bring sth out 1 to make sth appear: A crisis brings out the best in her 2 to make sth easy

to see or understand: That dress really brings out the colour of your eyes 3 to produce sth; to publish sth: The band have just brought out their second album. bring sb up[often passive] to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc. SYN raise: She brought up five children. He was brought up by his aunt. 2(law) to make sb appear for trial: He was brought up on a charge of drunken driving. bring sth up 1to mention a subject or start to talk about it SYN raise: Bring it up at the meeting. catch up succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one : O'Hara caught up with Stella at the bottom of the hill. do work or other tasks that one should have done earlier : he normally used the afternoons to catch up on paperwork. catch up with 1 talk to (someone) whom one has not seen for some time in order to find out what he or she has been doing in the interim : a chance to catch up with old friends. 2 begin to have a damaging effect on : the physical exertions began to catch up with Sue. 3 succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one : you go with Stasia and Katie, and I'll catch up with you. catch sb 'out 1 to surprise sb and put them in a difficult position: Many investors were caught out by the fall in share prices 2 to show that sb does not know much or is doing sth wrong: They tried to catch her out with a difficult question be/get caught up in become involved in (something

that one had not intended to become involved in) : he had no desire to be caught up in political activities. count sb 'in include sb in an activity: I hear youre organizing a trip to the game next week? Count me in! come 'down with sth or go/be down with[no passive] to get an illness that is not very serious: I think Im coming down with flu. factor something in (or out) include (or exclude) something as a relevant element when making a calculation or decision : when the psychological costs are factored in, a different picture will emerge. get something across manage to communicate an idea clearly. get ahead become successful in one's life or career : how to get ahead in advertising. get along 1 have a harmonious or friendly relationship : they seem to get along pretty well. 2 manage to live or survive : don't worry, we'll get along without you. get around 1 coax or persuade (someone) to do or allow something that they initially do not want to. 2 deal successfully with (a problem). evade (a regulation or restriction) without contravening it : the company changed its name to get around the law. et around to (or chiefly Brit. round to) deal with (a task) in due course : I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames. get at 1 reach or gain access to (something) : it's difficult to get at the screws. bribe or unfairly influence (someone) : he had been got at by government officials. 2 informal imply (something) : I can see what you're getting at. get away escape : Stevie was caught, but the rest of

us got away | he was very lucky to get away with his life. leave one's home or work for a time of rest or recreation; go on a vacation : it will be nice to get away. get away with escape blame, punishment, or undesirable consequences for (an act that is wrong or mistaken) : you'll never get away with this. get back at take revenge on (someone) : I wanted to get back at them for what they did. get back to contact (someone) later to give a reply or return a message : I'll find out and get back to you. get by manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something : he had just enough money to get by. get someone down depress or demoralize someone. get something down 1 write something down. 2 swallow food or drink, esp. with difficulty. get down to begin to do or give serious attention to : let's get down to business get off 1 informal escape a punishment; be acquitted : she got off lightly | you'll get off with a warning. 2 vulgar slang have an orgasm. get off on informal be excited or aroused by (something) : he was obviously getting off on the adrenaline of performing before the crowd. get on 1 perform or make progress in a specified way : how are you getting on? continue doing something, esp. after an interruption : I've got to get on with this job. 2 chiefly Brit. another way of saying get along (sense 1). 3 ( be getting on) informal be old or comparatively old : we are both getting on a bit. get out 1 (of something previously secret) become known : news got out that we were coming. 2 (also get out of here) informal [in imperative ] used to express disbelief : get out, you're a liar. [usu. in imperative ] informal go away; leave. get something out succeed in uttering, publishing, or releasing something : we need to get this report out by

Friday. get out of contrive to avoid or escape (a duty or responsibility) : they wanted to get out of paying. get something out of achieve benefit from (an undertaking or exercise) : we never got any money out of it. get over 1 recover from (an ailment or an upsetting or startling experience) : the trip will help him get over Sal's death. 2overcome (a difficulty). get something over 1 manage to communicate an idea or theory : the company is keen to get the idea over. 2 complete an unpleasant or tedious but necessary task promptly : Come on, let's get it over with. get together gather or assemble socially or to cooperate. make sb/sth out1to manage to see sb/sth or read or hear sth SYN distinguish: I could hear voices but I couldnt make out what they were say. also identify 2to say that sth is true when it may not be SYN claim: Shes not as rich as people make out. She makes herself out to be smarter than she really is. make a fool of sb trick or deceive (someone) so that they look foolish. ( make a fool of oneself) behave in an incompetent or inappropriate way that makes one appear foolish. play (or act) the fool behave in a playful or silly way. miss 'out (on sth)to fail to benefit from sth useful or enjoyable by not taking part in it: Of course Im comingI dont want to miss out on all the fun!

lay something out 1 spread something out to its full extent, esp. so that it can be seen : the police were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents laid out. 2 construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan : they proceeded to lay out a new town. explain something clearly and carefully : we need a paper laying out our priorities pull back (or pull someone/something back) retreat or cause troops to retreat from an area : the pact called on the rival forces to pull back and allow a neutral force to take control. ( pull back) withdraw from an undertaking : the party pulled back from its only positive policy. pull something down demolish a building. pull sb 'down(especially US) to make sb less happy, healthy or successful pull 'off | pull 'off sth(of a vehicle or its driver) to leave the road in order to stop for a short time pull 'out(of a vehicle or its driver) to move away from the side of the road, etc.: A car suddenly pulled out in front of me. pull 'out (of sth)(of a train) to leave a station put up with tolerate; endure : I'm too tired to put up with any nonsense. start out (or up) embark on a venture or undertaking, esp. a commercial one : the company will start out with a hundred employees. start over make a new beginning : could you face going back to school and starting over? tell sb/sth apart I cant tell the twins apart (= see the difference

between them). wait up 1 not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens. 2 go more slowly or stop until someone catches up. wear off lose effectiveness or intensity