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Drop off
Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
“I DROPPED the kids OFF at school on my way to work.”
Drop out
Quit a course
“She DROPPED OUT of college and went straight into a good job.”
Drop over
Visit for a short time
“I'll DROP OVER on my way back.”
Drop round
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
“We DROPPED ROUND their house on our way.”
Drop someone in it
Get someone into trouble
“I really DROPPED him IN IT when I told them what he'd done.”
Drop through
Come to nothing, produce no results
“The big scheme he was talking about seems to have DROPPED THROUGH.”
Drown in
Cover excessively
“They DROWN the food IN sauce.”
Drown out
Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard
“The music DROWNED OUT the sound of the phone ringing.”
Drum into
To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition
“They DRUM all the traps INTO you before the test, so you can't go wrong.”
Drum out
Force someone out of their job or position
“They DRUMMED the minister OUT when she was caught lying. The minister was DRUMMED OUT of her post for lying.”
Drum up
Increase support or interest
“They are trying to DRUM UP support for the referendum.”
Dry off
Dry something quickly, or dry the surface
“I had a shower and DRIED myself OFF.”
Dry out
Stop drinking or taking drugs when addicted
“He checked into a clinic to DRY OUT after being arrested for drink-driving.”
Dry up
Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc
“The lake DRIED UP because of the water extraction for cotton farming.”
Duck out of
Avoid doing something
“He DUCKED OUT OF helping us last night.”
Duff up
Beat or hit someone repeatedly
“He was DUFFED UP in a night club last night.”
Dumb down
Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity
“Television has been DUMBING DOWN the news for years.”
Dump on
Treat someone badly
“Her boss DUMPS ON everyone when things go wrong.”
Dust down
Prepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while
“The government is DUSTING DOWN its plans for dealing with an Ebola epidemic.”
Dust off
Prepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while
“They are DUSTING OFF their plans for handling conflict in the area.”
Dwell on
Spend a lot of time on something
“The programme DWELLED ON little other than the scandal.”
Dwell upon
Spend a lot of time on something
“She DWELT UPON the economic situation in her speech.”
Ease off
Reduce pressure
“She EASED OFF the accelerator to let the car slow down.”
Ease up
Relax, calm down
“She asked her teacher to EASE UP because she was feeling very stressed.”
Eat away
Destroy slowly
“The disease EATS the liver AWAY.”
Eat in
Eat at home
“We didn't feel like going to a restaurant so we ATE IN.”
Eat into
Use something valuable when you don't want to
“We've had to EAT INTO our savings since I lost my job.”
Eat out
Eat in a restaurant
“We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ATE OUT last night.”
Eat up
Eat all of something
“If you don't EAT UP your greens, you won't get any dessert.”
Ebb away
Disappear gradually
“His life was EBBED AWAY as the illness progressed.”
Edge out
Gradually push someone or something out of their position
“The shareholders EDGED the CEO out because results were getting worse.”
Edge up
Approach slowly
“She EDGED UP behind the bus at the red light.”
Egg on
Encourage
“The other students EGGED him ON when he started arguing with the teacher.”
Eke out
Make something like money last as long as possible
“Most students have to EKE OUT their income because they have so little money to live on.”
Embark on
Start a project or venture
“Piere EMBARKED ON an MBA at Insead last autumn.”
Embark upon
Start a project or venture
“Fernanda has just EMBARKED UPON a new professional challenge.”
Empty out
Empty something completely
“I must EMPTY OUT the rubbish before I leave for work.”
End in
Finish a certain way
“It'll END IN tears.”
End up with
Get as a result of something
“He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a poor grade.”
Enter for
Join or enter a competition
“They ENTERED FOR the national championship but weren't good enough.”
Enter into
Become involved in or accept
“They ENTERED INTO an agreement with their rivals.”
Eye up
Look carefully at someone
“The guy EYED the other man UP because he was behaving suspiciously.”
Face off
Confront
“The company FACED OFF the competition.”
Face up to
Accept an unpleasant truth
“Many people find it hard to FACE UP TO the fact that they are getting old.”
Faff about
Behave indecisively
“He told her to stop FAFFING ABOUT and make her mind up.”
Faff around
Behave indecisively
“She told him to stop FAFFING AROUND and make his mind up.”
Fall about
Laugh a lot
“We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.”
Fall apart
Break into pieces
“The box FELL APART when I picked it up.”
Fall back
Retreat
“The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.”
Fall back on
Be able to use in an emergency
“It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.”