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cut <-> down
I was cut down my salary. |
reduce the amount of something
eat/use less |
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give <-> up
She gave up her job and started writing poetry. |
stop doing something
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get rid of sth
It's time we got rid of all these old toys. |
throw away or destroy something you do not want any more
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pay <-> back
I'll pay you back on Friday. |
give someone the money that you owe them [= repay]:
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look up
Now the summer's here things are looking up! look <-> up Look the word up in your dictionary. |
1 if a situation is looking up, it is improving [= improve, get better]
if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there |
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be acquainted (with)
She was well acquainted with classical literature. |
know about something, because you have seen it, read it, used it etc
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be bored (with, by)
Are you bored with your present job? |
tired and impatient because you do not think something is interesting
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be broken
The CD player's broken again. |
not working properly
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be closed
The shops here are closed on Sundays. |
not open
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be composed of
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. |
to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people [= consist of]
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turn sth around
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if a business, department etc that is not successful turns around, it STARTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
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