Act/play Up Back Down: CET CET

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act/play up back down

My wifi is acting up today. I won’t back down, I’ll stand my ground.
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back out (of) break out

You can’t back out now, we’ve booked flights. Covid-19 first broke out in China.
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bring about bring forward

What brought about that angry reaction? The meeting has been brought forward by a day.
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bring up bring up
Harry was brought up by his grandparents. Don’t bring up politics at dinner, please.
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brush up (on) bump/run into

I really need to brush up on phrasal verbs. I bumped into an old friend in today today.
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call for call off
Being a teacher calls for a lot of patience.
The match has been called off due to the storm.
Teachers are on strike, calling for increase pay.
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call out carry on (with)

Racists must be called out. Keep calm and carry on.
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carry out catch on

Police are carrying out a full investigation. People said bottled water wouldn’t catch on.
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catch up (with) catch up (on)
You’re too fast, I can’t catch up with you.
I have a lot of work to catch up on.
Let’s catch up soon over coffee.
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check out cheer up

Let’s check out that new club in town. Thanks for trying to cheer me up.
PHRASAL VERBS PHRASAL VERBS
to look at or examine a person or thing that
to become or make sb feel happier
seems interesting or attractive
to spend extra time doing sth you have not been | to reach the same level as sb ahead of you | to
able to do recently meet sb and exchange your news
to perform a task to become popular (a practice or fashion)
to draw critical attention to sb’s unacceptable
to continue doing sth
actions or behaviour (especially publicly)
to demand or deserve a particular type of action
to cancel a planned event
or behaviour | to publicly demand sth
to practice and improve a skill, especially when
to meet sb you know unexpectedly
you have not used it for a time
to raise a child until adulthood to mention sth and start to talk about it
to cause sth to happen, especially changes to move sth to an earlier date or time
to decide that you are no longer going to to start suddenly
participate in sth that had been agreed (war, disease, fighting or other unpleasant events)
to behave badly or not work as it should to admit defeat in an argument
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clear up close down
I’d like to clear up any misunderstanding.
Many high street stores are closing down.
It’ll clear up soon and be bright and sunny.
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come across come across (as)

I came across that word in a book. He comes across as confident but actually isn’t.
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come/boil down to come down with

It comes down to a choice - live or just exist. I’ve come down with flu and can’t go to work.
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come/pop up come up with

Sometime urgent came up and she had to leave. I’ve come up with a great idea for her birthday.
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crack down on cry out for

Police are cracking down on drug dealers. This room is crying out for some new furniture.
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cut back (on) cut down (on)

The government is cutting back on education. I’ve come down on coffee - now just 1 cup a day.
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cut out do away with

4 years ago, I cut out meat from my diet. It’s time we did away with bullfighting.
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do up end/wind up
I’m planning to buy that old house and do it up.
You’ll wind up in jail if you keep acting like that.
Do up your coat, it’s bloody freezing outside.
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fall apart fall behind
Cheap shoes tend to fall apart quite fast.
If you miss classes, you’ll fall behind the class.
His life fell apart after she left him.
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fall through figure out

All of our plans for 2020 fell through. I can’t figure out what’s wrong with this car.
to fail to happen (deals, plans, arrangements) to succeed in solving or understanding sth
to break or collapse completely, either physically to fail to maintain the same level of progress
or mentally and emotionally as sb or sth
to repair and decorate | to reach or come to place, condition or situation
to fasten a coat, shoelaces, etc. that was not planned or expected
to eliminate sth from your consumption
to remove, get rid of or put an end to sth
or routine
to do less of sth or use sth in smaller amounts, to reduce the amount of sth or doing sth,
especially money especially food and drink
to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour
to need a particular thing very much
in a more severe way
to appear or present itself,
to think of sth such as an idea, plan or solution
especially unexpectedly
to depend on a single important point or to start to suffer from an illness,
be the most important part especially one that is not serious
to find sb or sth by chance to make a particular impression
to clarify sth or make it easier to understand | to cease business or operation,
to become fine or bright (weather) especially permanently
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fill in fit in
I’ll fill you in on everything when you’re back. I don’t think I fit in at this party.
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get/put across get away with
That’s the idea I was trying to get across.
Politicians get away with lying and stealing.
She’s great at putting across her argument.
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get back (to) get by (with)

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I get by with a little help from my friends.
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get down get into

This awful weather is really getting me down. It was my friends who got me into surfing.
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get round to get through to

I’ve been trying to get through to you all day.
I must get round to painting the house this year.
We just can’t get through to our teenage son.
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go off go through
My alarm went off but I was in such a deep sleep.
She’s been going through a tough time lately.
That milk has gone off, we’d better throw it out.
Today we’ll go through 30 or so phrasal verbs.
I used to like Coldplay, but I’ve gone off them.
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grow apart (from) grow on

I’ve grown apart from my high school friends. I didn’t like it at first but it has grown on me.
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hang/hold on hold up
Hang on a second, I’m nearly ready. Sorry, I was held up in traffic.
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keep up (with) lead to

I can’t keep up with you, you’re too fast. Smoking can lead to lung disease.
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let down look after

Don’t let me down, I’m counting on you this time. Thanks for look after my cat while I was away.
to cause sb to be disappointed, often because
to take care of sb or sth
you have not done sth you promised
to maintain the same level of progress or space as
to begin a process that causes sth to happen
sb or sth
used to tell sb to wait or stop to delay or block the progress of sb or sth
to become less friendly or emotionally close as
to gradually become more appealing to sb
time passes
to sound (alarms)
to become too bad to eat or drink to experience an unpleasant situation, feeling,etc.
to stop liking sb or sth to read or discuss sth in detail
to do sth that you have been intending to do for to manage to reach sb by phone
some time to make sb understand or accept what you say
to make sb feel unhappy to become interested in an activity or subject
to manage to live or accomplish sth with enough
to reply to sb by speaking or writing to them
of what you have
to succeed in communicating something or
to do sth wrong and not be punished for it
making sth be understood
to be a part of, live, work, etc. in an easy, com-
to tell sb about sth that has happened
fortable and natural way with sb or sth
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look forward to look into

I’m looking forward to seeing you again. He said that he’d look into the matter.
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look up look up to
If I don’t know the meaning, I look it up online. I’ve always looked up to her as a role model.
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make out make up

My family is made up of 6 people.
Can you make out what that sign says?
I don’t buy her story, I reckon she’s making it up.
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make up for mess up

Sorry for forgetting. I’ll make up for it, I swear. I messed up and had to start from scratch.
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miss out (on) narrow down (to)

FOMO is the fear of of missing out. We’ve narrowed down our options to just two.
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pass away/on pass out

I pass out at the sight of blood.
Nan is no longer with us, she passed on last year.
Did you pass out on the sofa again last night?
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pick up
pay off Pick up, pick up! Please, somebody answer.
Your hard work will pay off in the long run. I’ll pick you up from the airport.
I picked up a few words during my stay in Italy.
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pick up on point out

She gave him a hint but he didn’t pick up on it. He was too polite to point out my mistake.
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put down to put off

Don’t put it off until tomorrow, do it today.
I put his success down to pure luck.
The instability there has put me off visiting.
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put on put up
Hang on, I need to put on a dress and makeup.
I’ll put you up if you ever visit me in London.
Put on the heating, I’m bloody frozen.
Our landlord has put up the rent again.
Netflix and chill? I’ll put on a pizza as well.
to let sb stay at your home to dress yourself in sth | to apply sth to your skin
to raise sth or put it in a higher position to switch sth on | to start cooking food
to consider that sth is caused by sth or to postpone or delay doing sth
can be explained by sth to make sb dislike sth or not want to do sth
to detect or notice sth that sb has said or done to direct attention to sb or sth
to answer a phone
to result in success or benefits to collect sb or sth
to get a skill without making a deliberate effort
to faint or lose consciousness
to die (said when you want to avoid saying ‘die’)
to fall asleep in a place other than your bed
to miss the chance to do sth that
to reduce the number of possibilities or choices
you may have enjoyed
to compensate for sth lost, missed or deficient to make a mistake and do sth badly
to manage with some difficulty to see, hear or to constitute or form sth
identify sb or sth to invent sth like a story, lie, etc.
to search for and find a piece of information to have a great deal of respect and
in a book or database admiration for sb
to feel pleased and excited about sth to investigate or examine the facts and
that is going to happen details of sth
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put up with rule out

I won’t put up with that bad attitude. I haven’t ruled out that option yet.
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run out (of) settle down
We’re running out of time, hurry up.
It’s time I settle down and started a family.
Our time is running out.
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settle in show/turn up
It take time to settle in to a new job. She showed up at my door unannounced.
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soak up speak up
I love soaking up the sun drinking a beer outside. You’ll have to speak up as I’m deaf in 1 ear.
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stay in, out, up
stand out I’m too tired to go out, I’d rather stay in.
With that haircut, you’ll definitely stand out. How late did you stay out last night?
I stayed up late to finish the entire season.
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stick to take after

Make a plan and stick to it. Who do you take after in your family?
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take in
It’s a lot of information to take in. take off
Don’t be taken in by his charm. Adele’s career took after after that song.
I love taking in the views of the city from here.
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take on take up
You’re taking up the entire bed, move over.
I was taken on by this company 3 years ago.
I don’t want to take up your time.
I’ve taken on too much work this year.
I’ve recently taken up Yoga.
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turn out
turn down It turns out we have a lot in common.
It was a good offer but I had to turn it down. He turned out to be a jerk.
Things turned out fine in the end.
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work out CET
turn to I need to work out in order to get fit.

Who do you turn to when you need advice? It worked out better than we had expected.
I’ll work out the costs and get back to you.
to train the body by exercising
to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc. to develop in a successful way
to solve or calculate sth
to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a propos- to be discovered to be
al, etc. or the person who makes it to happen, develop or end in a particular way
to employ sb to fill or use an amount of space or time
to accept a task or responsibility to start sth new, especially for pleasure
to understand and assimilate sth to become successful or popular very quickly or
to deceive sb | to experience sth (views, sights) suddenly (ideas, products)
to continue doing sth or using sth and not want to look or behave like an older member of your
to change family
to be easily seen or noticed or to be much better to not go out | to not go home | to not go to
or more important than others sleep
to enjoy feeling or experiencing sth, usually in a usually used in orders to tell somebody to speak
slow or relaxed way more loudly
to start to feel comfortable in a new home, job,
to appear or arrive smw
etc.
to start to have a quieter way of life, living in one
to use up or finish a supply of something place | to become calm, less excited
to tolerate or accept an unpleasant situation to decide that sth is not a possible, suitable or
without complaining desirable option

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act/play up back down

back out (of) break out

bring about bring forward

brush up (on) bump/run into

call out carry on (with)

carry out catch on

check out cheer up

come across come across (as)

come/boil down to come down with

come/pop up come up with

crack down on cry out for

cut back (on) cut down (on)

cut out do away with

fall through figure out

get back (to) get by (with)

get down get into

get round to get through to

grow apart (from) grow on

keep up (with) lead to

let down look after

look forward to look into

make out make up

make up for mess up

miss out (on) narrow down (to)

pass away/on pass out

pick up on point out

put down to put off

put up with rule out

stick to take after

turn to I need to work out in order to get fit.

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