p6

bring down

to reduce something

bring off

to succeed in doing something difficult

go back over

to review, examine, or repeat something carefully in order to check it, understand it better, or refresh one's memory.

make light of

to treat something as not being important and not serious

hyped up

(of a person) very worried or excited about something that is going to happen

be snowed under

to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with

plod away

​to make very slow progress, especially with difficult or boring work

cordon off

to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc.

swot up

to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam

tide over

to help somebody during a difficult period by providing what they need

make off with

to steal something and hurry away with it

center on

to be the person or thing around which most activity takes place; to make somebody/something the central person or thing

pull up

(of a vehicle or its driver) to stop

have on

to try to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually as a joke

draw up

​to make or write something that needs careful thought or planning