Set 7: Your 337th Flashcards
To explode
“blow up”
To cancel
“call off”
To make sure someone is okay or safe
“check on”
To find something unexpectedly
“come across”
To go somewhere
“drop by”
To become less strict about something
“ease up on”
To have a good, friendly relationship with someone
“get along”
To delay doing something
“put off”
To tolerate something
“put up with”
To leave somewhere suddenly
“take off”
To stay awake because you are waiting for something or someone
“wait up”
To explain, give a reason
“account for”
To separate using a barrier.
“block off”
To be summarized as
“boil down to”
To improve, refresh one’s knowledge of something
“brush up on”
To continue
“carry on”
To do something as specified (a plan, an order, a threat)
To perform or conduct (test, experiment)
“carry out”
To refuse to speak
“clam up”
To present oneself
“come forward”
To fail; doesn’t happen
“fall through”
To experience
“go through”
To begin, start
“kick off”
To defend
“stick up for”
To become unusable
To become very tired
“wear out”
