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18 Cards in this Set
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ask someone out
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invite on a date
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Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
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ask around
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ask many people the same question
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I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
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add up to something
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equal
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Your purchases add up to $205.32.
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back something up
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support
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My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
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blow up
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explode
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The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
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blow something up
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add air
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We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
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break down
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stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
get upset |
Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. |
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break in
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force entry to a building
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Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
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break something down
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divide into smaller parts
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Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
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break into something
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enter forcibly
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The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
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break something in
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wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new
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I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
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break in
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interrupt
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The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
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break up
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end a relationship
start laughing (informal) |
My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. |
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break out
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escape
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The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
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break out in something
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develop a skin condition
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I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
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bring someone down
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make unhappy
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This sad music is bringing me down.
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bring someone up
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raise a child
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My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
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bring something up
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start talking about a subject
vomit |
My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. |
