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mess about/ around
do something in a relaxed way/
make st in a silly way
mess up
make a mistake
to make something untidy or dirty
make a mistakethe cause of physical, mental, health's problem
mix up
put things together without any order; think that one person or thing is another person or thing
mount up
get much larger
move in (with)
start living in different house or flat (with)
move on
change to a different job, activity or place
move over
change your position in order to make space for sbd/sth
open up
share feelings
opt out (of)
decide not to take part in sth or stop taking part in it
paper over
hide a problem or disagreement rather than finding a satisfactory solution to it
patch up
repair sth quickly
become friends with someone again
give basic medical treatment
pay out
spend or pay money; provide money invested over a period of time
phase out
gradually stop using
pick on
keep treating someone badly or unfairly
pick up
stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
improve
learn a new skill or start a new habit without intending to
pile up
the amount of st increase a lot
play up
cause pain and difficulty for sb
treat sb badly ( children)
press ahead/ on (with)
continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties, opposition or interruptions
prog up
stop st from falling by putting st under it or against it
pull over
stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle
pull through
succeed despite difficulties
survive (a serious illness, etc)
push around
keep telling someone what to do in an unfair or unpleasant way
put across/ over
explain an idea, belief, etc in a way that is easy to understand
put down to
if you ... something .... .. a particular reason, you think it has happened for that reason
put in
spend a particular amount of time doing sth, or make particular amount of effort in order to do sth
put together
to create something by joining or combining different things
put up
to give someone a place to stay
build st such as fence, wall
read up (on/ about)
get more information about a particular subject by reading a lot information about that
run down
old and of a poor standard
scrape through
succeed in doing sth, but not in a very impressive way
seek out
find sb or sth by looking for them in a determined way
set down
write something on a piece of paper so u don't forget it; state officially
set out
begin a journey
set up
establish
shout down
make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking
shrivel up
become smaller and thinner and not look fresh and healthy; become weaker or smaller
single out
choose one person from a group for special attention
size up
think carefully and form an opinion about a person or a situation
slip away
leave secretly
make a careless mistake
smarten up
improve the appearance of sth by cleaning or painting;
make yourself look tidy and clean
snow under
if you are …, you have too much of sth to deal with
sound out
try to find out sb's opinions, ideas, feelings, etc by talking to them
write off
destroy a car in an accident
decide sb can not succeed and stop giving any attention and energy
wind down
to gradually relax after doing something that has made you tired or worried
while away
spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do
weigh down
make someone heavy and unable to move easily
cause problems for someone or make someone worried
wear down
make st gradual weaker, less confident
speak out
to speak freely and confidently about something : to express an opinion in an open way
spring up
appear or be produced suddenly and quickly
stand up to
not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by sb in authority
cower
water down
make something weaker and less effective
waste away
gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time, usually because of an illness
ward off
do something to prevent someone or something from harming you
walk out
to stop working or leave your job because of a disagreement with your employer
touch up
make a surface look better with small improvements
tip up
to turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out,empty, unpack, clear
tide over
help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time
throw out
force sb leave their place
throw up
produce some problem unexpectedly
cause some dust
think up
make up
think through
consider a problem in a organised way
think over
decide carefully
talk round
to succeed in persuading someone to agree to something
discuss in a general way and without focus on any tissue
talk over
discuss a problem or a plan
discuss a problem or a plan
take down on
look down on
take over
control
to assume responsibility for, or control of (something or a situation) from someone else
take out
invite out and pay
take on
employ
accept some work or responsibility
take in
to deceive (someone); to cheat (someone) [often used in the passive]
to understand, accept the truth
take down
to record in writing (a statement / a telephone number / some
Information / etc.)
swot up (on)
study something very hard, especially for an examination
switch on/ off
start/ stop a machine/ light/ working
summon up
manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situation
store up
keep a lot of sth so that you can use later; do sth that will cause problems in the future
stop off
visit somewhere before continuing to another place
step aside
move so that somebody can pass you; leave a job so that somebody else can take over