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16 Cards in this Set
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Black out |
1) suddenly become unconscious 2) make a place dark by turning off all the lights, for example so that the enemy cannot see a place at night |
1) He had blacked out as his car hit the 🌲. 2) The whole city was blacked out for nights on end during the war. |
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Come out in |
become covered in spots, because you are I'll or your body reacts to a food or medicine |
She can't eat shellfish without coming out in spots. |
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Come round |
1) become conscious again after being unconscious 2) if a regular event comes round, it happens again 3) go to a place where someone is, to visit them 4) be persuaded to change your opinion or decision |
1) I felt sick when I came round after the operation. 2) Jean's annual garden party must be coming round again soon. 3) Why don't you come round after work? 4) We were sure she would come round in the end. |
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Cotton on |
begin to realize or understand something |
Suddenly, I cottoned on. She's been lying from the start. |
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Crease up |
laugh a lot or make someone laugh a lot |
You really crease me up! |
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Follow up |
1) check the health of someone who has received medical treatment 2) try to find out more about something |
1) The study followed up over 200 💓 patients. 2) The police are now following up some new leads. |
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Get down |
make someone feel sad or lose hope |
Doing the same thing every day can get you down. |
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Get over |
1) start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened to you 2) solve or deal with a problem |
1) It can take weeks to get over an illness like that. 2) There are many hurdles still to get over before the new restaurant can open. |
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Go down (well/badly with sb) |
produce a particular reaction |
The plan to put rents up hasn't gone down well with tenants. |
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Lash out |
1) try to hit or attack someone suddenly and violently 2) speak angrily to or against someone |
1) Occasionally the patients will lash out at the nurses. 2) They lashed out at the council's move to stop free parking. |
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Pass away/on |
die (used to avoid saying "die" when you think it might upset someone) |
He passed away in his sleep at the age of 84. |
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Play up |
1) cause difficulties or pain for someone 2) behave badly |
1) The printer is playing up again. 2) I'm exhausted! The children have been really playing up this afternoon. |
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Pull through |
1) manage to stay alive after you have been very ill or very badly injured 2) succeed in a very difficult situation, or help someone do this |
1) Don't worry, your dad is going to pull through. 2) He said the support of his fans pulled him through. |
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Shrivel up |
1) become smaller and thinner and not look fresh and healthy 2) become weaker or smaller in amount |
1) The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat. 2) Funding for the project eventually shrivelled up. |
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Summon up |
manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situation |
He couldn't summon up the strength to carry on fighting. |
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Ward off |
do something to prevent someone or something from harming you |
Sheila carried a knife to ward off attacks. |
