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act ondo whatever is advised / suggested
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act upbehave awkwardly or badly
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answer (sb) backspeak rudely to sb
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answer backdefend oneself
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answer forbe responsible for sth / pay for sth / vouch for
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answer tobe under the command of sb / have the characteristics described
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back downcease to oppose
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back out ofwithdraw from
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back upsupport
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balance againstassess in relation to
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bank ondepend on
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be / get in with sbto be or become popular or friendly with someone, especially in order to gain an advantage
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be beneath sbbe demeaning
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be done forbe ruined
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be down on sbbe hostile to sb
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be down withbe ill (with disease)
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be in for sth / ithave good reason to expect trouble or retribution
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be into(informal) take an interest in sth
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be kept in
be detained after normal hours as a punishment
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be made upconsist
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be off(1) cease to want or be interested in sth, (2) have come loose, detached from sth, (3) stay away from work / school, (4) cancel, (5) be bad, unhealthy (usu. food)
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be onbe shown on television, at the cinema
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be out(1) be in bloom, (2) be extinguished, (3) be removed, (4) be absent (from home or work), (5) be wrong in calculation, (6) be unfashionable
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be up to sbto be the responsibility of someone
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be up to sth(informal) to be doing sth, often sth bad or illegal, usually secretly
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bear onbe relevant to
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bear outsupport the truth of
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bear withbe patient
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become ofused for asking what has happened / what will happen to sb or sth, because you are worried about them
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blink atshow surprise
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blow overstop and be forgotten
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blow upexplode
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book upto make a reservation (for)
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break awayescape from captivity
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break down(1) fail to function, (2) lose control of feelings
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break down intoseparate something into a number of parts
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break in(1) interrupt, (2) enter a building by force
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break intosuddenly start doing sth
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break offend sth suddendly
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break out(1) start suddenly (of violent events), (2) escape from a place
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break through(1) make a discovery, (2) become visible, (3) achieve success despite obstacles or difficulties
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break up(1) end a relationship, (2) disperse
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break with sthto intentionally not continue doing something that is normal, expected, or traditional; give up a practice
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bring aboutcause
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bring inintroduce (law / idea)
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bring offsucceed in sth difficult
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bring oncause an illness
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bring outpublish / release
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bring round / tocause sb to regaing consciousness
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bring up
(1) stop, (2) mention a subject, (3) vomit, (4) raise a child
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brush upimprove (by study)
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build upacquire gradually / accumulate
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call atvisit briefly
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call backask to return
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call forrequire
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call offcancel
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call offcancel
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call outcause one to go on strike
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call sb in
consult; to ask someone to come to help in a difficult situation
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call up
conscript (= enlist sb compulsorily into the armed forces)
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carry offsucceed in doing sth difficult
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carry on(1) continue, (2) behave wildly
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carry outfulfil or perform sth
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carry overlast from another time
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carry throughcomplete sth in spite of difficulties
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catch onbecome popular
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catch upreach sb who is ahead
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charge tobill sb
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charge with
publicly accuse sb of committing a wrong deed
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cheat out of
prevent sb from having sth usu. in an unfair way
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check inregister as a guest at a hotel
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check outpay one's bill and leave a hotel
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check up oninvestigate sb's behaviour etc
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chip inadd one's share of money
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clear offind innocent
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clear offrun away
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clear outget rid of unwanted things
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clear up(of the weather) brighten up
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come aboutto happen, especially by chance
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come acrossfind sth or meet sb by chance
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come byobtain sth
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come down tobe passed to sb
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come forward
(1) step forward, (2) to give evidence about a crime
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come inbecome fashionable
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come intoinherit sth from sb
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come on
(1) to make progress, or to achieve sth; to improve, (2) to start working by being switched on
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come out(1) become known, (2) be published
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come out in sth
to have or develop an illness or symptom
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come over
(1) to seem to be a particular type of person, (2) to come to a place
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come over sb
to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way
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come round / around to
change one's opinion to another point of view; be persuaded
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come through
succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal)
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come toamount to a total
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come to / round / around
regain consciousness
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come upgrow
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come up toreach, equal sth
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come up with
have an idea about a way to solve a problem
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cut backreduce (outgoings)
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cut down onreduce (consumption)
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cut ininterrupt sth