Muck Up  To spoil something/ To do something very badly

To muck up something

To muck something up

Wear out  to become diminished or useless from use.

To wear out something

To wear something out

Come up with  To suggest, think of or find an idea.

To come up with something

Put off  To postpone something / to interrupt somebody

To put off something

To put somebody off

Clear out  tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.

To clear out something

To clear something out

Plan ahead  To plan something a long time before it will happen

Drift apart  to become less close over time

A and B drift apart

A drift apart from B

Dress up  To put formal clothes for a special occasion / to put on special clothes in order to
change your appearance/ you add something to something in order to make it seem more
interesting or pleasing

Turn down  refuse an offer or request / reduce the volume of something

Do up  To repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive / to fasten something or

become fastened
Live up to  be as good as something / achieve what is expected ( normally standards)

Cut across  to take a shortcut over an area instead of going around the edge

Drop by  to visit somewhere/somebody briefly

Bump into  to meet someone you know unexpectedly

To bump into someone

1) I really prepared for the interview because I didn´t want to ……muck……..it …up……..
2) Moving parts in engines …wear out …. much more quickly than stationary parts.
3) You need to ….. come up with…… a name for your product
4) We have had to ….put off…. our wedding until September.
5) Don´t …..put …me ….off …. When I´m trying to work.
6) Ready to …clear…….the garage …..out.? I´ve accumulated a lot of rubbish.
7) Impulsive people aren´t great at …..planning ahead……. Instead they do things in the
spur of the moment.
8) Tom slowly ….. drifted apart from …….Susan after she moved to the North of Spain
9) I´m going to ….dress up ….as Harry Potter at my birthday party.
10) I like to …..dress…. my pizza ….. up ….with Shitake mushrooms
11) I ….. turned down ….the job offer when I found out the salary would be low.
12) I wish I had the money to …….do up ….my bathroom.
13) Can you help me ……do up ….my dress? I can reach the zip at the back
14) The film definitely …lived up to …. The publicity
15) She always ….cuts across …. The park, instead of following the footpath, and her shoes
always get dirty as a result
16) He ……dropped by…… my office this morning
17) I …… bumped into ……Simon this morning in the dentist.