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100 Cards in this Set
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Be/feel up to |
Meaning: Feel capable of doing something
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Carry out
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Meaning: Perform a task.
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Catch up to/with
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Meaning: Get work, etc, up to date. Meaning: Reach someone who was ahead of you
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Come across
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Meaning: Find by accident. Meaning: The way other people see you
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Come up with
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Meaning: Think of a solution, excuse, etc.
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Cut back/down (on)
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Meaning: Reduce expenditure
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End up
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Meaning: Become or do something unplanned.
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Fall behind
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Meaning: Make less progress.
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Figure out
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Meaning: Find the answer to a problem.
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Find out
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Meaning: Discover.
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Get across
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Meaning: Communicate successfully.
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Get ahead
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Meaning: Progress.
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Get along with
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Meaning: Have a good relationship.
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Get by
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Meaning: Have enough of something to do the job.
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Get over
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Meaning: Recover from something, feel better.
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Get rid of
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Meaning: To eliminate or discard.
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Get through (with)
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Meaning: Finish.
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Give away
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Meaning: Distribute something for free.
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Give in(to)
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Meaning: Agree to something you don't like. Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you.
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Give up
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Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit. Meaning: Stop doing something.
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Hold up
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Meaning: Delay
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Keep track of
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Meaning: Be aware; keep informed.
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Keep up with
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Meaning: Stay up to date. Meaning: Move at the same rate.
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Let down
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Meaning: Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement.
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Look after
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Meaning: Take care of.
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Look into
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Meaning: Research, investigate.
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Look out for
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Meaning: Be careful.
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Look up
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Meaning: Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information..
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Make up (for)
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Meaning: Compensate.
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Pick out
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Meaning: Choose.
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Point out
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Meaning: Make someone aware of something.
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Put in
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Meaning: Give, dedicate.
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Put off
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Meaning: Postpone. Meaning: Stop liking something or somebody.
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Put up with
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Meaning: Tolerate.
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Run into
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Meaning: Meet by accident.
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Run out of
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Meaning: Have none left.
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Set up
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Meaning: Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use. Meaning: Arrange a meeting, reservation budget, etc.
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Show up
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Meaning: Attend something or arrive somewhere. Meaning: Become clear or apparent.
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Stand for
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Meaning: Represent.
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Stand out
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Meaning: Be extraordinary and different.
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Take on
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Meaning: Assume a responsibility.
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Take over
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Meaning: Assume control.
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Take up
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Meaning: Fill or occupy time or space.
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Talk into
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Meaning: Persuade someone to do something.
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Think/talk/look over
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Meaning: Consider something carefully.
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Throw away/out
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Meaning: Discard something when no longer needed.
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Turn down
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Meaning: Reject an offer, invitation, etc.
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Turn out
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Meaning: Produce an unexpected result.
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Wear out
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Meaning: Use something until it stops working.
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Work out
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Meaning: End nicely. Meaning: Find the answer or solution.
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Be/feel up to
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Meaning: Feel capable of doing something
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Example: I'm so tired. I don't think I FEEL UP TO going out tonight.
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Carry out
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Meaning: Perform a task.
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Example: The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.
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Catch up to/with
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Meaning: Get work, etc, up to date. Meaning: Reach someone who was ahead of you
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Example: I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed.
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Come across
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Meaning: Find by accident. Meaning: The way other people see you
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Example: I CAME ACROSS my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk. Example: He CAME ACROSS as shy because he spoke so quietly.
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Come up with
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Meaning: Think of a solution, excuse, etc.
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Example: Nobody could COME UP WITH a satisfactory explanation for the accident.
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Cut back/down (on)
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Meaning: Reduce expenditure
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Example: The government has decided to CUT BACK ON spending on the armed forces.
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End up
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Meaning: Become or do something unplanned.
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Example: We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we ENDED UP going to Turkey instead.
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Fall behind
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Meaning: Make less progress.
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Example: I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.
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Figure out
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Meaning: Find the answer to a problem.
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Example: The police couldn't FIGURE OUT how the burglars had got into the warehouse.
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Find out
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Meaning: Discover.
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Example: I went to the library to FIND OUT all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.
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Get across
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Meaning: Communicate successfully.
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Example: I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.
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Get ahead
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Meaning: Progress.
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Example: Nowadays, you need IT skills if you want to GET AHEAD.
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Get along with
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Meaning: Have a good relationship.
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Example: Why don't you two GET ALONG? You're always arguing.
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Get by
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Meaning: Have enough of something to do the job.
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Example: We should be able to GET BY WITH three PCs, but four would be better.
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Get over
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Meaning: Recover from something, feel better.
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Example: It took me ages to GET OVER the bout of flu.
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Get rid of
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Meaning: To eliminate or discard.
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Example: It’s time we get rid of this trash.
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Get through (with)
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Meaning: Finish.
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Example: I'm going to take some work home because I haven't managed to GET THROUGH it all today.
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Give away
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Meaning: Distribute something for free.
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Example: In this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free DVD.
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Give in(to)
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Meaning: Agree to something you don't like. Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you.
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Example: The government says it will not GIVE IN TO terrorists. Example: Eventually, I GAVE IN TO my anger and screamed at them.
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Give up
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Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit. Meaning: Stop doing something.
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Example: I GAVE UP taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.. Example: I have GIVEN UP trying to help them.
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Hold up
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Meaning: Delay
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Example: I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.
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Keep track of
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Meaning: Be aware; keep informed.
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Example: The teacher keeps track of the students’ attendance and how often they do their homework.
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Keep up with
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Meaning: Stay up to date. Meaning: Move at the same rate.
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Example: It's hard to KEEP UP WITH all the latest improvements and breakthroughs in technology nowadays. Example: He walks too fast and it's really hard to KEEP UP WITH him.
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Let down
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Meaning: Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement.
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Example: She failed to turn up and I felt badly LET DOWN.
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Look after
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Meaning: Take care of.
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Example: Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.
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Look into
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Meaning: Research, investigate.
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Example: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.
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Look out for
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Meaning: Be careful.
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Example: LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!
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Look up
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Meaning: Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information..
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Example: I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to LOOK it UP in the dictionary.
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Make up (for)
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Meaning: Compensate.
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Example: I sent her a present to try to MAKE UP FOR my terrible behavior.
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Pick out
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Meaning: Choose.
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Example: She PICKED OUT the ones she wanted to take and left the rest.
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Point out
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Meaning: Make someone aware of something.
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Example: He POINTED OUT that I only had two weeks to get the whole thing finished.
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Put in
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Meaning: Give, dedicate.
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Example: I had to PUT IN a lot of extra hours at work to finish the project
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Put off
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Meaning: Postpone. Meaning: Stop liking something or somebody.
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Example: The concert's been PUT OFF until next month because the singer's got a throat infection. Example: I was really PUT OFF by the way he eats with his mouth open.
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Put up with
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Meaning: Tolerate.
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Example: I can't PUT UP WITH my neighbor's noise any longer; it's driving me mad.
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Run into
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Meaning: Meet by accident.
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Example: I RAN INTO James in a bar in the City on Friday.
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Run out of
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Meaning: Have none left.
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Example: We've RUN OUT OF sugar; I'm going to the shops for some.
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Set up
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Meaning: Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use. Meaning: Arrange a meeting, reservation budget, etc.
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Example: The technician SET UP the computer network perfectly. Example: I SET UP a meeting between the two company presidents.
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Show up
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Meaning: Attend something or arrive somewhere. Meaning: Become clear or apparent.
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Example: Very few SHOWED UP at the meeting. Example: The downturn in sales SHOWED UP in the company's accounts.
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Stand for
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Meaning: Represent.
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Example: 'WHAT do the letters BBC STAND FOR? ' 'British Broadcasting Corporation.'
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Stand out
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Meaning: Be extraordinary and different.
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Example: She STOOD OUT from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.
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Take on
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Meaning: Assume a responsibility.
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Example: She TOOK ON the task of indexing the book.
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Take over
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Meaning: Assume control.
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Example: The bank was TAKEN OVER by a Hong Kong bank that needed to buy a bank to get into the British market.
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Take up
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Meaning: Fill or occupy time or space.
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Example: An awful lot of my time at work is TAKEN UP with pointless bureaucracy nowadays.
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Talk into
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Meaning: Persuade someone to do something.
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Example: She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to TALK her INTO it.
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Think/talk/look over
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Meaning: Consider something carefully.
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Example: I've THOUGHT it OVER and have made up my mind; I'm going to take the job in Leeds.
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Throw away/out
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Meaning: Discard something when no longer needed.
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Example: I THREW the alarm clock AWAY because it had stopped working.
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Turn down
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Meaning: Reject an offer, invitation, etc.
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Example: They offered her the job, but she TURNED it DOWN.
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Turn out
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Meaning: Produce an unexpected result.
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Example: It looked as if we were going to fail, but it TURNED OUT well in the end.
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Wear out
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Meaning: Use something until it stops working.
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Example: She played the video so many times that she WORE the tape OUT.
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Work out
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Meaning: End nicely. Meaning: Find the answer or solution.
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Example: Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all WORKED OUT in the end. Example: I couldn't WORK OUT all the answers to the crossword puzzle.
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