Let someone get into your car and take them somewhere : ....................... up
Pick up
Two people like each other and are friendly to each other: ………… on
get on
Stop taking part in (a competition, a university, etc.): ...................... out
Drop out
Become large, inflated or bulging : ....................... up
swell up - swelled - swollen
Disappoint : ....................... down
let down
Wait a short time: ………… on
hang on
Start a journey : ....................... off
Set off
Make a piece of clothing narrower : ....................... in
Take in
Faint, lose consciousness : ....................... out
Pass out
Reduce the length of a piece of clothing : ....................... up
Take up
Submit something; give something to someone in a position of authority: …………in
hand/turn/give in
Deal in a satisfactory or successful way with a problem or situation : ................... out
sort out
It stops working; be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry : ...................down
break down
Not to do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse : ....................... back
hold back
Fasten an item of clothing : ................... up
Do up
Vomit : ....................... up
throw up
Not be punished for doing something: ................ ............. with
Get away with
Change an opinion or see a new point of view / Visit a person / Recover consciousness: ....................... around/round
Come around
Lose control emotionally / break into pieces or become unusable due to damage, wear and tear, or poor construction/ plans or relationships go wrong: ................... apart
Fall apart
Put something on a hook or hanger : ....................... up
Hang up
Something starts to become popular or fashionable / Someone begins to understand: ....... on
catch on
Rush and not waste time : ....................... up
Hurry up
Draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong: ………… out
cross out
Be confident that you can depend on someone : ....................... on
Count/rely on
Decide if something is true : ....................... out
check out
Consider something : ...................over
Think over
Dispose of rubbish : ....................... away
Throw away
Think about and find a solution / do exercise: ......................... out
Work out
Separate or fall apart on its own or due to wear and tear. It often implies a natural or unintended process of disintegration: ....................... apart
come apart
Use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more: ………… out
wear out
Resist an illness : ................... off
fight off
Remove or throw away sth unwanted / : ................ .......... of
Get rid of
Find sth unexpectedly : ....................... across
come across
Raise or mention a topic / come near / a problem happens or occurs : ................... up
come up
Become sick but not seriously : ....................... ................ with
come down with
Experience something, esp. something unpleasant or difficult : ....................... through
Go through
Think of and express an idea: ...................... ............. with
come up with
Tolerate : ....................... ................. with
put up with
Share similarities or traits with one or both of their parents: take ....
Take after
Take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there: ......................... off
drop
Finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left : ....................... out
run out
Choose : ...................out
pick out
Investigate: ………… into
look into
Meet unexpectedly; collide with something : .......................into
Run into
Extinguish a fire : ................... out
put out
Argue and stop being friendly with someone: ..................... ........ with
Fall out with
End a phone conversation: .................. up
hang up
Use all of something, so that nothing is left : ................... up
use up
Remove an item of clothing : ...................off
take off
Visit informally and unexpectedly: ................... by
drop by
Raise a child: : ....................... up
Bring up
Leave a bus, train or plane : ....................... off
Get off
Rip into small pieces : ................... up
Tear up
Appear suddenly: …………up
Turn up / Show up
Reduce the amount you consume: ....................... ...... on
cut down on
Compensate for: .................... up for
Make up for
Manage to survive / live: .............................. by
get by
Make clothes wider : ................... out
Let out
Compare prices : .......................around
Shop around
Die: ................... away
pass away
Have a holiday (often because you need a rest): ................... away
Get away
Behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying: ………… off
show off
Feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen : ................... to
Look forward to
Eventually reach some conclusion or destination : ....................... up
End up
Postpone: .......................off
Put off
Become happier / make someone happier : ................... up
cheer up
Cancel something: ………… off
call off
Stop trying something : ....................... up
give up
Explode or become bad (food): ..................... off
Go off
Think less of a person : ....................... ...................... on
Look down on
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