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24 Cards in this Set
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to whisk (sb) away
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to take sb somewhere quickly
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to beckon sb
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to gesture to sb to come here
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take in
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to allow sb to stay in your home
to make sb believe sth that is not true to fit it |
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tuck away
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to hide sth
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give up
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surrender
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give away
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1. To make a gift of.
2. To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony. 3. a. To reveal or make known, often accidentally. b. To betray. |
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give up
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a. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up. b. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work. 2. a. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search. b. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking. 3. To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope. 4. a. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost. b. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago. 5. To admit defeat. 6. To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel. |
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work out
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1. To accomplish by work or effort.
2. To find a solution for; solve: worked out the equations; worked out their personal differences. 3. To formulate or develop: work out a plan. 4. To discharge (an obligation or debt) with labor in place of money. 5. To prove successful, effective, or satisfactory: The new strategy may not work out. 6. To have a specified result: The ratio works out to an odd number. It worked out that everyone left on the same train. 7. To engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning. 8. To exhaust (a mine, for example). |
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work up
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1. To arouse the emotions of; excite.
2. a. To increase one's skill, responsibility, efficiency, or status through work: worked up to 30 sit-ups a day; worked up to store manager. b. To intensify gradually: The film works up to a thrilling climax. 3. To develop or produce by mental or physical effort: worked up a patient profile; worked up an appetite. |
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put down
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a. To write down. b. To enter in a list. 2. a. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion. b. To render ineffective: put down rumors. 3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia. 4. Slang a. To criticize: put me down for failing the course. b. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature. c. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint). 5. a. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak. b. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience. 6. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. |
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put up
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1. To erect; build.
2. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam. 3. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention. 4. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical. 5. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night. 6. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse. 7. To offer for sale: put up his antiques. 8. a. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff. b. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight. |
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get on with
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to continue
to go to escape |
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get up to
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doing sth naughty
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go down with
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catch a cold/ suffering/ got sick
go down deep |
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go in for
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1. To have interest in: goes in for classical music.
2. To take part in: goes in for water skiing. |
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lie around
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being lazy
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keep away
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prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"
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get back
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To return to a person, place, or condition: getting back to the subject.
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wear off
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To diminish gradually in effect: The drug wore off.
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go over
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1. To gain acceptance or approval: a new style that didn't go over.
2. To examine or review: go over the test scores. |
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hand in
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to submit
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work away
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continue on sth
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get through
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1. To arrive at the end of; finish or complete.
2. a. To succeed in making contact; reach. b. To make oneself understood. |
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settle into
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move into sw
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