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1. act/play up
My wifi is acting up today.
back down
I won’t back down, I’ll stand my ground.
back out (of)
You can’t back out now, we’ve booked flights.
break out
Covid-19 first broke out in China.
bring about
What brought about that angry reaction?
bring forward
The meeting has been brought forward by a day.
bring up
Harry was brought up by his grandparents.
bring up
Don’t bring up politics at dinner, please.
brush up (on)
I really need to brush up on phrasal verbs.
bump/run into
I bumped into an old friend in today today.
call for
Being a teacher calls for a lot of patience.
Teachers are on strike, calling for increase pay.
call off
The match has been called off due to the storm.
call out
Racists must be called out.
carry on (with)
Keep calm and carry on.
carry out
Police are carrying out a full investigation.
catch on
People said bottled water wouldn’t catch on.
catch up (with)
You’re too fast, I can’t catch up with you.
Let’s catch up soon over coffee.
catch up (on)
I have a lot of work to catch up on.
check out
Let’s check out that new club in town.
cheer up
Thanks for trying to cheer me up.
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2. to
admit
defeat
in
an
argument to
behave
badly
or
not
work
as
it
should
to
start
suddenly
(war,
disease,
fighting
or
other
unpleasant
events)
to
decide
that
you
are
no
longer
going
to
participate
in
sth
that
had
been
agreed
to
move
sth
to
an
earlier
date
or
time to
cause
sth
to
happen,
especially
changes
to
mention
sth
and
start
to
talk
about
it to
raise
a
child
until
adulthood
to
meet
sb
you
know
unexpectedly
to
practice
and
improve
a
skill,
especially
when
you
have
not
used
it
for
a
time
to
cancel
a
planned
event
to
demand
or
deserve
a
particular
type
of
action
or
behaviour
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to
publicly
demand
sth
to
continue
doing
sth
to
draw
critical
attention
to
sb’s
unacceptable
actions
or
behaviour
(especially
publicly)
to
become
popular
(a
practice
or
fashion) to
perform
a
task
|
to
reach
the
same
level
as
sb
ahead
of
you
|
to
meet
sb
and
exchange
your
news
to
spend
extra
time
doing
sth
you
have
not
been
able
to
do
recently
to
become
or
make
sb
feel
happier
to
look
at
or
examine
a
person
or
thing
that
seems
interesting
or
attractive
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3. clear up
I’d like to clear up any misunderstanding.
It’ll clear up soon and be bright and sunny.
close down
Many high street stores are closing down.
come across
I came across that word in a book.
come across (as)
He comes across as confident but actually isn’t.
come/boil down to
It comes down to a choice - live or just exist.
come down with
I’ve come down with flu and can’t go to work.
come/pop up
Sometime urgent came up and she had to leave.
come up with
I’ve come up with a great idea for her birthday.
crack down on
Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
cry out for
This room is crying out for some new furniture.
cut back (on)
The government is cutting back on education.
cut down (on)
I’ve come down on coffee - now just 1 cup a day.
cut out
4 years ago, I cut out meat from my diet.
do away with
It’s time we did away with bullfighting.
do up
I’m planning to buy that old house and do it up.
Do up your coat, it’s bloody freezing outside.
end/wind up
You’ll wind up in jail if you keep acting like that.
fall apart
Cheap shoes tend to fall apart quite fast.
His life fell apart after she left him.
fall behind
If you miss classes, you’ll fall behind the class.
fall through
All of our plans for 2020 fell through.
figure out
I can’t figure out what’s wrong with this car.
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4. to
cease
business
or
operation,
especially
permanently
to
clarify
sth
or
make
it
easier
to
understand
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to
become
fine
or
bright
(weather)
to
make
a
particular
impression to
find
sb
or
sth
by
chance
to
start
to
suffer
from
an
illness,
especially
one
that
is
not
serious
to
depend
on
a
single
important
point
or
be
the
most
important
part
to
think
of
sth
such
as
an
idea,
plan
or
solution
to
appear
or
present
itself,
especially
unexpectedly
to
need
a
particular
thing
very
much
to
start
dealing
with
bad
or
illegal
behaviour
in
a
more
severe
way
to
reduce
the
amount
of
sth
or
doing
sth,
especially
food
and
drink
to
do
less
of
sth
or
use
sth
in
smaller
amounts,
especially
money
to
remove,
get
rid
of
or
put
an
end
to
sth
to
eliminate
sth
from
your
consumption
or
routine
to
reach
or
come
to
place,
condition
or
situation
that
was
not
planned
or
expected
to
repair
and
decorate
|
to
fasten
a
coat,
shoelaces,
etc.
to
fail
to
maintain
the
same
level
of
progress
as
sb
or
sth
to
break
or
collapse
completely,
either
physically
or
mentally
and
emotionally
to
succeed
in
solving
or
understanding
sth to
fail
to
happen
(deals,
plans,
arrangements)
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5. fill in
I’ll fill you in on everything when you’re back.
fit in
I don’t think I fit in at this party.
get/put across
That’s the idea I was trying to get across.
She’s great at putting across her argument.
get away with
Politicians get away with lying and stealing.
get back (to)
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
get by (with)
I get by with a little help from my friends.
get down
This awful weather is really getting me down.
get into
It was my friends who got me into surfing.
get round to
I must get round to painting the house this year.
get through to
I’ve been trying to get through to you all day.
We just can’t get through to our teenage son.
go off
My alarm went off but I was in such a deep sleep.
That milk has gone off, we’d better throw it out.
I used to like Coldplay, but I’ve gone off them.
go through
She’s been going through a tough time lately.
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grow apart (from)
I’ve grown apart from my high school friends.
grow on
I didn’t like it at first but it has grown on me.
hang/hold on
Hang on a second, I’m nearly ready.
hold up
Sorry, I was held up in traffic.
keep up (with)
I can’t keep up with you, you’re too fast.
lead to
Smoking can lead to lung disease.
let down
Don’t let me down, I’m counting on you this time.
look after
Thanks for look after my cat while I was away.
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6. to
be
a
part
of,
live,
work,
etc.
in
an
easy,
com-
fortable
and
natural
way
with
sb
or
sth
to
tell
sb
about
sth
that
has
happened
to
do
sth
wrong
and
not
be
punished
for
it
to
succeed
in
communicating
something
or
making
sth
be
understood
to
manage
to
live
or
accomplish
sth
with
enough
of
what
you
have
to
reply
to
sb
by
speaking
or
writing
to
them
to
become
interested
in
an
activity
or
subject to
make
sb
feel
unhappy
to
manage
to
reach
sb
by
phone
to
make
sb
understand
or
accept
what
you
say
to
do
sth
that
you
have
been
intending
to
do
for
some
time
to
experience
an
unpleasant
situation,
feeling,etc.
to
read
or
discuss
sth
in
detail
to
sound
(alarms)
to
become
too
bad
to
eat
or
drink
to
stop
liking
sb
or
sth
to
gradually
become
more
appealing
to
sb
to
become
less
friendly
or
emotionally
close
as
time
passes
to
delay
or
block
the
progress
of
sb
or
sth used
to
tell
sb
to
wait
or
stop
to
begin
a
process
that
causes
sth
to
happen
to
maintain
the
same
level
of
progress
or
space
as
sb
or
sth
to
take
care
of
sb
or
sth
to
cause
sb
to
be
disappointed,
often
because
you
have
not
done
sth
you
promised
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7. look forward to
I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
look into
He said that he’d look into the matter.
look up
If I don’t know the meaning, I look it up online.
look up to
I’ve always looked up to her as a role model.
make out
Can you make out what that sign says?
make up
My family is made up of 6 people.
I don’t buy her story, I reckon she’s making it up.
make up for
Sorry for forgetting. I’ll make up for it, I swear.
mess up
I messed up and had to start from scratch.
miss out (on)
FOMO is the fear of of missing out.
narrow down (to)
We’ve narrowed down our options to just two.
pass away/on
Nan is no longer with us, she passed on last year.
pass out
I pass out at the sight of blood.
Did you pass out on the sofa again last night?
pay off
Your hard work will pay off in the long run.
pick up
Pick up, pick up! Please, somebody answer.
I’ll pick you up from the airport.
I picked up a few words during my stay in Italy.
pick up on
She gave him a hint but he didn’t pick up on it.
point out
He was too polite to point out my mistake.
put down to
I put his success down to pure luck.
put off
Don’t put it off until tomorrow, do it today.
The instability there has put me off visiting.
put on
Hang on, I need to put on a dress and makeup.
Put on the heating, I’m bloody frozen.
Netflix and chill? I’ll put on a pizza as well.
put up
I’ll put you up if you ever visit me in London.
Our landlord has put up the rent again.
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8. to
investigate
or
examine
the
facts
and
details
of
sth
to
feel
pleased
and
excited
about
sth
that
is
going
to
happen
to
have
a
great
deal
of
respect
and
admiration
for
sb
to
search
for
and
find
a
piece
of
information
in
a
book
or
database
to
constitute
or
form
sth
to
invent
sth
like
a
story,
lie,
etc.
to
manage
with
some
difficulty
to
see,
hear
or
identify
sb
or
sth
to
make
a
mistake
and
do
sth
badly to
compensate
for
sth
lost,
missed
or
deficient
to
reduce
the
number
of
possibilities
or
choices
to
miss
the
chance
to
do
sth
that
you
may
have
enjoyed
to
faint
or
lose
consciousness
to
fall
asleep
in
a
place
other
than
your
bed
to
die
(said
when
you
want
to
avoid
saying
‘die’)
to
answer
a
phone
to
collect
sb
or
sth
to
get
a
skill
without
making
a
deliberate
effort
to
result
in
success
or
benefits
to
direct
attention
to
sb
or
sth to
detect
or
notice
sth
that
sb
has
said
or
done
to
postpone
or
delay
doing
sth
to
make
sb
dislike
sth
or
not
want
to
do
sth
to
consider
that
sth
is
caused
by
sth
or
can
be
explained
by
sth
to
dress
yourself
in
sth
|
to
apply
sth
to
your
skin
to
switch
sth
on
|
to
start
cooking
food
to
let
sb
stay
at
your
home
to
raise
sth
or
put
it
in
a
higher
position
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9. put up with
I won’t put up with that bad attitude.
rule out
I haven’t ruled out that option yet.
run out (of)
We’re running out of time, hurry up.
Our time is running out.
settle down
It’s time I settle down and started a family.
settle in
It take time to settle in to a new job.
show/turn up
She showed up at my door unannounced.
soak up
I love soaking up the sun drinking a beer outside.
speak up
You’ll have to speak up as I’m deaf in 1 ear.
stand out
With that haircut, you’ll definitely stand out.
stay in, out, up
I’m too tired to go out, I’d rather stay in.
How late did you stay out last night?
I stayed up late to finish the entire season.
stick to
Make a plan and stick to it.
take after
Who do you take after in your family?
take in
It’s a lot of information to take in.
Don’t be taken in by his charm.
I love taking in the views of the city from here.
take off
Adele’s career took after after that song.
take on
I was taken on by this company 3 years ago.
I’ve taken on too much work this year.
take up
You’re taking up the entire bed, move over.
I don’t want to take up your time.
I’ve recently taken up Yoga.
turn down
It was a good offer but I had to turn it down.
turn out
It turns out we have a lot in common.
He turned out to be a jerk.
Things turned out fine in the end.
turn to
Who do you turn to when you need advice?
work out
I need to work out in order to get fit.
It worked out better than we had expected.
I’ll work out the costs and get back to you.
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10. to
decide
that
sth
is
not
a
possible,
suitable
or
desirable
option
to
tolerate
or
accept
an
unpleasant
situation
without
complaining
to
start
to
have
a
quieter
way
of
life,
living
in
one
place
|
to
become
calm,
less
excited to
use
up
or
finish
a
supply
of
something
to
appear
or
arrive
smw
to
start
to
feel
comfortable
in
a
new
home,
job,
etc.
usually
used
in
orders
to
tell
somebody
to
speak
more
loudly
to
enjoy
feeling
or
experiencing
sth,
usually
in
a
slow
or
relaxed
way
to
not
go
out
|
to
not
go
home
|
to
not
go
to
sleep
to
be
easily
seen
or
noticed
or
to
be
much
better
or
more
important
than
others
to
look
or
behave
like
an
older
member
of
your
family
to
continue
doing
sth
or
using
sth
and
not
want
to
change
to
become
successful
or
popular
very
quickly
or
suddenly
(ideas,
products)
to
understand
and
assimilate
sth
to
deceive
sb
|
to
experience
sth
(views,
sights)
to
fill
or
use
an
amount
of
space
or
time
to
start
sth
new,
especially
for
pleasure
to
employ
sb
to
accept
a
task
or
responsibility
to
be
discovered
to
be
to
happen,
develop
or
end
in
a
particular
way
to
reject
or
refuse
to
consider
an
offer,
a
propos-
al,
etc.
or
the
person
who
makes
it
to
train
the
body
by
exercising
to
develop
in
a
successful
way
to
solve
or
calculate
sth
to
go
to
sb/sth
for
help,
advice,
etc.
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