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to stop being involved in a situation, especially in order to allow other people to deal with it themselves

back off

if a building back onto something, it back faces that thing

back onto sth

to decide not to do something that you were going to do or that you had agreed to do

back out

to make a copy of computer information so that you do not lose it

back up (sth) or back (sth) up

to interrupt someone, especially a performer or a player, by shouting criticism at them

barrack for sb

to treat something or someone in a rough way

bash sth/sb about

to tell someone angrily that something they have done is wrong

bawl out sb or bawl sb out

if an event, person, or place is booked up, they have no space or time available for someone

be booked up

to be involved in a situation, often when you do not want to be

be caught up in sth

to be a long way from other places and people

be cut off

to want something very much, especially food or drink

be dying for sth

to be very worried about something and spend a lot of time thinking about it

be hung up

to exist from an earlier time

be left over (2)

if something is littered with a particular type of thing, it has or contains a lot of that thing

be littered with sth

to be involved in an illegal or unpleasant activity

be mixed up in sth

to have had enough of parties because you have been to so many

be partied out

if you ask what someone is playing at, you ask what they are doing, in a way which shows that you are surprised and angry

be playing at sth

to have very little or not enough of something, especially time or money

be pressed for sth

to be annoyed, often because of something that someone has done or said to you

be put out= fed up

to be opposed to doing or having something

be set against sth/doing sth

if a person or place is snowed in, there is so much snow that it is impossible to travel anywhere or leave that place

be snowed in, rained off

to have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all

be snowed under

if people or things are spread out, they are in different parts of a large area and are not close together

be spread out

to be very busy doing something

be taken up with sth
I am taken up with english in use

to e in a quiet or hidden place which not many people see or go to

be tucked up

to force someone to reduce the price of something

beat down sb/sth or beat sb/sth down

if you ask what became of someone or something, you want to know where they are and what happened to them

become of sb/sht

something that you say angrily to someone in order to them to be quiet

Belt up! (informal, British & Australian)

to try extremely hard to do something to help or please someone

bend over backwards to do sth

to talk a lot about how excellent someone or something is, sometimes praising them more than is deserved

big up sb/sth

to stop yourself from saying something that shows your real feelings or thoughts

bite back sth or bite sth back

if something or someone blends in, they look or seem the same as the things or people around them and so you do not notice them

blend in or blend into sth

to become or make someone become totally happy and relaxed

bliss (sb) out

If something blows down, or if the wind blows something down, that thing falls to the ground because the wind blows it

blow down (sth) or blow (sth) down

if a storm blows over, it becomes less strong and then ends

blow over (1)

if an unpleasant situation [e.g. argument] blows over, it gradually becomes less important and is then forgotten

blow over (2)

to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed with a bomb

blow up (sth/sb) or blow (sb/sth) up

to suddenly become very angry

blow up

if a liquid that is being heated boils over, it flows over the side of the pan

boil over

to suddenly decide not to do something because you are afraid

bottle out (British) = chicken out

if an e-mail bounce back, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem.

bounce back

to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job

branch out

to stop being part of a group because you disagree with them or because you do not want to be controlled by them

break away

to get into a building or car by using force, usually in order to steal something

break in

if discussions between two groups of people break off, or if someone breaks them off, they end suddenly, before they have been completed

break off (sth) or break (sth) off (2)

to suddenly stop speaking

break off

to end a relationship

break off sth or break sth off= break up

to escape from prison

break out (2)

an escape

breakout (noun)

if a marriage breaks up, or if two people who have a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or relationship ends

break up (1)

if schools or universities, or the people who study or work in them break up, classes end and the holidays start

break up (2)

if someone who is talking on a mobile phone is breaking up, their voice cannot be heard

break up (3)

to bring someone or something somewhere, especially to someone's house

bring around/round sb/sth or bring sb/sth around/round

to persuade someone to agree with you or to do what you want them to do

bring sb around/round

to cause people in positions of power [e.g. government, president] to lose their position

bring down sb or bring sb down
Facing accusations brings down Trump’s position

if a government or organization brings in something new [e.g. law, rule], they make it exist for the first time

bring in sth or bring sth in

to succeed in doing something difficult

bring off sth or bring sth off

to refuse to listen to what someone says, or to refuse to think about something seriously

brush aside sb/sth or brush sb/sth aside

to be very excited and enthusiastic

bubble over= be eager

to use a success or achievement as a base from which to achieve more success

build on sth

to use or get rid of energy or something which provides energy [e.g. calories, fat], by doing a lot of physical exercise

burn off sth or burn sth off=

illness or extreme tiredness because you have been working too hard

burnout (noun)

to completely believe in a set of ideas

buy into sth

from the past

bygone (adjective)

a person who sees something happening but who is not involved

bystander (noun)

to telephone several people, often in order to find out information

call around (American)

to go back to a place in order to visit someone or collect something that you were unable to visit or collect earlier

call back

to need or deserve a particular action or quality

call for sth (1)

to say that you think a particular thing should be done, usually in order to change or improve a situation

call for sth (2)

to visit a place in order to collect someone

call for sb

to visit a place or person for a short time, usually while you are going somewhere else

call in (British & American)

to visit someone who lives near to you for a short time

call round

money from your bank account that you can get from a hop when you buy goods with a debit card

cashback (noun)

to do something you did not have time to do earlier

catch up on/with sth

to meet someone you know, after not seeing them for a period of time

catch up with sb

to be involved in a situation, often when you do not want to be

caught up in sth

a complete change from one system or method to another

changeover (noun)

if you charge up a piece of electrical equipment, you put electricity into it

charge up sth or charge sth up

to ask someone to do something that they said they would do but that they have not done yet

chase up sb or chase sb up

to try to get something that belongs to you or that you need, or to try to discover more information about something

chase up sth or chase sth up

to talk to someone in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them and to try to make them attracted to you

chat up sb or chat sb up (British & Australian)

a way of talking which suggests you are sexually attracted to someone and want them to be attracted to you

chat-up (noun)

to arrive at a hotel and say who you are so that you can be given a key for your room

check in or check into sth

to discover what someone is doing in order to be certain that they are doing what they should be doing or what they said they would do

check up on sb

if someone in authority clamps down, they do something in order to stop or limit a particular activity

clamp down

a sudden action taken by a government or people in authority to stop or limit a particular activity

clampdown (noun)

to leave a place quickly

clear off

to make a place tidy and clean, especially by putting things where they usually belong

clear out sth or clear sth out

to record the time you arrive at work, usually on a machine with a clock

clock in/on

to record the time you leave work, usually on a machine with a clock

clock off/out

if something [e.g. road, pipe] clogs up, or if something clogs it up, it becomes blocked and nothing in it is able to move

clog up (sth) or clog (sth) up

if the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds

cloud over

if a group of people club together, they share the cost of something between them

club together

when you say how or why something comes about, especially something which is not planned, you explain how or why it happens

come about

to arrive at a place

come along

if something comes apart, it separates into pieces

come apart

to visit someone at their house

come around/round (1)

become conscious again

come around/round (2)

to start talking about a particular subject again

come back to sth

if a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that will influence it most

come down to sth