account for | explain satisfactorily. He couldn't account for this expense. There's no accounting for tastes. |
allow for | accept into business relationship, make extra room /time for sth. Allowing for traffic jams nosotros shall get there just before midnight. |
answer (sb) back | answer in an impolite way. Don't answer me back, just answer the question. |
inquire sb out | invite sb to a meal or amusement (compare eat out) |
back out | withdraw, modify a positive decision. He first promised to aid me but then backed out. |
back sb/sth upwards | 1) support sb morally or verbally ii) make a security copy of a computer file. Poprze�, robi� kopi� bezpiecze�stwa. |
be nearly to | be on the point of He was near to leave when the telephone rang. |
exist after | chase The police were after the thief. |
exist down with | exist sick with; go downwardly with John is downwardly with the flu. |
be for | be in favour of (opp: be against) They are(all) for the proposal to build a leisure heart. |
be in for | expect sth, usu bad We are in for bad weather |
exist off | be absent from schoolhouse/work John isn't in his office. He's off for two days. |
be on | be shown on Boob tube, at the cinema/ theatre etc At that place's a skilful moving-picture show on at the Metro. |
be out | 1) be unfashionable Long skirts are out this season.2) (of light/fire) have stopped burning. The burn is out - that's why it'due south cold in here. |
exist over | have finished The picture starts at 8.00 and will be over at x.00. |
be through with | take ended a relationship/ job etc I'thou through with Tom; he'southward so selfish. |
be up to | 1) be capable of Let'due south accept the train - I don't remember I'm upwardly to driving so far. 2) (want) to practise sth wrong or mischievous The children must be up to something - they're very quiet. |
be up to sb | be sb's duty. It is up to the police to keep order in the town. |
break down | one) (of machinery) stop working The automobile broke down and so we missed the ferry. 2) (of a person) lose control of feelings. She bankrupt downwards when she was told her father was dead. 3) neglect (talks/negotiations etc) Negotiations broke down and war was declared. 4) separate (usually a list or numbers) under headings He broke the list down into categories. |
interruption in | enter by force or illegally Burglars broke in and stole my jewellery. |
pause into | 1) enter by force He broke into the villa and stole some coin. 2) interrupt He broke into their conversation to inquire something. |
break off | end a human relationship/agreement Sue broke off her engagement to Jim. |
break out | one) begin suddenly (war etc) War bankrupt out betwixt the two countries. two) escape past using strength from a prison |
break through | advance (in spite of opposition) American scientists broke through analyzing the genetic code. Dokona� prze�omu lub przedrze� si� przez co� |
break to | tell (usu bad news) to sb in a kind mode He had to interruption the bad news to John |
intermission up | 1) end for holidays (school etc) Schools pause upwardly on the 23rd for Christmas. 2) end a human relationship Jane and Steve don't get out any more; they broke up . |
bring well-nigh | cause to happen The internet brought about a nifty change in communications. |
bring around/circular | 1) make sb change their stance 2) (likewise bring to) to cause to regain consciousness The nurse managed to bring around the unconscious driver. ocuci� |
bring back | cause to call up This melody brings back the old good days. |
bring down | crusade to fall The tax increase brought down our regime (at last). |
bring forward | move sth to an earlier date or time The examination date was brought forward by a week. |
bring in | 1) introduce two) create turn a profit/money The sales brought in £200 in greenbacks. |
bring on | crusade, usu sth unpleasant His laziness brought on his getting sacked at final. |
bring out | put on the market The new shampoo will exist brought out next March. |
bring upwards | one) raise a kid She was brought upward by her grandmother every bit her parents were abroad. 2) mention/innovate a subject Who volition bring upthis discipline during our coming together? |
call for | 1) need, require Our present difficulties call for a strategy re-thinking.ii) visit a place to collect sb or sth. Wpa�� po kogo�/co�. |
call in | 1) visit briefly She chosen in last Monday to run across our new house. two) ask sb to perform some service. Wezwa� kogo�, np. lekarza. |
call off | cancel The match was called off due to bad weather. |
call on sb | visit formally Our representative will call on your company next Tuesday. |
call out | officially order to come to sb's help All burn-fighters were called out to salvage the called-for building. |
call upward | 1) (BrE) club to bring together the regular army Thousands of young men were chosen up during World War I two) (AmE) to telephone sb |
exist carried away | be very excited Don't get carried away by your ain success. |
carry off | handle a difficult situation successfully She carried her speech off well. |
carry on (with) | go along with Carry on with your work whiie I am out. |
bear out | perform an experiment, duty etc. They carried out some tests to see the effects of the new drug. Wykona�, przeprowadzi�. |
carry through | consummate successfully We managed to conduct our researchthrough despite the difficulties. |
come across | detect/meet by take a chance Guess what! I came beyond Mary in the street this morning. Natkn�� si� (por. crash-land/run into - natkn�� si�, wpa�� na kogo�) |
come by | obtain (both in skillful and bad sense) He came by a lot of bad wounds when he tried to tease the canis familiaris. |
come up downward to | exist passed on to sb by inheritance This business firm came downwardly to her later her rich aunt died. |
come down with | become ill; go down with I'one thousand sure I'm coming downward with the flu. |
come into | inherit He came into £ 150,000 after his rich aunt died. |
come off | succeed Despite all his planning the deal didn't come off. |
come out | one) (of flowers) brainstorm to flower Roses come up out in summertime. 2) be published When does her northwardew book come out? 3) (of stains) be able to be removed Thisouth wine stain volition come out if you lot let it soak in warm water. |
come round | 1) visit casually Come round whenever you are in our city. 2) regain consciousness The patient came round nearly immediately after the operation. |
come to | amount to a total The bill came to £14. |
come up | 1) be mentioned This trouble came up during our meeting. 2) arise; occur Such an opportunity comes up once in a lifetime. |
come up to | ane) approach A strange man came upwards to me and asked me for coin. 2) equal; be up to (expectations) Children often are irritable because they tin't come up up to their parents' expectations. |
come up with | find (an answer, solution etc) Our secretarial assistant often comes up with the best manner to solve simple bug. |
cut across | accept a shorter manner Cutting across this field if you're in a hurry, but practise mind the bull! |
cut back (on) | reduce (expenses, production) (compare cut down on ) Nosotros must cut back on eating out; nosotros just can't afford it. |
cut down (on) | reduce (especially efforts or food) You lot must cutting down on eating if yous want to lose weight. |
cut in | 1) move suddenly in front of another motorcar A car cut in and forced united states to tedious down. two) interrupt Would yous mind not cutting in until I've finished speaking? |
cut into | interrupt The children kept cutting into our conversation. |
cut off | ane) disconnect Our electricity was cut off equally we didn't pay the bill on fourth dimension. 2) isolate (usu places) The inundation cut off the village for a week. |
cut out | omit Your article is fine provided yous cut out the third paragraph. be cutting out for/to be = be suited for (a profession) I don't think I'k cut out for teaching/to be a teacher - I haven't got enough patience. |
cut up | cutting into small pieces Cut up the meat for Johnny - otherwise he won't exist able to consume information technology. |
practise away with | abolish Nigh countries have washed away with death sentence. |
do downwards | speak badly of sb Nobody likes him because he is e'er doing people down. |
do in | impale He threatened to practice her in if she didn't cooperate |
do up | spike; tie Exercise upwardly your jacket; it's cold. |
do with | want I could do with a cup of tea. |
do without | live or go along without having sth/sb There's no Coke left - we'll accept to do without. |
draw back | i) exist unwilling to fulfil a promise; pull dorsum Although he had promised to assist us, he drew back at the last infinitesimal. 2) motility away On seeing the snake she drew back in terror. |
draw in | (of a bus/railroad train) arrive at a station; pull in The train drew in and the passengers began to go off. |
draw out | ane) encourage sb to be less shy He's very shy; someone should describe him out. two) take money out of a bank business relationship He drew out some money to pay his hire. |
draw up | 1) (of a vehicle) stop The limo drew up outside the mansion and the millionaire got out. ii) write out (will, list, contract etc) My grandfather had a solicitor draw up his volition last year |
eat out | one) have a meal outside one's habitation 2) idiomatic: eat one'due south centre out (for sth) - to exist very unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. Nie dawa� sobie spokoju z powodu czego�. |
fall apart | come to pieces My car is so old that it'south literally falling autonomously. |
autumn back on | turn to sb/sth for help when other plans have failed We demand some extra coin to fall back on if I lose my job! |
autumn behind | fail to keep up with The visitor cancelled my credit carte du jour when I fell backside with my payments. |
fall for | 1) fall in love with sb George fell for Mary at first sight. 2) be deceived Everybody barbarous for the conman'southward lies. |
fall in | collapse I'm agape the roof will autumn in if an earthquake hits the expanse. fall in with = agree with All members of the commission fell in with his suggestion to build a new infirmary. |
fall into | ane) exist divided into (categories) Man, together with monkeys and cats falls into the category of mammals. 2) brainstorm; enter a state I barbarous into conversation with an interesting man on the train. |
fall on | ane) attack The raider fell on the policeman. ii) eat hungrily The children barbarous on the cake and ate all of it. |
fall out (with) | quarrel When thieves fall out, honest men go their own (meaning: get dorsum their holding) |
fall through | neglect to be completed Our plans cruel through due to lack of money. |
go across | successfully communicate ideas The teacher got his bulletin beyond by using diagrams and photographs. |
get along | continue despite difficulties She is getting along fine despite all her issues. |
get along with | exist on friendly terms; become on with My parentsbecome along with each other despite many everyday squabbles . |
go at | mean I don't know what you're getting at , speak clearer. |
go away with | escape penalization for awrongful, illegal act He got away with a fine of only £v. |
get dorsum | recover possession of She managed to get back the band she had lost 2 months before. |
go down | 1) swallow with difficulty I can't become this steak down. It'southward very tough. two) depress This rainy weather condition gets me down. |
get down to | outset doing sth seriously It's fourth dimension you got down to looking for a better job. |
get on | 1) enter (motorcoach, railroad train etc) Get on the passenger vehicle before information technology starts. 2) make progress He's getting on well at schoolhouse. |
get on with | be on (good) terms with She gets on well with her friend Lucy |
exit | (of news) become known How did the news of his promotion go out? |
become over | recover from He's trying hard to get over the death of his wife. |
go circular | 1) persuade; bring round We somewhen got him round to our point of view. 2) observe some clever solution to a difficulty. Obej�� jak�� trudno��, przepis itp. |
get round to | = discover time to do sth I oasis't got round to writing that alphabetic character even so. |
get through | i) stop (a piece of piece of work) I've got to become through this chapter before I get out. 2) go along living through difficult times How can one-time people go through the cold winters? |
go through to | attain by phone Did you become through to your dentist or will you call him afterward? |
get upward | rise from bed What time did you become up today? |
give away | 1) reveal Promise not to requite away my clandestine. 2) give sth free of charge She gave away nigh of her clothes to the poor. |
requite back | return You must always give dorsum the books before the end of the term. |
requite in | give up; yield He finally gave in and admitted he was wrong. (compare give up, which tin can be transitive and ways you really surrender to your enemy and not but terminate fighting/arguing) Ust�pi�, zrezygnowa� z dalszej walki |
requite off | emit (smells, heat, fumes etc) Thursdaye radiators give off lots of heat. |
requite out | 1) come up to an end Their supplies gave out halfway through the climb. ii) distribute They were giving out complimentary samples of the new shampoo at the supermarket. |
give up | 1) carelessness an attempt/habit He gave up smoking concluding year and hasn't smoked since. 2) give up The thieves gave themselves up to the constabulary. Podda� si� komu�, da� za wygran� |
go after | pursue The policeman went after the thief and caught him. |
go ahead | be allowed to happen Although several members were absent, the lath meeting went ahead as planned. |
become away | stop; terminate If y'all take an aspirin, your headache will become away. |
become back on | intermission a promise/agreement Although he had promised to assist the states, he went back on his give-and-take. |
go by | base one'due south ideas on, take every bit true You shouldn't become by what he says - he ever exaggerates. |
become down with | become ill John has gone downwards with flu. |
go for | ane) attack A large Alsatian went for my trivial dog. 2) utilise for (a task) Why don't you become for this job? You may get it. |
get in for | have role in (a competition) She went in for the baking contest and won commencement prize. |
go off | 1) explode (bomb) The flop went off, killing x people. 2) band (alert) When the alarm went off she woke up and got out of bed. 3) (of food) spoil The milk has gone off; information technology smells terrible. |
get on | 1) continue; carry on. Go on, cease what you were saying. 2) happen A large crowd gathered to come across what was going on. |
leave | end burning Put some coaI on the fire earlier information technology goes out. |
get over | 1) examine details; go through The police force went over/through the evidence many times trying to come up with something. 2) echo Go over the details again please. I wasn't following y'all. |
get round | i) be plenty for everyone to have a share There's enough nutrient to go round. 2) (news/disease) spread; circulate; get round The news went round very speedily. |
become through | 1) feel She went through a painful time when her female parent died. 2) (of a deal/organization) be completed with success Has the auction of your flat gone through however? 3) hash out in detail They went through his suggestions once again earlier making a conclusion. |
go up | ascent (price) The price of meat went up again yesterday. |
go with | match This jumper actually goes with your brim. |
go without | endure the lack of sth; exercise without Since they had run out of lemonade, they had to get without. |
hold back | i) control (tears, laughter) She tried to hold back her tears and not weep in front of her mum. 2) hesitate Don't hold back; have the opportunity while it'southward there. |
concur in | restrain He held his anger in and didn't shout at the boy. |
agree off | continue at a distance The police force held off the crowd until the troops arrived. |
hold on | wait (esp on the phone) Please hold on; Mr Mathews is on the other line. |
hold out | one) last The food supplies won't concord out until Monday and so we'll have to find some food before and then. 2) persist The miners held out for xviii months before they called off the strike. |
agree to | follow exactly; continue to (a promise etc) Whatsoever you say, I'll concur to my opinion. |
hold up | 1) delay Distressing nosotros're tardily; nosotros were held upwardly in traffic. ii) utilise violence in order to rob The robbers held up the train and stole £22,000. |
keep later on | continue to pursue The police kept after the escaped prisoners until they caught them. |
continue away (from) | stay abroad She had to be kept away from school equally she had measles. |
proceed back | muffle How did she manage to keep back her truthful feelings? |
keep downward | cause to remain at a lower level The regime is trying to keep prices downward. |
keep in | brand sb stay indoors (as punishment) The teacher kept united states of america in for misbehaving in class. |
keep off | stay away from; avoid Go on off thegrass! |
go on on | continue despite difficulties Although he failed his examination, he kept on studying and retook it in May. |
keep out | exclude sb/sth He locked the gate to keep out unwanted visitors. |
keep upwards (with) | stay at the aforementioned level as sb/sth Despite being ill he kept up with his work and passed the exam. |
keep upwards with | continue to be informed Heastward readdue south a newspaper every day to keep up with the news. |
let downward | 1) (of clothes) lengthen (opp: take up) I need to allow down my skirt; it's too short. 2) disappoint He let me downwards by lying to me. |
permit in(to) | allow sb to enter a place They let us into the room after we showed them our invitation card. |
let sb in for sth | (informal) to cause to have or experience something undesirable By helping you I let myself in for being asked a lot of stupid questions from everybody. |
permit off | non to punish The policeman permit him off without arresting him. |
permit on | reveal a secret He allow on that she had stolen the money. |
allow out | 1) release He was let out of prison house after ten years. 2) (of apparel) brand larger (opp: take in) I have to take my trousers let out; I've gained several kilos. |
let up | become less strong The boats won't sail until the strong winds allow up. |
look afterwards | take care of My mother looks after my son when I'm working. |
await back (on) | consider the past My grandfather looks back on his army days with pleasance. |
look down on | despise (opp: look up to) She looks down on John because he isn't rich. |
expect forward to | conceptualize with pleasure I'm reaIIy looking forward to my brother's wedding. |
expect in on sb | pay a brusk visit to I'll look in on my female parent on my way home. |
await into | investigate The police are looking into the case of the smuggled diamonds. |
look on | observe He was just looking on while the other two were playing. przygl�da� si� |
look out | be careful Wait out! There's a car coming. |
look out for | be alarm in order to run into/find sb/ sth When you're cleaning the flat, please expect out for my silver earring. I lost information technology somewhere. |
look over | examine carefully; go through The guess looked over the prove earlier passing sentence. |
wait circular | inspect a place He looked round many houses before he settled on this i. |
look through | wait at rapidly Look through these books and see if yous desire any of them. |
look up | look for sth in an advisable volume/listing If you don't know a give-and-take you can e'er await it up in the dictionary. |
be made for | accommodate exactly Buy this dress - it's merely fabricated for you. |
make for | go towards She fabricated for the door quickly when she heard the knocking |
make out | i) distinguish The fog is so thick that I can't brand out if at that place are any cars ahead. 2) write out; fill in Please brand the cheque out to Norman Brothers Ltd. |
make over | give possession of sth to sb else Before their uncle died he made over his whole estate to them. |
brand up | one) invent That is non true; she made the whole thing upwards. two) put cosmetics on She made herself upward before she went out. iii) reconcile Thank goodness they've made up afterwards their quarrel. |
make up for | recoup If y'all don't learn now, you'll accept to make upwardly for the lost time during the holiday. nadrobi� co� |
make up ane's mind | determine I can't make upward my mind whether to learn English or Arabic. |
pass abroad | die I'1000 sorry to tell you your aunt passed abroad concluding night. |
pass off as | pretend to be sth/sb else successfully The countess passed herself off every bit a poor girl in social club to deceive the prince. |
pass out | lose consciousness A drug addictpassed out in the city square and the police had to bring him into the hospital. |
pay back | 1) render money owed I hope I'll pay y'all dorsum every bit shortly equally I get paid. two) take revenge on sb I hope I'll pay yous back ane 24-hour interval for what yous did to my family. |
pay down | pay function of the cost for sth and the rest over a period of time We paid £100 down and the residual over a period of 6 months. |
pay for | receive penalization All criminals should pay for their crimes. |
pay off | pay sb to leave employment They paid off all their senior management in an endeavor to restructure the visitor. |
pay upward | pay (a debt) in full Every bit I hadn't paid my monthly instalments the visitor requested me to pay upwardly the balance. |
pull down | demolish They pulled down the old building as it was dangerous. |
pull in | (of trains) go far (opp: pull out) The railroad train from Ciechocinek is due to pull in at 2.xxx pm. Wjecha� na peron (of cars) to plow towards the side of the road an perhaps to cease Zjecha� na bok |
pull oneself together | bring ane's feelings nether control The headmaster was really angry but he pulled himself together and went on speaking. |
pull through | succeed despite difficulties If all employees work harder, the company will definitely pull through. |
pull up | terminate The jockey pulled the equus caballus up as it had an injured leg. |
put aside/by | save He puts aside £70 a month to buy a new motor bike. |
put across | communicate successfully; get across/over The lecturer managed to put his ideas across to the audience. |
put away | 1) store Put the precious collectibles away in this condom. 2) put sb into prison/mental hospital The murderer was put away for ten years. |
put downwards | 1) write down; take down Make sure you take downwards everything said at the meeting. ii) suppress forcibly The police force try to put down rioting at football matches.3) (euphemism) to kill an beast mercifully u�pi� zwierz� |
put downwardly to | attribute to She puts her recent success downward to hard work and dedication. |
put forrad | advise He put forward a new plan to help decrease unemployment. |
put off | postpone The meeting was put off due to the president's illness. |
put on | 1) dress oneself in Put on your best dress and let'south go dancing. ii) increase (in weight) He has put on weight since he stopped smoking. 3) cause to take identify (show/operation) They are putting on "My Off-white Lady" on Broadway adjacent month |
put out | extinguish (burn etc) The firefighters put out the burn down quickly. 2) cause problem / hope l'one thousand not putting you out by asking you to do this. |
exist put out | be annoyed She was put out by his bad behaviour. |
put through | connect by phone Canorth you put me through to Mr Jones, delight? |
put upward | 1) raise into position; build They've put upward a statue in the square. 2) offering hospitality When y'all are in town, I'll put you upward in my apartment. iii) prove in a public place The WWF has put up posters all circular the city (opposite have down) |
put up with | tolerate I won't put up with such rude behaviour whatsoever longer. |
run across/into | come across/observe by chance She ran across an old friend white on vacation. |
run after | chase The dog ran afterward the true cat |
run abroad with | steal The thieves ran away with £fifteen,000,000 from the bank. |
run down | 1) knock downward (with a vehicle); run over The old human being was run down/over by a motorcoach. 2) speak badly of sb (exercise sb downwards)Yous shouldn't run downward your sister; yous've got no reason to criticise her. |
run in | bring a new car engine into total use (by driving information technology slowly for a prepare period) I tin can't go whatsoever faster; I'm running the car in. dociera� samoch�d |
run out of | no longer have a supply We've run out of coffee. Could you lot purchase some when yous go out? |
run through | 1) use upward lf's unbelievable; he has run through all his money already. 2) rehearse, check or revise quickly Let's run through the last scene once more. |
stitch | accumulate He ran up a huge debt on his credit card which he couldn't pay off. |
run upwardly against | encounter (difficulties/opposition) He ran up against difficulties when he tried to enter the country without a visa. |
run across about | deal with; meet to I'll see about the food if you get the table ready. |
see off | back-trail a traveller to his/her plane, train etc When she left for Berlin her parents saw her off at the station. odwie��, odprowadzi� kogo�, kto wyje�d�a |
see out | back-trail sb to the door/exit of a house/building Don't bother to run across me out, I tin find my own way. odprowadzi� do drzwi |
see over | inspect a place; await circular Tin can I meet over the flat before I brand my decision? |
run into through | not be deceived The general made his troops wait in ambush, but the enemy saw through his plans. |
set well-nigh | begin to practise He gear up near fixing the door while she cleaned the house. |
set aside | i) save for a special purpose She sets aside £20 a week to buy a car. ii) stop sth for some time; ready by She had to set the study aside until she had dealt with the correspondence. |
ready back | 1) motion the hands of a clock/watch to prove an earlier time We usually set the clocks back 1 hour at the beginning of autumn. two) hinder The fire has gear up our plans back. |
set in | (of weather) starting time and seem likely to proceed The summer sets in, days are hot and long. |
set off/out | start a journey We'll set up off/out for the airport at six am. |
set on | (cause to) assault He threatened to ready the dogs on united states if we didn't leave. |
fix sb up | crusade sb to receive blame Although he knew someone had gear up him up, he couldn't prove it. |
fix to | begin working difficult Go the squeegee and fix to; there's lots of work to do before our visitors arrive. |
fix | 1) get-go a business He left his job to gear up his ain business. 2) constitute (a record etc) He fix upwardly a new record in triple jump. |
stand up by | 1) back up sb, esp in difficulties When the nighttime falls, stand up by me, darling! ii) be ready for action The army was standing by in case state of war broke out. |
stand up for | 1) represent Do you know what this letter A stands for? 2) tolerate; put up with Nosotros won't stand up for his rude behaviour any longer. |
stand up in for | replace sb temporarily Since John is ill I'll stand in for him tonight at work. |
stand up out | be noticeable She actually stands out wearing that pink suit. |
stand upwards | one) ascent to i's anxiety Due southtand up and cogrande over here. two) fail to meet We were supposed to meet at xi.00 but he stood me up. |
stand upward for | support You ought to southwardtand up for your friends when people criticise them, |
stand upwardly to | resist The building has been reinforced to stand up to earthquakes. |
have after | resemble She takes after her mother. She looks and acts just similar her. |
take abroad | remove May / have away the muddy dishes at present? |
take back | apologise He took dorsum his remarks about her cooking because she was evidently upset. |
take for | place wrongly And thenrry, I took you lot for your brother. I always mix y'all upward. |
take in | 1) give accommodation Seaside villagers often take in tourists as paying guests. two) make dress narrower (opp: let out) I'm much thinner now, I should actually take my clothes in. 3) fully understand Take yous taken in the instructions? |
accept off | 1) remove apparel (opp: put on) Let'south take off our jackets and go for a swim. two) (of planes) leave the basis (opp: come up down) The plane took off and we saw the majuscule from the air. 3) imitate, especially for amusement Don'ttake off your teachers!. iv) (of fourth dimension) take time equally a vacation I must have a day off to become and collect all my insurance documents. |
take on | 1) undertake work/responsibility. Wzi�� jaki� obowi�zek na siebie 2) employ The factory is taking on new workers correct now. 3) to attack sb, first a quarrel with sb. Postawi� si� komu�, zmierzy� si� z kim� |
accept out | 1) remove The dentist took out my bad tooth. 2) clean (marker, dirt) Use this spray to take out the stain. |
take over | gain command of sth One day or another Bill Gates will take over the whole computer earth. |
take to | 1) begin a habit I don't know why she's taken to biting her nails. two) like She has really taken to her nephew and always buys him expensive presents. |
take up | 1) brainstorm a hobby, sport, job When he retired, he took upwards sailing every bit a hobby. 2) make full (time, space) This sofa takes upwardly most of the living room. |
be taken ashamed | exist strongly surprised We were taken ashamed past the nasty smell coming from the firm. |
be taken in | be deceived She was taken in by the conman and bought a imitation insurance policy. |
turn abroad | refuse admittance They tried to enter the pub just they were turned away at the door. |
turn down | 1) refuse an offering He proposed to her merely she turned him downwards. 2) reduce loudness (opp: plough upwards) Could you lot refuse the radio a little? I tin't hear him on the telephone. |
plow in | ane) go to bed It'south late and I'one thousand tired. I'd better plough in. 2) requite to the police They turned the thief in to the law. |
plough off | switch off (opp: turn on) Turn off the iron earlier y'all leave. |
turn out | one) produce Our factory turns out 100 cars a twenty-four hours. 2) evidence to exist He turned out to be the one who had stolen the money. |
turn over | turn to a new page; change the Telly channel Now children, turn over to the side by side folio. |
plough to | 1) go to sb for aid/communication When I'm in trouble I always turn to my brother. 2) begin (a way of life or doing sth) Why did he plow to drinking in the outset place? |
plow up | 1) arrive or appear (unexpectedly) (zjawi� si�) If somebody doesn't turn up for a date, it ways he stood you up. (wystawi� do wiatru) 2) (of an opportunity) arise When a better job turned up she seized the chance and applied for it. |
wear away | (of forest/stone) reduce gradually Nosotros couldn't make out the names on the gravestone because the letters had been completely worn away. |
wear down | reduce opposition gradually A few weeks in lonely confinement will wear down the prisoner'due south resistance. |
wear off | cease gradually Your nervousness volition wear off when the exams are over. |
wear out | 1) exhaust I've worked so hard today, I'm worn out. 2) utilise until no longer serviceable We'll have to supervene upon this plug - it is completely worn out. zu�y� si� |
piece of work on | have an effect on We have to check this new drug to see how it works on animals. |
work out | 1) observe a solution to a problem past reasoning or calculation I'chiliad sure we tin work out our problems if we talk about them. 2) develop successfully I promise things will work out well for yous in your new task. |
work upwardly | develop I've been walking all day so I've worked up a really good appetite. |
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