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Accept or follow a decision or rule.

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Havalanmak, elbise vb. çıkarmak

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Account for

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They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing..

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Ache for

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My partner’s been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her..

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Act on

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The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed..

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Act on

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The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue..

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6
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Act out

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They ACTED OUT the story on stage..

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Act out

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Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour..

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Act up

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My computer’s ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus..

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Act upon

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The police were ACTING UPON a tip-off..

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10
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Act upon

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The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins..

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Add on

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You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give..

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Add up

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We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct..

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Add up

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She explained why the work wasn’t ready, but her story doesn’t ADD UP..

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Add up to

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Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters..

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Add up to

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The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros..

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Agree with

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I feel terrible- that food didn’t AGREE WITH my stomach..

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17
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Aim at

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The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers..

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18
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Aim at

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They’re AIMING AT reducing costs by ten percent..

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19
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Allow for

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You should ALLOW FOR delays when planning a journey..

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20
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Allow of

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The rules don’t ALLOW OF any exceptions..

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21
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Angle for

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He’s been ANGLING FOR an invitation, but I don’t want him to come..

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22
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Answer back

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Her mother was shocked when she started ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help..

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Answer for

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The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem..

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24
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Answer for

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I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue..

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25
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Argue down

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The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn’t..

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26
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Argue down

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She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent..

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27
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Argue down

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They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal..

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28
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Argue out

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If we can’t ARGUE our differences OUT, we’ll have to take them to court..

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29
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Ask about

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He ASKED ABOUT my father..

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30
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Ask after

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Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine..

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Ask around

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I have no idea, but I’ll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help..

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32
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Ask around

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We ASKED them AROUND for dinner..

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33
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Ask for

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You’re ASKING FOR trouble..

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34
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Ask for

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I ASKED FOR the menu..

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35
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Ask in

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‘Jon’s at the door.’ ‘ASK him IN.’.

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36
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Ask out

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He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy..

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37
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Ask over

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They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday..

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38
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Ask round

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We ASKED John ROUND for diner..

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39
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Auction off

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They AUCTIONED OFF their property as they were heavily in debt..

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40
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Back away

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The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife..

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41
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Back down

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She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired..

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42
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Back into

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He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage..

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43
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Back off

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The police told the protesters to BACK OFF..

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44
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Back out

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He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister.

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45
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Back out of

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She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute..

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46
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Back out of

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She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space..

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47
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Back up

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You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won’t lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware..

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48
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Back up

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The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions..

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49
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Back up

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Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop..

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50
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Bag out

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Don’t bag out BAG OUT Australian English..

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51
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Bail out

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The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money..

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52
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Bail out

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The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT..

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53
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Bail out

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The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed..

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54
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Bail out of

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I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT OF jail..

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55
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Bail out on

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Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when the scandal broke..

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56
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Bail up

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I was late because he BAILED me UP on the phone and wouldn’t shut up..

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57
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Bail up

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He was BAILED UP by a couple of muggers as he came out of the bank..

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58
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Ball up

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The new project has BALLED me UP- I have no idea what to do..

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59
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Ball up

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He BALLED UP his napkin when he had finished eating..

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60
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Balls up

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He BALLSED the presentation UP..

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61
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Bang about

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He’s BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen..

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62
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Bang around

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I can hear him BANGING ABOUT upstairs..

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63
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Bang on

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He BANGED ON for half an hour but no one was listening..

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64
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Bang on about

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He’s always BANGING ON ABOUT football..

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65
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Bang out

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She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano..

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66
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Bang up

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The judge BANGED him UP for eight years..

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67
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Bang up

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He BANGED his car UP last night..

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68
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Bank on

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I’m BANKING ON your help; I can’t do it alone..

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Bargain down

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I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted..

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70
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Bargain for

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I hadn’t BARGAINED FOR so many people coming..

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71
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Bargain on

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I hadn’t BARGAINED ON him coming..

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72
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Barge in

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He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I’m trying to work..

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73
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Barge into

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They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone..

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74
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Bash about

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If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won’t last long..

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75
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Bash in

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The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house..

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76
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Bash out

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I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in..

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Bash up

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They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital..

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78
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Bawl out

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She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk..

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Bawl out

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She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there late..

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80
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Bawl out

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He BAWLED OUT our names at the top of his voice..

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81
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Be after

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The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft..

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82
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Be along

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The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so..

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83
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Be away

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She’s AWAY on business for three weeks..

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84
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Be cut out for

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She’s not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work..

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85
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Be cut up

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She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win..

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86
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Be down

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He’s BEEN DOWN since his partner left him..

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87
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Be down

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The firm’s profits ARE DOWN by ten percent this quarter..

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88
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Be down on

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After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss..

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Be down with

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Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today..

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90
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Be fed up

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I AM FED UP of his complaints..

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91
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Be in

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They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone..

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92
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Be in

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The application form must BE IN by 3pm on Friday..

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Be in on

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Susan was the only one who WASN’T IN ON the plan..

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Be not on

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The way he’s behaving IS just NOT ON..

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95
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Be off

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This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells foul..

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96
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Be off

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I’m OFF home; it’s five o’clock..

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97
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Be on

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The computer IS ON..

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98
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Be on

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The show IS ON for the next three months..

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99
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Be on

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He IS ON anti-depressants and has become very difficult to please..

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100
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Be on

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He IS really ON right now- three goals in five minutes!.

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Be on about

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I couldn’t understand what he WAS ON ABOUT- it made no sense..

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Be onto

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He’s being very careful because he thinks the police ARE ONTO him..

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103
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Be out

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She IS OUT on a visit for the day..

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104
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Be out of

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We’re OUT OF coffee so I’ll have to go and get some..

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Be out to

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She IS OUT TO get him sacked because she hates him..

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106
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Be snowed under

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We’re completely SNOWED UNDER at work because it’s the end of the tax year..

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Be taken aback

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I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he’s lost all his hair..

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108
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Be taken with

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I WAS very TAKEN WITH the performance- it was superb..

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109
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Be up

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She’s not UP yet..

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110
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Be up

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The company’s profits ARE UP by fifteen percent..

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111
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Be up

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Time’s UP, please finish your drinks and leave..

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112
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Be up for

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ARE you UP FOR the climb of Mt. Blanc?.

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113
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Be up to

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He’s not UP TO the job; get someone else..

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114
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Be up to

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What are those kids UP TO?.

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115
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Bear down on

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She spotted him on the other side of the room and BORE DOWN ON him..

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116
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Bear on

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The judge’s character may well BEAR ON the final decision..

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117
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Bear out

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Statistics BEAR OUT the government’s positions on the issue..

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118
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Bear up

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How are you BEARING UP under the strain?.

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119
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Bear up under

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He’s BEARING UP UNDER the pressure..

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120
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Bear with

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Please BEAR WITH me a moment while I finish this email..

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121
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Beat down

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The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN and we couldn’t stay outdoors..

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122
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Beat down

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I managed to BEAT him DOWN to fifty Euros..

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123
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Beat out

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The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape..

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124
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Beat up

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The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his wallet..

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125
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Beaver away

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She’s BEAVERING AWAY before her exams..

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126
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Beaver away at

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I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I will fail the course..

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127
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Bed down

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We had to BED DOWN on the floor for the night..

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128
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Bed down

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The new government has found it hard to BED DOWN and become accepted..

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129
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Bed out

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I BEDDED the plants OUT when the weather warmed up..

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130
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Beef up

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The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn’t accept their first explanation of the accident..

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Belong to

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He BELONGS TO a secret society..

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Belong to

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Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now..

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Belong with

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Does this disc BELONG WITH those on the shelf?.

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Belt out

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They BELTED OUT the national anthems before the game..

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Belt up

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She told the students to BELT UP because they were making so much noise..

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Belt up

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I told the kids to BELT UP before I started the car..

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Bend down

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I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor..

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Bend over

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I BENT OVER to do my shoes up..

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Bend over backwards

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I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn’t even thank me..

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Big up

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He BIGS himself UP all the time..

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Big up

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They work out a lot to BIG themselves UP..

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Bitch up

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I BITCHED UP the interview..

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Black out

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He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the floor..

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Black out

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Everything BLACKED OUT when the power supply failed..

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Blank out

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The email addresses were BLANKED OUT in the documents shown to the court..

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Blank out

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I was so nervous in the interview that I just BLANKED OUT and couldn’t answer their questions properly..

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Blare out

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The music was BLARING OUT and I couldn’t get to sleep..

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Blast off

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The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on schedule yesterday..

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Blaze away

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The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the pheasants..

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Bleed out

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They BLED OUT their calves..

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Bliss out

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I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week..

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Block in

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I couldn’t drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN..

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Block in

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He BLOCKED IN the events in his calendar..

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Block off

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The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder..

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Block out

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The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day..

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Block out

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It was so unpleasant that I try to BLOCK it OUT- otherwise, I’d just be angry all the time..

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Block up

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The pipe’s BLOCKED UP and no water gets through..

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Blow away

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He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY..

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Blow away

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Their new product has BLOWN all the others AWAY..

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Blow away

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Her first novel BLEW me AWAY..

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Blow away

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The flag BLEW AWAY in the storm; we’ll have to buy a new one..

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Blow down

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A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm..

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Blow in

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He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning..

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Blow off

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We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute..

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Blow off

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I BLEW the homework OFF and did badly..

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Blow off

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He BLEW OFF in front of everybody..

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Blow out

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She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake..

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Blow out

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The Broncos BLEW OUT the Raiders 55-0..

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Blow over

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The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack..

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Blow up

A

The bomb BLEW UP without any warning..

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Blow up

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The pressure was low, so I BLEW the tyre UP..

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Blow up

A

BLOW UP that photo so we can see his face..

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Blow up

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A storm BLEW UP while we were out walking..

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Blow up

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They BLEW UP when they heard what I had done wrong..

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Blurt out

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I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret..

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Board out

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We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad..

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Board up

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They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses..

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Bog down

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Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn’t finish the project in time..

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Bog in

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We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served..

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Bog into

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They BOGGED INTO the lunch..

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Bog off!

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He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF..

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Boil down

A

The report’s so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary..

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Boil down to

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It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day..

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Boil over

A

I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER..

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Boil over

A

The tension had been building up and it BOILED OVER in the meeting..

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Boil up

A

The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done..

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Boil up

A

I BOILED UP some water for a cup of coffee..

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Bolster up

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We were all scared but she BOLSTERED UP our courage..

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Bone up

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I will have to BONE UP to get a good result..

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Bone up on

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I need to BONE UP ON my French grammar for the test..

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Book in

A

I’ll BOOK us IN at the Intercontinental..

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192
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Book in

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WE took a taxi from the airport to the hotel and BOOKED IN..

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Book into

A

I’ve BOOKED us INTO a hotel in the centre of town for three nights..

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Book into

A

We BOOKED INTO the first hotel we could find..

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Book out

A

I don’t like the look of the people arriving- let’s BOOK OUT..

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Book up

A

The flight’s fully BOOKED UP; I’ll have to go the following day..

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Boot up

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He BOOTED UP the computer and started work..

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Border on

A

Portugal BORDERS ON Spain..

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Border on

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What he did was BORDERING ON betrayal..

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Boss about

A

She BOSSES everyone ABOUT..

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Boss around

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He BOSSES everyone AROUND..

202
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Botch up

A

I BOTCHED UP the whole project and it had to be cancelled..

203
Q

Bottle away

A

He kept his feelings BOTTLED AWAY..

204
Q

Bottle out

A

She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but BOTTLED OUT in the end..

205
Q

Bottle up

A

She BOTTLED UP her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet..

206
Q

Bottom out

A

The recession BOTTOMED OUT and the economy is recovering well..

207
Q

Bounce into

A

They have BOUNCED the government INTO calling an early election..

208
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Bounce back

A

The economy is BOUNCING BACK from the recession..

209
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Bounce off

A

They BOUNCED ideas OFF each other in a brainstorming session..

210
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Bowl out

A

He BOWLED the player OUT first ball..

211
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Bowl over

A

I was BOWLED OVER by the news..

212
Q

Bowl over

A

He was BOWLED OVER by the crowd rushing out..

213
Q

Box in

A

I was BOXED IN by the bus and couldn’t change lane..

214
Q

Box up

A

At the end of term, I BOXED my books UP and sent them home..

215
Q

Brace up

A

You should BRACE UP and stop worrying..

216
Q

Branch out

A

The supermarkets have BRANCHED OUT into banking..

217
Q

Break away

A

The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Labour Party..

218
Q

Break down

A

The talks between management and the unions BROKE DOWN acrimoniously..

219
Q

Break down

A

He BROKE DOWN in tears..

220
Q

Break down

A

My car’s BROKEN DOWN, so I came by taxi..

221
Q

Break down

A

He had to BREAK DOWN their opposition to his ideas..

222
Q

Break in

A

The burglars BROKE IN and stole the TV and video..

223
Q

Break in

A

I’m sorry to BREAK IN on your conversation, but there’s a problem..

224
Q

Break in

A

It took ages to BREAK the horse IN..

225
Q

Break in

A

I must watch my speed until I BREAK IN my new Volvo..

226
Q

Break off

A

She BROKE OFF a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog..

227
Q

Break off

A

She BROKE OFF their engagement when she found out that he’d been unfaithful..

228
Q

Break out

A

They’re worried that war will BREAK OUT..

229
Q

Break out in

A

The measles caused me to BREAK OUT IN a rash..

230
Q

Break out of

A

Three dangerous Category A prisoners BROKE OUT OF Wandsworth Prison last night..

231
Q

Break through

A

The crowd BROKE THROUGH the police barriers and attacked the hunters..

232
Q

Break up

A

The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor..

233
Q

Break up

A

Schools BREAK UP at the end of June for the summer holidays..

234
Q

Break up

A

They had been going out for a couple of years before they BROKE UP..

235
Q

Break up

A

You’re BREAKING UP; I’ll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection..

236
Q

Breeze along

A

The film BREEZES ALONG for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow..

237
Q

Breeze in

A

He BREEZED IN and started shouting at us..

238
Q

Breeze into

A

He BREEZED INTO the room and switched the TV on..

239
Q

Breeze through

A

She BREEZED THROUGH her exams..

240
Q

Brick in

A

We BRICKED IN the side window..

241
Q

Brick up

A

We BRICKED the back entrance UP..

242
Q

Brighten up

A

The day started cloudy but BRIGHTENED UP in the afternoon..

243
Q

Brighten up

A

He BRIGHTENED UP when he heard the news..

244
Q

Brighten up

A

We tried to BRIGHTEN the place UP by painting it..

245
Q

Bring about

A

The changes to the law were BROUGHT ABOUT by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one..

246
Q

Bring along

A

You can BRING your friends ALONG if you like..

247
Q

Bring along

A

Her coach has BROUGHT her ALONG a lot in the last six months..

248
Q

Bring around

A

It took me ages to BRING him AROUND to my point of view..

249
Q

Bring around

A

He BROUGHT some books AROUND when he came last night..

250
Q

Bring around

A

He didn’t want to discuss the details, but I managed to BRING him AROUND and he told me everything..

251
Q

Bring back

A

Visiting my old school BROUGHT BACK memories of when I was a pupil there..

252
Q

Bring back

A

He took the calculator home yesterday and hasn’t BROUGHT it BACK yet..

253
Q

Bring down

A

The vote of no-confidence BROUGHT the government DOWN..

254
Q

Bring down

A

The improvements in technology have BROUGHT the prices of computers DOWN considerably in recent months..

255
Q

Bring forth

A

The prosecution BROUGHT FORTH a lot of evidence against him..

256
Q

Bring forth

A

She BROUGHT FORTH a surprising result..

257
Q

Bring forth

A

The report has BROUGHT FORTH a lot of criticism of the policy..

258
Q

Bring forth

A

She BROUGHT FORTH the diary and showed it to us..

259
Q

Bring forward

A

The meeting has been BROUGHT FORWARD to this Friday instead of next week because some people couldn’t make it then..

260
Q

Bring in

A

The job BRINGS IN two thousand dollars a month..

261
Q

Bring off

A

No one thought she’d manage to do it, but she BROUGHT it OFF in the end..

262
Q

Bring on

A

Getting wet in the rain yesterday BROUGHT ON my cold..

263
Q

Bring on

A

BRING ON the dancers!.

264
Q

Bring out

A

The band are BRINGING OUT a new CD in the autumn..

265
Q

Bring out

A

Suzie BRINGS OUT the best in him..

266
Q

Bring out in

A

It was the lobster that BROUGHT me OUT in this rash all over my body..

267
Q

Bring round

A

The doctors BROUGHT him ROUND a few hours after the operation..

268
Q

Bring up

A

They didn’t BRING the subject UP at the meeting..

269
Q

Bring up

A

My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly..

270
Q

Bring up

A

He was BROUGHT UP on charges of public intoxication..

271
Q

Bring Up

A

They didn’t BRING the subject UP at the meeting..

272
Q

Bring Up

A

My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly..

273
Q

Bring Up

A

He was BROUGHT UP on charges of public intoxication..

274
Q

Brush off

A

The minister BRUSHED OFF the criticism..

275
Q

Brush up

A

She took a two-week course to BRUSH UP her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America..

276
Q

Bubble over

A

She BUBBLED OVER with joy when she heard her exam results..

277
Q

Buck up

A

‘BUCK UP - the taxi’s waiting.’.

278
Q

Buck up

A

You had better BUCK your ideas UP, or you’ll fail the course..

279
Q

Bucket down

A

Take an umbrella; it’s BUCKETING DOWN..

280
Q

Buckle down

A

We had to BUCKLE DOWN and study for the exam..

281
Q

Buckle under

A

They didn’t like the ideas, but had to BUCKLE UNDER or face the sack..

282
Q

Buckle up

A

We were told to BUCKLE UP before take-off..

283
Q

Budge up

A

We had to BUDGE UP to let the fourth person in the back of the car..

284
Q

Buff up

A

The silver candlestick looked lovely after I BUFFED it UP..

285
Q

Buff up

A

After the scandal, the politician tried to BUFF UP his public image..

286
Q

Buff up on

A

I BUFFED UP ON my grammar before the test..

287
Q

Bug off!

A

I told her to bug off because she was annoying me..

288
Q

Bug out

A

He BUGGED OUT when she turned up..

289
Q

Bug out

A

They BUGGED OUT when the police arrived..

290
Q

Build up

A

She BUILT the business UP from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade..

291
Q

Build up

A

Tension has been BUILDING UP ever since the government passed the unpopular law..

292
Q

Bulk out

A

I BULKED the essay OUT with a few quotes to reach the number of word required..

293
Q

Bulk up

A

He’s BULKED UP a lot since he got those steroids..

294
Q

Bump into

A

I BUMPED INTO Helen on the underground the other day..

295
Q

Bump off

A

The dr*g dealer was BUMPED OFF by a rival gang..

296
Q

Bump up

A

They BUMP UP the prices in the high season..

297
Q

Bundle off

A

He BUNDLED the kids OFF to bed..

298
Q

Bundle out

A

The barman BUNDLED the drunk OUT because he was annoying the other customers..

299
Q

Bundle up

A

We BUNDLED UP before going out as it was snowing..

300
Q

Bundle up

A

I BUNDLED UP my newspapers and dropped them in the recycling bin..

301
Q

Bunk off

A

I used to BUNK OFF school and go into town..

302
Q

Buoy up

A

After so much criticism, the positive review BUOYED him UP..

303
Q

Buoy up

A

The lifejacket BUOYED me UP till the boat arrived..

304
Q

Burn down

A

They had to completely rebuild the museum after the old one BURNED DOWN..

305
Q

Burn off

A

I BURN OFF a lot of calories in the gym..

306
Q

Burn out

A

Jennie BURNT OUT after ten years working as a futures broker and went to live in the country..

307
Q

Burn up

A

All his possessions were BURNED UP in the fire..

308
Q

Burn up

A

The bank robbers BURNED UP the roads but were soon captured..

309
Q

Burn up

A

His undeserved win in the election really BURNS me UP..

310
Q

Burst into

A

The car BURST INTO flames and the driver died as he didn’t have time to get out..

311
Q

Burst into

A

She BURST INTO laughter when she heard the joke..

312
Q

Bust up

A

They BUST UP after a row last night..

313
Q

Butt in

A

I hope you don’t mind me BUTTING IN on your conversation, but I couldn’t help hearing what you said….

314
Q

Butt out

A

This is none of your business, so just BUTT OUT!.

315
Q

Butter up

A

I tried BUTTERING my tutor UP but she still wouldn't let me hand it in late..

316
Q

Buy in

A

Joe Meek’s last hit, ‘Singin’ the Blues’, was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, but failed to go any higher..

317
Q

Buy into

A

I never BOUGHT INTO the idea of a federalist Euopean Union..

318
Q

Buy off

A

He BOUGHT the newspaper OFF by placing a lot of adverts..

319
Q

Buy out

A

His business partners BOUGHT him OUT to get rid of him..

320
Q

Buy up

A

We BOUGHT UP all the shop had before the price went up..

321
Q

Buzz around

A

Reporters were BUZZING AROUND the scene of the accident..

322
Q

Buzz off

A

I’m BUZZING OFF now- I have to meet some people..

323
Q

Call after

A

She was CALLED Rose AFTER her late grandmother..

324
Q

Call around

A

I CALLED AROUND but she wasn’t in..

325
Q

Call back

A

I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office..

326
Q

Call for

A

The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister’s resignation after the scandal broke..

327
Q

Call for

A

The courier CALLED FOR your parcel, but I told him it wasn’t ready yet..

328
Q

Call for

A

I’ll CALL FOR a cab right away..

329
Q

Call for

A

I’ll CALL FOR you at seven, so be ready because the film starts at half past..

330
Q

Call for

A

An emergency like this CALLS FOR some pretty drastic action..

331
Q

Call forth

A

The protests CALLED FORTH a strong reaction from the police..

332
Q

Call in

A

We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it..

333
Q

Call in

A

I CALLED IN on Jenny on my way home because she’s not very well at the moment and I wanted to see if she needed anything..

334
Q

Call off

A

The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu..

335
Q

Call off

A

CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out..

336
Q

Call on

A

The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country’s agriculture..

337
Q

Call on

A

As we were in the area, we CALLED ON my sister-in-law..

338
Q

Call on

A

He CALLED the speaker ON several mis-statements of fact..

339
Q

Call on

A

I now CALL ON the other party to give their account of what happened..

340
Q

Call out

A

He CALLED them OUT over awarding contracts to family members..

341
Q

Call round

A

I CALLED ROUND on my way home but no one was in..

342
Q

Call up

A

The army CALLED UP the reserve soldiers when the war broke out..

343
Q

Call up

A

I CALLED him UP as soon as I got to a phone to tell him the news..

344
Q

Calm down

A

When I lose my temper, it takes ages for me to CALM DOWN again..

345
Q

Cancel out

A

The airport taxes CANCELLED OUT the savings we had made on the flight tickets..

346
Q

Cap off

A

She CAPPED OFF the meeting with a radical proposal..

347
Q

Care for

A

I don’t CARE FOR fizzy drinks; I prefer water..

348
Q

Carried away

A

The team got CARRIED AWAY when they won the championship and started shouting and throwing things around..

349
Q

Carry forward

A

They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year..

350
Q

Carry forward

A

They hope the new management will be able to CARRY the project FORWARD..

351
Q

Carry off

A

She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition..

352
Q

Carry off

A

Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of years ago..

353
Q

Carry on

A

CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives..

354
Q

Carry on

A

The children annoyed me by CARRYING ON all morning..

355
Q

Carry on with

A

He’s been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years..

356
Q

Carry out

A

The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops..

357
Q

Carry out

A

I’m too tired to cook- let’s get a CARRY-OUT..

358
Q

Carry over

A

The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about..

359
Q

Carry through

A

They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition..

360
Q

Cart off

A

The police CARTED them OFF to question them..

361
Q

Cart off

A

The thieves CARTED OFF all the ticket receipts..

362
Q

Carve out

A

She’s CARVED OUT a career in photojournalism..

363
Q

Carve up

A

They CARVED the company UP and sold a lot off..

364
Q

Carve up

A

The idiot CARVED us UP and forced me to brake hard..

365
Q

Cash in

A

They CASHED IN their bonds and spent the money on a holiday..

366
Q

Cash in on

A

The opposition party are CASHING IN ON the government’s unpopularity..

367
Q

Cash out

A

A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and CASHED OUT a lot of money..

368
Q

Cash out

A

After winning, she CASHED OUT her chips..

369
Q

Cash up

A

After the shop closed, they have to CASH UP before they can go home..

370
Q

Cast about for

A

They’re CASTING ABOUT FOR support..

371
Q

Cast around for

A

She was CASTING AROUND FOR people to help her..

372
Q

Cast aside

A

He CAST her ASIDE..

373
Q

Cast off

A

They CAST OFF any semblance of politeness and attacked us viciously..

374
Q

Cast off

A

They CAST OFF and headed out to sea..

375
Q

Cast out

A

They CAST him OUT because of his behaviour..

376
Q

Cast round for

A

He CAST ROUND FOR any sign of his things..

377
Q

Cast up

A

The rubbish was CAST UP by the tide..

378
Q

Catch at

A

She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me..

379
Q

Catch on

A

Many critics were shocked when techno CAUGHT ON in the clubs..

380
Q

Catch on

A

Everyone else realised what was happening, but it took Henry ages to CATCH ON..

381
Q

Catch out

A

The exam is designed to CATCH you OUT..

382
Q

Catch out

A

He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked my story with my previous employer..

383
Q

Catch out

A

We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm..

384
Q

Catch up

A

I was ill for a fortnight and now I’ve got to CATCH UP on the work I missed..

385
Q

Catch up

A

He started well, but I CAUGHT him UP on the third lap..

386
Q

Catch up in

A

The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the violence of the revolution..

387
Q

Catch up on

A

I’m going home to CATCH UP ON my sleep..

388
Q

Catch up on

A

I hadn’t seen her for years, so we spent the afternoon CATCHING UP ON old times..

389
Q

Catch up with

A

I’m going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep..

390
Q

Catch up with

A

I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference..

391
Q

Catch up with

A

His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him..

392
Q

Catch up with

A

The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns..

393
Q

Catch up with

A

My mother’s trying to CATCH UP WITH computers..

394
Q

Cater for

A

The college CATERS FOR students of all ages..

395
Q

Cater to

A

The film CATERS TO the audience’s worst instincts..

396
Q

Cave in

A

The roof CAVED IN because of the weight of the snow..

397
Q

Cave in

A

The government has refused to CAVE IN despite the protests and demonstrations..

398
Q

Chalk out

A

He went into the toilets to CHALK a line OUT..

399
Q

Chalk up

A

The company has CHALKED UP its highest ever profits..

400
Q

Chalk up to

A

They CHALKED the poor sales UP TO the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year..

401
Q

Chance upon

A

I CHANCED UPON a very rare book in car boot sale and bought it for 65p..

402
Q

Change over

A

The Irish CHANGED OVER to using kilometres in 2005..

403
Q

Charge up

A

I need to CHARGE my phone UP- the battery’s dead..

404
Q

Charge with

A

She was arrested in customs last night and has been CHARGED WITH smuggling..

405
Q

Chase down

A

The press CHASED us DOWN when the story broke..

406
Q

Chase off

A

The dog CHASED he postal worker OFF..

407
Q

Chase up

A

The librarian is CHASING me UP about my overdue books..

408
Q

Chase up

A

I CHASED her UP as she hadn’t paid for several months..

409
Q

Chase up

A

I didn’t get a reply so I have been CHASING them UP..

410
Q

Chat up

A

He spent the whole night CHATTING her UP..

411
Q

Cheat on

A

She CHEATED ON me with my friend..

412
Q

Cheat on

A

She thought he had always been faithful to her, but he had been CHEATING ON her ever since their wedding day (with one of the bridesmaids)..

413
Q

Cheat out of

A

I hate him- he CHEATED me OUT OF �100..

414
Q

Check by

A

We CHECKED BY the office to see if the stuff was ready..

415
Q

Check in

A

They CHECKED IN at the Ritz yesterday..

416
Q

Check into

A

They CHECKED INTO the Ritz yesterday..

417
Q

Check off

A

She CHECKED OFF the candidates’ names as they arrived..

418
Q

Check out

A

She CHECKED OUT and took a cab to the airport..

419
Q

Check out

A

She CHECKED OUT last week; the funeral’s tomorrow..

420
Q

Check out

A

I CHECKED the new restaurant OUT as soon as it opened..

421
Q

Check out of

A

Guests have to CHECK OUT OF the hotel before midday..

422
Q

Check over

A

We CHECKED the contract OVER before signing it..

423
Q

Cheer on

A

Their CHEERED their team ON throughout the match..

424
Q

Cheer up

A

Come on, CHEER UP; it isn’t all bad, you know..

425
Q

Chew off

A

The dog CHEWED OFF the man’s face..

426
Q

Chew on

A

I’ll CHEW ON it for a day or two and let you know what I think..

427
Q

Chew out

A

They CHEWED him OUT for being late..

428
Q

Chew over

A

He asked for a few days to CHEW the matter OVER before he made a final decision..

429
Q

Chew up

A

The puppy CHEWED UP the newspaper..

430
Q

Chew up

A

The video CHEWED my tape UP..

431
Q

Chicken out

A

I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was..

432
Q

Chill out

A

I’m staying at home and CHILLING OUT this evening..

433
Q

Chime in

A

If it’s OK, I’d like to CHIME IN because I think it’s a good idea..

434
Q

Chip away at

A

They have been CHIPPING AWAY AT his reputation ever since he took office..

435
Q

Chip in

A

Everybody CHIPPED IN to pay the bill..

436
Q

Chip in

A

If I could CHIP IN, there are a couple of issues I’d like to raise..

437
Q

Choke off

A

These guerilla attacks are CHOKING OFF our food shipments..

438
Q

Choke out

A

Water hyacinth is CHOKING OUT the native vegetation in our rivers..

439
Q

Choke up

A

Jeff CHOKED UP during his retirement speech..

440
Q

Choke up

A

He CHOKED UP on the bat and hit the ball better..

441
Q

Choose up

A

We CHOSE UP to play the game..

442
Q

Chop down

A

They CHOPPED DOWN most of the forest and now it looks like a desert..

443
Q

Chop up

A

I CHOPPED UP the vegetables for the soup..

444
Q

Chow down

A

Dinner’s ready- CHOW DOWN!..

445
Q

Chow down on

A

We’re going to CHOW DOWN ON that barbecued pork..

446
Q

Chuck away

A

I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records years ago when CDs came out..

447
Q

Chuck in

A

I CHUCKED my job IN to go travelling..

448
Q

Chuck in

A

I CHUCKED IN a few points at the end of the discussion..

449
Q

Chuck out

A

I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad..

450
Q

Chuck up

A

He got ridiculously drunk and CHUCKED UP in the back of the minicab on the way home..

451
Q

Chuck up

A

She didn’t like the course, so she CHUCKED it UP after a few weeks..

452
Q

Churn out

A

The government CHURNS OUT educational policies every few months..

453
Q

Clag up

A

His arteries are CLAGGED UP because he eats so much saturated fat..

454
Q

Clam up

A

Everybody CLAMMED UP when the Principal entered..

455
Q

Clamp down on

A

The government are CLAMPING DOWN ON antisocial behaviour..

456
Q

Claw back

A

The new tax will CLAW BACK what the government has given out in grants..

457
Q

Claw back

A

The opposition parties are trying to CLAW BACK the voters they lost in the last election..

458
Q

Claw back

A

They are CLAWING BACK their market share from their competitors..

459
Q

Clean off

A

After dinner, I CLEANED OFF the table..

460
Q

Clean out

A

I really must CLEAN the study OUT; there’s stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere..

461
Q

Clean out

A

The holiday CLEANED me OUT- I’m broke till the end of the month..

462
Q

Clean up

A

CLEAN this bedroom UP; it’s a disgrace..

463
Q

Clean up

A

At the horse races yesterday we really CLEANED UP..

464
Q

Clear away

A

We were told to CLEAR AWAY from the scene of the accident..

465
Q

Clear away

A

After dinner, I CLEARED AWAY the plates and dishes..

466
Q

Clear off

A

As soon as the trouble started, we CLEARED OFF..

467
Q

Clear out

A

I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk..

468
Q

Clear out

A

I told them to CLEAR OUT because they were making so much noise..

469
Q

Clear up

A

I took the antihistamines and the rash CLEARED UP right away..

470
Q

Clear up

A

I’d better CLEAR AWAY the mess before leave..

471
Q

Clear up

A

Could you CLEAR these points UP before we go any further?.

472
Q

Clear up

A

The skies CLEARED UP and the sun came out..

473
Q

Click through

A

Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother CLICKING THROUGH the banner adverts..

474
Q

Climb down

A

The Prime Minister had to CLIMB DOWN over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party..

475
Q

Cling on

A

He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated..

476
Q

Cling on to

A

They CLUNG ON TO power despite the protests..

477
Q

Cling to

A

They CLING TO their old way of thinking..

478
Q

Clog up

A

The traffic’s so bad the roads get CLOGGED UP at rush hour..

479
Q

Close down

A

The banks have CLOSED DOWN a lot of branches in villages over the last few years..

480
Q

Close down

A

He CLOSED the player DOWN and stopped him being a threat..

481
Q

Close in

A

The fog CLOSED IN and we couldn’t see two yards in front of us..

482
Q

Close in

A

The police were CLOSING IN so they decided to try to make a break..

483
Q

Close in on

A

The police were CLOSING IN ON the gang..

484
Q

Close in upon

A

The police were CLOSING IN UPON the gang..

485
Q

Close off

A

The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion..

486
Q

Close on

A

She is CLOSING ON the leader of the race..

487
Q

Close out

A

We CLOSED OUT the meeting early and went home..

488
Q

Close out

A

She CLOSED OUT the account and changed to another bank..

489
Q

Close out

A

They always CLOSE me OUT of their plans..

490
Q

Close up

A

They CLOSE UP the building after everyone has left..

491
Q

Close up

A

The leaves CLOSE UP when it rains..

492
Q

Close up

A

They CLOSED UP when they saw the gang coming towards them..

493
Q

Cloud over

A

The morning started bright and warm, but it CLOUDED OVER around midday and poured with rain..

494
Q

Clown about

A

The students were CLOWNING ABOUT all lesson..

495
Q

Clown around

A

I couldn’t concentrate because they were CLOWNING AROUND all afternoon..

496
Q

Coast along

A

She’s been COASTING ALONG all year and hasn’t made a lot of progress..

497
Q

Cobble together

A

They COBBLED a few pages TOGETHER and submitted it..

498
Q

Cock up

A

It was so easy, but he managed to COCK everything UP..

499
Q

Colour (Color) up

A

He COLOURED (COLORED) UP when he was caught stealing from the till..

500
Q

Come about

A

The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting..

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