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WRITE UP
To write something in a complete form. (report, document, etc.): "My boss asked me to write up a report based on the notes from the meeting"
TAKE AFTER
To resemble an older relative: "He takes after his Dad much more than his Mum."
HEAD FOR
To go towards: "You need to head for the river if you want to get to the football stadium."
HOLD BACK
To hesitate to act or speak: "He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before."
GIVE IN
To admit defeat: "He reluctantly gave in to the pressure."
PICK ON SB
To criticise, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly: "He gets picked on because he's small."
SEE SB OFF
To go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them: "My parents came to the airport to see me off."
LIVE UP TO
To be as good as expected: "The food more than lived up to Luke's expectations."
FALL THROUGH
To come to nothing or to fail: "The project fell through due to lack of money."
FIT IN WITH
To e socially compatible with other members of a group or place: "She felt that she had to do certain things to fit in with her new friends."
GET ACROSS
To manage to make someone understand or believe something: "We tried to get our point across but he was being extremely stubborn."
WEAR OFF
To lose effectiveness or intensity: "The effects of the drug were starting to wear off."
BACK UP
To help or support something or someone OR To make a copy of something digitally in case the original is lost or damaged.
PUT OFF
To postpone or move an activity to a later time: "We had to put off the BBQ because of the weather."
FALL OUT WITH
To stop a relationship with someone due to an argument or unpleasant incident: "Ella fell out with Amylast week and now they're not talking to each other."
GO OFF
To explode OR to start ringing OR to go bad
