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Ask somebody out |
Invite on a date |
Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie |
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Ask around |
Ask many people the same question |
I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet |
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Add up to somthing. |
Equal |
Your purchases add up to $205.32 |
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Back something up. |
Reverse |
You'll have to back up your car so that i can get out. |
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Back somebody up |
Support |
My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. |
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Blow up |
Explode |
The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence |
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Blow somthing up |
Add air |
We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. |
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Break down. |
Stop function(vehicle, machine). Get upset. |
Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. The woman broke down when the police tolf her that her son had died. |
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Break somthing down. |
Divide into smaller parts |
Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate part. |
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Break in. |
Force entry to a building. Interrupt. |
Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. |
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Break into somthing. |
Enter forcibly. |
The firemen had to break i to the room to rescue the children |
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Break something in. |
Wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new |
I need to break these shoes in before we run next week |
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Make out. |
1. Make a cheque payable to somebody. 2. Pretend. 3. Progress. 4. Kiss and pet. |
"Please MAKE the cheque OUT to Lotus Productions Ltd." "He MADE OUT that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school. "How are your children MAKING OUT at the new school?". "They were MAKING OUT at the party last night.". |
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Call on. |
1. Ask for help. 2. Visit. 3. Challenge. 4. Ask someone to do something, especially to speak in public. (Formal). |
"The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture." "As we were in the area, we CALLED ON my sister-in-law." "He CALLED the speaker ON several mis-statements of fact." "I now CALL ON the other party to give their account of what happened.". |
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Put on. |
1. Get fat. 2. Deceive, lie. 4. Start wearing. |
"He's PUT ON a lot of weight since he gave up smoking."
"I am not PUTTING you ON."
"I PUT my coat ON before we went out.". |
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Go towards. |
Contribute. |
"The money WENT TOWARDS my university fees." |
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Be on |
1. Be functioning (of machines). 2. Take place. 3. Take medication or drugs, especially when they affect the person badly. |
"The computer IS ON." "The show IS ON for the next three months." "He IS ON anti-depressants and has become very difficult to please." |
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Sit through. |
Stay till the end of something dull. |
"I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we SAT THROUGH the film." |
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Get above. |
Behave as if you are better or more important than others |
"She's been GETTING ABOVE herself since she got promoted." |
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Break off. |
1. Break a piece from something. 2. End a relationship. |
"She BROKE OFF a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog." "She BROKE OFF their engagement when she found out that he'd been unfaithful." |
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Freak out. |
Become very disturbed or angry. |
"She FREAKED OUT completely when she didn't get the grades to get into university.". |
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Get along |
1. Have a good relationship 2. Leave. 4. Progress. |
"Why don't you two GET ALONG? You're always arguing." "It's late; we must be GETTING ALONG." "How's the homework GETTING ALONG?". |
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Cash in |
Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, into money. |
"They CASHED IN their bonds and spent the money on a holiday." |
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Live on |
1. Use money for basic necessities. 2. Not be forgotten. |
"They have to LIVE ON $200 a week." "He's been dead for many years, but his name LIVES ON.". |
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Set up. |
1. Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use. 2. Start a company. |
"The technician SET UP the computer network perfectly." "They SET UP a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune.". |
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Look down on. |
Have a low opinion of. |
"He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are." |
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Dress up. |
Dress very smartly. |
"It's an informal party so there's no need to DRESS UP." |
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Shut up. |
1. Stop talking or making noise. 2. Close for a period of time. |
"He told us to SHUT UP and start working.". "They SHUT the shop UP for a fortnight while they were on holiday.". |
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Bring off. |
To succeed in something difficult, to achieve |
"Nobody thought that he would be able to BRING OFF his plan, but he managed to do it." |
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Buy in. |
Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies |
"Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singing' the Blues', was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, but failed to go any higher." |
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Divide into. |
To separate into parts |
"DIVIDE this cake INTO six parts." "They DIVIDED INTO three groups." |
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Put aside. |
1. To set aside. 2. To save. 3. To disregard something on purpose. |
"PUT ASIDE your newspaper and listen to me." "She PUT ASIDE her writing career to take care of her son's health." "She PUTS ASIDE a hundred dollars every month for her trip to Rome." "Let's PUT our differences ASIDE and work out a plan that can save our company." |
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Opent to |
To open the door and let someone in. |
"Don't OPEN the door TO anyone!". |
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Take off. |
1. Make great progress. 2. Reduce the price of an item. 3. When a plane departs or leaves the ground. |
"The software house really TOOK OFF when they produced the latest version of their DTP package." "They've TAKEN ten percent OFF designer frames for glasses." "The flight for Dublin TOOK OFF on time." |
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Drive back. |
Repulse, force back. |
"The police DROVE the crowd BACK to give the rescue workers more space." |
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Fill out. |
Complete a form. |
"I FILLED OUT the application form and mailed it." |
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Count down |
To count backward to zero. |
"They are ready to launch the rocket. They have already started to COUNT DOWN." |
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Wait on. |
1. Serve people in a restaurant. 2. Sell goods in a shop. 3. Provide someone with everything they need or want. 4. Wait for a result before being able to make a decision. |
"They have two people WAITING ON each table." "He WAITS ON customers in an electronics store." "He has a butler who WAITS ON him." "They're WAITING ON the results of the vote before taking a final decision." |
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Put away. |
1. Put something back in the correct place. 2. Put someone in prison. |
"He PUT the dictionary BACK on the shelf after he'd finished the crossword." "The judge PUT him AWAY for ten years for robbery." |
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Try on. |
Put clothes on to see if they fit. |
"I TRIED the jacket ON before I bought it.". |
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Point out. |
Make someone aware of something |
"He POINTED OUT that I only had two weeks to get the whole thing finished." |
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Let down |
1. Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement. 2. Make clothes longer. |
"She failed to turn up and I felt badly LET DOWN." "He's grown so much; we'll have to LET his trousers DOWN." |
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Fall down. |
1. Fall on the ground. 2. Have a weak point. |
"I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN." "The argument FALLS DOWN when you look at how much it'll cost." |
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Go back. |
Have a long history. |
"He and I GO BACK a long way- we were at school together." |
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Eat out. |
Eat in a restaurant. |
"We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ATE OUT last night." |
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Knock together |
Join houses that had been separate. |
"They KNOCKED TOGETHER two outbuildings and turned them into a home." |
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Switch on. |
1. To turn on (water, light). 2. To become interested. |
"He SWITCHED ON the water and washed his face." "SWITCH ON the light, please." "As soon as the boss mentioned the prizes, everyone's interest was SWITCHED ON." |
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Let off. |
Not punish |
"The judge LET him OFF with a fine rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence." |
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Look over. |
Inspect. |
"They came to LOOK the house OVER with a view to buying it." |
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Call back. |
Return a phone call. |
"I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office." |
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Move on. |
1. Change the subject or your job. 2. Make people move from a place. |
"She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better." "The police MOVED the crowd ON because they were holding up the traffic." |
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Left out. |
Not include. |
"He was LEFT OUT of the side because he hasn't been playing too well lately." |
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Put off. |
1. Postpone. 2. Stop liking something or somebody. |
"The concert's been PUT OFF until next month because the singer's got a throat infection.". "I was really PUT OFF by the way he eats with his mouth open.". |
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Get over. |
1. Recover from something, feel better. 2. Solve, find a solution. 3. Communicate, make people understand. 4. Be shocked or surprised that something if real or true. 5. Get to the other side. 6. Come somewhere.
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"It took me ages to GET OVER the bout of flu.". "It took us a long time to GET OVER the problems with the computer system.". "He makes jokes to help GET his message OVER.". "I couldn't GET OVER how much weight he had put on." "We couldn't GET OVER the river because of the floods." "He said he needed help and ask me to GET OVER as soon as I could.". |
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Go over. |
1. Look at something, revise. 2. Visit. 3. Be approved or accepted. 4. Repeat or explain. 5. Clean. |
"We WENT OVER our notes before the exam." "I hadn't seen her for a while, so I WENT OVER on Friday night." "My plans WENT OVER well." "Could you GO OVER that point again, please?". "I WENT OVER the living room with the vacuum cleaner before they arrived.". |
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Hold on. |
1. Wait. 2. To hold tightly. |
"Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.". "We HELD ON as the bus started to move.". |
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slow down. |
1. Reduce speed. 2. Become less active. |
"The car SLOWED DOWN when they saw the police." "It is important to SLOW DOWN, rest, and eat sensibly." |
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Catch up with |
1. Do something that should have been done earlier 2. Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing 3. When something negative starts to have an effect 4. Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time 5. Learn something new that many people already understand |
"I am going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep." "I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference." "His criminal behavior is starting to CATCH UP WITH him." "The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns." "My mother is trying to CATCH UP WITH computers." |
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Come up with. |
Think of a solution, excuse, etc. |
"Nobody could COME UP WITH a satisfactory explanation for the accident." |
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Look up to |
Respect |
"She's LOOKS UP TO her mother." |
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Break up |
1. Break into many pieces 2. Close an educational institution for the holidays 3. Finish a relationship |
"The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor." "Schools BREAK UP at the end of June for the summer holidays." "They had been going out for a couple of years before they BROKE UP." |
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Let on |
Tell a secret |
"I didn't mean to LET ON about the party; I just said it without thinking." |
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Call off |
1. Cancel 2. Order someone to stop attacking |
"The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu." "CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out." |
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Go in |
1. Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc. 2. Fit 3. Disappear, become obscured by a cloud 4. Attack |
"He WENT IN for a triple bypass operation two days ago." "The cable GOES IN here." "The sun has GONE IN." "The troops WENT IN at dawn." |
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Stay away |
Not come |
"He said he didn't like them coming and wanted them to STAY AWAY." |
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Strike down. |
1. Kill 2. Make someone ill 4. Disallow a law, decision, etc |
"A hit man STRUCK him DOWN as he entered the building." "I was STRUCK DOWN with food poisoning. (This verb is mostly used in the passive.)" "The Appeal Court STRUCK DOWN the lower court's ruling." |
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Go out |
1. Stop burning, be extinguished 2. Leave a place 3. Go on strike 4. Become unfashionable 5. Move backwards, of a tide 6. Be eliminated in a competition 7. Be transmitted 8. Be sent |
"The candle WENT OUT and left us in darkness." "He WENT OUT last night." "The workers WENT OUT for more money." "That sort of tie WENT OUT last year." "The tide GOES OUT in the evening." "England WENT OUT in the second round." "The item WENT OUT on the news yesterday." "The newsletter WENT OUT last night." |
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Arrive at |
1. To come to some place in a city 2. To come to some decision, conclusion |
"He ARRIVED AT the airport two hours before the flight." "I ARRIVED AT a different conclusion." |
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Show off |
1. Behave in a way so as to attract attention 2. Display something you are proud of 4. Make the qualities of another thing more apparent |
"The children were SHOWING OFF and irritated me." "He wanted to SHOW OFF his new sound system." "The shirt really SHOWED OFF his new tie." |
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Go up |
1. Rise or climb 2. Approach 3. Be built 4. Be heard 5. Be promoted |
"The price of petrol has GONE UP sharply because of the increase in duty in the Government's budget." "We WENT UP and asked them for some information about the courses." "Skyscrapers are GOING UP everywhere in the city centre." "A huge cheer WENT UP when the president arrived." "The top three teams GO UP at the end of the season." |
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Jump in |
Enter a conversation |
"He JUMPED IN and told them exactly what he thought." |
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Draw in |
1. Get dark earlier 2. Arrive at a station (for trains) |
"The nights are DRAWING IN now it's winter." "The train DREW IN and we got off." |
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Stand up |
1. Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position 2. Fail to keep an appointment |
"Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court." "He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP." |
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Be ahead of |
To be in front of the others; to be more advanced than the others |
"He IS AHEAD OF everyone in his math class." "The leader of the car race IS two miles AHEAD OF the other cars." |
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Go around |
1. Be or have enough of something 2. Circulate 4. Visit |
"There aren't enough jobs to GO ROUND for the numbers of people graduating nowadays." "There's a nasty rumor GOING ROUND about them." "I WENT ROUND last night to see them." |
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Sign out |
1. Close a computer program that requires a name and password 2. Sign something to show you have borrowed something |
"I SIGNED OUT and then shut the computer down." "Could you SIGN those books OUT, please?" |
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Use up |
Finish or consume all of something |
"We USED UP all the olive oil." |
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Go across |
Move to another side or place |
"He WENT ACROSS to the opposition." |
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Get away |
1. Escape 2. Go on holiday or for a short break 4. Move, leave somewhere 5. An expression of disbelief |
"The robbers GOT AWAY in a stolen car, which the police later found abandoned." "We love to GET AWAY from everything and relax in the country." "He didn't come because he was stuck at work and couldn't GET AWAY." " "I passed." "GET AWAY! You couldn't have passed."" |
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Fill up |
Fill something completely |
"I stopped at the garage and FILLED UP with petrol." |
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Pick out |
1. Choose 2. Identify from a picture |
"She PICKED OUT the ones she wanted to take and left the rest." "The victim couldn't PICK OUT her attacker from the photos the police showed her." |
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Drop in |
Visit without having made arrangements |
"I was in the area so I DROPPED IN at the office to see her." |
