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call around
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phone many different places/people
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We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
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call someone back
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return a phone call
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I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
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call something off
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cancel
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Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
fiance =বাগদত্তা (ফিয়ন্সে) |
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call on someone
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ask for an answer or opinion
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The professor called on me for question 1.
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call on someone
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visit someone
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We called on you last night but you weren't home.
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call someone up
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phone
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Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
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calm down
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relax after being angry
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You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
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not care for someone/something
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not like (formal)
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I don't care for his behaviour.
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catch up
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get to the same point as someone else
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You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
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check in
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arrive and register at a hotel or airport
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We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
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check out
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leave a hotel
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You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
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check someone/something out
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look at carefully, investigate
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The company checks out all new employees.
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check out someone/something
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look at (informal)
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Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
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cheer up
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become happier
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She cheered up when she heard the good news.
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cheer someone up
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make happier
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I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
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chip in
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help
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If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
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clean something up
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tidy, clean
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Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
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come across something
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find unexpectedly
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I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
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come apart
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separate
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The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
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come down with something
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become sick
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My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
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come forward
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volunteer for a task or to give evidence
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The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
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come from somewhere
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originate in
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The art of origami comes from Asia.
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count on someone/something
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rely on
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I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
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cross something out
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draw a line through
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Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
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cut back on something
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consume less
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My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
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cut something down
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make something fall to the ground
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We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
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cut in
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interrupt
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Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
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cut in
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pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
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The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
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cut in
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start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
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The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
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cut something off
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remove with something sharp
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The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
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cut something off
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stop providing
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The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
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cut someone off
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take out of a will
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My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
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cut something out
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remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)
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I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
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do someone/something over
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beat up, ransack (Br.E., informal)
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He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
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do something over
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do again (N.Amer.)
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My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
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do away with something
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discard
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It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
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do something up
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fasten, close
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Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
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dress up
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wear nice clothing
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It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
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drop back
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move back in a position/group
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Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
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drop in/by/over
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come without an appointment
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I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
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drop someone/something off
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take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there
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I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
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drop out
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quit a class, school etc
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I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
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