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break down
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divide into smaller parts
ex. "It would break down from sunlight and turn chalky white and then disintegrate.” |
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bring up
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raise a child
ex. When I met the man I would marry, I didn't bring up wanting a child. |
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come across
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find unexpectedly
ex. They come across as simultaneously tender and tumultuous: inward torment manifested as sonic frenzy. |
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call off
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cancel
ex. British Customs Workers Call Off Strike |
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cut off
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remove with something sharp
ex. Cut off top of pumpkin at least 5 inches across, so that it can serve as a lid. |
