Complete Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Verb Abide by Meaning Accept or follow a decision or rule.

Example We have to ABIDE B what the court sa!s. "he! had to ACC$%&" '$( all the mone! that had )one missin). *! partner+s been awa! for a fortni)ht, I am AC-I&. '$( her. "he police were AC"I&. $& a tip from an informer and cau)ht the )an) red, handed. "he medicine onl! AC"0 $& infected tissue. "he! AC"ED $%" the stor! on sta)e. "heir an)er is AC"ED $%" in their antisocial behaviour. *! computer+s AC"I&. %P1 I thin/ I mi)ht have a virus. "he police were AC"I&. %P$& a tip, off. "he en2!me AC"0 %P$& certain proteins. ou have to ADD the VA" $& to the price the! )ive. We ADDED %P the bill to chec/ it was correct. 0he e#plained wh! the wor/ wasn+t read!3 but her stor! doesn+t ADD %P. "rains dela!s are )ettin) worse and with the hi)h fares3 it all ADD0 %P "$ miser! for the commuters. "he total costs ADD %P "$ several million euros.

Account for "o e#plain. Ache for Act on Act on Act out Act out Act up Act upon Act upon Add on Add up Add up Add up to Add up to Want somethin) or someone a lot. "o ta/e action because of somethin) li/e information received. Affect. Perform somethin) with actions and )estures.. E#press an emotion in !our behaviour. Behave badl! or stran)el!. "o ta/e action because of somethin) li/e information received. Affect. Include in a calculation. "o ma/e a mathematical total. Be a satisfactor! e#planantion for somethin). -ave a certain result. Come to a certain amount or fi)ure.

Affect, usuall! used in the ne)ative to I feel terrible, that food didn+t A.(EE Agree with show that somethin) has had a ne)ative WI"- m! stomach. effect3 especiall! is it ma/es !ou feel bad. Aim at "o tar)et. "he ma)a2ine is AI*ED A" teena)ers. "he!+re AI*I&. A" reducin) costs b! Aim at Intend to achieve. ten percent. ou should ALL$W '$( dela!s when Allow for Include somethin) in a plan or calculation. plannin) a 4ourne!. "he rules don+t ALL$W $' an! Allow of *a/e possible3 permit. e#ceptions. "r! to )et somethin) indirectl!3 b! hintin) -e+s been A&.LI&. '$( an invitation3 Angle for or su))estin). but I don+t want him to come. Answer "o repl! rudel! to someone in authorit!. -er mother was shoc/ed when she started

back Answer for Be held responsible for a problem. 0pea/ on behalf of someone or from /nowin) them. Beat someone in a debate3 discussion or Argue down ar)ument. Persuade someone to drop the price of Argue down somethin) the!+re sellin). "r! to persuade people not to accept a Argue down proposition3 motion3 etc. Answer for Argue out Ask about Ask after Ask around Ask around Ask for Ask for Ask in Ask out Ask over Ask round Auction off Back away Back down Back into Back off Back out Back out of Back out of Back up

A&0WE(I&. her BAC5 and refusin) to help. "he )overnment should be made to A&0WE( '$( their failure to sort out the problem. I can A&0WE( '$( m! partner because I /now her position on this issue. "he teacher tried to A(.%E the )irl D$W&3 but she couldn+t. 0he A(.%ED him D$W& ten percent.

"he! tried to A(.%E D$W& the proposal. If we can+t A(.%E our differences $%"3 Ar)ue about a problem to find a solution. we+ll have to ta/e them to court. As/ how someone is doin)3 especiall! -e A05ED AB$%" m! father. professionall! and in terms of health. En6uire about someone+s health3 how life 7enn! ran) earlier and A05ED A'"E( is )oin). !ou3 so I told her !ou were fine. As/ a number of people for information of I have no idea3 but I+ll A05 A($%&D at help. wor/ and see if an!one can help. Invite someone. We A05ED them A($%&D for dinner. "o provo/e a ne)ative reaction. ou+re A05I&. '$( trouble. (e6uest to have or be )iven. I A05ED '$( the menu. "o invite somebod! into !our house. +7on+s at the door.+ +A05 him I&.+ -e wanted to A05 her $%" but was too "o invite someone for a date. sh!. "he! have A05ED us $VE( for drin/s Invite. on 'rida!. Invite someone. We A05ED 7ohn ($%&D for diner. "he! A%C"I$&ED $'' their propert! 0ell somethin) in an auction. as the! were heavil! in debt. "he crowd BAC5ED AWA when the (etreat or )o bac/wards. man pulled a /nife. (etract or withdraw !our position or 0he refused to BAC5 D$W& and was proposal in an ar)ument. fired. -e prefers to BAC5 his car I&"$ the Enter a par/in) area in reverse )ear. )ara)e. "he police told the protesters to BAC5 (etreat. $''. -e BAC5ED $%" two da!s before the 'ail to /eep an arran)ement or promise. holida! so we )ave the tic/et to his sister 0he BAC5ED $%" $' the a)reement at 'ail to /eep an a)reement3 arran)ement. the last minute. 0he BAC5ED the (olls $%" $' its E#it a par/in) area in reverse )ear. par/in) space. *a/e a cop! of computer data. ou should alwa!s BAC5 %P important

files and documents so that !ou won+t lose all !our wor/ if somethin) )oes wron) with the hardware. "he rest of the staff BAC5ED her %P Back up 0upport. when she complained about wor/in) conditions. "om BAC5ED %P without loo/in) and Back up Drive a vehicle bac/wards. ran over his laptop. Don+t ba) out BA. $%" Australian Bag out Criticise. En)lish. "he )overnment had to BAIL $%" the Bail out 0ave3 rescue. airline because it was losin) so much mone!. (emove water from somethin) that is "he boat was lea/in) so the! had to Bail out flooded. BAIL it $%". 7ump out of a plane because it is )oin) to "he pilot BAILED $%" when he saw Bail out crash. that the en)ines had failed. I must BAIL m! drun/en brother $%" Bail out of Pa! a bond to release someone from 4ail. $' 4ail. 0top supportin) someone when the! are in Ever!bod! BAILED $%" $& him when Bail out on trouble. the scandal bro/e. I was late because he BAILED me %P on Bail up "al/ to someone and dela! them. the phone and wouldn+t shut up. -e was BAILED %P b! a couple of Bail up (ob someone at )unpoint. mu))ers as he came out of the ban/. "he new pro4ect has BALLED me %P, I Ball up Confuse or ma/e thin)s complicated. have no idea what to do. -e BALLED %P his nap/in when he had Ball up (oll or form into a round shape. finished eatin). Balls up 0poil3 ruin. -e BALL0ED the presentation %P. Bang about *ove in a place ma/in) a lot of noise. -e+s BA&.I&. AB$%" in the /itchen. Bang I can hear him BA&.I&. AB$%" *ove in a place ma/in) a lot of noise. around upstairs. -e BA&.ED $& for half an hour but no Bang on "al/ at )reat len)th. one was listenin). Bang on -e+s alwa!s BA&.I&. $& AB$%" 5eep tal/in) about somethin). about football. 0he BA&.ED the tune $%" on the Bang out Pla! a musical instrument loudl!. piano. "he 4ud)e BA&.ED him %P for ei)ht Bang up Put someone in prison. !ears. Bang up Dama)e badl!. -e BA&.ED his car %P last ni)ht. I+m BA&5I&. $& !our help1 I can+t do Bank on Count or rel! on. it alone. Bargain Persuade someone to drop the price of I BA(.AI&ED her D$W& to half what down somethin) the!+re sellin). she ori)inall! wanted. Bargain for E#pect somethin) to happen 8usuall! I hadn+t BA(.AI&ED '$( so man!

ne)ative9. E#pect somethin) to happen 8usuall! Bargain on ne)ative9. Barge in Enter a place and interrupt.

people comin). I hadn+t BA(.AI&ED $& him comin).

-e /eeps BA(.I&. I& and as/in) stupid 6uestions when I+m tr!in) to wor/. "he! BA(.ED I&"$ m! office without Barge into Enter a place and interrupt people rudel!. /noc/in) and started tal/in) even thou)h I was on the phone. If !ou BA0- !our monitor AB$%" li/e Bash about *istreat ph!sicall!. that3 it won+t last lon). "he bur)lars BA0-ED the door I& to Bash in Brea/3 dama)e or in4ure b! hittin). enter the house. Write somethin) 6uic/l! without much I BA0-ED the essa! $%" the ni)ht Bash out preparation. before I had to hand it in. "he! BA0-ED him %P in the fi)ht in the Bash up Brea/3 dama)e or hurt b! hittin). pub last wee/ and he had to )o to hospital. 0he BAWLED me $%" for comin) home Bawl out 0cold3 shout at someone. drun/. 0he BAWLED (a4 $%" for )ettin) there Bawl out 0cold. late. -e BAWLED $%" our names at the top Bawl out 0in) or shout unpleasantl! loudl!. of his voice. "he police A(E A'"E( him because of Be after "r! to find or )et. the theft. "he ne#t bus should BE AL$&. in the Be along Arrive. ne#t 6uarter of an hour or so. Be away Be elsewhere1 on holida!3 etc.. 0he+s AWA on business for three wee/s. Be cut out 0he+s not C%" $%" '$( this /ind of Be suitable3 have the necessar! 6ualities. for wor/. 0he was ver! C%" %P about comin) Be cut up Be upset. second as she thou)ht she deserved to win. -e+s BEE& D$W& since his partner left Be down Be depressed. him. "he firm+s profits A(E D$W& b! ten Be down Be reduced or less. percent this 6uarter. After the ar)ument3 7ames is D$W& $& Be down on -ave ne)ative feelin)s toward someone. his boss. Be down .ul is D$W& WI"- some bu) and is off Be ill. with wor/ toda!. Be fed up Be bored3 upset or sic/ of somethin). I A* 'ED %P of his complaints. "he! A(E never I&1 I alwa!s )et their Be in Be at home or at wor/. answerphone. "he application form must BE I& b! :pm Be in Be submitted3 arrive. on 'rida!. Be in on Be involved in. 0usan was the onl! one who WA0&+" I&

Be not on Be off Be off Be on Be on Be on Be on

Be unacceptable. Be bad 8of food9. Depart3 leave. Be functionin) 8of machines9. "a/e place. "a/e medication or dru)s3 especiall! when the! affect the person badl!. Be at the top of one;s )ame3 performin) ver! well.

Be on about *ean3 tr! to sa!. Be onto Be out Be out of Be out to Be snowed under Be taken aback Be taken with Be up Be up Be up Be up for Be up to Pursue3 be aware of someone+s true nature. Be absent from a place. -ave no more left. Attempt. -ave too much wor/. Be shoc/ed or surprised. Li/e somethin). Be out of bed. -ave increased or risen. When the time for somethin) finishes or e#pires. Be enthusiastic about an upcomin) event. Be )ood enou)h.

Be up to Doin) somethin) nau)ht! or wron). Bear down *ove towards. on Bear on Bear out Bear up Bear up under Influence3 affect. Confirm that somethin) is correct. (esist pressure. Cope with somethin) difficult or stressful.

$& the plan. "he wa! he+s behavin) I0 4ust &$" $&. "his !o)hurt must BE $''1 it smells foul. I+m $'' home1 it+s five o+cloc/. "he computer I0 $&. "he show I0 $& for the ne#t three months. -e I0 $& anti,depressants and has become ver! difficult to please. -e I0 reall! $& ri)ht now, three )oals in five minutes< I couldn+t understand what he WA0 $& AB$%", it made no sense. -e+s bein) ver! careful because he thin/s the police A(E $&"$ him. 0he I0 $%" on a visit for the da!. We+re $%" $' coffee so I+ll have to )o and )et some. 0he I0 $%" "$ )et him sac/ed because she hates him. We+re completel! 0&$WED %&DE( at wor/ because it+s the end of the ta# !ear. I WA0 "A5E& ABAC5 when I saw him because he+s lost all his hair. I WA0 ver! "A5E& WI"- the performance, it was superb. 0he+s not %P !et. "he compan!+s profits A(E %P b! fifteen percent. "ime+s %P3 please finish !our drin/s and leave. A(E !ou %P '$( the climb of *t. Blanc= -e+s not %P "$ the 4ob1 )et someone else. What are those /ids %P "$= 0he spotted him on the other side of the room and B$(E D$W& $& him. "he 4ud)e+s character ma! well BEA( $& the final decision. 0tatistics BEA( $%" the )overnment+s positions on the issue. -ow are !ou BEA(I&. %P under the strain= -e+s BEA(I&. %P %&DE( the pressure.

Please BEA( WI"- me a moment while I finish this email. "he sun WA0 reall! BEA"I&. D$W& Beat down 0tron) sunshine. and we couldn+t sta! outdoors. .et someone to lower the price of I mana)ed to BEA" him D$W& to fift! Beat down somethin). Euros. "he marathon runner barel! BEA" $%" Beat out &arrowl! win in competition. his rival at the tape. "he mu))er BEA" him %P and stole his Beat up Attac/ violentl!. wallet. Beaver 0he+s BEAVE(I&. AWA before her Wor/ hard. away e#ams. Beaver I have to BEAVE( AWA A" it or else I Wor/ hard doin) somethin). away at will fail the course. 0leep somewhere less comfortable than We had to BED D$W& on the floor for Bed down normal. the ni)ht. Become established or successful over "he new )overnment has found it hard to Bed down time. BED D$W& and become accepted. I BEDDED the plants $%" when the Bed out *ove a plant outside. weather warmed up. "he compan! BEE'ED %P their case when the! saw that the public wouldn+t Beef up *a/e somethin) stron)er or more solid. accept their first e#planation of the accident. Belong to Be a member. -e BEL$&.0 "$ a secret societ!. Be connected to a time3 place3 belief3 "heir ideas BEL$&. "$ the nineteenth Belong to thin)3 etc. centur! and seem old,fashioned now. Be in the correct or appropriate location Does this disc BEL$&. WI"- those on Belong with with other items. the shelf= "he! BEL"ED $%" the national anthems Belt out 0in) somethin) loudl!. before the )ame. 0he told the students to BEL" %P because Belt up Be 6uiet. the! were ma/in) so much noise. I told the /ids to BEL" %P before I Belt up 'asten !our seatbelt. started the car. Bend down Lower the top half of !our bod!. I BE&" D$W& to pic/ it up off the floor. Bend over Lower the top part of !our bod!. I BE&" $VE( to do m! shoes up. Bend over I BE&" $VE( BAC5WA(D0 for them Do a lot to tr! to help or please someone. backwards and the! didn+t even than/ me. Big up E#a))erate the importance. -e BI.0 himself %P all the time. "he! wor/ out a lot to BI. themselves Big up Increase the si2e of muscles b! e#ercise. %P. Bitch up 0poil or ruin somethin). I BI"C-ED %P the interview. -e BLAC5ED $%" and collapsed on the Black out 'all unconscious. floor. Ever!thin) BLAC5ED $%" when the Black out Lose li)ht. power suppl! failed. Bear with Be patient.

Blank out

Blank out Blare out Blast off Blaze away Bleed out Bliss out Block in Block in Block off Block out Block out Block up Blow away Blow away Blow away Blow away Blow down Blow in Blow off Blow off Blow off Blow out Blow out

"he email addresses were BLA&5ED Censor te#t so that words cannot be read. $%" in the documents shown to the court. I was so nervous in the interview that I -ave a temporar! memor! failure. 4ust BLA&5ED $%" and couldn+t answer their 6uestions properl!. "he music was BLA(I&. $%" and I A loud sound or music. couldn+t )et to sleep. "he space shuttle BLA0"ED $'' on Leave the )round, spaceship or roc/et. schedule !esterda!. "he shooters BLA>ED AWA at the 'ire a )un repeatedl!. pheasants. Cause sufficient blood loss to result in "he! BLED $%" their calves. death. Be e#tremel! rela#ed and happ!. I BLI00ED $%" on the beach all wee/. I couldn+t drive here this mornin) because Par/ a car and obstruct another car. someone had BL$C5ED me I&. -e BL$C5ED I& the events in his 0hade or fill in. calendar. $bstruct an e#it to prevent people from "he police BL$C5ED $'' the road leavin). after the murder. "he trees BL$C5 the sun $%" most of 0top li)ht from enterin) or leavin). the da!. It was so unpleasant that I tr! to BL$C5 "r! not thin/ about or feel somethin) it $%", otherwise3 I+d 4ust be an)r! all because it is upsettin) or painful. the time. "he pipe+s BL$C5ED %P and no water 'ill a space so that nothin) can pass. )ets throu)h. -e )rabbed a )un and BLEW the police 5ill. officer AWA . Beat rivals or competitors b! a lar)e "heir new product has BL$W& all the mar)in. others AWA . Impress )reatl!. -er first novel BLEW me AWA . When the wind moves somethin) from a "he fla) BLEW AWA in the storm1 we+ll place. have to bu! a new one. When the wind forces somethin) to fall. A tree was BL$W& D$W& in the storm. Arrive3 sometimes suddenl! or -e BLEW I& from "oronto earl! this une#pectedl!. mornin). We were )oin) to meet last ni)ht3 but she &ot /eep an appointment. BLEW me $'' at the last minute. I BLEW the homewor/ $'' and did I)nore3 not do somethin). badl!. E#pel )as from the anus. -e BLEW $'' in front of ever!bod!. 0he BLEW the candles $%" on her E#tin)uish candles3 matches3 etc.. birthda! ca/e. "he Broncos BLEW $%" the (aiders ??, Defeat decisivel!. @.

"he scandal BLEW $VE( within a fortni)ht when the press found someone else to attac/. "he bomb BLEW %P without an! Blow up E#plode. warnin). "he pressure was low3 so I BLEW the Blow up Inflate. t!re %P. BL$W %P that photo so we can see his Blow up Enlar)e 8e.).3 photo)raph9.. face. A storm BLEW %P while we were out Blow up "he be)innin) of a storm. wal/in). "he! BLEW %P when the! heard what I Blow up Lose !our temper3 become an)r!. had done wron). 0a! somethin) 6uic/l! without thin/in)3 I was reall! an)r! when he BL%("ED Blurt out especiall! if !ou shouldn+t. $%" the secret. Arran)e for pets to sta! somewhere while We B$A(D our do) $%" with friends Board out !ou+re awa!. when we )o abroad. Cover windows or doors with wood3 "he! B$A(DED %P all the windows to Board up metal3 etc.. stop people )ettin) into the empt! houses. asini )ot B$..ED D$W& in his Bog down 0low ma/e pro)ress. research and didn+t finish the pro4ect in time. We were starvin) and B$..ED I& when Bog in Eat enthusiasticall!. the food was served. Bog into Eat somethin) enthusiasticall!. "he! B$..ED I&"$ the lunch. -e lost his temper and told her to B$. Bog off .et lost. $''. "he report+s so lon)3 I B$ILED it D$W& Boil down 0implif!3 reduce to the essentials. into a two,pa)e summar!. Boil down It all B$IL0 D$W& "$ mone! at the Amount to. to end of the da!. I left the mil/ on the coo/er and it Boil over When a hot li6uid spills out of a container. B$ILED $VE(. When people lose their tempers and thin)s "he tension had been buildin) up and it Boil over )et nast!. B$ILED $VE( in the meetin). "he an)er B$ILED %P in me when I saw Boil up 'eel a ne)ative emotion stron)l!. what the! had done. I B$ILED %P some water for a cup of Boil up Coo/ or heat somethin) to boilin) point. coffee. We were all scared but she B$L0"E(ED Bolster up .ive support3 reinforce3 stren)then. %P our coura)e. I will have to B$&E %P to )et a )ood Bone up 0tud! hard for a reason. result. I need to B$&E %P $& m! 'rench Bone up on 0tud! hard for a )oal or reason. )rammar for the test. Book in *a/e a reservation in advance. I+ll B$$5 us I& at the Intercontinental. Blow over When a scandal )ets for)otten.

WE too/ a ta#i from the airport to the hotel and B$$5ED I&. I+ve B$$5ED us I&"$ a hotel in the Book into *a/e a reservation in advance. centre of town for three ni)hts. We B$$5ED I&"$ the first hotel we Book into Chec/ in at a hotel. could find. I don+t li/e the loo/ of the people Book out Leave a place in a hurr!. arrivin), let+s B$$5 $%". "he fli)ht+s full! B$$5ED %P1 I+ll have Book up (eserve. to )o the followin) da!. -e B$$"ED %P the computer and Boot up 0tart a computer. started wor/. Border on Be located ne#t to a place. Portu)al B$(DE(0 $& 0pain. What he did was B$(DE(I&. $& Border on Be ver! nearl! somethin). betra!al. Boss about %se e#cessive authorit! to control people. 0he B$00E0 ever!one AB$%". Boss around %se e#cessive authorit! to control people. -e B$00E0 ever!one A($%&D. I B$"C-ED %P the whole pro4ect and it Botch up (uin or spoil somethin). had to be cancelled. Bottle away 0tore up. -e /ept his feelin)s B$""LED AWA . 0he was )oin) to tell her boss e#actl! Bottle out Lac/ coura)e to do somethin). what she thou)ht3 but B$""LED $%" in the end. 0he B$""LED %P her feelin)s even Bottle up &ot e#press !our feelin)s. thou)h she was furious with them and /ept 6uiet. "he recession B$""$*ED $%" and the Bottom out Pass the lowest point and start risin). econom! is recoverin) well. "he! have B$%&CED the )overnment Bounce into 'orce someone. I&"$ callin) an earl! election. Bounce "he econom! is B$%&CI&. BAC5 (ecover. back from the recession. "he! B$%&CED ideas $'' each other Bounce off "est ideas. in a brainstormin) session. -it someone+s wic/et in cric/et with the Bowl out -e B$WLED the pla!er $%" first ball. ball. Bowl over 0urprise someone )reatl!. I was B$WLED $VE( b! the news. -e was B$WLED $VE( b! the crowd Bowl over 5noc/ someone to the )round. rushin) out. Prevent somethin) from movin)3 I was B$AED I& b! the bus and couldn+t Box in especiall! vehicles. chan)e lane. At the end of term3 I B$AED m! boo/s Box up Pac/ thin)s in bo#es to move them. %P and sent them home. 'eel more confident or optimistic about ou should B(ACE %P and stop Brace up somethin). worr!in). *ove into a different area of business3 "he supermar/ets have B(A&C-ED Branch out etc.. $%" into ban/in). Book in Chec/ in at a hotel.

"he 0DP B($5E AWA from the Labour Part!. "he tal/s between mana)ement and the Break down End ne)otiations unsuccessfull!. unions B($5E D$W& acrimoniousl!. Break down 0tart cr!in). -e B($5E D$W& in tears. *! car+s B($5E& D$W&3 so I came b! Break down 0top wor/in). ta#i. -e had to B(EA5 D$W& their Break down (emove a barrier or obstacle. opposition to his ideas. "he bur)lars B($5E I& and stole the "V Break in .o into a buildin) to steal somethin). and video. I+m sorr! to B(EA5 I& on !our Break in Interrupt somethin). conversation3 but there+s a problem. Break in "rain a horse to be ridden. It too/ a)es to B(EA5 the horse I&. Carefull! use new products until the! are I must watch m! speed until I B(EA5 I& Break in full! functional.. m! new Volvo. 0he B($5E $'' a s6uare of chocolate Break off Brea/ a piece from somethin). and )ave it to her do). 0he B($5E $'' their en)a)ement when Break off End a relationship. she found out that he+d been unfaithful. "he!+re worried that war will B(EA5 Break out 0tart 8war3 conflict9. $%". 0weat heavil!3 develop s/in sores or "he measles caused me to B(EA5 $%" Break out in irritation.. I& a rash. "hree dan)erous Cate)or! A prisoners Break out of Escape. B($5E $%" $' Wandsworth Prison last ni)ht. Break "he crowd B($5E "-($%.- the Pass a barrier or obstacle. through police barriers and attac/ed the hunters. "he plate B($5E %P when he dropped it Break up Brea/ into man! pieces. on the floor. Close an educational institution for the 0chools B(EA5 %P at the end of 7une Break up holida!s. for the summer holida!s. "he! had been )oin) out for a couple of Break up 'inish a relationship. !ears before the! B($5E %P. ou+re B(EA5I&. %P1 I+ll call !ou bac/ Become inaudible over the telephone Break up in a minute and see if we )et a better because of interference. connection. Breeze "he film B(EE>E0 AL$&. for the first *ove easil! and 6uic/l!. along hour3 then becomes rather dull and slow. -e B(EE>ED I& and started shoutin) at Breeze in Enter a place 6uic/l!. us. -e B(EE>ED I&"$ the room and Breeze into Enter a place 6uic/l!. switched the "V on. Breeze Pass easil!3 succeed. 0he B(EE>ED "-($%.- her e#ams. through Brick in Close or fill a space with bric/s. We B(IC5ED I& the side window. Break away

Leave an or)anisation3 usuall! to form a new one.

Brick up Brighten up Brighten up Brighten up Bring about Bring along Bring along Bring around Bring around Bring around Bring back Bring back Bring down Bring down Bring forth Bring forth Bring forth Bring forth Bring forward Bring in Bring off Bring on

Close or fill a space with bric/s.

We B(IC5ED the bac/ entrance %P. "he da! started cloud! but Improve 8weather9. B(I.-"E&ED %P in the afternoon. -e B(I.-"E&ED %P when he heard the Become happier. news. *a/e somethin) more attractive or We tried to B(I.-"E& the place %P b! pleasant. paintin) it. "he chan)es to the law were B($%.-" *a/e somethin) happen. AB$%" b! the )overnment because so man! people were i)norin) the old one. Brin) someone or somethin) to certain ou can B(I&. !our friends AL$&. if place. !ou li/e. -er coach has B($%.-" her AL$&. a -elp someone improve. lot in the last si# months. It too/ me a)es to B(I&. him A($%&D Persuade or convince someone. to m! point of view. -e B($%.-" some boo/s A($%&D Brin) somethin) with !ou when !ou visit. when he came last ni)ht. -e didn+t want to discuss the details3 but I .et someone tal/in) about somethin). mana)ed to B(I&. him A($%&D and he told me ever!thin). Visitin) m! old school B($%.-" Cause someone to remember. BAC5 memories of when I was a pupil there. -e too/ the calculator home !esterda! (eturn. and hasn+t B($%.-" it BAC5 !et. "he vote of no,confidence B($%.-" *a/e a )overnment fall. the )overnment D$W&. "he improvements in technolo)! have *a/e somethin) cheaper. B($%.-" the prices of computers D$W& considerabl! in recent months. Produce somethin)3 ma/e it /nown or "he prosecution B($%.-" '$("- a visible. lot of evidence a)ainst him. 0he B($%.-" '$("- a surprisin) Produce. result. "he report has B($%.-" '$("- a lot *a/e somethin) happen. of criticism of the polic!. (emove somethin) from where it is /ept 0he B($%.-" '$("- the diar! and or hidden. showed it to us. "he meetin) has been B($%.-" *a/e somethin) happen earlier than '$(WA(D to this 'rida! instead of ne#t ori)inall! planned. wee/ because some people couldn+t ma/e it then. "he 4ob B(I&.0 I& two thousand Earn. dollars a month. &o one thou)ht she+d mana)e to do it3 but 0ucceed with somethin) difficult. she B($%.-" it $'' in the end. Cause somethin) to happen or speed up .ettin) wet in the rain !esterda!

B($%.-" $& m! cold. Bring on B(I&. $& the dancers< "he band are B(I&.I&. $%" a new Bring out (elease or publish. CD in the autumn. Bring out Elicit a response. 0u2ie B(I&.0 $%" the best in him. It was the lobster that B($%.-" me Bring out in Cause a health problem or reaction. $%" in this rash all over m! bod!. *a/e someone wa/e up from "he doctors B($%.-" him ($%&D a Bring round unconsciousness or an anaesthetic. few hours after the operation. "he! didn+t B(I&. the sub4ect %P at the Bring up *ention. meetin). Bring up (aise a child. *! parents B($%.-" me %P strictl!. -e was B($%.-" %P on char)es of Bring up Be officiall! char)ed with a crime. public into#ication. "he! didn+t B(I&. the sub4ect %P at the Bring !p *ention. meetin). Bring !p (aise a child. *! parents B($%.-" me %P strictl!. -e was B($%.-" %P on char)es of Bring !p Be officiall! char)ed with a crime. public into#ication. "he minister B(%0-ED $'' the Brush off I)nore3 pa! little attention. criticism. 0he too/ a two,wee/ course to B(%0Brush up Improve a s/ill 6uic/l!. %P her 0panish before she went travellin) around 0outh and Central America. 0he B%BBLED $VE( with 4o! when Bubble over Become ver! e#cited. she heard her e#am results. Buck up -urr! 8either transitive or refle#ive9. +B%C5 %P , the ta#i+s waitin).+ ou had better B%C5 !our ideas %P3 or Buck up 0marten up3 improve. !ou+ll fail the course. Bucket "a/e an umbrella1 it+s B%C5E"I&. (ain heavil!. down D$W&. Buckle We had to B%C5LE D$W& and stud! 0tart wor/in) hard3 appl! !ourself. down for the e#am. Buckle Accept somethin) under pressure3 a)ainst "he! didn+t li/e the ideas3 but had to under !our will. B%C5LE %&DE( or face the sac/. We were told to B%C5LE %P before Buckle up 'asten a seatbelt. ta/e,off. We had to B%D.E %P to let the fourth Budge up *ove to ma/e space for someone. person in the bac/ of the car. "he silver candlestic/ loo/ed lovel! after Buff up Clear3 clean or ma/e somethin) shine. I B%''ED it %P. After the scandal3 the politician tried to Buff up Improve. B%'' %P his public ima)e. I B%''ED %P $& m! )rammar before Buff up on Improve !our /nowled)e 6uic/l!. the test. I told her to bu) off because she was Bug off .o awa!. anno!in) me.

the process. *a/e somethin) appear.

Bug out

-e B%..ED $%" when she turned up. "he! B%..ED $%" when the police Bug out Leave somewhere in a hurr!. arrived. 0he B%IL" the business %P from nothin) Build up Develop a compan!. into a mar/et leader in less than a decade. "ension has been B%ILDI&. %P ever Build up Increase. since the )overnment passed the unpopular law. I B%L5ED the essa! $%" with a few Bulk out *a/e somethin) bi))er or thic/er. 6uotes to reach the number of word re6uired. -e+s B%L5ED %P a lot since he )ot Bulk up .ain wei)ht3 develop bi))er muscles. those steroids. I B%*PED I&"$ -elen on the Bump into *eet b! chance. under)round the other da!. "he dru) dealer was B%*PED $'' b! a Bump off 5ill. rival )an). "he! B%*P %P the prices in the hi)h Bump up Increase. season. Bundle off 0end someone somewhere. -e B%&DLED the /ids $'' to bed. "he barman B%&DLED the drun/ $%" Bundle out E#pel. because he was anno!in) the other customers. We B%&DLED %P before )oin) out as it Bundle up Put on warm clothin). was snowin). I B%&DLED %P m! newspapers and Bundle up Wrap or tie thin)s to)ether. dropped them in the rec!clin) bin. I used to B%&5 $'' school and )o into Bunk off &ot )o to school when !ou should. town. After so much criticism3 the positive Buoy up *a/e someone feel more positive. review B%$ ED him %P. "he life4ac/et B%$ ED me %P till the Buoy up 5eep afloat. boat arrived. "he! had to completel! rebuild the Burn down Burn completel!. museum after the old one B%(&ED D$W&. Burn off (emove b! burnin) or similar process. I B%(& $'' a lot of calories in the )!m. 7ennie B%(&" $%" after ten !ears Lose enthusiasm and ener)! to continue in Burn out wor/in) as a futures bro/er and went to a demandin) 4ob. live in the countr!. All his possessions were B%(&ED %P in Burn up Destro! completel! b! fire. the fire. "he ban/ robbers B%(&ED %P the roads Burn up Drive at hi)h speed. but were soon captured. -is undeserved win in the election reall! Burn up "o be or cause to be hi)hl! anno!ed. B%(&0 me %P. Burst into Catch fire ver! 6uic/l!. "he car B%(0" I&"$ flames and the driver died as he didn+t have time to )et

$pen !our e!es wide in surprise.

Burst into Bust up

Lau)h3 cr! or clap loudl!.

out. 0he B%(0" I&"$ lau)hter when she heard the 4o/e.

End a relationship3 usuall! an)ril! or after "he! B%0" %P after a row last ni)ht. ar)uin). I hope !ou don+t mind me B%""I&. I& Butt in Interrupt. on !our conversation3 but I couldn+t help hearin) what !ou said... "his is none of !our business3 so 4ust Butt out &ot be involved in other people+s business. B%"" $%"< I tried B%""E(I&. m! tutor %P but she Butter up Praise or flatter someone e#cessivel!. still wouldnB+t let me hand it in late. 7oe *ee/+s last hit3 +0in)in+ the Blues+3 'orce a CD or record into the charts b! Buy in was probabl! B$%.-" I& at number C@3 bu!in) lots of copies. but failed to )o an! hi)her. I never B$%.-" I&"$ the idea of a Buy into Accept an idea. federalist Euopean %nion. -e B$%.-" the newspaper $'' b! Buy off Pa! someone to stop them causin) trouble. placin) a lot of adverts. -is business partners B$%.-" him Buy out Bu! somebod!+s share in a compan!. $%" to )et rid of him. We B$%.-" %P all the shop had before Buy up Bu! all of somethin). the price went up. Buzz (eporters were B%>>I&. A($%&D the *ove 6uic/l! around a place. around scene of the accident. I+m B%>>I&. $'' now, I have to meet Buzz off Leave somewhere. some people. -e told them to B%>> $'' because the! Buzz off .o awa! 8imperative9. were anno!in) him. 0he was CALLED (ose A'"E( her late "all after &ame someone after somebod! else. )randmother. "all around Visit. I CALLED A($%&D but she wasn+t in. I must CALL her BAC5 when we )et to "all back (eturn a phonecall. the office. "he $pposition part! CALLED '$( the "all for Demand. minister+s resi)nation after the scandal bro/e. "he courier CALLED '$( !our parcel3 "all for .o to collect somethin). but I told him it wasn+t read! !et. "all for "elephone for somethin). I+ll CALL '$( a cab ri)ht awa!. I+ll CALL '$( !ou at seven3 so be read! "all for .o and collect someone to ta/e them out. because the film starts at half past. An emer)enc! li/e this CALL0 '$( "all for (e6uire. some prett! drastic action. "he protests CALLED '$("- a stron) "all forth *a/e somethin) happen. reaction from the police. "all in .et someone to come and do a 4ob. We had to CALL I& a plumber because

the sin/ was lea/in) and I had no idea how to fi# it. I CALLED I& on 7enn! on m! wa! home because she+s not ver! well at the moment "all in 0top and visit. and I wanted to see if she needed an!thin). "he concert had to be CALLED $'' "all off Cancel. because the sin)er went down with a bad case of flu. CALL $'' !our law!ers1 we can wor/ "all off $rder someone to stop attac/in). somethin) out. "he President CALLED $& the wealth! countries for financial aid after the floods "all on As/ for help. destro!ed much of the countr!+s a)riculture. As we were in the area3 we CALLED $& "all on Visit. m! sister,in,law. -e CALLED the spea/er $& several "all on Challen)e. mis,statements of fact. As/ someone to do somethin)3 especiall! I now CALL $& the other part! to )ive "all on to spea/ in public. 8'ormal9. their account of what happened. E#pose or accuse someone of wron)doin) -e CALLED them $%" over awardin) "all out or incompetence. contracts to famil! members. I CALLED ($%&D on m! wa! home "all round Visit. but no one was in. "he arm! CALLED %P the reserve "all up 0ummon someone for militar! service. soldiers when the war bro/e out. I CALLED him %P as soon as I )ot to a "all up "elephone. phone to tell him the news. When I lose m! temper3 it ta/es a)es for "alm down 0top bein) an)r! or emotionall! e#cited. me to CAL* D$W& a)ain. -ave an opposite effect on somethin) that "he airport ta#es CA&CELLED $%" the "ancel out has happened3 ta/in) thin)s bac/ to the savin)s we had made on the fli)ht tic/ets. be)innin). 'inish or complete3 often with some 0he CAPPED $'' the meetin) with a "ap off decisive action. radical proposal. I don+t CA(E '$( fi22! drin/s1 I prefer "are for Li/e. water. "he team )ot CA((IED AWA when "arried .et so emotional that !ou lose control. the! won the championship and started away shoutin) and throwin) thin)s around. "arry "he! CA((IED '$(WA(D their losses Include a fi)ure in a later calculation. forward to the ne#t financial !ear. "arry "he! hope the new mana)ement will be *a/e somethin) pro)ress. forward able to CA(( the pro4ect '$(WA(D. 0he CA((IED $'' the first pri2e in the "arry off Win3 succeed. competition. "arry off Die of a disease. Cancer CA((IED him $'' a couple of

"arry on "arry on "arry on with "arry out "arry out

Continue. Behave badl!. -ave an affair. Perform a tas/. 'ood bou)ht from a restaurant to ta/e awa!.

"arry over Continue past a certain point. "arry through "art off "art off "arve out "arve up "arve up "ash in "ash in on "ash out "ash out "ash up Complete successfull!. "a/e someone awa!3 usuall! under arrest or to prison. "a/e somethin) awa!3 especiall! if stealin) or without permission. Create or )et a area where !ou can be special or successful. Divide into smaller pieces. $verta/e someone and then pull directl! in front of a car. Convert shares3 bonds3 casino chips3 etc3 into mone!. Benefit or ma/e mone! on somethin)3 especiall! if done unfairl!. Ille)all! access a ban/ account or credit card and steal mone!. E#chan)e somethin) for mone!3 collect winnin)s. Count all the mone! ta/en in a shop or business at the end of the da!.

"ast about "r! to find somethin). for "ast around "r! to find somethin). for Dispose3 )et rid of3 i)nore because !ou no "ast aside -e CA0" her A0IDE. lon)er li/e somethin) or someone. "he! CA0" $'' an! semblance of "ast off Dispose3 )et rid of. politeness and attac/ed us viciousl!. "ast off %ntie a boat so it+s free to sail. "he! CA0" $'' and headed out to sea. "ast out E#pel3 re4ect. "he! CA0" him $%" because of his

!ears a)o. CA(( $& 6uietl! with !our wor/ until the substitute teacher arrives. "he children anno!ed me b! CA(( I&. $& all mornin). -e+s been CA(( I&. $& WI"someone at wor/ for !ears. "he )overnment is CA(( I&. $%" test on )rowin) )eneticall! modified crops. I+m too tired to coo/, let+s )et a CA(( , $%". "he meetin) CA((IED $VE( into the afternoon because there was so much to tal/ about. "he! CA((IED the reforms "-($%.despite the opposition. "he police CA("ED them $'' to 6uestion them. "he thieves CA("ED $'' all the tic/et receipts. 0he+s CA(VED $%" a career in photo4ournalism. "he! CA(VED the compan! %P and sold a lot off. "he idiot CA(VED us %P and forced me to bra/e hard. "he! CA0-ED I& their bonds and spent the mone! on a holida!. "he opposition part! are CA0-I&. I& $& the )overnment+s unpopularit!. A hac/er )ot m! credit card details from m! computer and CA0-ED $%" a lot of mone!. After winnin)3 she CA0-ED $%" her chips. After the shop closed3 the! have to CA0%P before the! can )o home. "he!+re CA0"I&. AB$%" '$( support. 0he was CA0"I&. A($%&D '$( people to help her.

"ast round "r! to find somethin). for "ast up Be left on the shore b! the sea. "atch at "atch on "atch on "atch out "atch out "atch out "atch up "atch up "a/e or )rab hold of somethin). Become popular. 'inall! understand what is )oin) on. "ric/. Discover or prove that someone is l!in). Put someone in an une#pected and difficult situation 8often passive9. .et wor/3 etc3 up to date.. (each someone who was ahead of !ou.

behaviour. -e CA0" ($%&D '$( an! si)n of his thin)s. "he rubbish was CA0" %P b! the tide. 0he CA%.-" A" m! sleeve as I was leavin) and said she needed to tal/ to me. *an! critics were shoc/ed when techno CA%.-" $& in the clubs. Ever!one else realised what was happenin)3 but it too/ -enr! a)es to CA"C- $&. "he e#am is desi)ned to CA"C- !ou $%". -e CA%.-" me $%" when he chec/ed m! stor! with m! previous emplo!er. We were CA%.-" $%" in the storm. I was ill for a fortni)ht and now I+ve )ot to CA"C- %P on the wor/ I missed. -e started well3 but I CA%.-" him %P on the third lap. "he tourists were CA%.-" %P I& the violence of the revolution. I+m )oin) home to CA"C- %P $& m! sleep. I hadn+t seen her for !ears3 so we spent the afternoon CA"C-I&. %P $& old times. I+m )oin) home to CA"C- %P WI"- m! sleep. I CA%.-" %P WI"- her at the conference. -is criminal behaviour is startin) to CA"C- %P WI"- him. "he ta# authorities CA%.-" %P WI"me for not submittin) m! ta# returns. *! mother+s tr!in) to CA"C- %P WI"computers. "he colle)e CA"E(0 '$( students of all a)es. "he film CA"E(0 "$ the audience+s worst instincts. "he roof CAVED I& because of the wei)ht of the snow. "he )overnment has refused to CAVE I& despite the protests and demonstrations. -e went into the toilets to C-AL5 a line

"atch up in Become involved3 often a)ainst one;s will. "atch up on "atch up on "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "atch up with "ater for "ater to "ave in "ave in "halk out Do somethin) that should have been done earlier. (eminisce with an old friend after not seein) them for a while. Do somethin) that should have been done earlier. *eet someone after a period of time and find out what the! have been doin). When somethin) ne)ative starts to have an effect. Punish someone after the! have been doin) somethin) wron) for a lon) time. Learn somethin) new that man! people alread! understand. "o provide what is necessar!. "o provide what is needed3 often seen ne)ativel!. Collapse. 0top resistin) or refusin). "o cut a line of cocaine.

$%". "he compan! has C-AL5ED %P its "halk up "o achieve somethin) )ood. hi)hest ever profits. "he! C-AL5ED the poor sales %P "$ "halk up to E#plain the reason for a problem. the lower numbers of tourists visitin) this !ear. "hance I C-A&CED %P$& a ver! rare boo/ in 'ind somethin) b! accident. upon car boot sale and bou)ht it for D?p. "hange "he Irish C-A&.ED $VE( to usin) Chan)e a s!stem. over /ilometres in E@@?. I need to C-A(.E m! phone %P, the "harge up Put electricit! into a batter!. batter!+s dead. 0he was arrested in customs last ni)ht "harge with Accuse somebod! of a crime. and has been C-A(.ED WI"smu))lin). "he press C-A0ED us D$W& when the "hase down "r! hard to find or )et somethin). stor! bro/e. "hase off 'orce a person to leave or )o awa!. "he do) C-A0ED he postal wor/er $''. Ensure that someone remembers to do "he librarian is C-A0I&. me %P about "hase up somethin). m! overdue boo/s. I C-A0ED her %P as she hadn+t paid for "hase up "r! to )et someone to pa! a bill3 debt3 etc. several months. "r! to )et more information about the I didn+t )et a repl! so I have been "hase up pro)ress of somethin). C-A0I&. them %P. "al/ to someone !ou are se#uall! -e spent the whole ni)ht C-A""I&. her "hat up interested in to )et them interested in !ou. %P. "heat on Be se#uall! unfaithful. 0he C-EA"ED $& me with m! friend. 0he thou)ht he had alwa!s been faithful Deceive or betra!3 often in a se#ual andFor to her3 but he had been C-EA"I&. $& "heat on emotional conte#t. her ever since their weddin) da! 8with one of the bridesmaids9. .et mone! from someone under false I hate him, he C-EA"ED me $%" $' "heat out of pretences. GH@@. We C-EC5ED B the office to see if the "heck by Visit a place to chec/ somethin). stuff was read!. (e)ister on arrivin) at a hotel or at the "he! C-EC5ED I& at the (it2 "heck in airport. !esterda!. (e)ister on arrivin) at a hotel or at the "he! C-EC5ED I&"$ the (it2 "heck into airport. !esterda!. 0he C-EC5ED $'' the candidates+ "heck off *ar/ somethin) on a list as done. names as the! arrived. 0he C-EC5ED $%" and too/ a cab to "heck out Pa! the bill when leavin) a hotel. the airport. 0he C-EC5ED $%" last wee/1 the "heck out Die. funeral+s tomorrow. .et information about or inspect I C-EC5ED the new restaurant $%" as "heck out somethin) to see if it+s satisfactor!. soon as it opened.

"heck out of

.uests have to C-EC5 $%" $' the hotel before midda!. We C-EC5ED the contract $VE( "heck over Chec/ somethin) ver! carefull!. before si)nin) it. "heir C-EE(ED their team $& "heer on Encoura)e. throu)hout the match. Come on3 C-EE( %P1 it isn+t all bad3 !ou "heer up Be less unhapp!. /now. "hew off (emove b! bitin). "he do) C-EWED $'' the man+s face. "hin/s about somethin) carefull! before I+ll C-EW $& it for a da! or two and let "hew on decidin). !ou /now what I thin/. "hew out Critici2e someone an)ril!. "he! C-EWED him $%" for bein) late. -e as/ed for a few da!s to C-EW the "hew over "hin/ about an issue. matter $VE( before he made a final decision. "hew up Cut into small pieces with !our teeth. "he pupp! C-EWED %P the newspaper. "hew up Dama)e somethin) inside a machine. "he video C-EWED m! tape %P. I C-IC5E&ED $%" of the bun)ee "hicken out Be too afraid to do somethin). 4umpin) when I saw how hi)h it was. I+m sta!in) at home and C-ILLI&. $%" "hill out (ela#. this evenin). If it+s $53 I+d li/e to C-I*E I& because I "hime in Contribute to a discussion. thin/ it+s a )ood idea. "hip away .raduall! reduce somethin) to ma/e it "he! have been C-IPPI&. AWA A" at less powerful3 effective3 etc. his reputation ever since he too/ office. "hip in Contribute some mone!. Ever!bod! C-IPPED I& to pa! the bill. If I could C-IP I&3 there are a couple of "hip in Contribute to a discussion. issues I+d li/e to raise. "hese )uerilla attac/s are C-$5I&. "hoke off 0top or restrict. $'' our food shipments. Water h!acinth is C-$5I&. $%" the "hoke out Clo) or overwhelm. native ve)etation in our rivers. 7eff C-$5ED %P durin) his retirement "hoke up Become tearfull! emotional. speech. .rip a handle farther from the end for -e C-$5ED %P on the bat and hit the "hoke up better control. ball better. "hoose up 'orm )roups or teams. We C-$0E %P to pla! the )ame. "he! C-$PPED D$W& most of the "hop down 'ell or cut down a tree. forest and now it loo/s li/e a desert. I C-$PPED %P the ve)etables for the "hop up Cut into small pieces. soup. "how down Eat. Dinner+s read!, C-$W D$W&<. "how down We+re )oin) to C-$W D$W& $& that Eat somethin). on barbecued por/. Dispose of somethin) !ou no lon)er need I C-%C5ED AWA all m! old records "huck away or want. !ears a)o when CDs came out. "huck in Iuit somethin). I C-%C5ED m! 4ob I& to )o travellin). 0ettle up and pa! before leavin) a hotel.

I C-%C5ED I& a few points at the end of the discussion. Dispose of somethin) !ou no lon)er need I C-%C5ED $%" some stuff I found in "huck out or want. the frid)e that had )one bad. -e )ot ridiculousl! drun/ and "huck up Vomit3 be sic/. C-%C5ED %P in the bac/ of the minicab on the wa! home. 0he didn+t li/e the course3 so she "huck up Iuit somethin). C-%C5ED it %P after a few wee/s. Produce3 usuall! 6uic/l! or in lar)e "he )overnment C-%(&0 $%" "hurn out amounts without much re)ard to 6ualit!. educational policies ever! few months. -is arteries are CLA..ED %P because "lag up *a/e somethin) stic/!. he eats so much saturated fat. Ever!bod! CLA**ED %P when the "lam up Be 6uiet3 refuse to spea/. Principal entered. "lamp "he )overnment are CLA*PI&. (estrict or tr! to stop somethin). down on D$W& $& antisocial behaviour. "he new ta# will CLAW BAC5 what the "law back .et mone! bac/. )overnment has )iven out in )rants. "he opposition parties are tr!in) to "law back (eta/e possession with difficult!. CLAW BAC5 the voters the! lost in the last election. "he! are CLAWI&. BAC5 their mar/et "law back (e)ain possession with difficult!. share from their competitors. "lean off (emove dirt or somethin) dirt!. After dinner3 I CLEA&ED $'' the table. I reall! must CLEA& the stud! $%"1 "id! up thorou)hl! and throw awa! "lean out there+s stuff all over the floor and piles of unwanted thin)s.. paper ever!where. "he holida! CLEA&ED me $%", I+m "lean out Cause someone to spend all their mone!. bro/e till the end of the month. "lean up "id! and clean. CLEA& this bedroom %P1 it+s a dis)race. At the horse races !esterda! we reall! "lean up Profit3 sometimes suddenl!. CLEA&ED %P. We were told to CLEA( AWA from the "lear away Leave a place. scene of the accident. After dinner3 I CLEA(ED AWA the "lear away (emove or tid!. plates and dishes. As soon as the trouble started3 we "lear off Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. CLEA(ED $''. I spent the whole wee/end CLEA(I&. "id! up thorou)hl! and throw awa! "lear out $%" the attic as it was full of papers and unwanted stuff.. other 4un/. I told them to CLEA( $%" because the! "lear out Leave somewhere. were ma/in) so much noise. I too/ the antihistamines and the rash "lear up Cure or recover from an infection. CLEA(ED %P ri)ht awa!. I+d better CLEA( AWA the mess before "lear up "id! up. leave. "huck in *a/e a comment.

"lear up "lear up "lick through

E#plain. Improve 8weather9. $pen an advertisement on the Internet.

"limb down

Accept that !ou are wron) and chan)e !our position. -old ti)ht.

"ling on

"ling on to "r! to /eep somethin). "ling to "log up "lose down "r! to maintain beliefs3 hopes3 etc.. Bloc/3 slow movement ri)ht down. Close a shop3 branch or business permanentl!.

"lose down 0top an opponent bein) a challen)e. "lose in "lose in 0urround3 envelop. Approach3 )et near.

"lose in on .et near someone. "lose in upon "lose off "lose on "lose out "lose out "lose out "lose up "lose up "lose up .et near someone. Bloc/ a place to stop people enterin). .et nearer. Brin) somethin) to an end. Close or stop usin). I)nore3 e#clude. Completel! close somethin). 7oin to)ether. *ove closer to)ether.

"loud over .et ver! cloud!.

Could !ou CLEA( these points %P before we )o an! further= "he s/ies CLEA(ED %P and the sun came out. $nl! a tin! fraction of users ever bother CLIC5I&. "-($%.- the banner adverts. "he Prime *inister had to CLI*B D$W& over his ta# proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own part!. -e told me to CLI&. $& as the motorbi/e accelerated. "he! CL%&. $& "$ power despite the protests. "he! CLI&. "$ their old wa! of thin/in). "he traffic+s so bad the roads )et CL$..ED %P at rush hour. "he ban/s have CL$0ED D$W& a lot of branches in villa)es over the last few !ears. -e CL$0ED the pla!er D$W& and stopped him bein) a threat. "he fo) CL$0ED I& and we couldn+t see two !ards in front of us. "he police were CL$0I&. I& so the! decided to tr! to ma/e a brea/. "he police were CL$0I&. I& $& the )an). "he police were CL$0I&. I& %P$& the )an). "he police CL$0ED the road $'' after the e#plosion. 0he is CL$0I&. $& the leader of the race. We CL$0ED $%" the meetin) earl! and went home. 0he CL$0ED $%" the account and chan)ed to another ban/. "he! alwa!s CL$0E me $%" of their plans. "he! CL$0E %P the buildin) after ever!one has left. "he leaves CL$0E %P when it rains. "he! CL$0ED %P when the! saw the )an) comin) towards them. "he mornin) started bri)ht and warm3 but

"lown about "lown around "oast along "obble together "ock up "olour #"olor$ up "ome about "ome about "ome across "ome across "ome across "ome along "ome along "ome apart "ome around "ome around to "ome back "ome before "ome by "ome by "ome down "ome down

it CL$%DED $VE( around midda! and poured with rain. "he students were CL$W&I&. AB$%" Behave stupidl! or waste time. all lesson. I couldn+t concentrate because the! were Behave stupidl! or waste time. CL$W&I&. A($%&D all afternoon. Do somethin) without ma/in) much effort 0he+s been C$A0"I&. AL$&. all !ear or tr!in) to improve. and hasn+t made a lot of pro)ress. *a/e3 assemble or produce somethin) "he! C$BBLED a few pa)es 6uic/l!3 without much care. "$.E"-E( and submitted it. It was so eas!3 but he mana)ed to C$C5 (uin or spoil somethin). ever!thin) %P. -e C$L$%(ED 8C$L$(ED9 %P when Blush. he was cau)ht stealin) from the till. "he meetin) CA*E AB$%" because -appen3 occur. both sides were sic/ of fi)htin). "he !acht CA*E AB$%" to a headin) 0hift direction 8nautical9. of EC@ de)rees. I CA*E AC($00 m! old school reports 'ind b! accident. when I was clearin) out m! des/. I was surprised when she CA*E A)ree to have se# with someone. AC($00 on the first ni)ht. -e CA*E AC($00 as sh! because he "he wa! other people see !ou. spo/e so 6uietl!. *a! I C$*E AL$&. on !our trip Accompan!. tomorrow= C$*E AL$&.3 we;ll never )et there if *ove faster or /eep up. !ou don;t /eep up with us. It CA*E APA(" when I tried to lift it off Brea/ into pieces. the floor and I had to )lue it bac/ to)ether. It too/ several hours after the operation (ecover consciousness. before he CA*E A($%&D. "he! have started C$*I&. A($%&D A)ree with or accept somethin) !ou had "$ our wa! of thin/in) and are less previousl! disapproved of or disli/ed.. hostile. I left wor/ and CA*E BAC5 home (eturn. earl!. Appear in court char)ed with a crime or -e CA*E BE'$(E the court on char)es offence. of speedin). I+ll C$*E B after wor/ and see if !ou Visit. need an! help. Ac6uire. -ow did !ou C$*E B that (ole#= 7ust loo/ at the rain C$*I&. D$W&< (ain. I+m not )oin) out in that. When !ou+re ne#t in London3 C$*E "ravel. D$W& and see us.

"ome down Criticise heavil!. on "ome down Criticise3 reprimand severel!. upon "ome down 'all ill. with "ome forth Appear. "ome forth with "ome from "ome in "ome in "ome in "ome in for "ome into "ome into "ome into use "ome off "ome off "ome off it "ome on "ome on "ome on "ome out "ome out "ome out "ome out

"he mana)ement reall! CA*E D$W& $& him for losin) the contract. "he! will C$*E D$W& %P$& us if we are late. 0he CA*E D$W& WI"- a virus.

"he draft proposal CA*E '$("- in April. &one of the witnesses CA*E '$("Provide information. WI"- an accurate description of the )an). Countr! or town where !ou were born. 0he C$*E0 '($* 0omalia. "he plane CA*E I& at two,thirt! in the Arrive for fli)hts. mornin). I did m! best but CA*E I& last but one Place or ran/in) in a competition3 etc.. in the race. (eports are 4ust C$*I&. I& of an (eceive news. assassination attempt on the President. 7ac/B+s C$*E I& '$( 6uite a lot of (eceive 8criticism or praise9. criticism of late. *one! doesn+t C$*E I&"$ it1 I simpl! Be important or relevant. will not do it under an! circumstances. 0he CA*E I&"$ a lot of mone! when Inherit. her )randmother died. "he computerised s!stem CA*E I&"$ 0tart bein) used. %0E at the end of last !ear. I pic/ed it up and the handle CA*E $'' When somethin) brea/s off. in m! hand. I was surprised when the plan CA*E Be successful. $'' so easil!. I don+t believe what !ou+re sa!in)1 used as C$*E $'' I"1 tell me the truth for an imperative. )oodness+ sa/e. C$*E $&1 don+t )ive up now when Encoura)ement. !ou+re so close to finishin). I+ve )ot a bit of a headache. I hope it 0tart an illness. doesn+t mean I+ve )ot flu C$*I&. $&. "he central heatin) C$*E0 $& 0tart functionin) 8machines3 etc9. automaticall! an hour before I have to )et up. "he details of the scandal CA*E $%" in A secret is revealed. the press and she had to resi)n. Be published or otherwise available to the "he band+s new CD is C$*I&. $%" in public. 0eptember. "he red wine I spilt 4ust will not C$*E Disappear when washed. $%" of the carpet no matter what I tr! to clean it with. Let people /now that !ou are lesbian or 0he CA*E $%" at universit! and has )a!. been livin) with her partner3 7ane3 for the

"ome out "ome out in "ome out of "ome out with "ome out with "ome over "ome over "ome round "ome round "ome through "ome through "ome through "ome through with "ome to "ome to

last couple of !ears. It started cloud!3 but then the sun CA*E When the sun appears. $%" and we all went to the par/. 0he CA*E $%" I& a nast! rash after -ave a rash or similar s/in problem. touchin) the poisonous plant b! mista/e. After three !ears3 he CA*E $%" $' the (ecover consciousness. coma. "he! have 4ust C$*E $%" WI"- a new *a/e somethin) available. version. 0he CA*E $%" WI"- the answer when 0a! somethin) publicl! and une#pectedl!. ever!one was e#pectin) it to remain unsolved. I CA*E $VE( all faint and wea/ 'eel stran)e. because m! su)ar level was too low. 8British9 Affect mentall! in such a wa! as to chan)e I+m sorr! about last ni)ht , I don+t /now behaviour 8possibl! related to +overcome+9. what CA*E $VE( me. Become conscious3 wa/e up from 0he CA*E ($%&D and learned that the anaesthetic. operation had been a complete success. At first she didn+t li/e the idea3 but she Chan)e !our opinion. CA*E ($%&D to our wa! of thin/in) in the end. &ews is C$*I&. "-($%.- of a ma4or accident on the *E?3 where Arrive 8messa)es and information9. free2in) fo) has been ma/in) drivin) conditions e#tremel! dan)erous. Communicate an emotion. Produce a result. Provide somethin) needed. Become conscious3 wa/e up from anaesthetic. (esult in. "he an)er she felt C$*E0 "-($%.-. "he! promised the!+d do it3 but the! haven+t C$*E "-($%.- !et. -e didn+t C$*E "-($%.- WI"- the mone! and the! went bust. 0he CA*E "$ an hour after the operation. "he two men started ar)uin) but the! soon CA*E "$ blows and started fi)htin) in earnest. I+ll be late home toni)ht because somethin)+s C$*E %P at wor/ has to be read! for tomorrow mornin). "he sun CA*E %P 4ust as we reached the outs/irts of the town. "he! CA*E %P A.AI&0" a lot of opposition to their plans for an out,of, town supermar/et development. &obod! could C$*E %P WI"- a satisfactor! e#planation for the accident.

"ome up "ome up "ome up against "ome up with

Appear. (ise 8the sun9. Encounter problems or difficulties. "hin/ of a solution3 e#cuse3 etc..

I CA*E %P$& the boo/ in a little second,hand boo/shop in Dorset. Create a picture or memor! in someone+s It C$&7%(E0 %P memories of m! "on%ure up mind. school da!s. I had to C$&7%(E %P a full wee/end+s "on%ure up Create somethin) without man! resources. entertainment for the visitors with no notice at all. I was e#hausted and C$&5ED $%" on "onk out 'all fast asleep. the sofa. "he printer C$&5ED $%" so I couldn+t "onk out 0uddenl! brea/down or stop wor/in). )et a hard cop!. Become involved or committed to 0ince it started3 man! companies have "ontract in somethin). C$&"(AC"ED I& to lend their support. "ontract .ive a contract for a service outside the "he! have C$&"(AC"ED $%" their out compan! !ou wor/ for. caterin) services to save mone!. "ontract I C$&"(AC"ED $%" $' the deal !ears 'ormall! leave and a)reement. out of a)o. I left the tea for a minute until it had "ool down .et cooler. C$$LED D$W& enou)h to drin/. It too/ me a)es to C$$L D$W& after "ool down Become calm. the ar)ument. We;ll tal/ to 'red once he C$$L0 $'' "ool off Become calmer. and can tal/ rationall!. "he! C$$PED the do) %P in a tin! "oop up Confine in a small area. room. "he! reall! C$PPED I" when the! )ot "op it .et into trouble. cau)ht shopliftin). We C$PPED $'' earl! on 'rida! "op off Leave wor/ or school earl!. because there was nothin) to do. 0he C$PPED $'' with Damian at the "op off 5iss3 pet or have se# with someone. end,of,term part!. 0he was )oin) to ta/e a *aster+s de)ree "op out Choose an eas! alternative. but C$PPED $%" and chose the Diploma course instead. Calculate how e#pensive some wor/ is "he decorators are )oin) to C$0" %P the "ost up )oin) to be. wor/ tomorrow. It too/ me a)es to C$""$& $& to what "otton on "o wor/ out the truth. the! were plannin). Lose possession of a ball3 etc. in a contact -e was chec/ed so hard he C$%.-ED "ough up sport. %P the puc/ in front of his own )oal. E#pel somethin) from !our lun)s or throat -e )ave up smo/in) after he C$%.-ED "ough up b! cou)hin). %P some blood. "ould do &eed or want somethin). I C$%LD reall! D$ WI"- a cup of tea. with "ount Affect ne)ativel!3 ma/e less li/el! to &ot havin) a universit! de)ree will against succeed. C$%&" A.AI&0" her. "ount Include someone or somethin) in a )roup3 I C$%&" her A*$&. m! closest among cate)or!3 etc. friends. "ome upon 'ind b! chance.

"ount down "ount for "ount in "ount off "ount on

Wait impatientl! or e#citedl! for somethin) to happen. Be reco)nised as important3 worthwhile or valuable. Include or involve. 0a! numbers aloud in a se6uence. Depend3 rel!. E#pect somethin) to happen and base plans on it. E#clude. Count a certain amount of mone!. Be a part needed to complete somethin). Add.

"ount on

"ount out "ount out "ount towards "ount up "ount upon

E#pect somethin) to happen and base plans on it. "ount upon Depend3 rel!. "over for "over for "over up "ozy up Provide an e#cuse or alibi. Do someone+s wor/ while the! are temporaril! absent. Conceal3 tr! to stop people findin) out. *a/e !ourself comfortable.

"ozy up to *a/e !ourself popular with someone. "rack down %se more authorit! than usual. on "rack on "rack up "rack up "rack up "rack up Continue doin) somethin) with ener)!. -ave a nervous brea/down. -ave bad reception on a mobile phone. Burst out lau)hin). Dama)e a car badl!.

I+m C$%&"I&. D$W& the da!s till the! leave. E#perience C$%&"0 '$( a lot in decision ma/in). If !ou+re )oin) on that s/iin) holida!3 !ou can C$%&" me I&1 I+d love to )o. "he! C$%&"ED the students $'' as the! arrived. ou can C$%&" $& them1 if the! have promised to do somethin)3 the!+ll do it. I was C$%&"I&. $& the pa!ment arrivin) last wee/ and was reall! an)r! when it didn+t arrive as I didn+t have enou)h mone! to pa! for ever!thin). I don+t want to )o, !ou can C$%&" me $%". -e C$%&"ED $%" GE?@ and paid me. "he coursewor/ C$%&"0 "$WA(D0 the final )rade. C$%&" %P the number of tic/ets sold3 please. I was C$%&"I&. %P$& their support and lost because the! didn+t vote m! wa!. I C$%&" %P$& them to help me. 0he as/ed me to C$VE( '$( her if an!one as/ed where she+d )one. I C$VE(ED '$( her while she was off sic/. "he! tried to C$VE( %P the incident but it )ot into the newspapers. It was cold and I C$>IED %P b! the fire. -e+s been C$> I&. %P "$ our boss because he wants a pa! rise. "he police alwa!s C(AC5 D$W& $& drin/,drivin) offences over the Christmas period. We had to C(AC5 $& to )et ever!thin) finished on time. -e C(AC5ED %P after his son died and had to ta/e a couple of months off wor/. ou+ll have to tal/ louder, !ou+re C(AC5I&. %P. Ever!bod! C(AC5ED %P when he told the 4o/e. -e C(AC5ED his car %P last ni)ht when he came off the road.

*! boss /eeps C(A&5I&. $%" stupid memos. -e+s been C(A&5I&. %P heroin for "rank up In4ect non,medical dru)s. !ears. "rank up 0tart a machine3 ori)inall! with a handle. -e C(A&5ED the saw %P. I C(A&5ED the volume %P as hi)h as it "rank up Increase3 ma/e somethin) bi))er. would )o. 0leep at someone+s house because !ou are Dave C(A0-ED $%" at a friend+s flat "rash out too tired3 drun/3 etc. to leave. after the end,of,term part!. I C(A0-ED $%" in front of the "V last "rash out 'all asleep. ni)ht. 0eparate the best or most talented people "he private schools C(EA* $'' man! "ream off so that the! can receive special or different of the best pupils. treatment. "a/e mone! or divert funds3 usuall! "his means smaller ban/s can C(EA* "ream off wron)full! or unfairl!. $'' e#cess profits durin) lendin) booms. -e tried to sta! calm3 but !ou could hear "reep in 0tart to be noticeable. the an)er C(EEPI&. I&. .et included despite attempts to /eep it or "reep in Errors C(EP" I& as the te#t )ot lon)er. them out. "reep into Become noticeable in somethin). An an)r! tone C(EP" I&"$ her voice. -e C(EEP0 me $%" when he )ets "reep out ma/e someone feel worried or uneas!. drun/. "reep out "o do the same activit! for a ver! lon) -e+s been C(EEPI&. $%" $& that on time. computer )ame all da!. 'ear C(EP" $VE( me as I wal/ed "reep over 0tart to have a ne)ative feelin). throu)h the )rave!ard. "he! C(EP" %P $& their rivals and "reep up on Approach without someone realisin). overtoo/ them. I+m )oin) to be late toni)ht as somethin) "rop up Appear une#pectedl!. has 4ust C($PPED %P at wor/. 0he C($00ED him $'' her Christmas "ross off Delete3 remove from a list. card list after the! ar)ued. Put as line throu)h some writin) to show it 0he C($00ED $%" her mista/es and "ross out is wron). wrote the correct answers above them. "he treasure map was deliberatel! drawn "ross up Confuse3 deceive. to C($00 us %P. "ruise Pass or succeed easil!. -e C(%I0ED "-($%.- the e#am. through "rumb "he waiter C(%*BED D$W& before Clear a table in a restaurant. down the coffee was served. I+ve )ot to wor/ toni)ht1 can I C( $'' "ry off "o cancel an arran)ement. )oin) out for dinner= -e C(IED $%" when he dropped the "ry out 0hout because !ou are in pain. bo# on his toes. .o across a place rather than around it to It+ll be 6uic/er if we C%" AC($00 the "ut across ma/e the 4ourne! 6uic/er. par/. "rank out Produce a lot of somethin) fast.

Affect people of different )roups3 classes3 "he issue C%"0 AC($00 social etc. bac/)rounds as it affects us all e6uall!. "he firm C%" BAC5 production because "ut back (educe. sales were slu))ish. (emove branches from a plant or tree to "ut back We C%" the tree BAC5 ever! winter. encoura)e future )rowth. "he )overnment has decided to C%" "ut back on (educe e#penditure. BAC5 $& spendin) on the armed forces. I+m tr!in) to C%" D$W& the amount of "ut down Consume less. coffee I drin/ durin) the da!. A lot of soldiers were C%" D$W& b! "ut down 0hoot. enem! fire as the! stormed the airport. (educe a vertical thin) to )round level b! "ut down "he lo))er C%" the tree D$W&. cuttin). After Christmas he didn+t carefull! detach "ut down Cut somethin) from a hi)h position. all the decorations3 he 4ust C%" them all D$W&. "ut down Doctors advised her to C%" D$W& $& (educe. on the amount of saturated fats in her diet. "he fans C%" I& when the en)ine starts "ut in 0tart functionin). )ettin) too hot. Drive in front of another vehicle without A car C%" I& and nearl! caused an "ut in warnin). accident. We were havin) a conversation when he "ut in Interrupt. came up and C%" I&. Include someone in a deal that ma/es We had to C%" the police I& on the deal "ut in mone!. to avoid trouble. "ut in *i# fat and flour until the combine. C%" the butter I& with the flour. 0top !our unfair or unreasonable Will !ou two idiots C%" I" $%" and "ut it out behaviour. /eep 6uiet. "he telephone+s been C%" $'' because "ut off Disconnect. we didn+t pa! the bill. "he heav! snow has bloc/ed man! roads "ut off Isolate or ma/e inaccessible. and C%" $'' a number of villa)es. "ut out E#clude. I+m C%""I&. $%" salt from m! diet. "he car C%" $%" at the traffic li)hts 4ust "ut out When an en)ine or motor stops. as the! went )reen. Cut a picture or similar from a ma)a2ine3 I C%" some pictures $%" to use as "ut out etc. visual aids. We;d better C%" $%"3 the securit! men "ut out Leave 6uic/l!. are on the wa!. "he! C%" $%" three prime bulls from "ut out 0eparate livestoc/ from a )roup. the herd. Althou)h he+d promised to help3 the star "ut out on Let down3 snub. C%" $%" $& the charit! when offered more mone!. "ut across

After cuttin) the tree down3 the lo))er C%" it %P into lo)s. I was 4ust drivin) onto the motorwa! slip, Drive into a nei)hbourin) lane3 directl! in road3 when a red *ini C%" me %P and I "ut up front of another vehicle. had to bra/e suddenl! to avoid an accident. "ut up %pset. -er reaction reall! C%" me %P. I C%" m! hand %P when I bro/e the "ut up -ave a lot of small in4uries. )lass. "he! tried to DA*P D$W& the an)er &amp down Calm or reduce feelin)s3 emotions. over the announcement. "he! tried to DA*P D$W& the flames &amp down *a/e a fire burn less. before the fire spread. When there is too much moisture and a "he seedlin)s DA*P $'' in the sprin) if &amp off plant is affected b! fun)al parasites. it+s ver! wet. -e DA0-ED D$W& a memo and sent it &ash down Write somethin) 6uic/l!. to ever!bod!. &ash off Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. It+s late, I+m )oin) to DA0- $'' home. -e DA0-ED $'' the report in a couple &ash off Do somethin) 6uic/l!3 especiall! writin). of hours. "he truth onl! DAW&ED $& me much &awn on 'inall! realise or understand somethin). later. "revor spent a lon) time loo/in) at flats &ecide on Choose3 select. before he bou)ht one3 but eventuall! DECIDED $& one near his wor/. 7ane spent a lon) time loo/in) at houses &ecide upon Choose3 select. before she bou)ht one3 but eventuall! DECIDED %P$& one near her office. "he last notes DIED AWA and the &ie away Become 6uieter or inaudible 8of a sound9. audience burst into applause. When the parts of a plant above )round &ie back "he plant DIE0 BAC5 in the winter. die3 but the roots remain alive. It was on the front pa)es of all the papers &ie down Decrease or become 6uieter. for a few da!s3 but the interest )raduall! DIED D$W&. I+m D I&. '$( the wee/end, this &ie for Want somethin) a lot. wee/+s been so hard. *ost of the elm trees in the %5 DIED &ie off Become e#tinct. $'' when Dutch elm disease arrived. 0ome scientists sa! that the dinosaurs &ie out Become e#tinct or disappear. DIED $%" when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter. We were starvin) so we reall! D%. I& &ig in 0tart eatin) )reedil!. when the food finall! did arrive. Anticipatin) an artiller! barra)e3 we &ig in E#cavate a protective shelter 8militar!9. 6uic/l! D%. I&. 0he D%. I&"$ her handba) and pulled &ig into (each inside to )et somethin). out a bunch of /e!s. "ut up Cut into smaller pieces.

&ig out &ig out

'ind somethin) !ou haven+t used3 seen3 etc3 for a lon) time. Di) to remove somethin) or someone.

I D%. $%" m! old universit! essa!s.

"he! had to DI. the survivors of the earth6ua/e $%" from the ruins. 'ind somethin) that is supposed to be "he reporters eventuall! D%. %P the &ig up secret. truth about the affair. &ig up (emove somethin) from the )round. "he police D%. %P a bod!. &ig up *a/e a hole in a road3 the )round3 etc. "he council have D%. the road %P. We DI&ED $%" because we couldn+t be &ine out -ave dinner outside !our home. bothered to coo/. "ell a stor! repeatedl! that is well I+ve DI&ED $%" $& the stor! of his &ine out on received. accident. I DIPPED the brush I& the paint and &ip in Put somethin) in a li6uid for a short time. be)an paintin) the wall. I+ve been DIPPI&. I&"$ the boo/3 but &ip into (ead parts of a boo/3 but not all. haven+t read it properl!. I+ve had to DIP I&"$ m! savin)s account &ip into "a/e mone! out of !our savin)s. to pa! for the wor/s on m! house. &ip out Leave a place without tellin) an!one. "he part! was so dull I DIPPED $%". &isagree I feel dreadful1 the prawns I had for lunch *a/e someone feel sic/ or ill. with are DI0A.(EEI&. WI"- me. &ish out 0erve food. I DI0-ED $%" the dinner. .ive somethin)3 usuall! when !ou Doctors have been DI0-I&. $%" via)ra &ish out shouldn+t. to an!one who as/s for it. Criticise3 when !ou can+t ta/e criticism in -e DI0-E0 it $%"3 but )ets all hurt &ish out return. when an!one responds. -e DI0-ED %P a )reat dinner when we &ish up 0erve food. )ot bac/. 0tart doin) somethin)3 usuall! without When we saw what was happenin)3 we &ive in plannin). all DIVED I& to help. &ive in 0tart eatin). Dinner+s on the table3 so DIVE I&. 0he DIVED I&"$ her ba) and pulled out &ive into (each inside somethin) 6uic/l!. a li)hter. &ivide up 0hare. "he! divided up the profits. "he waiters and waitresses DIVV $%" &ivvy out Divide3 share. the tips at the end of the ni)ht. &ivvy up Divide3 share. We DIVVIED %P the mone! e6uall!. &o away "he %nited 5in)dom DID AWA WI"Abolish3 )et rid of. with the death penalt! in HJD?. After he reported the )an)3 he feared the! &o in 5ill. would D$ him I&. Cheat somebod! out of somethin) that is "he! lied on the reference and DID me &o out of ri)htfull! theirs. $%" $' an! chance of )ettin) the 4ob. ou must D$ %P !our safet! belt in the &o up Close or fasten clothes3 etc.. bac/ of cars and ta#is now. It too/ them si# months to D$ %P the &o up (epair and renovate. house before the! could actuall! move in.

&o with

Wish for or as/ for 8usuall! after can or could9.

I could D$ WI"- a cold beer about now. "here+s no su)ar3 so !ou+ll have to D$ WI"-$%". -e D$BBED me I& to the teacher.

&o without *ana)e without somethin). &ob in &ob in &ob in &ole out &oss about &oss around &oss down &ouble as &ouble back &ouble over &ouble up &ouble up &ouble up as &oze off &rag on &raw back &raw down &raw down &raw down &raw even &raw in &raw in (eport someone to teachers3 authorities3 etc. Contribute mone!.

Ever!one D$BBED I& some cash to help. -e needed some help3 so D$BBED us Pressure someone into doin) somethin). I&. "he! were D$LI&. $%" leaflets in .ive out3 distribute. front of the station. 0pend time doin) ver! little or bein) I couldn+t )et down to m! wor/ and unproductive. D$00ED AB$%" all ni)ht. 0pend time doin) ver! little or bein) I spent the afternoon D$00I&. unproductive. A($%&D. 0leep somewhere temporaril! because !ou I was feelin) reall! tired3 so I D$00ED don+t )o home. D$W& on his sofa for the ni)ht. *! stud! D$%BLE0 A0 a spare -ave a second function or purpose. bedroom when we have visitors. When he saw the police3 he D$%BLED .o bac/ the wa! !ou were comin). BAC5 and went home. 0he D$%BLED $VE( in pain after Bend over at the waist. bein) hit in the stomach. -e D$%BLED %P in pain after bein) hit Bend over at the waist. in the stomach. 0hare accommodation because there are We had to D$%BLE %P because we too man! people. hadn+t boo/ed enou)h rooms. "he displa! screen D$%BLE0 %P A0 a -ave a second function or purpose. solar panel. "he movie was a bit borin) and I 'all asleep. D$>ED $'' halfwa! throu)h. "he meetin) D(A..ED $& for two and Be unnecessaril! lon). a half hours. (etreat3 move bac/wards. -e D(EW BAC5 when the do) bar/ed. "he administration want to D(AW (educe levels. D$W& troop numbers as soon as the! can. "he colle)e wants to D(AW D$W& .et fundin). e#tra fundin) for I" provision. "o deplete b! consumption or heav! .as reserves were D(AW& D$W& in spendin). the recent cold spell. "he e#hausted horse D(EW EVE& at the E6uali2e one;s competitive position. finish line. "he ni)hts are D(AWI&. I& now it+s .et dar/ earlier. winter. Arrive at a station 8for trains9. "he train D(EW I& and we )ot off.

&raw into &raw on &raw on &raw out &raw out &raw up &raw up &ream of &ream up

&redge up &ress down &ress down &ress up &rift apart &rift off &rill down &rill down through &rill into &rink up &rive away &rive back &rive by

I didn+t want to ta/e sides because I didn+t want to )et D(AW& I&"$ their ar)uments. As the lesson D(EW $&3 the students Pass slowl! 8time9. started to )et bored. Inhale smo/e from a ci)arette3 ci)ar3 etc. -e D(EW $& his ci)arette and cou)hed. *a/e somethin) continue lon)er than "he director D(EW the meetin) $%" needed. with a len)th! speech. -e was so 6uiet at first3 but the teacher *a/e a sh! person more out)oin). mana)ed to D(AW him $%" and )et him to participate. "he contract was D(AW& %P b! our Prepare a contract. solicitor. "he police car D(EW %P alon)side him When a vehicle stops. at the red li)hts and as/ed him to pull over. I wouldn+t even D(EA* $' tellin) her &ot thin/ or consider. that. "he! D(EA*ED %P the scheme for the Invent somethin)3 have an idea. improvements and it was accepted b! the board. "he newspapers D(ED.ED %P the Discover thin)s about someone+s past. details of his affair with his research assistant. "he staff are allowed to D(E00 D$W& Dress casuall!. on 'rida!s. 0he D(E00ED me D$W& for bein) 0cold. rude. It+s an informal part! so there+s no need to Dress ver! smartl!. D(E00 %P. We were )reat friends at school but 0lowl! cease to be close to or friends with D(I'"ED APA(" when we went to someone. different universities. I was D(I'"I&. $'' when the noise 0tart to fall asleep. disturbed me. 0earch throu)h la!ers of information on a I reall! had to D(ILL D$W& to )et the computer. answers from the database. .et to the bottom of somethin)3 )et "he! D(ILLED D$W& "-($%.- the detailed data. information to find the truth. (epeat somethin) man! times to ma/e "he teacher D(ILLED the rules I&"$ someone learn it. the students. 'inish a drin/. D(I&5 %P3 please1 it+s closin) time. 'orce an animal or someone to leave a "heir unfriendliness D(IVE0 customers place. AWA . "he police D($VE the crowd BAC5 to (epulse3 force bac/. )ive the rescue wor/ers more space. Do somethin) out of a car. -e was /illed in a D(IVE,B shootin). .et involved in somethin) unpleasant.

0he slammed the car door shut and D($VE $'' without sa!in) a word. "he soldiers D($VE them $%" of their &rive out 'orce someone to leave a place. homes. "he mar/et uncertaint! has D(IVE& &rive up *a/e somethin) increase. prices %P. "he! D($VE %P 4ust as we were about &rive up Arrive in a vehicle. to leave. "he minister D($&ED $& for an hour &rone on "al/ borin)l! for a lon) time. and the audience loo/ed increasin)l! bored. &rop Visit someone3 often without ma/in) an We D($PPED A($%&D to collect the around arran)ement. stuff we+d left there last wee/. &rop I D($PPED A($%&D the thin)s the! Deliver. around needed. "he numbers of people attendin) be)an &rop away Become smaller, amount3 numbers. the D($P AWA after a few months. -e stared at the front3 but )ot tired and &rop back *ove towards the bac/ of a )roup. D($PPED BAC5 as the race went on. -e D($PPED B on his wa! home from &rop by Pa! a brief visit. wor/. I was in the area so I D($PPED I& at the &rop in Visit without havin) made arran)ements. office to see her. "a/e somethin) or someone to a place and I D($PPED the /ids $'' at school on &rop off leave it or them there.. m! wa! to wor/. I D($PPED $'' durin) the pla! and &rop off 'all asleep. wo/e up when it ended. 0ales have D($PPED $'' in the last &rop off Decrease in number or amount. few months. 0he D($PPED $%" of colle)e and went &rop out Iuit a course. strai)ht into a )ood 4ob. &rop over Visit for a short time. I+ll D($P $VE( on m! wa! bac/. Visit someone3 often without ma/in) an We D($PPED ($%&D their house on &rop round arran)ement. our wa!. I D($PPED the papers ($%&D so she &rop round Deliver. could read them before the meetin). &rop I reall! D($PPED him I& I" when I told someone in .et someone into trouble. them what he+d done. it &rop "he bi) scheme he was tal/in) about Come to nothin)3 produce no results. through seems to have D($PPED "-($%.-. &rown in Cover e#cessivel!. "he! D($W& the food I& sauce. Be so loud that another sound cannot be "he music D($W&ED $%" the sound &rown out heard. of the phone rin)in). "o ma/e someone learn or believe "he! D(%* all the traps I&"$ !ou &rum into somethin) b! constant repetition. before the test3 so !ou can+t )o wron). &rum out 'orce someone out of their 4ob or position. "he! D(%**ED the minister $%" &rive off Drive awa! from a place.

when she was cau)ht l!in)."he minister was D(%**ED $%" of her post for l!in). 8"he passive form with $' is more common9 "he! are tr!in) to D(%* %P support for &rum up Increase support or interest. the referendum. &ry off Dr! somethin) 6uic/l!3 or dr! the surface. I had a shower and D(IED m!self $''. 0top drin/in) or ta/in) dru)s when -e chec/ed into a clinic to D( $%" &ry out addicted. after bein) arrested for drin/,drivin). &ry out Dr! somethin) full!. "he! D(IED the fruit $%" in the sun. Lose all the water from a river3 la/e3 "he la/e D(IED %P because of the water &ry up source3 etc. e#traction for cotton farmin). -is income D(IED %P when cheaper &ry up 0top bein) supplied with somethin). options became available. &ry up Be unable to spea/. 0he D(IED %P in the press conference. Dr! plates3 dishes3 cutler!3 etc3 after &ry up I washed and D(IED %P. washin) them up. -e D%C5ED $%" $' helpin) us last &uck out of Avoid doin) somethin). ni)ht. -e was D%''ED %P in a ni)ht club last &uff up Beat or hit someone repeatedl!. ni)ht. (educe the intellectual level of somethin) "elevision has been D%*BI&. D$W& &umb down in search of popularit!. the news for !ears. -er boss D%*P0 $& ever!one when &ump on "reat someone badl!. thin)s )o wron). &ump on Critici2e heavil!3 often unfairl!. 0he D%*P0 $& her famil! a lot. When he+1s depressed3 he needs someone &ump on "ell someone !our problems. to D%*P $&. "he pro)ramme DWELLED $& little &well on 0pend a lot of time on somethin). other than the scandal. 0he DWEL" %P$& the economic &well upon 0pend a lot of time on somethin). situation in her speech. 0he EA0ED $'' the accelerator to let Ease off (educe pressure. the car slow down. 0he as/ed her teacher to EA0E %P Ease up (ela#3 calm down. because she was feelin) ver! stressed. Eat away Destro! slowl!. "he disease EA"0 the liver AWA . We didn+t feel li/e )oin) to a restaurant so Eat in Eat at home. we A"E I&. %se somethin) valuable when !ou don+t We+ve had to EA" I&"$ our savin)s Eat into want to. since I lost m! 4ob. We couldn+t be bothered to coo/ so we Eat out Eat in a restaurant. A"E $%" last ni)ht. If !ou don+t EA" %P !our )reens3 !ou Eat up Eat all of somethin). won+t )et an! dessert. Eat up Consume. "his car EA"0 %P petrol. Eat up Consume somethin) !ou don+t want to be "he )raphics EA" %P our bandwidth,

the!+re costin) us a fortune. -is life was EBBED AWA as the illness Ebb away Disappear )raduall!. pro)ressed. .raduall! push someone or somethin) out "he shareholders ED.ED the CE$ out Edge out of their position. because results were )ettin) worse. 0he ED.ED %P behind the bus at the red Edge up Approach slowl!. li)ht. "he other students E..ED him $& Egg on Encoura)e. when he started ar)uin) with the teacher. *ost students have to E5E $%" their *a/e somethin) li/e mone! last as lon) Eke out income because the! have so little mone! as possible. to live on. Piere E*BA(5ED $& an *BA at Embark on 0tart a pro4ect or venture. Insead last autumn. Embark 'ernanda has 4ust E*BA(5ED %P$& a 0tart a pro4ect or venture. upon new professional challen)e. I must E*P" $%" the rubbish before I Empty out Empt! somethin) completel!. leave for wor/. (emove some thin)s or ever!thin) from a I E*P"IED some of the coffee $%" so I Empty out container. could pour more mil/ in. End in 'inish a certain wa!. It+ll E&D I& tears. We couldn+t )et tic/ets for E)!pt so we End up Become or do somethin) unplanned. E&DED %P )oin) to "ur/e! instead. -e tried hard but E&DED %P WI"- a End up with .et as a result of somethin). poor )rade. "he! E&"E(ED '$( the national Enter for 7oin or enter a competition. championship but weren+t )ood enou)h. "he! E&"E(ED I&"$ an a)reement Enter into Become involved in or accept. with their rivals. "he )u! E ED the other man %P because Eye up Loo/ carefull! at someone. he was behavin) suspiciousl!. "he compan! 'ACED $'' the 'ace off Confront. competition. *an! people find it hard to 'ACE %P "$ 'ace up to Accept an unpleasant truth. the fact that the! are )ettin) old. -e told her to stop 'A''I&. AB$%" 'aff about Behave indecisivel!. and ma/e her mind up. 0he told him to stop 'A''I&. A($%&D 'aff around Behave indecisivel!. and ma/e his mind up. We 'ELL AB$%" when we heard what 'all about Lau)h a lot. she+d done. "he bo# 'ELL APA(" when I pic/ed it 'all apart Brea/ into pieces. up. Become emotionall! disturbed and unable 'all apart -e 'ELL APA(" when the! sac/ed him. to behave normall!. "he arm! 'ELL BAC5 after losin) the 'all back (etreat. battle.

consumed.

'all back on Be able to use in an emer)enc!. 'all behind 'all down 'all down 'all for 'all for 'all in 'all into 'all off 'all out 'all out 'all over 'all through 'all under 'arm out 'art about 'art around 'asten down 'asten on 'asten onto 'asten onto 'asten up 'athom out

It was )ood to have some mone! in the ban/ to 'ALL BAC5 $& when I lost m! 4ob. I was ill for a wee/ and 'ELL BE-I&D *a/e less pro)ress. with m! wor/. 'all on the )round. I slipped on the ice and 'ELL D$W&. "he ar)ument 'ALL0 D$W& when !ou -ave a wea/ point. loo/ at how much it+ll cost. -e 'ELL '$( her the moment their e!es Be attracted to somebod!3 fall in love. met. -e 'ELL '$( m! stor! and allowed me Believe a lie or a piece of deception. !et another e#tension for the submission of m! thesis. "he ceilin) 'ELL I& hurtin) a lot of Collapse. people. I 4ust 'ELL I&"$ m! 4ob when an 0tart doin) somethin) unplanned. opportunit! came up. "he membership 'ELL $'' dramaticall! Decrease. when the chairperson resi)ned. "he! 'ELL $%" over the decision and Ar)ue and be on bad terms with someone. hardl! spea/ to each other an! more. -e+s started )ettin) worried about Lose hair. baldness because his hair is 'ALLI&. $%" rather 6uic/l!. 'all on the )round. I slipped on the ice and 'ELL $VE(. "he plans 'ELL "-($%.- when Be unsuccessful. plannin) permission was refused. At first he was independent3 but then he Become controlled. 'ELL %&DE( their influence. "he compan! wants to 'A(* $%" their .ive or contract wor/ to someone else. maintenance. "he mana)er was an)r! because the staff Waste time doin) sill! thin)s. were 'A("I&. AB$%". We were reall! bored in the lecture so we Waste time doin) pointless thin)s. started 'A("I&. A($%&D. We 'A0"E&ED it D$W& to /eep the "ie somethin) so that it doesn+t move. wind from blowin) it awa!. .ive attention to somethin) that confirms "he! have 'A0"E&ED $& the speech as !our beliefs. a source of inspiration. -e 'A0"E&ED $&"$ the minister on 'ollow someone closel!3 normall! when his visit and as/ed him repeatedl! about the! don+t want !our compan!. the scandal. .ive attention to somethin) that confirms "he! 'A0"E& $&"$ an! fi)ures that !our beliefs. the! thin/ can support their case. Close3 attach. 'A0"E& %P !our seatbelts. I couldn+t 'A"-$* $%" what she %nderstand somethin). wanted from me.

'atten up 'awn on 'awn over 'eed off 'eed off 'eed on 'eed on 'eed on 'eed up 'eel up 'eel up to 'ence in 'ence off 'end for 'end off 'end off 'erret out 'ess up 'ess up 'ess up to 'iddle about 'iddle around 'iddle around 'iddle away

.ive an animal a lot to eat to ma/e it fat. Praise someone in an e#cessive wa! to )et their favour or somethin) from them. Praise someone in an e#cessive wa! to )et their favour or somethin) from them. Eat a food as part of an animals diet. %se somethin) to !our advanta)e. .row stron)er. Consume in an animal+s diet. .ive someone a particular food. .ive someone a lot of food to restore their health3 ma/e them bi))er3 etc. "ouch se#uall!3 )rope. 'eel capable of doin) somethin). Enclose an area. Enclose an area to /eep animals or people out. "a/e care of !ourself or someone with help from other people. (esist somethin) successfull!. Push an attac/er awa!. 0earch and discover somethin). Confess3 admit somethin) reluctantl!. .ive. Confess3 admit reluctantl! to somethin). Waste time doin) sill! thin)s3 or doin) thin)s unsuccessfull!. Waste time doin) sill! thin)s3 or unsuccessful thin)s. *a/e small movements with !our hands. Waste time.

'ight back Defend !ourself3 resist an attac/. 'ight back "r! to control and emotion and /eep it

"he! 'A""E& the cows %P before slau)hterin) them. -e+s alwa!s 'AW&I&. $& his boss to tr! to )et promoted. 0he 'AW&ED $VE( the inspectors in the hope that the! would )ive her a )ood )rade. "he )ec/o 'EED0 $'' mos6uitoes and other insects. -e 'EED0 $'' people+s fear of crime to )et them to support his proposals. "he opposition part!+s 'EEDI&. $& the )overnment+s wea/nesses. "he bats 'EED $& insects. -e 'EED0 his cat $& dr! food. 0he+s been ill for a fortni)ht so we+re 'EEDI&. her %P. 0omeone 'EL" me %P in the club as I was tr!in) to )et to the bar. I+m so tired. I don+t thin/ I 'EEL %P "$ )oin) out toni)ht. "he! 'E&CED the whole )arden I&. "he! 'E&CED $'' one side of the par/ to /eep do)s out. "he children had to 'E&D '$( themselves after their parents died. -e mana)ed to 'E&D $'' the criticism in the press. 0he 'E&DED $'' the do) when it attac/ed her. "he investi)ation finall! mana)ed to 'E((E" $%" the truth. "he compan! 'E00ED %P after the! were e#posed in the newspapers. 'E00 %P !our share of the bill. "he! 'E00ED %P "$ the crime. We spent the whole afternoon 'IDDLI&. AB$%" with the computer but couldn+t )et it to wor/. I 'IDDLED A($%&D with the phone but couldn+t )et an! si)nal. -e 'IDDLED A($%&D for somethin) in his poc/ets. -e 'IDDLED AWA the afternoon. "he arm! attac/ed the town and the inhabitants '$%.-" BAC5 fiercel!. -e tried to 'I.-" BAC5 the tears when

hidden. he heard the news of her death. 0tru))le to see who wins3 both b! ar)uin) "heir 'I.-"I&. I" $%" to see who 'ight it out or fi)htin). will become the ne#t CE$. "he old lad! mana)ed to 'I.-" the 'ight off 'i)ht an attac/er and force them bac/. mu))ers $'' and the! didn+t )et her purse. 'ight off (esist an illness or emotion. I+m 'I.-"I&. $'' a cold. What 4ob do !ou 'I.%(E $& doin) 'igure on Plan3 e#pect. when !ou )raduate= "he police couldn+t 'I.%(E $%" how 'igure out 'ind the answer to a problem. the bur)lars had )ot into the warehouse. Put a document in the correct place for I 'ILED a cop! of the letter AWA for 'ile away stora)e in a filin) s!stem. m! records. Appl! for somethin) le)all!3 li/e divorce "he! 'ILED '$( divorce after two !ears 'ile for or ban/ruptc!. of marria)e. I 'ILLED I& the application form and 'ill in Complete a form. posted it off. 0he+s 4ust had a bab!3 so we have hired 'ill in 0ubstitute someone at wor/. someone to 'ILL I& for her. I was awa! for a few da!s3 so the! had to 'ill in for 0ubstitute. )et someone to 'ILL I& '$( me. I+m sorr! I missed the meetin)1 could !ou 'ill in on .ive someone information. 'ILL me I& $& what happened. I 'ILLED $%" the application form and 'ill out Complete a form. mailed it. I stopped at the )ara)e and 'ILLED %P 'ill up 'ill somethin) completel!. with petrol. *ove into a lane of traffic without ma/in) "he slip lane allows traffic to 'IL"E( I& 'ilter in other cars stop. at the 4unction. It 'IL"E(0 $%" all the impurities and 'ilter out (emove somethin) unwanted. chemicals in tap water so that it tastes better. I went to the librar! to 'I&D $%" all I 'ind out Discover. could about the life and wor/ of 7oe *ee/. "he! 'I&I0-ED $'' all the chocolates 'inish off 'inish completel!. and had to )o to the all,ni)ht )ara)e to bu! some more. 5ill a person or animal3 often when the! "he animal was badl! hurt3 so the! 'inish off have alread! been hurt. 'I&I0-ED it $'' to end its sufferin). 'inish off Beat3 ma/e victor! certain in sport. "he second )oal 'I&I0-ED them $''. We 'I&I0-ED $'' the coffee and had to 'inish off Consume all. )et some more. 'inall! )et somewhere3 usuall! without We went out for diner and 'I&I0-ED %P 'inish up plannin) to )o there. in a club. We attended some wor/shops and 'inish up -ave or do somethin) at the end or as the 'I&I0-ED %P WI"- the /e!note with last of somethin). spea/er.

'inish with End a relationship. 'inish with 0top dealin) with someone. 'inish with 'inish usin) or re6uirin). 'ink on 'ink out 'ire away 'ire off 'ire off 'ire up 'ire up 'irm up 'irm up 'ish for 'ish out .ive awa! secrets about someone. 'ail to /eep a promise3 arran)ement3 etc. As/ 6uestions. 0end 6uic/l!3 an)ril! or man! 8letter3 emails3 etc9. 0hoot3 fire a )un 8usuall! repeatedl!9. 0tart a computer. E#cite3 become e#cited. *a/e thin)s clearer in a ne)otiation or discussion. E#ercise to ma/e muscles harder and remove fat. "r! to )et some information or to )et someone to sa! somethin). (emove somethin) from a ba)3 poc/et3 etc. (emove from water3 such as the sea3 rivers3 etc.

0he 'I&I0-ED WI"- him a few months a)o. -e wanted to leave but I was furious and hadn+t 'I&I0-ED WI"- him. Can I read the paper when !ou+ve 'I&I0-ED WI"- it. -e 'I&5ED $& her to the authorities. -e said he+d come with us then 'I&5ED $%" at the last minute. What do !ou want to /now= 'I(E AWA and I+ll tell !ou. -e 'I(ED $'' an email complainin) about the report. "he police 'I(ED $'' several rounds and /illed the man. 0he 'I(ED %P the computer and printed out a hard cop! of the files. Ever!one was 'I(ED %P and desperate to )et it finished in time. We need to 'I(* %P some aspects of the contract before we si)n it. I )o swimmin) ever! da! to 'I(* %P m! bod!. -e+s alwa!s 'I0-I&. '$( compliments.

0he reached into her handba) and 'I0-ED some coins $%". It+s fallen in the pool, I+ll have to 'I0- it 'ish out $%". I didn+t 'I" I& with the other people 'it in .et on in a )roup of people. wor/in) there so I left and found another 4ob. I didn+t have time to 'I" I& another 'it in -ave enou)h time or space for somethin). appointment. "he!+re not arrivin) until "hursda!3 'it in with Be convenient or occur convenientl!. which 'I"0 I& WI"- m! schedule for the wee/. -is rudeness !esterda! 'I"0 I& WI"$ccur or happen in a wa! that shows that 'it in with what I have alwa!s thou)ht of his plans or ideas have not chan)ed. behaviour. 'it into Become part of. "heir ideas didn+t 'I" I&"$ our plans. 'it out Provide with necessar! e6uipment. "he! 'I""ED $%" the boat for the race. Provide someone with necessar! "he! didn+t 'I" the troops $%" WI"'it out with e6uipment. the necessar! protective )ear. 'rame someone, ma/e them loo/ )uilt! of "he police 'I""ED him %P for dealin) 'it up somethin) the! haven+t done. dru)s. 'it up Provide e6uipment. "he! 'I""ED us %P with the latest I".

-e 'IAED %P an appointment for me to see a specialist. "he campai)n started well3 but 'I>>LED 'izzle out End in an unsuccessful wa!. $%" when the! ran out of mone!. "he police officer 'LA..ED the car 'lag down 0i)nal at a vehicle to )et it to stop. D$W& because it didn+t have its headli)hts on. We should 'LA. %P wor/in) conditions 'lag up (aise an issue3 or hi)hli)ht its importance. at the meetin). I wor/ed till midni)ht then 'LA5ED 'lake out 'all asleep from e#haustion. $%". "he compan! 'LA*ED $%" in the 'lame out 'ail. recession. 'lame up Burn bri)htl!. "he wood 'LA*ED %P in the fire. -e 'LA(ED $%" when he saw the 'lare out .et an)r! suddenl!. dreadful report. "he ar)ument 'LA(ED %P when he was 'lare up When trouble suddenl! appears. rude to them. "he recent )overnment report 'LE0-ED 'lesh out Add more details or information. $%" the draft proposals. 0he 'LIC5ED $VE( to see if the news 'lick over Chan)e "V channels 6uic/l!. had started. 'lick I 'LIC5ED "-($%.- the channels to Chan)e "V channels repeatedl!. through see if there was an!thin) worth watchin). 'lick I 'LIC5ED "-($%.- the ma)a2ine Loo/ throu)h somethin) 6uic/l!. through and decided to bu! it. E#tend !our middle fin)er as a )esture of When the police were wal/in) awa!3 he 'lip off contempt. 'LIPPED them $''. -e 'LIPPED $%" when he won the 'lip out Become ver! e#cited and lose control. final. I 'LIPPED "-($%.- the latest issue of 'lip Loo/ 6uic/l! throu)h a ma)a2ine3 boo/3 the ma)a2ine in the shop and decided to through etc. bu! it. "he council 'L$..ED $'' the land 'log off 0ell somethin) cheapl! to )et rid of it. cheapl! to a developer who had close lin/s to a few of the councillors. 0he 'L$$(ED I" when the police 'loor it Drive a vehicle as fast as possible. arrived. Leave a place or wal/ awa! from someone -e 'L$%&CED $'' when the! lau)hed 'lounce off an)ril!. at him. -e 'L$%&CED $%" when the press 'lounce out Leave a place an)ril!. started criticisin) him. 0ha/e or pat a cushion so that it fills with 'luff out 0he 'L%''ED $%" the sofa cushions. air. 0ha/e or pat a cushion so that it fills with -e 'L%''ED %P the pillow before )oin) 'luff up air. to bed. 'ix up *a/e an arran)ement.

'ly about

Circulate 8rumours3 etc9.

'ly around Circulate 8rumours3 etc9. 'ly at 'ly at 'ly by 'ly into 'ob off 'ob off 'ob off on Attac/. Criticise or shout an)ril!. When time appears to move 6uic/l!. Chan)e emotion 6uic/l!. *a/e or persuade someone to accept somethin). Lie or deceive someone.

"he rumour has been 'L I&. AB$%" for the past wee/3 but no one has confirmed it. "here are a lot of stories 'L I&. A($%&D about her past. "he do) 'LEW A" the cat when it came into the )arden. -e 'LEW A" them for not tr!in) hard enou)h. As I )et older3 the !ears 4ust 'L B . -e 'LEW I&"$ a ra)e. I '$BBED it $'' Paul. -e '$BBED us $'' with a reall! stupid e#cuse. I '$BBED the wor/ $& the others. I '$BBED the fa/e note $&"$ a shop/eeper. -e '$BBED her $'' WI"- some fa/e )old.

*a/e or persuade someone to accept somethin) !ou don+t want. *a/e or persuade someone to accept 'ob off onto somethin) !ou don+t want. *a/e or persuade someone to accept 'ob off with somethin) of lower 6ualit! than the! wanted. 'ocus on Concentrate.

"he report '$C%0E0 $& the compan!+s wea/ points. Darren '$LDED %P the letter and put it 'old up *a/e a sheet of paper smaller. in an envelope. Leave to meet someone after the! have -e left an hour a)o and I+ll be 'ollow on left the place !ou+re at. '$LL$WI&. $& soon. In cric/et3 if the second team to bat doesn+t "he! were over E@@ runs behind and had 'ollow on score enou)h runs3 it has to bat a)ain. to '$LL$W $&. 'ollow on "he film '$LL$W0 $& from the Be the part of somethin). from ori)inal. 'ollow Do what is necessar! to complete "he pro4ect went wron) when the staff through somethin) or ma/e it successful. failed to '$LL$W "-($%.-. 'ollow ou need to '$LL$W "-($%.Continue movin) limbs after hittin) a ball. through smoothl! when pla!in) )olf. Do somethin) to chec/ or improve an -e '$LL$WED %P the meetin) with a 'ollow up earlier action. report. "he police didn+t '$LL$W %P the 'ollow up 'ind our about a problem and act. alle)ations. "he! were '$$LI&. AB$%" and 'ool about &ot be serious. wouldn+t settle down. "heir marria)e bro/e down because he 'ool about Be unfaithful. /ept '$$LI&. AB$%". "he teacher was an)r! because the class 'ool around &ot be serious. were '$$LI&. A($%&D. 'ool around Be unfaithful. 0he suspects her husband is '$$LI&.

'ool with

Pla! with somethin) dan)erous.

'orge ahead *a/e a lot of pro)ress in a short time. 'orge ahead *ove forwards ver! 6uic/l!. 'reak out 'ree up Become ver! disturbed or an)r!.

*a/e mone! or time available b! not usin) it elsewhere. Do wor/ or a tas/ for someone to ma/e 'ree up them available for somethin). 0hut out or e#clude b! unfriendl! 'reeze out treatment. 'orce to retire or withdraw from 'reeze out membership3 a 4ob3 etc. Become covered with ice 8la/e3 river3 'reeze over pond3 etc9. 'reeze up 'reeze up 'reeze up 'reeze up Be bloc/ed with ice. 0top wor/in) because the parts of a machine won+t move. When a computer stops wor/in). Be paral!sed with fear.

A($%&D with one of her friends. Don+t '$$L WI"- that, it could e#plode. We+ve been '$(.I&. A-EAD with the wor/ and should be finished well before the deadline. 0he '$(.ED A-EAD of the other runners and won. 0he '(EA5ED $%" completel! when she didn+t )et the )rades to )et into universit!. If we )et the wor/ done toni)ht3 it will '(EE %P the wee/end to )o awa!. If !ou proofread this te#t3 it will '(EE me %P to )et on with the ne#t part. "he! tried to '(EE>E me $%" of the conversation. After 7im was '($>E& $%" of the case3 the! hired a new law!er. "he winter was ver! severe and the la/e '($>E $VE(. "he pipes all '($>E %P so no water came throu)h. "he )ears had '($>E& %P. "he computer '($>E %P1 it showed me the blue screen of death and I couldn+t reboot. WE '($>E %P when we heard the window brea/. I+m )oin) to the bathroom to '(E0-E& %P before the! arrive. -ere3 let me '(E0-E& %P !our drin/.

'reshen up Wash 6uic/l! and improve appearance. Add more alcohol to a )lass before it is empt!. Iuic/l! improve the appearance of 'reshen up somethin). 'righten 0care someone so much that the! )o awa!. away 'righten 0care or worr! someone enou)h to stop away them doin) somethin) the! had planned. 'reshen up

"he ma)a2ine )ives !ou tips on how to '(E0-E& %P !our home cheapl!. "he noise '(I.-"E&ED the birds AWA . "he stri/es '(I.-"E&ED man! visitors AWA . "he do) '(I.-"E&ED the bur)lars 'righten off 0care someone so much that the! )o awa!. $''. 0care or worr! someone enou)h to stop "he crash in share prices '(I.-"E&ED 'righten off them doin) somethin) the! had planned. investors $''. (epresent someone3 especiall! when "he solicitor '($&"0 '$( a number of 'ront for coverin) ille)al or wron)ful activities. criminal )an)s. "he two )u!s '($&"ED each other Confront someone and let them /now !ou 'ront off $''3 but someone mana)ed to calm them are prepared to fi)ht. down before it )ot out of hand.

*! house '($&"0 $&"$ the main s6uare. -e accused her of l!in)3 but she 'ront out 'ace up to someone3 withstand criticism. '($&"ED him $%" I hate these occasions3 but I+ll '($&" %P 'ront up Appear somewhere for a short time. for the first half. 0he '($&"ED %P the mone! we 'ront up Advance cash for somethin). needed. -e '($W&0 $& people ma/in) 'rown on Disapprove. personal calls at wor/. We stopped to '%EL %P before the car 'uel up Put petrol or other fuel into a vehicle. ran out. I spent the afternoon .ADDI&. AB$%" (ad about Visit a lot of different places for pleasure. in the West End. I spent the afternoon .ADDI&. (ad around Visit different places for pleasure. A($%&D loo/in) for some boo/s. (ag for Want somethin) a lot. I+m .A..I&. '$( a drin/. 'orm a )roup a)ainst somethin) or "he! .A&.ED %P to tr! to stop the new (ang up someone. s!stem. (ang up "he! .A&.ED %P A.AI&0" me -arass3 bull! 8in a )roup9. against because I wouldn+t accept their ideas. "he! .A&.ED %P $& him because of (ang up on -arass3 bull!. the wa! he spo/e. $r)anise or arran)e somethin) for a (ear to particular purpose3 audience3 etc. 8$ften It+s not .EA(ED "$ non,specialists. passive9. (ear $r)anise or arran)e somethin) for a "he pro4ect is .EA(ED "$WA(D0 towards particular purpose3 audience3 etc. older people. "he shops are .EA(I&. %P for the &ew (ear up .et read! for a bus! period. ear sales. -enr! alwa!s .EE50 $%" at parties and (eek out "al/ at len)th about computin). bores all the people who don+t /now much about computers. I .E" AB$%" a lot with m! 4ob, last (et about Visit man! places. !ears I visited eleven countries. It didn+t ta/e lon) for the news to .E" (et about Become /nown. AB$%", ever!one+s tal/in) about it. 0he can+t .E" AB$%" much3 but she is (et about Wal/ or visit places. in her ei)hties. -ave personal or se#ual relationships with 0he .E"0 AB$%" a bit1 she+s alwa!s (et about man! people. with some new )u!. 0he+s been .E""I&. AB$VE -E(0EL' since she )ot promoted.8"his Behave as if !ou are better or more (et above is normall! used in pro)ressive forms and important than others. followed b! a refle#ive pronoun3 thou)h +)et above !our station+ is also used.9 I 4ust couldn+t .E" m! messa)e (et across Communicate successfull!. AC($00 at the meetin). 'ront onto 'ace 8of a buildin)9.

(et across (et across (et across to (et after (et after (et ahead (et ahead of (et along (et along (et along (et along in (et along with (et along with (et around (et around (et around (et around (et around (et around (et around to (et at (et at (et at

It+s impossible to .E" AC($00 the road with all this traffic. *ove somethin) from one side to the -ow are we )oin) to .E" these ba)s other. AC($00 the river= -ow can I .E" AC($00 "$ m! Be convincin) or ma/e a )ood impression. audience= ou should .E" A'"E( them to finish &a) or e#hort someone. the wor/. .E" A'"E( her and )ive her the Chase. messa)e before she leaves the buildin). &owada!s3 !ou need I" s/ills if !ou want Pro)ress. to .E" A-EAD. I wor/ at home in the evenin) to .E" *ove in front of. A-EAD $' schedule. Wh! don+t !ou two .E" AL$&.= ou+re -ave a )ood relationship. alwa!s ar)uin). Leave. It+s late1 we must be .E""I&. AL$&.. -ow+s the homewor/ .E""I&. Pro)ess. AL$&.= -ow are !ou .E""I&. AL$&. I& the Pro)ress. compan!. I don+t .E" AL$&. WI"- m! sister, we -ave a )ood relationship with someone. have nothin) in common. -ow are !ou .E""I&. AL$&. WI"Deal with3 handle. the trainin) course= It didn+t ta/e lon) for the news to .E" Become /nown. A($%&D once it )ot into the newspapers. -e .E"0 A($%&D a lot, he+s alwa!s Visit man! different places. fl!in) somewhere different. -e+s findin) it hard to .E" A($%&D Wal/ or )o to places. since the operation and spends most of his time at home. It+ll be tric/!3 but we will find a wa! to Avoid a problem. .E" A($%&D the re)ulations. 0he didn+t want to accept m! application Persuade3 convince. because it was late3 but I mana)ed to .E" A($%&D her. -ave personal or se#ual relationships with -e .E"0 A($%&D a bit1 he+s alwa!s man! people. with some new )irlfriend. 'inall! mana)e to do somethin)3 ma/e the It alwa!s ta/es me a)es to .E" effort to do somethin). A($%&D to repl!in) to letters. -is boss is alwa!s .E""I&. A" him for Criticise. arrivin) late. What do !ou thin/ she+s .E""I&. A"= *ean. I+ve no idea what she wants. Be able to reach3 find3 access. It+s on the top shelf and I can+t .E" A" it. .o from one side to the other.

(et at (et away (et away (et away (et away from (et away from (et away with (et away with (et away (et back (et back (et back (et back (et back at (et back into (et back into (et back to (et back to (et back to (et back together (et behind (et behind with (et by

"he )an)sters .$" A" the 4ur!3 who %se threats3 pa!ments3 bribes3 etc3 to affect found them not )uilt! of all char)es someone+s testimon! or decision. despite the evidence presented in court. "he robbers .$" AWA in a stolen car3 Escape. which the police later found abandoned. We love to .E" AWA from ever!thin) .o on holida! or for a short brea/. and rela# in the countr!. -e didn+t come because he was stuc/ at *ove3 leave somewhere. wor/ and couldn+t .E" AWA . .o somewhere different or do somethin) Wor/+s )ettin) on top of me1 I need to different. .E" AWA '($* it. I thin/ we+re .E""I&. AWA '($* 0tart to tal/ about somethin) that is not the point here, we need to concentrate on relevant to the discussion. the main ideas. &ot )et cau)ht3 criticised or punished for "hieves .$" AWA WI"- two doin) somethin) wron). Picassos3 which were never found. Achieve somethin)3 despite not doin) it Do !ou thin/ we could .E" AWA correctl! or properl!. WI"- usin) the cheaper product= KI passed.K K.E" AWA < ou couldn+t An e#pression of disbelief. have passed.K "he train was held up so we didn+t .E" (eturn. BAC5 home until midni)ht. Don+t lend him an! mone!1 !ou+ll never (eturn somethin). .E" it BAC5. -e was rude and embarrassed me3 but I+ll (even)e. .E" him BAC5. "he police told the crowd to .E" BAC5 *ove awa!. to allow the ambulance throu)h. I+ll .E" BAC5 A" her for landin) me in "a/e reven)e. trouble. 0tart doin) somethin) after stoppin) for I am .E""I&. BAC5 I&"$ m! 5hmer some time. lessons after the summer brea/. I lost interest for a while3 but I+m 'ind a new enthusiasm for somethin). .E""I&. BAC5 I&"$ it. I+ll .E" BAC5 "$ !ou as soon as I hear (espond to a contact. an! news. I don+t /now at the moment3 but I will (espond when !ou /now the answer. .E" BAC5 "$ !ou as soon as I have the information. 0tart doin) somethin) a)ain after an It too/ me a)es to .E" BAC5 "$ sleep interruption. after the phone ran). We split up a few months a)o but .$" (estart a relationship. BAC5 "$.E"-E( last wee/. All the students .$" BE-I&D the 0upport. teacher. If !ou .E" BE-I&D WI"- mort)a)e Be late pa!in) instalments for somethin).. pa!ments3 !ou mi)ht lose !our home. -ave 4ust enou)h mone! to live on. "he!+re findin) it increasin)l! difficult to

(et by (et by on

&ot be noticed 8problems3 errors3 etc9. *ana)e on a certain amount of mone!.

(et by with -ave enou)h of somethin) to do the 4ob. (et down (et down (et down (et down (et down (et down (et down (et down on *a/e someone depressed3 unhapp!3 e#hausted3 etc.. Write3 record. *ana)e to swallow. Descend3 leave a vehicle. Leave the table after eatin). (educe. -ave an affair or se#ual relations. Criticise.

(et down to 0tart wor/in) seriousl!. (et down to En4o! somethin) a lot. (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in (et in Arran)e for someone to do a 4ob in !our home3 wor/place3 etc. Arrive 8train3 plane3 etc.9. Arrive home. Enter a car or ta#i. Bu! or obtain supplies3 li/e food. Arrive at wor/3 school3 home. Enter a buildin) or place. Be elected. *ana)e to sa! or do. Be admitted to a universit!3 club3 etc. Brin) inside a place.

.E" B since their dau)hter was born. I had chec/ed it3 but there still were a few mista/es that didn+t .E" B the editor. It+s hard to .E" B $& m! salar!. We should be able to .E" B WI"three PCs3 but four would be better. "he miserable weather in winter reall! .E"0 me D$W&. I couldn+t .E" D$W& ever!thin) he said. "he medicine tasted horrible and it was difficult to .E" it D$W&. "he trained pulled in and we .$" D$W&. When the! had finished dinner3 the children as/ed if the! could .E" D$W&. "he doctor sa!s I m! .E" m! cholesterol levels D$W&. "he! .$" D$W& at the part! last wee/. *! mother used to .E" D$W& $& us for not doin) enou)h homewor/. I find it e#tremel! difficult to .E" D$W& "$ doin) an! revision for e#aminations. People were .E""I&. D$W& "$ the concert. "he air conditionin) has bro/en down1 we+ll have to .E" a technician I& to fi# it. -er plane .E"0 I& at Eam our time. 0he didn+t .E" I& till well after twelve o+cloc/ because she+d been out for a few drin/s with her mates. "he ta#i pulled up and we .$" I&. We need to .E" some coffee I&1 we+re completel! out. I .$" I& late toda! because the train bro/e down. I borrowed her pass to .E" I&. "he )overnment .$" I& with a ver! small ma4orit!. I couldn+t .E" a word I& throu)hout the meetin). -e did badl! in the entrance e#am and didn+t .E" I&. It+s rainin)1 I+d better .E" the washin)

I&. We have to .E" the forms I& b! the end (et in 0ubmit3 appl!. of this wee/. (et in Pa! for drin/s. -e .$" the drin/s I&. "he compan! tried to .E" I& $& our (et in on Become involved. mar/et. I tried to .E" I& WI"- them as I (et in with Become friendl! with3 in)ratiate with. thou)ht it would help me at wor/. 0he+s been .E""I&. I&"$ dance music (et into Become involved or interested. recentl!. Become involved in somethin) bad or -e .$" I&"$ dru)s when he was at (et into criminal. universit!. 0he did well and .$" I&"$ Cambrid)e (et into Be accepted or admitted. %niversit!. (et into Become or be accepted as a member. -e .$" I&"$ the first team for football. It too/ me a)es to .E" I&"$ drivin) on (et into 0tart a habit or wa! of actin) or behavin). the left. I couldn+t .E" I&"$ the boots1 the! (et into Be small enou)h to wear somethin). were too ti)ht. (et into Criticise. -e .$" I&"$ me for doin) it badl!. If !ou don+t stop that ri)ht now3 !ou+ll (et it Be punished or scolded. reall! .E" I"< (et it off -ave se#. "he! .$" I" $'' at the part!. (et it off 0he .$" I" $'' WI"- her friend+s -ave se# with. with husband. "he tal/ was dull and nobod! .$" I" (et it on Become interested or e#cited. $&. (et it on -ave se#. Did !ou two .E" I" $&= (et it on -ave se# with. Did !ou .E" I" $& WI"- him= with (et it Control thin)s in !our life to achieve !our If I don+t .E" I" "$.E"-E(3 I will together aims. never reach m! tar)ets. (et it "he! onl! .E" I" "$.E"-E( at the Be)in a relationship. together ver! end of the film. -e couldn+t .E" I" %P and felt ver! (et it up Become aroused 8of a man9. embarrassed. -e .$" $'' on a technicalit! and left (et off Escape punishment. the court a free man. We .$" $'' the bus and wal/ed to m! (et off Leave a bus3 train3 etc.. house. (et off 'inish3 leave wor/. I li/e to .E" $'' earl! on 'rida!s. We need to .E" $'' earl! to avoid the (et off 0tart a 4ourne!. rush hour traffic. I can+t .E" the /ids $'' because of the (et off -elp a bab! or child sleep. noise from ne#t door. (et off $r)asm3 have se#. We .$" $'' last ni)ht. (et off *ana)e to fire a )un. 0he .$" $'' a few shots before she was

(et off (et off (et off (et off it (et off on

0top tal/in) on the phone. Write or send letters3 messa)es3 etc. 0a! or write somethin) funn!. A wa! of e#pressin) disbelief3 or tellin) someone that the!+re wron) or have an incorrect opinion. En4o! a dru).

arrested. Let me /now when he .E"0 $'' the phone as I need to ma/e a call. I .$" three emails $'' before the meetin). 0he .$" $'' some 4o/es at the start of her presentation. I /new he was l!in) so I told him to .E" $'' I".

-e .E"0 $'' $& cr!stal meth ever! ni)ht. (et off on Become e#cited b!. 0he .E"0 $'' $& her power over us. (et off with -ave casual se# with. -e .$" $'' WI"- her at the part!. If he bothers !ou3 4ust tell him where to (et off Don+t touch3 leave alone. .E" $''. "he teacher as/ed the pupils to .E" $& (et on Continue doin) somethin). with some wor/ 6uietl! as she had to leave the classroom. We .$" $& the train at Pl!mouth and (et on Enter a bus3 train3 plane3 etc.. went up to London. *a/e pro)ress3 deal with somethin) with -ow are !ou .E""I&. $& with !our (et on a reasonable de)ree of success. 0panish lessons= (et on -ave a )ood relationship. We have alwa!s .$" $& well. -e+s .E""I&. $& now and doesn+t (et on Become old3 a)e. wor/ so hard. (et on Be late or near an arran)ed time. I must )et home now1 it+s .E""I&. $&. I have put so much wei)ht on that I (et on Wear3 fit. couldn+t .E" m! old suits $&. I must be .E""I&. $&1 I have other (et on Leave. thin)s to do this evenin). -e+s alwa!s .E""I&. $& A" me when (et on at Criticise unfairl!. I haven+t done an!thin) wron). (et on for Be near a time. It+s .E""I&. $& '$( midni)ht. It too/ the authorities a lon) time to .E" (et on to 0tart to suspect. $& "$ the )an). (et on with -ave a )ood relationship. 'ortunatel!3 I .E" $& WI"- m! boss. (et on with Continue or start doin) somethin). 0he told us to .E" $& WI"- our wor/. We didn+t .E" $&"$ the third item on (et onto 0tart discussin) a topic. the a)enda. (et onto Be elected3 appointed. -e didn+t .E" $&"$ the committee. -e .$" $&"$ ever! ma4or channel (et onto Appear on the radio or "V. after the accident. Contact someone because !ou need or We+d better .E" $&"$ someone to fi# (et onto want them to do somethin). this. 0he .$" $&"$ the plane 4ust before it (et onto Enter a plane3 train3 etc. too/ off.

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Leave the house to visit place and socialise. Become /nown when people want it to remain secret.

0he doesn+t .E" $%" much now she has her bab!. "he truth .$" $%" despite the in4unction on reportin) the case. "he do) .$" $%" because I left the Leave a place3 escape. door open. (emove somethin) from where it is stored I .$" the car $%" so that we could load to use it. up the suitcases. I spilled some red wine on m! carpet and (emove dirt or somethin) unwanted. can+t .E" the stains $%". Publish3 ma/e available for the public to We have to .E" the report $%" b! the see or bu!. end of the month. -e was so upset he couldn+t .E" the 0a! what !ou want when it is difficult. words $%". I said I wasn+t feelin) well and .$" $%" Avoid doin) somethin) !ou disli/e. $' the e#tra wor/. We .$" $%" $' the ta#i and paid the Leave a car3 van3 etc.. driver. If !ou .E" $%" $' a routine3 it can be 0top a re)ular activit! or habit. hard to start a)ain. "he police couldn+t .E" an! information *a/e someone confess or tell the truth. $%" $' him. Did !ou .E" a refund $%" $' the travel *a/e someone )ive somethin) to !ou. a)enc!= Derive pleasure or benefit from 0he+s .E""I&. a lot $%" $' her somethin). universit! course. I .$" him $%" $' havin) to wor/ at -elp someone avoid doin) somethin). the wee/end. E#pression of disbelief. +I )ot H@@L on the test.++.et out<+ It too/ me a)es to .E" $VE( the bout (ecover from somethin)3 feel better. of flu. It too/ us a lon) time to .E" $VE( the 0olve3 find a solution. problems with the computer s!stem. -e ma/es 4o/es to help .E" his messa)e Communicate3 ma/e people understand. $VE(. Be shoc/ed or surprised that somethin) if I couldn+t .E" $VE( how much wei)ht real or true. he had put on. We couldn+t .E" $VE( the river .et to the other side. because of the floods. -e said he needed help and as/ me to Come somewhere. .E" $VE( as soon as I could. Do somethin) unpleasant that has to be I .$" the test $VE( WI"- rather than done rather than dela!in) it an! more. have to worr! about it an! lon)er. I don+t want this to .E" ($%&D3 so Become /nown. please /eep it to !ourself. 'ind a solution. We+re nearl! read!3 but there are few little problems we have to .E" ($%&D

(et round #around$ to (et round #or around$ (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through (et through to (et through to (et through to (et to (et to (et to (et to (et together (et up (et up (et up to

before we finish. It alwa!s ta/es me a)es to .E" ($%&D 'inall! mana)e to do somethin). to writin) letters. 8In American En)lish +around+ is used9 0he didn+t want to let me do it3 but I Persuade someone. succeeded in .E""I&. ($%&D her. 8In American En)lish +around+ is used9 I tried callin) her mobile phone3 but I Contact. couldn+t .E" "-($%.-. -e .E"0 "-($%.- two bottles of Consume. wine a da!. I+m )oin) to ta/e some wor/ home 'inish. because I haven+t mana)ed to .E" "-($%.- it all toda!. *! car didn+t .E" "-($%.- its 0ucceed in an e#am or test. inspection. -elp someone or somethin) succeed or *! teacher .$" me "-($%.- the pass a test or e#am. e#am. We will have to be careful with our Endure or deal with a difficult e#perience. mone! to .E" "-($%.- the month. Be accepted or passed 8laws3 proposals3 If the proposal .E"0 "-($%.-3 it+ll etc9. ma/e thin)s much better for us. "he water .$" "-($%.- the roof and *ana)e to pass. dama)ed the carpets. Arrive. "he messa)e didn+t .E" "-($%.-. I e#plained it carefull!3 but I 4ust couldn+t *a/e someone understand. .E" "-($%.- "$ him. I ran) but couldn+t .E" "-($%.- "$ Contact3 especiall! b! phone. her. If the! win3 the!+ll .E" "-($%.- "$ (each a sta)e in a competition. the 6uarter finals. Don+t let her .E" "$ !ou1 she+s 4ust in a Anno!3 irritate. bad mood. When I .E" "$ it3 I+ll loo/ at the matter Arrive. carefull!. We as/ed him to .E" "$ the point3 but 0tart discussin) a topic. he 4ust waffled awa!. -ave the opportunit! to do somethin). Last 7une I .$" "$ visit 0tonehen)e. We .$" "$.E"-E( in the pub for a *eet sociall!. drin/. I .E" %P at seven o+cloc/ on wee/da!s3 .et out of bed. but lie in till noon at the wee/end. "he! .$" %P a list of two hundred $r)anise. people who were opposed to the local council+s plans. "he children are alwa!s .E""I&. %P Do somethin) wron) or nau)ht!. "$ some trouble or other.

(host away (emove someone secretl! of discreetl!. (in up (inger up (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive away (ive back (ive back (ive in (ive in (ive in (ive in (ive in to (ive in to (ive it to Boost3 increase or e#a))erate. *a/e more livel!. Entrust !our dau)hter to her husband throu)h the marria)e ceremon!. "ell a secret3 often unintentionall!. Distribute somethin) for free. .ive without as/in) for or e#pectin) pa!ment. .ive an advanta)e to !our opponent in a sport b! ma/in) a mista/e3 pla!in) badl!3 etc. .ive an unwanted bab! to people to brin) up. Betra!3 report to authorities. .ive a wei)ht advanta)e to an opponent in bo#in).

"he! .-$0"ED him AWA to a secret location before he could be arrested. "he candidates tried to .I& %P support at the straw poll b! transportin) their supporters for free. "he! tried to .I&.E( %P the part! to stop people leavin). -e .AVE his dau)hter AWA and told the )room to loo/ after her. 0he didn+t .IVE an!thin) AWA about the part! so it came as a complete surprise to me. In this issue of the ma)a2ine3 the! are )ivin) awa! a free DVD. -e decided to .IVE his new album AWA in a ma)a2ine. "he! .AVE AWA two )oals in the first half.

0he had to .IVE her bab! AWA as she couldn+t afford to brin) it up. "he )an) .AVE him AWA to the police. -e is .IVI&. AWA thirt! pounds to the challen)er. I .AVE the mone! BAC5 that she+d lent (eturn somethin) !ou+ve borrowed. to me. &othin) could .IVE me BAC5 the wa! I (eturn somethin) that someone has lost. felt before the scandal. 0top doin) somethin) because it+s too hard I couldn+t finish the crossword pu22le and or re6uires too much ener)!. had to .IVE I& and loo/ at the answers. "he pro4ects have to be .IVE& I& three 0ubmit homewor/3 etc.. wee/s before we brea/ up for the end of term. "he! .AVE I& when the police 0urrender3 accept defeat. surrounded the buildin). "he! .AVE I& their complaint to the $ffer or submit for 4ud)ement3 approval. court. "he )overnment sa!s it will not .IVE I& A)ree to somethin) !ou don+t li/e. "$ terrorists. Eventuall!3 I .AVE I& "$ m! an)er and Allow a feelin) or desire to control !ou. screamed at them. Criticise harshl! or punish someone for "he! reall! .AVE I" "$ me for somethin). for)ettin) to turn up. Please .IVE I" %P '$( our ne#t )uest. Please .IVE I" %P "$ our ne#t )uest. -e .IVE $' his free time to help the club.

(ive it up Applaud. for (ive it up to Applaud. Contribute without e#pectin) an!thin) in (ive of return3 usuall! time or mone!.

(ive off (ive off (ive off

Emit pollution or somethin) else unpleasant. Behave in a wa! that ma/es people thin/ of !ou in a certain wa!. E#pand.

"he police stopped the van because it was .IVI&. $'' a lot of blac/ smo/e. 0he .IVE0 $'' an air of nobilit!. "he compan! is .IVI&. $'' all over the countr!.

'ollow or ta/e one of E or more branches A particular application of a processin) 8instructions3 in machine code9 in writin) (ive off code can be .IVE& $'' while re6uirin) a computer pro)ram 8usin) s!stem minimal run,time support. software for a pro)rammin) lan)ua)e9. "he 'rench windows .IVE $&"$ the (ive onto $pen into a place3 for a door or window. lawn. 0omebod! was .IVI&. leaflets $%" in (ive out Distribute. front of the under)round station. I+d been havin) trouble with m! laptop (ive out 0top wor/in)3 throu)h a)e or overuse. and it finall! .AVE $%" at the wee/end. "he water .AVE $%" after a wee/ in the (ive out -ave no more of a suppl!. desert. "he! .AVE the names of the winners (ive out *a/e public. $%" last ni)ht. (ive out Emit. "he factor! .IVE0 $%" a lot of fumes. "he path .IVE0 $%" halfwa! around (ive out End or finish somewhere. the la/e. (ive out *a/e a sound or noise. 0he .AVE $%" a moan. (ead the wordin)s of a h!mn or psalm (ive out -e .AVE $%" the psalm. aloud for con)re)ational sin)in). "he! were ma/in) a lot of noise so I told (ive over 0top doin) somethin) bad or anno!in). them to .IVE $VE(. We+ve .IVE& the premises $VE( to the (ive over Entrust3 pass on responsibilit!. new compan!. "he police told the rioters to .IVE (ive over 0top an activit!. $VE(. -e .AVE himself $VE( "$ findin) his (ive over to Dedicate3 devote. son. After her death3 the! .AVE control of the (ive over to "ransfer responsibilit!. estate $VE( "$ her niece. "he!+ve doubled !our salar!, .IVE (ive over An e#pression of disbelief. $VE(< 0top doin) somethin) that has been a I .AVE %P ta/in) su)ar in tea and coffee (ive up habit. to lose wei)ht. 0he .AVE %P all her school friends (ive up 0top bein) friendl!3 end relationships. when she went to universit!. (ive up 0top doin) somethin). I have .IVE& %P tr!in) to help them. (ive up 0urrender3 stop tr!in). I can+t thin/ of the answer1 I .IVE %P. 0acrifice or dedicate time3 etc3 to I .AVE %P all m! free time to the (ive up somethin). pro4ect.

(ive up (ive up (ive up on (ive up on (ive up to (ive way (ive way (ive way to (ive way to (ive way to (ive way to (ive way to

Allow someone to sit in !our chair3 ta/e !our place3 etc. Allow or )ive awa! a run while pitchin) 8baseball9.

(ive yourself up (ive yourself up Dedicate time3 ener)!3 etc3 to somethin). to "r! to minimise the importance of (loss over somethin). (naw at (naw at "rouble3 worr! or anno! someone. -arm )raduall!.

I .AVE %P m! seat to a pre)nant woman. -e has .IVE& %P HC earned runs in HC innin)s. I .AVE %P $& them when I heard what Lose faith in or stop believin) in the! were sa!in) about me behind m! somethin) or someone. bac/. I have .IVE& %P $& them1 the! never 0top feelin) hope. do what the! promise. -e .AVE his accomplices %P "$ the Denounce3 report to authorities. police. 0top to allow vehicles to pass. ou must .IVE WA at this 4unction. "he dam .AVE WA when the floods Collapse3 brea/. rose. Don+t .IVE WA "$ !our worst fears ield3 surrender3 retreat. about this. (elin6uish position or ascendanc!. &i)ht .IVE0 WA "$ da!. Be replaced b! somethin) better3 cheaper3 Cotta)e industries .AVE WA "$ the more modern3 etc. bi) companies. ou must .IVE WA "$ oncomin) Allow a vehicle to pass in front. traffic. -e .AVE WA "$ his an)er and started 0urrender to stron) emotions. screamin) at them. "he )an) .AVE "-E*0ELVE0 %P last 0urrender to the police or authorities. ni)ht. -e .AVE himself %P "$ his 4ob. "he *inister tried to .L$00 $VE( the report that was critical of her department. I /now it was wron) and )uilt has .&AWED A" me ever since I did it. "he )overnment+s dishonest! has .&AWED A" people+s trust in politicians. "heir behaviour .&AWED AWA A" our trust in them. -ow should I .$ AB$%" tellin) her the bad news= A rumour is .$I&. AB$%" involvin) the Attorne! .eneral. -e WE&" AC($00 to the opposition. "he cat WE&" A'"E( the pi)eon3 but it flew awa!. If the decision .$E0 A.AI&0" me3 I+ll )o ban/rupt. "he construction of the b!pass WE&"

(naw away -arm )raduall!. at (o about (o about (o across (o after Deal with somethin). Circulate. *ove to another side or place. Chase3 tr! to )et.

(o against Lose a decision or a verdict of a court. (o ahead Proceed.

(o ahead with (o along with (o along with (o around (o around (o around (o at (o away (o back (o back (o back on (o before (o below (o by (o by (o by (o down (o down (o down (o down (o down (o down

A-EAD despite the protests from environmentalists. We now intend to .$ A-EAD WI"- the Proceed. final sta)e of the pro4ect. I didn+t reall! a)ree3 but I WE&" Accept a decision or su))estion. AL$&. WI"- the decision because I was in the minorit!. I plan to .$ AL$&. WI"- them as far Accompan!. as Los An)eles. A rumour is .$I&. A($%&D about the Circulate. Attorne! .eneral. "here aren+t enou)h 4obs to .$ Be or have enou)h of somethin). A($%&D for the numbers of people )raduatin) nowada!s. I WE&" A($%&D for dinner at their Visit. house. 0he WE&" A" her dinner li/e she hadn+t Attac/ or approach somethin) with vi)our. eaten for da!s. "his dru) should ma/e the pain .$ Leave a place or disappear. AWA . -e and I .$ BAC5 a lon) wa!, we were -ave a lon) histor!. at school to)ether. We WE&" BAC5 to wor/ after the (eturn to3 start doin) somethin) a)ain. brea/. "he )overnment have .$&E BAC5 $& Brea/ a promise. their promise not to raise ta#es. We canMt i)nore what has .$&E Precede. BE'$(E and pretend that ever!thin) has been $5. "he captain told the passen)ers to .$ Leave the top dec/ of a ship. BEL$W when the storm started. "en !ears WE&" B before we saw each "he passin) of time. other a)ain. Don+t .$ B m! watch1 it+s usuall! a bit "rust or depend on for correct information. slow. &obod! was at home when I WE&" B Pa! a short visit3 call. !esterda!. "he price of scanners has .$&E D$W& Decrease3 )et smaller. recentl!. "he "itanic WE&" D$W& after it hit an 0in/. iceber) on its maiden vo!a)e. 0unset. "he sun WE&" D$W& at seven o+cloc/. -e WE&" D$W& for ten !ears for Be sent to to prison. armed robber!. It WE&" D$W& as the worst da! in the Become recorded as or /nown as. histor! of the compan!. Be eaten or swallowed. "he medicine WE&" D$W& easil!.

(o down (o down (o down (o down (o down

'all to the )round. -appen3 ta/e place. 0top wor/in)3 especiall! computers. Become dimmer.

"he bo#er WE&" D$W& in the second round. "he police thou)ht that a bi) crime was .$I&. D$W& that ni)ht. "he computer s!stem WE&" D$W& for an hour last ni)ht. "he li)hts WE&" D$W& and the audience stopped tal/in). *! 4o/e WE&" D$W& ver! badl!. -e WE&" D$W& $& her. Chelsea WE&" D$W& "$ Arsenal in a thrillin) )ame. 0he WE&" D$W& WI"- a virus.

Be received b! people3 in terms of their reaction. (o down on Perform oral se#. (o down to Be defeated. (o down with (o down with 'all ill. 'ind acceptance.

Do !ou thin/ the scheme will .$ D$W& WI"- the farmers in the area= "he nei)hbour+s do) WE&" '$( the (o for Attac/. postman and bit him. (o for Be attracted to. 0he tends to .$ '$( )u!s li/e him. I+ll .$ '$( the soup of the da!3 followed (o for Choose3 select. b! the duc/. "he pla!er WE&" '$( the ball but (o for "r! to )et. missed. "he pla! didn+t have much .$I&. '$( (o for -ave somethin) favourable. I" and we left halfwa! throu)h. (o for Pass for or serve as. It+s a couch that also .$E0 '$( a bed. -e was not alwa!s successful3 but Be assertive and read! to initiate action. (o for it whatever he tried to do he would alwa!s 8(elated to the meanin) +attac/+9. .$ '$( I". -e WE&" '$("- and found a wife in (o forth Leave a place. another cit!. "he! WE&" '$("- to spread the word (o forth "ravel abroad3 leave a place. of the new reli)ion. "he cloc/s *$VE '$(WA(D an hour (o forward *ove cloc/s ahead. on 0unda!. "he top three teams .$ '$(WA(D to (o forward Pro)ress. the ne#t round. -e WE&" I& for a triple b!pass (o in .o to hospital for treatment3 sur)er!3 etc.. operation two da!s a)o. (o in 'it. "he cable .$E0 I& here. (o in Disappear3 become obscured b! a cloud. "he sun has .$&E I&. (o in Attac/. "he troops WE&" I& at dawn. -e WE&" I& '$( the photo)raph! (o in for Enter a competition or sit an e#am. pri2e3 but didn+t win. I don+t .$ I& '$( the claims bein) (o in for 0upport3 advocate. made about blo))in).

(o in for

-e .$E0 I& '$( classical music. -ave !ou thou)ht about .$I&. I& '$( (o in for *a/e a career choice. teachin)= "he!+re )oin) to .$ I& WI"- the 0ocial (o in with 'orm a union or alliance. Democrats. As/ the other to .$ I& WI"- them on (o in with 7oin3 enter. the plan "he! refused to .$ I&"$ e#actl! what (o into Discuss in some detail. was wron). 0he WE&" I&"$ ban/in) after she+d (o into Enter a profession3 hospital3 trade3 mar/et. finished universit!. -e WE&" I&"$ a lon) attac/ on the (o into Be)in a speech or description. wa! press had handled the issue. A lot of time and effort WE&" I&"$ this (o into Be dedicated or devoted. boo/. (o into Be contained in a lar)er number. 'ive .$E0 I&"$ si#t! HE times 0houtin) at the boss li/e that is .$I&. (o it Behave in a rec/less wa!. I". After the traffic 4am3 he reall! WE&" I" (o it *ove or drive ver! fast. to ma/e up time. -e prefers to .$ I" AL$&E rather then (o it alone Do somethin) without help. wor/in) with the team. "he fire alarm WE&" $'' because (o off E#plode 8bomb93 start rin)in) 8alarm9. someone was smo/in) in the toilets. "he mil/ WE&" $'' because I for)ot to (o off .o bad. put it in the frid)e. (o off 0tart to disli/e. I WE&" $'' her when she lied to me. Please don+t .$ $'' until we have sorted (o off Leave a place. this out. (o off "a/e place3 follow a plan or pattern. "he part! WE&" $'' well. 0top wor/in) 8electricFelectronic "he li)hts .$ $'' automaticall! when (o off e6uipment9. the office is empt!. 0he WE&" $'' WI"- her friend+s (o off with Elope3 run awa! with someone. husband. (o off with 0teal. -e WE&" $'' WI"- m! credit cards. -e WE&" $& and $& tal/in) and I was (o on Continue. so bored. "here are loads of people out in the street1 (o on -appen. what+s .$I&. $&= 0he WE&" $& the pill when she met (o on 0tart doin) or ta/in) somethin). him. "he investi)ators have no clues to .$ (o on Be )uided. $&. (o on Be nearl! a certain period of time. It+s .$I&. $& ten !ears since we met. "he! as/ed me how the pro4ect was (o on Pro)ress. .$I&. $&.

Li/e3 have an interest in.

*ost of m! salar! .$E0 $& m! mort)a)e repa!ments. 0tart wor/in) 8electricFelectronic "he alarm .$E0 $& when !ou close the (o on e6uipment9. front door. -e+s alwa!s .$I&. $& AB$%" his (o on about "al/ too much. /ids. Pester3 tr! to ma/e someone do somethin) -e WE&" $& A" his parents until the! (o on at b! repeatedl! as/in) or su))estin). bou)ht him the )ame. We had dinner and WE&" $& "$ a few (o on to Proceed. bars. (o on with Continue doin). Please .$ $& WI"- !our wor/. (o one A wa! of encoura)in) someone. .$ $&3 appl! for the 4ob. "he candle WE&" $%" and left us in (o out 0top burnin)3 be e#tin)uished. dar/ness. (o out Leave a place. -e WE&" $%" last ni)ht. "he wor/ers WE&" $%" for more (o out .o on stri/e. mone!. (o out Become infashionable. "hat sort of tie WE&" $%" last !ear. (o out *ove bac/wards3 of a tide. "he tide .$E0 $%" in the evenin). En)land WE&" $%" in the second (o out Be eliminated in a competition. round. "he item WE&" $%" on the news (o out Be transmitted. !esterda!. (o out Be sent. "he newsletter WE&" $%" last ni)ht. (o out Intend. I didn+t .$ $%" to offend them. 0he WE&" $%" '$( a place on the (o out for Become a candidate3 appl! for somethin). team. $ur condolences .$ $%" "$ all the (o out to 'eel s!mpath! with someone. families who have lost people in this tra)ic accident. -e+s been .$I&. $%" WI"- his (o out with -ave a relationship with. )irlfriend for around si# months now. We WE&" $VE( our notes before the (o over Loo/ at somethin)3 revise. e#am. I hadn+t seen her for a while3 so I WE&" (o over Visit. $VE( on 'rida! ni)ht. (o over Be approved or accepted. *! plans WE&" $VE( well. Could !ou .$ $VE( that point a)ain3 (o over (epeat or e#plain. please= I WE&" $VE( the livin) room with the (o over Clean. vacuum cleaner before the! arrived. I+m .$I&. $VE( "$ -on) 5on) ne#t (o over to .o on a 4ourne!. month. 0he WE&" $VE( "$ Islam when she (o over to Become converted. was livin) in the *iddle East. I used to drin/ beer but I have .$&E (o over to Chan)e to somethin) different. $VE( "$ wine. (o on 0pend mone!.

(o past (o round (o round (o round

Pass without stoppin). Be or have enou)h of somethin). Circulate. Visit.

(o through E#perience. (o through (ead a)ain. (o through E#amine3 search. (o through Do somethin) in a certain wa! or followin) certain procedures.

(o through E#plain. (o through Be approved formall! or sanctioned. (o through Enter. (o through Consume or spend. (o through Perform or carr! somethin) out. (o through Do or complete somethin) !ou+ve a)reed with to. (o to Allocate mone!.

(o together -armoni2e or be compatible. (o towards Contibute. (o under (o under (o under (o up (o up (o up .o ban/rupt. Lose consciousness. 0in/. (ise or climb. Approach. Be built.

0he WE&" PA0" me without sa!in) hello. "here aren+t enou)h 4obs to .$ ($%&D for the numbers of people )raduatin) nowada!s. "here+s a nast! rumour .$I&. ($%&D about them. I WE&" ($%&D last ni)ht to see them. ou wouldn+t believe what I WE&" "-($%.- when I was ill< I WE&" "-($%.- m! notes before the e#am. I WE&" "-($%.- m! des/ loo/in) for the letter. ou must .$ "-($%.- the proper channels to )et the approval. -e WE&" "-($%.- his ideas twice but I couldn+t reall! understand them. *! divorce WE&" "-($%.- last wee/. "he! said I could .$ "-($%.- the e#am room. We WE&" "-($%.- a fortune on our holida!. I WE&" "-($%.- m! wor/ in a da2e after I heard the news. -e did promise3 but I doubt that he+ll .$ "-($%.- WI"- it. About half of m! income .$E0 "$ pa! the mort)a)e. Drin/in) and drivin) don+t .$ "$.E"-E(. "he mone! WE&" "$WA(D0 m! universit! fees. *an! small shops are .$I&. %&DE( because the! cannot compete with the supermar/ets. 0he WE&" %&DE( a few minutes after the! administered the anaesthetic. "he ship WE&" %&DE( in a heav! storm. "he price of petrol has .$&E %P sharpl! because of the increase in dut! in the .overnment+s bud)et. We WE&" %P and as/ed them for some information about the courses. 0/!scrapers are .$I&. %P ever!where in the cit! centre.

(o up (o up (o up to (o up to (o up to (o with (o with (o with (o with (o without (o without (oof around (oof off (oof up (rasp at (rasp at (rass on (rass up (rey out (rind away (rind down (rind into (rind on (rind on (rind out (rind up

A hu)e cheer WE&" %P when the president arrived. "he top three teams .$ %P at the end of Be promoted. the season. 0he WE&" %P "$ him and as/ed him if Approach. he wanted a drin/. 0he WE&" %P "$ Cambrid)e after she Attend a universit!. finished secondar! school. "he boo/ onl! .$E0 %P "$ the start of (each. the 0econd World War. Combine nicel!. Does this tie .$ WI"- m! shirt= Accompan!. A lot of benefits .$ WI"- the 4ob. We+re .$I&. WI"- our ori)inal plan in Accept3 a)ree to. the end. 0he+s been .$I&. WI"- him since she Date3 have a relationship with. was at universit!. I had to .$ WI"-$%" lunch toda! &ot have. because I didn+t have an! time. "he!+re not comin)3 so we+ll have to .$ Cope without havin) somethin). WI"-$%" their help. We spent the wee/end .$$'I&. 'ool around3 not be serious. A($%&D. We .$$'ED $'' for the afternoon to Avoid or leave wor/. watch the match. *ess3 spoil. "he! .$$'ED %P our plans. "r! to ta/e hold of somethin) 6uic/l!. -e .(A0PED A" the rail when he fell. "he! .(A0PED A" the chance to spea/ "a/e an opportunit! without hesitation. to her. -e .(A00ED $& us and )ot us into a (eport someone to a person in authorit!. lot of trouble. 0he didn+t to .(A00 them %P3 even (eport someone to a person in authorit!. thou)h the!+d been bull!in) her badl!. "he! .(E ED $%" the print button to Disable a function in a computer pro)ram3 stop people usin) it.8In American leavin) it visible but not wor/in). En)lish3 +)ra!+ would be used.9 Althou)h I hated it3 I .($%&D AWA 5eep wor/in) at somethin). until I had finished. (educe or destro! someone+s enthusiasm. "heir ne)ativit! .(I&D0 me D$W& Press or twist somethin) hard into 0he .($%&D her ci)arette I&"$ the somethin) else. ashtra!. Proceed relentlessl!. "he war .($%&D $& for !ears. -e was still .(I&DI&. $& about "al/ endlessl!. football when we left. I find it ver! hard to .(I&D $%" an Produce somethin) with )reat difficult!. ori)inal essa! ever! wee/. 0he .($%&D the beans %P and made (educe to small pieces. some coffee. Be heard.

Become distant3 stop havin) a close (row apart relationship because time3 distance3 interests3 etc3 have chan)ed. (row away Become less friendl! with. from (row back (row from (row into (row into (row into (row on (row on (row on (row out (row out of (row out of (row out of (row to (row together (row up (row up (row up (row up on (row upon (row upon (row upon (un for (ussy up )ack

We used to be )ood friends at school but have since .($W& APA(".

I have .($W& AWA '($* man! of the people I )rew up with. &ails .($W BAC5 6uic/l! after !ou .row a)ain. cut them. (esult from a process. A lot .(EW '($* the peace tal/s. "he 4ac/et+s a bit bi)3 but she+ll .($W .row to fit lar)e clothes. I&"$ it. 0he+s has .($W& I&"$ a lovel! *ature or chan)e into. person. Develop or chan)e over time to fit It ma! seem difficult at first3 but !ou will somethin). .($W I&"$ the 4ob. "he paintin) has .($W& $& me1 I used Li/e somethin) that !ou didn+t li/e at first. to ate it. -ave a )reater influence or de)ree of "he plans sounded stran)e at first3 but acceptance. the! have .($W& $& me. A feelin) of distrust of them .(EW $& Become )raduall! more evident. me. Let hair3 etc3 with d!es3 perms )row to )et I+m lettin) the perm .($W $%". rid of the st!le. -e .(EW $%" $' those shoes in no .row too lar)e for clothes. time at all. Lose interest as !ou )row older or become -e was obsessed with computer )ames more mature. but the he .(EW $%" $' them. "he idea for the film .(EW $%" $' an (esult or develop from. accident that happened to the director. Eventuall! do somethin). We .(EW "$ li/e the nei)hbourhood. .raduall! become attached3 united or We .(EW "$.E"-E( while we were close. wor/in) on the same pro4ect. *ature3 become adult. -e .(EW %P in the West Countr!. Arise3 emer)e. "he industr! .(EW %P ver! 6uic/l!. Develop in a place or for a reason 8cit!3 "he town .(EW %P as a tradin) post. town3 etc9. Do or have somethin) when !ou are a We .(EW %P $& cartoons. child. "he boo/ started slowl! and was a bit Li/e somethin) that !ou didn+t li/e at first. dull3 but it has .($W& %P$& me. -ave a )reater influence or de)ree of As we )ot nearer the date of the meetin)3 acceptance. their idea .(EW %P$& me. A feelin) of distrust of them .(EW Become )raduall! more evident. %P$& me. "r! to destro! an opponent. -e+s .%&&I&. '$( his rivals at wor/. Dress smartl! or improve the appearance "he! spent a fortune .%00 I&. %P the of somethin). house. Waste time. I+ve been -AC5I&. A($%&D all

around )ack into )ack off )ack up )ack up )am up )ammer away at )ammer into )ammer out )and back )and down )and down )and in )and on )and on )and out )and over )ang about )ang about )ang around )ang back )ang back from )ang in there )ang it up )ang on Brea/ into a computer s!stem. Anno!. Chop or cut into small pieces. E#pel b! cou)hin). Perform or act in an e#cessive wa! to attract attention or amuse people. Wor/ relentlessl!.

mornin) because I can+t )et down to doin) an! revision. -e -AC5ED I&"$ the )overnment database and stole a lot of data. -e -AC50 me $'' with his endless complainin). "he! -AC5ED the table %P and burnt it. I -AC5ED %P a lot of phle)m while I was ill. -e -A**ED the part %P to )et the audience to lau)h. 0he -A**E(ED AWA A" her PC all ni)ht and finished the pro4ect.

(epeat somethin) over a period of time to -e -A**E(ED the rules I&"$ me. ma/e someone remember it. "he! -A**E(ED $%" their &e)otiate and reach an a)reement. differences and )ot the contract si)ned. "he police officer chec/ed m! licence3 (eturn. then -A&DED it BAC5. "he 4eweller! has been -A&DED Pass on to the ne#t )eneration. D$W& in m! famil! for )enerations. "he court -A&DED D$W& its rulin) .ive a formal decision. !esterda!. I -A&DED m! homewor/ I& late as 0ubmit wor/ for appraisal. usual. .ive to someone else. I -A&DED the 4ob $& to a collea)ue. "ransmit /nowled)e to the ne#t "he secrets have been -A&DED $& )eneration. from )eneration to )eneration. "he teacher -A&DED $%" the Distribute. wor/sheet to the class. "he robbers told the cler/ to -A&D .ive. $VE( all the mone!. "he! -A&. AB$%" the station most of 0pend time somewhere not doin) much. the da!. 0top what !ou+re doin) and pa! attention -A&. AB$%"< We+re not allowed to do to me. this. "he! -A&. A($%&D the station most 0ta! in a place. of the da!. &ot move forwards to avoid doin) When the! raced towards the entrance3 I somethin). -%&. BAC5 till it was less crowded. "he! were -A&.I&. BAC5 '($* Dela! or avoid doin) somethin). ma/in) the final decision. Were were doin) badl!3 but we -%&. I& Persevere3 not )ive up. "-E(E till we finished. I;m )ettin) too old for this, I;m )oin) to (etire3 6uit. -A&. I" %P startin) ne#t month. Wait. Could !ou -A&. $& for a moment till

)ang on )ang onto )ang out )ang out for )ang over )ang together )ang up )ang up on )ang with )anker after )anker for )arp on )ate on )ave against )ave around )ave down as )ave in )ave in )ave in )ave it away )ave it in for )ave it off )ave it out with )ave off )ave on

-old ti)htl!. 5eep. 0pend time sociall!. Wait or refuse to do somethin) until !ou )et what !ou want. Worr! or trouble.

she+s free. "he driver told the passen)ers to -A&. $& as the bus pulled off. I -%&. $&"$ m! old records even thou)h I never pla!ed them. -e -A&.0 $%" in the pub "he *onarch1 he+s there most ni)hts. 0he+s -A&.I&. $%" '$( a bi) raise.

I have a lot of financial problem -A&.I&. $VE( m! head. We have to -A&. "$.E"-E( if we+re Wor/ to)ether when thin)s are difficult. )oin) to finish this pro4ect. End a phone call. I lost m! temper and -%&. %P. A telesales person called3 so I said End a phone call with someone. somethin) rude and -%&. %P $& them. -e has been -A&.I&. WI"- them for 0pend time with. a few months. I+m supposed to be on a diet and I can+t Want somethin) a lot3 especiall! if !ou stop -A&5E(I&. A'"E( some shouldn+t want it or can+t have it. chocolate. Want somethin) a lot3 especiall! if !ou I have alwa!s -A&5E(ED '$( a soft, shouldn+t want it or can+t have it. top car. I was late twice last wee/ and m! boss "al/ repeatedl! about somethin). /eeps -A(PI&. $& about it. Be 4ealous3 abuse or have an active hatred 0he -A"E0 $& people who disa)ree of someone. with her ideas. Disli/e3 disa)ree or hold a )rud)e I -AVE nothin) A.AI&0" their 8%suall! ne)ative9. proposals. I -AD the nei)hbours A($%&D for Entertain someone in !our home. dinner last ni)ht. "hin/ of someone or somethin) in a I -AD her D$W& A0 a liberal3 but I was particular wa!. ver! wron). -ave a suppl! of somethin) in a particular Do we -AVE an! beer I&= place. .et someone to do some wor/. We -AD the decorators I& last wee/. Entertain people in !our home. We -AD them I& last ni)ht for dinner. -ave se# with someone3 especiall! casual 0he -AD I" AWA with him last 'rida!. se#. -e has -AD I" I& '$( me since I beat -old a )rud)e. him last !ear. -ave se#. "he! -AD I" $'' after the part!. Discuss or ar)ue an issue to improve a I+d been worried for a)es3 so I decided to situation. -AVE I" $%" WI"- them. I -AD a couple of da!s $'' last wee/ to "a/e time off wor/. rela#. Be wearin). What did 7ennie -AVE $& at the part!=

)ave on )ave on

I -AVE m! computer $& all the time. I -AVE a lot of meetin)s $& ne#t wee/. "he! said the!+d failed3 but the! were )ave on "ease3 deceive. -AVI&. me $&. I -AVE&+" an! mone! $& me3 but I can )ave on Be in possession at a particular time. )et some from the A"*. 5now somethin) about someone that I -AVE a lot $& him because we used to )ave on could harm them. wor/ to)ether. )ave over (eceive a )uest. 0hall we -AVE them $VE( for dinner= )ave round Entertain someone in !our home. I -AD a few friends ($%&D !esterda!. )ave up *a/e someone appear in court. "he! -AD him %P for armed robber!. It+s )ettin) late, I+m -EADI&. '$( )ead for *ove or travel towards. home. 0top someone or force them to chan)e "he sheriff and his men -EADED the )ead off direction. bandits $'' at the pass. "he compan! made a better offer to )ead off Prevent somethin) bad happenin). -EAD $'' the moves for a stri/e. After wor/3 we all -EADED $'' to the )ead off Leave somewhere to )o to another place. pub. We+re -EADI&. $%" at seven3 so don+t )ead out .o out. be late. -e+s -EADI&. %P the steerin) )ead up Be in char)e. committee. -ave !ou -EA(D AB$%" the compan! )ear about .et to /now some information. ta/eover= (eceive a phone call3 email3 letter or other I haven+t -EA(D '($* them since we )ear from communication from someone. left universit!. 5now of somethin) or someone+s I+ve -EA(D $' the band3 but don+t /now )ear of e#istence. their music. (eceive news3 updates or information I have -EA(D nothin) $' them since )ear of about someone. the! moved house. In the ne)ative3 this can mean that I said it would be a positive step3 but she )ear of someone refuse to accept3 allow or wouldn+t -EA( $' it. ac/nowled)e somethin). I -EA(D them $%" before I )ear out Listen to ever!thin) someone has to sa!. commented. -e -EA"ED the soup %P in the )eat up *a/e food hot. microwave. 0he reall! -ELPED me $%" when I was )elp out .ive assistance. )oin) throu)h m! divorce. Put somethin) in a place where it won+t be "he! -ID the mone! AWA in secret )ide away found. ban/ accounts. .o or sta! somewhere where !ou won+t be I+m rentin) a cotta)e where I can -IDE )ide away found or awa! from people. AWA for the summer. .o or sta! somewhere to avoid bein) "he police thin/ he+s -IDI&. $%" in )ide out cau)ht or found. the woods. )inge on Depend ver! much or completel!. Ever!thin) -I&.E0 $& the results of

-ave an electronic device switched on. -ave an arran)ement.

the ne)otiations1 if the! )o badl!3 we+ll be in real trouble. Be an essential point for the development "he film -I&.E0 $& his not bein) )inge on of a stor!. reco)nised when he+s in dis)uise. Ever!thin) -I&.E0 %P$& the results of )inge upon Depend ver! much or completel!. the ne)otiations1 if the! )o badl!3 we+ll be in real trouble. "he president -I" BAC5 at her critics in )it back Attac/ or criticise. a speech last ni)ht. "he! -I" the sponsors '$( a lot of )it for .et someone to pa! or donate mone!. mone!. -ave a )ood relationship from the first We -I" I" $'' immediatel! and became )it it off time !ou meet a person. firm friends. )it it off Li/e someone from the first time !ou meet I -I" I" $'' WI"- her immediatel!. with them. )it on -ave an idea. I suddenl! -I" $& the solution "al/ to someone to tr! to attract them 0he -I" $& him at the part! and the! )it on se#uall!. went bac/ to her house. A be))ar -I" $& me when I left the )it on As/ for mone!. restaurant. "he )overnment -I" $%" A" the media )it out at (espond an)ril! to criticism. for their ne)ativit!. )it up In4ect dru)s. 0he+s been -I""I&. %P for !ears. -e alwa!s tries to -I" me %P for mone! )it up As/ someone for some mone!. when we meet. -e+s been -I""I&. %P $& heroin for )it up on In4ect dru)s. !ears. )it upon -ave an idea. It too/ us a)es to -I" %P$& a solution. )it upon "r! to attract someone se#uall!. -e tried to -I" %P$& her at the pub. 0urprise someone with some information -e -I" me WI"- the details of their )it with or news. demands. 0eparate part of a compan! or service3 )ive off "he! -IVED $'' the retail operations. often b! sellin) it. )old -ave a )rud)e a)ainst someone3 or little -e was ver! rude3 but I won+t -$LD it against respect. A.AI&0" him. It was reall! hard to -$LD BAC5 the )old back &ot show emotion. tears. Prevent somethin) movin) forwards or Lac/ of fundin) -ELD the pro4ect )old back pro)ressin). BAC5. "he )overnment -ELD BAC5 the &ot disclose information or ma/e it )old back findin)s of the report for fear of public. alienatin) voters. )old back I had to -$LD BAC5 '($* losin) m! &ot allow !ourself to do somethin). from temper with them. -e+s so unreliable that he can never )old down 5eep a 4ob. -$LD D$W& a 4ob for more than a couple of months.

)old down 0top someone or somethin) from movin). )old forth )old off )old off )old on )old on )old on to 0tate !our opinions about somethin)3 especiall! when tal/in) for a lon) time and borin)l!. When bad weather doesn+t appear. 0top someone from attac/in) or beatin) !ou. Wait. "o hold ti)htl!. -old ti)htl!.

It too/ four of us to -$LD him D$W& and stop the fi)ht. "he mana)er -ELD '$("- on the topic for about twent! minutes. "he rain -ELD $'' until we+d )ot bac/ home. Chelsea couldn+t -$LD their opponents $'' and lost the )ame. Could !ou -$LD $& for a minute1 she+ll be free in a moment. We -ELD $& as the bus started to move. I -ELD $& "$ m! lu))a)e while I was waitin) fr the ta#i so that it didn+t )et stolen. It tried to -$LD $&"$ m! cash durin) the holida! so I could bu! some dut! free stuff on the wa! bac/. "he mother -ELD $&"$ her dau)hter+s hand to /eep to)ether in the crowd. When the enem! attac/ed3 the! -ELD $%" for si# wee/s. I -ELD $%" m! hand when she wal/ed in. "he staff are -$LDI&. $%" A.AI&0" the plans to reduce the wor/force. We are -$LDI&. $%" '$( a much better deal than the one offered. -e+s been -$LDI&. $%" $& me for wee/s and I reall! need the mone!. "he meetin) has been -ELD $VE( till 'rida!. It has been so successful that the! have -ELD it $VE( for another fortni)ht. "he societ! mana)ed to -$LD "$.E"-E( despite the crisis. I was -ELD %P b! the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for m! appointment. "wo armed men -ELD %P the ban/ in -i)h 0treet this mornin) and )ot awa! with GN?3@@@. I don+t -$LD WI"- their plans. "he! -$LED %P in a remote cotta)e while the police were searchin) for them. "he )overnment is -$*I&. I& $& benefit fraud.

)old onto )old onto )old out )old out )old out against

5eep as lon) as possible. -old ti)htl!. (esist. -old in front of !ou. "r! to re4ect.

Wait for somethin) better or refuse )old out for somethin) now for somethin) better in the future. &ot pa! someone or )ive them )old out on information. )old over )old over )old together )old up Dela!. "o continue somethin) for lon)er than planned. &ot brea/ up. Dela! when travellin).

)old up )old with )ole up

(ob with violence or threats thereof. Accept 8usuall! ne)ative9. -ide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation.

)ome in on "ar)et.

)one in on "ar)et3 focus. Persuade someone to do somethin) the! don+t want to do. *eet someone.

)ook into )ook up

)ook up to Connect to a machine. )oon around )orse around )ose down Act in a dan)erous or rec/less wa!3 especiall! when drivin) fast. &ot be serious.

"he compan! -$&ED I& $& its rival and tried to ta/e it over.80ome consider this verb to be wron) and that is confused with +home in on.9 0he -$$5ED them I&"$ comin) after all. We -$$5ED %P at the conference. -e+s -$$5ED %P "$ a ventilator in the hospital. -e was -$$&I&. A($%&D in his new car last ni)ht and the police pulled him. "he class were -$(0I&. A($%&D when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.

%se a hose to wet3 clean or wash "he! -$0ED the patio D$W&. somethin). Invest heavil! in or throw a lot of mone! "he! have -$0ED D$W& an obscure )ose down at somethin). start,up up with capital. 'orce someone out of a place3 4ob3 "he press -$%&DED the minister $%" )ound out position3 etc.. after the scandal bro/e. )over 0he was -$VE(I&. A($%&D to see *ove about a place. around what we were tal/in) about. )unker 0ettle in a place as comfortabl! as possible "he troops -%&5E(ED D$W& in the down to sta! there. buildin). )unt down 0earch for someone to punish or /ill them. "he police -%&"ED the /iller D$W&. It too/ me a)es to -%&" $%" the )unt out 0earch until !ou find somethin). photos. -e -%&"ED %P a cop! the boo/ in the )unt up 0earch for and mana)e to find somethin). British librar!. "he compan! tried to -%0- %P the "r! to /eep somethin) bad from becomin) )ush up scandal3 but it still )ot into the widel! /nown. newspapers. "he mana)ement team I($&ED $%" *ron out (emove small problems or irre)ularities. the ta# problems before the! )ave the pro4ect the $5. &ew initiatives I00%E '$("- from the *ssue forth Come out of a place. )overnment on a dail! basis. +abber "he! started 7ABBE(I&. AWA about "al/ fast or incomprehensibl!. away file s!stems and lost me completel!. +ack *a/e trouble for someone3 fail to /eep Don+t listen to him, he alwa!s 7AC50 around promises. people A($%&D. I 7AC5ED m! 4ob I& because m! boss +ack in Iuit3 )ive up. refused to )ive me a raise. (aise a car to be able to do mechanical We 7AC5ED the car %P and chan)ed the +ack up wor/. t!re. "he! have 7AC5ED %P the price of oil +ack up Increase sharpl!. this month.

+am on +aw away +azz up

Appl! or operate somethin) forcefull!. "al/ 4ust for the point of tal/in) rather than havin) an!thin) to sa!.

*a/e somethin) more interestin) or attractive. Cause someone trouble3 treat someone +erk around badl!. +erk around Behave stupidl!. +erk off +oke around +ot down Waste time doin) unimportant thin)s. Be funn!3 or tr! to. *a/e a 6uic/ note.

7ac/ 7A**ED $& the bra/es when the rabbit ran in front of his car. "hat shows that !our interest is not in helpin) the student3 but in 7AWI&. AWA . "he show was )ettin) stale so the! 7A>>ED it %P with some new scenes. -e was 7E(5I&. us A($%&D and wouldn+t )ive us the facts. "he! were 7E(5I&. A($%&D durin) the lecture. ou should )et !our wor/ done and stop 7E(5I&. $''. -e+s alwa!s 7$5I&. A($%&D in class.

I 7$""ED D$W& her number on a scrap of paper and I can+t find it now. *a/e somethin) more e#citin) or perform I need to bu! some memor! to 7%ICE m! +uice up better. computer %P. I+d 7%*P A" the chance to )o and live in +ump at Accept ea)erl!. 7apan. -e 7%*PED I& and told them e#actl! +ump in Enter a conversation. what he thou)ht. +ump off 0tart 6uic/l!3 often well. "he IP$ 7%*PED $'' on the first da!. Ever!one 7%*PED $& me when I raised +ump on Critici2e3 attac/. the issue. "he boat 5EELED $VE( in the storm ,eel over "urn upside down. and the crew drowned. -e was )oin) to confront his boss3 but ,eel over 0urrender3 )ive in. 5EELED $VE( and didn+t mention the matter. "he drun/ 5EELED $VE( when tr!in) ,eel over 'all to the )round. to leave the pub. ,eep I 5EEP a dictionar! A($%&D when I+m 5eep somethin) near !ou. around doin) m! homewor/. 0he found the course hard but she 5EP" ,eep at Continue with somethin) difficult. A" it and completed it successfull!. *edicines should alwa!s be 5EP" ,eep away Don+t allow someone near somethin). AWA from children. "he police told the crowd to 5EEP ,eep back *aintain a safe distance. BAC5 from the fire. "he food was so horrible that I stru))led ,eep down &ot vomit. to 5EEP it D$W&. ,eep from Control !ourself3 refrain. I couldn+t 5EEP '($* ar)uin) with her. "he teacher 5EP" the students I& after ,eep in &ot allow someone out. school because the! had misbehaved. ,eep off &ot tal/ about. 0he 5EP" $'' the sub4ect of her

,eep off ,eep on ,eep out ,eep to ,eep up

&ot tread on somethin). Continue. &ot allow someone to enter. 0ta! within limits. &ot let someone )o to bed.

,eep up

*aintain a continuous action3 persist.

,eep up at Continue3 not 6uit. ,eep up with ,eep up with ,ey down ,ey in ,ey in on ,ey on ,ey to ,ey up *ove at the same rate. 0ta! up to date. (ela#3 unwind. Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic s!stem. 'ocus attention on3 sin)le out. "ar)et3 focus on 8sport9. Plan thin)s to fit or suit people or situations. *a/e someone e#cited or nervous.

,ick about Discuss. ,ick Discuss. around ,ick 0pend time with. around with

divorce. 5EEP $'' the )rass in the par/3 please. -e 5EP" $& tr!in) and succeeded in the end. "he police 5EP" the demonstrators $%" of the buildin). Please 5EEP "$ the path. *! nei)hbours 5EP" me %P till after C am with their loud music last ni)ht. 'irst I phoned !ou and left a messa)e that !ou should phone me1 then !ou phoned and I was out3 so !ou left a messa)e1 then...< -ow lon) can we 5EEP this %P without ever spea/in) to each other directl!= Learnin) a lan)ua)e is difficult3 but if !ou 5EEP %P A" it3 !ou+ll succeed in the end. -e wal/s too fast and it+s reall! hard to 5EEP %P WI"- him. It+s hard to 5EEP %P WI"- all the latest improvements and brea/throu)hs in technolo)! nowada!s. I need to 5E D$W& before I )o to bed. It too/ me a)es to 5E I& all the information into the database. "he! 5E ED I& $& the person the! believed had done it. We will 5E $& the opposin) team+s lac/ of s/ills on defense. Promotions are 5E ED "$ people+s abilities. "he noise )ot us 5E ED %P. We 5IC5ED the idea AB$%" at the meetin). We 5IC5ED the idea A($%&D.

I used to 5IC5 A($%&D WI"- them3 but haven+t seen them for a while. I had to 5IC5 ten percent BAC5 to the ,ick back Pa! someone ille)all! as part of the price. )overnment official to )et the contract. "he! 5IC5ED BAC5 when we ,ick back (esist. su))ested downsi2in). (ather than )o out toni)ht3 we plan to ,ick back (ela#. 5IC5 BAC5 and watch television. ,ick down Brea/ somethin) with !our feet. "he police 5IC5ED the door D$W&. ,ick in When a dru) starts to ta/e effect. -er ha!fever didn+t feel half as bad once

the antihistamines had 5IC5ED I&. ,ick in Brea/ somethin) with !our feet. "he! 5IC5ED his head I&. I;ll 5IC5 I& for some of the beer if !ou ,ick in Contribute mone!. will bu! the pi22a. "he bud)et cuts are startin) to 5IC5 I& ,ick in 0tart havin) an effect. and people are stru))lin). ,ick off 0tart a )ame of football. "he match 5IC50 $'' at three o+cloc/. -e 5IC5ED $'' last month when he ,ick off Die. had a massive heart attac/. "he fi)ht 5IC5ED $'' when he insulted ,ick off When trouble starts. the )u!+s )irlfriend. -e started 5IC5I&. $'' bi) time when ,ick off Ar)ue3 protest and refuse to co,operate. the police tried to arrest him. "he famil! 5IC5ED the au pair $%" when the! found out that she was ,ick out E#pel. plannin) to move to wor/ for another household. ,ick up Cause trouble or pain. *! bac/ 5IC50 %P when it )ets cold. "here used to be a lot of wolves around (educe or e#terminate a population b! ,ill off here3 but most of them have been huntin)3 pollution3 development3 etc.. 5ILLED $''. 0leep awa! from !our home3 often without It+s too late to )et the train3 so can I 5IP ,ip down plannin) to. D$W& here toni)ht= ,ip down "here were so man! of us that we had to 0leep on somethin) other than a bed. on 5IP D$W& $& the floor. -e was bu))in) us3 so we told him to ,iss off %sed to tell someone to )o awa!. 5I00 $''. Consider somethin) to be unimportant or ,iss off -e 5I00ED the criticism $''. inferior. -e+s a creep and is alwa!s 5I00I&. %P ,iss up to "r! to )et into someone+s favour. "$ the director. ,nock -e 5&$C5ED his brother AB$%" after Beat someone. about the! ar)ued. ,nock We 5&$C5ED the idea A($%&D a bit3 Discuss casuall!. around but decided not to bother. our holida! must have 5&$C5ED !ou ,nock back Cost someone a lot of mone!. BAC5 a bit. 'inish a drin/ 6uic/l!3 drin/ a lot of "he pub was closin) so we 5&$C5ED ,nock back alcohol. our drin/s BAC5 and left. It reall! 5&$C5ED me BAC5 when I ,nock back 0hoc/. heard the! had been /illed. ,nock "he! 5&$C5ED D$W& the old church Demolish. down and built a bloc/ of flats in its place. ,nock "he car 5&$C5ED her D$W& and she -it and in4ure someone. down bro/e her arm. ,nock it "he were ma/in) too much noise3 so I 0top doin) somethin) anno!in). off told them to 5&$C5 I" $''.

We 5&$C5ED $'' earl! on 'rida! to avoid the rush hour 6ueues. "he! 5&$C5ED ten pounds $'' when ,nock off (educe the price of somethin). I as/ed for a discount. "he new road 5&$C50 an hour $'' the ,nock off (educe the time re6uired to do somethin). 4ourne!. ,nock off 0teal. -e 5&$C5ED it $'' and sold it. ,nock off Produce or create somethin) 6uic/l!. I 5&$C5ED the essa! $'' in an hour. "he rei)nin) middlewei)ht champion ,nock out -it and ma/e somebod! unconscious. 5&$C5ED $%" the challen)er in the fourth round of the fi)ht. "he!+re 5&$C5I&. hundreds $%" a ,nock out 0ell3 distribute. da! in the sales. ,nock "he! 5&$C5ED "$.E"-E( two 7oin houses that had been separate. together outbuildin) and turned them into a home. 0he )ot 5&$C5ED %P when she was on ,nock up Become or )et someone pre)nant.. holida!. "he teams 5&$C5ED %P for a few ,nock up Pla! a bit before a match to )et read!. minutes before the final. "he! 5&$C5ED a model %P over the ,nock up Produce or create somethin) 6uic/l!. wee/end. I+ve )ot m! e#ams ne#t wee/ and I ,nuckle *a/e a )reat effort. haven+t done much wor/3 so I+d better down 5&%C5LE D$W&. "he teacher made the students ,nuckle 0ubmit to authorit!. 5&%C5LE %&DE( and hand their under pro4ects in on time. -e LA&DED *E I& it when he told -and in .et someone into trouble. them what I had done wron). Arrive3 end a 4ourne! in a place3 often We set out for *anchester3 but LA&DED -and up in without plannin). %P I& Liverpool. -e LA&DED *E WI"- the 4ob of -and with Create a problem for someone. proofreadin) the whole thin). -ap up Appreciate somethin). -e LAPPED %P their praise. -arge it up -ave a )ood time when into#icated. "he! were LA(.I&. I" %P in the rave. "he children made me an)r! because the! -ark about Behave in a sill! wa!. were LA(5I&. AB$%". -ark "he students wouldn+t stop LA(5I&. Behave in a sill! wa!. around A($%&D. After the! won3 the! went to a bar to L -ark it up En4o! !ourself noisil! and e#uberantl!. A(5 I" %P. "he rain was LA0-I&. D$W& all da! -ash down 'all heavil! 8rain9. and the roads were flooded. We LA0-ED the tarpaulin D$W& to -ash down 0ecure somethin) with ropes or cords. stop the wind blowin) it awa!. -e LA0-ED I&"$ them for messin) -ash into Criticise someone stron)l!. thins up. ,nock off 'inish wor/ for the da!.

-ash out -ash out -ash out -ash out against -ash out at -ash out at -ash out on -atch on -atch on to -atch onto -atch onto -augh off -ay down -ay down -ay into -ay off -ay on -ay out -ead on -ead to -eak out

-ean on -eap at -eap on -eap out at

-e LA0-ED $%" and bro/e the man+s nose. -e LA0-E0 $%" when thin)s don+t )o (eact an)ril!. his wa!. 0pend a lot of mone! on lu#uries. I LA0-ED $%" in the sales last wee/. "he press has LA0-ED $%" A.AI&0" Criticise somethin) stron)l!. the polic!. -it someone suddenl!3 usuall! without -e LA0-ED $%" A" me when I warnin)3 or tr! to hit them. lau)hed at him. 0he LA0-ED $%" A" her collea)ues Criticise someone or shout at them. when she was sac/ed. 0pend a lot of mone! bu!in) somethin). I LA0-ED $%" a lot $& a new car. "he! were l!in)3 but it too/ her a)es to %nderstand3 often after a lon) time. LA"C- $&. %nderstand somethin)3 often after a lon) "he police didn+t LA"C- $& "$ what time. the croo/s were doin) for !ears. Connect to somethin). "he )ec/o LA"C-ED $&"$ the ceilin). Decide or realise that somethin) is )ood or $il companies have LA"C-ED $&"$ profitable. environmental ideas. Pretend somethin) 8an in4ur!3 news3 etc.9 -e LA%.-ED $'' the sprained fin)er isn;t important. but it obviousl! affected his )olf )ame. "he rules of the sport were LAID D$W& Establish rules or procedures. earl! in the nineteenth centur!. -e )ot LAID D$W& in a turf war about 5ill3 murder. suppl!in) dru)s. -is partner LAID I&"$ him when he Criticise an)ril!. arrived two hours late.. "he hotel LAID $'' twent! staff *a/e an emplo!ee redundant. because tourist numbers were down. "he! LAID $& a buffet lunch at the $r)anise3 suppl!. conference. "he! LAID $%" thousands of pounds on 0pend mone!. their weddin) reception. 0he LED -I* $& about her desire to )et 'alsel! or cruell! raise hopes. married. "he investi)ation LED "$ the arrest of a (esult in. number of suspects. "he compan!+s plans to close the factor! Become public /nowled)e. LEA5ED $%" and the! were ver! embarrassed. "he )overnment has denied LEA&I&. Put pressure on someone to )et them to do $& the Attorne! .eneral to )et his what !ou want. approval of the war. "a/e an opportunit! enthusiasticall!. -e LEAPED A" the chance to visit. 0how interest in or tr! to use somethin) to "he! have LEAP" $& the bandwa)on to !our advanta)e. increase sales. Be ver! noticeable. -er face LEAP" $%" A" me the second 0uddenl! become violent.

I saw the photo. "he! have LEAP" %P$& a couple of 0how interest in or tr! to use somethin) to -eap upon errors in the document and want to !our advanta)e. invalidate the a)reement. LEAVE the "V $&1 I want to hear the -eave on &ot turn off. football results. -e was LE'" $%" of the side because -eave out &ot include. he hasn+t been pla!in) too well latel!. 0he failed to turn up and I felt badl! LE" -et down Disappoint3 fail to /eep an arran)ement. D$W&. -e+s )rown so much3 we+ll have to LE" -et down *a/e clothes lon)er. his trousers D$W&. "he doorstaff didn+t LE" him I& the -et in Allow someone to enter. ni)htclub because he was wearin) 4eans. "he 4ud)e LE" him $'' with a fine -et off &ot punish. rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence. I didn+t mean to LE" $& about the part!1 -et on "ell a secret. I 4ust said it without thin/in). "he convict was LE" $%" of prison after -et out Allow to leave or )o out. servin) five !ears of an ei)ht,!ear sentence. -e LE" $%" a hu)e si)h of relief when -et out *a/e a sound. he heard the results. I+ve put on so much wei)ht that I+m )oin) -et out *a/e clothes bi))er. to have to LE" m! suits $%". "he pilot LEVELED $'' at ?3@@@ -evel off 0tabili2e the altitude of an airplane. meters. "he pilot LEVELED $%" at ?3@@@ -evel out 0tabili2e the altitude of an airplane. meters. *ost da!s he would usuall! 4ust LIE -ie around Act in a la2! or unproductive wa!. A($%&D the house. I+m )oin) to LIE D$W& for a few -ie down (est. minutes before we have to )o out. "he decision about the contract LIE0 -ie with -ave the ri)ht to ma/e a decision. WI"- the courts. -ift off Leave the )round, roc/et or spaceship. ?,C,:,E,H, we have LI'",$''< When >e/e found out the! were comin) -ight out Leave suddenl!. for him he LI" $%" for the border. Asif LI" %P as soon as he )ot out of the -ight up Li)ht or start smo/in) a ci)arette. buildin). "he! LI.-" %P the streets at Christmas -ight up Illuminate. time. I told them to LI.-"E& %P but the! -ighten up Be less serious. continued complainin) about it. Do some e#ercises to warm up before "he team LI*BE(ED %P for a few -imber up pla!in) a sport or other ph!sical activit!. minutes before the )ame started.

-imber up for -ine up -ine up -ine up -ink up -ink up with -isten out for -isten up -ive by -ive down -ive for -ive in -ive it up -ive off -ive off -ive on -ive on -ive out -ive out -ive out -ive through -ive together -ive up to -ive with -ive with

Prepare for somethin) that will re6uire a )reat effort.

"he! are LI*BE(I&. %P '$( the end of the financial !ear. "he police )ot them to LI&E %P a)ainst Arran)e in a line. the wall. -e LI&ED the bottles %P a)ainst the Arran)e somethin) in a line. wall. We have LI&ED %P a lot of meetin)s for Arran)e events for someone. them. Connect3 4oin. "he train LI&50 %P the cities. We LI&5ED %P WI"- the firm over the Connect with someone or contact them. web. "he! put their coats on and LI0"E&ED Listen for a particular noise or sound. $%" '$( the minicab. LI0"E& %P3 men< -ere are !our new Pa! attention 8often used as a command9. assi)nments. 'ollow a belief s!stem to )uide !our -e tries hard to LIVE B the Bible. behaviour. If I fail the test and ever!one else passes3 0top bein) embarrassed about somethin). I+ll never be able to LIVE it D$W&. Believe somethin) is e#tremel! important. -e LIVE0 '$( football. Live in the place where !ou wor/ or "he universit! has a residential halls stud!.. where students can LIVE I&. -ave a )ood time b! spendin) a lot of 0he+s been LIVI&. I" %P li/e cra2! mone!. since she won the lotter!. "he! find it hard to LIVE $'' the mone! %se mone! earned. the! ma/e. -e;s C@ and he still LIVE0 $'' his Be financiall! supported. parents. %se mone! for basic necessities. "he! have to LIVE $& OE@@ a wee/. -e+s been dead for man! !ears3 but his &ot be for)otten. name LIVE0 $&. 0he LIVED $%" her final !ears in a 0ta! somewhere until !ou die. nursin) home. *an! parents tr! to LIVE $%" their 'ulfill an ambition or fantas!. dreams throu)h their children. In m! final !ear at universit! I LIVED &ot live at the place where !ou stud! or $%" with some friends in a flat we wor/. rented. It was hard to LIVE "-($%.- the E#perience different times. recession3 but we mana)ed it. -ave a relationship and live in the same We LIVED "$.E"-E( for a few !ears place without marr!in). before we )ot married. "he concert didn+t LIVE %P "$ m! *eet e#pectations or standards. e#pectations. It+s hard to LIVE WI"- the pain of a Accept somethin) unpleasant. serious illness. -ave a relationship and live in the same I LIVED WI"- her for a couple of !ears

place without marr!in). -oad down -oad up -oad up -oad up on -ock away -ock away -ock down -ock in -ock in -ock onto -ock out -ock out -ock up -ock up -ock up -ock yourself away -og in -og into -og off -og on -og out -ook after -ook back

before the relationship went sour. I was L$ADED D$W& with all the stuff Burden. I had to ta/e there. "a/e ille)al dru)s. -e+s been L$ADI&. %P for !ears. We L$ADED the car %P and left for our 'ill a machine or vehicle. holida!. Consume a lot of somethin) for a "he athletes L$ADED %P $& particular purpose. carboh!drates before the race. Loc/ in a safe place. -e L$C5ED the )un AWA in a drawer. Put someone in prison or a mental hospital "he! L$C5ED him AWA for life after for a ver! lon) time. the murders. If !ou loc/ down !our computer properl!3 *a/e ver! secure. it is ver! difficult for people to access it. "he! L$C5ED him I& the room until he Loc/ a place to stop someone leavin). had calmed down. Commit someone in such a wa! that the! "he! are L$C5ED I& now that the! cannot leave. have paid their subscription. "he missile L$C5ED $&"$ the plane 'ind a tar)et and head for it. and blew it out of the s/!. "he mana)ement L$C5ED the staff Close a wor/place to stop wor/ers $%" because the! had turned down the enterin). pa! offer. Loc/ a place to stop someone )ettin) in. I lost m! /e! and L$C5ED m!self $%". 0he L$C5ED %P after ever!one had left Close all doors3 windows3 etc.. and went home. Loc/ somethin) in a safe place. I L$C5ED m! mone! %P in the safe. Put in prison or a mental hospital. "he! L$C5ED him %P for bur)lar!. .o somewhere awa! from people to stud! I L$C5 * 0EL' AWA for a few or wor/. wee/s before e#ams. Enter a restricted area on a computer s!stem. Enter a restricted area of a computer s!stem. E#it a computer s!stem. Enter a computer s!stem. E#it a computer s!stem. "a/e care. "hin/ about the past. I had for)otten m! password and couldn+t L$. I&. I L$..ED I&"$ the staff intranet to chec/ m! email. When she+d finished wor/in) on the spreadsheet3 she L$..ED $'' and left the office. -e entered his password for the colle)e intranet and L$..ED $&. Dann! closed the pro)rams and L$..ED $%" when it was time to )o home. "heir auntie L$$5ED A'"E( them while their mother was in hospital. $ld people often L$$5 BAC5 on over their lives. -e L$$50 D$W& $& his collea)ues

-ook down -ave a low opinion of.

on -ook for -ook forward to -ook in -ook in on

-ook into -ook on -ook on as -ook out -ook out for -ook out for -ook over -ook round -ook through -ook to -ook up -ook up -ook up

because he thin/s he+s better than the! are. I+ve been L$$5I&. '$( all their "r! to find. hidden files3 but I can+t find them an!where. I+m L$$5I&. '$(WA(D "$ meetin) Wait for or anticipate somethin) pleasant. !ou. *a/e a 6uic/ visit. I+ll L$$5 I& on m! wa! home. I+m )oin) to L$$5 I& $& )rannie on the Visit briefl! to see if ever!thin)+s all ri)ht. wa! home toni)ht as she+s been a bit unwell recentl!. We+ll L$$5 I&"$ the problem and come (esearch3 investi)ate. bac/ to !ou when we have the information. Watch somethin) li/e a crime without "he crowd 4ust L$$5ED $& as the old helpin). lad! was mu))ed. Consider3 re)ard. I L$$5 $& her A0 a close friend. Be careful. L$$5 $%"1 !ou+re )oin) to drop that< "a/e care of someone3 ma/e sure someone 0he L$$5ED $%" '$( her sister when is cared for. she started school. We we told to L$$5 $%" '$( an! 5eep alert and tr! to see. suspicious behaviour. "he! came to L$$5 the house $VE( Inspect. with a view to bu!in) it. We L$$5ED ($%&D the house and Inspect a house. decided that we didn+t li/e it enou)h to bu! it. (ead 6uic/l!. E#pect3 hope. Consult a reference wor/ 8dictionar!3 phoneboo/3 etc.9 for a specific piece of information.. Improve. 'ind3 trace an old friend. I L$$5ED "-($%.- the article. "he compan! is L$$5I&. "$ increase its sales in Asia. I didn+t /now the correct spellin) so I had to L$$5 it %P in the dictionar!. "he econom! is L$$5I&. %P. I L$$5ED him %P when I went bac/ to Cambrid)e. 0he+s L$$50 %P "$ her mother. I L$$5 %P$& him A0 a close friend. -e was ver! sh! at first but has L$$0E&ED %P and is more tal/ative now. 0he loves to L$(D I" $VE( her emplo!ees. *an! people L$0" $%" when the new re)ulations were enforced.

-ook up to (espect. -ook upon Consider3 re)ard. as -oosen up Become more rela#ed or comfortable.

-ord it over Behave in a superior manner. -ose out Be at a disadvanta)e.

-ose out on &ot )ain or have somethin) advanta)eous. -ose out to Be less successful. -uck into -uck out -ust after -ust after .et somethin) b! chance. Be ver! luc/!. Be attracted se#uall!. Want somethin) ver! much.

Magic away *a/e somethin) disappear 6uic/l!. Make after Make away with Make do with Make for Make for Make into Make it Chase. 0teal. Accept somethin) less satisfactor! because there+s no alternative. -ead in a certain direction. Produce a result or situation. Chan)e somethin) into somethin) else. Arrive or )et a result.

Make it up "r! to compensate for doin) somethin) to wron). Make of %nderstand or have an opinion. Make off Make off with Make out Make out Make out Make out Make out Make out Make out Leave somewhere in a hurr!. 0teal. *a/e a che6ue pa!able to somebod!. Pretend. Pro)ress. 5iss and pet. Discern a small detail. Be able to see or hear somethin). %nderstand someone+s nature or personalit!.

Because I left the compan!3 I L$0" $%" $& m! bonus. People without I" s/ills often L$0E $%" "$ those with the s/ills. We L%C5ED I&"$ )ettin) the answer. I reall! L%C5ED $%" when I met m! partner. -e secretl! L%0"0 A'"E( his friend;s wife. -e L%0"0 A'"E( a (ole#. -e *A.IC5ED the bill AWA and paid for us all before I could )et m! wallet out. "he police *ADE A'"E( the stolen car. "he thieves *ADE AWA WI"- the paintin). "here+s no coffee3 so we+ll have to *A5E D$ WI"- tea. We *ADE '$( home when it started rainin). "he low 6ualit! of the service *ADE '$( a lot of dissatisfaction. *an! churches have been *ADE I&"$ flats in recent !ears. I thou)ht !ou weren+t comin)3 so I was reall! pleased !ou *ADE I". -e tried to *A5E I" %P "$ her3 but she wouldn+t spea/ to him. What do !ou *A5E $' !our new boss= "he! *ADE $'' when the! heard the police siren. "hieves *ADE $'' WI"- over a million dollars in the robber!. Please *A5E the che6ue $%" to (.* Productions Ltd. -e *ADE $%" that he was ill so that he didn+t have to )o to school. -ow are !our children *A5I&. $%" at the new school= "he! were *A5I&. $%" at the part! last ni)ht. I can 4ust *A5E $%" the outline of a fl!in) saucer in this photo. Can !ou *A5E $%" what she+s sa!in)= -e+s stran)e1 I can+t *A5E him $%".

"he beaut! salon )ave her a *A5E$VE( before the part!. .ive mone! or possessions to someone in 0he *ADE $VE( her propert! to her Make over a le)al wa!. children. Make -ead in the direction. We *ADE "$WA(D0 the centre. towards "he! are alwa!s ar)uin)3 but the! *A5E Make up 0top bein) an)r! with someone. %P a)ain ver! 6uic/l!. 0he went to the bathroom to *A5E her Make up Put on cosmetics. face %P. Make up Invent a stor!. "he! *ADE %P an e#cuse for bein) late. I sent her a present to tr! to *A5E %P Make up for Compensate. '$( m! appallin) behaviour. "he charit! collected GEC3?HN.?N3 and the Make up to Increase a sum received to a hi)her fi)ure. anon!mous donor *ADE the total %P "$ GE?3@@@+ Make with .ive 8usuall! used as an imperative9. *A5E WI"- the mone! !ou owe me. -e *A&&ED D$W& and didn+t come Man down Behave without coura)e or conviction. with us. 0he told her anon!mous critics to *A& Man up Behave with coura)e or conviction. %P and spea/ publicl!. 0tudents who )ave obviousl! rehearsed .ive a student a lower )rade for a answers were *A(5ED D$W&3 while Mark down particular reason. those who spo/e naturall! were rewarded accordin)l!. I+ll bu! a lot more if !ou *A(5 them Mark down (educe the price of somethin). D$W& a bit. Mark down Consider someone or somethin) to be of a I *A(5ED them D$W& A0 as certain )roup3 t!pe3 etc.. conservatives3 but the!+re ver! liberal. "ic/3 cross out or otherwise mar/ I *A(5ED $'' the items on the list as I Mark off somethin) to show that it has been dealt finished them. with. Mark out Draw lines to enclose an area. "he! *A(5ED $%" the pitch. Mark out -is dedication *A(5ED him $%" '$( 0how promise for the future. for )reat thin)s. Mark out -er speed *A(50 her $%" '($* the 0tand out because of certain 6ualities. from rest of the )roup. "he! *A(5 the )oods %P b! E?L Mark up Increase the price of somethin). before the! sell them. *arr! someone of the same ethnicit!3 *an! reli)ions encoura)e their followers Marry in reli)ion3 etc. to *A(( I&. *arr! someone of a different ethnicit!3 -er parents disowned her and refused to Marry out reli)ion3 etc. spea/ to her when she *A((IED $%". -e *A0-ED %P some bananas for the Mash up Crush somethin) until it becomes a paste. dessert. *i# sources of audio3 video or other 0he *A0-ED %P the son)s into a sin)le Mash up computer sources.. trac/. Make over Chan)e appearance.

-e *A0-ED %P m! *P: pla!er and lost m! files. Max out "a/e somethin) to the limit3 reach a limit. 0he *AAED $%" her credit cards. "he wor/ doesn+t loo/ )ood if !ou Measure Evaluate or 4ud)e b! comparison. *EA0%(E it A.AI&0" what our against competitors have done. *easure somethin) and mar/ the point "he tailor *EA0%(ED $'' the material Measure off where it ends or will be cut. for m! suit. Measure off *ar/ a len)th on somethin) to cut it. -e *EA0%(ED $'' a metre of the sil/. Measure -e *EA0%(ED $%" the flour for the *easure or wei)h the amount needed. out bread. Measure 0he *EA0%(ED $%" a hundred Wei)h or measure an e#act amount. out )rammes of the powder. "he estate a)ent *EA0%(ED %P all the Measure up 'ind the si2e of somethin). rooms. 0he didn+t *EA0%(E %P in her Be )ood enou)h3 meet the re6uired Measure up probationar! period3 so we didn+t e#tend standard. her contract. "he! made her a director3 but she didn+t Measure up Be )ood enou)h. *EA0%(E %P. Measure up 'ind out the si2e of somethin). "he! *EA0%(ED %P the room. Measure up I hope to *EA0%(E %P "$ the Be )ood enou)h or worth! of somethin). to confidence !ou have in me. "he! *E" WI"- some problems the! Meet with -ave somethin) happen to !ou. hadn+t anticipated. -eat somethin) solid3 especiall! metal3 "he! *EL"ED the )old statue D$W& Melt down until it becomes li6uid. and turned it into )old bars. &ot be serious3 not use somethin) "he children were *E00I&. AB$%" Mess about properl!. with the "V remote control and bro/e it. -e is alwa!s *E00I&. me AB$%" and Mess about "reat someone badl!. never does what he promises. -ave a se#ual relationship outside -e+s not faithful, he+s been *E00I&. Mess about marria)e or a permanent relationship. AB$%" since the! were married. Mess about -ave a se#ual relationship outside 0he+s been *E00I&. AB$%" WI"with marria)e or a permanent relationship. another )u! she /nows from wor/. Mess about "r! to improve somethin)3 usuall! ma/in) "he computer was wor/in) fine until he with thin)s worse. started *E00I&. AB$%" WI"- it. I was *E00I&. A($%&D on the Mess &ot be serious3 pla! with somethin). internet because I couldn+t be bothered to around do an! wor/. Mess 0he is alwa!s *E00I&. me A($%&D "reat someone badl!. around and never does what she promises. Mess -ave a se#ual relationship outside 0he+s not faithful, she+s been *E00I&. around marria)e or a permanent relationship. AB$%" since the! )ot married. Mess -ave a se#ual relationship outside -e+s been *E00I&. AB$%" WI"- a around with marria)e or a permanent relationship. woman he wor/s with. Mash up Brea/ or dama)e.

Mess "r! to improve somethin)3 usuall! ma/in) "he computer was wor/in) fine until the! around with thin)s worse. started *E00I&. AB$%" WI"- it. "he! *E00ED her $VE( when she Mess over "reat someone badl!. applied for the 4ob. "he! *E00ED %P the discussions and Mess up 0poil or ruin. the contract fell throu)h. "he! *E00ED %P the room and left Mess up *a/e somethin) untid! or dirt!. stuff all over the place. Cause mental3 ph!sical or emotional -e too/ a lot of L0D and it reall! Mess up problems. *E00ED him %P. Become involved in somethin) dama)in) Mess with -e+s been *E00I&. WI"- cocaine. or dan)erous. Don+t *E00 WI"- me or there will be Mess with Anno!3 bother. trouble. -e+s been *E00I&. WI"- some Mess with Associate 8ne)ative9. dan)erous people. "r! to repair or improve3 usuall! 0he+s been *E00I&. WI"- it for hours Mess with unsuccessfull!. and it still doesn+t wor/. .ive people harsh punishments or "he! *E"ED $%" sava)e penalties to Mete out treatment. an!one who bro/e the law. "here were a lot of people *ILLI&. Mill around Wal/ around without )oin) an!where. A($%&D waitin) for the bus. It+ll be )reat1 !ou+ll be *I00I&. $%" if Miss out &ot do somethin) en4o!able or rewardin). !ou don+t come. *a/e sure !ou don+t *I00 an!one $%" Miss out &ot include. when !ou call their names. Miss out on Lose a chance3 fail to achieve. "rud! *I00ED $%" $& the promotion. I alwa!s *IA those two sisters %P Mix up Confuse. because the! loo/ so li/e each other. "he D7 *IAED %P the ni)ht with some Mix up *a/e somethin) livel!. hard techno. *a/e a model of somethin) to show or "he! *$C5ED %P an e#ample to show Mock up test it. us what the! would loo/ li/e. Moggy off Leave 8+mo))ie off+ is also used.9. We *$..IED $'' earl!. "he police officer told the drun/s to stop Monkey &ot be serious. *$&5E I&. A($%&D and )o home around 6uietl!. I *$$C-ED AB$%" the whole Mooch 0pend time doin) little or nothin). afternoon because I didn+t feel li/e about wor/in). Mooch I *$$C-ED A($%&D the house all 0pend time doin) little or nothin). around da!. -e was left to *$P %P the mess after Mop up (esolve a problem. the! resi)ned. 5ill or capture the last few enem! soldiers After the battle3 it too/ them a couple of Mop up after a victor!.. wee/s to *$P %P the remainin) rebels. Mop up Eat a sauce with bread to finish it. "he sauce was so delicious that I ordered

Mop up Mope about Mope around Mount up Mouth off Move ahead Move along Move along Move away Move away from Move down Move in Move in on Move into Move on Move on Move out Move out Move out Move towards Move up Move up Muddle along

some bread to *$P it %P. I used a cloth to *$P %P the coffee I had (emove a li6uid that has been spilt. /noc/ed over. 0he didn+t )et the 4ob and has been *ove around bein) miserable. *$PI&. AB$%" all afternoon. -e+s been *$PI&. A($%&D since his *ove around bein) miserable. )irlfriend left him. *! debts *$%&"ED %P while I was at Increase over time. universit!. I alwa!s )et an)r! and start *$%"-I&. 0pea/ an)ril! about somethin). $'' when the news is on "V. *a/e pro)ress3 often after a pause or "he construction can *$VE A-EAD dela!. now that permisson has been )ranted. "he police told the people watchin) to "ell someone to move from a place. *$VE AL$&.. Develop or pro)ress in a reasonable or "he pro4ect+s *$VI&. AL$&. and satisfactor! manner. ever!thin) should be read! on time. Leave the area where !ou have been I *$VED AWA when the factor! shut livin). down. 0top doin) or usin) somethin) to chan)e "he!+re *$VI&. AWA '($* to somethin) different. Windows and are usin) Linu#. -e was findin) the course too difficult so *ove a student to a lower level. the! *$VED him D$W&. "he house was empt! for a)es3 but some 0tart livin) in a place. new tenants *$VED I& a few wee/s a)o. As he watched3 the h!enas be)an to Approach3 often stealthil!. *$VE I& $& the hapless wildebeest. "he! *$VED I&"$ the house as soon 0tart livin) in a place. as it was read!. 0he *$VED $& to another compan! Chan)e the sub4ect or !our 4ob. where the salar! was considerabl! better. "he police *$VED the crowd $& *a/e people move from a place. because the! were holdin) up the traffic. 0he+s tired of livin) there and is Leave a place !ou live or wor/ in. *$VI&. $%". "he president said the! would *$VE the (emove. troops $%" ne#t !ear. Chan)e lane or position to pass a vehicle. I *$VED $%" to overta/e the bus. "he )overnment are *$VI&. *a/e preparations for somethin). "$WA(D0 free elections. Could !ou *$VE %P and let me sit *ove to ma/e space. down= "he! *$VED her %P to senior *ove to a hi)her level. mana)ement. If !ou+re ambitious3 !ou cannot Continue without a clear aim or plan. *%DDLE AL$&..

Muddle through

Do or achieve somethin) without /nowin) what is re6uired or havin) a plan. "a/e thin)s that are ordered or se6uenced Muddle up and mess them up. *ista/e a person or thin) for someone or Muddle up somethin) else because the! loo/ similar. Mug up 0tud! 6uic/l!3 revise.

We didn+t /now what to e#pect and 4ust *%DDLED "-($%.-. *! cleaner *%DDLED %P m! boo/s and I can+t find an!thin). I *%DDLE her and her sister %P.

I have to *%. %P before the e#am. I need to *%. %P $& m! histor! for the Mug up on 0tud! somethin) 6uic/l!3 revise. test. 0he said that she+d had to *%LL I" Mull over "hin/ about an issue or problem. $VE( before decidin) what was Become involved in somethin) when !our We tried to e#clude him of the committee3 Muscle in involvement is not wanted. but he *%0CLED I&. Muscle in Become involved in somethin) despite 0he *%0CLED I& $& the deal even on opposition to !our involvement. thou)h we wanted to do it without her. "he! are *%0CLI&. I&"$ our mar/et Become involved even thou)h there is Muscle into and there is ver! little we can do to stop opposition to !our involvement. them. "he! used their contacts in local %se power3 contacts3 etc3 to force someone Muscle out )overnment to *%0CLE the competitors out. $%". -e was ma/in) a fuss3 so I told him to .aff off .et lost3 )o awa! 8used as imperative9. &A'' $''. *! boss is alwa!s &A..I&. A" me .ag at (epeatedl! criticise someone verball!. about m! arrivin) a few minutes late for wor/. "he! are havin) trouble &AILI&. .ail down 0ucceed in )ettin)3 achieve. D$W& the contract. I can+t &AIL D$W& what+s wron) with .ail down %nderstand full!. their idea3 but I+m sure it won+t wor/. I can+t &AIL them D$W& about when .ail down .et full information from someone. the!+re )oin) to finish the pro4ect. I &AILED the 4ob D$W& in the first .ail down 0ucceed or achieve somethin). interview. .ive someone a name to remember I was &A*ED A'"E( m! uncle who .ame after another person. died in the war. I am not sure which universit! to appl! .arrow (emove less important options to ma/e it to3 but I have &A(($WED m! list down easier to choose. D$W& to three. I+m )oin) to &E(D $%" and not )o on .erd out Pla! safe and avoid ta/in) a ris/. the river trip. I had to &E(D $%" when the! as/ed .erd out Discuss somethin) in )reat detail. about conditionals and deontic modalit!. .ip off .o somewhere 6uic/l!. I+m &IPPI&. $'' to )et some mil/. 0he+ll be bac/ in a minute, she+s 4ust .ip out .o somewhere 6uic/l!. &IPPED $%" to the shops. .od off 'all asleep. I &$DDED $'' durin) the speech.

.od through

Pass a law3 re)ulation3 etc3 without considerin) or debatin) it seriousl!.

.ose about Loo/ for somethin) hidden or secret. .ose around .ose out .ose out .ote down .ut out /ccur to /pen up /pen up /pen up Loo/ around for evidence. 'ind out3 discover, usuall! information3 secrets3 etc. &arrowl! beat someone. Write somethin) short li/e a phone number for future reference.. 'ind an answer to a problem. Enter one+s mind. 0tart to tal/ freel! about somethin). $pen a shop or business for the da!. Allow )oods into a mar/et.

Parliament &$DDED the bill "-($%.-. "he police are &$0I&. AB$%" to see if the! can find an!thin) a)ainst the )an). "he boss /eeps &$0I&. A($%&D our office when we are out at lunch. -e &$0ED $%" their plans. "he other candidate &$0ED him $%" b! a few votes. 0he &$"ED D$W& m! fa# number so that she could send me the documents when she )ot to the office. "he mana)ement and unions had a meetin) to &%" thin)s $%". Didn+t it $CC%( "$ !ou to help me when !ou saw how much trouble I was in= 0he hates to $PE& %P and discuss her feelin)s. "he! $PE& %P at seven in the mornin). Before the! 4oined the W"$3 the! had to $PE& %P their mar/ets. 0he was $PE(A"ED $& for ei)ht hours. I $P"ED '$( an endowment mort)a)e and lost a lot of mone!. If !ou want them to notif! !ou of updates3 !ou have to $P" I&. I $P"ED I&"$ the scheme. "he %5 $P"ED $%" of a lot of E% le)islation on wor/in) hours and conditions. 0he $WE0 her success "$ hard wor/ and determination. &obod! $W&ED %P to brea/in) the window. I PAC5ED AWA the suitcases in the loft after we had emptied them. I+m tr!in) to PAC5 I& smo/in). 0he PAC5ED her bo!friend I&. "he! reall! PAC5 them I& at the club, it was so crowded it was impossible to move. "he photocopier has PAC5ED I& a)ain. "he /ids were ma/in) a fuss3 so I told them to PAC5 I" I&.

/perate on Perform sur)er!. /pt for /pt in /pt into /pt out /we to /wn up Pack away Pack in Pack in Pack in Pack in Pack it in Choose. Choose to be part or a member of somethin). Choose to be a member or part of somethin). Choose not to be part of somethin). Be the reason for somethin). Confess. Put somethin) where it belon)s. 0top doin) somethin). End a relationship. 'ill a venue. Brea/ down3 stop wor/in). 0top doin) somethin) 8used as an imperative9.

Pack off Pack out Pack up Pack up Pack up Pack up Pad down Pad out Pair off Pair off Pair off Pair off with Pair up

-is boss PAC5ED him $'' to a re)ional office. 'ill a venue. "he stadium was PAC5ED $%". 0top doin) somethin). ou should PAC5 %P smo/in). We had nothin) left to do3 so we 'inish wor/. PAC5ED %P earl!. *! printer PAC5ED %P last ni)ht, I+ll Brea/ down3 stop wor/in). have to )et a new one. Collect thin)s and put them where !ou At the end of the presentation3 I PAC5ED /eep them. %P m! laptop. I+m too tired to come home1 can I PAD 0leep somewhere for the ni)ht. D$W& here toni)ht= *a/e a te#t lon)er b! includin) e#tra I couldn+t thin/ of much to write3 so I content3 often content that isn+t particularl! PADDED the essa! $%" with a few relevant. len)th! 6uotes. "he! PAI(ED $'' shortl! after startin) Be)in a romantic relationship. universit!. Introduce people3 hopin) the! will start a I tried to PAI( him $'' with m! sister. relationship. "he class PAI(ED $'' to practise the 'orm pairs. e#am interviews. 0end someone awa!. 'orm a pair with someone. 'orm a pair. I PAI(ED $'' WI"- "rish for the test.

We PAI(ED %P for the last activit! We used to PAL AB$%" when we were Pal about Be friendl! and spend time with someone. at school. Pal around Be friendl! and spend time with someone. We PALLED A($%&D at universit!. We PALLED %P when I started wor/in) Pal up Become friends. with her. .et someone to accept somethin) that isn+t -e tried to PAL* me $'' with a Palm off true. pathetic e#cuse. Pretend somethin) is better than it is in -e tried to PAL* his computer $'' as Palm off order to sell it. the latest model. I don+t /now how thin)s will PA& $%" Pan out "he wa! a situation develops. now the compan!+s been ta/en over. "he )overnment tried to PAPE( $VE( "r! to conceal a problem without reall! Paper over the problems in the proposal3 but the fi#in) it. press were ver! critical. "he! have had to PA(E BAC5 the If !ou pare somethin) bac/3 !ou reduce Pare back services the! offer as their fundin) was the si2e or numbers.. reduced. "he! have PA(ED D$W& the number of Pare down (educe3 decrease. emplo!ees as the! haven+t been doin) well. .ive somethin) awa!3 especiall! when I found it ver! hard to PA(" WI"- m! Part with !ou don+t want to. old CDs when I di)iti2ed m! collection. Pass around .ive out to ever!bod! there. "he teacher PA00ED the handout

Pass as Pass away Pass back Pass by Pass by Pass by Pass down Pass for Pass off Pass off Pass on Pass on Pass on Pass on to Pass out Pass out Pass over Pass over

Be believed to be somethin). Die. (eturn. .o past without stoppin). Visit briefl!. *iss an opportunit!. "ransmit information or )ive propert! to !oun)er )enerations. Be accepted as somethin)3 usuall! when not. Convince somethin) that somethin) is real. -appen in a certain wa!. .ive a messa)e to someone. Decline an invitation or opportunit!. Die. Chan)e topic or sub4ect. 'aint3 lose consciousness. Distribute. I)nore someone and )ive a 4ob3 reward3 etc3 to someone more 4unior. I)nore3 refuse to discuss.

Pass round Distribute3 )ive to people present. Pass through Pass to Pass to Pass up Visit a place without stoppin) or onl! stoppin) briefl!. .ive ownership or responsibilit! to someone. Become owner of or responsible for somethin). Decline a chance.

A($%&D. Althou)h not 6ualified3 he mana)ed to PA00 A0 a doctor for !ears. 0adl!3 .eor)ia+s uncle PA00ED AWA !esterda! after a short illness. I felt awful when the teacher started to PA00 BAC5 the e#am papers. I was 4ust PA00I&. B when I saw the accident. I was PA00I&. B her house the other da! when I heard about it. "he chance for promotion PA00ED me B . "he tales were PA00ED D$W& for centuries without chan)in) a! of the words. ou+d be surprised at what PA00E0 '$( )ood coo/in) in man! restaurants. I mana)ed to PA00 $'' the fa/e mone! in the mar/et. "he demonstration PA00ED $'' peacefull!. I+ll PA00 the messa)e $& when she )ets here. I thin/ I+ll PA00 $& dinner toni)ht, I+m not hun)r!. -er husband PA00ED $& last !ear. Let+s PA00 $& "$ the ne#t item on the a)enda. -e )ot so drun/ that he PA00ED $%". "he protesters PA00ED $%" leaflets to the )rowin) crowd. "he! PA00ED him $VE( and made his assistant the new director. Let+s PA00 $VE( what the! said and )et on. "he! PA00ED ($%&D copies of the handboo/. I didn+t see much as I was onl! PA00I&. "-($%.- the town. "he shares PA00ED "$ his dau)hter when he died. "he propert! will PA00 "$ her when the! die. 0he PA00ED %P the opportunit! to )o to universit! because she+d been offered a 4ob.

Pat down Patch together Patch up Patch up Pay back Pay back Pay down Pay for Pay into Pay off Pay off Peck at Peel away Peel away from Peel off Peel off from Peel out Peg away Peg down Peg it Peg out Peg out Pencil in Pep up Pep up

0earch or fris/ someone. Create or assemble somethin) 6uic/l! without much plannin). 'i# or ma/e thin)s better. .ive an in4ured person basic medical treatment. (epa! mone! borrowed. "a/e reven)e on. Pa! a debt over time. Purchase. Deposit mone!. Completel! repa! a debt. Produce a profitable or successful result. Eat ver! small amounts. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different direction. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different direction. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different direction. Leave a )roup b! movin) in a different direction. Accelerate rapidl! from stationar!. 5eep wor/in) at somethin). 'asten somethin) to the )round. Die. Put washin) outside to dr!. Die. *a/e a provisional appointment. *a/e somethin) more interestin). *a/e someone more enthusiastic3

"he police PA""ED them D$W& for weapons but found nothin). "he! PA"C-ED "$.E"-E( a coalition after the election. I tried to PA"C- thin)s %P after the ar)ument3 but the! wouldn+t spea/ to me. After the accident3 the! PA"C-ED her %P and sent her to hospital. I PAID BAC5 the twent! pounds I+d borrowed. I+m )oin) to PA him BAC5 for that insult. "he British )overnment can+t PA D$W& the national debt. I PAID twent! pounds '$( the boo/. I PAID the cash I&"$ m! account. "he mort)a)e will be PAID $'' in twent!,five !ears. "heir patience PAID $'' when he finall! showed up and si)ned the contract. "he food wasn+t ver! nice3 so I PEC5ED A" it to loo/ polite. 0ome of the crowd PEELED AWA to )et out of the crush. "he! PEELED AWA '($* the crowd and went down a side road. When the police bloc/ed the road3 a few protesters PEELED $'' and left the march. "he! PEELED $'' '($* the demonstration when the police arrived. 'earin) the police3 he PEELED $%" in a cloud of tire smo/e. I PE..ED AWA for wee/s before m! e#ams. We PE..ED the tent D$W& to stop the wind blowin) it about. After a lon) illness3 she finall! PE..ED I" !esterda!. I PE..ED the washin) $%" after it stopped rainin). -e PE..ED $%" last ni)ht from a heart attac/. I+ll PE&CIL "hursda! ni)ht I&3 but if an!thin) comes up3 )ive me a rin).. ou need to PEP !our writin) %P. -er tal/ PEPPED us %P.

ener)etic or interested. Perk up 0he was ill in bed with flu3 but she 'eel better or happier3 ma/e someone feel PE(5ED %P a bit when some friends better or happier. dropped b!. Ever!one was /een at first3 but the Lose impetus and stop. enthusiasm PE"E(ED $%" when the! saw how lon) it would ta/e. "he! are P-A0I&. I& the reforms over Introduce )raduall!. the ne#t two !ears. "he! have introduced a compact edition of the newspaper and are P-A0I&. $%" (emove )raduall!. the broadsheet edition over the ne#t few months. I wasn+t ver! hun)r! so I 4ust PIC5ED Eat unwillin)l!. A" m! food. "here were a few problems that could be Criticise. PIC5ED A"3 but it was )enerall! )ood. "here were man! rebels a)ainst the "ar)et individuals to chan)e a )roup. polic!3 but the )overnment PIC5ED $'' the leaders. Bother3 anno!3 critici2e or ma/e fun of *! friends alwa!s PIC5 $& me because someone. I don+t sin) well. 0he PIC5ED $%" the ones she wanted Choose. to ta/e and left the rest. "he victim couldn+t PIC5 $%" her Identif! from a picture. attac/er from the photos the police showed her. 0earch somethin) that is disordered for "he police have been PIC5I&. somethin). "-($%.- the wrec/a)e for clues. 0ales PIC5ED %P a bit durin) the Improve. Christmas period. Learn 6uic/l!. 0he PIC5ED %P 0panish in si# months. While !ou+re in town3 can !ou PIC5 %P Collect. m! trousers from the Dr! Cleaner= When we rent a holida! cotta)e in (eceive 8a broadcast9. Cornwall3 we can+t PIC5 %P Channel ?. Collect 8a person9. "his differs from the i9 Can !ou PIC5 me %P and ta/e me to +collect a thin)+ meanin) , as that means "he .eor)e when !ou )o to the part!=ii9 +collect and brin) bac/+ whereas this Can !ou PIC5 %P some friends of mine means either 8i9 +collect and drop off on on !our wa! to the part!= "he!+re )oin) !our wa!+ or 8ii9 +collect and brin) to the too. same destination+.. I alwa!s have to PIC5 %P A'"E( him "id! a mess someone else has made. because he leaves thin)s all over the office. Correct someone when the! sa! somethin) *! teacher PIC50 %P $& an! mista/e I wron). ma/e and corrects me. &otice somethin) that most people don+t. -e+s ver! 6uic/ to PIC5 %P $& new

Peter out Phase in

Phase out

Pick at Pick at Pick off Pick on Pick out Pick out Pick through Pick up Pick up Pick up Pick up

Pick up

Pick up after Pick up on Pick up on

Pick up on Pick up on

(eact to somethin). Comment on somethin) said earlier in a conversation.

Pick (ecover from a fall or problem. yourself up %sed to tell someone to )et lost or leave Pig off !ou alone. Pig out Pile in Pile into Pile on Pile on Pile out Pile up Pile up Pin down Pin down Pin on Pin up Pine away Pipe down Pipe up Pit against Pit out Pitch for Pitch in Eat a lot. Enter a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!. Enter a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!. Add or )ive more or somethin). E#a))erate or tal/ in a wa! to affect someone+s feelin)s. Leave a place 6uic/l!3 in a disor)anised wa!. Accumulate. Accumulate in a pile or heap. .et a fi#ed idea3 opinion3 etc3 from someone.. Discover e#act details about somethin). Attach the blame to someone. 'i# somethin) to a wall3 or other vertical surface3 with a pin. 0uffer ph!sicall! because of )rief3 stress3 worr!3 etc. Be 6uiet 8often as an imperative9. "o spea/3 raise !our voice. Compete or force to compete. .o into the pits 8car racin)9. "r! to persuade someone to )ive !our wor/3 business3 a 4ob3 etc. Wor/ to)ether to help achieve an ob4ective.

trends. "he )overnment has PIC5ED %P $& the reports in the media. I+d li/e to PIC5 %P $& the point that 7ill made. It too/ him a lon) time to PIC5 -I*0EL' %P after his wife left him. -e told them to PI. $'' and leave him in peace. "he food was )reat3 so I reall! PI..ED $%". "he coach stopped and we all PILED I&. We PILED I&"$ the shop when it opened. Wor/+s cra2!, the! /eep PILI&. $& the pressure. It wasn+t ver! serious3 but the! PILED $& the )uilt. "he train eventuall! arrived and we all PILED $%". Wor/ 4ust /eeps on PILI&. %P and I reall! can+t mana)e to )et it all done. "he ironin)+s PILI&. %P as I hate doin) it. I+ve as/ed him to set a date3 but he+s a hard man to PI& D$W& and won+t )ive a definite answer. "he )overnment can+t PI& D$W& where the lea/ came from. "he police tried to PI& the crime $& him. I PI&&ED the notice %P on the board -e+s been PI&I&. AWA since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self. "he lecturer as/ed the students to PIPE D$W& and pa! attention. At first3 no one answered3 then finall! someone PIPED %P. "he war PI""ED nei)hbour A.AI&0" nei)hbour. -e PI""ED $%" in the twentieth lap. -e PI"C-ED '$( the 4ob3 but the! )ave it to someone else. We were behind schedule3 but the others PI"C-ED I& and we )ot it done in time.

"he shareholders PI"C-ED I&"$ the mana)ement about their pa! rises at the meetin). Put a !oun) plant that has been )rown in a "he! need to be PLA&"ED $%" in the Plant out pot or )reenhouse into the )round. sprin). Plate up Put food onto a plate to serve. PLA"E %P and dri22le with salsa verde. Pretend to a)ree or accept somethin) in I disa)reed with the idea but I had to Play along order to /eep someone happ! or to )et PLA AL$&. because ever!one else more information. li/ed it. "he children were PLA I&. A($%&D Play around Be sill!. and bein) anno!in). Play around Be se#uall! promiscuous or unfaithful. I PLA ED A($%&D a lot at colle)e. -e 4ust PLA 0 A" bein) a law!er, he Play at Pretend to be somethin). never wins a case. Be se#uall! unfaithful when awa! from -e travels abroad a lot and his wife Play away home. thin/s he PLA 0 AWA . Listen to or watch somethin) !ou+ve We PLA ED the recordin) BAC5 to see Play back recorded. if it was $5. "he .overnment has tried to PLA "r! to ma/e somethin) seem less Play down D$W& the importance of the minister+s important. resi)nation. As both teams had the same points3 the! Play off Pla! a )ame to decide who the winner is. PLA ED $'' to decide the winner. *a/e people compete a)ainst each other -e PLA ED them $'' a)ainst each Play off so that !ou benefit. other to )et the best deal. Continue pla!in) a sport thou)h there It loo/ed li/e a foul3 but the referee told Play on mi)ht be a reason to stop. them to PLA $&. Play on Continue pla!in) music. "he band PLA ED $& for another hour. "he! are 4ust PLA I&. $& our fears to Play on E#ploit a wea/ness. )et us to do what the! want. Play on Pun. "he advert PLA 0 $& the slo)an Play out Pro)ress3 often till it finishes. Let+s see how thin)s PLA $%". Pretend that somethin) is real and reduce Computer )ames allow people to PLA Play out its effect. $%" their violent ur)es. (ain stopped them PLA I&. the )ame Play out Pla! somethin) to the end. $%". When he hoo/ed the swordfish3 his line Play out %nwind 8e.).3 fishin) line9. rapidl! PLA ED $%". "he children PLA ED %P all evenin) Play up Behave badl!. and drove the bab!sitter mad. I+m PLA I&. %P "$ m! boss at the Play up to 'latter someone. moment because I want the promotion. -e+s )ot a reputation for bein) trouble Play up to Behave in a wa! e#pected. and PLA 0 %P "$ it. "he! are PLA I&. %P$& people+s Play upon E#ploit a wea/ness. concerns to )et their wa!. Pitch into Criticise severel! or attac/ someone.

Play with Play with

"ouch and move somethin) to occup! !our hands. &ot eat much of a meal.

-e can+t stop PLA I&. WI"- his beard.

I wasn+t hun)r!3 so I 4ust PLA ED WI"the food. We PLA ED WI"- the idea3 but decided Play with Consider somethin)3 but not seriousl!. a)ainst it. Plead )uilt! to )et a reduced sentence or "he CE$ PLEADED $%" and blamed Plead out fine. the C'$ for the fraud. (e,invest mone! !ou have made into a We PL$%.-ED BAC5 all the profits to Plough back business. )row the compan!. "he bus s/idded and PL$%.-ED I&"$ Plough into Collide into at speed. the bus stop. Continue doin) somethin) !ou don+t want It was reall! borin)3 but we PL$%.-ED Plough on to. $&. Plough We PL$%.-ED "-($%.- all seven Eat a bi) meal. through courses. Plough (ead somethin) that is difficult or ta/es a It too/ me a)es to PL$%.- "-($%.through lot of time. +%l!sses+. Plough *ove throu)h somewhere where there is "he boat had to PL$%.- "-($%.through little space or there are obstacles. the ice. "he tractor PL$%.-ED %P the field so Plough up Brea/ the surface of soil. the! could sow the seed. (e,invest mone! !ou have made into a We PL$WED BAC5 all the profits to Plow back business. )row the compan!. "he bus s/idded and PL$WED I&"$ the Plow into Collide into at speed. bus stop. Continue doin) somethin) !ou don+t want Plow on It was reall! borin)3 but we PL$WD $&. to. Plow We PL$WED "-($%.- all ei)ht Eat a bi) meal. through courses. Plow (ead somethin) that is difficult or ta/es a It ta/es me a)es to PL$W "-($%.through lot of time. an! of -enr! 7ames+ novels. Plow *ove throu)h somewhere where there is "he police car had to PL$W "-($%.through little space or there are obstacles. the crowd. "he tractor PL$WED %P the field so Plow up Brea/ the surface of soil. the! could sow the crop -e was PL%C5I&. A" his cuffs durin) Pluck at Pull or fiddle with somethin) nervousl!. the interview. "he! PL%C5ED %P the coura)e to Pluck up *uster3 ac6uire3 )ather. complain. -e PL%..ED the "V I& and turned it Plug in Connect machines to the electricit! suppl!. on full blast. Plump Put somethin) in a place without ta/in) -e PL%*PED his ba) D$W& and down care. /ic/ed his shoes off. Plump for Choose. I PL%*PED '$( the stea/ frites. *a/e somethin) li/e a cushion bi))er and I PL%*PED %P the pillow and la! Plump up softer b! sha/in) it. down.

Plump yourself down Point out Poke about Poke around Polish off Polish up Pony up Poop out

0it down heavil!. *a/e someone aware of somethin). *ove thin)s around or search in a casual wa! to tr! to find somethin). *ove thin)s around or search in a casual wa! to tr! to find somethin). 'inish3 consume. Improve somethin) 6uic/l!. Pa! for somethin). .et too tired to do somethin).

Poop out on 'ail to /eep an appointment. Pootle along "ravel in a leisurel! wa!. Pop in Pop off Pop off Pop out Pop up Pop up Pore over Potter about Potter around Visit for a short time. "al/ loudl!3 complain. .o out for a short time. .o out for a short time. Appear3 li/e windows and bo#es openin) on a computer screen.. Appear une#pectedl!. (ead3 loo/ at or stud! carefull!. 0pend time doin) little thin)s for pleasure. 0pend some time doin) little thin)s for pleasure.

Pour down (ain hard. Pour forth Power down Power off Emer)e from a place in lar)e numbers. Cut the electricit! suppl! to a computer or electronic device. Cut the electricit! to a computer or device to turn it off.

0he PL%*PED -E(0EL' D$W& ne#t to me and started as/in) me what had happened. -e P$I&"ED $%" that I onl! had two wee/s to )et the whole thin) finished. I P$5ED AB$%" in m! CD collection to see if I could find it. I P$5ED A($%&D in m! des/ to see if the letter was there. 0he P$LI0-E0 $'' half a bottle of )in ever! ni)ht. I need to P$LI0- %P m! 'rench before I )o to Paris. I had to P$& fift! dollars %P for the meal. I was )oin) to write m! essa!3 but I P$$PED $%" and went to bed instead. We were supposed to meet !esterda!3 but she P$$PED $%" $& me at the last minute. We were P$$"LI&. AL$&. at thirt! miles an hour. -e P$PPED I& for a coffee on his wa! home. -e+s alwa!s P$PPI&. $'' when thin)s don+t suit him. -e+s 4ust P$PPED $'' for a brea/ but should be bac/ in a few minutes. I+m 4ust P$PPI&. $%" to the shops. Do !ou need an!thin) while I+m out= "he dialo)ue bo# P$PPED %P up when I pressed Enter. I+m )oin) to have to wor/ late toni)ht because somethin) has P$PPED %P. 0he P$(ED $VE( the report loo/in) for mista/es. $n 0aturda! mornin)s3 I P$""E( AB$%" the )arden if the weather+s fine. I P$""E(ED A($%&D3 sortin) out m! CD0 and a few other thin)s. It P$%(ED D$W& all da! so we had to remain indoors. %seless statistics P$%( '$("- from him. I P$WE(ED D$W& m! computer and went for lunch. ou mustn+t P$WE( it $'' while it is updatin).

"urn a computer or electronic device on so I P$WE(ED %P m! laptop and started that it is read! to use. wor/. .eoff 4ust P(A""LED $& instead of Prattle on "al/ too much. )ivin) a strai)ht answer. "he! P(E00ED A-EAD with the Press ahead Continue with somethin). elections despite the violence. Appl! pressure to )et permission or to "he wor/ers are P(E00I&. '$( better Press for obtain somethin). pa! and conditions. Press Continue or )o ahead with a pro4ect3 "he )overnment are P(E00I&. forward process3 plan3 etc. '$(WA(D WI"- the new law. with When the line was breached3 reserve Press into Brin) or force into use. troops were P(E00ED I&"$ service. We P(E00ED $& to )et to our Press on Continue with somethin). destination before ni)ht fell. Pressure someone to accept somethin) "he invitations were P(E00ED %P$& us Press upon offered. and it was hard to sa! no. Prey on Catch and /ill an animal for food. 0piders P(E $& insects. Prey on E#ploit or harm. "he! P(E $& older people. Prey upon Catch and /ill an animal for food. Cats P(E %P$& birds and mice. "he! P(E %P$& people+s fears about Prey upon E#ploit or harm. immi)ration. Include the affects of possible future 0peculators have P(ICED I& the ris/ of Price in events when assessin) the value of a war brea/in) out. somethin). In rural areas where the! have a Price up Char)e more for somethin). monopol!3 some )ara)es P(ICE %P fuel because there+s nowhere else to bu! it. *a/e a hard cop! of a computer -e P(I&"ED $%" the letter and Print out document. chec/ed throu)h it carefull!. 0upport somethin)3 both ph!sicall! and "he council have P($PPED %P the Prop up financiall!3 politicall!3 etc.. museum for !ears with )rants. Wor/ out or anticipate someone+s We have to tr! to P0 C- $%" our Psych out intentions. rivals. Bo#ers tr! to P0 C- their opponents Psych out *a/e someone less confident. $%" before the fi)ht to )ain an advanta)e. Psych up Prepare someone mentall!. I P0 C-ED m!self %P for the e#am. *ove !our lips into position to receive a 0he P%C5E(ED %P when he leant Pucker up /iss. forwards to /iss her. "he lorr! was )oin) slowl! but we Pull ahead $verta/e3 move in front. mana)ed to P%LL A-EAD. Pull apart Destro! an ar)ument3 theor!3 etc. *! tutor P%LLED m! essa! APA(". A fi)ht bro/e out in the pub and it was Pull apart 0top people or animals fi)htin). hard to P%LL the people involved APA(". Pull apart *a/e someone unhapp! or upset. It P%LLED me APA(" to see them Power up

Pull away Pull back Pull back Pull back Pull back Pull down Pull down Pull down Pull for Pull in Pull in Pull in Pull in Pull off Pull off Pull on Pull out Pull out Pull out Pull out Pull over Pull over Pull through Pull to

ar)uin) so much. "he car P%LLED AWA from the li)hts When a vehicle moves from a place. at hi)h speed. "he! were two,nil down until five 0core a )oal or point when losin). minutes before the end3 when the! P%LLED BAC5 a )oal. *ove awa! from a place3 especiall! when "he! have P%LLED the troops BAC5 tal/in) about soldiers. from the front line. 0he P%LLED BAC5 when he tried to *ove awa! from someone. /iss her. Decide not to do somethin) or not to be "he! P%LLED BAC5 from the deal. involved with it an! lon)er. "he! P%LLED the old cinema D$W& to Demolish. build a new shoppin) mall. *a/e someone depressed. Losin) her 4ob P%LLED her D$W&. Earn. -e+s P%LLI&. D$W& a fortune. Who will !ou be P%LLI&. '$( in the 0upport. final= "he train P%LLED I& and we rushed to When a train arrives at a station. meet her as she )ot off. "heir last tour P%LLED I& millions of Attract. fans. 0top a car b! the side of the road. I P%LLED I& to let the passen)ers out. Areest or ta/e someone to a police station "he police P%LLED them I& after the for 6uestionin). trouble. &o,one thou)ht that she would be able to *ana)e to do somethin) difficult or tric/!. do it3 but she P%LLED it $'' in the end. When the li)hts turned )reen3 the car 0tart movin) 8vehicles9. P%LLED $''. I P%LLED $& a 4umper when the sun Put clothes on. went in. "he train was P%LLI&. $%" when I )ot 0tart movin) 8train9. there. "he traffic was so bad that it too/ me *ove into traffic. a)es to P%LL $%". "he pro4ect was )oin) badl! and the! Withdraw. decided to P%LL $%" People want the )overnment to P%LL the (emove soldiers from an area. troops $%". 0top b! the side of the road. "he police P%LLED the car $VE( "he police P%LLED the car $VE( and *a/e a vehicle stop. tested the driver for alcohol. At one sta)e it loo/ed as if she was )oin) (ecover from and illness or problem. to die3 but she P%LLED "-($%.- in the end. Close a door or window that has been left Could !ou P%LL the door "$3 please= open.

Pull together Pull up Pull up Pull yourself together Push in Put across Put away Put away Put back Put by Put down Put down Put down for

Wor/ to)ether as a team. 0low and stop a car. Inform someone that the! are wron). Become calm or re)ain control of !our emotions. .et in a 6ueue without waitin). Communicate3 conve! a messa)e. Put somethin) bac/ in the correct place. Put someone in prison. (earran)e somethin) for a later time. 0ave for the future. 5ill an animal because it+s old3 ill3 etc.. 0top holdin) 8but withdraw support )entl!9. Commit to ma/e a pa!ment.

If we all P%LL "$.E"-E(3 we+ll have it finished in no time. "he cab P%LLED %P outside m! house and I )ot out. -e P%LLED me %P because I had )ot m! facts wron). -e was so an)r! that he couldn+t P%LL -I*0EL' "$.E"-E(. 0he 4ust P%0-ED I& the 6ueue in front of me at the supermar/et chec/out. -e found it difficult to P%" AC($00 what he wanted to sa! at the meetin). -e P%" the dictionar! BAC5 on the shelf after he+d finished the crossword. "he 4ud)e P%" him AWA for ten !ears for robber!. "he A.* has been P%" BAC5 until 7ul! the seventeenth. I tr! to P%" some mone! B ever! month towards our summer holida!. -e had his do) P%" D$W& because it was in a lot of pain from its tumours. P%" the )un D$W& slowl! and /eep !our hands where I can see them. P%" me D$W& '$( ?@p per mile. -e didn+t score man!3 but we can P%" that D$W& "$ ine#perience "he! had to P%" I& a whole new central heatin) s!stem because the house was so cold. -e P%" I& '$( a transfer to the new branch. "he concert+s been P%" $'' until ne#t month because the sin)er+s )ot a throat infection. I was reall! P%" $'' b! the wa! he eats with his mouth open. -e+s P%" $& a lot of wei)ht since he )ave up smo/in). I am not P%""I&. !ou $&. I P%" m! coat $& before we went out. 0everal charities P%" $%" an appeal on "V for mone! for the victims of the floodin) in *o2ambi6ue. Would it be P%""I&. !ou $%" )reatl! if I as/ed to chan)e to another da!.

Put down to .ive as an e#planation. Put in Put in for Put off Put off Put on Put on Put on Put out Put out Install. *a/e a re6uest. Postpone. 0top li/in) somethin) or somebod!. .et fat. Deceive3 lie. 0tart wearin). Broadcast. Disturb or trouble someone.

Put out Put over Put through Put towards Put up Put up Put up Put up to Put up with 0uarrel out 0uarrel with 0ueer up 0uieten down

0uit on 0uit on 1ace off 1ack off 1ack out 1ack up 1ack up 1ain down on 1ain off 1ain out

-e P%" $%" his ci)arette before enterin) the buildin). "he! P%" $VE( a clever practical 4o/e 0uccessfull! e#ecute 8a scam3 tric/3 etc.9. on us. Could !ou P%" me "-($%.- to Connect someone b! phone. e#tension E?J please. 0he P%" OE?@ "$WA(D0 the cost of the *a/e a financial contribution. repairs and we had to pa! the rest. 0he P%" me %P for the ni)ht because I+d Allow someone to sta! at !our house for a missed the last bus and there were no ni)ht or a few da!s.. ni)ht buses runnin). "he )overnment has P%" tuition fees for Increase prices3 ta#es3 duties3 etc.. under)raduate students %P a)ain. 0how s/ill or determination in a contest3 "he! P%" %P a )reat fi)ht but lost. competition3 fi)ht3 etc. Encoura)e someone to do somethin). -is friends P%" him %P "$ stealin) it. I can+t P%" %P WI"- m! nei)hbour+s "olerate. noise an! lon)er1 it+s drivin) me mad. Ar)ue with someone about a specific "he )irl+s mother was I%A((ELI&. sub4ect. $%" with her dau)hter about the part!. I am not I%A((ELLI&. WI"- their Dispute or disa)ree with somethin). idea3 but I thin/ there are other possibilities. *ess up3 ruin. I I%EE(ED the e#am %P. "he audience I%IE"E&ED D$W& when the li)hts were switched off in the 'all silent. auditorium and the pla! was read! to be)in. 0top wor/in)3 associatin) or bein) friends "he! I%I" $& me 4ust when thin)s )ot with someone3 especiall! when the! need rou)h. support. *! phone has I%I" $& me, can I 0top wor/in) or functionin). borrow !ours= "he! (ACED $'' when the police -urr! awa!3 leave somewhere 6uic/l!. arrived. %sed to tell someone to )o awa! because -e told her to (AC5 $''. the!+re anno!in) !ou. 0leep3 ta/e a nap. I+m tired, I+m )oin) to (AC5 $%". -e+s (AC5ED %P a number of Ac6uire a lot of somethin). convictions for speedin). "he! (AC5ED %P the car in an Dama)e. accident. Bombs (AI&ED D$W& $& the cit! all 'all in lar)e numbers. ni)ht. Be postponed or stopped b! rain 8usuall! "he match was (AI&ED $''. passive9. Be postponed or stopped b! rain 8usuall! "he )ame was (AI&ED $%". passive9. E#tin)uish a ci)arette3 fire3 etc..

1ake in 1ake it in 1ake off 1ake over

Earn3 ma/e mone! easil!. *a/e a lot of mone!. Cheat someone b! char)in) them too much. "al/3 thin/3 etc3 about somethin) ne)ative in the past. Brin) somethin) bac/ to people+s attention.

0he+s (A5I&. I& thousands a da!. It+s the onl! shop in the area and the!+re (A5I&. I" I&. "he! (A5E tourists $'' all the time.

"he! /eep (A5I&. $VE( the rows we had last !ear. "he press have (A5ED %P some 1ake up scandals from her past. Iuit (A*BLI&. $&, I;m tired of 1amble on "al/ at len)th without )ettin) to the point. listenin) to !ou. Increase price3 speed or power of "he compan! has (A*PED its prices %P 1amp up somethin). because of hi)her oil prices. 1ap out 0a! somethin) firml! and loudl!. 0he (APPED $%" the command. 0he (A""ED $& her nei)hbours to the Inform authorities about someone+s 1at on police because the! were smu))lin) wron)doin)s. alcohol from 'rance. 1at on 'ail to /eep a promise. -e alwa!s (A"0 $& his promises. 1at out Inform the authorities about someone. -e (A""ED me $%" to the police. I (A""ED "-($%.- the papers on m! 1at through Loo/ for somethin) hurriedl!. des/ but couldn+t find the letter. "he media are tr!in) to (A"C-E" %P 1atchet up Increase. the pressure on the president. 0he (A""LED $'' loads of statistics 1attle off Iuote fi)ures rapidl!. which nobod! could understand. 1each out 0tretch !our arm to )et somethin). I (EAC-ED $%" and cau)ht the ball. 1each out "he! are (EAC-I&. $%" '$( ma4or "r! to achieve somethin) difficult. for economic reforms. 1each out I (EAC-ED $%" "$ !ou when I was in As/ for help. to trouble and !ou were a )reat help. 1each out Charities are (EAC-I&. $%" "$ those $ffer help. to who lost their homes in the floods. 1each out "r! to communicate and establish )ood "he candidates are (EAC-I&. $%" "$ to relations with people. the poor to )et their votes. (ead a list aloud for someone to write I (EAD $'' the fi)ures and she wrote 1ead off down. them down in her noteboo/. "he teacher (EAD $%" the names of the 1ead out (ead aloud rather than silentl!. students who+d passed. I+ve been (EADI&. %P $& 7apan as I+m 1ead up on (esearch. )oin) to live there ne#t !ear. Come to a conclusion or solution after -e (EA0$&ED $%" the answer to the 1eason out some thou)ht. math problem. 7eff sa!s we can (EC5$& $& there 1eckon on "he minimum e#pected. bein) at least fift! people there toni)ht. Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to 1eel in -e (EELED I& a ten,pound salmon. land. 1eel in Attract people3 especiall! customers3 to "he! hope the discounts will (EEL

people I&. "he minister (EELED $'' a load of 1eel off Iuote statistics or facts rapidl!. fi)ures to support her position. 0core a lot of points or win a lot of )ames "he! (EELED $'' five victories and 1eel off one after the other. became the champions. I (EELED $%" the hose and watered the 1eel out %nwind. lawn. Control someone or somethin) to stop "he! had to (EI& the minister I& after 1ein in them causin) more trouble. her dreadful performance on "V. Let3 )rant a service or allow usa)e for a "he! (E&"ED their house $%" while 1ent out fee. the were abroad. 0he )ot on her motorbi/e and ($DE 1ide off .o awa! on a bi/e3 horse3 etc. $''. -is reputation is (IDI&. $& this deal 1ide on Depend on. wor/in) out. "he! mana)ed to (IDE $%" the 1ide out 0urvive a difficult time. recession. 1ide up *ove hi)her on the bod! 8of clothes9. -er s/irt ($DE %P when she sat down. I phoned and left a messa)e this mornin) 1ing back (eturn a phonecall. but she still hasn+t (%&. me BAC5. "elephone to inform or confirm I (A&. I& and told them I would be 1ing in somethin). late. Dave (A&. $'' )uiltil! when he saw 1ing off 'inish a phone conversation. his boss comin). "wo shots (A&. $%" and then we 1ing out *a/e a sudden loud sound. heard a scream. "elephone a number of people3 usuall! to I (A&. ($%&D to see if an!one /new 1ing round tr! to )et some information. where she+d )one. 1ing up "elephone. -elen (A&. me %P earlier. 1ing up Achieve an amount or number. "he! (A&. %P several victories. 1ing up Enter fi)ures into a till or cash re)ister. "he! (A&. %P the bill for the )roceries. 1ing with When a place is full of a loud sound. "he room (A&. WI"- their lau)hter. Char)e e#cessivel! or obtain mone! "ourists )et (IPPED $'' a lot when the! 1ip off unfairl!. don+t spea/ the lan)ua)e. "he arm! ($LLED BAC5 when the! 1oll back (etreat. came under attac/. "he )overnment want to ($LL BAC5 1oll back (educe or remove. the freedom of the press. 1oll by Pass 8time9. "he !ears ($LLED B . "he! ($LLED I& ver! drun/ at three 1oll in Arrive somewhere3 especiall! if late. o+cloc/ in the mornin). Arrive in lar)e numbers3 for militar! "he tan/s ($LLED I& and too/ control 1oll in vehicles. of the capital cit!. "he competition ($LLED $& despite 1oll on When somethin) continues to happen. the administrative problems. 0aid when !ou can+t wait for somethin) 1oll on (oll on 'rida!< It+s been a dreadful wee/. nice in the future.

)et them to do what !ou want them to.

1oll out 1oll up 1oll up 1omp in 1omp through 1oom in

Launch or introduce a new product3 initiative3 etc.. "o appear in lar)e numbers for an event. An imperative used to attract people to a public event. Win easil!. Do somethin) easil! or 6uic/l!. "o /eep a mother and bab! to)ether after the birth.

"he compan! ($LLED $%" its ta/eover plans last wee/. "housands ($LLED %P to see the stars at the film premiere. (oll up< Come and see the circus toni)ht. In the first race3 the favourite ($*PED I&. We ($*PED "-($%.- the tas/s because the! were so simple. &owada!s3 most hospitals have a polic! of ($$*I&. I& mothers and their babies. -e ($$"ED AB$%" in his briefcase3 tr!in) to find a pen. I ($$"ED A($%&D m! flat tr!in) to find the letter. Ever!one was ($$"I&. '$( Arsenal to win the Champions Lea)ue. "he police ($$"ED $%" the informer. "he! are tr!in) to ($$" $%" the troublema/ers. -e ($$"ED %P the plants and replanted them. "he teacher ($PED her students I& to carr! her stuff when she had to chan)e classroom. I )ot ($PED I&"$ helpin) them set the stall up. "he celebrit! entrance was ($PED $'' from the )eneral public. "he mu))er ($%.-ED him %P when he refused to hand his wallet over. Winnin) the 'A Cup ($%&DED $'' a wonderful season for Arsenal. "he prime minister refused to ($W BAC5 and lost the vote. "he!+re not friends3 but we (%B AL$&.. 0he (%BBED the horse D$W& with a towel after ridin) it. "he trainer (%BBED her D$W& after the race. -e applied the steroid cream and (%BBED it I&. Even thou)h the minister had resi)ned3 the press (%BBED I" I& b! publishin) more details of the scandal.

1oot about Loo/ in a place to tr! to find somethin). 1oot around 1oot for 1oot out 1oot out 1oot up 1ope in 1ope into 1ope off 1ough up 1ound off 1ow back 1ub along 1ub down 1ub down 1ub in 1ub it in Loo/ in a place to tr! to find somethin). 0upport. Loo/ for and find. 'ind the source of a problem and remove it. Di) a plant out of the )round. .et somebod! to help. .et someone to help or become involved3 usuall! when the! don+t want to. E#tend ropes or barriers across or around an area. Assault. 'inish somethin) in a satisfactor! manner. (etreat from a position. -ave a reasonabl! )ood relationship. Dr! or clean somethin) with a cloth. *assa)e or rub someone to help them rela#. Appl! a substance li/e cream or ointment and rub it until it is absorbed. Emphasise how bad a situation is to ma/e someone feel worse.

-is enthusiasm (%B0 $'' $& ever!one around him. -e (%BBED $%" the fi)ure and wrote 1ub out Delete in/ or pencil with an eraser. the correct one in. "he )an)sters (%BBED him $%" for 1ub out 5ill. stealin) from them. 1ub up "he cat (%BBED %P A.AI&0" m! le) "ouch someone in a sensual or se#ual wa!. against purrin). I need to (%B %P $& m! Portu)uese 1ub up on (evise. before I )o to Bra2il. "he police have (%LED $%" suicide 1ule out E#clude a possibilit!. and are treatin) it as a case of murder. I (A& AC($00 an old friend in the 1un across *eet or find accidentall!. librar!. "he police (A& A'"E( the )u! who+d 1un after Chase3 pursue. stolen it3 but he was too fast for them. "r! to become romanticall! involved with -e was (%&&I&. A'"E( her for a)es 1un after someone. never mana)ed to )et a date. $pinion is (%&&I&. A.AI&0" his 1un against $ppose3 ma/e difficulties. policies and he has ver! little support. "he! /ept disturbin) him3 so he told them 1un along .o awa!3 leave 8often as an imperative9. to (%& AL$&. and leave him in peace. I+m e#hausted, I+ve been (%&&I&. 1un around Be ver! bus! doin) man! thin)s. A($%&D all da!. 1un away Escape from people chasin) !ou. -e (A& AWA from his attac/ers. Leave home because of problems with 0he (A& AWA to avoid a forced 1un away other famil! members or to elope. marria)e. "he minicab (A& him D$W& on the 1un down -it a pedestrian with a vehicle. 2ebra crossin). ou should onl! rechar)e the batter! 1un down Lose ener)! or power. when it has full! (%& D$W&. "he!+re alwa!s (%&&I&. me D$W& 1un down Criticise3 dispara)e. and I am sic/ and tired of it. "he police (A& D$W& all the leads 1un down 'ind the source or ori)in of somethin). the! had and cau)ht them. 0he+s thin/in) about (%&&I&. '$( the 1un for Campai)n for a position. presidenc!. Arrest3 ta/e to police station for 1un in "he! (A& him I& last ni)ht. 6uestionin). Drive a new car carefull! in order not to 1un in 0he (A& the car I& for a thousand miles. dama)e the en)ine. 1un in Pa! a casual visit. We (A& I& and chatted for an hour. 1un in Insert. -e (A& a )raph I& ne#t to the te#t. "he pro4ect has (%& I&"$ millions of 1un into Cost. dollars without an! prospect of a return on this investment. 1ub off on Pass a 6ualit! or characteristic to people.

I (A& I&"$ 7ames in a bar in the Cit! on 'rida!. Could !ou (%& $'' two hundred copies 1un off *a/e photocopies. of this report3 please. 1un on Be powered b!. "he van (%&0 $& diesel. We+ve (%& $%" $' su)ar1 I+m )oin) to 1un out of -ave none left. the shops for some. Could !ou (%& $VE( that point a)ain1 1un over E#plain 6uic/l!. I+m afraid I didn+t 6uite understand it. "he driver couldn+t stop in time and (A& 1un over -it with a vehicle. the fo# $VE( when it ran in front of his car. "he meetin) (A& $VE( b! twent! 1un over E#ceed a time limit. minutes. 1un Practise a dramatic wor/ li/e a pla! "he cast (A& "-($%.- the pla! the through 6uic/l!. da! before it opened to the public. 1un 0tab or wound deepl! with a /nife3 sword3 "he mus/eteer (A& his enem! through etc.. "-($%.- with a sword and /illed him. Whenever he )ets into debt3 he (%&0 "$ 1un to .o to someone for help. his parents for help. -is musical tastes (%& "$ the 1un to Include in thin)s !ou li/e. (esidents3 who are hated b! most people. -ave enou)h mone! to bu! somethin)3 "hin)s are a bit ti)ht and won+t (%& "$ 1un to often ne)ative. )oin) abroad for a holida!. -e (A& %P ne#t to me and started 1un up *ove 6uic/l! to where someone is. shoutin). 1un up -oist3 raise a fla). "he! (A& %P the %nion 7ac/. -e (A& %P a few e#amples for them to 1un up Do or ma/e somethin) ver! 6uic/l!. loo/ at. 1un up 0pend a lot of mone! on credit. -e (A& %P a lot of bills at the hotel. 1un up "he! (A& %P A.AI&0" a lot of Encounter problems3 often une#pected. against opposition to the construction. (obert was sittin) in his car and a )u! 1un up on Approach someone without their /nowin). (A& %P $& him and shot throu)h the car but missed. 0he (%&0 WI"- some dod)! 1un with 5eep compan!3 normall! bad. characters. "he! (%0-ED AWA when the police 1ush away Leave a place in a hurr!. arrived. "he! don+t want to be (%0-ED I&"$ 1ush into Do somethin) too 6uic/l!. )ivin) an answer and have as/ed for more time. >ac (%0-ED $'' to )et to his medical 1ush off Depart in a hurr!. appointment. "he! (%0-ED the sin)le $%" after it 1ush out (elease or put somethin) on sale 6uic/l!. started )ettin) airpla!. 1ustle up *a/e somethin) 6uic/l! without much We (%0"LED %P dinner from what was 1un into *eet b! accident.

preparation. Put a saddle on and prepare an animal to 2addle up ride. .ive someone a tas/ or responsibilit! that 2addle with is difficult or hard wor/. &ot )o to school or wor/3 or leave earl! 2ag off when !ou shouldn+t.

in the frid)e. 0he 0ADDLED %P the horse and rode off. "he! 0ADDLED me WI"- preparin) the visit. I was bored so I 0A..ED $'' wor/ earl! and went home. -e 0AILED I&"$ me for turnin) up an 2ail into Criticise an)ril!. hour late. 2ail through Pass easil!3 succeed. -e 0AILED "-($%.- the final test. "he townspeople 0ALLIED '$("- to 2ally forth Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. fi)ht the invadin) arm!. "hou)h it was pourin) with rain3 we 2ally out Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. 0ALLIED $%" to meet her. 0he+s ma/in) a lot of mone!3 but 0AL"0 2alt away 0ave mone!. it AWA rather than spendin) it. 2ave on (educe or avoid consumption to cut costs. I use 0/!pe to 0AVE $& m! phone bills. 2ave up 'or mone! for a particular purpose. -e+s 0AVI&. %P to bu! a car. I+m 0AVI&. %P the receipts to claim on 2ave up Collect or store somethin) for future use. them all at once. "o remove somethin) b! cuttin) it with a 2aw off -e 0AWED $'' the le)s of the chair. saw. We 0AWED the plan/ %P to ma/e the 2aw up Cut into pieces with a saw. shelves. *a/e somethin) smaller than ori)inall! "he! had to 0CALE BAC5 the pro4ect 2cale back planned. because of the costs. *a/e somethin) smaller than ori)inall! "he! have had to 0CALE D$W& the 2cale down planned. pro4ect because of the costs. "he! are 0CALI&. %P the pro)ramme 2cale up Increase3 ma/e bi))er. because it has been so successful. 'ri)hten someone some much that the! )o 2care away "he cat 0CA(ED the birds AWA . awa!. *a/e someone so fri)htened that he or she "he vicious Doberman )uard,do) 2care off awa!. 0CA(ED the bur)lars AWA . "he compan! is 0C$%"I&. AB$%" for 2cout about Loo/ in different places for somethin). new staff. 2cout We 0C$%"ED A($%&D to find the best Loo/ in different places for somethin). around price. "he researcher spent months 0C$%"I&. 2cout out 0earch for somethin). $%" the answer. 2cout round Loo/ in different places for somethin). I 0C$%"ED ($%&D for a bar)ain. "r! to find someone for a tas/ or We+d better 0C$%" %P a replacement for 2cout up re6uirement. her. 2crape I+ve been 0C(API&. AL$&. on *ana)e with little mone!. along temporar! wor/ since I lost m! 4ob. I thou)ht I was )oin) to fail3 but 2crape by 7ust mana)e to pass somethin). 0C(APED B with ?HL.

2crape in 2crape into 2crape through 2crape together 2crape up 2creen off 2creen out 2creen out 2creen out 2crew around 2crew around 2crew over 2crew up 2ee about 2ee into 2ee off 2ee off 2ee out 2ee through 2ee through 2ee to 2ell off 2ell off 2ell on

7ust )et enou)h to succeed3 pass or be accepted.

"he )overnment 0C(APED I& with ?HL of the votes cast. 0he )ot mediocre )rades and 4ust Be accepted somewhere3 but onl! 4ust. 0C(APED I&"$ universit!. I did no revision and onl! 4ust 0C(APED Pass a test but onl! 4ust. "-($%.- the final e#ams. *ana)e to collect enou)h of somethin) I had to search m! flat for mone! to !ou need3 usuall! mone!. 0C(APE "$.E"-E( what I needed. *ana)e to collect enou)h of somethin) It too/ me a)es to 0C(APE %P the !ou need3 usuall! mone!. mone! for the tic/ets. We 0C(EE&ED $'' the area where we 0eparate a part of a room with somethin) had the discussion from the rest of the li/e a curtain3 screen3 etc.. meetin). Applicants without the ri)ht E#clude. 6ualifications were 0C(EE&ED $%". Bloc/ li)ht. "he sun cream 0C(EE&0 $%" %V li)ht. "here are so man! notices and si)ns that I 0top noticin) somethin). have started 0C(EE&I&. them $%". -e spent the afternoon 0C(EWI&. Waste time. A($%D and )ot nothin) done. -e 0C(EWED A($%&D a lot at Be se#uall! promiscuous. universit!. "reat harshl! or cheat. "he I(0 reall! 0C(EWED him $VE(. David 0C(EWED %P his oral e#am but Do badl! or fail. still mana)ed to scrape a pass. I+ll 0EE AB$%" whether we can mana)e Arran)e3 consider. it. Accompan! someone into an office. -er secretar! 0AW me I&"$ her office. A cat came into the bac/ )arden but the Chase somebod! or somethin) awa!. do) soon 0AW it $''. .o to the airport3 station3 etc.3 to sa! I went to the station to 0EE them $''. )oodb!e to someone. Accompan! a )uest to !our front door Are !ou sure !ou+re )oin)= I+ll )et !our when the! are leavin) !our house. coats and 0EE !ou $%". "he! had a lot of difficulties in Continue with somethin) to the end. implementin) the pro4ect3 but the team 0AW it "-($%.- successfull!. (ealise someone is l!in) or bein) "he police 6uic/l! 0AW "-($%.- her deceitful. dis)uise and arrested her. -e 0AW "$ the arran)ements and Deal with somethin). ever!thin) ran smoothl! and efficientl!. "he! 0$LD $'' their research 0ell a business or part of it. subsidiar!. 0ell somethin) cheapl! because !ou need 0he 0$LD $'' her furniture before she the mone! or don+t need it. emi)rated. We mana)ed to 0ELL him $& the Convince someone. e#pansion plans.

We bu! them wholesale and 0ELL them $& to the public. "he tic/ets for the Primal 0cream concert -ave no more of somethin) left because it 2ell out at the Bri#ton Academ! 0$LD $%" in a has been bou)ht. couple of hours. *ost bands 0ELL $%" when the! si)n to Lose all artistic inte)rit! in return for 2ell out a ma4or record label3 and for)et all their commercial success. principles when pursuin) chart success. 0ell a house or business to move We want to 0ELL %P and move to the 2ell up somewhere or do somethin) different. countr!. I 0E&" m! food BAC5 because it was 2end back (eturn somethin). overcoo/ed. I had to 0E&D '$( a plumber because 2end for As/ someone to come and help. the radiator was lea/in). "he police were 0E&" I& to 6uell the riot $rder people into a place to handle a 2end in as the protesters had started burnin) cars problem. and wrec/in) shops. If !ou want to enter the competition3 !ou 2end in Write to )et information. have to 0E&D I& for an entr! form. "he football stri/er was 0E&" $'' for 2end off E#pel a sports pla!er from a match. ar)uin) with the referee+s decision. I must 0E&D this letter $'' toda! 2end off Post a letter. otherwise it won+t )et there in time. I 0E&" $'' '$( some 4eans that I li/ed 2end off for $rder somethin) b! post. in the catalo)ue. "he! 0E&" $%" a mailshot to all their 2end out 0end somethin) to a lot of people. e#istin) customers. We couldn+t be bothered to coo/3 so we 2end out for $rder ta/eawa! food b! phone. 0E&" $%" '$( a pi22a. "he mischievous schoolbo! was standin) at the front of the class3 0E&DI&. the 2end up ImitateFimpersonate for comic effect. teacher %P3 when the teacher opened the door behind him. We 0E" AB$%" the cleanin) and )ot it 2et about 0tart doin) somethin). done before lunchtime. "he )an) 0E" AB$%" her as she left the 2et about Attac/. ban/. Distin)uish3 be better than or different "he 6ualit! of their wor/ 0E"0 them 2et apart from others. APA(" from their rivals. "he Appeal Court 0E" A0IDE the )uilt! 2et aside $verturn a court verdict or decision. verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactor! and declared her not )uilt!. "he car repairs 0E" me BAC5 ei)ht 2et back Cost. hundred pounds. "he accident 0E" the pro4ect BAC5 2et back Dela!. several months. -e 0E" '$("- his ideas in his 2et forth 0tate or outline an opinion. autobio)raph!. 2ell on

Bu! somethin) then sell it to someone else.

We 0E" '$("- at da!brea/ for the summit of the mountain. 2et in Chan)e season noticeabl!. Winter has 0E" I&1 it+s started snowin). "errorists 0E" $'' a car bomb in the cit! 2et off E#plode a bomb. centre last ni)ht. 'ortunatel!3 no,one was hurt or /illed. 2et off (in) an alarm. "he smo/e 0E" the fire alarm $''. 2et off 0tart a 4ourne!. We 0E" $'' for wor/ at seven,thirt!. "he compan! 0E" $'' its overseas debts 2et off Counterbalance a debt. a)ainst it profits at home. "he dar/ frame 0E"0 the pale drawin) 2et off Provide a visual contrast that loo/s )ood. $'' well. "he pa! free2e 0E" $'' a wave of 2et off Cause3 tri))er events. stri/es. 2et on Attac/. -e was 0E" $& when he left the bar. "he fi)ures are 0E" $%" in the council+s 2et out Displa!3 show. annual report. "he e#plorers 0E" $%" for the 0outh 2et out 0tart a 4ourne!. Pole !esterda! mornin). "he contract 0E"0 $%" all the details of 2et out Arran)e3 or)anise. the a)reement. If we all 0E" "$3 we should be able to 2et to Wor/ hard or enthusiasticall!. finish this in a few hours. "he technician 0E" %P the computer 2et up Prepare e6uipment3 software3 etc.3 for use. networ/ perfectl!. "he! 0E" %P a dot com compan!3 floated 2et up 0tart a compan!. it a couple of !ears later on the 0toc/ E#chan)e and made an absolute fortune. Provide someone with the mone! needed 2et up Winnin) the lotter! 0E" them %P for life. to live. 2et up "ric/3 deceive. "he police 0E" them %P. "he! 0E" %P$& her when she was in the 2et upon Attac/. car par/. After !ears of part!in) and drin/in)3 she 2ettle down 0tart livin) a fi#ed and routine life. finall! )ot married and 0E""LED D$W&. We were upset not to win and had to 2ettle for Accept whatever is available. 0E""LE '$( the second pri2e. It too/ him a while to 0E""LE I& when 2ettle in .et used to. he moved to 7apan. "he! couldn+t a)ree at first on a name for 2ettle on A)ree. their dau)hter3 but finall! 0E""LED $& Alice. Let+s 0E""LE %P for the dinner the other 2ettle up Pa! a debt. ni)ht. 2ex up Chan)e information to ma/e it more "he )overnment denied that the! had attractive to the reader or listener. 0EAED %P the report to ma/e the front 2et forth 0tart a 4ourne!.

pa)e. Live with someone when !ou are in a "he! 0-AC5ED %P a few months after 2hack up relationship.. the! started )oin) out. We had to 0-AC5 %P with friends while 2hack up Live somewhere temporaril!. our house was bein) decorated. 2hade in *a/e a part of a picture dar/er. 0he 0-ADED I& the area under the tree. "he police 0-$$5 the house D$W& 2hake down 0earch. loo/in) for dru)s. -e 0-$$5 the )u! D$W& with some 2hake down E#tort or cheat mone! from someone. stor! about needin) the mone! for an operation. It too/ me a)es to 0-A5E $'' the 2hake off .et rid of an illness. cou)h. 0ha/e clothes3 cloths3 etc to remove dirt or -e too/ the tablecloth outside and 2hake out creases. 0-$$5 it $%" after dinner. "he news of her death reall! 0-$$5 me 2hake up %pset or shoc/. %P. *a/e ma4or chan)es to improve or save a "he mana)ement are 0-A5I&. thin)s 2hake up compan!3 or)anisation3 etc. %P and )ettin) rid of a lot of wor/ers. Pour the in)redients into a container and 2hake up *i# thin)s in a container b! sha/in) hard. 0-A5E them %P. "hin)s are 0-API&. %P at wor/, 2hape up Develop in a positive wa!. ever!thin)+s )oin) well a)ain. If the! don+t start 0-API&. %P3 the!+re 2hape up Improve to reach an acceptable standard. )oin) to lose their 4obs. -e has 0-AVED $'' his moustache and 2have off 0have completel!. loo/s much !oun)er. -e 0-AVED a few thousand $'' the 2have off (educe b! a small amount. bud)et for the !ear. 0pend mone! on somethin)3 especiall! I had to 0-ELL $%" a hundred pounds 2hell out when !ou thin/ it+s too e#pensive. on the dinner. 0end someone awa!3 often because of a -e was causin) a lot of trouble3 so the! 2hip off problem. 0-IPPED him $'' to another branch We 0-IPPED the order $%" two da!s 2hip out 0end )oods to a place. a)o. If !ou+ve finished !our wor/3 I+m read! to 2hip out Leave a place. 0-IP $%". -e 0-$" AWA as soon as the bell ran) 2hoot away Leave somewhere 6uic/l!. for the end of the lesson. I+m 0-$$"I&. BAC5 home to pic/ up 2hoot back (eturn 6uic/l!. some thin)s I for)ot to brin) with me. I;m 0-$$"I&. '$( nothin) less than 2hoot for -ave as a )oal. the presidenc!. I+ll have to 0-$$" $'' as soon as the 2hoot off Leave promptl! and 6uic/l!. lesson finishes3 otherwise I+ll miss m! train. 2hoot out .o out for a short time. I+m 0-$$"I&. $%" to the shops for a

2hoot up 2hoot up 2hoot up 2hoot up 2hop around 2hort out 2hout down 2hout out 2how around

Increase 6uic/l!. "a/e illicit dru)s intravenousl!.. Dama)e with )un,shots. Increase 6uic/l!3 )row. Loo/ around for the best price3 6ualit!3 etc.. 0hort circuit. *a/e so much noise to stop someone bein) heard. 0a! somethin) loudl!3 often to attract someone+s attention. "a/e someone to a place to show them certain parts. "a/e someone into an office or other room.

paper. "he share prices of internet companies have been 0-$$"I&. %P latel!. "he heroin,user would 0-$$" %P in shop doorwa!s. "he )an)sters 0-$" %P the pub. 7ohnn! has 0-$" %P since I last saw him If !ou 0-$P A($%&D3 !ou can find some real bar)ains for air tic/ets. "he batter! 0-$("ED $%" when it )ot wet. -is efforts to raise the issue were 0-$%"ED D$W&. 0he 0-$%"ED $%" m! name.

"he estate a)ent 0-$WED us A($%&D the house but we didn+t li/e it much. "he secretar! 0-$WED me I& to spea/ 2how in to the mana)er. "he children were 0-$WI&. $'' and 2how off Behave in a wa! so as to attract attention. irritated me. -e wanted to 0-$W $'' his new sound 2how off Displa! somethin) !ou are proud of. s!stem. *a/e the 6ualities of another thin) more "he shirt reall! 0-$WED $'' his new 2how off apparent. tie. "a/e someone to out of a room or -er secretar! 0-$WED me $%" after 2how out buildin). the interview. -e 0-$WED us $VE( the scene of the 2how over "a/e someone around a site. accident "a/e someone to a place to show them "he )uide 0-$WED them ($%&D the 2how round certain parts. historic part of the cit!. 2how When a feelin) can be seen despite -is an)er 0-$WED "-($%.- despite through attempts to conceal it. his smile. 2how up Attend somethin) or arrive somewhere. Ver! few 0-$WED %P at the meetin). "he downturn in sales 0-$WED %P in 2how up Become clear or apparent. the compan!+s accounts. *a/e someone feel embarrassed or -e 0-$WED us %P when he arrived 2how up ashamed. drun/ and started ar)uin). Disre)ard somethin)3 not consider it -e 0-(%..ED $'' the criticism and 2hrug off important or harmful. carried on the same wa!. *an! people have been 0-%" AWA in 2hut away Imprison or remove someone+s freedom. ps!chiatric hospitals for disa)reein) with the )overnment. "he shop 0-%" D$W& when the out,of, 2hut down Close a business3 shop3 etc.. town supermar/et opened. 2hut down "urn a computer off. ou should close all pro)rams before !ou

2hut in 2hut off 2hut out 2hut out

Prevent someone from leavin). Close3 prevent access. E#clude. &ot allow a pla!er or team to score.

2hut out of E#clude someone from an activit!3 etc. 2hut up 2hut up 2hut yourself away 2hy away from 2ide with 2idle up to 0top tal/in) or ma/in) noise. Close for a period of time. Withdraw from compan!. Avoid doin) somethin) because !ou lac/ confidence. 0upport someone. Approach someone discreetl!.

0-%" a computer D$W&. I 0-%" the cat I& until it was time to )o to the vet. "he! 0-%" the water $'' while the! did the repairs. ou have to 0-%" !our feelin)s $%" to deal with it. "he Dod)ers 0-%" $%" the .iants :,@. -e+s been 0-%" $%" $' the discussions. -e told us to 0-%" %P and start wor/in). "he! 0-%" the shop %P for a fortni)ht while the! were on holida!. 0he+s 0-%" herself AWA to revise for her e#ams. *an! learners 0- AWA '($* usin) phrasal verbs. "he lecturer 0IDED WI"- her students and )ot sac/ed for her pains. -e 0IDLED %P "$ me and whispered his name. We had to 0I'" "-($%.- thousands of files before we found what we were loo/in) for. -e 0I.&ED AWA his ri)hts to compensation when he si)ned the contract. *! boss was out for the da!3 so I 0I.&ED her letters '$( her. We 0I.&ED I& and went strai)ht to bed. I 0I.&ED I& and started chattin) online. ou have to 0I.& I& before !ou can enter the club. I 0I.& I&"$ *0& *essen)er automaticall! when I boot up. I+ll 0I.& $'' now3 but will write a)ain ne#t wee/. I 0I.&ED $'' when I )ot m! new 4ob. I+m 0I.&I&. $'' now and )oin) home, I+m shattered. *! doctor 0I.&ED me $'' for a month with bac/ problems. "he director 0I.&ED $'' $& the plans to increase sales.

2ift through E#amine a lot of thin)s carefull!.

2ign away 2ign for 2ign in 2ign in 2ign in 2ign into 2ign off 2ign off 2ign off 2ign off

.ive awa! le)al or propert! ri)hts. Write a si)nature on behalf on someone. (e)ister in a hotel. $pen a computer pro)ram that re6uires a name and password. Write !our name when enterin) a place. $pen a particular computer pro)ram that re6uires a name and password. End a messa)e. Close a claim for unemplo!ment benefit. 0top doin) somethin) to leave. .ive someone a letter to be awa! from wor/.

2ign off on .ive official approval.

2ign on

I had to 0I.& $& when I lost m! 4ob. I+ve 0I.&ED $& to help at the villa)e 2ign on A)ree to participate. fete. 2ign on 0tart broadcastin). -e 0I.&0 $& the same wa! ever! show. 2ign on Emplo!. We+ve 0I.&ED $& two new teachers. 0i)n a document 4oinin) or a)reein) to -e+s 0I.&ED $& WI"- *anchester 2ign on with somethin). %nited for the ne#t three !ears. Close a computer pro)ram that re6uires a I 0I.&ED $%" and then shut the 2ign out name and password. computer down. 0i)n somethin) to show !ou have Could !ou 0I.& those boo/s $%"3 2ign out borrowed somethin). please= Close a particular computer pro)ram that I 0I.&ED $%" $' *0& *essen)er and 2ign out of re6uires a name and password. shut the computer down. 2ign up .ive !our name to do somethin). I+ve 0I.&ED %P as a volunteer. 2ign up 0ubscribe. I 0I.&ED %P for their newsletter. 0he+s 0I.&ED WI"- E*I for the ne#t 2ign with *a/e a contract with. few !ears. -e told them to 0I**E( D$W& 2immer Become calmer3 ma/e less noise. because the! were disturbin) the class down ne#t door. "o sin) when a piece of music is bein) I 0A&. AL$&. when the! pla!ed it on 2ing along pla!ed or performed b! someone else.. the radio. 2ing out (epl! loudl!. When !ou hear !our name3 0I&. $%"< 2ing out 0in) loudl!. Ever!one 0A&. $%" durin) the chorus. 2ing up 0in) louder. We can+t hear !ou, 0I&. %P. *an! people applied for the 4ob but we 2ingle out 0elect or choose one from a )roup. will 0I&.LE $%" the best one. "he truth finall! 0A&5 I& about her 2ink in 0lowl! come to be understood. death when it was broadcast on "V. We spent the afternoon 0I""I&. 0it and do nothin)3 especiall! when !ou 2it about AB$%" chattin) instead of doin) an! should be wor/in). wor/. "he! 4ust 0A" A($%&D while the others 2it around 0it idl!3 doin) nothin). did all the wor/. Wait for somethin) to happen without We 0A" BAC5 and waited for them to 2it back ma/in) an! effort. ma/e the first mista/e. 2it back (ela# in a chair. I 0A" BAC5 and en4o!ed the show. I can+t 0I" B while the! are punished 2it by &ot tr! to stop somethin). wron)l!. 2it down -elp someone to sit. "he nurse 0A" me D$W& in a chair. "he Iueen 0A" '$( another official 2it for Pose for an artist or photo)rapher. portrait. Loo/ after children while their parents are 0he 0I"0 '$( her nei)hbors when the! 2it for out. )o out. $ccup! a buildin) to protest about "he students 0A" I& the Librar! as a 2it in somethin). protest a)ainst the increase in tuition fees. 2it in for "a/e on someone+s responsibilities while -er deput!+s 0I""I&. I& '$( her while

$pen a claim for unemplo!ment benefit.

she+s awa!. 0he 0A" I& $& the meetin) and too/ 2it in on Attend as an observer. notes but said nothin). 0he+s 0A" $& the finance committee 2it on Be on a committee. from the be)innin). "o handle somebod! firml! who behaves If his )irlfriend finds out3 she+ll )et mad 2it on impertinentl!3 conceitedl!. and 0I" $& him. "he )overnment have been 0I""I&. $& 2it on -old information bac/ or /eep it secret. the report because it was so critical. I had to 0I" the )ame $%" because I was 2it out &ot ta/e part. ill. WE 0A" $VE( dinner discussin) the 2it over Eat or drin/ slowl!. plans. I was bored and wanted to leave halfwa! 2it through 0ta! till the end of somethin) dull. throu)h3 but we 0A" "-($%.- the film. It+s hard to see how their new plan 0I"0 2it with (econcile different positions. WI"- the promises the! made. "he doorstaff 0I>ED %P ever!one 2ize up Assess a situation or person carefull!.. enterin) the club. *a/e somethin) bi))er or produce bi))er 0oft drin/s manufacturers have 0I>ED 2ize up products. %P their products in recent !ears. 2kin up *a/e a cannabis 4oint. 0he 05I&&ED %P a fat spliff. 2kin up *a/e a cannabis 4oint. Who+s )oin) to 05I& %P= I pretended I was ill and 05IVED $'' 2kive off Avoid doin) wor/ or other dut!. on *onda!. 0tudents usuall! be)in the term well3 then (educe one+s effort3 perform with less 2lack off 0LAC5 $'' near the end of the enthusiasm and ener)!. semester. Wor/ 0LAC5E&0 $'' durin) the 2lacken off Become less bus! or intense. holida! period. "he concert was terrible and all the 2lag off Criticise heavil!. papers 0LA..ED the band $''. 2lant "hat travel ma)a2ine is totall! 'avour one viewpoint3 bias. toward 0LA&"ED "$WA(D the ultra,rich. Let;s 0LEEP I& tomorrow mornin), we 2leep in 0leep lon)er than usual. won;t have another chance for wee/s. 0leep in order to recover from e#cess 0he went to bed "$ 0LEEP $'' the 2leep off alcohol3 dru)s3 etc.. effects of the te6uila. *! boss said she+d have to 0LEEP $& it 2leep on "hin/ about somethin). when I as/ed her for a raise. "he au pair made tea for the friends who 2leep over 0pend the ni)ht at someone else+s house. were 0LEEPI&. $VE(. I 0LEP" "-($%.- the storm even 2leep &ot wa/e up. thou)h the wind blew some slates off the through roof. 2lice off Cut3 remove an amount or part of "he! C%" H@L $'' the ori)inal price.

the! are absent.

somethin). 2lice up 2lip away 2lip away 2lip by 2lip by 2lip down 2lip in 2lip into 2lip into 2lip off 2lip off 2lip off to 2lip on 2lip out 2lip up 2lob about 2lob around 2lope off 2lough off 2lough off 2lough off 2low down 2low down 2low up I 0LICED the ca/e %P and handed it round to the people there. Lose an opportunit! or the chance of "heir hopes of )ettin) bac/ into the )ame winnin)3 succeedin)3 etc. 0LIPPED AWA after the second )oal. "he !ear has 0LIPPED AWA and it is Pass 6uic/l! 8time9. hard to believe it+s over. Pass 6uic/l! 8time9. "he !ears 0LIP B as !ou )et older. Lose an opportunit! or the chance of -e didn+t follow the offer up and let it winnin)3 succeedin)3 etc. 0LIP B . "he cold beer 0LIPPED D$W& a treat Be en4o!able to drin/ or eat. after the wal/. "r! to include somethin) discreetl! when -e 0LIPPED I& a mention of his e#am spea/in). results to remind us how well he did. I )ot out of m! suit and 0LIPPED I&"$ Put clothes on 6uic/l!. m! p!4amas. Ac6uire bad habits or fall into a bad or "he econom! 0LIPPED I&"$ recession ne)ative state or condition. and shows no si)ns of recover!. It was ver! borin) so we 0LIPPED $'' Leave a place discreetl!. before it finished. I 0LIPPED m! shoes $'' when I (emove clothes. entered. .o somewhere discreetl!. We 0LIPPED $'' "$ the pub. I 0LIPPED m! coat $& and rushed Put clothes on 6uic/l!. outside. "he part! was reall! dull so we 0LIPPED Leave discreetl!. $%" and went to the pub instead. "he waitress 0LIPPED %P and didn+t *a/e an error. brin) us what we had ordered. I 0L$BBED AB$%" all da! as I couldn+t Be la2!3 do nothin). be bothered to do an! wor/. I spent the da! 0L$BBI&. A($%&D at Be la2!3 do nothin). home. Leave somewhere without lettin) others "he lecture sounded reall! borin)3 so I /now. 0L$PED $'' and went to the pub. "he )overnment is increasin) its powers .et rid of3 dispose. but is 0L$%.-I&. $'' responsibilit! for its failures. Lose or shed outer la!ers of s/in. 0na/es 0L$%.- $'' their old s/in. -e 0L$%.-ED $'' the pain and I)nore or triviali2e an in4ur! or insult. continued runnin). "he car 0L$WED D$W& when the! (educe speed. saw the police. It is important to slow down3 rest3 and eat Become less active. sensibl!. "he ne)otiations were 0L$WED %P b! 0low the pro)ress of somethin). the ar)uments. Cut completel! into pieces or slices.

2lug it out 2mack of 2mash down 2mash in 2mash up 2moke out 2naffle up 2nap off

'i)ht or ar)ue. Appear to have a ne)ative 6ualit!. Demolish or brea/ somethin) down. Brea/ somethin) b! hittin) it repeatedl!. Destro!3 brea/ into man! pieces. 'orce someone out of a place the!+re hidin) in. Consume3 ta/e3 bu! somethin) other people ma! want. Brea/ a piece off somethin).

2nap out of Control ne)ative emotions. 2nap to it 2nap up 2narl up 2neak out Do somethin) 6uic/l!. .et3 ac6uire or bu! somethin) 6uic/l!. Entan)le. Depart furtivel!.

2neak up on Approach someone furtivel!. 2niff around 2niff at 2niff out 2niff out 2nitch on 2nuff out 2nuff out 2nuff out 2ober up Loo/ around to see how )ood somethin) is or to tr! to find somethin) better. Disapprove or be scornful. 'ind somethin) b! smell 8usuall! for do)s9. 'ind out information3 especiall! when people don+t want an!one to /now. Divul)e secrets3 inform authorities about someone. E#tin)uish a small flame b! coverin) it. 5ill. End somethin) suddenl!. 0top showin) the effects of alcohol or dru)s.

"he! 0L%..ED I" $%" for hours but never came to an a)reement. "he )overnment+s decision 0*AC50 $' h!pocris!. "he police 0*A0-ED the door D$W& to )et into the house. -e 0*A0-ED the windscreen I&. "he bur)lars 0*A0-ED %P the office as there was no mone! to steal. "he police 0*$5ED the )an) $%" and arrested them. "he! 0&A''LED %P all the food before we )ot there. -e 0&APPED $'' a bit of chocolate from the bar and )ave it to me.. I was feelin) depressed and /new I had to 0&AP $%" $' it. -e had ta/en a)es so I told him to 0&AP "$ I" and )et it finished. Collectors 0&APPED %P ever! cop! the da! it was released. *! line was all 0&A(LED %P after I cau)ht that last fish. Althou)h the thieves tried to 0&EA5 $%" after dar/3 we were read! for them. Dave tried to 0&EA5 %P $& the )uard3 but was seen an!wa!. I 0&I''ED A($%&D to see if I could find a better deal. A 4ob opportunit! li/e that is not to be 0&I''ED A". Customs use do)s to 0&I'' $%" ille)al dru)s bein) smu))led in. $ur rivals are tr!in) to 0&I'' $%" our plans for e#pansion. (e))ie was cau)ht after someone 0&I"C-ED $& him to the teacher. I 0&%''ED $%" the candles before I went to bed. -e )ot 0&%''ED $%" in a )an) war. I messed up the first 6uestion3 which 0&%''ED $%" m! chances of )ettin) a )ood )rade. 5eith 0$BE(ED %P a bit when we left the pub and wal/ed home.

2often up 2often up 2oldier on 2ort out 2ound off 2ound out

Wea/en. Do thin)s to please someone in the hope that the! will do what !ou want. Continue even when thin)s )et difficult. (esolve a problem. "o e#press !our opinions forcefull!. Chec/ what someone thin/s about an issue3 idea3 etc..

2paff away Waste 8mone!3 time3 resources3 etc9. 2park off 2park up 2peak out 2peak up 2pell out 2pell out 2pew out 2pew up 2pill out 2pill out 2pill out 2pill over 2pill over 2pin off 2pin off 2pin off Cause somethin)3 usuall! unpleasant3 to happen. Li)ht a ci)arette or 4oint. "al/ openl! and freel!. "al/ more loudl!. E#plain somethin) in )reat detail. Write or sa! the individual letters that ma/e up a word. E#pel3 throw out. Vomit. When lar)e numbers of people leave a place at the same time. Come or flow out of a bo#3 container3 etc. E#press or displa! emotions openl!. When somethin) bad has a wider impact on other people or situations. 'low over the ed)e or top of a container. Produce an une#pected additional benefit. 'orm a separate compan! from part of an e#istin) one. Create a "V show usin) characters from a

"he bombardment 0$'"E&ED %P their defenses1 I thin/ we can move in tomorrow. I paid for ever!thin) to 0$'"E& them %P before the! made the decision. Life )ot hard for m! do) when he went blind3 but he 4ust 0$LDIE(ED $& and never complained. -as the firm 0$("ED $%" its ta# problems !et= -e 0$%&DED $'' about the 6ualit! of the food. ou should 0$%&D her $%" to )et her opinion before !ou )o ahead with the plan. "he council is 0PA''I&. AWA our ta#es on bonuses and consultants. "he riot was 0PA(5ED $'' b! the police raid on the club. "he! 0PA(5ED %P in a no smo/in) area. People are afraid to 0PEA5 $%" in oppressive political re)imes. "he! couldn+t hear the spea/er and as/ed him to 0PEA5 %P a bit. -e won+t understand !ou unless !ou 0PELL ever!thin) $%" for him. I had to 0PELL m! surname $%" to him as he didn+t /now how to spell it. "he volcano is 0PEWI&. $%" lava and hot )ases. -e 0PEWED %P when he was drun/. "he crowd 0PILLED $%" onto the streets after the match had ended. "he container was crac/ed and the chemicals 0PILLED $%". I let m! frustration 0PILL $%". "he protests and demonstrations have 0PILLED $VE( into nei)hbourin) states. I for)ot to turn the tap off and the water 0PILLED $VE(. "he research 0P%& $'' a number of new products as well as solvin) the problem. "he! 0P%& $'' the retail division last !ear. "he! 0P%& it $'' from the main show3

but it didn+t reall! attract man! viewers. 2pin out "he car hit the water and 0P%& $%". I 0P%& the wor/ $%" to ma/e as much 2pin out *a/e somethin) last as lon) as possible. mone! from the 4ob as I could. "he! 0PI(I"ED her AWA before the 2pirit away (emove someone secretl! from a place. police arrived. "he! 0PI(I"ED him $'' before an! 2pirit off (emove someone secretl! from a place. trouble started. An informal wa! of tellin) someone to sa! -urr! up3 0PI" I" $%"< I can+t wait all 2pit it out somethin) the! are unwillin) to sa!. da! for the truth. -e 0PA" her name $%" when he saw her 2pit out 0a! somethin) an)ril!. arrive. 2plash Apollo H: 0PLA0-ED D$W& after a Land in the sea 8space capsules9. down harrowin) fli)ht. 0pend a lot of mone! on somethin) that is We went to an e#pensive restaurant and 2plash out not essential. 0PLA0-ED $%" to celebrate 2plash out 0pend a lot of mone! on somethin). I 0PLA0-ED $%" $& a new camera. on "he teacher 0PLI" the class %P into 2plit up Divide into )roups. )roups of four. "he! are alwa!s 0PLI""I&. %P and 2plit up 'inish a relationship. then )ettin) bac/ to)ether a)ain. -e+s been 0P$ILI&. '$( an ar)ument 2poil for (eall! want somethin). all da!. 2ponge I+ll 0P$&.E it D$W& before puttin) it Clean somethin) with a spon)e. down awa!. Accept free food and support without an! Let;s )o to &ew or/3 we can alwa!s 2ponge off shame or 6ualms. 0P$&.E $'' m! brother there. A lot of people are 0P$&.I&. $& the Accept or )et mone! without doin) an! 2ponge on state b! claimin) benefits the!+re not wor/. entitled to. (eturn to ori)inal position after bein) "he loc/ 0P(I&.0 BAC5 when the /e! 2pring back bent3 forced or when pressure is removed. is turned. 0he is )oin) to 0P(I&. '$( all their 2pring for Pa! for3 often )enerousl!. medical bills. -e 0P(A&. '($* the bushes when I 2pring from Appear suddenl! and une#pectedl!. wal/ed past. -is an)er 0P(I&.0 '($* his feelin)s 2pring from Be the cause of somethin). of insecurit!. "he! 0P(%&. a birthda! part! $& me 2pring on 0urprise someone. at wor/. Charit! shops are 0P(I&.I&. %P in the 2pring up Appear suddenl!. recession. We 0P(%CED the flat %P before we put 2pruce up "o smarten3 ma/e somethin) neat and tid!. it on the mar/et. "he thou)ht of the bonus 0P%((ED her 2pur on Encoura)e someone to continue. $& to complete the wor/ on time.

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"here are few thin)s I have to 0I%A(E AWA before I can leave. "he two drun/s 0I%A(ED $'' and the Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht 23uare off barman had to intervene before a fi)ht them. bro/e out. 23uare off Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht "he! 0I%A(ED $'' A.AI&0" the against them. police when the! arrived. Can I 0I%A(E %P with !ou for last 23uare up Pa! bac/ a debt. ni)ht= Confront someone or prepare to fi)ht "he companies are 0I%A(I&. %P for a 23uare up them. fi)ht. 23uare up "he! need to 0I%A(E %P "$ what the! Accept responsibilit! or )uilt. to did wron) if we are to ma/e an! pro)ress. What he said doesn+t 0I%A(E WI"23uare with *atch3 conform to. what the others said. Chec/ with someone that somethin) is I+ll have to C-EC5 that WI"- m! boss 23uare with $5. before I can confirm it. .et more people into a space than normal 'our of us had to 0I%EE>E %P in the 23ueeze up or comfortable. bac/ of the car. 2tack up Put thin)s in a pile. I 0"AC5ED %P the bo#es. Wor/ 0"AC5ED %P while I was awa! 2tack up Accumulate. on holida!. I+ve been 0"AC5I&. %P a lot of air 2tack up Increase3 accumulate somethin). miles. 2tack up Be lo)ical3 ma/e sense. "he bud)et fi)ures don+t 0"AC5 %P. Build up the number of planes waitin) to Planes were 0"AC5I&. %P while the 2tack up land at an airport. airport was closed after the bomb threat. 2tack up "he new model doesn+t 0"AC5 %P Be as )ood as somethin). against A.AI&0" the old one. "he! haven+t 0"A''ED the pro4ect %P 2taff up Emplo! someone for somethin) specific. !et. "he )overnment has started a campai)n 2tamp out .et rid of somethin). to 0"A*P $%" dru)s in schools. 0pend time in a place waitin) or doin) We 0"$$D AB$%" drin/in) coffee 2tand about nothin) or ver! little. before the lecture. 2tand 0pend time in a place waitin) or doin) We 0"$$D A($%&D for an hour around nothin) or ver! little. waitin) for them to turn up. "he prime minister should 0"A&D Leave a position so that someone else can 2tand aside A0IDE and let a new leader head the ta/e it. part!. We 0"$$D BAC5 while he lit the 2tand back 5eep a distance from somethin). firewor/. "r! to understand somethin) b! ta/in) a We need to 0"A&D BAC5 and loo/ at 2tand back different perspective. the problem differentl!. -e 0"$$D B her throu)hout the trial 2tand by 0upport someone. as he believed her to be innocent. 2tand by Be read! and waitin) for somethin) to "he emer)enc! services were 'inish or sort somethin) out.

0"A&DI&. B waitin) for the plane to land. Leave a 4ob or position so that someone "he minister announced her intention to 2tand down else can ta/e it. 0"A&D D$W& at the ne#t election. "he 4ud)e told the witness to 0"A&D 2tand down 'inish bein) as/ed 6uestions in a court. D$W& after the 6uestionin). I+m not )oin) to 0"A&D '$( their 2tand for Accept or tolerate behaviour. rudeness an! lon)er. +W-A" do the letters BBC 0"A&D '$(= 2tand for "he words represented b! certain initials. + +British Broadcastin) Corporation.+ 0he had to 0"A&D I& '$( the editor 2tand in for 0ubstitute someone temporaril!. while he was on holida!. 0he 0"$$D $%" from the crowd in 2tand out Be e#traordinar! and different. selection and was offered the 4ob. *ove from a sittin) or l!in) down to a Ever!bod! 0"$$D %P when the 4ud)e 2tand up vertical position. entered the court. -e a)reed to meet me last ni)ht3 but he 2tand up 'ail to /eep an appointment. 0"$$D me %P. 2tand up -e+s the /ind of mana)er who will alwa!s Defend3 support. for 0"A&D %P '$( his staff. 5eep !our principles when challen)ed b! 0he 0"$$D %P "$ the police when the! 2tand up to an authorit!. tried to corrupt her. "his coat will 0"A&D %P "$ the 2tand up to (esist dama)e. rou)hest weather conditions. Loo/ at someone until the! cannot loo/ at -e was an)r! but I 0"A(ED him D$W& 2tare down !ou. and he left without sa!in) much. "he! 0"A("ED $'' the meetin) with 2tart off *a/e somethin) start. an attac/ on our performance. 0he 0"A("ED $'' as a receptionist and 2tart off Be)in life3 a career or e#istence. ended up as the CE$. We 0"A("ED $'' earl! because we 2tart off Be)in a 4ourne!. /new the 4ourne! would ta/e all da!. I was tr!in) to be serious3 but their 2tart off *a/e someone lau)h. comment 0"A("ED me $''. -elp someone to start a piece or wor/ or I 0"A("ED her $'' $& the pro4ect then 2tart off on activit!. left her to finish it. It+s time to 0"A(" $& that bottle of 2tart on Be)in to use or consume. wine. "he mana)er was furious and 0"A("ED 2tart on Criticise an)ril!. $& her staff for not tr!in) hard enou)h. 2tart on at Criticise or na). -e 0"A("ED $& A" me for bein) late. 2tart out Be)in a 4ourne!. We 0"A("ED $%" earl! in the mornin). What had 0"A("ED $%" A0 a protest 2tart out as Be)in life3 e#istence or a career. 6uic/l! turned into a full,blown rebellion. I didn+t 0"A(" $%" "$ become the 2tart out to Intend3 plan. boss, it 4ust happened. 2tart over Be)in somethin) a)ain. It+s a mess, I thin/ we should 4ust 0"A(" happen.

$VE(. "he firm 0"A("ED %P on a shoestrin) 2tart up $pen a business. bud)et. "here was a pause3 then the noise 2tart up Be)in3 especiall! sounds. 0"A("ED %P a)ain. 2tart up When an en)ine starts wor/in). "he car 0"A("ED %P first time. 2tart up *a/e an en)ine wor/. I 0"A("ED the car %P. 0it or stand upri)ht because someone has -e 0"A("ED %P when I entered the 2tart up surprised !ou. room and tried to hide what he was doin). I 0"A0-ED some mone! AWA behind 2tash away 0tore or hide somethin) in a safe place. some boo/s. "he police 0"$VE the front door I& and 2tave in Push or brea/ somethin) inwards. arrested them. "he medicine 0"AVED $'' the worst of 2tave off Dela!3 prevent somethin) from happenin). the disease. -e said he didn+t li/e them comin) and 2tay away &ot come. wanted them to 0"A AWA . 2tay away -e told them to 0"A AWA '($* Avoid3 not come. from him. I+m )oin) to 0"A I& and chill toni)ht1 I 2tay in &ot )o out. can+t be bothered to )o out. 0he 0"A ED $& after she )raduated to 2tay on (emain lon)er than anticipated. do a *aster+s de)ree. 2tay out &ot )o home. We 0"A ED $%" all ni)ht. I 0"A ED $VE( at a friend+s house last 2tay over 0ta! overni)ht. ni)ht because of the train stri/e. "he children 0"A ED %P until wa! past 2tay up &ot )o to bed. their bedtime. We didn+t want to wa/e them3 so we 2teal away Leave a place 6uietl! or secretl!. 0"$LE AWA in the middle of the ni)ht. &ot wantin) to attract attention3 she 2teal out Leave in a stealth! or 6uiet manner. 0"$LE $%" earl!. Be )raduall! overcome b! an emotion or A feelin) of pride 0"$LE $VE( me as I 2teal over feelin). watched. "he li)hts were off and ever!thin) was 2teal up Approach 6uietl! or secretl!. 6uiet so we 0"$LE %P as 6uietl! as we could. Approach a place or someone 6uietl! or We 0"$LE %P $& them so that the! 2teal up on secretl!. couldn+t sound the alarm. -e+s tr!in) to 0"EE( CLEA( $' his 2teer clear Avoid. lecturer because he hasn+t finished his of assi)nment !et. "he trouble 0"E*0 '($* their refusal 2tem from $ri)inate3 be caused b!. to discuss the matter. Ever!one thin/s that the prime minister Leave a 4ob or position so that someone 2tep aside should 0"EP A0IDE so that someone else can ta/e over. new can lead the part! into the election.

2tep back 2tep down 2tep down 2tep forward 2tep in 2tep on it 2tep out 2tep to 2tep to 2tep up 2tick around 2tick at 2tick by 2tick by 2tick down

Loo/ at somethin) from a different perspective. Leave a 4ob or position so that someone can ta/e over. (educe. $ffer help. .et involved b! interruptin) somethin). An imperative used to tell someone to )o faster3 especiall! when drivin). Leave a place for a ver! short time. Confront. Chat3 tal/ to. Increase. 0ta! in a place for some time. Continue doin) somethin) despite difficulties. 0upport someone when the! are havin) difficulties. 0upport a plan3 opinion or decision. Write somethin) 6uic/l! or without thin/in) about it.

2tick down 7oin surfaces with )lue. 2tick it to 2tick it to 2tick out 2tick out 2tick out Criticise someone. "reat someone badl! or unfairl!. Be easil! noticed. E#tend part of !our bod!. Continue doin) somethin) difficult or unpleasant.

2tick out for Demand a salar! raise. 2tick to 2tick to &ot chan)e. (estrict or limit and not chan)e.

We should 0"EP BAC5 and tr! to see how our customers will view the scheme. "he CE$ 0"EPPED D$W& after the share price dropped. Production is bein) 0"EPPED D$W& because demand has dropped. When I had the accident3 a lot of people 0"EPPED '$(WA(D to help me. I had to 0"EP I& when the! started fi)htin). I told the ta#i driver to 0"EP $& I" as I was late for the meetin). "he!+ve 0"EPPED $%" for a ci)arette. Don+t 0"EP "$ those )u!s1 the!+ll /ill !ou. -e tried to 0"EP "$ her in the bar. "he police have 0"EPPED %P the pressure on be))ars wor/in) the %nder)round. -e+s late3 but I+ll 0"IC5 A($%&D for another few minutes before I leave. 0he found the course ver! tou)h but she 0"%C5 A" it and did well in the end. &o one 0"%C5 B him when the scandal became public. "he! are 0"IC5I&. B their claims. I couldn+t answer the test so I 4ust 0"%C5 an!thin) D$W& that I could remember. I 0"%C5 the label D$W&. 0he 0"%C5 I" "$ me for turnin) up half an hour late. *! boss alwa!s 0"IC50 I" "$ me when she+s in a bad mood. -e+s so much better than the others that he 0"IC50 $%". -e 0"%C5 his ton)ue $%" at me. I 0"%C5 it $%" even thou)h I hated ever! minute of it. We+re 0"IC5I&. $%" '$( a ?L increase. "he Prime *inister decided to 0"IC5 "$ the ori)inal plan despite the criticism in the media. I 0"%C5 "$ the path and didn+t ta/e the shortcut.

If we don+t 0"IC5 "$.E"-E(3 thin)s will be much worse for all of us, we need some unit!. "he static electricit! made m! hair 2tick up 0tand on end. 0"IC5 %P. "he! 0"%C5 the ban/ %P and stole tens 2tick up (ob usin) weapons. of thousands. ou have to 0"IC5 %P '$( !ourself 2tick up for 0upport or defend. here3 because no one will bac/ !ou. We+d better 0"IC5 WI"- our ori)inal 2tick with &ot chan)e somethin). idea. -e told the children to 0"IC5 WI"- him 2tick with 0ta! near someone. in the station. "he details have 0"%C5 WI"- me ever 2tick with &ot be for)otten. since. Continue with somethin) difficult or I 0"%C5 WI"- the 4ob thou)h I found it 2tick with unpleasant. ver! stressful. 2tiffen up Become ri)id. *! bac/ 0"I''E&0 %P in cold weather. "he! used starch to 0"I''E& the collars 2tiffen up *a/e somethin) ri)id. %P. -e 0"I((ED thin)s %P b! complainin) 2tir up *a/e trouble for someone else. to senior mana)ement about his line mana)er. 2titch up 0ew somethin) so that it is closed. I 0"I"C-ED %P the hole in m! sleeve. We )et the contract 0"I"C-ED %P this 2titch up 'inalise a deal. wee/. "he police 0"I"C-ED them %P because Cheat someone or ma/e them loo/ )uilt! 2titch up the! couldn+t find an! evidence a)ainst when the! aren+t. them. -e lost his temper and 0"$*PED $'' 2tomp off Leave somewhere an)ril!. home. 2tomp on "reat badl! or defeat. "he! 0"$*P $& their competitors. Wh! don+t !ou 0"$P A($%&D m! 2top around Visit someone for a short time.. place on !our wa! bac/= I+ll 0"$P BAC5 this afternoon when 2top back (eturn somewhere. !ou+re free. I 0"$PPED BE-I&D at the end of the 2top behind 0ta! somewhere when other people leave. lecture to as/ a couple of 6uestions. I must 0"$P B the supermar/et and 2top by Visit somewhere briefl! or 6uic/l!. pic/ up some thin)s for dinner. I was feelin) tired so I 0"$PPED I& last 2top in 0ta! at home. ni)ht. 2top in Visit briefl!. I 0"$PPED I& at m! aunt+s after wor/. We 0"$PPED $'' for lunch about 2top off Brea/ a 4ourne!. halfwa! there3 then carried on drivin). Be out late3 especiall! when !ou are -er parents were anno!ed because she 2top out e#pected home. 0"$PPED $%" all ni)ht. 2tick together 0upport each other.

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I 0"$PPED $VE( in Ban)/o/ for a couple of da!s on m! wa! bac/ from "o/!o. I 0"$PPED %P last ni)ht watchin) the 0ta! up late. film. 'ill or bloc/ somethin). I 0"$PPED %P the bottle with a cor/. Leave a place an)ril!. "he! had a row and he 0"$(*ED $''. -e lost his temper and 0"$(*ED $%" Leave a place an)ril!. $' the bar. 8If !ou don+t mention the place3 !ou can 4ust sa! +-e stormed out+9 -ide in a vehicle to travel without people 0he 0"$WED AWA on the plane but /nowin). was cau)ht when it landed. We 0"$WED it AWA in the )ara)e to 0tore somethin) in a safe place. /eep it dr!. I+m alwa!s havin) to 0"(AI.-"E& *a/e somethin) strai)ht. $%" the wires connected to m! computer. I had to 0"(AI.-"E& $%" thin)s after Deal with a problem. the mess the! had made. "here are a few issues I+d li/e to *a/e clear and resolve. 0"(AI.-"E& $%" first. 0tartin) wor/ has 0"(AI.-"E&ED him Improve someone+s behaviour. $%" and calmed him down. 0he 0"(AI.-"E&ED %P when her boss 0tand strai)ht. wal/ed in. I 0"(AI.-"E&ED %P the room before "id!. the! arrived. Attac/3 ta/e action a)ainst someone who At first3 he i)nored them3 but when thin)s has hurt !ou. )ot ver! serious3 he 0"(%C5 BAC5. A hitman 0"(%C5 him D$W& as he entered the buildin).8"his verb is often 5ill. used in the passive, -e was struc/ down as he entered the buildin).9 I was 0"(%C5 D$W& with food *a/e someone ill. poisonin).8"his verb is mostl! used in the passive.9 "he Appeal Court 0"(%C5 D$W& the Disallow a law3 decision3 etc. lower court+s rulin). (emove someone+s professional licence to "he *edical Council 0"(%C5 him $'' practise. for malpractice. I 0"(%C5 $& the solution when I was -ave a )ood idea. out with m! do). After doin) the same 4ob for five !ears3 I 0tart doin) somethin) new and different. decided to 0"(I5E $%" and chan)e careers. "r! to hit someone. When he pushed me3 I 0"(%C5 $%". We )ot up earl! and 0"(%C5 $%" for 0tart )oin) towards a place. our final destination. 0ta! somewhere when on a 4ourne!.

2trike out 2trike out 2trike up 2trike up 2trike upon 2tring along 2tring along 2tring out 2tring together 2tring up 2tub out 2tuff up 2tumble across 2tumble upon 2tump up 2uck in 2uck into 2uck up 2uck up to 2uit up 2um up 2ummon up 2uss out

As the! arrived3 I 0"(%C5 their names $%" on the list I had. I tried to )et the )overnment to support us 'ail. but I 0"(%C5 $%". -e 0"(%C5 %P a conversation with me 0tart 8conversation3 relationship9. in the bar. "he band 0"(%C5 %P and ever!one 0tart performin) music. turned to listen. It too/ us a lon) time to 0"(I5E %P$& -ave a )ood idea. a solution. "he! /ept sa!in) the! were interested3 Deceive someone for a lon) time. but the! were 4ust 0"(I&.I&. me AL$&. Accompan! someone because !ou haven+t Is it alri)ht if I 0"(I&. AL$&. with )ot an!thin) better to do. !ou toni)ht= "here was half an hour to )o3 so I *a/e somethin) last as lon) as possible. 0"(%&. the 6uestions $%" as lon) as I could. I was so nervous in the interview that I Put words to)ether into a coherent te#t. could hardl! 0"(I&. a sentence "$.E"-E(. "he rebels 0"(%&. the soldiers %P after -an) somebod!. the! captured them. -e 0"%BBED his ci)arette $%" in a E#tin)uish a ci)arette. saucer because he couldn+t find an ashtra!. *a/e a mista/e3 do badl!3 spoil. I 0"%''ED the e#am %P. ou+ll never )uess what I 0"%*BLED 'ind somethin) accidentall!. AC($00 when I was pac/in) m! stuff. I 0"%*BLED %P$& these photos when 'ind somethin) accidentall!. I was clearin) m! room up. -e didn+t want to pa! me bac/3 but I )ot Pa! for somethin). him to 0"%*P %P in the end. Become involved in somethin) Ever!one around her was ta/in) dru)s unpleasant. and she )ot 0%C5ED I&. Become involved in somethin) "he countr! )ot 0%C5ED I&"$ the war. unpleasant. -e is alwa!s 0%C5I&. %P to tr! to )et "r! to in)ratiate !ourself. the boss+s approval. In)ratiate !ourself with someone. -e+s alwa!s 0%C5I&. %P "$ our boss. .et dressed or put on a uniform for an "he! 0%I"ED %P and went to the activit! or tas/. interview At the end of the lecture3 she 0%**ED 0ummarise. %P the main points a)ain. .et the ener)! or coura)e to do Andrea couldn+t 0%**$& %P the somethin). enthusiasm to appl! for the position. It too/ her a)es to 0%00 $%" what was Come to understand. )oin) on. Cross writin) out.

2wan about *ove in a dramatic or affected manner. 2wan *ove in a dramatic or affected manner. around Enter in a dramatic or attention,see/in) 2wan in manner. Leave somewhere in a defiant or pompous 2wan off manner. 2wear by -ave )reat confidence in.

2wear down Promise that somethin) is true. 2weep through 2weep through 2wing around 2wing around 2wing at 2wing by 2wing round 2wing round 2yphon off Pass easil!3 succeed. *ove 6uic/l! throu)h. Chan)e !our opinion 6uic/l!. "urn around 6uic/l!. "r! to hit. Visit a person or place on !our wa! somewhere. Chan)e !our opinion 6uic/l!. "urn around 6uic/l!. "a/e business3 support or votes from someone.

-e 0WA&&ED AB$%" at the part!. 0he 0WA&&ED A($%&D tr!in) to impress people. -e 0WA&&ED I& surrounded b! photo)raphers. -e didn+t li/e the wa! the spo/e to him so he 0WA&&ED $'' an)ril!. I 0WEA( B their products, the!+re the best on the mar/et. -e 0W$(E D$W& that he hadn+t done it. 0he 0WEP" "-($%.- the e#ams. "he disease 0WEP" "-($%.- the population. "he! 0W%&. A($%&D to our idea after readin) the press reports. -e 0W%&. ($%&D to see what had made the noise. -e 0W%&. A" me but missed. I will 0WI&. B this afternoon and pic/ !ou up. "he! were a)ainst it at first then 0W%&. ($%&D and supported it. 0he 0W%&. ($%&D and )reeted them. "he candidate 0 P-$&ED $'' a lot of votes because of his anti,war stance. "he minister had been 0 P-$&I&. $'' funds from his department for !ears. "he! "AC5ED $& a new endin) to the film when the! found that test audiences didn+t li/e the ori)inal. I "AC5ED a 6uic/ messa)e $&"$ the end of the letter after I+d printed it. ou+re off to the cinema1 can we "A. AL$&.= -e "A..ED $& a few comments after readin) m! report. -e "A..ED his ideas $&"$ the end of m! report.

2yphon off Divert mone! ille)all!. 4ack on 4ack onto 4ag along 4ag on 4ag onto 4ag with 4ail away 4ail back Add somethin) that wasn+t planned.

Add or attach somethin) that wasn+t planned to somethin). Accompan! someone3 especiall! if the! haven+t specificall! invited !ou. Add an additional point to somethin) written or spo/en. Add an additional point to somethin) written or spo/en. Add a /e!word lin/ or boo/mar/ to a blo) "he post was "A..ED WI"- /e!words. entr! or webpa)e. -is voice "AILED AWA when he was Become silent or inaudible. spea/in) about what he+d done wron). "he traffic "AILED BAC5 for several 'orm a traffic 4am. miles after the accident.

"he voices "AILED $'' when she entered. Profits "AILED $'' sharpl! in the last 4ail off Decrease. 6uarter of the !ear as a result of the increase in the price of oil. 4ake after Loo/ li/e3 resemble. -e "A5E0 A'"E( his mother. 0he "$$5 the photocopier APA(" to see 4ake apart "a/e somethin) to pieces. what had )ot stuc/ in it. "he teacher "$$5 her A0IDE and said 4ake aside .et someone alone to tal/ to them. that she+d failed the e#am. 4ake away (emove. "he police "$$5 the protestors AWA . "hat son) alwa!s "A5E0 me BAC5 to 4ake back *a/e someone nostal)ic. when I was at universit!. I had to "A5E BAC5 ever!thin) bad I+d (etract a statement3 admit that somethin) 4ake back said about them when I learned how was wron). the!+d helped out. "he police "$$5 D$W& his answers to 4ake down *a/e notes or write down in full. their 6uestions. People "A5E D$W& their Christmas 4ake down (emove. decorations twelve da!s after Christmas. "he lecture was rather borin) and I didn+t 4ake in Absorb information. "A5E I& much of what the lecturer said. 0he "$$5 me I& with her stor! until 4ake in Deceive. someone told me the truth. "he 4ac/et was far too bi) around the 4ake in *a/e clothes smaller. shoulders3 so I had it "A5E& I& so that I could wear it. "he famil! "$$5 I& the three homeless 4ake in Assume care or support. /ittens. -e+s )ood at criticisin) others3 but can+t 4ake it Accept criticism. "A5E I" himself. Whenever thin)s )o wron)3 he alwa!s 4ake it out Abuse someone because !ou+re an)r!. shouts and "A5E0 I" $%" $& me3 even on if I had nothin) to do with the problem. 4ake it "a/e responsibilit!3 often without I "$$5 I" %P$& * 0EL' to ma/e upon consultin) other people. sure he )ot up on time. yourself "he software house reall! "$$5 $'' 4ake off *a/e )reat pro)ress. when the! produced the latest version of their D"P pac/a)e. "he!+ve "A5E& ten percent $'' 4ake off (educe the price of an item. desi)ner frames for )lasses. When a plane departs or leaves the "he fli)ht for Dublin "$$5 $'' on 4ake off )round. time. 4ake off (emove. It was hot3 so I "$$5 m! 4ac/et $''. "he plane stopped at >urich to "A5E $& 4ake on Allow passen)ers on a ship or plane. some passen)ers. 4ake on Assume a responsibilit!. 0he "$$5 $& the tas/ of inde#in) the 4ail off Become silent or inaudible.

boo/. "he council has had to "A5E $& twent! 4ake on Emplo!. e#tra emplo!ees to handle their increased wor/load. I "$$5 $%" all the boo/s I needed for 4ake out Borrow a librar! boo/. m! essa! from the librar!. Borrow mone! from a ban/ or other 7ac/ie and Anil "$$5 $%" a mort)a)e 4ake out official lender. to bu! a bi))er flat. "he dentist "$$5 $%" all of m! 4ake out E#tract or remove. wisdom teeth before the! started causin) an! problems. .o out sociall! with someone3 especiall! a -e "$$5 her $%" to a restaurant last 4ake out date. 'rida! ni)ht. I "$$5 $%" some health insurance 4ake out $btain insurance. before I went bac/pac/in) around Latin America. "he )an) "$$5 him $%" after he spo/e 4ake out 5ill3 murder. to the police. "he ban/ was "A5E& $VE( b! a -on) Assume control of a compan! or 4ake over 5on) ban/ that needed to bu! a ban/ to or)anisation. )et into the British mar/et. 0tart a 4ob or position that someone had 0he "$$5 $VE( responsibilit! for the 4ake over occupied before !ou. pro4ect last month. 4ake -e "$$5 me "-($%.- the procedures E#plain somethin) to someone. through before we started. -e+s "A5E& "$ wearin) a baseball cap 4ake to *a/e a habit of somethin). since his hair started thinnin) more noticeabl!. An awful lot of m! time at wor/ is 4ake up 'ill or occup! time or space. "A5E& %P with pointless bureaucrac! nowada!s. "he trousers were too lon) so I "$$5 4ake up *a/e clothes shorter. them %P to ma/e them fit. -e "$$5 %P s6uash as he felt he had to 4ake up 0tart a new hobb!3 pastime3 etc.. lose some wei)ht. -e "AL5ED them A($%&D to 4alk around Persuade. acceptin) his point of view. "al/ about a problem or issue without "he! "AL5ED A($%&D the issue 4alk around reall! dealin) with it. without reachin) a conclusion. "here+s no point tr!in) to convince them, "al/ to someone and not )ive them a 4alk at the!+ll 4ust "AL5 A" !ou until !ou )ive chance to repl! or listen to them. up. "he teacher was cross because the pupil 4alk back (espond rudel! to a person in authorit!. "AL5ED BAC5 to her. "r! to ma/e somethin) sound less "he compan! CE$ "AL5ED D$W& the 4alk down important. recent fall in shares. 4alk down Persuade someone not to 4ump off a hi)h A man was threatenin) to 4ump off the place to /ill themselves. buildin) but the police "AL5ED him

4alk down to 4alk into 4alk out

"al/ in a wa! to show !our superiorit! not communicate. Persuade someone to do somethin). Discuss a problem or issue to find a solution.

4alk out of Persuade someone not to do somethin). 4alk over Discuss.

4alk round Persuade. 4alk round 4alk through 4alk up "al/ about a problem or issue without reall! dealin) with it. .uide someone throu)h an issue. *a/e somethin) appear more important or si)nificant than it reall! is.

4alk "al/ until !ou have nothin) left to sa!. yourself out 4ap for .et mone! off someone. %se or e#ploit a plentiful resource for !our 4ap into benefit. 4ap off with -ave se# with. 4ap out 4ap out 4ap up 4eam up 4ear apart 4ear at 4ear away 4ear away 4ear down 4ear into Pla! a rh!thm 6uietl!. %se all the mone! available.

Approach a footballer ille)all! to )et them to chan)e teams. Wor/ with someone or a )roup to achieve "he! "EA*ED %P to publicise the issue. somethin). People were "$(& APA(" when news Disturb or upset )reatl!. of the train crash came throu)h. Pull or tr! to pull somethin) to pieces. "he fi)hters "$(E A" each other. 0top someone doin) somethin) I had to "EA( him AWA from the unwillin)l!. office for dinner. "he roof was "$(& AWA in the (emove a surface violentl!. hurricane. "he estate was "$(& D$W& so that Demolish. the! could develop the land into lu#ur! flats. Criticise stron)l! or an)ril!. 0he "$(E I&"$ me for losin) it.

D$W&. 0he+s a dreadful teacher and "AL50 D$W& "$ her students instead of teachin) them. 0he didn+t want to let me )o3 but I finall! mana)ed to "AL5 her I&"$ it. "he! had a meetin) to "AL5 $%" how people felt. -e was )oin) to drive home after drin/in) half a bottle of wine3 but his friends "AL5ED him $%" $' it. We "AL5ED $VE( the problems in our relationship3 but couldn+t sort thin)s out. 0he "AL5ED them A($%&D to acceptin) her point of view. WE "AL5ED ($%&D the issue but didn+t reach a conclusion. "he teacher "AL5ED me "-($%.the test so I /new what to e#pect. "he )overnment are tr!in) to "AL5 %P the effect of their policies. -e "AL5ED himself $%" after a couple of hours and calmed down. I "APPED him '$( a loan. "he compan! is hopin) to "AP I&"$ the Chinese mar/et. -e "APPED $'' WI"- someone at the part! on 0aturda!. -e "APPED $%" the tune with his pencil while he was thin/in). -ow can we bu! a new house without "APPI&. $%" our savin)s account. Chelsea were accused of "APPI&. him %P even thou)h he was under contract.

(emove part of a form or letter usin) !our 0he "$(E the slip $'' the bottom of the hands3 not scissors. form and sent it with her che6ue. "he police "$(E $'' in their car after 4ear off Leave at hi)h speed. arrestin) her. 4ear off (emove with force. "he storm "$(E the roof $''. "he sheriff "$(E $%" after the escapin) 4ear out Depart rapidl!. criminals. -e "$(E the fa# %P and threw the bits 4ear up (ip into pieces. of paper in the bin. "he! are "EA(I&. %P the old part of 4ear up Destro!. town to build a new shoppin) centre. After hearin) the tra)ic news he 4ear up -ave e!es fill with tears. "EA(ED %P and could hardl! spea/. "he new pro4ect will "EE $'' ne#t 4ee off 0tart or launch an event. month. Place a )olf ball on a short plastic or 4ee off wooden stic/ before hittin) it at the start -e "EED $'' at the first hole. of a hole.. 4ee off Anno! someone. It "EE0 me $'' when the! turn up late. 0he "EED $'' $& me about the wor/ I 4ee off on Criticise. )ave her. Place a )olf ball on a short plastic or 0he "EED %P two stro/es ahead at the 4ee up wooden stic/ before hittin) it at the start last hole. of a hole.. *a/e preparations before startin) or "he! are "EEI&. %P for the conference 4ee up launchin) somethin). tomorrow. "he!+re identical twins so I cannot "ELL 4ell apart 0ee a difference between two thin)s. them APA(". Chide1 tal/ an)ril! to someone about -is fiancPe "$LD him $'' for arrivin) 4ell off somethin) the!+ve done wron).. nearl! an hour late. "he pupil "$LD $& the others for 4ell on (eport someone to an authorit!. cheatin) and the teacher failed them. Cancel an appointment b! sendin) a te#t I was feelin) too tired to )o and "EA"ED 4ext out messa)e. $%". I+ve "-$%.-" it $VE( and have made 4hink over Consider somethin) carefull!. up m! mind1 I+m )oin) to ta/e the 4ob in Leeds. 4hink Consider all the possibilities and outcomes "he plan fell throu)h because the! hadn+t through of a situation. "-$%.-" it "-($%.- properl!. Create or invent somethin)3 especiall! I+d better "-I&5 %P a )ood reason for 4hink up when l!in). handin) the wor/ in late. 4hrow Discard somethin) when no lon)er I "-(EW the alarm cloc/ AWA away needed. because it had stopped wor/in). *a! I "-($W I& with !ou= *! 4hrow in 7oin3 accompan!. companions left me behind. "he! "-(EW I& a printer so I bou)ht it 4hrow in Add somethin) to a deal. from them. 4ear off

I "-(EW $'' m! shoes and flopped on the settee. 4hrow off .et rid of. It too/ me a)es to "-($W $'' the cold. 4hrow off Produce li)ht or heat. "he lamp "-($W0 $'' a lot of heat. I "-(EW $& a 4ac/et and rushed 4hrow on Put clothes on 6uic/l!. outside. I "-(EW $%" all m! old clothes to 4hrow out .et rid of. ma/e some space in m! wardrobe. Edward slipped on the ice and "-(EW 4hrow out Dislocate. $%" his shoulder. "he committee "-(EW the proposal 4hrow out (e4ect. $%". 4hrow out Produce heat3 fumes. "he car "-($W0 $%" a lot of smo/e. "he school "-(EW him $%" for 4hrow out E#pel. smo/in). 4hrow over End a relationship with someone. 0he "-(EW me $VE( last !ear. 4hrow over (e4ect3 refuse to accept. "he! "-(EW $VE( the a)reement. 4hrow I "-(EW a 6uic/ dinner "$.E"-E( *a/e or arran)e 6uic/l!. together before we left. "he prawns she ate at lunch made her 4hrow up Vomit. "-($W %P and she had to )o home earl!. "he tal/s "-(EW %P some interestin) 4hrow up Produce problems3 results3 ideas3 etc. possibilities. 4hrow up Leave a 4ob or position suddenl!. 0he "-(EW %P her 4ob to )o travellin). "he road was bump! and the car in front Create clouds of dust or splash water into was "-($WI&. %P so much dust that 4hrow up the air. we could hardl! see where we were )oin). 4hrow *a/e it clear !ou are se#uall! attracted to -e "-(EW -I*0EL' A" her but she yourself at someone. wasn+t interested. 4hrow Do somethin) enthusiasticall! or yourself 0he "-(EW herself I&"$ the pro4ect. ener)eticall!. into *a/e reasonable pro)ress without an! "hin)s are "IC5I&. AL$&. at wor/ 4ick along serious problems. while the director+s awa!. "he last few seconds "IC5ED AWA 4ick away Pass 8of time9. and the team couldn+t come bac/. "he seconds "IC5ED B and the team 4ick by Pass 8of time9. failed to score. 0he reall! "IC50 me $'' when she 4ick off Anno!. doesn+t repl! to m! emails. 4ick off 0cold. -e "IC5ED me $'' for arrivin) late. Put a mar/ on an item in a list when it has 0he "IC5ED $'' our names when we 4ick off been dealt with. arrived. "he compan! "IC5ED $VE( while she 4ick over Continue wor/in)3 but without improvin). was awa! on holida!. 4hrow off (emove item of clothin) 6uic/l!.

"he mechanic left the en)ine "IC5I&. $VE( for a while to see if he could see what was causin) the problem. %se somethin) carefull! so as not to finish "his G?@ will have to "IDE me $VE( 4ide over it. until I )et paid. I "IDIED %P m! bedroom because it was 4idy up Put thin)s in the correct place in a room. a complete mess. 0he "IED her hair BAC5 before pla!in) 4ie back 'asten or secure so that it doesn+t obstruct. tennis. "he! "IED him D$W& to stop him 4ie down 0ecure somethin) to prevent it movin). escapin). 4ie down (emove or restrict freedom. *arria)e "IE0 !ou D$W&. 0top people 8often police or militar!9 "he arm! were "IED D$W& with the 4ie down )oin) where the! are needed. rebellion and couldn+t help. "he theor! "IE0 I& with what the police 4ie in A)ree3 be connected or support. have been sa!in). -e is "IED I& somehow with the crime 4ie in Associate with. s!ndicate. "he publication "IE0 I& WI"- the 4ie in with $ccur at the same time. twentieth anniversar! of the incident. "he! "IED %P the hosta)es so that the! 4ie up "ie or fasten somethin) securel!. couldn+t escape. 4ie up 0top someone doin) somethin). Wor/ has "IED me %P all wee/. 4ie up 'asten. I "IED %P m! shoelaces. "he convo! "IED %P the road for an 4ie up Bloc/ a road3 etc. hour. *a/e somethin) more secure or function "he!+re "I.-"E&I&. %P securit! for 4ighten up better. the president+s visit. "he pro)ram "I*ED $%" before I could 4ime out End or close because of a time limit. repl!. End or close somethin) because of a time "he pro)ram "I*ED me $%" after 4ime out limit. twent! minutes. "he police arrested the dru) dealer after 4ip off 0ecretl! inform the police or authorities. someone "IPPED them $''. I "IPPED m! coffee $VE( and ruined 4ip over 0pill3 ma/e somethin) fall on its side. m! /e!board. 0he soon "I(ED $' the course and 4ire of .et bored of somethin). dropped out. 4ire out *a/e someone e#hausted. Wor/in) so much "I(E0 me $%". It+s )etin) late3 so I+m )oin) to "$DDLE 4oddle off Leave3 )o home. $'' home. "he *inister tried to "$&E D$W& what 4one down *a/e somethin) sound more moderate. she had said when the press started attac/in) her. "he compan! spent a lot on "$$LI&. 4ool up Provide e6uipment. the factor! %P. 4ick over $perate but without movin) 8en)ines9.

"he )an)sters )ot "$$LED %P before the! went into the club. It+s )ettin) late3 so we+re )oin) to 4ootle off Leave3 depart. "$$"LE $'' home. -e complained for an hour and to "$P it 4op off 'inish somethin) in a special wa!. $'' started shoutin) his head off. "he temperature "$PPED $%" at fort! 4op out 0top increasin)3 reach the hi)hest point. de)rees !esterda!. 0hall I "$P %P !our drin/ while I+m 4op up (efill somethin) that isn+t empt! !et. pourin) m!self one= Discuss somethin) freel! and openl!3 but WE "$00ED ideas AB$%" before the 4oss about not ver! seriousl!. ne)otiations. Discuss somethin) freel! and openl!3 but We "$00ED their plan A($%&D a bit 4oss around not ver! seriousl!. and then re4ected it. 4oss back Drin/ 6uic/l!. I "$00ED BAC5 m! beer and left. I "$00ED a couple of drin/s D$W& 4oss down Drin/ 6uic/l!. before the! arrived. *a/e a decision b! throwin) a coin and 4oss for We "$00ED '$( who would start. seein) which side lands face up. I "$00ED $'' the essa! the ni)ht before 4oss off Write somethin) 6uic/l! and carelessl!. I had to hand it in. Decide somethin) b! throwin) a coin and We "$00ED %P to see who would /ic/ 4oss up seein) which side lands face up.. off. "he plane "$%C-ED D$W& at &arita 4ouch down Land 8planes9. airport an hour late. I "$%C-ED him '$( some cash as I+d 4ouch for Borrow mone!. for)otten m! cards. "he )overnment+s decision "$%C-ED 4ouch off Cause a problem to occur. $'' riots in the capital. "he tal/ "$%C-ED $& the issue3 but 4ouch on *ention. didn+t )ive an! new information. I couldn+t be bothered to redecorate3 so I 4ouch up Improve the appearance of somethin). 4ust "$%C-ED %P the bits that needed paintin) the most. 0he )ot an)r! when he tried to "$%C4ouch up "ouch someone in a se#ual wa!. her %P in the elevator. "he! didn+t "$%C- %P$& the sub4ect 4ouch upon *ention. because of the controvers!. (emove a vehicle3 especiall! if par/ed I par/ed in a no,par/in) 2one and the! 4ow away ille)all!. "$WED m! car AWA . Pretend to thin/ about or thin/ about in a 0he "$ ED A" )ettin) them to help her 4oy at casual wa!. but then did it alone. I "$ ED $VE( the idea for a while3 but 4oy over "hin/ about somethin). decided not to )o ahead with it. It was horrible3 so I 4ust "$ ED WI"4oy with &ot eat much of a meal. the food. 4oy with Consider somethin)3 but not ver! We "$ ED WI"- the idea of movin) to 4ool up Arm !ourself or somebod!.

4oy with 4oy with

seriousl!. *ove or pla! with somethin) to occup! !our hands. "reat insincerel!.

the countr!3 but it isn+t reall! practical. -e "$ ED WI"- his cup. -e thou)ht she loved him but she was 4ust "$ I&. WI"- him. It too/ me a)es to "(AC5 them D$W& in the crowd at the football )ame. "heir house it too lar)e now that their children have left home3 so the!+re )oin) to "(ADE D$W& to somethin) smaller. 0he "(ADED I& her old car for the new model. -e "(ADED I& his wife when he became the chairman. A lon)er wor/in) wee/ was "(ADED $'' for a pa! rise. We had to "(ADE $'' space for the location when bu!in) the apartment. -e "(ADE0 $& their insecurit! to )et his wa!. British wine drin/ers have "(ADED %P over the last few !ears from cheap plon/ to e#pensive wines. 0he supported him for !ears while he was stru))lin)3 but when he hit the bi) time he left her and "(ADED %P. "he! "(ADE %P$& their reputation to scare rivals. I have been "(AI&I&. m! new assistant %P. Despite the economic boom3 few benefits have "(IC5LED D$W& to the poor. After ta/in) the L0D he "(IPPED $%" for hours. I "(IPPED $VE( and hurt m! /nee. I "(IPPED $VE( the /erb and bro/e m! nose. I "(IPPED %P in the interview when the! as/ed me about what I could offer the compan!. "he meetin) was over so I "($""ED $''. I "($""ED $'' "$ see the dentist. "he spo/eswoman "($""ED $%" the same old unconvincin) e#cuses. "he police "(%*PED %P the char)es a)ainst him and he ended up in prison thou)h he hadn+t done it.

4rack down 'ind after a lon) search. 4rade down 4rade in 4rade in 4rade off 4rade off 4rade on 4rade up 0ell somethin) and replace it with somethin) cheaper. E#chan)e somethin) old as part of the price of somethin) new. Leave !our wife or husband to marr! someone !oun)er. Bar)ain3 ma/e a deal or compromise. Accept somethin) !ou don+t reall! want to )et somethin) !ou do want. E#ploit3 use somethin) to !our advanta)e. Bu! lar)er or more e#pensive items. Leave !our wife or husband and marr! someone better loo/in)3 richer3 etc.

4rade up

4rade upon E#ploit3 use to !our advanta)e. 4rain up 4rickle down 4rip out 4rip over 4rip over 4rip up 4rot off 4rot off to 4rot out 4rump up "each someone the specific s/ills the! will need to carr! out a 4ob or tas/. Pass benefits from economic e#pansion throu)h the econom! to the less fortunate. Be under the influence of ps!choactive dru)s. 'all. 'all because !ou hit an obstacle. *a/e a mista/e. Leave. .o somewhere. *a/e a statement 8meant ne)ativel!9. Char)e or accuse someone falsel!.

4ry back 4ry for 4ry it on 4ry it on 4ry on 4ry out 4ry out 4ry out for 4uck away 4uck away 4uck in 4uck in 4uck in 4uck into 4uck up 4une in 4une in to 4une out 4une up 4une up 4urn against 4urn away 4urn down

I called but the! weren+t in3 so I+ll "( BAC5 later. *a/e an attempt to )et somethin). I+m )oin) to "( '$( the 4ob. Provo/e someone b! bein) anno!in) or "he children were "( I&. I" $& all behavin) badl!. ni)ht until I lost m! temper. Attempt to )et somethin)3 usuall! b! -e /new I wasn+t )ot to let him do it, he deceit3 without )reat hopes of success. was 4ust "( I&. I" $&. Put clothes on to see if the! fit. I "(IED the 4ac/et $& before I bou)ht it. 0cientists are "( I&. $%" a new dru) "est. in the fi)ht a)ainst the disease. "est somethin) to see if !ou li/e it or want I "(IED $%" the pro)ram before I to bu! it. bou)ht it. Be tested for a sports team. -e "(IED $%" '$( the baseball team. I "%C5ED the mone! AWA in m! Put somethin) in a safe place. drawer. We "%C5ED AWA a hu)e dinner Eat a lot. before we went out. "id! the ends of items of clothin) b! I for)ot to "%C5 m! shirt I&. placin) them inside somethin). "he dinner smelled so )ood I couldn+t 0tart eatin) enthusiasticall!. wait to "%C5 I&. Arran)e the sheets3 duvet or blan/ets to ma/e someone3 usuall! a child3 -e "%C5ED her I& and read her a stor!. comfortable in bed. I was starvin) and "%C5ED I&"$ the 0tart eatin) somethin). food. Arran)e the sheets3 duvet or blan/ets to 0he "%C5ED her children %P in bed and ma/e someone3 usuall! a child3 switched the li)hts off. comfortable in bed. Be sure to "%&E I& ne#t wee/ for the Watch or listen to a "V or radio show. ne#t episode. Watch or listen to a "V or radio *a/e sure !ou "%&E I& "$ ne#t wee/+s pro)ramme. show. I "%&ED him $%" because he was I)nore3 not pa! attention. tal/in) such rubbish. Improve the performance of a machine or -e+s "%&ED his car %P for the race. en)ine. "he orchestra "%&ED %P their "une a musical instrument before pla!in). instruments before the concert. "he public "%(&ED A.AI&0" the 0top li/in) and start disli/in). )overnment when the! became arro)ant and ceased to listen. "he doorman "%(&ED him AWA from &ot allow someone to enter a place. the ni)htclub because he was wearin) trainers. "he room was too hot3 so she "%(&ED (educe volume3 temperature3 etc.. the heatin) D$W&. Phone bac/.

"he! offered her the 4ob3 but she "%(&ED it D$W&. "he hotel staff "%(&ED D$W& the bed 'old the top covers of a bed down to ma/e 4urn down and scattered flower petals on it while we it read! for someone to )o to sleep. was havin) dinner. I "%(&ED I& at half past eleven because 4urn in .o to bed. I had an earl! start the ne#t mornin). 4urn in -and in3 submit. 0he "%(&ED I& her paper. 4urn into Become. "adpoles "%(& I&"$ fro)s. 4urn off 0top a machine. I "%(&ED the "V $'' and went to bed. Cause someone to feel attraction or 4urn on -e reall! "%(&0 me $&. pleasure. I "%(&ED the radio $& to )et the 4urn on 0tart a machine. weather forecast. "he nei)hbour+s do) "%(&ED $& me 4urn on Attac/. when I tried to stro/e it. "he factor! "%(&0 $%" three thousand 4urn out Produce. units a da!. It loo/ed as if we were )oin) to fail3 but it 4urn out Produce an une#pected result. "%(&ED $%" well in the end. 0he "%(&ED $%" the li)hts and went 4urn out 0top a li)ht. to bed. "housand "%(&ED $%" for the 4urn out Attend. demonstration. "he court ordered the compan! to "%(& 4urn over .ive to the authorities. $VE( their financial records. 0he had nobod! to "%(& "$ when her 4urn to "r! to )et help. husband died. -e "%(&ED "$ drin/ after he lost his 4urn to "a/e up a habit. 4ob. 4urn up Appear. 0he didn+t "%(& %P for class toda!. 4urn up Increase volume3 temperature3 etc.. I "%(&ED the music %P full blast. 4ype in Enter computer data or te#t. -e " PED the te#t I& and printed it off. Write a full or finished version of a te#t on 0he " PED her essa! $%" and handed it 4ype out a computer. in a the last minute. 0he " PED %P her lecture notes and 4ype up "!pe a finished version. printed them out. !rge on Encoura)e. "he crowd %(.ED the pla!ers $&. !rge on Persuade or pressure to accept somethin). "he! %(.ED the deal $& the compan!. !rge upon Persuade or pressure to accept somethin). "he! %(.ED the contract %P$& us. !se up 'inish or consume all of somethin). We %0ED %P all the olive oil. Be at3 mar/ or celebrate an important point We alwa!s )ive a part! %0-E( I& the !sher in in time. &EW EA(. -er appointment as CE$ %0-E(ED I& !sher in *a/e important chan)es happen. a whole new phase in the compan!+s )rowth. Vacuum up Consume. -e VAC%%*ED %P all of the food. 4urn down (e4ect an offer3 invitation3 etc..

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*a/e somethin) more e#citin)3 attractive3 "he place is dull and !ou need to VA*P etc. it %P. I had to VA*P %P a reason for bein) so Invent3 ma/er up3 improvise. late. I+m )oin) to VE. $%" in front of the "V (ela#3 do nothin). toni)ht. If the storm has finished3 we could Leave somewhere safe or comfortable. VE&"%(E '$("-. 0tart somethin) or )et involved3 often -e 4ust WADED I& without listenin) to without thin/in) or to forcefull!. what an!one had to sa!. "he hooli)ans WADED I& when the! Attac/. saw fans from the other team. Become embroiled or involved in a "he! WADED I&"$ the ne)otiations and situation3 without thin/in) or plannin) the deal collapsed. usuall!. .et to the end of somethin) with It too/ me a)es to WADE "-($%.- the difficult!. boo/. I WAI"ED AB$%" for an hour3 but the! Wait somewhere doin) nothin). didn+t come. "he! were 4ust WAI"I&. A($%&D to Wait somewhere doin) nothin). see if an!thin) was )oin) to happen. 0ta! somewhere after other people have I WAI"ED BE-I&D to as/ the lecturer a left. 6uestion. 0ta! at home because someone is )oin) to I WAI"ED I& for the )u! to fi# the "V. visit. "he! have two people WAI"I&. $& 0erve people in a restaurant. each table. -e WAI"0 $& customers in an 0ell )oods in a shop. electronics store. Provide someone with ever!thin) the! -e has a butler who WAI"0 $& him. need or want. Wait for a result before bein) able to ma/e "he!+re WAI"I&. $& the results of the a decision. vote before ta/in) a final decision. Wait till somethin) has finished3 usuall! We+ll have to WAI" $%" this uncertaint!. somethin) unpleasant. I was worried and WAI"ED %P until the! &ot )o to bed because !ou are waitin). )ot home safe and sound. 0top 8imperative9. Wait up< I need to tal/ to !ou. "he! used to have servants WAI"I&. Provide someone with what the! re6uire. %P$& them. "he! must WAI" %P$& the outcome of Wait for a result before bein) able to ma/e the match before the! /now who the!+ll a decision. be pla!in). 0top sleepin). I W$5E %P at half past si# this mornin). ou can+t 4ust WAL5 AWA '($* !our Leave somethin) !ou don+t li/e. problems. Win easil!. 0he WAL5ED AWA WI"- the first

with 5alk back (etract a statement. from Enter somewhere une#pectedl! and see 5alk in on somethin). 5alk into

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pri2e. "he! declined to WAL5 BAC5 '($* their comments despite the controvers!. -e WAL5ED I& $& them plannin) to sac/ him. -e WAL5ED I&"$ a )reat 4ob strai)ht .et wor/ without effort. after universit!. ou WAL5ED I&"$ that one Q ou Be unaware of the presence of somethin) became victim to a trap I setRorI and either enter it 8a trap9 or bump into it WAL5ED I&"$ a door and bro/e m! 8an obstruction9. nose. .o for a wal/ to reduce the effects of an I tried to WAL5 $'' m! han)over. illness or bad feelin). Win easil!. "a/e somethin) without permission or steal. -e WAL5ED $'' WI"- the award.

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0omeone WAL5ED $'' WI"- m! umbrella so I )ot soa/ed. I saw the accident but 4ust WAL5ED $& Continue wal/in). as I didn+t want to have to )ive a statement. "he wor/ers WAL5ED $%" because the Leave wor/ because of a dispute with the felt that safet! wasn+t bein) handled mana)ement. correctl!. Leave a place an)ril! or because !ou are "he film was a bore so I WAL5ED $%" not satisfied. halfwa! throu)h. Leave somebod! an)ril!. -e WAL5ED $%" $& his wife last !ear. E#plain or demonstrate somethin) -e WAL5ED me "-($%.- the carefull! to someone. procedures. A man WAL5ED %P and as/ed me the .o to someone. time. 0he WAL">ED "-($%.- the tests and Pass or succeed easil!. )ot the hi)hest score. Leave a place3 usuall! without tellin) 0he WA&DE(ED $'' and )ot lost in the other people. crowd. "he lecture was borin) and m! mind 0top pa!in) attention. WA&DE(ED $'' after ten minutes. Want to leave a relationship or 7ac/ie wasn+t happ! with her marria)e arran)ement. and WA&"ED $%". "he team WA(*ED %P half an hour Do e#ercises before a sport. before the volle!ball match. When floods or waves completel! remove "he ice cream stall on the beach was a structure3 buildin)3 etc.. WA0-ED AWA in the storm last ni)ht. I WA0-ED the antibiotics D$W& with a Drin/ in order to swallow somethin) solid. )lass of water. (ain so heavil! that an event has to be "he rain WA0-ED $%" the cancelled. championship final. -e felt numb as )rief WA0-ED $VE( 0uddenl! e#perience a stron) emotion. him.

Clean ever!thin) used to prepare food and "he children WA0-ED %P after lunch. eat it. When somethin) in the sea or river is left After the crash3 several bodies WA0-ED 5ash up on the shore or ban/. %P on the beach. Be sure !ou and the /ids WA0- %P 5ash up Wash face and hands. before dinner. Become ver! thin and wea/3 usuall! due -e WA0"ED AWA as the cancer )ot 5aste away to illness. worse. 5atch out Be careful 8imperative9. Watch out, there+s ice on the road. 5atch out WA"C- $%" '$( bats in the caves1 Be careful of somethin). for man! have rabies. 5eep an e!e on somethin) or someone to "he lecturer WA"C-ED $VE( the 5atch over chec/ that there+s no trouble. students as the! did the e#periment. "he 'reedom of Information Act was *a/e somethin) wea/er and less WA"E(ED D$W& b! the .overnment 5ater down effective. and didn+t )ive ordinar! people much access to official data files I)nore or refuse to consider what someone "he! WAVED A0IDE our ob4ections and 5ave aside sa!s. carried on with the plan. "he! WAVED the van D$W& and )ot a 5ave down *a/e a hand si)nal to stop a vehicle. lift after the accident. .o to a place where someone is leavin) to 5ave off We WAVED her $'' at the station. wave )oodb!e. *a/e a hand si)nal to tell someone to "he accident was bad3 but the police 5ave on /eep movin). WAVED us $&. We will have to WEA& him $'' his 5ean off 0lowl! stop a dependenc! on somethin). obsession. "he lawn has been W$(& AWA b! 5ear away Erode3 remove )raduall!. people wal/in) across it and it+s 4ust bare soil now with hardl! a blade of )rass. "he stress of m! 4ob is WEA(I&. me 5ear down *a/e somethin) wea/er. D$W&. "he anaesthetic W$(E $'' and m! 5ear off 0top havin) an effect. tooth started hurtin). 0he pla!ed the video so man! times that 5ear out %se somethin) until it stops wor/in). she W$(E the tape $%". "he compan! WEEDED $%" the 5eed out (emove3 )et rid of. unsuccessful sales reps. 5eigh down "he re6uirements of her new 4ob Burden with responsibilities3 duties3 etc. on WEI.-ED D$W& $& her. -ave a certain wei)ht 8in sports li/e "he champion WEI.-ED I& at HE@ 5eigh in bo#in)9. /ilos. -e disli/ed the plan and WEI.-ED I& 5eigh in Enter an ar)ument forcefull!. with some heav! criticism. Enter an ar)ument or discussion to e#press 0he WEI.-ED I& $& their immi)ration 5eigh in on a stron)l! felt idea. policies. "he issues raised WEI.-ED $& her 5eigh on *a/e someone consider carefull!. mind. 5ash up

*easure a certain amount of somethin) b! Could !ou WEI.- $%" E@@ )rammes of wei)ht. that for me= "he! WEI.-ED the pros and cons %P 5eigh up Assess. carefull! before decidin). "he wa! he spo/e was WEI(DI&. me 5eird out Disturb3 cause concern or worr!. $%". I felt tears WELLI&. %P when I heard 5ell up 'eel tears startin). the news. An)er WELLED %P inside us when we 5ell up 'eel an emotion stron)l!. saw what the! had done. E#perience an emotion or feelin)3 start to "ears WELLED %P when I heard the! 5ell up cr!. had died. When he heard the whistle3 he 5heel "urn 6uic/l! and face in the opposite W-EELED A($%&D to see what was around direction. happenin). %se somethin) li/e an e#planation that has "he! W-EELED $%" the same old 5heel out been used man! times before and has lost e#cuses last time this happened. its impact. 5heel "urn 6uic/l! and face in the opposite 0he W-EELED ($%&D when he told round direction. her to stop. 0pend time doin) somethin) because !ou We W-ILED a couple of hours AWA 5hile away have nothin) better to do. pla!in) computer )ames. Ben W-IPPED I&"$ the convenience 5hip into Enter rapidl! 8as for a brief errand9. store for a ba) of crisps. "he police officer W-IPPED $%" her 5hip out (emove 6uic/l!. radio and called for bac/,up. Lola W-IPPED $%" $' a side street 5hip out of E#it rapidl!. without loo/in) and broadsided a police car. 5hip Do somethin) 6uic/l!. 0he W-IPPED "-($%.- the tas/. through We )ot bac/ late and W-IPPED %P 5hip up *a/e food 6uic/l!. dinner. *i# li6uid food 6uic/l! to ma/e it thic/ 5hip up I W-IPPED %P the e)) whites. and cream!. *a/e people feel more stron)l! about "he boss tried to W-IP %P some support 5hip up somethin). for her new policies. "he police W-I05ED the minister 5hisk away "a/e to another place 6uic/l!. AWA when the trouble started. %se correction fluid to cover a mista/e in Could !ou pass the "ippe#= I need to 5hite out a written te#t. W-I"E this mista/e $%". -e WI..ED $%" when he heard that he 5ig out Become e#cited and lose control. had failed. -e was supposed to be in char)e but tried 5iggle out Avoid doin). to WI..LE $%". 5iggle out I WI..LED $%" $' havin) to wor/ Avoid doin) somethin). of late. 5eigh out

5imp out 5ind down 5ind down 5ind on 5ind up 5ind up 5ind up 5inkle out 5ipe out 5ipe out 5ire up 5ise up

5ord up 5ord up 5ork off 5ork on 5ork out 5ork out 5ork over 5ork over 5ork over 5ork through

I was )oin) to have the hottest curr! on the menu3 but I WI*PED $%" and had a mild lamb 5orma instead. I+m )oin) to WI&D D$W& in the (ela#. countr! this wee/end and do nothin). "he! W$%&D the committee D$W& 0lowl! close a business or or)anisation. after the in6uir!. -e W$%&D the video $& to show us the 'orward a film or tape to a certain point. scene. "he compan! was W$%&D %P when the Close a compan! because it+s unprofitable. creditors demanded pa!ment. "i)hten the sprin) in a watch or cloc/ to I for)ot to WI&D %P m! alarm cloc/ and ma/e it wor/. overslept. Irritate someone or increase their stress "he children are reall! WI&DI&. me %P level3 especiall! if done deliberatel!. 'ind or )et somethin) that ta/es a )reat It too/ me a while to WI&5LE the truth deal of effort. $%" of him. (evisin) for the e#am last ni)ht WIPED *a/e someone ver! tired. me $%". A meteor crashin) into the planet WIPED 5ill all of a population3 ma/e e#tinct. the dinosaurs $%". 0he WI(ED her new stereo s!stem %P as *a/e electrical connections. soon as she )ot home. -is supervisor told him to WI0E %P and 0top bein) stupid. start followin) the rules or else he+d lose his 4ob. "he solicitor W$(DED her %P client .ive someone information3 advice. before the police interview3 so the! )o ver! little out of him. A phrase that was used a )reetin). +Word up< ou $5=+ 0he )oes to the )!m to W$(5 $'' her E#ercise to remove stress or wei)ht. an)er. 0cientists are W$(5I&. $& )eneticall! Improve or develop. modified crops and foods. "hin)s were )oin) wron) for them but End nicel!. fortunatel! it all W$(5ED $%" in the end. I couldn+t W$(5 $%" all the answers to 'ind the answer or solution. the crossword pu22le. "he! W$(5ED him $VE( and robbed Assault3 beat up. him. "he! W$(5ED it $VE( until the! had (epeat3 do a)ain. )ot it ri)ht. "he! W$(5ED $VE( the mar/et E#amine carefull!. loo/in) for bar)ains. It too/ him a lon) time to W$(5 Deal with3 resolve a problem3 often "-($%.- his an)er after he lost his emotional. 4ob. &ot be brave enou)h to do somethin).

5rap around 5rap around 5rap round

Cover with clothin)3 usuall! to /eep warm. Cover or encircle with part of !our bod!.

0he W(APPED a scarf A($%&D her head because it was so cold. -e W(APPED his arms A($%&D her. -e W(APPED the cloth ($%&D his fin)ers to /eep warm. 0he W(APPED her arms ($%&D him. "he! W(APPED %P the presents then put a ribbon around them. W(AP %P carefull! or !ou+ll catch !our death of cold outside in that rain. "hat W(AP0 thin)s %P3 so we+ll end this meetin). -e alwa!s mana)es to W(I..LE $%" $' an! e#tra wor/ we )et. I W($"E her mobile number D$W& on a scrap of paper and I+ve lost it. "he! as/ed viewers to W(I"E I& with their opinions and su))estions. -e W($"E the car $'' in an accident on the motorwa!. I W($"E $%" m! notes in full to help me remember them. I W($"E %P the report and submitted it. -e AC5ED $& for an hour. 0he A**E(ED $& for a)es. I tried hard to resist3 but in the end I IELDED "$ temptation and ate it all. "he police have >E($ED I& $& the man the! believe to be responsible for the murder. "he hurricane is >E($I&. I& $& 'lorida. "he debt was >E($ED $%" b! the department. "he entr! was >E($ED $%" of the database. We >IPPED A($%&D the supermar/et to )et the shoppin) done. "he motorbi/e >IPPED B the cars stuc/ in the traffic 4am. -e told me to >IP I"3 so I said nothin). -e was bein) stupid in the meetin)3 so we told him to >IP %P. I was bored at first but then >$&ED I&

Cover with clothin)3 usuall! to /eep warm. 5rap round Cover or encircle with part of !our bod!. 5rap up 5rap up 5rap up Cover in paper. Dress warml!. 'inish.

5riggle out Avoid doin) somethin) in a wa! other of people don+t li/e. 5rite down *a/e notes. 5rite in 5rite off 5rite out 5rite up 0end a letter to a "V station3 etc.. Destro! a car in an accident. Write somethin) completel!.

*a/e complete written version. "al/ continuousl!3 especiall! if it is an 6ack on anno!in) wa!. "al/ continuousl!3 especiall! if it is an 6ammer on anno!in) wa!. 6ield to 7ero in on 7ero in on 7ero out 7ero out 0urrender. Direct or focus attention on. -ead for3 move towards. Cut off fundin) for a pro4ect. (educe to 2ero3 cancel3 remove.

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7one in on 7one out 7one out 7onk out 7oom in

Pa! attention after not doin) so. &ot pa! attention. Dissociate !ourself from a situation. 'all asleep. 'ocus more closel!.

7oom in on 'ocus more closel!. 7oom off 7oom out .o somewhere 6uic/l!. 'ocus less closel!.

when thin)s started )ettin) more interestin). I >$&ED I& $& what the! were sa!in) when the! started )ossipin). 0he >$&ED $%" durin) the lecture because it was so borin). I put some ambient music on and >$&ED $%". I >$&5ED $%" durin) the film and missed most of it. "he camera >$$*ED I& to show people+s faces. "he camera >$$*ED I& $& his face. -e rushed out of the buildin) and >$$*ED $'' in his car. "he camera >$$*ED $%" to show all the crowd.