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Phrase Example A
Phrase Example A
Phrase Example A
bear with Please bear with him for a moment while he tries to put this straight.
break away
break free At last, the hostage could break away from his captors.
break loose
bring along This year has brought along some significant changes.
butt in How can we talk when you keep butting in all the time?
call down The teacher called down all the students who were late.
call off I had to call off the barbecue because of the bad weather.
clean down My hands were covered with mud, and so I cleaned them down.
come back Will the good old days ever come back?
drop by I hope you guys can drop by our house some time.
drop off You can drop me off at the next red light.
edge away The students laughed and edged away from him.
fill in (for) I will have to fill in for him till he gets back from his vacation.
(1) It took him a long time to get over the heart attack.
get over
(2) He couldn`t get over the huge rock in the path, so he went around it.
go off with I guess she went off with her new boyfriend.
go out (with) Will she go out with Mike next Friday evening?
hand out The teacher handed out the test to the surprised students.
hang around (with) I usually spend much time hanging around with miy friends.
hide away Can you hide this book away where no one will find it?
hide out (from) Ben was hiding out from the police.
hit back (at) He hit me, but I didn`t hit back at him.
hold back (on) They hold back on signing the new deal.
hold out I don`t know how long they can hould out.
hurry on/up Hurry on, will you? I got some errands to run today.
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jump in(to) I just jumped into the pool and had a refreshing swim.
level off Things will level off by the end of the month.
make out with There are hot pictures of him making out with a nun.
pay off The time I spent in this project didn`t pay off.
play along The guy with the guitar came in and played along.
put off (until) Can`t you just put this off until tomorrow?
put up with I just don`t know why I even put up with you.
reach out I reached out, but there was nothing I could get hold of.
read over /
Please read this text over and tell me what is about.
through
ride out Things are rough around here, but I think I can ride it out.
rub away I used that towel to rub away the dirt on my shoes.
run around with I used to run around with them after school.
run off with The kidnappers ran off with her little daughter.
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(1) One day they will settle down in a small cabin in the
settle down mountains.
(2) Will you please settle down and relax?
sit out I`m not playing. I better sit out this time.
slim down You have slimmed down a lot since last spring break.
speak up for You can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
spread out He told them to spread out and continue their search.
start over Sorry, I guess I messed this up, so can I start over?
steal away She stealed away while he was refilling her coffee.
storm out (of) He got angry and stormed out of the meeting.
strip down The doctor told me to strip down for the examination.
tear off (of) She tore off the label of the bottle.
First, let me think this through and I`ll call you tomorrow first
think through
in the morning.
tidy up Your room looks like a pig sty. You better tidy it up now.
turn around/about The car turned around and went the other way.
turn on Don`t forget to turn on the lights when the sun goes down.
walk off They didn`t even say good-bye. They just walked off.
walk out (on) My sister walked out on Fred because she was fed up with him.
watch over Can you watch over the kids while we"re gone.
watch out (for) Watch out for the snakes in the bushes.
After weeks of learning for this stupid test, I`m finally worn
wear out
out.
wipe off (of) Don`t use your sleeve to wipe the ice cream off of your hand.