Verb With Preposition Flashcards

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That is not a easy tradition to pull off

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pull off
— phrasal verb with pull verb
UK /pʊl/ US /pʊl/

If a vehicle pulls off, it starts moving:
The car pulled off and sped up the road.
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Departing

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The band strikes up

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strike up (something)
— phrasal verb with strike verb
US  /strɑɪk/
past tense and past participle struck US/strʌk/
(START MUSIC)

to start to play music:
The band struck up a medley of Cole Porter tunes.

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Wind up

It is good to a very rough wind-up of the Education Milk Bill

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wind up
— phrasal verb with wind verb
UK  /waɪnd/ US  /waɪnd/
wound | wound
informal

to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do:
If he keeps doing stuff like that he’s going to wind up in prison!
You don’t want to wind up homeless, do you?
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Coming to an end

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