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cut down (on)

• He had been trying to cut down on smoking for a month, but then he failed.

• We need to cut down the definition to a minimum.

to reduce sth, or to do less of sth - cắt giảm, giảm thiểu

fall down

• He heavily fell down because he climbed too high carelessly.

to trip and fall - ngã xuống

get over

• He got over his mentality after his shock of failing his entrance exams.

• Clara was upset at not getting into her dream school, but she will soon get over it.

to recover from sth or to return to your usual state - phục hồi, quay lại

go off

• Meaning 1: He went off to have a rest.

• Meaning 2: These apples have seriously gone off. Throw them away!

• to leave a place, especially to do something

• to no longer be fresh

lie down

• She immediately lies down on her bed after an eight-hour exhaustion in the office.

to start lying (on a bed, etc.) - nằm xuống

put on

• Meaning 1: Tamago can’t stand putting on weight. She thinks it would make her more miserable.

• Meaning 2: Hey, put on this hoodie/put this hoodie on, it is going to be freezing outside.

• to gain (weight) - tăng cân

• to start wearing (a piece of clothing) - mặc đồ vào

sit down

• Please sit down, class!

• I don’t think sitting down for a long time is healthy.

to (start to) sit - ngồi xuống

stand up

• Stand up, class!

• Timmy barely stands up and walks around her room, as he is too lazy to do so.

to (start to) stand - đứng lên

cut off

• Spend your money wisely, or I’ll cut it off.

• You could cut the sleeves off an old shirt

to completely remove by cutting

do up

• If it’s a jacket, for example, make sure that you can do it up properly.

• He never bothers to do his jacket up.

to button/zip up a piece of clothing - cài cúc, buộc dây, gài khóa, v.v.

fill up

• Meaning 1:

  • Why do your clothes always fill up with mud and stains?

  • The ditches had filled up with mud.

  • It will provide more space for you to fill the wardrobe up with things that best fit you.

• to make sth completely full - lắp đầy

• to fill the fuel tank of a car - đổ đầy xăng

have on

• I think Vietnamese people always have their house clothes on when they’re at home, don’t they?

• He had nothing (= no clothes) on.

to wear (a piece of clothing) - mặc

leave out

• Can you please leave me out (of this quarrel)?

• “She’s just your stepsister, leave her out and I’ll take you to KFC,” said the dad.

to not include sth

take off

• Take off your shoes, it’s our custom.

• Take off the jacket, it’s very hot now.

to remove sth, especially a piece of clothing from your/sb’s body - cởi đồ

try on

• I bought those clothes just for you! I hope there will be no problems like wearing too tightly. Can you try them on?

• Try the shoes on before you buy them.

to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and if it fits - thử đồ

blow up

• Fortunately, no one was there when it was blown up.

• The bomb blew up.

• A police officer was killed when his car blew up.

to explode; to be destroyed by an explosion - nổ

build up

• Over the days, Jill has built up an impressive vocabulary bank.

• All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.

• The music builds up to a rousing climax.

to become greater, more powerful or larger in number - tăng lên

clear up

• It’s time we clear up the pavement.

• I'm fed up with clearing up after you!

• Clear up your own mess!

• I want you to clear all this mess up.

to make something clean and neat - dọn sạch

go out

• Meaning 1:

  • Mom, can I go out with my friends tonight?

  • Sarah loves to go out and dance with her friends at the local nightclub.

  • He goes out drinking most evenings.

• Meaning 2:

  • The fire will go out unless we add more wood.

  • The candle went out, leaving the room in complete darkness.

  • The streetlights automatically go out at dawn to conserve energy.

  • The fire in the fireplace slowly went out as the night grew colder.

1. to leave your house to go to a social event

2. to stop burning

keep out

• Meaning 1:

  • Please keep out of the gap.

  • This sign says: “Keep out unless you have duties.”

• Meaning 2:

  • Keep that dog out (of my study)!

  • Hey, can you please keep yourself out of my room?

1. ​to not enter a place; to stay outside

2. to prevent from entering

put down

• Please calm down and put that knife down!

• I’m going to put this box down and then help you with the tent

to stop holding sth

put out

• to put out a candle/cigarette/light

• Firefighters soon put the fire out.

to make sth stop burning

put up

• I’m going to put up a sign/notice to tell people not to drop any litter.

• What if I put this picture up on this place?

to put sth on somewhere