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Flashcards by Chiara Braun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chiara Braun
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| act up | behave or function improperly |
| add up | calculate a sum |
| add up to | equal an amount |
| add up | make sense |
| ask out | invite on a date |
| ask over | invite to one's home |
| back down | stop defending your opinion in a debate |
| back out | not keep (a promise, agreement,deal) |
| back out of | not keep (a promise, agreement, deal) |
| back up | give support |
| back up | move backwards, reverse |
| bawl out | criticize, reprimand (inf.) |
| bear down on | bite |
| bear down on | take strong measures against |
| bear on | have to do with |
| bear up | withstand |
| bear up under | withstand |
| bear with | be patient |
| blow in | visit unexpectedly |
| blow over | pass without creating a problem |
| blow up | make explode; destroy using explosives |
| blow up | explode |
| blow up | suddenly become very angry |
| break down | analyze in detail |
| break down | stop working properly |
| break down | become mentally ill |
| break in | wear or use something new until it is comfortable |
| break in | interrupt |
| break in | enter a place unlawfully |
| break in on | interrupt (a conversation) |
| break into | enter a house unlawfully |
| break into | interrupt (a conversation) |
| break off | end something |
| break out | appear violently |
| break out | use something extravagant for celebration |
| break out of | escape |
| break up | break into pieces |
| break up | disperse (a crowd), stop (a fight) |
| break up | end a relationship |
| bring about | cause to happen |
| bring along | bring with |
| bring around | change someone's mind, convince someone |
| bring away | learn or gain (from an experience) |
| bring off | succeed at something difficult or unexpected |
| bring on | cause something |
| bring out | highlight, stress |
| bring over | bring to someone's house |
| bring to | revive consciousness |
| bring up | mention |
| bring up | raise ( a child) |
| brush off | ignore something or someone (inf.) |
| burn down | destroy by setting fire to |
| burn down | burn until completely gone (building) |
| burn up | be hot |
| burn up | consume by fire |
| burn up | destroy by fire |
| buy out | buy the shares of a company or the shares the other person owns of a business |
| buy up | purchase the entire supply of something |
| call for | require (as in a recipe) |
| call off | cancel something |
| call off | order to stop (an invasion, guard dogs) |
| call on | visit |
| call on | invite someone to speak in a meeting or a classroom |
| call up | telephone |
| calm down | make someone relax |
| care for | nurse someone or something |
| care for | like someone or something |
| carry on | continue (a conversation, a game) |
| carry on about | continue in an annoying way |
| carry on with | continue |
| carry out | complete and/or accomplish something |
| carry over | continue on a subsequent day, page, etc. |
| catch on | slowly start to understand (inf.) |
| catch up | make up for lost time |
| catch up with | speed up to be at the same place as a person or thing in front of you |
| catch up on | become up-to-date |
| check back | return to see if everything is OK |
| check by | go to a place to see if everything is OK |
| check for | try to find |
| check in | enter a hospital, hotel etc. |
| check into | enter a hospital, hotel etc. |
| check into | investigate, look for (often through a service) |
| check off | make a mark next to (an item on a list) |
| check on | make sure something is OK |
| check out | investigate, take a look at |
| check out | leave a hotel, hospital |
| check out of | leave a hotel, hospital |
| check over | closely examine the condition of something |
| check up on | investigate someone or something |
| check through | send luggage through (to a destination) |
| check with | ask a person for confirmation |
| cheer up | make someone feel cheerful |
| cheer up | become cheerful |
| chew up | chew into small pieces |
| chop down | fell/cut ( a tree) |
| chop up | chop/cut into small bits |
| clean up | tidy |
| clear out | leave ( inf.) |
| clear up | tidy |
| close down | close a place permanently |
| close down | close permanently |
| close in on | approach and threaten |
| close up | close temporarily |
| close up | close temporarily |
| come about | occur / happen |
| come across | discover by accident |
| come across | initially seem or have the appearance |
| come along | accompany someone |
| come along with | accompany |
| come along | progress |
| come along with | progress |
| come away | leave a place with a particular feeling or impression |
| come back | return |
| come by | get, receive |
| come by | visit a person at their house |
| come down with | become sick with |
| come into | inherit |
| come off | fall off, break off |
| come out | appear |
| come out | reveal you are homosexual |
| come out | turn out, end up |
| come out with | produce and distribute a product |
| come over | visit someone at their house |
| come to | regain consciousness |
| come through | do what is needed or expected |
| come up to | approach; to equal |
| come up with | produce or create (an idea, a plan) |
| come with | include (an accessory) |
| count in | include |
| count on | depend/rely on |
| count out | exclude |
| count up | add |
| crack down on | become tougher on, better enforce laws on |
| crack up | laugh uncontrollably, laugh a lot |
| crack up at | laugh uncontrollably about, laugh a lot about |
| cross out | draw a line through something, eliminate |
| cut down | decrease the amount of |
| cut down on | decrease the amount of |
| cut in | interrupt |
| cut in on | interrupt |
| cut off | interrupt someone while they were speaking |
| cut off | sever ( with a knife) |
| cut out | remove |
| cut out | stop an action |
| cut up | cut into small pieces |
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