

go up

“New blocks of flats are going up everywhere, destroying the character of the town”

63
Q

1) delay sth

2) prevent development

3) withhold –> To refuse to give sth to sb

A

HOLD BACK

64
Q

control (oneself/feelings), not express how you really feel

A

Hold in

to hold in your feelings/anger

65
Q

1) KEEP AT A DISTANCE

2) DELAY

A

HOLD OFF

66
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1) (informal) used to tell somebody to wait or stop
syn: “wait”

2) ​to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation

A

hold on

1) Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
Hold on! This isn’t the right road.

2) They managed to hold on until help arrived.

67
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wait to get sth desired
​[no passive] to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain something

A

hold out for

The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.

67
Q

postpone

syn: put off

A

hold over

The matter was held over until the next meeting.

68
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keep a secret from sb
​(informal) to refuse to tell or give somebody something

A

hold out on

69
Q

1) delay: ​to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something
2) rob: to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun

A

hold up

1) An accident is holding up traffic.
2) Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.

69
Q

1) ponerse al día con algo

2) to continue to be in contact with somebody

A

keep up with

1) She likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
2) How many of your old school friends do you keep up with?

70
Q

persist with something
to continue working at something

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keep at

Come on, keep at it, you’ve nearly finished!
He kept us at it all day.

71
Q

to avoid leaving a path, road, etc.

syn: to stick to sth

A

keep to

Keep to the track—the land is very boggy around here.

72
Q
  1. to repress; hold in submission 2. to restrain or control 3. to cause not to increase or rise
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keep (sth) down

to keep down wages/prices/the cost of living
Keep the noise down (= be quiet).

73
Q

annoy someone by making frequent requests.

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keep on at

he’d kept on at her, wanting her to go out with him

74
Q

remain on good terms with someone.

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keep in with

he was simply trying to keep in with his friends
Keep in with your boss and you’ll get a promotion

75
Q

​to refuse to tell somebody something

A

keep back

keep something back (from somebody)

I’m sure she’s keeping something back from us.

76
Q

to make a child stay inside as a punishment, or to make someone stay in hospital.

​to make somebody stay indoors or in a particular place

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keep sb in

the student was kept in an hour for cheating in the exam

77
Q

to continue

A

KEEP ON

keep on the diet and you’ll lose weight soon
The rain kept on all night.
Keep on until you get to the church.

77
Q

to put something on one side and not use it or think about it

SYNONYM set something aside

A

lay aside

He laid aside his book and stood up.
(figurative) Doctors have to lay their personal feelings aside.

78
Q

​(informal) to attack somebody violently with hard hits or words

A

lay into

lay into somebody/something
His parents really laid into him for wasting so much money.

79
Q

​(informal) used to tell somebody to stop doing something

stop doing sth irritating

A

Lay off

Lay off me will you—it’s nothing to do with me.
Lay off bullying Jack!!!

80
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1) dissapoint. to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected
2) lower sth. ​to let or make something go down

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let down

1) I’m afraid he let us down badly.

2) We let the bucket down by a rope.

80
Q

to spend money

SYNONYM fork out

A

lay out

I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.

81
Q

​(informal) to involve somebody/yourself in something that is likely to be unpleasant or difficult

involve in trouble

A

let in for

I volunteered to help, and then I thought ‘Oh no, what have I let myself in for!’

82
Q

(informal) to allow somebody to share a secret

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LET sb IN ON sth

Are you going to let them in on your plans?

83
Q

​to not punish somebody for something they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment

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let somebody off (with something)

They let us off lightly.
She was let off with a warning.

84
Q

(informal) to tell a secret

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let on

I’m getting married next week, but please don’t let on to anyone.

let on (to somebody) that… She let on that she was leaving.

85
Q

1) to make a shirt, coat, etc. looser or larger (opposite: take in)

2) utter a cry or shout

A

LET OUT

1) the dressmaker had to let out the shirt a little bit because it was too short

2) to let out a scream of terror

86
Q

allow sb to pass through or enter a place

A

let sb through

87
Q

become less in degree
to become less strong
​to make less effort

A

let up

The pain finally let up.
We mustn’t let up now.

88
Q

treat in a more lenient (tolerant) manner.
treat sb less severely

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let up on

89
Q

1) used especially to tell somebody to stop touching you or another person
2) (British English) to go to sleep; to make somebody do this
3) to leave a place or start a journey; to help somebody do this
4) to leave work with permission
5) to stop discussing a particular subject; to make somebody do this
6) to send something by post or email
7) to have no or almost no injuries in an accident
8) to receive no or almost no punishment; to help somebody do this

A

GET OFF

Examples:
1) Get off me, that hurts!
2) I had great difficulty getting off to sleep.
3) We got off straight after breakfast.
4) Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?
5) Please can we get off the subject of dieting?
6) I must get that email off.
7) She was lucky to get off with just a few bruises.
8) He was lucky to get off with a small fine.

90
Q

1) Last
2) Resist

A

HOLD OUT

Some Japanese soldiers refused to believe the war was over and held out in the jungle for years.