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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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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