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16 Cards in this Set
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Back down |
stop asking for smth or stop saying that you will do smth, because a lot of people oppose you |
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Blend in |
if smn/smth blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects, buildings, etc around them, and so they seem appropriate or you do not notice them |
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Bring about |
make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation |
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Crack down (on) |
start dealing with smn/smth much more strictly |
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Get in |
be elected for a political job |
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Get off |
1) not be punished severely or at all for smth you have been accused of in court 2) have a particular period of time as a holiday 3) send smth, for example in the post |
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Give in |
1) stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win 2) if you give in to smth, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it |
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Hit back |
1) criticise smn who has criticised you 2) deliberately hurt smn who has hurt you |
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Lock up |
1) put n in a prison 2) lock all the doors and windows of a building so that no one can get in |
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Opt out (of) |
decide not to take part in smth or stop taking part in it |
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Phase out |
gradually stop using smth |
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Push around |
keep telling smn what to do in an unfair or unpleasant way |
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Single out |
choose one person from a group for special attention |
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Stand up to |
not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by smn in authority |
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Take over |
1) take control of smth 2) begin to do something that smn else was doing |
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Talk down to |
talk to someone as if you think they are not as clever or important as you are |
