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go against: oppose She often makes decisions that go against the grain go by: She goes to school by bus go for a person: to attack someone physically or with words Lorna really went for me when I disagreed. go for a walk/ride/picnic: to go somewhere in order to take part in a particular activity Lets go for a swim before lunch. go in for- take part in Are you going in for the Proficiency exam? go off- explode The bomb went off at 6:30 this morning. Go on and on- keep on doing something Go through a newspaper: read or examine it I went through my desk looking for the letter. go through an ordeal :endure You have to go through an ordeal in order to achieve your goal

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10. go through luggage: customs officers go through the luggage of travelers Customs officers go through the luggage of travelers looking for drugs. 11. go under : of a company- collapse More than 7000 businesses have gone under in the last three months. 12. go up : increase Unemployment in the country has gone up by a million. 13. go without: to be able to live without something or without doing something She had gone without food to feed the children.

14. grow up: to become mature or an adult What do you want to be when you grow up? 15. hang on: dont let go, wait I ll be back in a minute. Hang on. 16. hold out: maintain your position The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived. 17. Join In: take part in I joined the class halfway through the second term. 18. Keep back I got the feeling he was keeping something back. 19. keep back: retain something I got the feeling he was keeping something back. 20. keep in with somebody : act so that hw will like you You should try to keep in with Benson- he has a lot of influence around here. 21. keep off the grass-to prevent something affecting something They have these transparent covers to keep the dust off. 22. keep on talking-continue I ve told him to stop but he keeps on talking 23. keep out of trouble : away from We have always tried to keep out of local politics. 24. keep somebody/something out : exclude Take this, it should at least keep the rain out. The kids kept Mary out of the game as she did not follow the rules. 25. keep to your left/right Its best to keep to the paths. 26. keep up the good work: continue

How long can the economic boom keep up? 27. keep up with somebody: go at the same speed I had to walk fast to keep up with him 28. keep up with the Joneses: live at the same increasingly high standard of living Jacks having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class 29. Leave off: Omit; dont wear Why was her name left off the list? I cant find her name on it. 30. Leave out: Omit She outlined the case to him, being careful not to leave anything out. 31. To be let off: unpunished E.g: After checking our identities, the customs men let us off with a warning. 32. Let off a firework: ignite it E.g.: One boy had let off a firework in class, and after that he was punished by the teacher. 33. let somebody down: fail to keep an agreement or obligation E.g.: The worst feeling is having let our fans down, they are very disappointed. 34. let out a dress : make it longer To make a piece of clothing wider or looser, especially because it is too tight. E.g.: I am going to let out the dress because it is too tight. 35. let out of prison: allowed out E.g.: He was in a high-security jail and would probably never be let out. 36. dont let up: dont stop or give up your efforts E.g.: Dont let up, keep trying! 37. lie down a bad reputation: manage to get over the bad reputation E.g.: The thief lies down a bad reputation, he is trying to get over it. 38. live off the land: manage with things growing or found around you

E.g.: Most people in the countryside live off the lands, they live on their lands for their living. 39. live on: rely on E.g.: They live on bread and potatoes to continue their live. 40. live to be a hundred: reach the age of 100 E.g.: She lived to the age of 79. 41. live up to: act as people expect him to act E.g.: The film is so great! It has certainly live up to my expectation. 42. look after (Take care of) E.g.: Dont worry, Ill take care of your kids tomorrow. 43. look down on somebody: despise or feel superior to a person E.g.: She looks down on people who havent been to college. 44. look forward to meeting her: to be thinking with pleasure about something that is going to happen E.g.: I m looking forward to the weekend. 45. look into: investigate something E.g.: Police have been looking into the disappearance of the two children who have been away from home for five days. 46. Look around a flat: inspect it E.g.: Do we have to pay to look around the castle? It seems so magnificent and I really want to have a look on it. 47. look through the files: search for something E.g.: Ive looked through all my papers but I still cannot find the contract. 48. look up to somebody: respect and admire a person E.g.: Ive always looked up to Laura for her courage and determination. 49. own up: to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not serious

E.g.: No one owned up to breaking the window 50. pass away: die E.g.: Sandy passed away because of cancer last week 51. pass out: faint; become unconscious E.g.: Peter is one of the witness of the car accident, but he said that he didnt see everything because he had passed out at the sight of blood. 52. pay off: succeed E.g.: My mother have bought a dishwasher on the term of hire purchases last month, but I have paid off the balance on the dishwasher without her notice. 53. pay out money : to pay a lot of money for something E.g.: Why is it always me who has to pay out? It is too expensive. 54. pick out: select, identify E.g.: It was easy to pick out Bobs father because he is very tall. 55. Pick up from the ground: to lift something or someone up. E.g.: He picked up the letter and read it. 56. ring up: telephone E.g.: Ill ring the manager up tomorrow to inform her about the meeting. 57. rule out: ignore; reject E.g.: She was refused to rule out the possibility of singing again. 58. run a person down: knock down in an accident. E.g.: Their daughter was run down by a car. 59. run a person down: say bad things about him E.g.: Theres a lot of good things about homeopathic treatment. Im certainly not running it down. 60. be run down: feel weak or ill E.g.: Their daughter was run down by a car.

61. run into a person: meet by chance E.g.: I ran into my friend in Mainland China without any arrangement before. 62. run (somebody/something) in: arrest E.g.: In the last month, the police ran three burglars in by stealing properties from citizens. 63. run off with: steal something or run away with E.g.: The treasure had run off with the money, he is a thief. 64. run out of: have no more left E.g.: We ran out of fuel, we need to go to the oil station. 65. run through: knock down in an accident E.g.: He was run over and killed by a bus. 66. fun through your money: spend it E.g.: I have run through my money for a new pair of shoes. 67. see about something: deal with it E.g.: Claire's gone to see about getting tickets for the concert. 68. see off: get rid of; force away E.g.: To see off the threat, the company will have to cut its prices still further. 69. see through a person: know what his real motives are E.g.: When the mother looks at her son, she sees through her son. 70. see through a trick: detect it E.g.: The police can see through his lie. 71. see to it: attend to it; deal with it E.g.: Go on, you go out. Ill see to the washing up. 72. set off: on: on a journey E.g.: Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach. 73. set out for London: to start a journey, especially a long journey

E.g.: We packed our rucksacks and set out for the hill. 74. set up a company: establish E.g.: They want up set up their own import-export business 75. show off: act in a way which draws attention to yourself and your ability E.g.: he wouldn't resist showing off on the tennis court, as he was very good at tennis. 76. settle down: to start living a quiet and calm life in one place, especially when you got married E.g.: They'd like to see their daughter settle down, get married, and have kids in order to have a stable life. settle down: to start giving all of your attention to a job or activity. E.g.: I sorted out my mail, then settled down to some serious work. settle down: if a situation settles down, it becomes calmer and you are less busy or less worried E.g.: it has been hectic here. When things settle down, I will give u a call. 77. show up: informal to arrive, especially at the place where somebody in waiting for you E.g.: I was almost asleep when Chris finally showed up show up: make it possible to see or notice something that was not clear before. E.g.: The sunlight showed up the cracks on the wall 78. stand by: to stay loyal to do somebody and support them, especially in a different situation E.g.: John need to know well always stand by him. 79. stand out: to be very easy to see or write / be obvious or prominent E.g.: She always stood out in a crowd and people can recognize her easily 80. stand up to a person - not retreat; be willing to defend your ideas or yourself E.g.: He'll respect you more if you stand up to him.

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