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Switch off |
Feel bored and start to lose attention on something |
When he began talking about the policy, she switched off. |
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Turn on sbd |
Suddenly attack or criticize sbd |
- Why are you all turning on me (= criticizing or blaming me)? - The dogs suddenly turned on each other. |
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1. Go for sbd 2. Go for sbd/st |
1. Attack sbd 2. Chose st or make effort to do st |
1.The dog went for him and knocked him down. 2.1 I think I'll go for the fruit salad. 2.2 Go for it, John! You know you can beat him. |
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Get down to |
Pay attention and made effort to do something |
Learning a new language isn't so difficult while you get down to it. |
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Ward off |
Prevent something from happening or harming you |
You should wear mask to ward off Covid-19 |
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Rush out |
Quickly produce st for sale |
If we rush the product out, the quality will suffer. |
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Brush up on something |
Improve the knowledge that you already known but now forget |
I'm traveling to Madrid next week so I think I'll have to brush up on my Spanish. |
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Do away with |
Get rid of something or stop using |
There is no plan to do away with using plastic. |
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Take off |
- begin to fly - become successful very quickly and suddenly |
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Cater for |
Provide for someone in need |
During the quarantine, authority catered for the citizens. |
