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stand up to +
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defend oneself against someone or something
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- "I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
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stay over
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spend the night at a person's house
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- "It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over?
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stick it to +
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severely criticize a person (inf.)
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- "My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.
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stick to +
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persevere, keep trying
- "Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it! |
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stick up for +
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defend oneself or opinions
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- "Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.
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take after +
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resemble a parent or relative
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- "I take after my father. Who do you take after?
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take * away +
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remove, seize or capture
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- "The soldiers took the captives away.
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take * back +
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retract something you said
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- "I demand that you take back what you said.
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take * back +
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return an item to a store
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- "The dress my grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants.
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take * down +
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write down what is said
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- "Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation?
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take * down +
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remove (from a high place)
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- "The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign.
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take * for
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consider, view as
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- "Do you take me for an idiot?
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take * in +
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learning
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- "Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs?
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take * in +
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deceive a person
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- "He was taken in by the con artist.
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take * in +
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make smaller when sewing
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- "I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in.
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take * off
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when a plane or rocket leaves the ground
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- "My stomach felt funny when the plane took off.
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take * off +
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remove
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- "In many cultures, it is appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a house.
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take * off +
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leave work or school for a period of time
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- "I was sick last week, so I took a few days off of work.
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take off
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leave
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- "We took off after dinner.
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take on +
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accept (responsibilities, work)
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- "She has taken on too much responsibility in this project.
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take * over +
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take control of
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- "Who is going to take over the family business when Aretha's father dies?
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take over
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take control of
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- "If the President is assassinated, the Vice -president will take over.
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take * out +
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accompany a person on a date (for dinner, the movies)
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- "I can't meet you tonight because I am taking Fernanda out to dinner.
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take * up +
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begin a new hobby
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- "Have you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here?
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take * up +
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discuss (at a later date)
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- "We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow.
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take * up +
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shorten a garment when sewing
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- "This dress is too long, I am going to take it up.
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take up +
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occupy space
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- "This couch takes up too much space in the living room.
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talk back
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respond in an impolite way to an adult
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- "Don't talk back!
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talk back to +
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respond in an impolite way to an adult
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- "Children should not talk back to their parents.
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talk * over +
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discuss
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- "I hope my parents talk their relationship problems over before they get divorced.
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tear * down +
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destroy
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- "The county decided to tear down the dilapidated school and build a new one.
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tear * up +
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tear or rip into small pieces
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- "I always tear up my personal papers before I throw them out.
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tell * off +
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criticize a person severely, reprimand (inf.)
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- "Carolina told me off when she found out I was gossiping about her date with Martin.
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tell on +
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report a crime to the police or bad behavior to a parent
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- "Every time I did something wrong when I was a child, my sister would tell on me.
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think * over +
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consider
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- "Think over the offer before you sign the contract.
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think * through +
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consider carefully
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- "You need to think this through carefully before you make a decision.
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think * up +
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create or invent a false story
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- "I need to think up an excuse for not going to her party.
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throw * away +
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discard
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- "Don't throw away those bottles; we can recycle them.
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throw * out +
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discard
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- "I asked him not to throw out the Sunday newspaper because I wanted to save an article.
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throw * out +
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remove by force from (a room, school, a house, etc.)
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- "Mary threw out her roommate because she stopped paying rent.
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throw up
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vomit
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- "If you drink too much alcohol, you might throw up.
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tie * up +
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tie securely
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- "When we dock, make sure you tie the boat up.
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tire * out
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cause someone to be very tired
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- "Speaking English all day tires me out.
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touch on +
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talk about for a short time
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- "The presidential candidates touched on the subject of health care during the debates.
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touch * up
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make the final improvements
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- "We didn't paint the whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets.
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try * on +
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put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits
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- "Try on the pants before you buy them.
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try * out
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test
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- "Try out this massage chair - it feels great!
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turn * away
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refuse to deal with or give service
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- "They turned us away at the border because we didn't have visas.
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turn * around
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change or reverse direction
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- "Turn the car around and go back home.
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turn * down +
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refuse an offer; reject an application
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- "She turned down the new job in New York, because she didn't want to move."
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