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Flashcards in FILL_IN_THE_BLANK style based on lecture notes.
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act on = __
do whatever is advised/suggested
back down = __
cease to oppose
back out of = __
withdraw from
back up = __
support
be beneath sb = __
be demeaning
be down on = __
be hostile to sb
be down with = __
be ill (with disease)
be in for it = __
be about to receive punishment/trouble
be into = __
take an interest in sth
blow over = __
stop and be forgotten
book up = __
reserve
break away = __
escape from captivity
brush up = __
improve (by study)
build up = __
acquire gradually/accumulate
bring about = __
cause
bring in = __
introduce (law, idea)
bring off = __
succeed in (sth difficult)
bring on = __
cause an illness
bring out = __
publish/release
bring round/to = __
cause sb to regain consciousness
call at = __
visit briefly
call back = __
ask to return
call for = __
require
call in = __
consult
call off = __
cancel
call up = __
conscript
carry off = __
succeed in doing sth difficult
carry on = __
continue
carry out = __
fulfil or perform sth
carry over = __
last from another time
carry through = __
complete sth in spite of difficulties
catch on = __
become popular
catch up = __
reach sb who is ahead
chip in = __
add one's share of money
clear of = __
find innocent
clear off = __
run away
clear out = __
get rid of unwanted things
come by = __
obtain sth
come down to = __
be passed to sb
come forward = __
step forward
come in = __
become fashionable
come to = __
amount to a total
fly at = __
attack (with blows or words)
head off = __
prevent
go down = __
be received in a specified way
hold up = __
rob (a bank, vehicle)
land in = __
get into trouble, difficulties etc
land up = __
end (usu in difficulties)
set in = __
begin (of a period, usu bad)
take aback = __
surprise
talk about = __
consider
throw about/around = __
scatter sth
clear the air = __
remove suspicion/bad feeling
all in = __
exhausted
above board = __
honest
of all people = __
used to express annoyance/surprise
on the level = __
dishonest
lend sb a hand = __
give help to sb
turn over a new leaf = __
make a new start
not lose any sleep over sth = __
not worry about sth