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| Flashcards | 151 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | Secondary School |
| Created / Updated | 05.01.2020 / 05.01.2020 |
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take on
acquire a new characteristic (My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation.) do something extra (She has taken on too much with a full-time job as well.)
take out
insurance- sign an insurance agreement (Ann has taken out life insurance.)
take over
gain control of (The army tried to take over the country.)
take to someone
develop a liking for ( You'll soon take to your new boss, I'm sure.)
take up
time- occupy time (The meeting took up a whole morning.)
talk out of or into
dissuade from, persuade into (Paul talked me into going skiing, against my better judgement.)
tell someone off
scold- colloquial (Our teacher told us off for being late.)
tie in with
be in agreement with (I'm afraid your party doesn't quite tie in with our arrangements.)
track (someone) down
trace the whereabouts of (The police tracked down the killer and arrested him.)
try out
test- a machine (Let's try out the new washing machine.)
turn (something/someone) down
reject an offer (Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.)
turn out
Happen to be in the end (He turned out to be an old friend of Helen's) come to a meeting or form a crowd (Thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team.)
turn up
be discovered by chance (Don't worry about that missing book, it's bound to turn up sooner or later.) arrive- often unexpectedly (Not many people turned up for the lesson.)
wear off
lose effect- especially a drug (These painkillers wear off after about two hours.)
work out
calculate- also work out at for specific amounts ( The hotel bill worked out at over £500.)
add up
make sense (His evidence just doesn't add up.)
ask after
inquire about (Jim was asking after you.)
back down
yield in an argument ( Sheila was right, so Paul had to back down.)
bargain for
take into account ( We hadn't bargained for there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane.)
bear out
confirm the truth ( Helen's alibi was borne out by her sister.)
break down
lose control of the emotions ( David broke down and wept when he heard the news.)
break off
stop talking ( He broke off to answer the phone.)
break up
come to an end ( The party finally broke up at 03:00 am.)
bring (something) about
cause to happen ( The crisis was brought about by Brenda's resignation.)
bring (something) off
succeed in doing something (The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.)
bring (something) on
cause the onset of an illness (Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.) cause trouble to happen to oneself (You have brought this on/upon yourself.)
bring (someone) round
influence someone to your point of view (After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view.)
bring ( something) up
mention (I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.)
carry (something) off
complete successfully- perhaps despite a problem ( Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off.)
carry out
complete a plan (The attack was successfully carried out.)
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