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Bring up
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Bring up
- Mention - Raise a child to care for a child until it is an adult, often giving it particular beliefs She was brought up by her grandmother. They brought her up (as/to be) a Catholic. [+ to infinitive] David was brought up to respect authority Bring Up - Be officially charged with a crime |
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Come on
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*Encouragement
Example: COME ON; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing *Start an illness Example: I've got a bit of a headache. I hope it doesn't mean I've got flu COMING ON *Start functioning (machines, etc) Example: The central heating COMES ON automatically an hour before I have to get up. appear on tv or radio |
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Come up
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*Appear
Example: I'll be late home tonight because something's COME UP at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning. *Rise (the sun) Example: The sun CAME UP just as we reached the outskirts of the town. |
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Come across st
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to find something by chance
He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's drawer |
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Drive down
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go along in one´s car or truck
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End up (with)
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Get as a result of something
Example: He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a poor grade To have (st) when its too late to change |
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Go with
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Phrasal Verb: Go with
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meaning: Combine nicely Example: Does this tie GO WITH my shirt? Notes: - Inseparable Phrasal Verb: Go with -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meaning: Accompany Example: A lot of benefits GO WITH the job. Notes: - Inseparable - Phrasal Verb: Go with -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meaning: Accept, agree to Example: We're GOING WITH our original plan in the end. Notes: - Inseparable - Phrasal Verb: Go with -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meaning: Date, have a relationship with Example: She's been GOING WITH him since she was at university. Notes: - Inseparable - |
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Go on
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Continue
Example: He WENT ON and ON talking and I was so bored. Happen Example: There are loads of people out in the street; what's GOING ON? Start doing or taking something Example: She WENT ON the pill when she met him. Be guided Example: The investigators have no clues to GO ON. Be nearly a certain period of time Example: It's GOING ON ten years since we met. Progress Example: They asked me how the project was GOING ON. Spend money Example: Most of my salary GOES ON my mortgage repayments Start working (electric/electronic equipment) Example: The alarm GOES ON when you close the front door |
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Get by
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Have just enough money to live on
Example: They're finding it increasingly difficult to GET BY since their daughter was born. Not be noticed (problems, errors, etc) Example: I had checked it, but there still were a few mistakes that didn't GET BY the editor. |
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Get on with sb
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Have a good relationship
Example: Fortunately, I GET ON WITH my boss Continue or start doing something Example: She told us to GET ON WITH our work. |
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Look through
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to carefully examine the contents of something or a collection of things in order to find something
I've looked through her drawers but I can't find the letter. Why don't you look through these files and see if the document's there? to read something quickly and not very carefully Could you look through these figures and see if I've made any obvious errors? examine the context of something |
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Put up with
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Tolerate
Example: I can't PUT UP WITH my neighbour's noise any longer; it's driving me mad |
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Put st off
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to decide or arrange to do something at a later time
They had decided to put the wedding off until her brother came home from abroad. [often + until] I've put off talking to him about this for far too long. |
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Read through
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to read something from the beginning to the end in order to find any mistakes or to understand it better
I read over my essay to check for errors. She hadn't even made the effort to read my report through before the meeting. examines the contents of a document |
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Set out
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Display, show
Example: The figures are SET OUT in the council's annual report Start a journey Example: The explorers SET OUT for the South Pole yesterday morning |
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Take off
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take off
if an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it moves from the ground and begins to fly I like watching planes take off. A puffin will take off and land many times during feeding. take-off noun The majority of crashes happen on take-off or landing. to suddenly become successful or popular Her career as a jazz singer had just begun to take off. The market for home fax machines really seems to have taken off. (slightly informal) to suddenly leave somewhere, especially without telling anyone that you are going I can't just take off without saying goodbye. |
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Take st off
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to remove something, especially something that you are wearing
She took off her clothes and stepped into the shower. Aren't you going to take your glasses off to go swimming? I always take my make-up off before I go to bed. to spend time away from your work I'm taking Friday off to get one or two things done around the house. He needs to take some time off and get some rest. |