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20 Cards in this Set
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Make out |
• discern or perceive • understand or comprehend |
I can’t make out what he’s saying, he speaks so fast |
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Tell off (s) |
• to speak angrily to someone • to + tell + someone + off (for) |
I told them off for not doing their job |
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Stress out (s) |
• make someone stressed • stress (someone) out |
The traffic jam always stresses me out |
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Come up |
• think of something to say or an idea • come up (with something) |
I like that you always come up with good ideas |
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Bring up (s) |
• to start speaking about a topic • bring (something) up |
I won’t bring that up if you don’t want to |
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Stand out |
• to be noticeable because you are different or more impressive |
He stood up in the interview because of his impressive skills |
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Look up (s) |
• search and find specific information • look (something) up |
He doesn’t really know too much about it, but he’s gonna look up on the internet |
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Figure out (s) |
• to think and find a solution to a problem • figure (something) out |
We will figure out how to pay for it |
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Run out of |
• to use everything but still need more • run out of (something) |
I’m running out of time with the essay |
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Pop into |
• to enter a place for a short time • pop into + location |
In my way home I’ll pop into the grocery store to buy some food |
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Pick up (s) |
• collect something or someone • pick (someone/something) up • opposite (drop off) |
When I was in high school the bus picked me up at 6:30 am |
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Throw away (s) |
• put something in a trash can • throw (something) away |
I threw away all the unnecessary stuff in my house |
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Cut back (on) |
• reduce • cut back (on something) • used for foods, drinks or spending |
This year I’m going to cut back on dairy products |
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Put up with |
• something or someone is negative, but you continue to accept it |
I just put up with this job because of the high salary |
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Bear with (someone) |
• be patient while the person is doing something else • is very common: “bear with me” |
Bear with me while I finish this |
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Calm down (s) |
• to stop feeling angry, excited or nervous • calm (someone) down |
You need to calm down so we can continue talking |
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Get back to |
• to respond to someone via email, phone or message • get back to (someone) |
Why haven’t you gotten back to her? |
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Look forward to |
• to be excited about something in the future • look forward to + noun or gerund |
She’s looking forward to watching that new movie with you |
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Catch up on |
• to do something quickly because you are behind • catch up (on something) |
We have to catch up on the protect or we’ll be delayed |
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Fill out (s) |
• to complete a form or document with information • fill (something) out • fill out (American) / fill in (British) |
You need to fill out these forms in order to request a refund |
