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    ee eC re add up to comin to produce prtculr rest or eect: These ‘en measures donot add up o genuine reform ‘add up tot separate amounts ad wp to a total amount, together thoy frm that ota: Hs business expenses ad up fo around £4,000 a year answer back rely rudely to someone who has more ater than you: |g into Wouble for answer te Teacher back. ask out inte someone to go wth youto a chem, restart, ‘etc because you want ost aromante or seual Feline with than: Fed ached Vaca oer cut wth i but she sid no back down stop asking fr someting or stp saying that you wil do someting, because alot of peoole oppose yu: Fm not oing to back doun ust because afew people disagree ‘ane. back up give support to someone ty teling oer people that you ‘agree wth them backup (did bebeve Seman sory unt dice backed him up. back up make a coy of informatn on your computer ‘bacup(n: Mae sure you back al your data up, us in case you get a wus black ut make a place dak by turing oft the hts, for ‘ramble so thal the enemy cannot see apace at nt blackout The whole city was blacked ot fr nights on end ding tre war. black out suenly become unconscious: He had blacked ou as scar ithe tre. blond ini someane or something blends in, tey are similar to "he ote peopl, objects, Dulangs, et around them, ard so they seem appropriate or you donc notice them: The Cuiking does realy blend in ery well wit the others around blurt out say something suddenly and witout tink about the ect il have, usualy Because you ae nervous or excted ‘She Burted out is name, then gasped as she reafsed what sted done ‘board up cove a window or door wt wooden boards: We boarded the house up because we knew a bad storm was comng, break down die someting such a total aunt nto ‘separate parts breakdown The amour doesnt seem quite ‘so bad when ou break dou into monthly payments. break up break someting to make smaler pieces: Break that old wardrobe up; the Can putt on the re ‘breakup i a meeting or oter event breaks up, oi you break t Up, ends and people leave: Te meeting fray roke up ‘er tre hows. break up if two people breakup they end thee reltiostip: When ‘i lana a James break? brighten up tthe weather brightens up, becomes sun: I's ‘igheing up, at ast brighten upstart lokng or feng tape: Sarah brightened up ‘considerably as she thought of Emiys words brighten upstart to have moe color or ght, gv someting Tare cour or ight: You could brighten up tat skit with 2 red bows, bring about ake someting heppen, especialy to couse Changes in a stuation: nt someting We can hg about overnight bring out make someone or someting show 2 quality that they ave: That dress realy brings ct the green in your ees. bring out produce anew potuct and start to slit: Tey\e ‘brought out anew 3D video camera tring tgater rt auton in ih pene met nd do omg ogee espe) wen te wu tw o 20h tak on cy ey rot eo oe tush up (on rete aed nr or ss cooled of omen ook cso bust pl my Geman tre ten. bul patty develop May poplar wes ik oer repos dong twa bul prea emake someting erase: The od indsty acts ote opconsner coc gs bu wp make soncne iar, hair ad store, ‘especially by making them eat more built-up (nl: You need lots: teh fd he ui you. build up ta sit someone somating avery postive ay so at pele messed th es Taye ul ip ibe sometig hate bump into sitet tags someting: as dark and Tempe tte abe bump ito et sneore wget: Ges wt Itunoed hom on buy of gre sear marys atthe do tt 2s ou hrs ty Prof hae ae. | buy out pay money to your business partner so that you can cnt obsess ou peu) cone ogee buyct | fa he oer decors ove ofr by meat | buy up buy large amounts of something or all of it that is | PO xbibe: Bevoes hve en yng up Od estes and cancel uo saretig tom hing ay ect Tose eoipores cancel ean tern oo nears | _ tee carr oe ak saeting ato ean gen oe year | *"Upota one toe redone cans tout | Steed can frat rier am ow yea thet ate on become pp sens: Sats dis ave ‘att! ons conssmers have become mae heen | eth on nds eaten at st | centr around soetingcrtes sour soneoe or | "Sting, oro cate sone sod He, te aes | main subject of attention oF interest: The book centres around { nomot oo becomes oat hance upon fe or te someone or sont hen you cis ot expel We coned pon 9 hrm reat hang around ae tis tty ae ler ples roar: y rans had changed a he ante hy room aed 33 oe chang io tp Dg oe state, condtion ot om ar stat Beng mare crate soneing dots: Tre mas. Shalt a man wo changes oa wtel ge ‘uimeon chang to le of te cles oa pace ebing you ae ering or ut on eet oe: et mes cng onebing abt more confi change out of sk ects rapes of clating ou ae eng sr pon let oe Came sean hoe toto! ace et nes. check out trie soneoe soma order to be cet ttt eventing coect sor sasacoy ve been tng ‘ad of tees wt a Check le Corra. check ut omatinceks oyu el atts eater hamming Ter soy st tek at 245 Phrasal verbs database 246 ‘lock up reach 3 particular number or smaut: Dawson has ‘locked up 34 years as apolveoficer. ‘lose up ack the dors of bulcng or business: The newsagent was closing up forthe evening. ‘lub together i peapl club together, each of them gives some ‘money so al the ane colected canbe used to buy something: Let al cli togeter and get her 3 nce present ‘come across meet someone o id something by chance: | came across a refererce to my erandatherm an old book ‘come (around (to) change your pion or decison because Someone as persuaded you to agree with fem: (dt agree at fst but Fv come around othe dea no. ‘come between cause dsagreement or argument netween people: would never et anything Come between us ‘come out be removed from someting suchas thing or cloth ‘by washing or bing’ The stain finaly care out, but ad to wash the shit thre times. ‘come out be spoken, heard or understood in a parti way: ‘That came ov wrong, Let me reprase i ‘come out become avaiable to buy or see: The magazine comes ut every Thursday. come out become easy to note: These aferences dot come ‘ut unl you ut the two groups ita room fogeter. ‘come out become kon: He Sidi al come out in court. ‘come out havea patil result o end in a particular way Everyting came ou alight in he end. ‘come out in become covered spots because you ae or your body reacts toa feod or medicine: She cat et selfish vathout cing etn spots. come out with av someting sudden’. usual somettine that “prs or shocks people: You never ow wht the Ciaren are gong to come out with. ‘come round become conscious again after beng unconscious: fet sich when came rund afte the operation, ‘come round change your enrion cr decision because someone ‘has persuaded you to agree wih them: We were sure she's come rourd in the end ‘come round go to 3 place where someones, especiaty ther fais newt: hy dnt yo cone rtrd ater wor? ‘come round ita regular event comes round, ithappens again: Jean's amual garden party must be coming rund agan soon ‘come up with tink of someting such as an ides or plan: Is thal he best you can come up wit? ‘cooldown become coc, or make something col: 's cooked dour alot in the lst couple of ays ‘cordon off stop people fem entering an area by puting ‘samebing sth a ope around it Why hav they cordoned of he cy centre? cotton an begin to realise or understand something: Suddenly ‘cotfoned on. Se'é been bing fom the start. {rack down (on) sat dealing with someone or someting mich mote srl crackdoun (I's about time they racked down ‘on people who drop ltr. crease up laugh alt or make someone laugh lot You realy ‘crease me up Creep up on mave tovards semeone quit and slowly, ‘especialy because you watt o suprise the watched a ct asit crept wp on abd ‘rop up appear or happen suey cr unexpectedly: Ben ad to {80 back fo work ~ something's cropped up hee ‘rowd around move oa particular pace at the same time a 2 lot of the peopl: Everyone crowded around the actor a he signed autographs ‘ut back (on reduce the ancunt of something, especially money ‘that you spend: Fm tring fo cut back on grocenes. ‘ut out remove something Fam a lager pce by cutting: Cu out the materal you need and make suri the rit ze ‘et out stop eating something or doing someting, especiahy Because tis ba for you heat: fm gong to have fo cut coffe ot because gives me indigestion. ie out become weaker ols common and then disappear Completely There used to be wohes here but theyve hed out «ig up dig oes nan area of lan: Police have dg the garden uo looking fr eudence. ‘ig up th irtrmaton ty searching caetuy: See what you can cdg up on the interet on tr Anerson ig up cemove someting rom wer the ground by Sezne: Archaeologists have dug up a bag of ois from Roman mes. Ave in start doing someting in avery enthusiastic way ‘Sometines youve jst gt to take a chance and ein do away with get dof: Dd you bear hat theyre going o do ‘ay wth pale universes atogetier? ‘do up fasten ante of clothing: Do your coat up ar you atch cl, {do up repr, paint and improve an old bung, car, bat, et: We ‘ought ano famouse in France, intending todo up. rum up try to make people support you or buy someting fom you: Advertisements shoul ep fo drum up some business. ry up if someting dies up ors cid up, al the water comes ‘ttf: The er has completely ried up. Ary up stp beng avaiable: Im a TV repaman, but werk seems tohave dred un teh. ‘ry up stop talking because you have forgotten what you were Boing 02 hape | do dy up in the me of my speech. ‘end up bein a parclar place or state after doing someting or becaise of ding Keep on doing tat and you end up serous trouble face upto accept someting and try to dea with it: He was the ‘only anew faced upto the problem. {ade away Gszppea soy: To my amazement, the ters on the nage sony faded aay. {all behind make ess progres or be less sucess than ober rool who are dag asl ob ot acy: as off choo! fortwo months wih my nes ad el behind the oes. {all behind move more slow than other people so that you ae bind them got red onthe wak and gradval fel behind the rest. figure out be ale to understand something or seve 2 problem or understand what someones ike and wy they behave in the way they do: We had fo figure ou the conection between the tao events. fixup clan, repair or decorate something: iy dont we ryt fx 1p that bike of yous? followup check he heath of someone who has receved medical ‘teat in rer tobe certain that was effective: The study flowed up over 200 heat patents follow up try to nd cut mare about someting or do seething more to dea witht flap (rhe potce are now ofowing vp some new leads, ‘get across make people understand someting: We've got fo get the message across more cat. {et (around if news gets (around, aot of people hear it The rumours got aout town very quick, dit they? ‘Ret dawn make someone fee! sao ose hae, star feing sad ‘orlsing hope: Doing the same ting every day can get you down, get in be ceced fra policalob: gti, there be 2 ew ‘changes round hee ‘get into become iovohed in aad station: Crag started to get into crme we he was stil at schoo, ‘et into ia van plane te gets into a place, it aves there: What me do we get nto Norwich? get into start eroyng someting or become enthusiastic about it ook ah gt hs CO, bt oie tat tine get off have a prtcuar period of tie asa hoday: Wil you get East of et off not be punished severely otal or someting you hve been accused of n cout cant Deeve he Bo off wen there was so much evidence against hi. ket off send someting, for exal in the post: get tose inutaters of tomar. ‘get over fad away to salve or deal wih adult peal: There ‘are many hues stil to get ove before the new resturant ‘can open, ‘gt over start to fel happy orwell agai after something bad has appened to you, sat to forget someone and feel happy agan ater aelatonstip has ended: can fake weeks fo get (ver an ness ke tat. get through feish dealing with some wor, a subject, et: Fe got 2ot of wrk to get Brough ‘get through manage to del witha ict stuston or tay ave Unt ver: How we got Brough iM nver know ‘get through use or frish something: We get trough ite of iia ay. get through (to) be conectd oa place by telephone: ted ling i but cous get Brugh for nome reson, get through to) make someone understand what you ate trying to say, The teacher fees hes not geting trough to some of he ksi i class ‘ive in you give ito someting, you can no lange conta the Yeo of wartng i finaly gave in and had a cream cake ve in ston competing or argung and accept tat you cannot wi: nthe end, [gave in and accepted tat she was gt. ‘Bo astray become lost or goto the wrong place: We went astray bul son fourd our way aga 2 down {well/oaly (with sb) produce 2 particular reaction: The plat fo pul rents up has not gone down well with lent. 0 in for choase somthing as subject of study oF as your ‘aeer: Im going to go in for dentist. 0 infor ejy a partuar thing or actty: My dad does realy ‘goin for pares, ‘0 of explode or be fred: A bomb has gone off nthe shopping ‘nal {80 ff food or nk goes of, its no lange rest: Does this Tk sel ke it's gone ff fo you? 10 off ave a lace, especialy or a partcuar pxpose: Pete's Hust gone of o get some chewing gu. 9 off stop ling someone or someting: Ive gone of pean, for some reason. {Bo together i two or mare tings go together, they frauen toe: Wy do povery ard cine seem 1g ogee soofen? 0 together i to thoes go together, they seem good, natural ‘ratte in combination with each othe: Do is skit and this top go togetier” ‘700 on'f someting o someone grows on you you start ike them more: [te that panting a est buts growng Phrasal verbs database hang, out ean out fa window so thatthe top pat of your bodys use: Dont hang out of the window or you fal hangout spend tie ina parol lace or wth particular Beagle hang out int We offen ust hangout at each he’s uses. thea off prevent someone from ging somewhere by geting in Shot f tem: One plce offer chased the obber while the er went fo head him ft head off prevent something fom taking ace: The UV has sent emergency ad tothe area to head off catastrophe heat up make someting ht; become hot: Heat up te babys ik, woud you? tit back cticie srmaone who has crise you The Mister Ti back a is cies. hit back deiberataly hit someone to has hut you: someone is you, thnk before you ht back nxt ie, hit upon cstove someting by chance: She was scared he ‘might i upon the truth tit upon suddenly have an idea: They it upon the ies of Celebrating Be occasion with a concert hold backstop someone or somthing Fam moving forwards: The pofce held back the crowd. keep up contre to do something: I dont think can afr to Toep up my piano lessons. keep up move at the same speed as someor or someting: Dan Wwals soft hati’ not easy to keep up wth hm, ey in put information ito a computer orate ecto machine sing keys or 3 keyboard: A you have fo dos hey {your detain and the computer dos the rest Wk of th Beg tite ocho wih a cick ok at loft destroy Suing things so that most ol of them are dea: The palo kil off al the fish nthe lke. knock off stop working: Do you want to knockoff ear tonight? knock/pulltear down cestroy a uling or wa: se he ve finaly kocked theo factry down, ‘knuckle down start working ad especialy when you shold ave done this are: I's time forme fo knuckle down and el hs ished, lash out speak angriy to or against someone: They ashe ou at the councs move fo sto free parking. lash out ry to hit or attack someone suddenly and violent ‘Occasional the patents wil lash ou a he nurse. lay offend someones employment, especialy temooraiy, because there isnot enough wor forthe: They've haa to ‘ut back producto and layoff workers. layoff sop doing o using someting, especialy fra short Deo of time: Lay of teasing your brotter, le! laze around relax and enjoy youre, doing no work: jst Dating fo laze around ts weekend {et on tak about someting tat isintended tobe a secret: He ows more tha he es on le ahead f someting les aead, tis going to happen to you in the fture: A rit ute les ahead of hin. liven up give someting a more interesting appearance, taste ‘or other quality: You can nen up apa sit wh 2 our sar liven up rake something more interesting or excting, oF ecome mre teresting or excng: Wal we needed was | some musi oven tings up, Jock up lock lth doors and windows of a bulng so that ro fone can gti: | must hae forgotten to lock up when Het | tis moran. 247 Phrasal verbs database 248 oc up gt someone in apeison: Tey should ick him up for 2 vey ang te, # yOu ask me ‘make into change someone or someting so hat they become Smeg else's si my parents are tying fo make me ino the ideal student, 0 tm under a oof pressure ‘make out see, hear or understand someone or someting wih tificaty. Can you make out face herein the photograph? make out sss. mp’ otas sing ome pepe make out ‘make over change or improve the appearance of someone ‘or someting makeover (nl: They made over tree Constants onthe show. When the ished hey looked complete cifrent. ‘make up work at ferent tenes from usual because you have not worked enough atthe norma tmes: ary te Make tp ie tine ths evening ‘meet up come togeter with someone, ether unexpectedly of 3s ‘lamed: Why dort we met up when Fm n Bern, since its rota fom you? ‘mess about/around behave na sil way: Mrs Evans asked the chien fo stop messing around, mess about/around spend tie doing things i laced way There's noting tke beter than messing abou nthe garden, ress up be the cause of someone's physical, emotional or mera problems: Orgs realy messed fer up. ress up make a mistake or do someting badly: She says she ‘compet messed up the interview. ‘mess up make something ity or vty: The wind had messed het ha up. ‘mc up put things together without any ace: you put diferent lait eet glosses and med them ap, cou you ta ‘ich was whch? ‘mixup thnk that one person or thi anater person o thing ‘mixup i: ve ony ever mised the Hampson twins up once, butitwas realy embarassing! ‘mount up get uch ger: The costs are beginning fo mount up. ‘move in with) stat lningin a diferent house or fat: When he got durced, John moved in with me. ‘move on leave oe place and travel to anther: My job means that tend to stayin one city fra year or two and then ‘move on, ‘move on stp discussing or doing someting and begin dscussing or dong Something diferent | hink we should ‘move o, oF wel never fish he meeting on tre. ‘move out permanent leave the house or fat here you Ine or the place where you have your busness: hear youve fay moved out of your parents place ‘ave over change you poston in oder to make space for Someone or someting: The woman moved ovr £0 that coud sion he bench. rll over tisk careful bout someting over a period of tne: They ned tne to mul over the proposals ‘open up make it easier to travel o do business in county. You'd be amazed atom much Chia has opened up since you were there ‘open up open a locked doo, container o:uldng: When we ‘opened the box up, me found a pupy inside ‘open up tlk ore about your personal felngs and experiences: Henry does ind easy fo open uD. ‘opt out (of) decide not oak pat nsomathing or stop taking Dat init Quite afew of the students have opted out of the ‘hoot, Paper over hie a problem oc csagreement rater than fdng 2 ‘saisactory soliton ot: Fundamental problems were apered over, not resced. ass away/on te (sed to avid saying‘ when you hn his right upset someone: He passed avay i his sleep atthe 2ge of 84 ass on ge someone something, or examole 2 message, that PU someae ese has Even yu: en you've read is message, | please passion | patch up become frends wth someone again alter 2 “dsagreemet: The meeting Wa nferdedf0 pach up relations between te vo sides. patch up give basic medica treatment to someone whois inured: Te rrses managed to pach er up temporary atch up cepa someting, ote quichy and not very we: The oad reeds rsuracng not ust oatching vo. pay back give someone the same amount of money that you borowed rom them: Il beable to pay you back next week. ay out provide maney trom an aunt invested ove a peo of ere: be afew years before ourinvestments start, | paving oa. ay out spend or pay money, especialy alt of mone: Weve paid out thousands of pounds in heath insurance over the years. ‘hase out gradual sop using something: They phash out the ld she diving cence. plck on keep treating someone badly o uray, especialy by erring ter hy do ou ck on Soon your pick up go and meet someone o& someting that you have ‘ranged t ake somewhere a etic Mick you up | atte. ick up improve: They wont et hi out of hospital nti his health ha iked wn ate aa | blk up lean anew sk or stata habit without intending to: ‘picked Chinese up when was bung there | place together lean the tth about something by considering al ‘the separate is of information you have: Detects are sil ecng together the crcunstancessuroundng the incident. pileup if something pies up or someone ples up, the amount oft increases alt: The washing ups beginning opie up, so Jet’ doit ogee. play up case difcuties or pain for someane: The printers lang up agan. play upif chee slay up or play someone up, they behave bad: Tim exhausted The children have ben realy laying up ts afternoon press ahead/on (with) continue doing someting ina ‘eterined way, despite deus, opposition or ineruptons: They oressed ahead regardless of objetns. prop up help a goverment, sytem, rganisaton, ec continue to it especall by provide facia or milary support: The US has been propping the government up tht country for years Drop up stop someting fem fang by puting someting under it (oF aganstt | had fuse some books to prop my desk up. | pullover stop bythe side ofthe road in aca roter vehicle: LP Cou you ust pul ovr fora secon? | pull through marage to stay ale after you have been very or very badly inured: Bort wom, jour da going to pul trough pul through succeed ina very itt stuaton, or help someone ‘co this He said he supporto is fans pled hi trough. sh round keep teling someone wht to do in an uti of lsat ay Youre} Slt er ash ou aoind tha. ‘ut across/over expan an ide, bell, et in away tats easy to understand: Televison cat be a useful way of puting across heath messages. put down toi you put someting dow toa parca reason, you think has heppened for that reason: What do you put your success down to? ut in fx something suchas equpment in the place where wil be used and make ready to use: We're howng a condoning putin tomorom, tin make an official request, clam, offer, etc: Dont forget to sign the form when you put in your application, putin spend a particular amount of time dong something, ‘ko 9 porausr amour of let in oreo da semathng Input: Bob's put aft of hard work on this projet. ‘put together choose peore or ings to form a team or group: im puting together an expen tthe Andes. Put together make someting by joing al ts parts: How long cit tak you oput hat esa together? ut together produce or organise someting using many ferent thgs realy enjoyed puting the exhéton fogetter. ut up bud something sch a 2 wal, fence or house: Dad's ting a fence up around the garden Ut up let sorbeae stay in your house: Ys, can put you up fora few days. puzzle out sole 2 confusing or complicated problem by thinking ‘careful about: She seemed tobe trying to puzzle cut who the cater mgt be. ‘read up (on/about) gt ifrmation on a partcuar subject by reading lt abou it: need fo read up ony Brash story. run down # 2 ogarisaton o are is un downs sie pura acon Sree ark a eye ‘ben uring the factory dow forthe ast ve years. serape through succeed in ding someting, but not na very imgcesse way: He us managed to scrape though the ‘errarce exam. ‘seek out nd someone or someting by look for them in 2 ‘setermaed way: The dogs ae tae fo sek ou rugs. set down state officialy how someting shouldbe done: These Condions wee sel down ty te United Nations. set down wite someting on a piece of paper so that it wil at be fogoten and canbe looked at ater: She se al these ‘events down her dy set out start dengor working on someting in oder to achieve {anim outset ni: Did you stout o become a mone? sot up bulda stuctur or put itn a parca place: Let's se he tent wp over there. setup make a iece of equipment ready for use: How do you set the pices Up al the start of 2 game of chess? shout down make it dieu to hear what someone says by shouting whl they are speaking: Te Mister was shouted «own ashe ted ously the goverment’ decision shrivel up become small and thine than usual ad nt lok fresh and healt: The leaves tad strived up the summer het hrvel up become weaker or smal in amour: Funding fo the project evetvaly shriveled up. ingle out choose one person tom 2 group fr special attention: The actor thanked everyone who had heed him and singled out his manager for special harks. ‘sie up tink careful ad form a onion about a person or 2 stan. He szedn he ttn and en decide wat to slip away leave secretly: Aer an our at the party, Imanaged to slp away witout anyone noting. 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