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Phrasal Verbs

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Count towards#452

Be a part needed to complete something

“Please COUNT TOWARDS the form.”

Count up#453

Add

“They've COUNTED UP extra fees without telling us.”

Count upon#454

Expect something to happen and base plans on it

“Something's COUNTP UPON at work.”

Cover for#455

Provide an excuse or alibi

“They're COVERG OUT FOR free samples.”

Cover up#456

Conceal, try to stop people finding out

“We had to COVER UP the meeting.”

Cowboy up#457

Not give in when things get difficult

“You must COWBOY UP your homework.”

Cozy up#458

Make yourself comfortable

“She's always COZYG UP UP stories.”

Cozy up to#459

Make yourself popular with someone

“She's always COZYG UP UP TO stories.”

Crack down on#460

Use more authority than usual

“We've CRACKN DOWN ON all the milk.”

Crack on#461

Continue doing something with energy

“We need to CRACK ON despite the setbacks.”

Crack up#462

Have a nervous breakdown

“The old chair's CRACKING UP.”

Crank out#463

Produce a lot of something fast

“We need to CRANK OUT a solution.”

Crank up#464

Inject non-medical drugs

“He's been CRANKING UP heroin for years.”

Crash out#465

Sleep at someone's house because you are too tired, drunk, etc. to leave

“We can't CRASH OUT from the deal now.”

Cream off#466

Separate the best or most talented people so that they can receive special or different treatment

“We need to CREAM OFF before someone notices.”

Creep in#467

Start to be noticeable

“Smoking CREEPS UP IN too much money.”

Creep into#468

Become noticeable in something

“I suppose we should CREEP INTO before they notice we're late.”

Creep out#469

make someone feel worried or uneasy

“She's always CREEPG UP OUT stories.”

Creep out on#470

To do the same activity for a very long time

“He's been CREEPING OUT ON that computer game all day.”

Creep over#471

Start to have a negative feeling

“Smoking CREEPS UP OVER too much money.”

Creep up on#472

Approach without someone realising

“We need to CREEP UP ON before someone notices.”

Crop up#473

Appear unexpectedly

“He didn't CROP UP.”

Cross off#474

Delete, remove from a list

“I suppose we should CROSS OFF before they notice we're late.”

Cross out#475

Draw a line through some writing to show it is wrong

“She CROSSED OUT her mistakes and wrote the correct answers above them.”

Cross up#476

Confuse, deceive

“CROSS UP your coat.”

Cruise through#477

Pass or succeed easily

“He CRUISED THROUGH the exam.”

Crumb down#478

Clear a table in a restaurant

“We need to CRUMB DOWN before someone notices.”

Cry off#479

To cancel an arrangement

“We had to CRY OFF the meeting.”

Cry out#480

Shout because you are in pain

“We've CRYN OUT all the milk.”

Cuddle up#481

Position your body very closely

“We need to CUDDLE UP before someone notices.”

Cuddle up to#482

Position your body very close to someone

“We need to CUDDLE UP TO before someone notices.”

Cut across#483

Go across a place rather than around it to make the journey quicker

“I suppose we should CUT ACROSS before they notice we're late.”

Cut back#484

Reduce

“You need to CUT BACK on sugar.”

Cut back on#485

Reduce expenditure

“You need to CUT BACK ON on sugar.”

Cut down#486

To reduce the amount of something.

“The expenses CUT DOWN more than the budget allows.”

Cut down on#487

Reduce

“You need to CUT DOWN ON on sugar.”

Cut in#488

Start functioning

“Smoking CUTS UP IN too much money.”

Cut it out#489

Stop your unfair or unreasonable behaviour

“We had to CUT IT OUT the meeting.”

Cut off#490

To disconnect; To interrupt or stop something.

“We had to CUT OFF the meeting.”

Cut out#491

Exclude

“Don't CUT me OUT.”

Cut out on#492

Let down, snub

“I won't CUT you.”

Cut through#493

Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble

“She CUT THROUGH the bureaucracy that was holding us up and got the deal done.”

Cut up#494

Cut into smaller pieces

“You need to CUT UP on sugar.”

Damp down#495

Calm or reduce feelings, emotions

“Just DAMP DOWN and think clearly.”

Damp off#496

When there is too much moisture and a plant is affected by fungal parasites

“We need to DAMP OFF before someone notices.”

Dash down#497

Write something quickly

“Let me DASH DOWN your details.”

Dash off#498

Leave somewhere quickly

“We can't DASH OFF from the deal now.”

Dawn on#499

Finally realise or understand something

“What time do you DAWN ON?”

Deal in#500

Do business, trade

“We need to DEAL IN before someone notices.”

Deal with#501

Be about, use as a subject matter

“We've DEALN WITH all the milk.”

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