Phrasal verbs
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paper over
hide a problem or disagreement rather than finding a satisfactory solution to it
patch up
repair somehting, often quickly and not very well; become friends with so again after a disagreement; give basic medical treatment to so who is injured
pick up
improve
run down
sth that is reduced by size, importance and activity
scrape through
succeed in doing sth but not in a very impressive way
touch up
make a surface look better with small improvements
waste away
gradually become thinner and meaker ove a period of time, usually because of an illness
write off
damage a vehicle so badly that it is not worth repairing; decide that sth or so will not succeed and stop giving them your attention and energy
bring out
make so or sth show a quality that they have; produce a new product and start to sell it
cancel out
stop sth from havng any effect
crowd around
move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people
pick on
keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticising them
sound out
try to find out so's opinions, ideas, feelings by talking to them
take to
begin to like so or sth; start doing sth as a habit
go off
stop liking so or sth; explode or be fired; leave a place, especially for a particular porpuse
brush up (on)
pactise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
come (a)round (to)
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
come up with
think of something such as an idea or a plan
face up to
accept something and try to deal with it
figure out
be able to understand something or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
hit upon
suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance
make out
see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
mull over
think carefully about something over a period of time
piece together
learn the truth about something by considering all the seperate bits of information you have
puzzle out
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
read up (on/about)
get informa particular subject by reading a lot about it
swot up (on)
study something very had, especially for an examination
take in
understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real or true; trick someone into believing something that is not true
think over
consider a problem or decision carefully
think through
consider the facts about something in an organised and thorough way
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