Phrasal Verbs 201-300
201.
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deal in
deal … in
deal out
deal with
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To buy and sell a particular product.
To bring in a new player in a card game.
To distribute something, e.g. deal
out cards to players in a card game.
To do business with someone, e.g. I’ve
been dealing with him for the past several years.
To take appropriate measures to solve
one’s problem, e.g. I’m on medication to deal with my
depression problem.
To deal with a particular subject, e.g.
The book deals wholly with acupuncture.
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202.
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decide on
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To select one thing from many, e.g.
to decide on a wedding date.
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203.
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declare for/against
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To state publicly you support or oppose
someone or something.
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204.
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defer to
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To agree or accept someone’s opinion or
decision.
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205.
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delight in
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To take great pleasure in something.
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206.
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deliver up
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To give or pass over something to
someone.
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207.
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delve into
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To search for more evidence about someone
or something.
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208.
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depart from
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To deviate from the normal or usual
course of action.
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209.
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depend on/upon
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To rely on others for their help and
support.
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210.
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deprive … of
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To prevent someone from having something
they want or need.
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211.
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derogate from
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To reduce the worth or value of something
so as to make it seem less impressive.
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212.
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descend from
descend on/upon
descend to
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To have developed from something or to be
related to someone who existed in the past.
To be able to feel or know when something
descends on you, e.g. when darkness descends, it begins to get
dark.
To pass by inheritance.
To behave in an unacceptable manner.
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213.
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detract from
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To underrate the value or importance of
something.
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214.
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devolve on/upon
devolve to
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To entrust responsibility, duties, etc.
to someone at a lower level.
To entrust responsibility, duties, etc.
to someone at a lower level.
To transfer property to someone when the
owner dies.
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215.
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die away
die back
die down
die off
die out
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To become weaker, less loud or strong,
e.g. light, sound, or wind.
(Plant) to remain alive at the roots but
dead above the ground.
To becomes less active, strong or loud.
To become extinct.
To become extinct
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216.
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dig in
dig into
dig … out
dig … up
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(Soldiers) to protect themselves by
making a trench; to begin eating;
To mix fertilizer with soil by digging.
To make use of what one has, e.g.
to dig into one’s energy or strength.
To unearth something from the ground.
To find something that one has been
searching for, e.g. to dig out the photo one has been
looking for.
To find something in the ground by
digging.
To discover something after investigating
or searching, e.g. to dig upinformation about someone.
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217.
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dilate on/upon
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To write or speak fully or in detail
about something.
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218.
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din … into
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To firmly instill in someone’s mind by
continuous repeating.
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219.
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dine on/off
dine out
dine out on
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To eat a particular kind of food,
especially expensive food.
To eat outside the home, e.g. at the
restaurant.
To entertain friends and others at meal
by telling anecdotes
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220.
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dip into
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To put one’s hand into a bag, container,
etc. in order to take something out.
To have to use something that one has
such as one’s savings.
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221.
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disagree with
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(Weather, seafood) to have a bad effect
on someone.
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222.
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discourse on/upon
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To make a long speech about something;
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223.
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dish … out
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To serve food to people.
To distribute something indiscriminately.
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224.
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dispense with
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To discontinue using something because it
is no longer required.
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225.
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dispose of
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To get rid of something.
To deal effectively with a difficult
problem or situation.
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226.
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dive in
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To begin to take part in an activity with
enthusiasm.
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227.
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divest … of
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To remove oneself of whatever clothing
one is wearing.
To rid oneself of an interest or
investment under obligation.
To deprive someone of power, rights, etc.
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228.
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do away with
do by
do ... down
do for
do … for
do … in
do … out
do ... out of
do ... over
do ... up
do with
do without
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To get rid of something, e.g. Kissing the
hand of women should be done awaywith.
To kill someone, e.g. Some neighbours
believe she did away with her husband while others believe
he ran away.
To treat or deal with something in a
specified way.
To criticize someone, especially behind
his or her back.
To do something to something else, e.g.
what is to be done for the leak?
To ruin or kill someone.
To improve the quality or appearance of
someone or something.
To kill someone;
To make someone feel very tired.
To cheat or do a secretly dishonest thing
to someone.
To decorate or furnish a room or building
in a particular way.
To attempt again at doing something, e.g.
My homework is so full of mistakes that the teacher has no choice but to tell
me to do all over.
To decorate a wall, room, etc.
To injure someone by beating him up.
To ransack and steal from a place.
To fasten or fix something, especially
one’s clothing.
To improve an old car, building, etc. by
repairing or redecorating it.
To make oneself look attractive by
dressing and making up.
To need or would like to have something,
e.g. I could do with a drink.
To connect one thing to another, e.g.
When questioned by police about a robbery case, he said he had nothing
to do with it.
To have to manage on one’s own without
something or someone, e.g. Her husband has just passed away, so she has
to do without.
To have to tolerate someone or something,
e.g. I can do without all her endless grumbling.
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229.
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dole … out
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To distribute something such as money,
food, etc. to people.
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230.
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doll … up
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To dress and make oneself up
attractively.
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231.
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doss down
doss around/about
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To sleep somewhere which is not the usual
place or one’s bed.
To do very little work.
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232.
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dote on/upon
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To have a very strong affection or liking
for and is clearly demonstrated by one’s actions.
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233.
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double as
double back
double up
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To have a second use, job, or purpose.
To return the way you have come.
To share something such as a room.
To use the winnings from a bet as stake
for another bet.
To bend one’s body due to excessive
laughing, pain, etc.
To play another or different role in a
play, etc.
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234.
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doze off
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To fall asleep unintentionally, e.g. Each
time he listens to the same speaker, he dozes off.
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235.
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drag down
drag ... in
drag ... into
drag on
drag ... out
drag ... up
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To cause someone to feel upset, lose
confidence or enthusiasm.
To involve someone in something with
which he has nothing to do.
To get someone unwillingly involved in
something such as a discussion, conversation, etc.
(Meeting, etc.) to last longer than is
necessary.
To prolong a meeting, argument, etc.
unnecessarily.
To raise unpleasant or embarrassing
subject without regard to the feelings of the persons involved.
To improperly bring up a child.
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236.
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dragoon … into
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To force someone into doing something.
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237.
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drain … off
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To cause liquid in something to run off,
leaving it empty or dry.
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238.
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draw back
draw in
draw into
draw ... off
draw on
draw out
draw … out
draw up
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To recoil or to withdraw from doing
something.
To get dark earlier in the evening and so
there are fewer hours of daylight.
To get someone involved in something.
To cause someone to participate in,
especially criminal, activities
To extract some liquid from specific
holder of liquid.
To suck in smoke from a cigarette, cigar,
etc.
To make use of expertise, savings,
resources, etc. for a particular purpose.
(Winter, spring, etc.) to come nearer
when it is drawing on.
(Days) to become longer due to the
changing seasons.
To induce someone to open up by being
more willing to talk.
To prolong or extend something such as an
event, meeting, etc.
(Vehicle) to reach a place and stop
there.
To prepare an official document such as a
list of appointees, etc.
To pull one’s legs closer to the body,
e.g. knees drawn up to the chest
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239.
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dream … away
dream on
dream ... up
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To idle by thinking about something that
one would like to happen.
To be used to tell someone that what they
are hoping for may most likely not happen, e.g. “You think of striking the
jackpot? Dream on!”
To imagine or mentally invent something,
e.g. Who could have dreamed upthose ideas of how the dinosaurs
became extinct?
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240.
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dredge … up
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To bring out something from the distant
past.
To remove whatever there are from the
bottom of a river, harbour, etc.
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241.
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dress down
dress … down
dress up
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To wear informal clothes.
To express disapproval that something
someone has done is very wrong.
To put on clothes, e.g. She always dresses
up to appear younger than her age.
To wear a special costume appropriate for
a formal occasion, e.g. At every costume party he attends, he dresses
up like Popeye.
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242.
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drift apart
drift off
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(Relationship) to end gradually.
To doze off.
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243.
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drill … into
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To continuously impress something on
someone’s mind to produce a lasting effect.
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244.
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drink … in
drink to …
drink up
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To enjoy taking in all the sights and
sounds.
To wish someone success, good luck, good
health, etc. before drinking alcohol.
To finish up all the rest of a drink.
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245.
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drive at
drive … away
drive off
drive … out
drive … up
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The point that one is attempting to make.
To behave in a way that forces someone to
leave him/her.
To leave in a vehicle.
To cause an enemy, animals, etc. that are
threatening or attacking you, to flee.
To force someone or something to leave.
To cause rapid rise in prices, costs,
etc.
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246.
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drone on
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To speak at length in a boring way.
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247.
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drop away
drop in
drop off
drop out
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To become lower in level or amount.
To visit someone without appointment,
e.g. Jack dropped in on Jill and almost couldn’t recognize her as she had not
had her usual make-up on.
To doze off or begin to sleep, e.g. He
dropped off while watching television.
To move someone or something to another
place, e.g. He dropped me off at the Post
Office.
To become lower in level, interest,
amount, etc., e.g. Readership of the magazine has been dropping off since
early last year.
To abandon an activity, course, etc.
before completing it, e.g. dropped out of school.
(A term or phrase) to be no longer in use
if it drops out of a language.
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248.
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drum … into
drum … out
drum … up
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To drive something into someone by
constant repetition.
To remove or expel someone from, or force
someone to leave employment, office, school, etc.
To attempt to obtain support by meeting a
large number of people.
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249.
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dry off
dry out
dry up
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To become dry or to make something dry,
e.g. He rubbed his head vigorously with a towel to dry off his wet hair.
To become or make something, such as
washed clothing, very dry after it has been very wet.
To succeed in dealing with alcoholism.
To deprive a place of water, e.g. The
rivers and lakes completely dry up in areas that suffer
severe drought.
(Supply) to diminish with no addition,
e.g. research fund has dried up. To dry plates, dishes, etc. with
a cloth.
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250.
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duck out of
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To avoid doing what you have to do or
promised to do..
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251.
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duff … in
duff … up
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To fight someone and injure them.
To beat someone up.
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252.
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dump on
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To treat or criticize someone badly or
harshly.
To unload all of one’s problems onto
someone else.
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253.
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dust … down
dust … off
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To remove dust from surface of one’s
clothes by brushing with hands.
To clean something by brushing or wiping
it with a cloth.
To use something again after a long
period of disuse.
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254.
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dwell on/upon
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To think, speak, or write at length about
something.
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255.
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ease … away/off
ease off /up
ease out
ease … out
ease up
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To slacken a rope or sail slowly or
gently.
To do something with more moderation;
(Situation) to get better.
(Vehicle) to slowly move forward into the
traffic.
To deliberately try to make someone leave
office.
To take it easy after working too fast or
too hard.
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256.
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eat … away at
eat into
eat … up
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To erode or destroy gradually; to worry
someone constantly, e.g. the thought of contracting a serious illness
is eating away at her.
To reduce something over time such as
money, time, etc.
To damage or destroy something gradually,
e.g. rust is eating into the metal door.
To use resources excessively.
To finish eating all of something, e.g.
Our uncle ate all the donuts up, leaving us
none.
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257.
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edit … out
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To remove harmful, objectionable, or
unpleasant material in preparing a recording or broadcast.
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258.
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egg … on
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To encourage someone to do something
foolish or risky.
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259.
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eke … out
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To make something last longer by using or
consuming it sparingly, e.g. to eke out a living/existence.
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260.
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emanate from
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To emit or come from a source.
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261.
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embark in/upon
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To begin a new course of action.
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262.
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empty out
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To discharge the contents from a
container, e.g. I empty out a container by holding it upside down and let all
the sweets drop out.
To discharge itself of someone or people,
e.g. As soon as a movie ends, the people head for the exit and soon the
cinema empties out.
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263.
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encroach on/upon
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To intrude on someone’s rights, time,
territory, possessions, etc.
To advance on more and more land, e.g.
housing development encroaching on farmland.
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264.
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end in
end up
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To have a particular result, or finish in
a particular way.
To come to be in a particular situation
or place, e.g. We took a wrong turn and ended up in an unknown place.
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265.
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endear … to
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To make someone popular or liked.
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266.
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endow … with
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To naturally have a good feature or
quality.
To give something to someone.
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267.
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endue … with
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To endow someone with a good quality or
ability
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268.
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engage in
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To participate or become involved in an
activity.
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269.
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enlarge on/upon
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To speak or write about in greater
detail.
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270.
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enter into
enter on/upon
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To begin to be involved in something.
To impose an obligation on oneself to do
something.
To begin something such as job, an
activity, etc.
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271.
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even out
even up
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To make equal in number, amount, value,
etc.
To make a situation or competition more
equal.
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272.
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eventuate in
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To result in.
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273.
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expand on/upon
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To give more details about something.
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274.
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expatiate on/upon
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To speak or write in detail about a
particular subject.
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275.
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explain … away
explain oneself
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To minimize the significance of something
embarrassing by giving an excuse or justification.
To excuse or justify one’s behaviour.
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276.
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eye … up
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To look at someone with sexual interest.
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277.
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face … down
face up to
face … with
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To deal with someone in a strong and
confident way.
To face fact however objectionable it is.
To provide someone with evidence of their
guilt.
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278.
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factor … in
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To include something as a relevant
element when making a decision or an estimate.
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279.
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fade … in/out
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To make a picture or sound
appear/disappear or be heard/become quieter gradually.
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280.
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faff about/around
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To perform some useless task.
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281.
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fake … out
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To deceive someone.
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282.
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fall about
fall apart
fall away
fall back
fall back on
fall behind
fall down
fall for
fall in
fall in behind
fall into
fall in with
fall off
fall on/upon
fall out
fall over
fall through
fall to
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To have a good laugh about something.
To break into pieces;
(System) to stop working or become
ineffective;
To suddenly develop a lot of, especially
personal, problems.
(Machine, car, etc.) to be in very bad
condition.
(Noise, feeling, scenery, etc.) to recede
as you move through it.
To separate from the main part.
(Soldiers) to retreat.
To make sudden backward movement caused
by fright, pain, surprise, etc.
To have a source of help in a difficult
situation when needed.
To slacken so that others move ahead or
finish, e.g. In long distance running competitions, runners try to keep pace
with the leader, but increasingly they fall behind due to a
variety of reasons.
To become less successful than someone
else, e.g. Industrial disputes have caused production to fall behind schedule.
To fail to keep up with schedule for
payments, e.g. I fell behind with the payments on the car
and it was repossessed, and now I move around on a bicycle.
To drop onto the ground, e.g. All the
onlookers were shocked to see a monkey fall down from a
tree.
(Plan, system, etc.) to fail to work or
to become ineffective.
To feel strongly attracted to someone or
something.
To be deceived by someone, e.g. The
seller claims it is a magic stone that can cure all illnesses, yet there are
people who fall for it.
To drop within, e.g. part of the
ceiling falls into the sitting room.
(Soldiers) to form neat lines behind each
other.
To form a line behind someone.
To belong to a part, section, etc.
To move down somewhere, e.g. fall
into the drain;
To develop a particular feeling,
e.g. fall into despair or holiday mood.
To meet by chance and become involved
with someone.
To agree or accept someone’s suggestions,
decisions, etc.
To drop to the ground from a higher
place, e.g. He fell off his horse and landed in a ditch.
To become detached or disconnected from
the main body.
(Demand, prices, quality, amount) to drop
or become less.
To launch a sudden or unexpected attack
on someone.
To delegate a duty or responsibility to
someone.
To have one’s gaze directed towards
someone or something.
(Hair, tooth, etc,) to drop out, e.g. Did
your tooth fall out or you pull it out?
To have a misunderstanding, disagreement
or quarrel with someone, e.g. Jack fell out with his best
friend as both have fallen in love with the same girl.
(Soldiers) to leave one’s place in a
military formation.
(Someone) to fall onto the ground or
(something) to fall from an upright position onto its side.
To not end or complete a plan, meeting,
project, etc. successfully, e.g. The commercial venture fell
through after one party decided to withdraw.
To drop through something, e.g. A
meteorite fell through the roof of a cottage and landed on
the floor in the living room.
To be entrusted with a duty or
responsibility.
(Property) to revert to the ownership of
someone.
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283.
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fan out
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To walk forwards while spreading over a
wide area.
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284.
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farm … out
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To subcontract work to others instead of
doing it yourself.
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285.
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fart around/about
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To waste time not doing very much or on
trivial things.
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286.
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fasten … off
fasten on/upon
fasten onto
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To secure the end of a thread with
stitches or a knot.
To quickly single out an idea, etc. as
the best one and concentrate firmly on it.
To follow and stay with someone.
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287.
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father … on
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To assign paternity of a child to
someone, or the source or originator of something to someone.
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288.
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fatten … up
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To become fat or fatter, or make someone
or an animal fat or fatter.
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289.
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favour … with
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To give someone something such as a
smile, salute, reply, etc.
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290.
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fawn on/over
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To give an excessive display of
exaggerated flattery or affection to someone.
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291.
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feed off/on
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To eat a particular food, or obtain
regular nourishment from a substance; to make a feeling stronger, e.g.
jealousy feeds on insecurity.
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292.
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feel for
feel … out
feel … up
feel up to
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To have a sympathetic feeling towards
someone.
To ask someone’s opinions or feelings.
To fondle someone for one’s own sexual
stimulation.
To have the strength and confidence to do
something, e.g. I would like to go canoeing too, but I don’t feel up
to doing it.
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293.
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fence … in/off
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To enclose an area with a fence.
To make someone feel restricted.
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294.
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fend … off
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To defend oneself from an attack or
attacker.
To avoid answering difficult questions
directly, e.g. to fend off reporters’ provocative questions.
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295.
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ferret … out
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To search out a desired piece of
information.
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296.
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fess up
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To confess to committing a minor wrong.
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297.
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fetch up
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To arrive at a place unintentionally,
especially because of having fallen asleep in a public vehicle.
To vomit.
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298.
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fiddle around
fiddle with
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To waste time doing unimportant things.
To keep playing around with something.
To play around with somebody else’s thing
in an annoying way.
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299.
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fight back
fight ... off
fight ... out
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To struggle violently against an
attacker, e.g. They chose to fight back until reinforcements
arrive..
To wage a campaign against something such
as unfair discrimination.
To hide one’s feelings, e.g. to fight
back tears.
To defend oneself against an attack by
someone or something
To engage in violence until the dispute
is resolved.
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300.
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figure on
figure … out
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To expect or plan for something, e.g. I
didn’t figure on such massive traffic jam; I would have
stayed at home.
To ponder over something until a solution
is found or one has gained an understanding of it, e.g. He can’t figure it out why
his wife is behaving strangely.
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