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1 Bear out = confirm Xác nhận The other witnesses will bear out what I say.
2 Bring in = introduce Giới thiệu They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports.
5 Cut down = reduce Cắt giảm We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
6 Look back on = remember Nhớ lại She usually looks back on her childhood.
8 Hold on = wait Chờ đợi Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
9 Turn down = refuse Từ chối He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.
11 Leave out = not include, omit Bỏ qua If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18.
12 Break down Đổ vỡ, hư hỏng The telephone system has broken down.
13 Put forward = suggest Đề xuất, gợi ý Can I put you forward for club secretary?
14 Dress up Ăn vận (trang trọng) There’s no need to dress up—come as you are.
16 Keep up = continue Tiếp tục Well done! Keep up the good work/Keep it up.
18 Work out = calculate Tính toán It’ll work out cheaper to travel by bus.
19 Show up = arrive Tới, đến It was getting late when she finally showed up.
20 Come about = happen Xảy ra Can you tell me how the accident came about.
21 Hold up = stop, delay Dừng lại, hoãn lại An accident is holding up traffic.
22 Call off = cancel Hoãn, Hủy bỏ The game was called off because of bad weather.
24 Fix up = arrange Sắp xếp I’ll fix you up with a place to stay.
25 Get by = manage to live Sống bằng How does she get by on such a small salary?
26 Check in Làm thủ tục vào cửa Please check in at least an hour before departure.
27 Check out Làm thủ tục ra Please check out at the reception area.
28 Drop by (drop in on) Ghé qua I thought I’d drop in on you while I was passing.
29 Come up with Nghĩ ra She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
30 Call up = phone Gọi điện She’s out for lunch. Please call up later.
32 Think over = consider Xem xét, cân nhắc Let me think over your request for a day or so.
34 Move on Chuyển sang Can we move on to the next item on the agenda?
35 Go over = examine Xem xét Go over your work before you hand it in.
37 Clear up = tidy Dọn dẹp I’m fed up with clearing up after you!
38 Carry out = execute Tiến hành Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient.
43 Warm up Khởi động Let’s warm up before entering the main part.
47 Find out Tìm ra I haven’t found anything out about him yet.
52 Take up Bắt đầu một hoạt động mới He takes up his duties next week.
53 Speed up Tăng tốc Can you try and speed things up a bit?
54 Grow up Lớn lên Their children have all grown up and left home now.
56 Cut off Cắt bỏ cái gì đó He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
57 Account for Giải thích How do you account for the show’s success?
59 Break away Bỏ trốn The prisoner broke away from his guards.
61 Get across (to sb) Truyền đạt được đến ai đó I was trying to get across how much I admired them.
62 Get after Thúc giục Don’t just stand there talking. Get after them!
63 Get along Hòa thuận I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.
Lách luật, di chuyển từ nơi này đến nơi Spain last week and Germany this week – he gets
64 Get around
khác, được biết đến around, doesn’t he!
66 Get away Thoát khỏi, rời đi The criminal got away from prison.
69 Get about Vực lại sau một cơn ốm She was finding it increasingly difficult to get about.
70 Go along Đi cùng ai đến nơi nào đó I will go along with him to Japan next year.
73 Go down Hạ, giảm (giá) The crime rate shows no signs of going down.
74 Go through Chịu đựng, trải qua việc gì đó No one can imagine what he’s going through
77 Look for (st) Tìm kiếm thứ gì đó What are you looking for?
78 Look forward to (st) Mong chờ điều gì đó I’m looking forward to coming home.
79 Look out (for sb/st) Cẩn thận, coi chừng… You should look out wildlife species in the forest.
81 Take after sb Giống ai đó về ngoại hình, tính cách John takes after his mother.
82 Take off Cất cánh The plane took off 5 minutes ago.
83 Take sth down Ghi lại I took down everything my leader said to me.
85 Take sth up Bắt đầu một thói quen, sở thích mới He has taken up dancing.
86 Clean something up lau dọn gọn gàng Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
88 Cheer somebody up làm ai đó vui I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
89 Cheer up trở nên vui vẻ hơn She cheered up when she heard the good news.
92 Check out trả phòng khách sạn You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
95 Fall in love (with s.o) Yêu ai đó I fell in love with him at first sight.
97 Fall out of Rơi, ngã ra khỏi… The cat fell out of the window.
98 Fall down Rơi xuống Unluckily, the cup fell down under the stairs.
99 Fall off Ngã xuống Jane broke her leg because she fell off the horse.
100 Fall over Vấp phải… Sam fell over a chair when he came into the house.