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send something, for example in the post
Get off
make a careless mistake
Slip up
We can’t afford to slip up this time
make something bigger, healthier and stronger
Build up
if you smarten up or smarten yourself up, you make yurself look tify and clean
Smarten up
I’m going to smarten myself up a bit before the meeting
think carefully about something over a period of time
Mull over
They’ll need time to mull over the proposals
stop being friends
Fall out (with sb)
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
Puzzle out
She seemed to be trying to puzzle out who the caller might be
change or develop into something different
Turn into
The sofa turns into a bed, so you can stay with us if you like
spend time in a particular place or with particular people
Hang out
We often just hang out at each other houses
person hiding in order to travel
stowaway
stowaway found in plan
suddenly become unconscious
Black out
if an organisation or area is run down, its size, importance and activiy is reduced
Run down
They’ve been running the factory down for the last five years
Eat at a restaurant, not at home
Eat out
reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you
Answer back
a fire, a cigarette, etc
put out
create a situation in which people meet and do something togheter, especially when they would not usually do so
Bring together
produce a particular reaction
Go down (well/badly) (with sb)
stop being available
Dry up
find information by searching carefully
Dig up
star to employ someone
Take on
We’re not takin on any new staff at the moment
disappoint somebody because you didn’t do what they hoped
Let sb down
terminar en algún sitio
terminar haciendo algo
End up somewhere
End up doing sth
die (used to avoid saying die when you think this might upset someone)
Pass away/on
He passed away in his sleep at the age of 84
meet someone unexpectedly
Bump into
make a place dark by turning off all the lights
Black out
buy large amounts of something or all of it that is available
Buy up
cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air
Throw up
As the helicopter landed, it threw up a lot of dust
leave a job so that sb else can take over
Step aside
The chairman stepped aside to allow a younger person to take over
deliberately hurt someone who has hurt you
Hit back
If someone hits you, think before you hit back next time
invite someone to go with you because you want to star a romantic or sexual relationship with them
Ask out
Fred asked Vanessa to go out with him, but she said no
if news gets (a)round a lot of people hear it
Get (a)round
start looking or feeling happier
Brighten up
give it to somebody else because you don’t want ir anymore
give sth away
refuse an application, an offer, etc.
Turn sb/sth down
accept something and try to deal with it
Face up to
He was the only one who faced up to the problem
become known
Come out
Stop before you have completely finished a course, race, etc
Drop out
begin to do something that someone else was doing
Take over
When Ivy got tired, I took over the drivng
take control of something
Take over
Whenever we start organising something, I took over the driving
gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time, usually because of an illness
Waste away
He hadn’t eaten properly for weeks and was starting to waste away
get rid of something that you no longer want
Throw out
Are you throwing these things out?
spend time doing things in a relaxed way
Mess about/around
There’s nothing I like better than messing about in the garden
accidentaly hit against something
Bump into
cancel it
call sth off
be introduce in a conversation
come up
look or behave like an older relative
Take after
Doesn’t she take after her mother?
prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them
Head off
One police officer chased the robber while the other went to head him off
invent something that is not true
make sth up
relax and enjoy yourself, doing no work
Laze around
I’m just planning to laze around this weekend
end or finish something gradually
Wind down
The party started to wind down around two am
trick someone into believing something that is not true
Take in
Don’t be taken in by their promises
is going to happen to you in the future
Lie ahead
A bright future lies ahead of him
turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out
Tip up
I tipped the box up and emptied everything onto the table
pay money to your business aprtner so that you can control all of a business you previously owned together
Buy out
suddenly have an idea
Hit upon
They hit upon the idea of celebrating the occasion with a concert
leave one place and travel to another
Move on
My job means that I tend to stay in one city for a year or two and then move on
fall asleep
Doze off
Drop off
Nod off
move faster than somebody in front of you so that you reach them
Catch up (with sb) Catch sb up
become involved in a bad situation
Get into
separate
Break up with sb
Split up with sb
make someone gradually lose their energy or confidence
Wear down
This constant criticism at work is really wearing me down
think about what happened in the past
Look back (on sth)
stop eating something or doing something, especially baceuse it is bad for your health
Cut out
discuss something in a general way and without dealing qith the most importan issues
Talk round
We’re just talking round the problem at the moment; let’s try to come up with some concrete solutions
if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it
Give in
make someone feel sad or lose hope, start feeling sad or losing hope
Get down
Take part in an activity that is already going on
Join in
find a way to solve or deal with a difficult problem
Get over
do physical exercises
Work out
move so that sb can pass you
While away
We stepped aside to let someone in a wheelchair through
suggest, imply
Make out
It’s not as simple as some people make out
stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle
Pull over
Could yu just pull over for a second?
become bright (for weather)
clear up
if a meeting or other evens ends or you end it, and people leave
Break up
destroy it with a bomb, etc
blow sth up
separate a large structure into pieces
Take down
After the play, we had to take down all the scenery
make something by joining all its parts
Put together
How long did it take you to put that jigsaw together
laught a lot, or make someone laugh a lot
Crease up
make someone heavy and unable to move easily
Weigh down
The waiters were weighed down by huge trays of food
be much more impressive or important than others outstanding
Stand out
Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting
talk more about your personal feelings and experiences
Open up
Henry doesn’t find it easy to open up
one which continues
ongoing (go on)
We’ve had an ongoing problem with the computer system
suddenly leave a relationship, your family, your job, etc.
Walk out
You can’t just walk out like this
eat, drink or do something less often
Cut down (on something)
raise, look after a child
Bring up a child
continue with sth
Go on with/carry on with sth
move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them
Creep up on
let someone stay in your house
Put up
Yes, I can put you up for a few days
delay it
Put sth off
Put off doing sth
continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties, opposition or interruptions
Press ahead/on (with)
They pressed ahead regardless of objections
are
make up sth
manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situation
Summon up
He couldn’t summon up the strength to carry on fighting
wash the plates etc, after a meal
wash up
try using something such as a machine or product to find whether it works correctly or is satisfactory:
Test out
I’m taking my new model aeroplane to the park to test it out
used with challenging things and situations
sail through
He just sailed through his exams
improve the appearance of something, for example by cleaning or painting it
Smarten up
This room needs smartening up
one that stopped working
broken-down (break-down)
In our garage we’ve got an old broken-down fridge
support
back-up
Neil can provide technical back-up if you need it
make something more interesting or exciting, or become more interesting or exicting
Liven up
What we needed was some music to liven things up
visit somewhere before continuing to another place
Stop off
We can stop off at the bakery on the way to school
start living in a different house or flat (with)
Move in (with) When he got divorced, Joh moved in with me
stop sleeping
wake up
increase or make something increase
Build up
state your opinion firmly and publicly about something
Speak out
He had always spoken out in favour of women’s rights
take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones
Change out of
put information into a computer or other electronic machine using keys or a keyboard
Key in
All you have to do is key your details in and the computer does the rest
begin to realise or understand something
Cotton on
leave secretly
Slip away
After an hour at the party, I managed to slip away without anyone noticing
permanently leave the house or flat where you live or the place where you have your business
Move out
I hear you’ve finally moved out of your parents’ place
gradually stop using something
Phase out
They’re phasing out the old style driving licence
lean out of a window so that the top part of your body is outside
Hang out
Don’t hang out of the window or you’ll fall!
enjoy a particular thing or activity
Go in for
become popular or fashionable
Catch on
reply to them by phone, etc
Get back to sb
if information checks out, you feel that it is true after examining it
Check out
speak angrily to or against someone
Lash out
They lashed out at the council¡s move to stop free parking
remove one number or quantity from another number or quantity
Take away
If you take three away from five, you’re left with two
go more slowly
slow down
succeed in persuading someone to agree to something
Talk round
I’m sure I can talk her round
move more slowly than the other people so that you are behind them
Fall behind
omit it, not include it
Leave sth out
separate an object into pieces
Take apart
I took my computer apart completely, but I still didn’t find the problem
remove something from under the ground by digginf
Dig up
damage a vehicle so badly that it is not worth repairing
Write off
My uncle wrote his car off in an accident last weekend
start doing or working on something in order to achieve an aim outset
Set out
Did you set out to become a millionaire
Deceive somebody
Take sb in
stop working (for machines, cars, relationships, etc)
Break down
go with them to the airport/station to say goodbye
See sb off
Visit sb for a short time without arranging to do this
Drop in
Call in
write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten an can be looked at later
Set down
She set all these events down in her diary
make people understand something
Get across
continue
carry on
become friends with someone again after a disagreement
Patch up
The meeting was intended to patch up relations between the two sides
save money to buy something
save up
make somebody feel happier
cheer sb up
do something that will cause problems in the future
Store up
If you ignore it, you’re just storing up problems for the future
tear it into pieces
tear sth up
decide not to take part in something or stop takin part in it
opt out (of) Quite a few of the students have opted out of the school trip
hide a problem or disagreement rather than finding a satisfactory solution to it
Paper over
Fundamental problems were papered over, not resolved
produce an idea
come up with
learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information you have
Piece together
Detectives are still piecing together the circumstances surrounding the incident
give to each person
Give things out
Hand things out
make something hot; become hot
Heat up
Heat up the baby’s miilk, would you?
get ready for.
You can use an object but you need to add for
This phrasal verb is inseparable
gearing up
(e.g. gear IJPfor battle)..
cause a disagreement or argument between people
Come between
have a good relationship
Get on (with sb)
if something or someone grows on you, you start to like them more
Grow on
if you are snowded under, you have too much of sth to deal with
Snow under
I’m snowed under with work at the moment
keep telling someone what to do in an unfair or unpleasant way
Push around
You really shouldn’t let her push you around like that
keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticising them
Pick on
Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?
progress
get on
start enjoying something or become enthusiastic about it
Get into
change your position in order to make space for someone or something
Move over
The woman moved over so that I could sit on the bench
study something very hard, especially for an examination
Swot up (on) I've got to swot up the French Revolution for tomorrow's test
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
Come (a)round (to)
explode
ring
Go off
give someone money so that they don’t act against you
Buy off
take sb on a tour of a place
Show sb round/around
take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones
Change into
spend or pay money, especially a lot of money
Pay out
We’ve paid out thousand of pounds in health insurance over the years
discuss a problem or a plan
Talk over
I know you’re still angry; let’s talk it over tonight
clothes to see if they fit
try on
do the last part of something
Finish sth off
take something that you earn or are given in one year or period of time into the next one
Carry over
do something wrong without being caught
Get away with sth
become involved in a bad situation
Get into
Craig started to get into crime while he was still at school
stop working
Knock off
Do you want to knock off early tonight?
begin to like someone or something
Take to
I didn’t take long to living here straight away
for mathematical calculations
Work out
give support to someone by telling other people than you agree with them
Back up
make it easier to travel or do business in a country
Open up
You’d be amazed at how much China has opened up since you were there
made less strong in order to make more people agree with them
watered-down ()
I would never accept any watered-down proposals
start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened to yoy, start to forget someone and feel happy again after a relationship has ended
Get over
if two or more things go together, they frequently exist together
Go together
get heavier
put on
get rid of
Do away with
become available to buy or see
Come out
Connect it to the electricity supply
Plug in (an electrical machine)
if separate amounts add up to a total amount, together they form that total
Add up to
if someone in authority throws out a plan, proposal, etc. they refuse to accept it
Throw out
The Minister threw out the proposed changes
1 to make somebody experience something very difficult or unpleasant
2 to arrange or pay for somebody to attend a school, college, etc
put sb through
- He put all his children through college.
- You have put your family through a lot recently.
lock the doors of a building or business
Close up
come together with someone, either unexpectedly or as planned
Meet up
Why don’t we meet up when I’m in Berlin, since it’s not far from you?
accept some work or responsibility
Take on
I can’t take on any more work at the moment
Write the necessary information on a form
Fill in a form, a questionnarie,etc
Fill out a form, a questionnarie,etc
produce something new or unexpected
Throw up
The new rules have thrown up a few problems
change or improve the appearance of someone or something
Make over
They made over three contestants on the show.
cause problems for someone or something or make someone worried
Weigh down
The entire industry has been weighed down by economic uncertainty
arrange it
fix up a meeting, etc
if something piles up or someone piles it up, the amount of it increases a lot
Pile up
The washing-up is beginning to pile up, so let’s do it together
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
Come round
if two or more things go together, they frequently exist together
Go together
lose your balance
fall over
make it clean, tidy, etc
Clean up sth
Clear up sth
Tidy up sth
stop being in one state, condition or form and start being in another, or make something do this
Change into
explain an idea, beliefe, etc in a way that is easy to understand
Put across/over
Television can be a useful way of putting across health messages
cause difficulties or pain for someone
Play up
The printe’s playing up again
explode
blow up
stop people from entering an area by putting something such a rope around it
Cordon off
repair and improve it
Do up a building, a room, etc.
use something a lot so that it not longer works, or can no longer be used
Wear out
On my walking holiday, I wore out three pairs of boots
make something such as a statement or newspaper article less offensive, powerful or detailed
Water down
The editor watered my article down
stop doing it
give sth up
sad and stressed
downcast ()
I always feel quite downcast every Monday
gradually develop
Build up
become weaker or less common and then disappear completely
Die out
discover something by chance
Hit upon
She was scared he might hit upon the truth
make someone understand what you are trying to say
Get through (to)
cause somebody not to want something or to do something
Put sb off (doing sth)
continue walking/driving/playing, etc
Drive on
Walk on
Play on
[no passive] to be faced with or opposed by somebody/something
come up against sb/sth
We expect to come up against a lot of opposition to the plan.
most often used with things we cannot or should not have
hanker after
I was always hankering after an easier life
help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get some more
Tide over
Coud you lend me $50 to tide me over until pay day?
more of sth than is needed
overkill
shall i add some more decorations to the cake or would that be overkill?
behave in a silly way
Mess about/around
Mrs Evans asked the children to stop messing around
tolerate it
Put up with sth
make something dirty or untidy
Mess up
The wind had messed her hair up
don’t go near
Keep away (from..)
be the cause of someone’s physical, emotional or mental problems
Mess up
Drugs really messed her up
be quick
come on
repair something, often quickly and not very well
Patch up
The road needs resurfacing, not just patching up
calculate, think about a problem and find the answer
Work sth out
to end a telephone conversation by putting the telephone receiver down or switching the telephone off
hang up
stop discussing or doing something and begin discussing or doing something different
Move on
I think we should move on, or we’ll never finish the meeting on time
make a copy of information on your computer
Back up
continue at the same speed or level
Keep up (with sb)
disappear slowly
Fade away
be happier
cheer up
decide that someone or something will not succeed and stop giving them your attention and energy
Write off
He felt hopeless: his techers had written him off
find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way
Seek out
The dogs are trained to seek out drugs
provide money from an amount invested over a preiod of time
Pay out
It’ll be a few years before our investments start paying out
say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you’re nervous or excited
Blurt out
if something dries up or is dried up, all the water comes out of it
Dry up
if someone or something blends in, they’re similar, and so they seem appropriate or you don’t notice them
Blend in
relax after a period of excitement or worry
Wind down
It’s hard to wind down after doing such a stressful job all day
do it continuously or repeatedly
Keep on doing sth
stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say
Dry up
speak more loudly
speak up
dig holes in an area of land
Dig up
become covered in spots because you are ill or your body reacts to a food or medicine
Come out in
help a government, system, organisation, etc continue to exist, especially by providing financial or military support
Prop up
The US has been propping the government up in that country for years
make something gradually disappear or become thinner by using or rubbing it
Wear down
These shoes are uncomfortable because the heel has worn down
try to find out more about something or do something more to deal with it
Follow up
open a locked door, container or building
Open up
when we opened the box up, we found a puppy inside
choose one person from a group special attention
Single out
The actor thanked everyone who had helped him and singled out his manager for special thanks
become calmer, make somebody calmer
Calm (sb) down
have a particular period of time as a holiday
Get off
start/stop a machine/light/etc working
Switch on/off
It’s boiling in here, switch the air conditioning on
became conscious again after being unconcious
Come round
try to make people support you or buy something from you
Drum up
prepare for a sport or activity by doing gentle exercises or practising just before it starts
Warm up
It’s very important to warm up before you exercise
discover something by chance
Hit upon
She was scared he might hit upon the truth
delay
Hold up a person, a plan, etc
do something more quickly
hurry up
add water to a drink or liquid in order to make it less strong, dilute
Water down
If it’s too strong, water it down
be removed from something such as clothing or cloth by washing or rubbing
Come out
check the health of someone who has received medical treatment in orden to be certain that it was effective
Follow up
use or finish something
Get through
cover a window or door with wooden boards
Board up
give someone something, for example a message, that someone else has given you
Pass on
When you’ve read this message, please pass it on
think carefully and form an opinion about a person or a situation
Size up
He sized up the situation and then decided what to do
manage to deal with a difficult situation or stay alive until it is over
Get through
build something such as a wall, fence or house
Put up
Dad’s putting a fence up around the garden
test it to see if it is OK
try out
choose something as a subject of study or as your career
Go in for
make an official request, calim, offer, etc
Put in
Don’t forget to sign the form when you put in your application
cheat somebody (informal)
rip sb off
if a train, plane, etc gets into a place, it arrives there
Get into
c
fix those in
produce a new product and start to sell it
Bring out
move things so that they are in different places or positions
Change around
start doing it
Take up a hobby, a sport, an activity, etc.
you think one is the other
Mix up people/things
Get people/things mixed up
wash the playes, dishes etc. after a meal
Wash up
appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly
Crop up
succeed in doing something, but not in a very impressive way
Scrape through
He just managed to scrape through the entrance exam
become cooler, or make somthing cooler
Cool down
talk about something that is intended to be a secret
Let on
He knows more than he lets on
start to have more colour or light, give something more colour or light
Brighten up
appear or be produced suddenly and quickly
Spring up
A lot of cafés have sprung up around here lately
Each of the people gives some money so all the money collected can be used to buy something
Club together
stop trying
give up
disappointment
letdown
I had been looking forward to the cncert for weeks but it turned out to be a terrible letdown
be spoken, heard of understood in a particular way
Come out
make a surface look better with small improvements
Touch up
Touch up the paintwork before you try and sell the house
escape, leave with difficulty
get away
get much larger
Mount up
The costs are beginning to mount up
stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something, because a lot of people oppose you
Back down
include something
Take in
The tour takes in some incredible scenery
ready to be use if necessary
standby
My wife’s a pilot and she’s on standby over the weekend
become lost or go to the wrong place
Go astray
gradually reduce work before stopping completely
Wind down
The factory will wind down production before closing next year
return a phone call
Call (sb) back
Phone (sb) back
Ring (sb) back
state officially how something should be done
Set down
These conditions were set down by the United Nations
try to fun out someone’s opinions, ideas, feelings, etc by talking to them
Sound out
The council decided to sount out local opinion
to fall or turn over; to make something do this
tip up/over
The mug tipped over, spilling hot coffee everywhere.
We’ll have to tip the sofa up to get it through the door.
consists of
be made up of sth
start doing something in a very enthusiastic way
Dive in
start (of sth unpleasant)
onset
the match was halted by the onset of rain
finish dealing with some work, a subject, etc
Get through
meet someone or find something by chance
Come across
if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly
Play up
I’m exhausted!The children have been really playing up this afternoon
make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking
Shout down
The Minister was shouted down as he tried to justify the government’s decision
force someone to leave a place or group
Throw out
Charlie was thrown out of the Scouts
arrive, appear
turn up
show up
continue
go on
study or look carefully at something (refers specially to books and documents)
pore over
discuss something in a general way and without dealing qith the most importan issues
Talk round
We’re just talking round the problem at the moment; let’s try to come up with some concrete solutions
to live, work, etc. in an easy and natural way with somebody/something
fit in
He’s never done this type of work before; I’m not sure how he’ll fit in with the other people.
Where do I fit in?
Do these plans fit in with your arrangements?
continue doing something you have to do, usually after an interrumption
Get on with sth
stop something from having any effect
Cancel out
begin (with)
Kick off (with) I'd like to kick off with a quick look at last month's sales figures
if a time or a season draws on, it passes
draw on
Night was drawing on.
become an adult
grow up
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fill you in
happen
go on
consider the facts about something in an organised and thorough way
Think through
Have you had time to think things through?
combine to produce a particular result or effect
Add up to
reach a particular number or amount
Clock up
succeed in a very difficult situation, or help someone do this
Pull through
He said the support of his fans pulled him through
find a solution to, put in order
sort sth out
preparation
warm-up
the comediad who did the warm-u`for the studio audience before the Tv programme starteed was excelent
put it in the place where it is kept, usually out of sight
Put sth away
start it
Set up an organisation, a company, a business, a system, a website, etc
prevent something from taking place
Head off
The UN has sent emergency aid into the area to head off a catastrophe
go to a place where someone is, especially their house, in order to visit them
Come round
strike
walkout
walkout at car factory
be connected to a place by telephone
Get through (to)
make someone or something show a quality that they have
Bring out
give something a more interesting appearance, taste or other quality
Liven up
You can liven up a plain shirt with a colourfoul scarf
speak angrily to somebody because they did something wrong
tell sb off
Get out of sth that you arranged to do
Avoid doing it
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
Read up (on/about) I need to read up on my British history
examine someone or something un order to be certain that everything is correct, true or satisfactory
Check out
criticise someone who has criticised you
Hit back
The Minister hit back at his critics
be elected for a political job
Get in
accept something as real or true
Take in
He still hasn’t really taken in his father’s death
invent or imagine something, especially and excuse
Think up
She’d have to think up a good reason for being late
fix something such as equipment in the place where it will be used and make it ready to use
Put in
We’re having air conditioning put in tomorrow
failure to reach agreement
stand-off
stand-off in trade talks
consider a problem or decision carefully
Think over
Let’s think over his proposal before we see him again
weather improvement
Brighten up
start doing something as a habit
Take to
I’ve taken to getting up much earlier
talk about someone or something in a very positive way so that people are impressed with them
Build up
wait
hold on
not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court
Get off
if something centres around someone or something, or you centre something around them, they are its main subject of attention or interest
Centre around
makke a mistake or do something badly
Mess up
She says she completely messed up the interview
manage to stay alive after you have been very ill or very badly injured
Pull through
Don’t worry, your dad’s going to pull through
makes you not like it or not want to do it
off-putting ()
I find the idea of a desk job quite off-puting
use spacer or time
take up space or time
become smaller and thinner than usual and not look fresh and healthy
Shrivel up
The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat
if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it
Give in
change someone or something so that they become something else
Make into
It’s as if my parents are trying to make me into the ideal student, so I’m under a lot of pressure
contribution
input
try to come to the meeting-we’d value your input
hit someone repeatedly so that they are badly hurt
beat sb up
happening in the near future
forthcoming
Forthcoming events at the City Stadium
find or see someone or something when you did not expect to
Chance upon
approach
Go up to..
Come up to..
Walk up to..
continue (doing sth)
Go on/carry on (doing sth)
see, hear or undertand someone or something with difficulty
Make out
Can you make out a face here in the photograhp?
make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation
Bring about
move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people
Crowd around
destroy living things so that most or all of them are dead
Kill off
The pollution killed of all the fish in the lake
fasten, tie, etc.
Do up a coat, a shoelace, buttons
start dealing with someone or something much more strickly
Crack down (on)
break something to make smaller pieces
Break up
Stop doing business
Close down
Shut down
remove something from a larger piece by cutting
Cut out
accept something and try to deal with it
Face up to
write something on paper because you may need the information later
Write sth down
start working hard, especially when yoy should have done this earlier
Knuckle down
It’s time for me to knuckle down and get this finished
make less progress or be les succesful than other people who are doing a similar job or activity
Fall behind
become easy to notice
Come out
produce or organise something using many different things
Put together
I really enjoyed putting the exhibition together
develop, progress
Work out
discuss a problem or a plan
Talk over
I know you’re still angry; let’s talk it over tonight
write down information or a statement
Take down
The police took down my details
- sb. [no passive] to ignore somebody by pretending not to see them
- sth [no passive] to examine or read something quickly
look through
She just looked straight through me.
She looked through her notes before the exam.
become weaker or smaller in amount
Shrivel up
Funding for the project eventually shrivelled up
do something to prevent someone or something from harming you
Ward off
Sheila carried a knife to ward off attacks
be able to understand something or solve a problem or understand that someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
Figure it out
spend a particular amount of time doing something, or make a particular amoun of effort in order to do something input
Put in
Bob’s put in a lot of hard work on this project
be easy to see or notice because of being different
Stand out
His turquoise tie stood out against his black suit
get information
Find out that/what/when…
Find out about sth
practise and improve your skilss or knowledge of something
Brush up (on)
give basic medical treatment to someone who is injured
Patch up
The nurses managed to patch her up temporarily
leave a meeting, perfomance, etc, before the end, usually because you are angry or bored
Walk out
I walked out halfway through the film
try to impress people with your ability, your knowledge, etc
show off
