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to switch sb ___ ___ sth

to switch sb on to sth

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to make sb aware ___ sth

to make sb aware of sth

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to be on the point ___ sth

to be on the point of sth

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to come ___ a shock/surprise ___ sb

to come as a shock/surprise to sb

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to be held up ___ sth

to be held up by sth

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to get to grips ___ sth

to get to grips with sth

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to consider/regard sth ___ sth

to consider/regard sth as sth

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to refer ___ sth ___ sth

to refer to sth as sth

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to do sth instead ___ sth

to do sth instead of sth

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to do sth rather ___ sth

to do sth rather than sth

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to do sth as an alternative ___ sth

to do sth as an alternative to sth

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to do sth as a substitute ___ sth

to do sth as a substitute to sth

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to stand sb ___ good stead

to stand sb in good stead

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to take exception ___ sth

to take exception to sth

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to take sth ___ one’s stride

to take sth in one’s stride

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to take one’s time ___ sth

to take one’s time doing/to do sth

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to manage ___ sth

to manage to do sth

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to be proud ___ sth

to be proud of sth

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to take no notice ___ sth

to take no notice of sth

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to take pity ___ sb

to take pity on sb

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to take advantage ___ sth

to take advantage of sth

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to take pride ___ sth

to take pride in sth

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to set one’s heart ___ sth

to set one’s heart on sth

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to ___ for a nice change

to make for a nice change

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to identify ___ sth

to identify with sth

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to lump A ___ ___ B

to lump A in with B

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to be aggressive ___ sb

to be aggressive with sb

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to be threatening ___ sb

to be threatening towards sb

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to be hostile ___ sb

to be hostile towards sb

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to feel scornful ___ sth

to feel scornful about sth

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to despise ___ sth

to despise sth

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to be indifferent ___ sth

to be indifferent towards sth

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to be uninterested ___ sth

to be uninterested in sth

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to be disaffected ___ sth

to be disaffected by sth

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to be fed up ___ sth

to be fed up with sth

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to see eye to eye ___ sb ___ sth

to see eye to eye with sb on sth

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to agree ___ sb ___ sth

to agree with sb about sth

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to do sth ___ a whim

to do sth on a whim

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to come across ___ sth

to come across as sth

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to be liable ___ sth

to be liable for sth

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to go ___ old ground

to go over old ground

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to be intimidated ___ sth

to be intimidated by sth

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to take pleasure ___ sth

to take pleasure in sth

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to be apprehensive ___ sth

to be apprehensive about sth

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to take notice ___ sth

to take notice of sth

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to make the best ___ sth

to make the best (out) of sth

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to be pressured ___ doing sth

to be pressured into doing sth

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to take pity ___ sb

to take pity on sb

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to be distracted ___ sth

to be distracted by sth

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to have an impact ___ sb

to have an impact on sb

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to make an impression ___ sb

to make an impression on sb

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to put sth ___ practice

to put sth into practice

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to rely ___ sth

to rely on sth

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to trust ___ sb

to trust sb

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to resort ___ sth

to resort to sth

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to swear ___ sth

to swear by sth

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to be ___ risk

to be at risk

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to be ___ danger/peril

to be in danger/peril

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to be every ___ as good as sth

to be every bit as good as sth

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to prevent sb ___ ___ sth

to prevent sb from doing sth

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to get a buzz ___ sth

to get a buzz out of sth

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to depend ___ sth

to depend on sth

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regarding ___ sth

regarding sth

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to culminate ___ sth

to culminates in sth

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to amount ___ sth

to amount to sth

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to protest ___ sth

to protest sth / to protest against sth

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to acknowledge A ___ B

to acknowledge A as/to be B

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to attribute A ___ B

to attribute A to B

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to name A ___ B

to name A B

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to call A ___ B

to call A B

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to believe A ___ B

to believe A to be B

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to distribute A ___ B

to distribute A to/among B

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to let sb ___ sth

to let sb do sth

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to allow sb ___ sth

to allow sb to do sth

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to force sb ___ sth

to force sb to do sth

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to make sb ___ sth

to make sb do sth

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to support sb ___ sth

to support sb in doing sth

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to enable sb ___ sth

to enable sb to do sth

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to opt ___ sth

to opt for sth / to opt to do sth

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to come up ___ sth

to come up with sth

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to make it illegal___ sth

to make it illegal to do sth

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to be ___ no consequence

to be of no consequence

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“Try as one ___”

“Try as one may/might”

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“It’s odd/strange/uncanny that one ___ sth”

“It’s odd/strange/uncanny that one should do sth”

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to may/might as ___ do sth

to may/might as well do sth

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to allot sth ___ sb

to allot sth to sb

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to stifle ___ sth

to stifle sth

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to hang ___ sth

to hang on to sth

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to lose sleep ___ sth

to lose sleep over sth

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to have a say ___ sth

to have a say in sth

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to bring sth ___ control

to bring sth under control

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to lose sleep ___ sth

to lose sleep over sth

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to be ___ consequence to sb

to be of consequence to sb

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to take sth ___ example

to take sth for example / as an example

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to fall prey ___ sth

to fall prey to sth

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to fall back ___ sth

to fall back on sth

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to remember ___ sth

to remember sth

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to be ___ excess ___ sth

to be in excess of sth

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to be surplus ___ sth

to be surplus to sth

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to aim ___ sth

to aim for sth

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to comment ___ sth

to comment on sth

to wish ___ sth

to wish to do sth / for sth

to agree ___ sth

to agree to do sth

to attempt ___ sth

to attempt to do sth

to choose ___ sth

to choose to do sth

to consider ___ sth

to consider doing sth

to contemplate ___ sth

to contemplate doing sth

to deny ___ sth

to deny doing sth

to deserve ___ sth

to deserve to do sth

to fancy ___ sth

to fancy doing sth

to guarantee___ sth

to guarantee that sb does sth

to hesitate ___ sth

to hesitate to do sth

to hope ___ sth

to hope to do sth

to imagine ___ sth

to imagine doing sth

to involve ___ sth

to involve doing sth

to long ___ sth

to long to do sth

to neglect ___ sth

to neglect doing sth

to put off ___ sth

to put off doing sth

to practise ___ sth

to practise doing sth

to resent ___ sth

to resent doing sth

to struggle ___ sth

to struggle to do sth

to volunteer ___ sth

to volunteer to do sth

to warn sb ___ sth

to warn sb not to do sth

to expect sb ___ sth

to expect sb to do sth

to imagine sb ___ sth

to imagine sb doing sth

to cause sb ___ sth

to cause sb to do sth

to watch sb ___ sth (from start to finish)

to watch sb do sth

to watch sb ___ sth (part of the process)

to watch sb doing sth

to want sb ___ sth (specific future action)

to want sb to do sth

to want sb doing sth (repeated/general action)

to want sb doing sth

to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb while sb does sth)

to leave sb doing sth

to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb with the purpose of doing sth)

to leave sb to do sth

to be qualified ___ sth

to be qualified to do sth

to nominate sb ___ sth

to nominate sb to do sth

to succeed ___ sth

to succeed in doing sth

to regret ___ sth

to regret doing sth

to inspire sb ___ sth

to inspire sb to do sth

to encourage sb ___ sth

to encourage sb to do sth

to imagine sb ___ sth

to imagine sb doing sth

to arrange ___ sth

to arrange for sb to do sth

to stop ___ sth
(to stop an action)

to stop doing sth

to stop ___ sth (to stop with the purpose of doing sth)

to stop to do sth

to go on ___ sth (to eventually do sth)

to go on to do sth

to go on ___ sth (to continue to do sth)

to go on doing sth

to mean ___ sth (to intend to do sth)

to mean to do sth

to mean ___ sth (to result in or require doing sth)

to mean doing sth

to try ___ sth (to attempt sth)

to try to do sth

to try ___ sth (to experiment with sth)

to try doing sth

to mind sb ___ sth

to mind sb doing sth

to expect sb ___ sth

to expect sb to do sth

to force sb ___ sth

to force sb to do sth

to make sb ___ sth

to make sb do sth

to let sb ___ sth

to let sb do sth

to allow sb ___ sth

to allow sb to do sth

to long ___ sth

to long to do sth

to be unaware ___ sth

to be unaware of sth

to vanish ___ sth

to vanish from sth

to account ___ sth

to account for sth

to be ignorant ___ sth

to be ignorant to/of sth

to be oblivious ___ sth

to be oblivious to sth

to differ ___ sth

to differ from sth

to benefit ___ sth

to benefit from sth

to insist/demand/beg ___ sth

to insist/demand/beg that sb do* sth (*always base form)

to feel ___ home

to feel at home

to home ___ ___ sth (to focus on sth)

to home in on sth

to feature ___ sth

to feature sth

to refer ___ sth

to refer to sth

to deal ___ sth

to deal with sth

to identify ___ sth (to empathize with sth)

to identify with sth

to relate ___ sth

to relate to sth

to involve ___ sth

to involve doing sth

to respond ___ sth

to respond to sth

to regard A ___ B

to regard A as B (A to be B)

to think of A ___ B

to think of A as B

to believe A ___ B

to believe A to be B

to provide sb ___ sth

to provide sb with sth

to offer sb ___ sth

to offer sb sth (to offer sth to sb)

to be determined ___ sth

to be determined to do sth

to be committed ___ sth

to be committed to doing sth

to be dedicated ___ sth

to be dedicated to doing sth

to convince sb ___ sth

to convince sb to do sth

to be ___ the same sense

to be in the same sense

as opposed ___ sth

as opposed to sth

instead ___ sth

instead of sth

apart ___ sth

apart from sth

different ___ sth

different to/from sth

to stumble ___ sth

to stumble across/upon sth

to tread ___ sth

to tread on sth

to intrude ___ sth

to intrude upon/into sth

to encroach ___ sth

to encroach upon sth

to be banned ___ sth

to be banned from doing sth

to portray sth ___ sth

to portray sth as sth

to assure sb ___ sth

to assure sb of sth

to be worth ___

to be worth doing

a lack ___ sth

a lack of sth

to account ___ sth

to account for sth

a long way ___ sth

a long way from sth

to say ___ sth (___ sb)

to say sth (to sb)

to tell ___ sb sth (to tell ___ sb ___ sth)

to tell sb sth (to tell sb about sth)

to remind ___ sb (___ sth)

to remind sb (of/about sth)

to complain ___ sb (___ sth)

to complain to sb (about sth)

to warn ___ sb

to warn sb

to deny ___ sth

to deny doing sth

to regret ___ sth

to regret doing sth

to admit ___ sth

to admit to doing sth

to confess ___ sth

to confess to doing sth

to insist ___ sth

to insist on doing sth

to insist ___ sb ___ sth

to insist that sb do* sth

to request ___ sb ___ sth

to request that sb do* sth

to recommend ___ sth

to recommend doing sth

to recommend ___ sb ___ sth

to recommend that sb do* sth

to demand ___ sb ___ sth

to demand that sb do* sth

to beg ___ sb ___ sth

to beg that sb do* sth

to discuss sth ___ sb

to discuss sth with sb

to discuss ___ sth ___ sb

to discuss doing sth with sb

to suggest ___ sth

to suggest doing sth

to suggest ___ sb ___ sth

to suggest that sb do* sth

to remark ___ sth

to remark on sth

to comment ___ sth

to comment on sth

to agree ___ sth

to agree to do sth

to agree ___ doing sth

to agree on/upon doing sth

to notice ___ sth

to notice sth

to object ___ sth

to object to doing sth

to escape ___ sth

to escape from sth

to discourage sb ___ sth

to discourage sb from doing sth

to approve ___ sth

to approve of sth

to aim A ___ B

to aim A at B

to blame sb ___ sth

to blame sb for sth

to blame sth ___ sb

to blame sth on sb

to be accustomed ___ sth

to be accustomed to sth

to be annoyed ___ sth

to be annoyed at sth

to advise sb ___ sth

to advise sb against sth

to resort ___ sth

to resort to doing sth

to research ___ sth

to research sth

to apologise ___ sb ___ sth

to apologise to sb for sth

to quarrel ___ sb ___ sth

to quarrel with sb over sth

to fight sb ___ sth

to fight sb over sth

to argue ___ sb ___ sth

to argue with sb over sth

to suspect sb ___ sth

to suspect sb of doing sth

___ recognition ___ sth

in recognition of sth

to talk sb ___ ___ sth (to convince sb not to do sth)

to talk sb out of sth

to pride oneself ___ sth

to pride oneself on sth

to be ___ the impression ___ sth

to be under the impression of sth

a solution ___ a problem

a solution to a problem

to be liable ___ sth

to be liable for sth

to fail ___ sth

to fail to do sth

to not be in the mood ___ sth

to not be in the moodfor sth / to do sth

to be unaware ___ sth

to be unaware of sth

to have an objection ___ sth

to have an objection to sth

to result ___ sth

to result in sth

to have no choice ___ sth

to have no choice but to do sth

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