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Phrases Verbs 2 Flashcards

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1
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His false identity papers gave him away.

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Give away (betray)

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The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.

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Give off (send off a smell - liquid or gas)

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When our money gave out we had to borrow some.

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Give out (be exhausted)

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The rest of the time was given over to playing cards.

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Give over (abandon- devote)

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Why don’t you give over! You’re getting on my nerves.

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Give over (stop - colloquial)

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The escaped prisoner gave herself up.

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Give up (surrender)

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After ten days the ship was given up for lost.

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Give up (believed to be dead or lost)

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The management has gone back on its promise.

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Go back on (break a promise)

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I don’t go in for that kind of thing.

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Go in for (make a habit of)

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Are you thinking of going in for the race?

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Go in for (enter competition)

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This milk has gone off.

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Go off (become bad - food)

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Something funny is going on.

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Go on (happen - usually negative)

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There weren’t enough life-jackets to go round.

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Go round (be enough)

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When it came to actually stealing the money- Nora couldn’t go through with it.

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Go through with (complete a promise or plan - usually unwillingly)

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This new record is growing on me.

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Grow on (become more liked - colloquial)

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I think we should hang onto the car until next year.

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Hang onto (keep - colloquial)

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My teacher has (got) it in for me.

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Have it in for (be deliberately unkind to someone - also as have got)

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I put up with the problem for a while but in the end I had it out with her.

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Have it out with (express feelings so as to settle a problem)

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I don’t believe you. You’re having me on.

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Have someone on (deceive - colloquial)

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Mark and Sarah really hit it off at the party.

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Hit it off (get on well with - colloquial)

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They hit upon the solution quite by chance.

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Hit uponIon (discover by chance - often an idea)

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We don’t hold out much hope that the price will fall.

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Hold out (offer - especially with hope)

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Sorry I’m late- I was held up in the traffic.

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Hold up (delay)

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Jack was always held up as an example to me.

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Hold up (use as an example - i.e. a model of good behaviour)

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I don’t hold with the idea of using force.

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Hold with (agree with - an idea)

26
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Well done! Keep up the good work!

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Keep up (continue)

27
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The company has laid down strict procedures for this kind of situation.

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Lay down (state a rule - especially lay down the law)

28
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Sony to let you down- but I can’t give you a lift today.

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Let down (disappoint- break a promise)

29
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We haven’t let Tina in on the plans yet.

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Let in on (allow to be part of a secret)

30
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As Dave was young- the judge let him off with a fine.

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Let off (excuse from punishment)

31
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We’re planning a surprise for Helen- but don’t let on.

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Let on (inform about a secret - colloquial)

32
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If City lose- they’ll never live it down.

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Live down (suffer a loss of reputation)

33
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The play quite lived up to my expectations.

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Live up to (reach an expected standard)

34
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The police have promised to look into the problem.

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Look into (investigate)

35
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We look on this town as our real home.

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Look on (consider)

36
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If you’re passing through Athens- look me up.

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Look someone up (visit when in the area)

37
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The power steering makes for easier parking.

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Make for (result in)

38
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The thief made off with a valuable necklace.

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Make off with (run away with)

39
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Tim made out that he hadn’t seen the No Smoking sign.

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Make out (pretend)

40
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I couldn’t quite make out what the notice said

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Make out (manage to see or understand)

41
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Janet is really odd. I can’t make her out.

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Make someone out (understand someone’s behaviour)

42
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I think you made up the whole story!

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Make up (invent)

43
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Our success makes up for all the hard times.

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Make up for (compensate for)

44
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You have missed out a word here.

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Miss out (fail to include)

45
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Five people got promoted- but I missed out again.

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Miss out (lose a chance - colloquial)

46
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None of the children would own up to breaking the window.

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Own up (confess - colloquial)

47
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John has packed in his job.

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Pack in (stop an activity - colloquial)

48
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She paid him back for all his insults.

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Pay back (take revenge - colloquial)

49
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The weather seems to be picking up.

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Pick up (improve - colloquial)

50
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I asked Jim to name a suitable day- but I couldn’t pin him down.

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Pin someone down (force to give a clear statement)

51
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The car is playing up again. It won’t start.

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Play up (behave or work badly)

52
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I pointed out that 1 would be on holiday anyway.

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Point out (draw attention to a fact)

53
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It was a tricky plan- but we pulled it off.

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Pull off (manage to succeed)

54
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Let’s push on and try to reach the coast by tonight.

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Push on (continue with some effort - colloquial)

55
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Harry is clever but he can’t put his ideas across.

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Put across (communicate ideas)

56
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Diane’s poor performance was put down to nerves.

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Put down to (explain the cause of)

57
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Sue has put in for a teaching job.

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Put in for (apply for a job)

58
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Please don’t put yourself out making a meal. A sandwich will do.

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Put oneself out (take trouble - to help someone)

59
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The crowd put the gymnast off- and he fell.

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Put off (discourage- upset)

60
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We can put you up for a few days.

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Put up (offer accommodation)

61
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I can’t put up with all this noise!

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Put up with (tolerate- bear)

X English Vocabulary ECPE (6 decks)

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