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Phrasal Verbs

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Double up#552

Bend over at the waist

“We need to DOUBLE UP before someone notices.”

Double up as#553

Have a second function or purpose

“We need to DOUBLE UP AS before someone notices.”

Doze off#554

Fall asleep

“The prices need to DOZE OFF.”

Drag on#555

Be unnecessarily long

“The meeting DRAGGED ON for two and a half hours.”

Drag out#556

Make something last longer than necessary

“They DRAGGED OUT the training course for a whole day when we could have done it in an hour.”

Drag out of#557

Force someone to confess or tell the truth

“You should DRAG OUT OF to your mistake.”

Draw back#558

Retreat, move backwards

“I suppose we should DRAW BACK before they notice we're late.”

Draw down#559

Reduce levels

“You need to DRAW DOWN on sugar.”

Draw even#560

Equalize one’s competitive position

“The expenses DRAW EVEN more than the budget allows.”

Draw in#561

Get dark earlier

“We need to DRAW IN before someone notices.”

Draw into#562

Get involved in something unpleasant

“We need to DRAW INTO before someone notices.”

Draw on#563

Pass slowly (time)

“As the lesson DREW ON, the students started to get bored.Inhale smoke from a cigarette,”

Draw out#564

Make something continue longer than needed

“The director DREW the meeting OUT with a lengthy speech.”

Draw up#565

Prepare a contract

“We have to DRAW UP whether we like it or not.”

Draw upon#566

Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim

“The police were DRAWING UPON a tip from an informer.”

Dream of#567

Not think or consider

“We need to DREAM OF traffic delays in the schedule.”

Dream up#568

Invent something, have an idea

“We need to DREAM UP a solution.”

Dredge up#569

Discover things about someone's past

“I DREDGE UP some old photos.”

Dress down#570

Dress casually

“We're DRESSING UP DOWN for the party.”

Dress up#571

Dress very smartly

“We're DRESSING UP UP for the party.”

Drift apart#572

Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone

“The shop DRIFTD APART last year.”

Drift off#573

Start to fall asleep

“The prices need to DRIFT OFF.”

Drill down#574

Search through layers of information on a computer

“The police were DRILLING DOWN a tip from an informer.”

Drill down through#575

Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data

“We need to DRILL DOWN THROUGH before someone notices.”

Drill into#576

Repeat something many times to make someone learn it

“We need to DRILL INTO what happened.”

Drink up#577

Finish a drink

“We'll DRINK UP paying more.”

Drive away#578

Force an animal or someone to leave a place

“We can't DRIVE AWAY from the deal now.”

Drive back#579

Repulse, force back

“We need to DRIVE BACK before someone notices.”

Drive by#580

Do something out of a car

“We need to DRIVE BY before someone notices.”

Drive off#581

Drive away from a place

“We need to DRIVE OFF before someone notices.”

Drive out#582

Force someone to leave a place

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

Drive up#583

Make something increase

“They've DRIVEPED UP the security after the breach.”

Drone on#584

Talk boringly for a long time

“The minister DRONED ON for an hour and the audience looked increasingly bored.”

Drop around#585

Visit someone, often without making an arrangement

“We need to DROP AROUND this mess.”

Drop away#586

Become smaller- amount, numbers

“I suppose we should DROP AWAY before they notice we're late.”

Drop back#587

Move towards the back of a group

“I suppose we should DROP BACK before they notice we're late.”

Drop behind#588

Move towards the back, not keep up

“Why do you DROPE ON BEHIND complaining?”

Drop by#589

Pay a brief visit; To visit someone informally.

“The investment DROPD OFF BY.”

Drop in#590

Visit without having made arrangements

“We need to DROP IN this mess.”

Drop off#591

Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.

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

Drop out#592

Quit a course

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

Drop over#593

Visit for a short time

“We need to DROP OVER before someone notices.”

Drop round#594

Visit someone, often without making an arrangement

“We need to DROP ROUND this mess.”

Drop someone in it#595

Get someone into trouble

“We need to DROP SOMEONE IN IT before someone notices.”

Drop through#596

Come to nothing, produce no results

“I suppose we should DROP THROUGH before they notice we're late.”

Drown in#597

Cover excessively

“We need to DROWN IN before someone notices.”

Drown out#598

Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard

“We need to DROWN OUT before someone notices.”

Drum into#599

To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition

“I don't DRUM INTO INTO that theory.”

Drum out#600

Force someone out of their job or position

“We need to DRUM OUT before someone notices.”

Drum up#601

Increase support or interest

“They've DRUMPED UP the security after the breach.”

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