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bring down
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depress
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turn down
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reject
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keep on
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continue
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give up
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arrêter
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face off
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confront
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take for
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podvést
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give off
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emit
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butter up
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flatter
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watch over
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guard
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get out of
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avoid
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speed up
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go faster
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put on
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mettre (vêtements)
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polish off
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finish, consume
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put yourself out
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molestarte
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point out
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show, indicate
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figure out
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solve, understand
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draw into
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involve gradually
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fill in
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complete a form
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cut out
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remove by cutting
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come down with
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devenir malade
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lock down
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make very secure
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call forth
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make something happen
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buzz off!
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go away (imperative)
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count in
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include or involve
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pull through
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bring into safety
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pack in
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stop an activity
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frighten into
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control by fear
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rule out
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remove from consideration
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look out for
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search for sg
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look into
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examiner, regarder avec intention
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keep at
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continue with something difficult
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look in
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make a quick visit
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tell off
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The manager .......you....abaut watching too much TV.
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Look up
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Bulmak, geliştirmek, sözlükte aramak, bakmak, uğramak
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lay off
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put out of work
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Go ahead with
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All my work independently.
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check in
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s'enregistrer à l'hôtel ou l'aéroport
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bang on about
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keep talking about something
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square away
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finish or sort something out
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wash over
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suddenly experience a strong emotion
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mark up
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increase the price of something
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come up with
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think of (a solution)
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get down to
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begin dealing seriously with
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play down
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de-emphasize He played down the importance of the news.
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make do
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manage with something not fully satisfactory
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set up
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prepare equipment, software, etc., for use / start a company
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give back
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return something you've borrowed / return something that someone has lost
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top up
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refill something that isn't empty yet
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drive out
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force someone to leave a place
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interfere in (intervene)
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araya girmek burnunu sokmak,söze karışmak (müdahale)
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bring on
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to cause to occur or exist:
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level off
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stop rising Prices finally leveled off.
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talk into
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persuade Can you talk him into changing his mind?
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turn into
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to change somebody or something into something else
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pass by
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go past without stopping / visit briefly / miss an opportunity
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tap into
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use or exploit a plentiful resource for your benefit
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brighten up
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improve (weather) / become happier / make something more attractive or pleasant
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be up for
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be enthusiastic about an upcoming event
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string out
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make something last as long as possible
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allow for
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to include the possible effects of something in your plans so that you can deal with them - take into consideration, include in a calculation
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cut in / on (cut in conversation)
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önünü kesmek
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stick to +
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persevere, keep trying - ex. "Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!"
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stick out
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to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab:
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put back
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return to original location Please put the book back on the shelf.
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fall off
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become less Attendance at the concerts has fallen off.
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go on
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continue Please go on. Don't let me interrupt you.
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stick to
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adhere to We shall stick to the original plan.
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miss out
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to not include something; not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)
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show through
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when a feeling can be seen despite attempts to conceal it
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stand aside
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leave a position so that someone else can take it
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quedarse sin
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to be out of, to run out of
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looking for
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I'm ...(LETA EFTER) my keys. Have you seen them?
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look * over +
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examine, review - "When I'm camping, I look my shoes over before I put them on."
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follow up
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to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.:
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bank on
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depend on We are banking on good weather tomorrow.
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take over
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assume control They will take over at the beginning of June.
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set on
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order to attack We will set our dogs on any intruders.
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go by
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the passing of time / trust or depend on for correct information / pay a short visit, call
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carry out
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perform a task / food bought from a restaurant to take away
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crack down on +
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become tougher on, better enforce laws on - "The police have been cracking down on drunk driving."
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think * over +
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consider - ex. "Think over the offer before you sign the contract."
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take off
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leave the ground The plane took off on time.
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stand up
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move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position / fail to keep an appointment
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give <-> upShe gave up her job and started writing poetry.
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stop doing something
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get in +
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enter ( a car, a small boat) - "Get in the front seat. You will have more leg room."
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fool around with
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not be serious, have as a hobby He likes to fool around with computers.
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think * up +
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create or invent a false story - ex. "I need to think up an excuse for not going to her party."
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to be cut out for
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John is certainly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer. (bir is icin uygun olmak)
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try out
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test
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call for
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demand
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clean up
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ranger
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touch on
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mention
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go towards
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contibute
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Bear out
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Doğrulamak
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breathe in
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inhale
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let down
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disappoint
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carry on something
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continue
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run out of
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manquer
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fall through
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be unsuccessful
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cut off
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I.............the light
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stumble across
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find accidentally
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phase in
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introduce gradually
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eat out
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eat in restaurant
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break in
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enter by force
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pair up
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form a pair
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stump up
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pay for something
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come down
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rain / travel
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run out
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acabar, caducarse, agotarse
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grow up
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become an adult
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talk down to
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speak patronizingly
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wind up
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make a clock work
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look on
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watch without getting involve
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keep around
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keep something near you
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flare up
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when trouble suddenly appears
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pencil in
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make a provisional appointment
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dive into
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reach inside something quickly
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do away with
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to abolish sth
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brush up on
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refresh knowledge of
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try on
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check the fit (of clothes)
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go for
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decide on or choose; attack
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gun for
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try to destroy an opponent
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drop over
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visit for a short time
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stick out for
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demand a salary raise
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make for
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head in a certain direction
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carry over
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continue past a certain point
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step to
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confront / chat, talk to
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put somebody off
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his maner tends to....................people .......it
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[intransitive and transitive]to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to doHe ( ) a glass of water ( ) Helen.
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accepted from
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throw up
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give up (a job etc); vomit
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inquire into
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investigate Please inquire into the alternatives.
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hang back from
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delay or avoid doing something
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come round
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become conscious, wake up from anaesthetic / change your opinion
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budge up
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move to make space for someone
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come into
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1. inherit
2. (use) start being used
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die away
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diminish in intensity - "The applause died away after 5 minutes."
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dispense with
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proceed without The chairman dispensed with formalities.
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come over
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make a short visit rövid látogatás
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turn away
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refuse admission The event was so popular that many people had to be turned away.
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touch down
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land (of planes) The plane touched down.
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bring off
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make a success of something against all expectations
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shut out of
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exclude someone from an activity, etc
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muscle out
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use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out
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turn out
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produce / produce an unexpected result / stop a light / attend
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come up
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1. appear
2. be mentioned
3. come near to somebody
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bear up
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withstand - "I didn't think he would bear up so well in that situation."
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covered updidn't tell the truth about, hid, stopped others finding out about
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carry out
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size up
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assess I quickly sized up the situation.
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blow out
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put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
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hand over
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transfer We had to hand the evidence over to the police.
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scale down
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reduce Because of lack of funds, we had to scale down our plans.
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argue out
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argue about a problem to find a solution
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pass over
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ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior
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burned down
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My house ..... ..... last night. In the morning it was just a pile of ashes.
Someone ..... it ..... .
(usually for buildings --> to destroy by burning)
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yak on
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to continue talking in an annoying way ("on" can be repeated for emphasis) - ex. "He just yakked on and on and on."
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fill * out +
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complete (an application) - "I filled out an application to rent the apartment last week."
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Drop in
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Visit somebody for a short period of time without arranging to do this.I dropped in to see Chris on my way home.
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pick on
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be unkind to Because he was the youngest, the other boys picked on him.
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cheat out of
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prevent sb from having sth usually in an unfair way
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put down to
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attribute to We put his bad temper down to fatigue.
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hand in (to)
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to give something to a person in authority
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give in to
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agree to something you don't like / allow a feeling or desire to control you
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Ha demostrado ventajas tales como
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It has showed advantages such as
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wipe * out +
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massacre or destroy - ex. "The tidal wave wiped out the small fishing village."
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give up on
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stop trying I've given up on the situation.
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send away for
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order by mail We sent away for warm winter boots.
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walk off
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go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling
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bear down on +
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bite - "The soldier had to bear down on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet from the soldier's arm."
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clean up one's act
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start behaving properly
example After they were punished for poor behavior, they cleaned up their act. Now they always behave well in class.
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keep up with
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move at the same rate / stay up to date
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try * on +
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put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits - ex. "Try on the pants before you buy them."
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De la misma manera, es imprescindible tener en cuenta
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In the same way, it is imperative to take into account
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fill out
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complete
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built up
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develop
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stand 4
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represent
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go off
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exploser
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call round
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visit
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hack off
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annoy
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keep up
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continue
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own up
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confess
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make up
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invent
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give onto
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dar a
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come off
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become unattached
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play up
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behave badly
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divvy up
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divide, share
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take back
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devolver, llevarse
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Die out
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yok olmak
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look forward to
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anticipate
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turn on
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start a machine
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tener suerte
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to be lucky
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have it off
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have sex
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keep from
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control yourself, refrain
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psych up
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prepare someone mentally
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hold on to
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hold tightly
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take out
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sacar, eliminar, excluir
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set fire to
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ateşe vermek
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let into
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allow to share
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cross out
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draw a line though
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chew over
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think about something carefully
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put through
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connect someone by phone
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lash out against
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criticise something strongly
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hand in
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submit work for appraisal
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volver a llamar
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to call back
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run at
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abalanzarse sobre
coger carrerilla (para saltar)
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get away with
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not be punished
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cut down
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reduce; bring down by cutting
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get over
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recover from (an upsetting experience); over come (difficulty)
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trump up
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charge or accuse someone falsely
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talk through
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guide someone through an issue
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pipe up
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to speak, raise your voice
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make it
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arrive or get a result
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pack away
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put something where it belongs
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tack on
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add something that wasn't planned
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break down
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craquer (émotion)/ tomber en panne
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come to
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regain consciousness - "Don't worry! She faints all the time. She always comes to after a few minutes."
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put away
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put something in its appropriate place
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ask in
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to invite somebody into your house
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fasten onto
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follow someone closely, normally when they don't want your company / give attention to something that confirms your beliefs
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belt up
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be quiet / fasten your seatbelt
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estar a punto de
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to be about to
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look around
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I have to ______________ the neighbourhood for my dog.
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cheer up
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become cheerful - "Cheer up. Everything will be all right."
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tamper with
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interfere with Someone has tampered with the lock.
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boil away
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disappear by boiling If the water boils away, the stew will burn.
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sign out
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close a computer program that requires a name and password / sign something to show you have borrowed something
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wade in
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start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully / attack
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be off
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be bad (of food) / depart, leave
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broke up
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The headmaster ..... ..... the fight between Roger and Clive.
(to stop an activity)
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lay down +
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establish (laws, rules) - "Lori lays down the law in her class. English only!"
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put across
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communicate ideas /Harry is clever but he can't put his ideas across./
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dawn on
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realize Finally the truth dawned on him.
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pull down
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demolish Many old buildings are pulled down to make way for new ones.
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lay before
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present to We will lay the evidence before the court.
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sort out
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organize It will take some time to sort out this mess.
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Women often find extra meaning in what people say.
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read into
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hound out
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force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.
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stop up
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stay up late / fill or block something
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pick up
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improve / learn quickly / collect / receive (a broadcast) / collect (a person). this differs from the 'collect a thing' meaning - as that means 'collect and bring back' whereas this means either (i) 'collect and drop off on your way' or (ii) 'collect and bring to the same destination'.
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print out
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make a hard copy of a computer document
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wait on
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serve people in a restaurant / sell goods in a shop / provide someone with everything they need or want / wait for a result before being able to make a decision
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pay off
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completely repay a debt / produce a profitable or successful result
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touch * up
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make the final improvements - ex. "We didn't paint the whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets."
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make * up +
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complete what was missed - "Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I missed yesterday."
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fill in for +
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substitute for - "Miguel filled in for me at the meeting yesterday because I was sick."
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put up
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offer accomodation /We can put you up for a few days./
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look down on
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regard as inferior He looks down on his classmates.
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go on (to do)
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to do something after you have finished doing something else
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come across
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find by accident / agree to have sex with someone / the way other people see you
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wriggle out of
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avoid She always tries to wriggle out of her responsibilities.
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go through with
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fulfill, carry out Are you going to go through with your plan to conduct a survey?
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go in for
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enter a competition or sit an exam / support, advocate / like, have an interest in / make a career choice
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break * up +
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break into pieces - "I broke the cracker up into pieces and put it in the soup."
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dispose of
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get rid of If he moves, he will have to dispose of his furniture.
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doing up, did up
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Their house was in a bad state, so they spent six months ..... it ..... .
They ..... ..... the house. (2 opciones! x,y)
(to repair, to improve the condition and appearance of something --> a house, a room, an old car, etc)
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get over something
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recover from a disease
example I was sick last week, but I have gotten over my illness, and now I feel better.
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Por otro lado, es posible adoptar un punto de vista diferente
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On the other hand, it is possible to adopt a different point of view
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