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go out
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take part in social activities (usually at night)
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- "They love to go out every Saturday night.
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go over +
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review
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- "Do you usually go over your notes before class?
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go over
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be well received, succeed
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- "That didn't go over well.
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go through +
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examine in detail, study carefully
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- "I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it.
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go through +
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endure; experience challenges, difficulties or traumas
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- "She has gone through so much in her life.
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go through with +
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continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears
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- "I have decided to go through with the operation.
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go with +
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match (clothing)
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- "That shirt doesn't go with those pants.
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go with +
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accompany a person
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- "I am going with Alejandro to the party.
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go with +
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have a boyfriend/girlfriend
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- "I am going with Yuri.
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go without +
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abstain from something you want or need
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- "A person can go without water for three days.
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grow under
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go out of business
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- "The restaurant went under after it lost its liquor license.
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grow up
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mature
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- "Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future.
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hand * back +
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return
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- "Is the teacher going to hand back our tests today?
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hand * down +
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pronounce formally
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- "The president is going to hand his decision down on health care tonight.
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hand * down +
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give as an inheritance
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- "When my clothes got too small for me as a child, I handed them down to my sister.
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hand * in +
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submit
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- "I have to hand in an offer by March 12.
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hand * out +
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distribute
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- "We should hand the concert fliers out at school.
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hand * over +
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relinquish control of
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- "Hand your car keys over. You're too drunk to drive.
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hang around +
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stay in a place for fun ( inf.)
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- "Maria and Salvador usually hang around the beach after school.
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hang around
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stay in a place for fun
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- "Those guys just hang around all day.
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hang * up +
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suspend (clothes on a hanger)
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- "You can hang your jacket up in the front closet.
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hang up
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put down the telephone receiver
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- "Don't hang up. I'm going to change phones.
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hang out +
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stay in a place for fun (inf.)
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- "Let's go hang out at the mall tonight.
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hang out
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stay in a place for fun
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- "What are you doing? - - I'm just hanging out.
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have * on +
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wear
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- "Do you have your hiking boots on?
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have * over
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invite guests to your home
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- "Why don't we have Mr. and Mrs. Jones over for dinner tonight.
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hear from +
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receive news from (a letter, an e
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- "Have you heard from Steve lately? |
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hear of +
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know about something or somebody
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- "Have you heard of chocolate covered ants?
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hit on +
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find on accident
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- "I hit on the idea while watching the Simpsons show.
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hit on +
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flirt with
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- "Jay's friend Marc was trying to hit on my sister last night.
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hold * back +
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restrain
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- "The police held the demonstrators back while the politicians entered the building.
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hold back
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not allow to advance in school
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- "The teacher held Frank back a year, so he couldn't enter fifth grade.
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hold * off +
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restrain
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- "Mr. Johnson held the dog off while we crossed the yard.
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hold off on +
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delay
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- "We should hold off on making dinner until your parents arrive.
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hold on
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grasp tightly
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- "Hold on tight! The roller coaster is about to take off.
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hold on
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tell someone to wait on the telephone
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- "Hold on a minute. I'll get Carol.
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hold on to +
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grasp tightly
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- "Make sure you hold on to the hand rail as you walk down the stairs.
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hold out
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not give in, continue to resist
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- "Stop holding out and tell us where you found all of these old records.
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hold out against +
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not give in, resist
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- "They held out against enemy attack.
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hold * up +
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delay (a flight, traffic);
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- "The accident held traffic up for an hour.
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hold * up +
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rob (a bank, a person) with a weapon
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- "Five men held the bank up yesterday.
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hook * up +
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make the electrical connections required for a machine or information service
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- "Can you hook up the fax machine for me?
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iron * out
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eliminate
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- "We need to have a meeting this week in order to iron out the distribution problems.
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jack up +
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to raise
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- "We need to jack up the car before we change the tire.
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joke around
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to be humorous
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- "Mike is always joking around at work.
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jump in
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enter a conversation
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- "Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are talking.
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jump to +
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make a quick, poorly thought out decision
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- "You shouldn't jump to conclusions.
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keep * around
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have handy, have accessible
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- "I always keep a dictionary around to translate new words.
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keep at +
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not give up (an activity), to persevere
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- "You should keep at your studies.
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keep * away
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prevent access to, hold back
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- "Keep the kids away from the cookies."
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