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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 |
| die away | diminish in intensity |
| die down | diminish in intensity |
| die off/out | become extinct |
| disagree with | cause to feel sick due to food or drink |
| do away with | abolish |
| do over | repeat |
| do without | manage without something one wants or needs |
| draw up | create ( a contract) |
| dress down | reprimand severely |
| dress down | dress casually |
| dress up | decorate |
| dress up | wear elegant clothes |
| drive back | repulse |
| drop in | visit someone unexpectedly |
| drop in on | visit someone unexpectedly |
| drop out | quit an organized activity |
| drop over | visit someone casually |
| eat away | gradually destroy, erode |
| eat up | devour |
| eat in | eat inside the home |
| eat out | eat outside the home |
| face up to | acknowledge something difficult or embarrassing |
| fall back on | be able to use in case of emergency |
| fall behind | go slower than scheduled, lag |
| fall behind in | go slower than scheduled, lag |
| fall off | decrease |
| fall out with | have an argument with |
| fall through | fail to happen |
| feel up | grope |
| feel up to | have the energy to do something |
| figure on | expect |
| figure out | solve something, understand |
| figure up | calculate |
| fill in | substitute |
| fill in for | substitute for |
| fill out | complete (an application) |
| fill out | mature, get breasts |
| fill up | fill to the top |
| find out | discover |
| find out | discover |
| fix up | repair, renovate, remodel |
| get across | cause to be understood |
| get ahead | make progress |
| get ahead of | surpass |
| get along | have a good relationship |
| get along with | have a good relationship |
| get around | avoid someone or something |
| get around | go many places |
| get away | escape |
| get away with | do something against the rules or illegal and not get caught or punished |
| get by | survive without having the things you need or want |
| get by on | survive with minimal resources |
| get by with | manage with |
| get down to | get serious about a topic |
| get in | enter ( a car, a small boat) |
| get in | enter |
| get off | send (a package) |
| get off | remove ( a spider from your shirt) |
| get off | leave (a bus, plane, train, boat) |
| get off | leave |
| get off | idiomatic phrase - How does he justify saying that?! |
| get on | put on (clothes) |
| get on | enter (a bus, train), mount (a horse, a bike) |
| get on | have a good relationship |
| get on with | have a good relationship |
| get on with | continue an activity |
| get out of | exit (a small boat, car, an enclosed area) |
| get over | recover (a cold, a disease, an ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend) |
| get through | complete |
| get through | penetrate |
| get through (with) | finish |
| get through to | make contact |
| get up | cause someone to rise (from a sitting position or a lying position) |
| give away | give something without asking for anything in exchange |
| give away | betray (a secret) |
| give back | return something you borrowed |
| give in | stop trying |
| give off | release (a smell, light) |
| give out | distribute |
| give out | become very tired (inf.) |
| give up | surrender something |
| go away | leave |
| go back | return |
| go by | go past, go close to, visit quickly |
| go back on | not keep (one's word, a promise) |
| go down | decrease |
| go for | try to achieve |
| go for | idiomatic phrase - I am craving pepperoni pizza. |
| go in for | participate ( inf.) |
| go into | discuss in detail |
| go off | explode |
| go off | begin, start (used with signals, alarms, warning sounds) |
| go off | stop (said of a machine |
| go off | become angry |
| go on | continue |
| go on | happen |
| go on with | continue ( a plan, a conversation |
| go out | stop burning ( a fire) |
| go out | take part in social activities (usually at night) |
| go over | review |
| go over | be well received, succeed |
| go through | examine in detail, study carefully |
| go through | endure; experience challenges, difficulties or traumas |
| go through with | continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears |
| go with | match (clothing) |
| go with | accompany a person |
| go with | have a boyfriend/girlfriend |
| go without | abstain from something you want or need |
| grow under | go out of business |
| grow up | mature |
| hand back | return |
| hand down | formally announce a decision |
| hand down | give as an inheritance |
| hand in | submit |
| hand out | distribute |
| hand over | relinquish control of |
| hang around | stay in a place for fun ( inf.) |
| hang around | stay in a place for fun |
| hang up | suspend (clothes on a hanger) |
| hang up | put down the telephone receiver |
| hang out | stay in a place for fun (inf.) |
| hang out | stay in a place for fun |
| have on | wear |
| have over | invite guests to your home |
| hear of | know about something or somebody |
| hit on | find on accident |
| hit on | flirt with |
| hold back | restrain |
| hold back | not allow to advance in school |
| hold off | restrain |
| hold off on | delay |
| hold on | grasp tightly |
| hold on | tell someone to wait on the telephone |
| hold on to | grasp tightly |
| hold out | not give in, continue to resist |
| hold up | delay (a flight, traffic); |
| hold up | rob (a bank, a person) with a weapon |
| hook up | make the electrical connections required for a machine or information service |
| iron out | eliminate |
| keep around | have handy, have accessible |
| keep at | not give up (an activity), to persevere |
| keep away | prevent access to, hold back |
| keep back | maintain a safe distance, cause to maintain a safe distance |
| keep down | not vomit, not throw up, keep in one's stomach |
| keep in | keep in a particular place, have something in a specific location |
| keep off | prevent from stepping or climbing on to something |
| keep on | continue |
| keep out | prevent from entering |
| keep over | cover something with, put something above |
| keep to | continue, persist in (an activity) |
| keep up | stay on the required schedule |
| keep up | continue |
| keep up with | stay on schedule with (a person, the workload, homework) |
| kick back | sit or lie back (to relax) |
| kick in | begin taking effect |
| lay away | save for the future |
| lay down | establish (laws, rules) |
| lay in on | scold or criticize severely |
| lay into | scold or criticize severely |
| let down | disappoint |
| lie down | rest, recline |
| light up | to smoke |
| look after | take care of (a child, a house, a pet) |
| look for | to seek or search for |
| look forward to | anticipate with pleasure |
| look into | look into |
| look up to | respect, admire someone |
| make out | write a check or other document |
| make out | succeed |
| make out | progress |
| make over | do again |
| make * up | invent ( a story |
| nod off | fall asleep |
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