EXPRESIONES COMUNES

--A-1. ace: make an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc. "Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!" 2. all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement. A: "Come to the party with me. Please!" B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will." 3. all right (2): fair; not particularly good. A: "How's your chemistry class?" B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had." 4. all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition. A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?" B: "Yes, but I have a headache." 5. and then some: and much more besides. A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. " B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and VRAM." 6. antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting. "I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy." 7. as easy as pie: very easy. "I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie." 8. at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late. "Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.

--B-9. bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone. A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?" B: "He's probably jealous of your success." 10. be a piece of cake: be very easy. A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake." 11. be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say. A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally." B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!" 12. be broke: be without money. "No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."

13. be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something); be very tired of someone or something. "Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with apologizing for your mistakes!" 14. be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time. "Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office most of the day today." 15. be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another). "I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long." 16. be on the road: be traveling. "You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road." 17. be over: be finished; end. "I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then." 18. be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use . "Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995." 19. be used to (+Ving/noun): be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with. "It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm used to getting up early." 20. beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.). "This has been a long day. I'm beat!" 21. beat around the bush: evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer. "Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!" 22. beat one's brains out: try very hard to understand or do something. "Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with it, but I just can't solve it." 23. Beats me: I have no idea. A: "What time's the party?" B: "Beats me!" 24. before long: soon. A: "I'm really tired of working." B: "Just be patient. The weekend will be here before long." 25. bent out of shape: needlessly worried about something. "I know you're worried about your job interview, but don't get bent out of shape.

You'll do just fine." 26. bite off more than one can chew: take responsibility for more than one can manage. "I'm really behind with my project. Can you help me? I'm afraid I bit off more than I could chew!" 27. blabbermouth: a very talkative person--especially one who says things that should be kept secret. "Don't say anything to Bob unless you want the whole office to know. Bob's quite a blabbermouth." 28. blow one's top: become extremely angry. A: "Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM?" B: "He was more than upset. He blew his top!" 29. boom box: portable cassette/CD player. "Don't forget to bring your boom box to the picnic!" 30. the bottom line: the most essential information. "The discussion lasted many hours. The bottom line was that the XYZ Company isn't for sale." 31. Break a leg!: Good luck! "I understand you have a job interview tomorrow. Break a leg!" 32. break someone's heart: make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad. "Joe broke his mother's heart when he dropped out of school." 33. broke: without money. A: "Can you lend me 10 dollars?" B: "I'm afraid not. I'm broke." 34. buck(s): dollar(s). "The cheapest tickets for the concert cost 25 bucks. Do you still want to go?" 35. bug: annoy; bother. "I'm trying to concentrate! Don't bug me!" 36. bull-headed: stubborn; inflexible. "Don't be so bull-headed. Why can't you admit that others' opinions are just as good as yours?" 37. a bundle: a lot of money. A: "Your new car is really nice." B: "It should be. It cost me a bundle!" 38. burn the midnight oil: study/work all night or until very, very late at night. "I'm not ready for the test tomorrow. I guess I'll have to burn the midnight oil."

39. bushed: very tired; exhausted. "I'm going to lie down for a while. I'm really bushed." 40. by oneself: alone and without help. "I can't do this by myself. Can you help me?" 41. by the skin of one's teeth: barely succeed in doing something. "I'll have to start earlier the next time. This time I only finished by the skin of my teeth."

--C-42. call it a day: stop work for the day. "It's late and you've accomplished a lot. Why don't you call it a day?" 43. can't make heads or tails of something: can't understand something at all; find something confusing and illogical. "I can't make heads or tails of your e-mail. Were you having problems with your computer?" 44. catch one's eye: attract one's attention/interest. "This brochure about Tahiti caught my eye when I was at the travel agency." 45. catch some Zs: sleep for a while; take a nap. "You look tired, Dave. Why don't you catch some Zs?" 46. change one's mind: decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier. A: "Why are you working this week? I thought you were going to be on vacation." B: "I changed my mind. I'm taking my vacation next month." 47. chicken (adjective or noun): cowardly. "Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He's chicken / a chicken. 48. chow: food. "How's the chow in the university cafeteria?" 49. chow down: eat. "It's almost 6:00. Are you ready to chow down?" 50. a cinch: something that's very easy to do. A: How was the test? B: It was a cinch. I finished it quickly and I know that all my answers were correct." 51. cool (also kewl): neat, special, wonderful. "The ESL Cafe on the Web is really cool!" 52. Cool it!: calm down. "There's no need to be so upset. Just cool it!"

53. cost (someone) an arm and a leg: cost a lot; be very expensive. A: "Your new car is really nice." B: "It should be. It cost (me) an arm and a leg!" 54. couch potato: someone who spends too much time watching TV. "You're a real couch potato, Jay. You need to get more exercise!" 55. cram: try to learn as much as possible in a very short time. "Sidney did well on the test because he crammed for it. However, he probably won't remember any of the information a couple of days from now." 56. crash course: short course designed to give a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time. "Tom's company is sending him to a business meeting in Istanbul. Should he take a crash course in Turkish?" 57. Cut it out!: stop doing something (that's annoying). "You kids are making too much noise. Cut it out!"

--D-58. Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched).: Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened. A: I'm sure that I'm going to win a lot of money in Las Vegas." B: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch!" 59. dicey: uncertain; taking too much of a chance. A: A friend of mine says I can make a lot of moneyif I buy stock in the XYZ company. Should I do it? B: I wouldn't if I were you. The chances for success are too dicey." 60. ditch class: skip class/play hookey/play truant "You shouldn't have ditched class yesterday. We had an unannounced test." 61. do a bang-up job: do a very good job; do very well at something. "Have you seen Frank's home page? He did a bang-up job with it." 62. down in the dumps: depressed; "blue." A: "Is something wrong?" B: "Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps." 63. drop someone a line: write to someone. "I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line today or tomorrow." 64. drag one's feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something.

"Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging his feet?"

--E-65. an eager beaver: a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work. "Jan is certainly an eager beaver. Any time there's work to be done, she's the first to say she'll help." 66. Easy does it!: Be very careful! / Don't do anything too fast or too hard! A: "I'm going to move the table just a little further from the window." B: "Easy does it! If you move too fast, you might knock over the plant!" 67. an egghead: a very intelligent person. "Jake didn't make very good grades in school, but his sister was a real egghead." 68. elbow grease: hard work; effort. "Yes, the car is pretty dirty, but it'll look nice again with a little elbow grease." 69. every other _____ : alternately; omitting the second one in each group of two. "In your essays, please write on every other line. That will make the essays much easier to read."

--F-70. far-fetched: difficult to accept; difficult to believe. "That story's pretty far-fetched. Nobody's going to believe it." 71. feel blue: feel sad and depressed. "I'm feeling blue because I haven't had any mail except bills for a long, long time." 72. fire someone: dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. "If you continue to be late for work, the company will fire you." 73. feel puny: feel unwell, ill. "Ted was feeling puny yesterday, so he decided not to go to work." 74. fender-bender: automobile accident. "Traffic was really slow on the freeway this morning because of a fender-bender in one of the westbound lanes." 75. for ages: for a very long time. "Where's Marie? I haven't seen her for ages."

--G-76. get going: leave. "Look at the time! I'd better get going!" 77. get it: understand something (often negative). "I don't get it. What do you mean?" 78. get a kick out of something: find something amusing. "I really get a kick out of listening to children talk. They say some very funny things." 79. get lost!: go away "I wish he'd get lost and stop bothering me. I don't want to talk to him!" 80. get on one's nerves: irritate someone; make someone upset. "I know you like that song, but it's getting on my nerves. Can you play something else?" 81. get a move on: hurry "If you don't want to be late, you'd better get a move on." 82. get one's wires crossed: be confused or mistaken about something. A: "Bill said there was a meeting this morning. Don't we have one?" B: "No. The meeting's tomorrow. I guess Bill got his wires crossed." 83. get out of hand: become out of control; become badly managed. "Your absences are getting out of hand, Bob. You'd better do something quickly to improve the situation if you want to keep your job." 84. Get real!: Be realistic! / Don't be naive. A: "I'm going to Las Vegas. I know I'll win a lot of money!" B: "Get real! You'll probably lose a lot of money!" 85. get up and go: energy. "I'm really tired. I don't have any get up and go." 86. give someone a hand (1): help someone. "I can't do this alone. Can you give me a hand?" 87. give someone a hand (2): applaud (to show respect or appreciation for someone/something). "Dave's done a wonderful job with The ESL Caf on the Web. Let's give him a hand!" 88. a (real) go-getter: a (very) ambitious, hard-working person. "I'm not surprised that Jean finished before anyone else. She's a real gogetter." 89. go with the flow: take things as they come. "There's no need to worry. Everything will be OK if you just go with the

flow." 90. grab a bite: get something to eat. "I'm really hungry. Would you like to grab a bite with me?" 91. green: inexperienced. "I don't think you can depend on Jack to do that job by himself. He's too green."

--H-92. had ('d) better: be obliged to; should (strong). "You'd better leave soon. If you don't, you'll miss your bus." 93. hassle (noun): a troublesome situation; something troublesome that interrupts one's normal routine. "I know it's a hassle to complete this form now, but Mr. Rogers needs it in his office by the end of the day." 94. hard feelings: anger; animosity; bitter feelings. A: "I'm sorry that Jim got the job instead of you." B: "I have no hard feelings toward him; I know that he had stronger qualifications." 95. hard-headed: stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change. "I don't think Julie will change her mind. She's pretty hard-headed." 96. hassle (verb): annoy; bother; interrupt one's normal routine. "If you'd stop hassling me, I might get this finished on time!" 97. have one's hands full: be extremely busy. A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?" B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finish my research paper." 98. have/has ('ve/'s) got: have/has. "Dave's got a son whose name is Benjamin and a daughter whose name is Shannon." 99. have something down pat: know/understand something completely and thoroughly. "I know I did well on the test. I had all the material down pat." 100. head honcho: person in charge; top boss. "Dave's the head honcho of the ESL Cafe on the Web." 101. hit the books: study. "I wish I could go to the movies, but I've got to hit the books." 102. hit the hay: go to bed; go to sleep. "It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay." 103. hit the sack: go to bed. "I'm really tired. I think I'll hit the sack."

104. How come?: Why? (statement word order). "How come you weren't at the party?"

--I--

105. if I had my druthers: if I could do what I wanted/preferred. "If I had my druthers, I'd stay home from work today." 106. in over one's head: in a situation that is too much / too difficult for one to manage. "Do you have time to help me? I thought I could do this myself, but I'm afraid I'm in over my head. I just can't handle things alone." 107. inside out: with the inner part on the outside and the outer part on the inside. "Why are you wearing your tee shirt inside out?" 108. in stock: in supply and available to buy / sell. "I'm sorry, but we just sold our last pair of hiking boots. If you come back at the end of the week, however, we should have some more in stock. 109. in the black: profitable; not showing a financial loss. "What did you do to increase profit and eliminate losses? We've been in the black for two months in a row." 110. in the red: unprofitable; showing a financial loss. "We have to do something to increase profit and decrease losses. We've been in the red for two months in a row." 111. in time: not late. "I thought I was going to be late for my flight, but it was delayed, so I was still in time."

--J-112. jump all over someone: severely criticize / find fault with someone. A: "What's wrong with Joe?" B: "He's feeling bad because his boss jumped all over him this morning." 113. jump the gun: do something before it's time to do it. A: "How did Marsha know about the party? It was supposed to be a surprise." B: "Chuck jumped the gun. Without thinking, he said, 'I'm bringing the cake at your party; I hope you like it!" 114. jump to conclusions: decide something too quickly and without thinking about it or considering all the facts.

A: "Angela just doesn't like me. She won't even say hello." B: "You're jumping to conclusions. Actually, she's very shy." 115. junk mail: unsolicited mail (usually advertisements for something you're not interested in). "I didn't have any letters today--only junk mail."

--K-116. keep an eye on: check something regularly. "You're busy, so you'll need to keep an eye on the time. Remember that we have to leave at 4:30." 117. keep an eye out for: watch for. "I'll keep an eye out for John. If I see him, I'll tell him you want to talk to him." 118. keep one's chin up: remain brave and confident in a difficult situation; don't despair or worry too much. "I know that things have been difficult for you recently, but keep your chin up. Everything will be better soon." 119. keep one's nose to the grindstone: stay diligent; steadily work hard, without breaks or an uneven pace. "If I keep my nose to the grindstone, I should be finished by the end of the day." 120. keep/stay in touch (with someone): remain informed (about someone) / in contact (with someone) by writing, calling, sending email, etc. on a regular basis. "I haven't seen Frank for two or three years but we keep (stay) in touch by e-mail." 121. keep one's fingers crossed: hope for the best. A: "How did you do on the test?" B: "I think I passed, but I won't know until tomorrow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!" 122. kid (noun): child. A: "You have three kids, don't you?" B: "That's right. I have two girls and a boy." 123. kid (verb): playfully say something that isn't true. "I was kidding when I said my teacher was a monster. She's strict, but she's actually a very nice person." 124. kind of: rather; more or less; a little. "I'm feeling kind of hungry. I think I'll make myself a sandwich." 125. a klutz: an awkward, uncoordinated person. "Don't ask Jeff to dance with you. He's a real klutz and will probably step on your feet!"

126. a know-it-all: someone who acts as if he/she knows everything--as if no one can tell him/her anything that he/she doesn't already know. "Don't try to make any suggestions to Bob. He's a know-it-all and won't pay attention to anything you say." 127. know something backwards and forwards: know/understand something completely and thoroughly. "If you have a question about html tags, ask Susan. She knows html backwards and forwards." 128. know something inside out: know/understand something thoroughly. "If you have a question about grammar, ask Dr. Martin. She knows grammar inside out."

--L-129. lend someone a hand: help someone. "I can't do this alone. Can you lend me a hand?" 130. leave well enough alone: do nothing (because doing something would make things worse). "Don't tell Jim how to discipline his children. Leave well enough alone." 131. a let-down: a disappointment; something that's very disappointing. "It must've been quite a let-down not to be chosen for that job. I know you really hoped you would get it." 132. Let sleeping dogs lie.: Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary. "I know that what Julie said made you angry, but let sleeping dogs lie. If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse." 133. live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough money to pay for basic needs. "Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job." 134. live and let live: don't unnecessarily make things difficult; do as you wish and let others do as they wish. "I'm not going to criticize Alice's family just because their habits are a little strange. My motto is 'Live and let live.'" 135. a low blow: a big disappointment. A: "Fred seems depressed. Is he OK?" B: "He's OK, but not good. It was a low blow for him to be laid off from his job." 136. lousy: terrible; very bad.

"Why did you speak so rudely to your grandmother? That was a lousy thing to do!"

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137. macho: super masculine / masculine to an extreme (in appearance and behavior). "Her husband would never agree to help with the housework; he's too macho to do that." 138. make a mountain out of a molehill: make something seem much more important than it really is. "Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about. You're making a mountain out of a molehill." 139. make up one's mind: decide what to do. A: Where are you going on your vacation? B: Maybe Canada, maybe Mexico. I can't make up my mind."

--N--

140. No way!: Absolutely not! / Definitely not! A: "You didn't open this letter addressed to me, did you?" B: "No way! I'd never read look at else's mail!"

--O--

141. OK: (1) yes (to show agreement--often reluctant agreement). A: "Come on, Al. We really need your help!" B: "Oh, OK; I may be crazy, but I'll help you." 142. OK: (2) neither good nor bad; so-so. A: "How was the movie?" B: "OK, I guess, but I've seen better ones." 143. OK: (3) in satisfactory condition; well. A: "You look awfully pale. Are you OK?" B: "Actually, I'm not. I have a terrible headache. " 144. OK: (4) approve (verb). A: "Did your boss OK your vacation plans?" B: "No, but he said that taking them two weeks later would be all right. 145. on the dot: exactly at a given time.

"We're leaving at 9:00 on the dot. If you're late, we'll go without you." 146. on time: at the scheduled time. "It's getting late. You'd better hurry if you want to get to work on time." 147. (on the) cutting edge: using the most recent technology. "The university's computer lab is (on the) cutting edge. It has all the latest hardware and software." 148. once in a while: occasionally; from time to time. A: "Would you like coffee or tea?" B: "Coffee, please. I drink tea once in a while, but I generally drink coffee." 149. over one's head: too difficult or complicated for someone to understand. "This explanation of cgi scripting is over my head. Can you explain it in a less technical way?"

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150. pay the piper: face the consequences for something you've done. "I stayed up too late tonight. Tomorrow I'll have to pay the piper." 151. plastic: credit card(s). "Oh, no! I forgot to get any cash! I hope this restaurant accepts plastic!" 152. pooped: very tired; exhausted. "I went to bed really early last night. I was pooped!" 153. pop quiz: unannounced short test. "You shouldn't have missed class yesterday. We had a pop quiz." 154. pretty (adv.): rather; somewhat. "That car's pretty expensive. Are you sure you can afford it?" 155. pull an all-nighter: study or work all night without getting any sleep. A: "You look really tired." B: "I am. I pulled an all-nighter to get ready for the meeting this morning." 156. pull someone's leg: tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's exaggerated or untrue. A: "Wow! Carl has done some really amazing things!" B: "Don't believe everything he tells you. He was probably pulling your leg."

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157. quite a few: several; numerous. "I don't think I can meet you after work. I have quite a few errands that I have to do." 158. a quick study: someone who learns new things quickly and easily. A: "Annie seems to be doing well at her new job." B: "I'm not surprised. She's a quick study."

--R-159. R and R: rest and relaxation (a vacation). "I think you're working too hard, Dave. You need some R and R." 160. rain or shine: (describing something scheduled) no matter what the weather is. "We're leaving tomorrow, rain or shine." 161. rain cats and dogs: rain very hard. "You can't leave just now! It's raining cats and dogs and you don't have an umbrella or raincoat!" 162. read someone's mind: know what someone is thinking. A: "I'll be you're thinking of what you're going to have for dinner." B: "Hey, did you read my mind?" A: "No. I just know that you're always hungry and lunch was several hours ago!" 163. rub someone the wrong way: irritate someone; bother or annoy someone. "All my little brother says is 'Why?' Usually I'm patient with him, but sometimes all his questions rub me the wrong way." 164. run-down: (1) not well; weak; fatigued. "Are you eating regularly and getting enough sleep? You look run-down." 165. run-down: (2) in poor condition; needing repair. "This must be a poor neighborhood. All the buildings look really run-down."

--S-166. __ -savvy: knowledgeable about ___ . "If you're having problems with your hard disk, talk to Jim. He's very computer-savvy. " 167. schmooze: make relaxed, casual conversation. "No, we weren't talking about anything important. We were just shooting the breeze." 168. shoot the breeze: make relaxed, casual conversation. "No, we weren't talking about anything important.

We were just schmoozing." 169. sleep on it: take at least a day to think about something before making a decision. "The job that you're offering me sounds really good, but I'd like to sleep on it before giving you my final decision." 170. a snap: something that's very easy to do. A: "Is your job difficult?" B: "No, actually it's a snap. In fact, it's so easy that it's a little bit boring." 171. Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her lie in it.: Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself. A: Jim upset everyone when he got angry at the meeting. Can we do anything to make the situation better? B: No. He's made his own bed; now let him lie in it." 172. sooner or later: eventually. "You've been working too hard for too long. If you don't relax a little, sooner or later you're going to get sick." 173. sort of: rather; somewhat. "I think I'll lie down. I feel sort of dizzy." 174. so-so: fair; not particularly good. A: "How're you doing?" B: "So-so. I've been better, but I've also been worse." 175. state of the art: using the latest technology. "The company is very proud of the equipment in its computer room. It's state of the art." 176. Step on it!: Hurry up! "Step on it! The taxi will be here at any time and you're not even dressed!"

--T-177. take it easy: relax. "I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy." 178. toss something: throw something away; put something in the trash. "These shoes are worn out. I guess I'll have to toss them." 179. tough: difficult. "Question number three is a tough one.Do you know the answer?" 180. There, there.: expression of comfort. "There, there. Everything's going to be OK."

181. tight-fisted: very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily. A: Do you think Charlie will donate any money to the activities fund? B: No way! He's too tight-fisted! 182. a tightwad: someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily. A: Will Charlie donate any money to the activities fund? B: Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!" 183. tricky: easily confused or misunderstood. "This problem is tricky. I don't really understand it." 184. two-faced: deceitful; disloyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't. "I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice things to me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't.

--U-185. under the weather: ill; sick; unwell. "Ted was feeling under the weather yesterday, so he decided not to go to work." 186. until hell freezes over: forever. "Chris can practice the piano until hell freezes over, but he'll never play well because he's tone-deaf." Note: This expression is used to describe something that will not change, no matter how long or how often it's done. 187. until you're blue in the face: forever. "You can talk until you're blue in the face, but I won't change my mind." Note: This expression is used in the same way as "until hell freezes over." 188. update: make current; add information to show what has happened recently. "I need to update my rsum. It doesn't show what I've done during the last year."

--W-189. Was my face red!: I was very embarrassed. "When I got to the meeting I noticed that I was wearing one black sock and one brown one. Was my face red!" 190. wear out one's welcome: make someone uncomfortable by visiting too long. A: "Can't you stay two or three more days?" B: "No. I don't want to wear out my welcome."

191. wet behind the ears: inexperienced and naive. "Don't include Fred as part of the bargaining team.He's just started working here and is still too wet behind the ears." 192. What for?: Why? A: "Come here for a minute. I need you." B: "What for?" Note: "What" and "for" can be separated--with "for" at the end of the question: B: "What do you need me for?" 193. What's up?: What's new? What's happening? "Hi, Dave. What's up?" 194. wishy-washy: uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own. "Don't be so wishy-washy. Tell us how you really feel." 195. with bells on: very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good time. A: "Are you going to Sandra's party?" B: "I'll be there with bells on!" 196. would ('d) just as soon: would ('d) rather; prefer. "I know we have a lot of work to do, but I'm tired. I'd just as soon leave and finish tomorrow. Is that OK with you?"

--Y-197. a yes-man: someone who tries to get approval by agreeing with everyone. A: "Why does the boss think Arnold is so intelligent?" B: "Because Arnold is a yes-man. He agrees with everything the boss says!" 198. You don't say!: Really? / Is that really true? A: "Have you heard the news? Jessica got married!" B: "You don't say!" 199. You've got to be kidding!: You can't be serious! (What you said can't be true.What you said is very surprising/hard to believe.) " A: "Did you know that Bob quit his job?" B: "You've got to be kidding!" 200. yucky: terrible; distasteful; very unpleasant. "Don't eat the soup at the cafeteria. It's yucky!" 201. yummy: delicious. "Have you tried the cookies that Jonathan baked? They're yummy!"

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202. zilch: nothing. A: "How much money do you have?" B: "Zilch. I'm broke until payday." 203. Zip your lip!: keep something secret; promise not to tell what has just been said. "What I told you is really important, so zip your lip!" Compiled by / Compilado por Berta Alicia Chen P. 1. A beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabar. Eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die) 2. A buen(a) hambre, no hay mal pan / pan duro, (ni falta salsa a ninguno) / no hace falta condimento. A mucha hambre, no hay pan duro. Al hambre de siete das, no hay pan duro. Beggars cant be choosers. For a good appetite there is no hard bread. 3. A cada puerco le llega su sbado / San Martn. Everyone gets his comeuppance in the end / just deserts sooner or later. Espaol - Ingls

51. Consejo es de sabios perdonar injurias y olvidar agravios. To err is human, to forgive divine. 52. Consejo no pedido, consejo mal odo. Never give advice unasked. 53. Cortesa de boca gana mucho a poca costa/ , mucho consigue y nada cuesta. A soft answer turneth away wrath. 54. Cra fama y chate a dormir. Give a dog a bad name (and hang it). 55. Cuando de vista te pierdo, si te vi ya no me acuerdo. Long absent, soon forgotten.

56. Cuando hay hambre, no hay mal pan / pan duro. 4. A diario una manzana es Any port in a storm. cosa sana. Beggars cant be choosers. An apple a day keeps the For a good appetite there is no hard doctor away. bread. Hunger is good kitchen. 5. A donde el corazn se Hunger is the best sauce. inclina, el pie camina. Hunger never saw bad bread / food. Home is where the heart is. When one is hungry everything tastes good. 6. A donde te quieren mucho no vengas a 57. Cuando la fuerza manda, la menudo. ley calla. A constant guest is never When drums beat, laws are silent. welcome. 58. Cuando menos piensa el

7. A falta de pan, buenas son (las) tortas / las tortas son buenas. Well just have to make do. 8. A la ocasin la pintan calva. You have to make the most of the chances that come your way. You have to strike while the iron is hot. 9. A los tontos no les dura el dinero. A fool and his money are soon parted. 10. A ms honor, ms dolor. The more danger, the more honor.

galgo, salta la liebre. Things often happen when you least expect them to. Where we least think, there goes the hare away. 59. Cuanto menos se diga, mejor / menos hay que rectificar. Least said, soonest mended. 60. Cumpla yo y tiren ellos. Do what is right, come what may. 61. Da lo mismo (una cosa que otra). (Its) Six of one (and half a dozen of the other). 62. Dame pan y dime tonto. I dont care what people say as long as I get what want.

63. De casi no se muere nadie. 11. A palabras necias, odos A miss is as good as a mile. sordos. Take no notice of the stupid 64. De cuerdo y loco todos things people say. tenemos un poco. Were all a little crazy in one way or 12. A pan de quince dias, another. hambre de tres semanas. Beggars cant be choosers. 65. De lo perdido saca lo que For a good appetite there is no puedas. hard bread. Make the best of a bad bargain / bad Hunger is good kitchen. job / bad situation / it. Hunger is the best sauce. Hunger never saw bad bread / 66. De msico, poeta, y loco, food. todos tenemos un poco. When one is hungry everything We have been fools once in our lives. tastes good. 67. De noche, (todos) los gatos 13. A quien cuida la peseta son pardos. nunca le falta un duro. No one will notice (in the dark). Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 68. De (sabio) poeta y loco, todos themselves. tenemos un poco. We have been fools once in our lives. 14. A quien Dios ama, le llama. 69. De todo hay en la via del Whom the gods love die Seor. young. Theres so queer as folk. 15. A quien no le sobra pan, no crie can. Never spend your money 70. De un castigo, cien escarmentados. He that chastens one chastens

before you have it. 16. A quien Dios quiere para s, poco tiempo lo tiene aqu. Whom the gods love die young. 17. A rey muerto, rey puesto. As soon as one goes out the window, another comes in the door. 18. A todos les llega su momento de gloria. Every dog has its day. 19. Abundancia y soberbia andan en pareja. Plenty breed pride.

twenty. 71. Desgracia compartida, menos sentida. Two in distress makes sorrow less. 72. Dime con quin andas, y te dir quin eres. You can judge a man by the company he keeps. 73. Dime no con quien naces, sino con quien paces. Birth is much, but breeding is more. 74. Dios que da la llaga, da la medicina. God sends cold after clothes.

75. Donde hay hambre, no hay pan duro. Any port in a storm. 20. Al buen pagador no le Beggars cant be choosers. duelen prendas. For a good appetite there is no hard A good payer will not object to bread. leaving a deposit. 76. Donde hay humo, hay calor. 21. Al desdichado hace Theres no smoke without fire. consuelo tener compaa Where theres smoke, theres fire. en su suerte y duelo. Two in distress makes sorrow 77. Donde hay patrn, no manda less. marinero. What the boss says goes. 22. Al frer ser el rer (y al pagar ser el llorar.) 78. Donde menos piensa el galgo, At the games end we shall see salta la liebre. who gains. Things often happen when you least expect them to. 23. Al que no quiera(e) Where we least think, there goes the caldo / taza, (se le dan) hare away. taza y media/ dos / tres / siete tazas. 79. Donde no hay harina, todo es It never rains, but it pours. mohna. Poverty breeds discontent. 24. Al vivo la hogaza y al muerto, la mortaja. 80. El amor todo lo puede. We must live by the living, not Love will find a way. by the dead. 81. El casado casa quiere. 25. Algo es algo; menos es El casado quiere casa, y costal nada. para la plaza. Half a loaf is better than no Married people need a home of their bread. own.

26. Amar es tiempo perdido, si no se es correspondido. Amar y no ser amado es tiempo mal empleado. Amar, horas perdidas, sino son correspondidas. Amor no correspondido, tiempo perdido. Of all pains, the greatest pain, is to love, but love in vain. 27. Amigo y vino, el ms antiguo. Old friends and old wine and old gold are best. 28. Amor con amor se paga; y lo dems con dinero. Love does much, money does everything.

82. El dinero llama (al) dinero. Money goes where money is. 83. El errar es humano, (el) perdonar, divino. To err is human, to forgive divine. 84. El xito llama al xito. Nothing succeeds like success. 85. El hambre no encuentra peros al condimento. Any port in a storm. Beggars cant be choosers. For a good appetite there is no hard bread. Hunger is good kitchen. Hunger is the best sauce. Hunger never saw bad bread / food. When one is hungry everything tastes good.

86. El ladrn que roba a otro 29. Amor no respeta ley, ni ladrn tiene cien aos de perdn. obedece a rey. Love laughs at locksmiths. Its no crime to steal from a thief. 30. Aquellos polvos traen estos lodos. The chickens have come home to roost. Youre suffering the consequences now. 31. Ausencia al ms amigo presto le pone en olvido. 32.Ausencias causan olvido. Long absent, soon forgotten. 87. El mal entra a brazadas y sale a pulgaradas. Mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce. 88. El mayor aborrecimiento, en el amor tiene su cimiento. The greatest hate springs from the greatest love. 89. El mejor halago es que lo imiten a uno. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

33. Borra con el codo lo que escribe con la mano. 90. El movimiento se demuestra Her left hand doesnt know andando. what her right hand is doing. Actions speak louder than words / voice. 34. Borrn y cuenta nueva. Let bygones be bygones. 91. El muerto al hoyo y le vivo al bollo. 35. Cada uno en su casa, y Dead men have no friends. Dios en la de todos. Each to his own and God 92. El mundo es de los audaces. watching over everyone. Faint heart never won fair lady.

36. Cada uno es / era de su 93. El mundo es un pauelo. padre y de su madre. (Its a) Small world! They are / were all different. 94. El necio es atrevido y el sabio 37. Cada uno habla de la comedido. feria segn le va en ella. Fools rush / walk in where angels fear Everyone sees things from his / to tread. her own point of view. 95. El pecado se paga con la 38. Cada uno sabe (a) muerte. dnde le aprieta el zapato. The wages of sin is death. Each person knows where problems lie. 96. El que algo quiere, algo le cuesta. 39. Chancho limpio nunca He that would have the fruit must engorda. climb the tree. A few germs never hurt anyone. 97. El que hace la paga. Youve made bed, (and) now youll 40. Comer hasta enfermar y have to / you must lie in it. ayunar hasta sanar. He that eats till he is sick must 98. El que hurta / roba al / a un / fast till he is well. otro ladrn tiene cien aos de perdn. 41. Comida hecha, Its no crime to steal from a thief. compaia deshecha. When good cheer is lacking, 99. El que la sigue la consigue. our friends will be packing. If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. 42. Comiendo entra la gana. 100. El que madruga coge la Appetite comes with eating. oruga. The early bird catches the worm. 43. Como (que) dos y dos son cuatro. As sure as eggs is eggs / (God made) little green apples / night follows day / the day is long. 44. Como quien oye llover. Its like water off a ducks back. 45. Con el tiempo y la paciencia se adquiere la ciencia. Patience, time, and money accommodate all things. 46. Con esperanza no se come. Honor buys no meat in the market.

Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper. 47. Con la honra no se pone la olla. Honor buys no meat in the market. 48. Con paciencia y con maa, un elefante se comi una araa. Con paciencia y saliva, un elefante se tir a una hormiga. Little strokes fell great oaks. 49. Con su pan se lo coma. Its his / her own lookout / tough luck. 50. Con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energias. A change is a good as a rest. 2. Refranes Compiled by / Compilado por Berta Alicia Chen www.proverbios.com

1. Break down When a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. 2. Break up/off If you break up/off a relationship or agreement, you end it. 3. Bring about To bring something about means to cause it to happen. 4. Bring along If you bring something or someone along, you bring them When you come to a place 5. Bring back (1) if something brings back an event or memory from your past, it makes you think about it 6. Bring back (2) When people bring back something that existed in the earlier time, they introduce it again (=revive)

7. Bring down (1) if people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause them to lose their power 8. Bring down (2) to bring down the level of something means to reduce it 9. Bring off if someone brings off something difficult they do it successfully (=pull off) 10. Bring out When a person or company brings out a new product, they produce it and sell it 11. Bring up (1) When you bring up a child, you look after it until it is grown up and you try to give it particular beliefs and attitudes (=raise) 12. Bring up(2) When you bring up a particular subject, you mention it or introduce it into a discussion or conversation.

--C-13. Call back If you call someone back, you telephone them again in return for a telephone call they have made to you 14. Call off If you call off an event or an arrangement that has been planned, you cancel it. 15. Carry on If you carry on with an activity, you continue doing it. 16. Catch on If something catches on, it becomes popular 17. Catch up(1) If you catch up with someone, you reach the same standard or level as they are. 18. Catch up(2) If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking. 19. Catch up on When you catch up on something, you spend time doing something that you have not had time to do properly until now. 20. Come across If you come across someone or something, you find or meet them by chance, without having expected to or without having thought about it.

21. Come down if the cost, level or amount of something comes down, it becomes cheaper or less than it was before. (=decrease, and go up means the opposite). 22. Come off If an event or action comes off, it is successful or effective. 23. Come up if something comes up in a conversation or meeting, it is mentioned or discussed. 24. Come up with If you come up with a plan, idea or solution, you think of it and suggest it. 25. Count on(1) If you count on or upon something, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.(=rely on) 26. Count on (2) If you count on or upon someone, you rely on them to support you or help you (=depend on). 27. Cut back on If you cut something down, you reduce it or do it less often. 28. Cut up If you cut something up, you cut into several pieces.

--D-29. Do away with to do away with something means to get rid of it.(=eliminate) 30. Do up(1) If you do something up, you fasten it. 31. Do up (2) If you do up an old building, you repair and decorate it and put in modern facilities. 32. Do with If you say you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would like it 33. Do without If you do without something, you manage or survive in spite of not having it. (=go without) 34. Draw up When you draw up a document, list or plan, you prepare it and write it out. (=formulate)

35. Drop in If you drop in on someone, you visit them without making any formal arrangement to do so. 36. Drop off When you are driving, If you drop one of your passengers off, you take them to where they want to go and leave them there. 37. Drop out If you drop out of a group, you stop belonging to it.

--F-38. Fall behind If you fall behind when moving with a group of people, you move more slowly than them, so they get ahead of you. 39. Fall out If you fall out with someone, you have an argument and are no longer friendly with them.

--G-40. Get across If an idea or argument gets across, or If you get it across, you succeed in making other people understand it. 41. Get ahead If you get ahead, you are successful in your career (= get on ) 42. Get along If you get along with someone, you have a friendly relationship with them. (=get on) 43. Get around If you get around, you go to a lot of different places part of your way of life. 44. Get at If you get at something, you manage to reach or obtain it. 45. Get away (1) If you get away from a place or a persons company, you succeed in leaving them. 46. Get away (2) If you get away, you go away to have a holiday 47. Get away (3) When someone or something gets away from a place, or When you get them away, they escape.(getaway- they leave place in a great hurry, often

after committing a crime). 48. Get away with If you get away with something that you should not have done, you are not criticised or punished for doing it. 49. Get back (1) If you get back to a place or position, you return there after you have been somewhere else. 50. Get back (2) If you get something back after you have lost or lent it, you have it once again. 51. Get by If you get by, you just manage to survive and have a fairly satisfactory life. 52. Get down(1) If you get down what someone is saying , you write it down.(=take down) 53. Get down(2) if something gets you down, it makes you unhappy (=depress) 54. Get down to When you get down to something, you start doing it seriously and with a lot of attention. 55. Get off If you get off a bus, train or plane, you leave it. 56. Get on (1) If you get on in your career, you are successful (=get ahead) 57. Get on (2) If you say that someone is getting on, you mean that they are old. 58. Get on (3) If you get on with someone, you like them and have a friendly relationship with them.(=get along) 59. Get on (4) If you ask how someone is getting on with an activity, you are asking about their progress.(=get along) 60. Get out If you get out of place, you leave it 61. Get over If you get over an illness or other unpleasant experience, you recover from it. 62. Get round/around If you get round a difficulty or restriction, you find a way of avoiding it or of escaping its effects.(=bypass)

63. Get round(2) If news gets around, about or round, a lot of people hear about it and it becomes well-known. 64. Get round(3) If you get around someone, you persuade them to let you do or have something, by flattering them. 65. Get through(1) If you get through to someone on the telephone, you succeed in contacting them. 66. Get through(2) If you get through a task, you succeed in finishing it 67. Get through(3) If you get through an examination, or if someone or something gets you through it, you pass it 68. Give away If you give something away, you give it to someone without taking money in return. 69. Give back If you give something back, you return it to the person who gave it to you or who it belongs to. 70. Give up If you give up an activity or belief, you stop doing it or believing in it. 71. Go after If you go after someone, you follow them or chase them, sometimes in order to attack them 72. Go ahead When someone goes ahead with something which they planned, promised or asked permission to do, they begin to do it(=proceed) 73. Go back If you go back, you return to a place where you were before 74. Go back on If you go back on a promise, agreement or statement, you do not do what you promised or agreed, or you deny what you said. 75. Go by(1) If someone goes by a place, they go there for a short time in order to do or get something.(drop by) 76. Go by (2) If someone or something goes by, they pass you without stopping. 77. Go down(1)

If the cost, level, standard or amount of something goes down, it becomes cheaper, lower or less than it was before. 78. Go down(2) When something goes down in a particular way, it gets a particular kind of reaction from a person or group of people. 79. Go down with If you go down with an illness, you catch it or develop it.(=contract) 80. Go off(1) If a gun goes off, it is fired. If a bomb goes off, it explodes 81. Go off(2) If food or drink goes off, it becomes stale, sour or rotten (decay) 82. Go off(3) If you go off somewhere, you leave the place where you were, usually in order to do something 83. Go off(4) If something such as an alarm, bell or flashbulb goes off, it operates, making a sudden loud noise or flash 84. Go on(1) If you go on doing something or go on with an activity, you continue to do it (=carry on) 85. Go on(2) If you say that something is going on, you mean that it is taking place at the present time. (=happen) 86. Go out(1) If a light goes out, it stops shining (=come on) 87. Go out(2) If you are going out with someone, you spend time with them socially and have a romantic or sexual relationship with them 88. Go over If you go over something, you examine, discuss or think about it very carefully and systematically 89. Go through(1) If you go through an event or period of time, especially an unpleasant one, you experience it. 90. Go through(2) If you go through a list, story or plan you say, describe or discuss it from the Beginning to end (run through) 91. Go up(1) If the cost, level, standard or amount of something goes up, it becomes

more Expensive higher or greater than it was before(=rise) 92. Go up(2) If you go up to a place you visit it or travel there; often used when the place is Further north than you or is in a city 93. Go up(3) If something goes up, it explodes or suddenly starts to burn.

--H-94. Hand back If you hand something back to someone, you return it to them after you have borrowed or taken it from them(give back) 95. Hand on If you hand something on to someone, you give it or leave it to them.(=pass on) 96. Hang around if you hang around, about or round a place, you spend a lot of time there, often doing very little. 97. Have on If you have on a piece of clothing, you are wearing it 98. Have out If you have out a tooth, your appendix and so on, a dentist or doctor removes them from your body. 99. Hold back(1) If you hold back information, you do not reveal it.(=suppress) 100. Hold back(2) If you hold a person or their career back, you prevent them from making progress. 101. Hold on If you ask someone to hold on, you want them to wait for a short time(=hang on) 102. Holp up(1) If something or someone holds up an activity or arrangement, they delay it or make it late. 103. Holp up(2) If someone holds you up, they point a weapon at you in order to make you give them money or valuables.

--J-104. Join in If you join in an activity with other people such as meeting, you become involved in what they are doing 105. Join up If someone joins up, they become a member of the army, the navy or their air force(=enlist)

--K-106. Keep at If you keep at it, or keep someone at it, you continue or make them continue working at a job or a task trying hard, even if it is very difficult or unpleasant (=persevere, stick at, stick to) 107. Keep back If you keep some information back, you do not tell all that you know about something (=withhold) 108. Keep in If a parent or a teacher keeps children in, they make them stay indoors or they make them stay late at school. 109. Keep off If you keep someone or something off a particular area, you prevent them from going onto it. If you keep off an area, you do not go there yourself. 110. Keep on If you keep on doing something, you continue to do it and do not stop. (=carry on) 111. Keep out If a sign says this, it is warning you not go onto that piece of land 112. Keep up If you keep it up, you continue working hard, trying hard or achieving the standard that you have in the past 113. Keep up(2) If you keep someone up, you delay them going to bed. 114. Keep up(3) If you keep up with someone else, you move at the same speed as them. 115. Kick off When football players kick off, they start the game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch. 116. Kick out

If you kick some one out of place or an organisation, you force them to leave it (=throw out) 117. Knock down If a car or other vehicle knocks someone down, it hits them so that they fall to the ground and may be injured or killed. (=knock over) 118. Knock out If a person or team is knocked out of a competition, they are defeated, so that they take no more part in the competition(=eliminate)

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119. Let down If someone or something lets you down, they fail to do something that you have been relying on them to do . 120. Let out If you let something out, you say something out, you say something that you should have kept secret. 121. Look after If you look after someone or something, you take care of them and do what is necessary for them to stay in good condition 122. Look back You think about something that happened in the past 123. Look down on If you look down on someone or something, you think they are inferior or unimportant. (=despise) 124. Look for If youre looking for something, you are trying to find it. 125. Look forward to If you look forward to something that is going to happen, you want it to happen because you expect to enjoy it. 126. Look into If you look into a particular problem, subject o situation, you find out an examine the facts relating to it.(=investigate) 127. Look on (1) If you look on while something happens, you watch without taking part yourself. 128. Look on(2) If you look on or upon something in a particular way, you think of it in that way. 129. Look out

You say or shout look out to warn someone that they are in danger(=watch out) 130. Look out for If you look out for something that you want or expect, you pay attention to things around you so that you notice it and can take action went occurs or is there 131. Look over If you look something or someone over, you examine or inspect them in order to get a general idea of what they are like. 132. Look through If you look through a group of things or a place, such as a cupboard, box or room, you examine all the things there, usually because you are trying to find Something.(=go through) 133. Look up If you look up a piece of information in a book, or on a timetable or map, you look there to find the information. 134. Look up to If you look up to someone, you respect and admire them.

--M-135. Make for If you make for a place, you move towards it, usually rather hurriedly. (=head for) 136. Make of If you ask a person that they make off someone or something you want to know what their impression, understanding or opinion of them is. 137. Make off If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape. 138. Make out (1) If you can make something out you manage to see or hear it. 139. Make out(2) When you make out a form or cheque, you write on it all the necessary information.(=write out) 140. Make out (3) If you make out that something is the case, you try to cause people to believe it. 141. Make out(4) If you make out something that is difficult to understand, you manage to understand it.

142. Make up(1) If you make up something such as a story, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people. 143. Make up(2) The people or things that make up something form that thing (= composed something) 144. Make up(3) If you make up or If you make yourself up, you put substances such a lipstick, powder and eye-shadow on your face. 145. Make up(4) if two people make up with each other or make it up, they become friends again after they have had a quarrel.

--P-146. Pick up(1) If you are driving a vehicle and you pick someone or something up, you stop the vehicle so that you can take them somewhere. 147. Pick up(2) If you pick up a skin, habit or attitude, you learn it or start having it without making any effort. 148. Play back Rebobinar. 149. Play up If a group of children are playing up or are playing you up , they are being naughty and are difficult to control. 150. Pull down Destroy a building or structure deliberately. 151. Put away If you put something away, you plays it tidily somewhere. 152. Put back (1) to put back an event , appointment or task means to postpone it happening or being done until a later time.(=defer) 153. Put back(2) If you put something back somewhere, you plays it in the position it was in before it was moved. 154. Put down When you put down words or numbers, you write or type them somewhere. 155. Put forward If you put forward an idea or proposal, you stay it or publish it so that people can consider it and discuss it.(=set out)

156. Put off(1) If you put off an event or appointment, you delay or postpone it. If you put a person off, you delay saying them or doing what they want you to do by telling them that you are too busy. 157. Put off(2) if something or someone puts you off what you are doing, they cause you to stop to concentrating by making a sudden noise o distracting you in some other way. 158. Put off(3) to put someone off doing something or having something means to cause them to change their mind so that they no longer want to do it or have it. 159. Put on(1) When a person or group puts on a play, concert or other entertainment, they organise it or perform it 160. Put on(2) if someone puts on weight, they become heavier. (=gain) 161. Put on(3) When you put on a piece of clothing, you place it over a part of your body and wear it 162. Put on(4) if someone is putting you on, they are teasing you by trying to make you believe something that is not true. 163. Put out(1) If you put out a light, you cause it to stop shining by pressing or turning a switch (=switch off, turn off) 164. Put out(2) If you put out something that is burning you cause it to stop burning(=extinguish). 165. Put through If you put through a phone call or the person making the call, you connect them with the person they want to speak to. 166. Put up If someone puts you up or if you put up somewhere, you stay with them or stay there for one or more nights. 167. Put up with If you put up with something or someone, you tolerate or accept them even though you find it difficult or unpleasant.(=endure)

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168. Run into If you run into someone, you meet them unexpectedly.(=run across, come across) 169. Run out If you run out of something, you have no more of it left.

--S-170. See off When you see someone off, you go with them to the station, airport or port that they are leaving from and say goodbye to them there. 171. See through If you see through a person or see through what they are doing, you realise what they intention are, even though they are trying to hide them. 172. Send off If a football player is sent off, the player is made to leave the field during a game as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules. 173. Send up If you send someone up, you imitate them in a way that makes them appear foolish. (=take off) 174. Set off When you set off, you start a journey. (=set out) 175. Set up If you set something up, you make the arrangements and preparations that are necessary for it to start.

--T-176. Take after If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, behaviour or character 177. Take away If you take one number or amount away from another, you subtract the first from the second 178. Take back(1) If you take back something which you borrowed or bought, you return it to the place or person that you got it from, for example because you have finished using it or because it is damaged 179. Take back(2) If you take someone back after a quarrel or separation , you agree to let them live with you or work with you again

180. Take back(3) If you say something takes your back, you mean that it reminds you of a period in your past, and makes you think about it again. 181. Take down(1) If you take down something that is attached to a wall, post or other object, you unfasten or disconnect it, and remove it (=put) 182. Take down(2) If you take down what someone is saying, you listen to them and write it down to record it. (=get down) 183. Take in (1) If you take in something that you see, hear or read, you pay attention to it and are able to understand it, remember it or evaluate it. 184. Take in (2) If you take in something such as a film, a museum or a place while you are on holiday or travelling somewhere, you go to see it or visit it. 185. Take off (1) When an aeroplane or bird takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying 186. Take off (2) If you take off your clothes or something that you are wearing, you undress or Remove it. 187. Take off (3) If you take off something such as an amount of money or a mark, you subtract It from a total 188. Take off (4) If you take someone off, you imitate their appearance or behaviour, usually in Order to make other people laugh (=mimic) 189. Take off (5) If something such as a product or activity takes off, it suddenly becomes very successful and popular. 190. Take on If you take on a job, task or responsibility, you accept it and try to do what is required. 191. Take on (2) If someone takes you on at a place of work, they employ you. 192. Take on (3) If you take on a rival or opponent, especially one who is bigger or more powerful than you, you fight or compete against them. 193. Take out (1) If you take someone out, for example to a restaurant or film, they go there

with you, and you pay for everything. 194. Take out (2) To take something out means to remove it from the place where it was, often because it is unwanted or damaged 195. Take over If you take over a job or responsibility, you start doing it or being responsible for it after someone else has finished. 196. Take to If you take to someone or something you begin to like them 197. Take up (1) If you take up an activity or job, you start doing it (=go in for) 198. Take up (2) If you take up an activity that was interrupted, you continue doing it from the point where it had stopped. (=pick up) 199. Take up (3) If something takes up a particular amount of time, space or effort, it uses that amount (=occupy) 200. Take up (4) If you take up an offer, challenge or opportunity, you accept it 201. Try on If you try on a piece of clothing, you put it on to see it fits you or if it looks nice. 202. Turn back If you turn back or are turned back When you are travelling somewhere, you stop and return to the place you started from. 203. Turn down (1) If you turn down a person, their request or their offer, you refuse their request or offer. (=reject) 204. Turn down (2) When you turn down something, such as a radio or a heater, you adjust the controls and reduce the amount of sound or heat being produced. 205. Turn off When you turn off a device, machine or appliance, you adjust the controls in order to stop it working. (=switch off) 206. Turn on When you turn on a device, machine or appliance, you adjust the controls so that it starts working. (=switch on) 207. Turn out If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way (=work out)

208. Turn up If someone turns up, they arrive somewhere (=show up).

--A-209. Add on To increase or enhance something by joining or uniting something to it (transitive, separable) We've decided to add on another bedroom to the house. 210. Add up To result in a certain total (intransitive) I've calculated that over and over, but it just doesn't add up. 211. Add up to To result in a certain total (transitive, inseparable) The money I lost in the slot machines added up to over three hundred dollars. 212. Ask in To request someone to come in (transitive, separable) At the end of the date, I asked Mary in. 213. Ask out To request someone to go on a date with you (transitive, separable) I asked Mary out again. She refused.

--B-214. Back away To retreat backwards (intransitive) The crowd backed away as the terrorist blew himself up. 215. Back up To help or support (transitive, separable) I will back my friends up no matter what they do. 216. Back up To make copies of computer files (transitive, separable) Please be sure to back up your files before you go home each day. 217. Beat up To hurt someone by hitting and/or kicking them repeatedly (transitive, separable) Mary beat Max up for forgetting to buy beer. 218. Bend over To move the top part of the body downwards bending at the waist (intransitive)

Max hurt his back when he bent over to pick up the news paper. 219. Back away To retreat backwards (intransitive) The crowd backed away as the terrorist blew himself up. 220. Blend in To match or look the same as the surroundings (intransitive) In Max's neighbourhood, if you don't blend in , you'll get beat up. 221. Blow up To explode or to destroy something with an explosion (transitive, separable) Mary was arrested for blowing up Max's car with a homemade bomb. 222. Boss around To tell someone what to do repeatedly (transitive, separable) Mary likes to boss people around. 223. Break down To lose control of one's emotions (intransitive) Max broke down in tears when he heard that Mary had been arrested. 224. Break down To stop working (intransitive) John had to learn to become a good mechanic as his car was always breaking down. 225. Break in To forcibly enter a building (intransitive) Max called the police when he thought he heard someone breaking in. 226. Break in To work something so as to be usable (transitive, separable) Max's shoes hurt him as he had not yet broke them in. 227. Break into To forcibly enter a building (transitive, inseparable) Mary broke into the car to steal the stereo. 228. Bring up To mention (transitive, separable) When talking to Mary, Max never brings up her criminal record. 229. Brush up on To practice, to improve your skill or knowledge (intransitive) Max went back to school to brush up on mathematics 230. Burn down To destroy by fire (transitive, separable) Please, don't smoke in bed for you may burn the house down. 231. Butt in To enter a conversation uninvited (intransitive)

"excuse me for butting in, but I couldn't help over hearing..."

--C-232. Call off To cancel (transitive, separable) Mary decided to call off her wedding with Max. 233. Call up To telephone (transitive, separable) Mary called the priest up to tell him the wedding was off. 234. Calm down To stop being emotionally distressed (transitive, inseparable) Max was so upset that nothing could calm him down. 235. Carry on To continue (intransitive) Max was not sure if he could carry on any longer. 236. Catch on To become popular (intransitive) Max is hoping that being short, fat, and bald will catch on. 237. Catch up To get to the same level as others (intransitive) Max was too far behind in the race to possibly catch up. 238. Check in To register (usually at a hotel, airport, or hospital) (transitive, separable) The terrorist sweated nervously as he checked his baggage in. 239. Clean up To clean completely (transitive, separable) When living with others it is important to clean up after yourself. 240. Come across To find by chance(transitive, inseparable) As Max was cleaning up his room he came across Mary's phone number. 241. Come up To be mentioned(intransitive) In Max's conversation with Mary the topic of their wedding never came up. 242. Come up with (transitive, inseparable) Max came up with a brilliant idea. 243. Copy down To record in writing (transitive, separable) Max told Mary about the idea. She copied it down.

244. Cut down To reduce. (transitive, inseparable) Max decided to cut down his alcohol consumption.

--D-245. Die down To decrease (intransitive) The noise from the party finally died down around three in the morning. 246. Dig up To look for and find hidden information (transitive, separable) Mary was paid thousands of dollars to dig up some dirt on that promising Politician. 247. Drag on To continue for what seems to be an extremely long time (intransitive) The politicians speech dragged on and on. 248. Draw up To prepare (transitive, separable) Lee harvey was happy to have the soviets draw up the assassination plans. 249. Dream up To think of (something new)(transitive, separable) The cia and the kgb were always dreaming up new ways of keeping tabs on each other. 250. Dress up To put on formal clothing (intransitive) Many people dress up to go to the opera. (transitive, separable) Mary likes to dress her son up to go to church. 251. Drink up To finish a drink (transitive, separable) Bobby drank his juice up and went to bed.

--E-252. Eat out To go out and eat (intransitive) Max was tired of eating out, so he stayed home and had a tv dinner. 253. Eat up To finish a meal (transitive, separable) You must eat up all of your vegetables before you can have cake.

254. Even out To make something the same as something else (transitive, separable) Max had trouble evening out his sideburns this morning.

--F-255. Fall down To fall to the floor or ground (intransitive) Mary fell down and hurt her left knee. 256. Fight off To keep something or someone away (transitive, separable) Bill had trouble fighting all of the young ladies off. 257. Fill in To complete where needed (transitive, separable) Please fill in the blanks. 258. Fill up To fill completely (transitive, separable) You can borrow my car, but please fill up the tank before you return it. 259. Find out To learn or discover (transitive, separable) Mary was mad when she found out that she was adopted. 260. Fit in To get along with others in a group (intransitive) Bill decided to go into politics when he discovered he didn't fit in anywhere else.

--G-261. Get away To escape (intransitive) Max had a dream that a very fat woman was attacking him and he couldn't get away. 262. Get back To return (from somewhere)(intransitive) Max got back late from the soccer match. 263. Get back To have something returned (transitive, separable) When Mary called her engagement with Max off, Max tried to get the ring back. 264. Get in

To arrive (intransitive) When did you get in from new york? 265. Get off To dismount(transitive, inseparable) Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe. 266. Get off To receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected (intransitive) Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max. 267. Get together To meet (intransitive) Let's get together tomorrow night. 268. Give back To return something (transitive,2, separable) Mary did not want to give Max the wedding ring back. 269. Give out To distribute. (transitive, inseparable) Mary is very happy that they give needles out at the local clinic. 270. Give up To stop, quit, or abandon (transitive, separable) Max gave up smoking ten years ago. 271. Go away To leave (intransitive) Max and Mary went away for the summer. 272. Grow up To change from child to adult (intransitive) Mary thinks that Max never grew up.

--H-273. Hand in To turn in or give work you have done (transitive, separable) Max was embarrassed about handing in his homework late. 274. Hand out To distribute (transitive, separable) Lee harvey often handed out leaflets on the street corner. 275. Hang around To spend time (intransitive) Max likes to hang around with his friends at the local bar. 276. Hold back To restrain (transitive, separable) When I saw Max's new haircut, I had a hard time holding back my laughter.

277. Hold down To keep a job (transitive, separable) Mary has never been able to hold down a job. 278. Hold on To wait (intransitive) Hold on a moment. I need to tie my shoe. 279. Hurry up To do faster (intransitive) Hurry up. We are running late.

--J-280. Jot down To copy down or make a note of (transitive, separable) Max jotted down a few notes as the professor spoke.

--K-281. Keep away To not allow to come near (transitive, separable) Max was so popular with the girls that he couldn't keep them away. 282. Keep off To not walk on (transitive, inseparable) Please keep off the grass. 283. Keep off To not consume or do (transitive, inseparable) Scott is having a difficult time keeping off drugs. 284. Keep on To continue (verb +ing)(intransitive) No matter how many times you fail, you must keep on trying. 285. Kneel down To go down on your knees (intransitive) Before he goes to bed, Max kneels down to pray. 286. Knock out To make someone unconscious (intransitive) That last drink I had really knocked me out.

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287. Lay off To dismiss from a job (transitive, separable) General motors usually lays workers off just before christmas so that the ceo can get a large bonus. 288. Leave out To not include (transitive, separable) A margarita is not a margarita if you leave the tequila out. 289. Let down To disappoint (transitive, must be separate unless passive) The team let the coach down. 290. Lie down To recline (intransitive) After I drink two or three margaritas, I like to lie down in my hammock in the shade. 291. Line up To stand in a line (intransitive) The prisoners had to line up before they could enter the dining hall. 292. Lock in To lock the door so that someone can't leave (transitive, separable) Mary was afraid that Max might flee, so she locked him in. 293. Lock out To lock the door so that someone can't enter (transitive, separable) As soon as Max escaped, he locked Mary out. 294. Look down on To consider inferior (transitive, inseparable) The rich lady looked down on the poor homeless people in the park. 295. Look for To search(transitive, inseparable) I spend about ten minutes everyday looking for my car keys. 296. Look into To investigate (transitive, inseparable) The grand jury is looking into the allegations that bribes influenced the mayor's actions. 297. Look up To find information in a book (transitive, separable) Mary decided to look up her ex-boyfriend's phone number.

--M-298. Make up To invent (a story) (transitive, separable) Bill is good at making up stories to get himself out of trouble.

299. Mark down To reduce prices (transitive, separable) K-mart often marks its prices down. 300. Move on To progress onwards (intransitive) Let's move on. I'm tired of talking about that.

--O-301. Open up To talk openly (intransitive) Max was the only one that Mary would ever open up to.

--P-302. Pass out To distribute (transitive, separable) The teacher passed the assignment out. 303. Pass out To lose consciousness (intransitive) Mary drank so much wine that she passed out. 304. Pay off To pay all of the money you owe (transitive, separable) Some day I hope to pay off my student loans. 305. Pick out To choose (transitive, separable) When shopping for watermelon, I like to pick out the biggest. 306. Play down To make something seem less important (transitive, separable) Max played down his car accident so that his mother wouldn't get worried. 307. Print out To print something from a computer (transitive, separable) That last drink I had really knocked me out. 308. Pull down To pull something so that it comes down (transitive, separable) When Max drinks too much, he sometimes pulls his pants down in public. 309. Put back To place something where it was previously (transitive, separable) When you finish the milk, please don't put the empty carton back in the fridge.

310. Put down To kill a sick or injured animal (transitive, separable) The vet said it was necessary to put down the race horse with the broken leg. 311. Put off To postpone (transitive, separable) Many students put off doing their homework until it's almost too late. 312. Put up with To tolerate (transitive, inseparable) Max has great difficulty putting up with noisy children.

--Q-313. Quiet down To be less noisy (transitive, separable) Class, please quiet down. I'm trying to think.

--R-314. Run away To escape from your guardians (intransitive) Mary ran away at the age of thirteen. 315. Run into To meet unexpectedly (transitive, inseparable) I was surprised when I ran into bill on the way to the store yesterday. 316. Run over To hit with a vehicle (transitive, separable) Bill ran over a cat on his way to work. 317. Rush in To enter quickly (intransitive) The students rushed in because they were eager to learn. 318. Rush out To exit quickly (intransitive) The workers all rushed out because it was time to go home.

--S-319. Save up To collect money for future use (transitive, separable) Max is saving up for a brand new car. 320. Sell out To sell everything in the store (transitive, separable) We can't go to the concert. The tickets have been sold out .

321. Send back To return something(transitive, separable) I sent the soup back to the kitchen because there was a fly in it. 322. Set up To start, organize, or configure (transitive, separable) Max asked Mary to set up his computer. 323. Settle down To start living a quiet family-life (intransitive) Max started to look for a wife because he thought it was time to settle down. 324. Settle down To get someone to quiet down (transitive, must be separate) Settle john down. The neighbours are trying to sleep. 325. Shave off To remove hair by shaving (transitive, separable) Michael jordan first shaved off all of his hair when he was in his twenties. 326. Shoot down To make something hit the ground by shooting it (transitive, separable) Yugoslavia shot down one us warplane. 327. Shop around To go to many different merchants to find the best price (intransitive) When they said they were going to charge us over $5000 for an internet connection, I decided to shop around. 328. Show off To try to impress by doing or showing(transitive, separable) When bill did that trick with the cigar, he was just showing off. 329. Simmer down To become less angry (intransitive) Bill allowed his wife to simmer down before he asked for forgiveness. 330. Sit around To just sit not doing much (intransitive) I don't do much at work besides sitting around because to do anything more would be a violation of union rules. 331. Speak up To speak more loudly (intransitive) Speak up. I can't here you. 332. Split up To divide (transitive, separable) The bank robbers split the money up equally. 333. Stand in for To take someone's place (transitive, inseparable)

Mary stood in for her boss while he was away. 334. Stand up To rise to an erect position (intransitive) All of the people in the courtroom stood up when the judge entered. 335. Stay in To not go out (intransitive) Bill decided to stay in this weekend because he was tired of going out. 336. Stay out To not return home (intransitive) Bill got angry when his wife stayed out all night.

--T-337. Take apart To dismantle or disassemble (transitive, separable) Max took the engine of his car apart, but couldn't put it back together. 338. Take back To retrieve something you gave or said (transitive, separable) I take it back. Mark isn't nearly as dumb as I said. 339. Take back To return (transitive, separable) Max took the defective radio back to the store where he bought it. 340. Take off To remove from something (transitive, separable) I'm going to take my jacket off. It's hot in here. Take your hand off my knee. I'm not that kind of girl. 341. Take off To depart (aircraft) (intransitive) When the plane takes off, you must have your seatbelt on and your seat must be in its upright position. 342. Take out To take someone on a date (transitive, separable) Max took Mary out to a fancy restaurant. 343. Take over To gain control of (transitive, separable) Someday I will take over the world. 344. Talk into To persuade to do something (transitive, must be separate) Max talked Mary into going to mexico with him. 345. Talk out of To persuade not to do something (transitive, must be separate) Bill talked his wife out of divorcing him.

346. Tear off To remove something by tearing (transitive, separable) Chastain tore her jersey off when she scored the winning goal. 347. Think over To give something a lot of thought (transitive, separable) Before you make a big decision, you should think it over. 348. Throw away To discard as trash (transitive, separable) Lee threw away the parking ticket soon after he received it. 349. Throw out To discard (transitive, separable) Mary threw out all of her old clothes. 350. Tip off To inform (transitive, separable) Max tipped off the police about the imminent terrorist attack. 351. Try on To put clothes on to see if it fits (transitive, separable) Be sure to try athletic shoes on before you buy them. 352. Try out To test to see if something is suitable (transitive, separable) I'm going to try out some new recipes for dinner this week. 353. Turn down To reject (transitive, separable) Bill asked 100 girls to go out on a date with him. All but one turned him down. 354. Turn down To decrease (transitive, separable) Please turn the radio down. It's too loud. 355. Turn in To submit or give work done for someone (transitive, separable) Max turns in his homework almost always on time. 356. Turn off To switch a machine or electrical device to the off position (transitive, separable) Please turn off the lights when you leave the room. 357. Turn off To disgust (transitive, separable) Selfish people really turn me off. 358. Turn up To increase (transitive, separable) Please turn the radio up. I can hardly hear it.

--U-359. Use up To use all of (transitive, separable) Mary got mad at Max for using up toothpaste.

--W-360. Walk out To leave as a sign of protest (intransitive) The workers walked out to protest the low wages. 361. Water down To make weaker (transitive, separable) Don't go to that bar. The bartender waters down all of the drinks. 362. Wear down To cause to be worn or weak (transitive, separable) Your constant nagging is wearing me down. 363. Wear off To no longer affect someone (transitive, separable) Oh no, call the doctor. The drugs are wearing off. 364. Work on To practice in order to improve (transitive, inseparable) I know I can't spell, but i'm working on it. 365. Write down To record in writing (transitive, separable) In that class, you should write down everything that the professor says. It's likely to be on the test.

--A-366. Answer (someone) back (to someone) Talk back to someone; argue with someone E.g. I wish you wouldn't answer back to me that way. // please don't answer me back like that! 367. Answer for (someone) [for someone] to speak for someone else E.g. Mary just can't answer for allen, but she has her own opinion. // ok! I will answer for peter. 368. Ask (someone) out Invite someone to go out as on a date E.g. He asked her out to dinner, but she had other plans. // beth asked carlos out for dinner.

369. Ask (someone) over Invite someone to come to your house E.g. Can you ask Mary over? // paul has been asked over a couple of times.

--B-370. Beat (someone) up Give someone a severe beating E.g. A gang beat albert up and left him in the street. // big willie beat up jack. 371. Blow [someone or something] up Explode/destroy E.g. The villains blew up the entire village. // the airplanes blew the big bridge up 372. Blow (something) up Inflate; enlarge a picture E.g. Alex doesn't have enough breath to blow the balloon up. // how big can you blow up the photograph? 373. Boot (something) up Start or get a computer ready for use e.g. Helen booted her computer up and went to work. // jill, try to boot up the computer and try again. 374. Break down Stop functioning properly e.g. My car broke down in the middle of the highway. 375. Break up with (someone) End a relationship with someone e.g. Nick broke up with misty. // I just knew they would break up," brian said. 376. Bring (someone) up Raise a child E.g. Ann brought up bob the best she could. // he was brought up with the best child-raising methods. 377. Bring (something) up Introduce or call attention to a topic E.g. Why did you have to bring that up? That has nothing to do with the main issue. 378. Burn down Be destroyed by fire E.g. There was a big fire on 10th street and the post office building was burned down. 379. Burn (something) down Destroy by fire E.g. The fire burned down the whole barn.

--C-380. Call (someone) back Return a phone call to someone E.g. Since daniela is not in her house, I will call her back in half an hour.// I have to call frank back now. 381. Call (something) off Cancel something E.g. We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather. // the meeting was called off. 382. Call on (someone) Ask someone to answer or speak in class; visit someone E.g. My mother's friend call on her every thursday. // the teacher called on alex, but she was not ready to sing. 383. Call (someone) up Telephone E.g. You have to call him up and set an appointment. // i'm going to call her up to see what she has to say!! 384. Catch up with (someone or something) Travel fast enough to overtake someone who is ahead E.g. I know I am a little behind the class, but i'll catch up with it. // martin is finally catching up with his taller brother. 385. Check (something) out Borrow a book, video, tape from the library; verify or examine E.g. It sounds good. I'll check it out. // the doctor will check her out. // I need to check these books out. 386. Check out of (a hotel) Leave a hotel after paying the bill E.g. Rachel will check out of the hotel at about noon. 387. Clean (something) out: Clean the inside of something thoroughly E.g. Someone has to clean out the garage. 388. Clean (something) up Clean thoroughly and remove anything unwanted E.g. Can you clean this place up a little? 389. Clear up Become fair weather E.g. Suddenly, the sky cleared up. 390. Clear (something) up Explain a problem E.g. Let me take a few minutes to clear up the confusion for you. 391. Come back

Return E.g. When will the good days come back? 392. Come over Visit E.g. Why don't you come over next week? 393. Come up with (something) Think of a plan or reply E.g. I don't have any ideas now, but i'll try to come up with something by monday. 394. Cross (something) out Draw a line through E.g. You can cross me out. I'm not going to the picnic. 395. Cut down on (something) Reduce E.g. The doctor told my dad to cut down on his drinking. 396. Cut (something) up Cut into little pieces E.g. Amanda cut the carrots up into small cubes.

--D-397. Depart for (some place) Leave for some place E.g. When do we depart for the airport? 398. Depart from (some place) Leave from some place E.g. When will you depart from here? 399. Do (something) over Do something again E.g. I think i'll have to do this room over.

--E-400. Eat out Have a meal in a restaurant E.g. I just love to eat out from time to time. 401. Eat up Eat everything E.g. They ate the turkey up and there were no leftovers.

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402. Face up to (something, someone) Be brave enough to accept or deal E.g. You must face up to the authorities if you have done something wrong with. 403. Fall for (someone, something Fall in love with, to believe something without reservation E.g. I fell for her in a big way.// I fell for the story in a big way! 404. Figure (something) out Solve a problem E.g. It will take me a while to figure this out. 405. Fill (something) out Write information on a form E.g. Please, fill this form in. 406. Fill (something) up Fill completely with something E.g. I'll fill the basket up with flowers. 407. Find (something) out Discover information E.g. What did you find out about the new construction site?

--G-408. Get away with (doing something) Not be punished for doing E.g. Alex got away with the lie something wrong 409. Get off (something) Leave a plane, bus, train E.g. After getting off the bus, I went to the supermarket. 410. Get on (something) Enter a plane, bus, train. E.g. As soon as I got on the train I ran into bob. 411. Get over (something) Recover from an illness or a serious life event e.g. It took a long time to get over the flu. 412. Get over (with) To conclude E.g. What time will the lecture get over? 413. Give (something) back Return something E.g. Are you going to give that money back with interest? 414. Give up Stop trying, lose hope

E.g. Don't give up. There is always a chance. 415. Give (something) up Quit something; get rid of something E.g. I gave coffee up because of the caffeine. 416. Go back (to something) Return E.g. I don't go back home. She went back to her husband after a few months. 417. Go down (of computers) stop functioning; (of prices or temperature become. The system of all the computer went down. 418. Go off Stop functioning; (of alarms) start functioning; explode or make a loud noise e.g. All the fireworks went off as scheduled.// the alarm went off at 7:00 a.m. 419. Go on Take place; happen (especially in the continuous tenses) E.g. What is going on over there? 420. Go out Leave ones house to go to a social event E.g. Mary and I always go out on fridays. 421. Go out with (someone) Spend time regularly with someone 422. Go over (something) Review 423. Grow up Become an adult

--H-424. Hand (something) in Submit homework, a test, an application 425. Hand (something) out: Distribute something 426. Hang (something) up Put on a hook/clothes hanger; end a telephone call 427. Hold on Wait on the telephone

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428. Keep on (doing something) Continue doing something 429. Keep (someone) up Prevent someone from going to sleep 430. Keep up with Stay at the same level or position 431. Kick (someone) out Force someone to leave

--L-432. Leave (something) out Omit 433. Light (something) up Make light/bright with colour; begin to smoke a cigar, cigarette, or pipe 434. Look out for (something/someone) Be careful of 435. Look (something) over Examine carefully 436. Look (something) up Look for information in a book

--M-437. Make (something) up Create or invent something; do work that was missed 438. Make (something) up to (someone) Return a favour 439. Move out Stop occupying a residence, especially by removing ones possessions

--P-440. Pack up Prepare all of ones belongings for moving 441. Pay (someone) back Return money owed to someone 442. Pick (something) out Choose

443. Pick (something/someone) up Lift something or someone; stop to get something or someone 444. Point (something) out Mention; draw attention to something 445. Put (something) away Put something in its usual place 446. Put (something) back Return something to its original place 447. Put (something) down Postpone 448. Put (something) in Stop holding something 449. Put (something) off Install 450. Put (something) on Get dressed 451. Put (something) out Extinguish a fire, cigarette, or cigar 452. Put (something) over on (someone) Deceive someone 453. Put up with (something/someone) Tolerate

--R-454. Run out Come to an end; be completely used up 455. Run out of (something) Have no more of something

--S-456. Set (something) up Make something ready for use 457. Show up Appear, be seen, arrive at a place 458. Shut (something) off

Turn off a machine 459. Sit down Get into a sitting position 460. Start (something) over Start again 461. Stay out Remain out of the house, especially at night 462. Stay up Remain awake, not go to bed

--T-463. Take (something) away Remove 464. Take off: Leave (usually by plane) 465. Take (a time period) off Have a break from work or school 466. Take (something) off Remove 467. Take (someone) out Accompany someone to the theatre; a restaurant, a movie 468. Take (a dog) out Walk a dog 469. Take (something) out Remove something from something else 470. Tear (something) down Destroy completely 471. Tear (something) off Detach something 472. Tear (something) up Tear into pieces 473. Think (something) over Reflect upon something before making a decision 474. Think (something) up Invent 475. Throw (something) away

Put something in the trash 476. Throw (something) out Put something in the trash 477. Tie (someone) up Bind with rope to keep from escaping 478. Try (something) on Put on clothing to see how it looks 479. Turn (something) down Lower the volume; refuse an offer or invitation from someone 480. Turn (something) in Return; submit homework, a test, an application 481. Turn (something) off Stop a machine or light 482. Turn (something) on Start a machine or light 483. Turn up Appear 484. Turn (something) up Increase the volume

--U-485. Use (something) up Use something until no more is left

--W-486. Wake up Stop sleeping 487. Wake (someone) up Cause someone to stop sleeping 488. Wear (something) out Cause something to become useless or threadbare through repeated use 489. Wear (someone) out Cause someone to become exhausted 490. Write (something) down Write something on a piece of paper

491. Work out Exercise vigorously 492. Work (something) out Solve something

--A-493. Act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines). "The babysitter had a difficult time. The children acted up all evening." I guess i'd better take my car to the garage. It's been acting up lately." 494. Act like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____ . "What's wrong with bob? He's acting like an idiot." Note: this phrasal verb is very informal. 495. Add up (1. No object): logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his research adds up." Note: this phrasal verb is often negative. "His theory seems, at first, to be plausible, but the facts in his research don't add up." 496. Add up (2. Separable): find the total. "What's the total of those bills? Could you add them up and see?" 497. Add up to (inseparable): to total. "The bills add up to $734.96. That's more than I expected!" 498. Ask out (separable): ask for a date. "Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked her out last night." 499. Back down (no object): not follow a threat. "Tom was going to call the police when I told him i'd wrecked his car, but he backed down when I said i'd pay for the damages."

--B-500. Back off (no object): not follow a threat. "Tom was ready to call the police when I told him i'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said i'd pay for the damages." 501. Back up (1. No object): move backward; move in reverse. "You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again." "The people waiting in line are too close to the door. We won't be able to open it unless they back up." 502. Back up (2. Separable): drive a vehicle backwards (in reverse). "You're too close! Back your car up so I can open the garage door."

503. Back up (3. Separable): confirm a story, facts, or information. If you don't believe me, talk to dave. He'll back me up." 504. Back up (4. Separable): make a "protection" copy to use if there are problems with the original. "When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. It's a good thing I backed them up." 505. Beg off (no object): decline an invitation; ask to be excused from doing something. "At first lily said she would be at the party. Later she begged off." 506. Blow up (1. Separable): inflate. "We needs lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up?" 507. Blow up (2. Separable): explode; destroy by exploding. A: "That old building really came down quickly!" b: "That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up." 508. Blow up (3. No object): suddenly become very angry. "When I told jerry that i'd had an accident with his car, he blew up." 509. Bone up on (inseparable): review / study thoroughly for a short time. If you're going to travel to peru, you'd better bone up on your spanish." 510. Break down (1. Separable): separate something into component parts. "We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food." 511. Break down (2. No object): stop working / functioning. "Sharon will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway." 512. Break in (1. Often no object; with an object, break into-inseparable): enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.) "Jane's apartment was burglarised last night. Someone broke in while jane was at the movies." / "somebody broke into jane's apartment while she was at the movies. 513. Break in (2. Separable): wear something new until it's / they're comfortable. "These are nice shoes, but they're too stiff. I hope it doesn't take too long to break them in." 514. Break in (3. Separable): train; get someone / something accustomed to a new routine. I hope I can learn my new job quickly. The manager hasn't scheduled much time for breaking me in." 515. Break up (1. No object): disperse; scatter. "What time did the party break up last night?"

516. Break up (2. Usually no object; with an object, break up with [inseparable)]): end a personal relationship. "Tim and julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up." "Have you heard the news? Julie broke up with tim!" "I'm sorry to hear that their marriage broke up. I'm sure the divorce will be difficult for the children." 517. Bring / take back (separable): return something. "Yes, you can borrow my pen, don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished." "This book is due tomorrow. I guess I should take it back to the library." 518. Bring off (separable): accomplish something difficult; accomplish something people had considered impossible or unlikely. "No one thought chuck could get an a in that course, but he brought it off. " 519. Bring up (1. Separable): mention (as a topic of discussion). "We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up?" 520. Bring up (2. Separable): raise; rear. "Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up." 521. Brush up on (inseparable): review / study thoroughly for a short time. If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish." 522. Burn down (no object): become destroyed / consumed by fire. Note: for upright things--trees, buildings, etc.--only. "Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived." 523. Burn up (1. No object): become destroyed / consumed by fire. Note: for people and non-upright things only. "All of Mr. Kennedy's hay burned up when his barn burned down." 524. Burn up (2. Separable): cause someone to become very angry. "Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up!" 525. Butt in (no object): impolitely interrupt (a conversation, an action). "Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn!" 526. Butter up (separable): praise someone excessively with the hope of getting some benefit. I guess Marty really wants to be promoted. He's been buttering his boss up all week."

--C-527. Call off (separable): cancel something that has been scheduled. "We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow." 528. Call on (inseparable): ask someone for an answer in class. I don't know why the teacher never calls on you. You always know the answer." 529. Calm down (with or without an object; with an object, separable): become calm / less agitated or upset; help someone become calm / less agitated or upset. "Why are you so upset? Suzie didn't intend to spill orange juice on you. Calm down!" I know Ralph is upset, but can you calm him down? He's making so much noise that he's irritating everyone in the office." 530. (not) care for (1. Inseparable): like; want. Note: this phrasal verb is usually negative, though it may be used affirmatively in questions. A: "Would you care for something to drink? We have coffee, tea, or orange juice." B: "Could I have water, please? I don't care for coffee, tea, or juice." 531. Care for (2. Inseparable): take care of; supply care to; attend / watch.. "Amy's father got out of the hospital last week. The family is caring for him at home." 532. Catch on (no object): develop understanding or knowledge of something. "Bill had never used a computer until he took this class, but he caught on very quickly and is now one of the best students." 533. Catch up (with) (often without an object; with an object, inseparable): stop being behind. "Terry stopped to rest for a few minutes. He'll catch up / catch up with us later." 534. Check in(to) (inseparable): register for / at a hotel, conference, etc.; let someone know officially that you have arrived. "My plane will arrive around 5:00 pm. I should be able to check into the hotel by 6:00 or 6:30." "When you arrive at the convention, be sure to check in at the registration desk." 535. Check off (separable): make a mark to indicate that something on a list has been completed. "Here are the things you need to do. Please check each one off when you've finished it."

536. Check out (of) (1. Inseparable): follow procedures for leaving (a hotel, etc.) "Don't forget to take your room key to the front desk when you check out (when you check out of the hotel)." 537. Check out (2. Separable): follow procedures for borrowing something (usually for a limited period of time). "I'm sorry, but you can't take that encyclopedia home. The library won't allow you to check reference books out." 538. Cheer up (separable): help someone feel less worried / depressed / sad. "Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to cheer him up." 539. Chew out (separable): scold someone severely; berate. "Tom's father was really angry when tom didn't come home until 3:00 am. He chewed tom out and then said tom had to stay at home for two weeks." 540. Chicken out (no object): lose the courage or confidence to do something--often at the last minute. "Sam said he was going to ask lulu for a date, but he chickened out." 541. Chip in (inseparable): contribute / donate (often money) to something done by a group. "We're going to buy a birthday cake for our boss and i'm collecting donations. Do you want to chip in?" 542. Clam up (inseparable): suddenly become quiet / refuse to talk about something. "Lila wouldn't talk about the accident. When I asked her what happened, she clammed up." 543. Come across (inseparable): find (unexpectedly). "I've lost my extra car keys. If you come across them while youre cleaning the room, please put them in a safe place." 544. Come down with _____ (inseparable): become ill with _____ . "George won't be at the office today. He came down with the flu over the weekend." 545. Come to (1. Inseparable): total. "Your charges come to $124.38. Will you pay by check, in cash, or with a credit card?" 546. Come to (2. No object): regain consciousness. "when I told gina that she'd won a million dollars, she fainted. When she came to, I told her it was a joke and she almost hit me!" 547. Count on (inseparable): depend on; trust that something will happen or that someone will do as expected. "i'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I know I won't hear the alarm." 548. Cross out (separable): show that something written is wrong or

unnecessary by making an x across it. "we can't afford to buy everything on your shopping list, so i've crossed all the unnecessary things out." 549. Cut back (on) (often without an object; with an object, cut back on [inseparable]): use less of something. "you drink too much coffee. You should cut back." "you should cut back on the amount of coffee that you drink."

--D-550. Do in (1. Separable): cause to become very tired. "the ajax and tip-top banks have decided to merge. Their lawyers will draw all the official documents up sometime this month." 551. Do in (2. Separable): to kill; to murder. "they said that the murdered man was done in between 10 and 11 o'clock last night." 552. Do over (separable): do something again. "oh, no! I forgot to save my report before I turned the computer off! Now i'll have to do it over!" 553. Drag on (no object): last much longer than expected or is necessary. I thought the meeting would be a short one, but it dragged on for more than three hours." 554. Draw up (separable): create a formal document. "the ajax and tip-top banks have decided to merge. Their lawyers will draw all the official documents up sometime this month." 555. Drop off (separable): deliver something; deliver someone (by giving him/her a ride). "yes, I can take those letters to the post office. I'll drop them off as I go home from work." "you don't have to take a taxi. You live fairly close to me, so i'll be happy to drop you off." 556. Drop in (on) (inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time). If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop in. (please try to drop in on us." 557. Drop by (inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time). If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop by the house." 558. Drop out (of) (inseparable): stop attending / leave school or an organization. "no, paul isn't at the university. He dropped out. / he dropped out of school."

559. Draw out (separable): prolong something (usually far beyond the normal limits). I thought that speech would never end. The speaker could have said everything important in about five minutes, but he drew the speech out for over an hour!"

--E-560. Eat out (no object): have a meal in a restaurant. "i'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?" 561. Egg on (separable): urge / encourage greatly toward doing something (usually something negative). "at first bob and chuck were just having a mild argument, but bob's friends egged them on until they started fighting." 562. End up (1. No object): finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place. "we got lost last night and ended up in the next town." 563. End up (2. No object): arrive somewhere as a result or consequence. "you're working too hard. If you don't take it easy, you'll end up in the hospital!"

--F-564. Face up to (inseparable): admit to; take responsibility for. "you can't pretend that you're doing ok in this course, joe. Sooner or later, you'll have to face up to the fact that you're failing it." 565. Fall through (no object): not happen. (note: describes something that was planned but didn't happen.) "we had originally intended to go to mexico for our vacation, but our trip fell through when I got sick." 566. Feel up to (inseparable): feel strong enough or comfortable enough to do something. I know the accident was a terrible shock. Do you feel up to talking about it?" 567. Figure out (1. Separable): logically find the answer to a problem; solve a problem by thinking about it carefully. "for a long time I couldn't understand the last problem, but I finally figured it out." 568. Figure out (2. Separable): understand why someone behaves the way she/he does. I can't figure margie out. Sometimes she's very warm and friendly and sometimes she acts as if she doesn't know me." 569. Fill in (1. Separable): add information to a form.

"the office needs to know your home address and phone number. Could you fill them in on this form?" 570. Fill in (on) (2. Separable): supply information that someone doesn't know. I wasn't able to attend the meeting yesterday, but I understand that it was important. Could you fill me in? / could you fill me in on what was discussed?" 571. Fill in for (inseparable): temporarily do someone else's work; temporarily substitute for another person. "professor newton is in the hospital and won't be able to teach for the rest of the term. Do you know who's going to fill in for her?" 572. Fill out (1. Separable): complete a form by adding required information. "of course I completed my application! I filled it out and mailed it over three weeks ago!" 573. Fill out (2. No object): become less thin; gain weight. "jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out." 574. Find out (about) (inseparable): learn / get information (about). "i'm sorry that you didn't know the meeting had been cancelled. I didn't find out (find out about it) myself until just a few minutes ago."

--G-575. Get across (separable): make something understood; communicate something understandably. "alan is really intelligent but sometimes he has problems getting his ideas across." 576. Get along (with) (inseparable): have a friendly relationship (with); be friendly (toward). "why can't you and your sister get along? Everyone else gets along with her just fine!" 577. Get around (1. Inseparable): avoid having to do something. "teresa got around the required math classes by doing well on a math proficiency test." 578. Get around (2. No object): move from place to place. "she doesn't have a car. She gets around by bicycle, bus, or taxi." 579. Get around to (inseparable): do something eventually. I really should wash the dishes, but I don't feel like it. Maybe i'll get around to them tomorrow morning." 580. Get by (no object): survive, financially, in a difficult situation. "it's going to be hard to pay the rent now that you've lost your job, but somehow we'll get by."

581. Get in (1. Inseparable): enter a small, closed vehicle. I don't know where carole was going. She just got in her car and drove away." 582. Get in (2. No object): arrive. "do you know what time fred's plane gets in?" 583. Get on (inseparable): enter a large, closed vehicle. "i'm sorry, but you're too late to say goodbye to angela. She got on the plane about 20 minutes ago." 584. Get off (1. Inseparable): leave a large, closed vehicle. "when you get off the bus, cross the street, turn right on oak street, and keep going until you're at the corner of oak and lincoln boulevard." 585. Get off (2. Separable): be excused (for a period of time) from work, class, or Other regularly scheduled activities. "some schools got president's day off but ours didn't. We had classes as usual." 586. Get off (3. Separable): make it possible for someone to avoid punishment. "everyone knew he was guilty, but his lawyer was clever and got him off." 587. Get out of (1. Inseparable): leave a small, closed vehicle. "there's something wrong with the garage door opener. You'll have to get out of the car and open it by hand." 588. Get out of (2. Inseparable): escape having to do something. "lisa said she had a terrible headache and got out of giving her speech today." 589. Get over (1. No object): finish. (note: for individual activities, not ones that Happen again and again.) "what time do your classes get over?" 590. Get over (2. Inseparable): recover from an illness or painful experience. "katy was really upset when she failed the test. She thought she would never get over feeling so stupid." 591. Get rid of (1. Inseparable): dispose of; give away or throw away. "that shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?" 592. Get rid of (2. Inseparable): dismiss someone; fire someone from a job; cause Someone to leave. "the treasurer of the xyz company was spending too much money so the company president got rid of him." 593. Get up (usually no object; with an object, separable): leave bed after sleeping And begin your daily activities.

"you'll have to get up much earlier than usual tomorrow. We have to leave by no later than 6:00 am." I know I won't hear the alarm tomorrow morning. Can you get me up at 6:00 am?" 594. Give up (1. Separable): stop doing something (usually a habit). "he knows smoking isn't good for his health, but he can't give it up." 595. Give up (2. No object): decide not to try (unsuccessfully) to solve a problem. A: "what's black and white and red all over?" b: I give up. What?" a: "an embarrassed zebra!" 596. Go out with (inseparable): have a date with. "you went out with sharon last night, didn't you?" 597. Go with (1. No object): look pleasing together. (note: for clothes, furniture, etc.) "you should buy that shirt. It will go well with your dark brown suit." 598. Go with (2. No object): date regularly and steadily. "is gina going with jim? I see them together all the time." 599. Goof off (no object): be lazy; do nothing in particular. A: "do you have any special plans for your vacation?" b: "no. I'm just going to stay home and goof off." 600. Grow up (1. No object): spend the years between being a child and being an adult. "did you know that frank grew up in malaysia?" 601. Grow up (2. No object): behave responsibly; behave as an adult, not a child. A: "lee really irritates me sometimes. He's really silly and childish." b: I agree. I wish he would grow up."

--H-602. Hand in (separable): submit homework, an assignment, etc. "you'd better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning!" 603. Hand out (separable): distribute. "why don't you have a course description and list of assignments? The teacher handed them out on the first day of class." 604. Hang up (no object): end a phone conversation by replacing the receiver. "i'd like to talk longer, but i'd better hang up. My sister needs to make a call."

605. Have to do with (inseparable): be about. "this class has to do with the behaviour of people in groups." 606. Hold up (1. Separable): raise; lift to a higher-than-normal position. "the winner of the race proudly held his trophy up for all to see." 607. Hold up (2. Separable): delay. "i'm sorry i'm late. There was an accident on the freeway and traffic held me up." 608. Hold up (3. Separable): rob; threaten someone with harm unless he/she gives Her/his money or other valuable things. "sarah is very upset. When she was walking home last night, two men held her up and took her purse and jewellery."

--I-609. Iron out (separable): mutually reach an agreement; mutually resolve difficulties "yes, I know we disagree on lots of things, susan, but we can iron them out." J 610. Jack up (1. Separable): raise / life by using a jack. "we'll have to jack the back of the car up before we can change the tire." 611. Jack up (2. Separable): raise (used for prices). "the car dealer bought my old ford for $750 and jacked the price up to $1,500 when they sold it." 612. Jump all over (inseparable): severely scold (regaar) someone; berate (amonestar) someone. "arthur is really upset. His boss jumped all over him because he's been late for work three times this week."

--K-613. Keep on (1. Inseparable--followed by an -ing verb): continue "i'm not ready to stop yet. I think i'll keep on working for a while." 614. Keep on (someone) (2. Inseparable): continue to remind someone to do something until he/she does it (even if this irritates her/him). "bill's very forgetful. You'll have to keep on him or he'll never do all the things you want him to do." 615. Kick out (separable): expel; force someone to leave because of his/her poor performance or unacceptable behaviour. "jim's club kicked him out because he didn't pay his dues or come to meetings."

616. Knock out (separable): make unconscious. "the boxing match ended when one boxer knocked the other one out." "that medicine really knocked me out. I slept for 14 hours straight!" 617. Knock oneself out (separable): work much harder than normal or than what is expected. "we completed the project on time because of chuck. He knocked himself out to be sure we didn't miss the deadline."

--L-618. Lay off (separable): dismiss someone from a job because of lack of work or money (not because of poor performance) "I feel really sorry sally's family. Her father was laid off yesterday." 619. Leave out (separable): forget; omit. "oh, no! When I made the list of those who attended the meeting, I left your name out!" 620. Let down (separable): disappoint. "I know I let you down when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry." 621. Let up (no object): become less intense or slower. "it's been raining hard for a long time. Will it ever let up?" 622. Look back on (inseparable): remember; reflect on / consider something in the past. "when they looked back on their many years together, they realized that their marriage had been a very happy one." 623. Look down on (inseparable): hold in contempt; regard as inferior. "it's not surprising that fred has few friends. He seems to look down on anyone who doesn't like the same things that he does." 624. Look forward to (inseparable): anticipate pleasantly; think about a pleasant thing before it happens "i'm really looking forward to vacation. I can't wait for it to begin!" 625. Look in on (inseparable): visit in order to check something's / someone's condition. "my father just came home from the hospital. I plan to look in on him today after I finish work." 626. Look into (inseparable): investigate / get more details about something. "someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about it. Shall I look into it?" 627. Look like (inseparable): resemble (in appearance). "does he look like his father or his mother?" 628. Look over (separable): check; review. "I think I may have some typos in this report. Could you look it over?"

629. Look up (1. Separable): find something in a reference work. "i'm sorry, but I don't know what that word means. I'll have to look it up." 630. Look up (2. Separable): find where someone lives or works and visit him/her. "thanks for giving me your brother's address. When i'm in chicago next month, i'll be sure to look him up." 631. Look up to (inseparable): respect. "everyone looks up to joyce because she always makes time to help others." 632. Luck out (no object): be unexpectedly lucky. "gloria was worried because she wasn't prepared to give a report at the meeting, but she lucked out because the meeting was postponed."

--M-633. Make fun of (inseparable): make jokes about (usually unkindly). "I agree that bob looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings." 634. Make up (1. Separable): invent / create (imaginary) information. "judy's story is hard to believe. I'm sure she made it up." 635. Make up (2. Separable): compensate for something missed or not done by doing extra or equivalent work. "i'm sorry I missed the test. May I make it up?" 636. Make up (with) (3. Inseparable): re-establish a friendly relationship by admitting guilt. "jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but last night they finally made up." "jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but last night they finally made up with each other." 637. Make out (separable): see / hear something well enough to understand what it means. (note: often negative.) "ruth's writing is very small. I almost need a magnify glass to make it out." "what were the last two examples that he gave? I couldn't make them out." 638. Make for (1. Inseparable): go to or toward. "her teen-aged children are always hungry. As soon as they arrive home from school, they make for the refrigerator." 639. Make for (2. Inseparable): result in; cause. "many hands make for light work. (if many people work together, there's less work for everyone.)" 640. Mark up (separable): increase the price (for resale). "mrs. White's import shop is profitable because she buys things inexpensively and then marks them up."

641. Mark down (separable): reduce the price (as an incentive to buy). "these shoes were really a bargain! The store marked them down by 40%!" 642. Mix up (separable): cause to become confused. "I didn't complete the assignment because I didn't know how. The directions mixed me up."

--N-643. Nod off (no object): fall sleep (usually unintentionally). "the speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished."

--P-644. Pan out (no object): succeed; happen as expected (for plans). (note: almost always negative when in statements.) "i'll be here next week after all. My trip to chicago didn't pan out." 645. Pass away (no object): die. "I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away." 646. Pass out (1. No object): faint; lose consciousness. "when ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out." 647. Pass out (2. Separable): distribute. "everyone in the room needs one of these information sheets. Who will help me pass them out?" 648. Pick out (separable): choose; select. "billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because billy had picked it out himself." 649. Pick up (1. Separable): lift; take up. "those books don't belong on the floor. Will you help me pick them up?" 650. Pick up (2. Separable): arrange to meet someone and give her/him a ride. "of course we can go there together. What time should I pick you up?" 651. Pick up (3. Separable): get; buy. "the children just drank the last of the milk. Could you pick some more up on your way home this evening?" 652. Pick up (4. Separable): refresh; revitalize. "he was feeling a little tired, so he drank a glass of orange juice. It picked him up enough to finish his work."

653. Pick on (inseparable): bully; intentionally try to make someone upset. "you should be ashamed of teasing your little brother, bob! Pick on someone your own size!" 654. Pitch in (no object): help; join together to accomplish something. "we'll be finished soon if everyone pitches in." 655. Pull over (no object): drive a vehicle to the side of the rode. "when the policeman indicated that I should pull over, I knew he was going to give me a ticket." 656. Put away (separable): return something to the proper place. "I just took these clothes out of the dryer. Will you help me put them away?" 657. Put off (1. Separable): postpone; delay; avoid "I can't put this work off any longer. If I don't do it soon, it'll be impossible to finish it in time." "when will Mr. Smith agree to a meeting? I keep asking for an appointment, but he keeps putting me off." 658. Put on (1. Separable): begin to wear; don. "it's a little bit chilly outside. You'd better put a sweater on." 659. Put on (2. Separable): try to make someone believe something that is ridiculous or untrue. "don't believe a word of what jim was saying. He was just putting us on." 660. Put (someone) out (separable): inconvenience someone. "I hate to put you out, but I need a ride to the train station and hope you can take me." 661. Put up (1. Separable): return something to the proper place. "your toys are all over the floor, timmy. Please put them up." 662. Put up (2. Separable): provide someone with a place to sleep. "there's no need for you to check into a hotel. I'll be happy to put you up." 663. Put up with (inseparable): tolerate. "it's really important to come to work on time. The boss won't put up with tardiness." 664. Put back (separable): return something to the proper place. "i've finished with these books. Do you want me to put them back on the shelves?"

--R-665. Rip off (separable): cheat; take advantage of; charge too much. "don't even think about buying a car there. They'll rip you off." 666. Round off (separable): change from a fraction to the nearest whole number.

"round all prices off to the closest whole-dollar amounts. For example, round $33.73 off to $34.00." 667. Run into (inseparable): meet by chance. "yesterday at the supermarket, jan ran into her former roommate. Before yesterday, they hadn't seen each other for nearly five years." 668. Run out of (inseparable): use the last of. "on the way home from work, art ran out of gas."

--S-669. Set up (separable): make arrangements for something. "you'll see Mr. Thomas tomorrow. I've set a meeting up for 9:30 am." 670. Set back (1. Separable): cause a delay in scheduling. "we've had some problems with the project that have set us back at least two days . We'll give you a progress report tomorrow." 671. Set back (2. Separable): cost. "I wonder how much bill's new car set him back?" 672. Slip up (no object): make a mistake. "you slipped up here. The amount should be $135.28, not $132.58." 673. Stand out (no object): be noticeably better than other similar people or things. "good job, ann! Your work really stands out!" 674. Stand up (1. No object): rise to a standing position. "when the chairperson entered the room, everyone stood up." 675. Stand up (2. Separable): make a date but not keep it. "angela was supposed to go to the dance with fred, but she stood him up and went with chuck instead." 676. Show up (1. No object): arrive; appear. "the boss was very upset when you didn't show up for the meeting. What happened?" 677. Show up (2. Separable): do a noticeably better job (often unexpectedly) than someone else. "everyone thought marsha would win, but jean did. Actually, jean really showed marsha up." 678. Stand for (1. No object): represent. "these letters seem to be an abbreviation. Do you know what they stand for?" 679. Stand for (2. Inseparable): tolerate; permit (usually negative). "i'm not surprised that mrs. Johnson rejected your report. She won't stand for shoddy work."

--T-680. Take after (inseparable): resemble; favour (in appearance). Note: used for people. "both my sister and I take after our father." 681. Take / bring back (separable): return. "this book is due tomorrow. I guess I should take it back to the library." "yes, you can borrow my pen, but don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished." 682. Take care of (1. Inseparable): provide care for; watch one's health. "Lois has been taking care of her father since he returned home from the hospital." "you've been working too hard lately. You'd better take care of yourself!" 683. Take care of (2. Inseparable): make arrangements (for something to happen); take responsibility for. "Will you take care of making reservations for our flight to boston?" 684. Take off (1. Separable): remove (something you're wearing). "please take your hat off when you go inside a building." 685. Take off (2. No object): leave; depart (often suddenly or quickly). "was something wrong with jill? She took off without saying goodbye." "when does your plane take off?" 686. Take off (3. Separable): make arrangements to be absent from work. "susan isn't here today. She's taking today and tomorrow off." 687. Take up (separable): begin (a hobby or leisure-time activity). A: "do you like to ski?" b: "i've never been skiing, but I think i'd like to take it up." 688. Tell (someone) off (separable): speak to someone bluntly and negatively, saying exactly what she/he did wrong. "julie was really angry at bob; she told him off in front of all of us." 689. Tick off (1. Separable): irritate someone; make someone upset or angry. "it really ticks her off when someone is late for an appointment." 690. Tick off (2. Separable): show that something has been completed by putting a tick (check) beside it. "here are the things you need to do. Tick each one off when you finish it." 691. Throw away (separable): discard; put in the garbage. "you shouldn't throw those newspapers away; they're recyclable."

692. Throw out (1. Separable): discard; put in the garbage. "this food smells bad. You'd better throw it out." 693. Throw out (2. Separable): forcibly make someone leave (usually because of bad behaviour). "those people are drunk and making everyone uncomfortable. The manager should throw them out." 694. Throw up (usually no object; with an object, separable): vomit. "paul was so nervous about his job interview that he threw up just before he left for it." 695. Try on (separable): wear something briefly to check its fit, how it looks, etc. "i'm not sure that jacket is large enough. May I try it on?" 696. Try out (separable): use a machine briefly to determine how well it works. "I really like the way this car looks. May I try it out?" 697. Try out (for) (inseparable): try to win a place on a team or other organization. "I know you want to be on the football team. Are you going to try out?" If you like to sing, you should try out for the choir. 698. Turn around (1. Usually no object): move so that you are facing the opposite direction. "everyone turned around and stared when I entered the meeting late." 699. Turn around (2. Separable): move so that someone / something is facing the opposite direction. "I don't want this chair facing the window. Will you help me turn it around?" 700. Turn around (3. Separable): make changes so that something that was unprofitable is profitable. "the company was doing poorly until it hired a new president. He turned it around in about six months and now it's doing quite well." 701. Turn down (1. Separable): decrease the volume. "your music is giving me a headache! Please turn it down or use your headphones!" 702. Turn down (2. Separable): refuse. "I thought I could borrow some money from joe, but when I asked, he turned me down." 703. Turn in (1. Separable): give / deliver / submit to someone. "i've written my report, but I haven't turned it in." 704. Turn in (2. No object): go to bed. "i'm pretty tired. I guess i'll turn in." 705. Turn in (3. Separable): report or deliver wrongdoers to the

authorities. "two days after the robbery, the thieves turned themselves in." 706. Turn off (1. Separable): stop by turning a handle or switch. "i'm cold. Do you mind if I turn the air conditioner off?" 707. Turn off (2. Separable): bore; repel (very informal). "that music turns me off. Please play something else!" 708. Turn on (1. Separable): start by turning a handle or switch. "it's cold in here. I'm going to turn the heater on" 709. Turn on (2. Separable): interest very much; excite (very informal). "what kind of music turns you on?" 710. Turn up (1. Separable): increase the volume. "I can barely hear the tv. Can you turn it up a little?" 711. Turn up (2. No object): appear unexpectedly. "we were all surprised when pam turned up at the party. We didn't even know she was in town."

--W-712. Wait on (1. Inseparable): serve (usually customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.) "I want to make a complaint. The person who just waited on me was very impolite." 713. Wait for (inseparable): wait until someone / something arrives or is finished with something else. "when will kenny be finished with work? I've been waiting for him for almost an hour!" "i'm tired of waiting for the bus. I guess i'll take a taxi instead." 714. Wake up (1. No object): stop sleeping. I usually wake up around 5:00 am each day." 715. Wake up (2. Separable): rouse someone; cause someone to stop sleeping. I have an important meeting tomorrow and i'm afraid I won't hear my alarm. Will you wake me up at 6:00 am?" 716. Watch out for (inseparable): be careful of; beware of. "there's a school at the end of this block. Watch out for children crossing the street." If you take that road, watch out for ice during the winter." 717. Wear out (1. Separable): wear something / use something until it can no longer be worn / be used. I need a new pencil sharpener. I wore this one out."

I suppose I should get some new shoes. I've almost worn this pair out." 718. Wear out (2. Separable): cause to become exhausted; cause to become very tired. I had four different meetings today. They wore me out." I suppose I should get some new shoes. I've almost worn this pair out." 719. Work out (1. No object): exercise (usually in a gym, etc.) To build muscles, body tone, etc. "Instead of eating lunch on monday, wednesday, and friday, sheila goes to the recreation centre to work out." 720. Work out (2. Separable): solve a problem / resolve a difficult situation (usually by working together). I know we disagree on many points, but I believe we can work things out." 721. Wrap up (1. No object): wear enough clothes to keep warm. "It's really cold today. Be sure you wrap up when you leave the house." 722. Wrap up (2. Separable): finish something; bring something to a conclusion. "We've been talking about the problem for nearly three hours. I hope we'll be able to wrap the discussion up soon." 723. Write down (separable): record something in writing. "could you tell me your e-mail address again? I want to write it down." 724. Write up (separable): record; report in writing. "You'll need to make a report on your business meetings. Be sure you write them up as soon as possible after you return from your trip."

--Z--

725. Zonk out (no object): fall asleep quickly because of exhaustion. I intended to go shopping after work, but I was so tired that I zonked out as soon as I got home."

--B-726. Blow up to explode something the old building was dangerous so they blew it up 727. Break down when a machine breaks down, something has gone wrong so it doesnt work Its no good trying to call the lift - it has broken down again 728. Break in/ break into

enter a building illegally Somebody broke into my house last night and stole the video 729. Brush up (on) revise or improve your knowledge of something you have already learned Im going to work in madrid next year, so id better brush up on my spanish: I studied it at school, but that was a long time ago 730. Bump into Meet unexpectedly I bumped into jane last night in the bar - I thought she was still working abroad

--C-731. Call off cancel The tennis match was called off because of the rain 732. Carry on continue doing something The pupils took no notice of the teacher when she walked into the room, and just carried on talking 733. Check in register at a hotel You have to check in at a hotel before they will give you your room key 734. Check out leave a hotel Many hotels ask you to check out before midday, so that they can prepare the room for the next guest 735. Cheer up not be sad, be happier Cheer up! Things arent so bad! 736. Come on if someone tells you to "come on!", they want you to hurry up Come on! We may miss the train.

--D-737. Do up fasten, tie up Do up your coat. If you dont, it will flap about in the wind. 738. Dress up put your best clothes on Lets dress up for the party tonight - after all, it is a special occasion!

--E-739. Eat out go to a restaurant to eat I dont want to cook tonight; lets eat out instead

--F-740. Fill in complete a form In order to apply for a drivers licence, you have to fill in a special form 741. Find out discover (a fact) I thought she was a student, but I found out yesterday that she works here!

--G-742. Get round to find time to do something I cant write the letter now. Ive got too much work to do. I might get round to it this evening 743. Give up break a habit Im coughing too much: I should give up smoking

--H-744. Hold on wait Hold on, im on the phone - ill speak to you in a minute

--L-745. Leave out omit my name should be on the list, but its not there - theyve left it out 746. Let down disappoint someone, break a promise The bank promised to lend me the money, but theyve let me down: they arent going to do it now 747. Look after take care of

If I go away on holiday, who is going to look after my dog? 748. Look up look for information in a dictionary, timetable, or encyclopaedia If you dont know their phone number, look it up in the telephone directory

--M-749. Make up for compensate for Im sorry I was angry with you yesterday. Let me take you to the cinema to make up for it 750. Mix up confuse be careful not to mix up the old batteries with the new ones!

--P-751. Pick up if you pick someone up, you go to their house in a car in order to take them somewhere Im driving to the airport tomorrow. If you like, ill pick you up at 10 o clock and take you there, so you wont have to take the bus 752. Pour down when its pouring down, its raining very heavily Wed better take an umbrella - its pouring down! 753. Put off postpone there was a rail strike yesterday, so we had to put the meeting off until next week

--R-754. Ring off put the telephone down Someones knocking at the door; ill have to ring off now! Bye! 755. Run out of not to have any more of something I had to walk home last night. My car had run out of petrol

--S-756. Set off to start a journey or trip

weve got a long way to travel tomorrow, so wed better set off early 757. Speak up speak more loudly Im a bit deaf, im afraid. Youll have to speak up 758. Stay up not to go to bed until later than usual I usually go to bed at 10 o clock, but im going to stay up tonight to watch the film

--T-759. Take off when an aeroplane takes off, it leaves the ground We should take off at 2 o clock, if there are no delays! 760. Try on put on a piece of clothing in order to see if it is the right size If you buy some clothes, always try them on in the shop before deciding if you want them or not 761. Turn down lower the volume That music is too loud! Turn the radio down! 762. Turn off When you stop watching the t.v., you turn it off 763. Turn on When you want to use an electrical appliance, you must turn it on 764. Turn over change channels The film is on bbc1, not bbc2. Turn the t.v. over! 765. Turn up increase the volume I cant hear the radio - turn it up!

--A-766. Agree with - estar de acuerdo "All women are bad drivers." I don't agree with you."

--B-767. Be about to - estar a punto de I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.

768. Be back - regresar I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10. 769. Be out of - quedarse sin We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla. 770. Be over - terminarse When the football match was over, we went to the pub. 771. Be up - estar levantado "phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes." 772. Blow up - estallar (una bomba) The bomb blew up killing six people. 773. Blow up - inflar We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party. 774. Break down - averiarse My car broke down on the way to motril.

--C-775. Call back - volver a llamar "i'm afraid the manager isn't here at the moment. Could you call back later?" 776. Carry on - seguir, continuar I'm sorry if I interrupted you. Please carry on. 777. Carry out - cumplir (una promesa) The president carried out his promise to reduce taxation. 778. Carry out - llevar a cabo The execution was carried out at seven o'clock in the morning. 779. Clear up - poner en orden It took four hours to clear up after the party. 780. Come across - encontrar, dar con I came across an old friend on the metro in madrid. 781. Come back - regresar I'm going to england for two weeks. I'm coming back on the fifth. 782. Come in - entrar "good morning. Come in and sit down." 783. Come on - vamos!, date prisa! Come on. We're going to be late. 784. Cut down on - consumir menos

You must cut down on cholesterol or you'll have a heart attack. 785. Cut off - cortar, desconnectar When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was cut off. 786. Cut up - cortar en pedazos We cut up the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice. 787. Do up - abrochar, atar I was five before I knew how to do up my shoelaces. 788. Do with - tener algo que ver con, tener relacin con "what's ms dos?" "it's got something to do with computers." 789. Do without - pasarse sin, prescindir de The shops are shut so we'll have to do without sugar. Sarah and john 1996 (c) http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm 790. Draw up - pararse The car drew up at the zebra crossing.

--G-791. Get back - volver, regresar cinderella had to get back by twelve o'clock. 792. Get in(to) - entrar I lost my keys and so I couldn't get into the house. 793. Get off - bajar (de un autobus, tren) You have to get off the bus at the next stop if you want the station. 794. Get on - subir (a un autobus, tren, moto) Quick! Get on the train, it's about to leave. 795. Get up - levantarse When I got up this morning it was still dark. 796. Give back - devolver If you don't like the dress, the shop will give you your money back. 797. Give up - perder la esperanza, rendirse If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't give up. 798. Give up - dejar (de fumar, beber) You'll get cancer if you don't give up smoking. 799. Go ahead - siga! "can I use the telephone?" "yes, go ahead." 800. Go away - irse, marcharse Are you going away for christmas, or are you staying at home.

801. Go back - volver, regresar Although she's forty, she's going back to university to study french. 802. Go down - bajar The price of fruit goes down in the summer. 803. Go out - salir (por la calle) I always go out and have a few drinks on saturday night. 804. Go up - subir The price of cigarettes went up in january 1992.

--H-805. Hang on/hold on - esperar hold on for a minute as pablo will be back in five minute. 806. Hang up - colgar (el telfono) my ex-girlfriend hung up when I phoned her.

--K-807. Keep up with - mantenerse (a la altura de) I can't keep up with my father when we go cycling as he goes too fast. 808. Knock down - derribar, atropear, demoler my grandfather's old house was knocked down and a bank was built.

--L-809. Leave behind - olvidar, dejar when I got to the airport, I realised I had left my passport behind. 810. Let in - dejar entrar she opened the door and let in the cat. 811. Look after - cuidar my mother looks after the children when we go away. 812. Look for - buscar I spent two hours looking for my glasses before I found them. 813. Look forward to - esperar con ilusin i'm looking forward to the easter holidays. 814. Look out - tener cuidado, ojo! Look out! there's a car coming. John & sarah 1996 (c)

815. Look up - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) if you don't understand the word, look it up in a dictionary.

--P-816. Put in - meter, introducir put ten pence in the machine and you will get a cup of coffee. 817. Put on - encender put on the light, it's getting dark. 818. Put on - ponerse (la ropa) put your coat on or you'll get cold.

--R-819. Run out of - quedarse sin algo we ran out of petrol so we had to get the bus.

--S-820. Set off - ponerse en camino we set off to madrid at five o'clock to avoid the traffic.

--T--

821. Take after - parecerse a pablo takes after his mother: they are both optimistic. 822. Take off - despegar the flight was delayed for two hours and the plane eventually took off at 6 p.m. 823. Take off - quitarse la ropa take off your coat and make yourself comfortable. 824. Take out - extraer, sacar he took out a cigarette and lit it. 825. Throw away - tirar (en la basura) don't throw these papers away: they're important. 826. Turn down - bajar (el volumen) turn down the radio: it's too loud.

827. Turn up - poner el volumen ms fuerte turn up the radio. I can't hear it. 828. Turn on - encender (televisin, luces etc.) turn on the television, please, I want to see the news

--A-855. account for explicarthe storm accounts for the plane crash. 856. add up -tener sentidoI can't understand this. It doesn't add up". 857. allow for -tener en cuentaall good fishermen allow for the possibility of snake bites. 858. ask after -preguntar por alguiensusan is asking after your brother. 859. ask for -preguntar porhe was very hungry and asked me for something to eat. 860. ask out - invitar a salirjohn likes susan. He will ask her out tonight.

--B-861. back down - echarse atrs susan threatened to leave, but later she backed down and stayed. 862. back out - romper una promesa Bill's father promised to buy him a bicycle, but he finally backed out of his promise. 863. back up - apoyar " If you decide to present that proposal, i'll back you up ". 864. back up retroceder " Can you back your car up a little ?. It's blocking my driveway !". 865. blow up estallar The soldiers blew the bridge up. Nobody can cross now. 866. blow up - llenar de aire, inflar " Will you help me blow these balloons up for the party ? ". 867. break down - averiarse, descomponerse Jack had a terrible day yesterday. His car broke down on his way to work. 868. break in(to) - entrar por la fuerza

Burglars broke into jack's apartment while he was on vacation. 869. break out - comenzar (una calamidad) The nation was happy until a terrible war broke out. 870. break up - romper relaciones Tom got very angry and broke up with susan. 871. bring up - educar, crier His parents died, so he was brought up by his grandfather. 872. bring up - proponer, traer a colacin a possible solution was brought up in the last meeting.

--C-873. call off - cancelar, suspender 1) The football match was called off due to the heavy rain. 874. call on - visitar, acudir a If you have problems with your homework, you can call on me. 875. call up - llamar por telfono Please, call me up when you finish that report. 876. care for - gustar (se usa negando) I really like brazil, but I don't care much for its food. 877. carry on - continuar , seguir Although we are very tired, we must carry on with this work. 878. carry out - llevar a cabo, realizar The work on the building was carried out in only two months. 879. catch up (with) alcanzar Sally is so intelligent and so fast. It's really hard to catch up with her. 880. check in - registrarse ( en hotel , etc) He arrived at the hotel and checked in. 881. check out investigar I think this information is wrong. Could you check it out ? 882. check out of - irse ( de un hotel, etc) He checked out of the hotel because he didn't like the service. 883. come across - encontrar, toparse con I came across an old friend yesterday. 884. come along acompaar If you want, you can come along with us.

885. come away / off - desprenderse, soltarse I caught the rope strongly with my hands, but it came off. 886. come down with - enfermarse de Bob didn't come to work today. He came down with the flu. 887. come loose aflojarse The rope came loose, so the boat started to drift away. 888. come over - venir a la casa de uno We are going to have a party at home tonight. Will you come over?. 889. come round / to - recobrar la conciencia She fainted, but fortunately she came round very quickly. 890. count on - contar con , confiar en You can count on jack. He is very honest. 891. cut back on - reducir en consumo de You are a little overweight. You should cut back on the amount of fat in your meals." 892. cut up - cortar en pedacitos In order to make this stew, cut up the meat first.

--D-893. do away with - abolir, eliminar the police are trying to do away with crime in this city. 894. do up - abrochar, atar bill's mother taught him how to do up his shoelaces. 895. have to do with - tener que ver con that story has nothing to do with the real facts. 896. do without - arreglrselas sin the refrigerator was empty, so I had to do without breakfast that day. 897. drag on - ser interminable time drags on when you are waiting for something 898. draw near acercarse as summer draws near, people think about going to the beach. 899. draw up redactor after they had agreed on the terms, they drew up a contract. 900. draw up - detenerse, pararse bill drew his car up when he saw children crossing the street.

901. drop in (on) - dar un visita " next week I will have a lot of free time. Please, drop in anytime you want " 902. drop out (of) - abandonar, dejar de ir a many young people are dropping out of school nowadays.

--F-903. face up to - hacer frente a he had to face up to many problems during his childhood. 904. fall behind - quedarse atrs john was supposed to finish this work today, but he fell behind. 905. fall for - enamorarse de jack finds Mary to be very attractive. I think he fell for her. 906. fall through - fracasar (un plan) I wanted to go fishing on sunday, but my plans fell through due to the bad weather. 907. feel like - tener ganas de I don't feel like working today. 908. feel up to - sentirse capaz de " this is a very difficult task. Do you feel up to doing it ?." 909. figure out - comprender, entender jane is still trying to figure out how to solve the math problem. 910. fill in / up - rellenar (formularios) " your address is missing in the form. Can you fill it in, please ?." 911. fill in for - reemplazar, substituir the professor brown is not coming . Mrs smith will fill in for him today. 912. find out - averiguar, descubrir the firemen are trying to find out the cause of the fire.

--G-913. get along (with) - llevarse bien (con) dogs don't usually get along with cats. 914. get by - sobrevivir (financieramente) the whole family had to get by on the mother's salary. 915. get over - recuperarse (de algo malo) john got over his illness very quickly. 916. get through (with)- terminar, finalizar

alice won't be able to get through with her project until next year.. 917. the family got together to celebrate christmas. get together - reunirse, juntarse 918. get rid of - deshacerse de, librarse de " why don't you get rid of these old magazines ?." 919. give away regular " you don't wear those shoes anymore. Why don't you give them away ? " 920. give in - ceder, entregarse the boxer cannot continue fighting. He will give in at any moment. 921. give up - rendirse, darse por vencido " you are about to finish the race. Don't give up now !" 922. give up - dejar de Mary is pregnant. She should give up smoking. 923. go along with - estar de acuerdo con that manager never goes along with the workers' ideas. 924. go on (with) continuar we have to go on with this work.

--H-925. hand in entregar I have to hand this report in tomorrow morning. 926. hand out distribuir the uncle is handing gifts out to his nephews. 927. hang on - esperar " hang on , please !. I'll be with you in a minute. " 928. hang up - colgar (el telfono) " I have to hang up now ! . My mother needs to make a call ." 929. hold on to - agarrarse a, mantener although Mary lives in japan now, she still holds on to european customs. 930. hold up as altar the convenience store was held up last night.

--K-931. keep on - seguir, continuar john will keep on working in that firm for two more years. 932. keep up with - mantenerse al nivel de

laura is so smart and fast. It's really difficult to keep up with her ! 933. knock out - dejar sin sentido the old lady knocked the thief out with her umbrella. 934. knock over - tirar, volcar, atropellar the car knocked the boy over. Now, he is at the hospital.

--L-935. lay off- despedir the company has laid off ten workers this year. 936. leave out - omitir, olvidar jack left out his address in the form. 937. let down - decepcionar , defrauder " I trusted you, but you let me down !" 938. let in - dejar entrar " sally is knocking at the door. Let her in !" 939. let out - dejar salir " sally wants to leave. Let her out !" 940. let off - dejar ir (sin castigo) the judge felt sorry for the thief and let him off. 941. let up - amainar, disminuir the rain started to let up. 942. live up to - cumplir con, actuar de acuerdo a everybody thinks robert is a good person. He tries to live up to that reputation. 943. look after cuidar the nanny is looking after the children. 944. look back on - recordar, mirar hacia atrs grandparents always look back on their young days. 945. look down on - despreciar, menospreciar jim is so arrogant. He looks down on everybody less intelligent than he. 946. look for buscar tom is looking for a new job. 947. look forward to - esperar con illusion billy is looking forward to going on vacation to europe. 948. look into investigar " I think this report is wrong. Can you look into it ? "

949. look out (for) - tener cuidado (de) "Be careful !. Look out for snakes in this area !" 950. look up - buscar (una palabra, direccin etc) Edward is looking up a word in the dictionary. 951. look up visitar "If you come to my city, don't forget to look me up !" 952. look up to - respetar, admirar He is the smartest in the class. Everybody looks up to him.

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953. make for - dirigirse a the plane was making for the airport. 954. make off with - robar, marcharse con the maid made off with some of the china from the dinning room. 955. make out - distinguir, descifrar, entender the ship was so far from the coast that nobody could make out its nationality. 956. make up - inventar, hacer that writer makes up fantastic stories about life in the future. Becky uses red lipstick and pink powder to make up her face. 957. make up maquillarse 958. make up (with) - reconciliarse (con) Laura and his boyfriend had an argument last night, but they made up today. 959. make up for - compensar bill couldn't visit Mary yesterday. So, he brought her a gift to make up for it. 960. mix up - confundir, mezclar the teacher mixed me up with so much information.

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961. part with - deshacerse de, regalar "These books are occupying too much space. I'll have to part with them ."

962. pass away morir My grandfather passed away five years ago. 963. pass out - distribuir, repartir james was passing out new books to everyone in class. 964. pass out desmayarse nancy passed out when she heard the bad news. 965. pick on molestar fastidiar everyone in class picked on the new student. 966. pick out escoger helen likes to pick out the best apples at the supermarket. 967. pick up- recoger I found a strange coin at the beach and I picked it up. 968. pick up pasar a buscar jane is going to the movies. Brian will pick her up at 7:30 p.m. 969. point out indicar the president pointed out the achievements of his government. 970. pull down - derribar, demoler the construction workers will pull down the old building. 971. pull over - detenerse a un lado de la calle the policeman ordered the speeding driver to pull over. 972, pull through - salir adelante, recobrarse she was in a hard situation, but somehow she pulled through. 973. put away - guardar, poner en su lugar the little boy's room is a mess. His mother wants him to put his toys away 974. put back - poner donde estaba. I took a book from the bookcase, but I put it back at once. 975. put off - posponer we'll have to put off our meeting for the next week. 976. put on - ponerse (ropa, joyas etc) I put on a warm coat because it was cold outside. 977. put out - apagar (fuego, luces etc) the firemen put out the fire in less than an hour. 978. put up with - tolerar, aguantar " that noise is bothering me. I cannot put up with it any longer "

--R--

979. rip off - estafar, cobrar demasiado " don't buy anything in that store. They'll rip you off " 980. run across - encontrarse con jane ran across her old friend from school at the supermarket. 981. run away escapar the thief tried to run away, but the police caught him. 982. run into - encontrarse con laura ran into Mary when she was at the supermarket. 983. run out of - quedarse sin they wanted to go to europe, but they had run out of money. 984. run over - atropellar con el auto the car ran over the dog that crossed the street.

--S-985. see about atender a, encargarse de " let's organize a party !. You can see about getting the groceries. " 986. send for - mandar a buscar billy was feeling sick, so his mother sent for the doctor. 987. set back - retrasar, demorar the workers' strike set back the completion of the new building. 988. set in comenzar people start to wear warm clothes when the winter sets in. 989. set off partir the boat will set off early in the morning. 990. set out partir all the sailors will set out in that boat tomorrow. 991. set up establecer that athlete set up a new world record. 992. settle down establecerce, adaptarse brian likes this city. He is trying to settle down . 993. settle up - pagar lo que se debe he won the lottery and was able to settle up all his debts.

994. show off - fanfarronear, presumir he always tries to impress people by showing off. 995. show up aparecer we waited for her, but she didn't show up. 996. shut up - callar, silenciar " be quiet !... Shut up ! " 997. slip away escabullirse when nobody was watching, he slipped away. 998. stand for - significar, representar the letters u. N. Stand for united nations. 999. stand out - sobresalir, destacarse that boy is so smart. He always stands out in class. 1000. stand up - dejar ( a alguien ) plantado john waited for jane, but she didn't come. She stood him up. 1001. stand up for - defender (verbalmente) a everyone criticized her. Nobody stood up for her. 1002. stand up to - hacer frente a you have to be brave. You have to stand up to that problem. --T-1003. take after parecerse a mike takes after his father. 1004. take apart- desmontar, desarmar I have to repair this tv. I have to take it apart first. 1005. take care of cuidar the nanny is taking care of the children. 1006. take off - despegar (un avin) the plane is taking off at this moment. 1007. take off - quitarse (ropa) his t-shirt was so dirty. He had to take it off. 1008. take up ocupar the old piano takes up too much space. They will move it somewhere else. 1009. talk over discutir This subject is important. We must talk it over. 1010. throw away tirar a la basura

he threw away all the things that he didn't use. 1011. throw up vomitar he had drunk so much that he had to throw up. 1012. try on - probarse (ropa) " I like this t-shirt. Can I try it on ? " 1013. try out - probar, poner a prueba the technicians are trying out the new car. 1014. try out for - tratar de ingresar a tim would like to try out for the baseball team. 1015. turn down rechazar mike asked jane out, but she turned him down. 1016. turn in - irse a la cama I am tired and it is too late. I think i'll turn in. 1017. turn into - convertir en this sofa turns into a bed. 1018. turn on - prender, encender I was bored, so I turned the tv on. 1019. turn off apagar I got tired of watching tv, so I turned it off. 1020. turn out to be - resultar ser the film seemed good at first, but it turned out to be very boring. 1021. turn down - bajar el volumen " the music is too loud. Please, turn it down " 1022. turn up - subir el volumen " could you turn the tv up. I can't hear it "

--W-1023. wait on - atender, server the salesgirl is waiting on the customer. 1024. walk out on abandonar (novio/a) sally is sad because her boyfriend walked out on her. 1025. warm up - entrar en calor runners warm up before starting a race. 1026. watch out (for) - tener cuidado (de) If you go into the jungle, watch out for tigers "

1027. wear out desgastar completamente I have worn these shoes out. I have to buy another pair. 1028. wipe out - destruir completamente the small town was wiped out by the tornado. 1029. work out - hacer ejercicio (en un gym) robert is in good shape because he works out at the gym everyday. 1030. work out - resolver, elaborar they have many problems in the company, but they will work them out. 1031. write down - anotar, tomar apuntes the reporter wrote down everything the rock star had said. 1032. write up redactar they have reached an agreement and now they will write up the contract.