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Catch upNo. 53 most common
Get work, etc, up to date.
“I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed.”
Go inNo. 54 most common
Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc.
“He WENT IN for a triple bypass operation two days ago.”
Break downNo. 55 most common
End negotiations unsuccessfully
“The talks between management and the unions BROKE DOWN acrimoniously.Start crying; become very emotional.”
Get offNo. 56 most common
Escape punishment
“He GOT OFF on a technicality and left the court a free man.Leave a vehicle.”
Keep upNo. 57 most common
Not let someone go to bed
“First I phoned you and left a message that you should phone me; then you phoned and I was out, so you left a message; then.! How long can we KEEP this UP without ever speaking to each other directly?”
Put downNo. 58 most common
Kill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.
“He had his dog PUT DOWN because it was in a lot of pain from its tumours.Stop holding (but withdraw support gently)”
Reach outNo. 59 most common
Stretch your arm to get something
“I REACHED OUT and caught the ball.”
Go offNo. 60 most common
Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)
“The fire alarm WENT OFF because someone was smoking in the toilets.”
Cut offNo. 61 most common
To disconnect; To interrupt or stop something.
“The telephone's been CUT OFF because we didn't pay the bill.”
Pull upNo. 63 most common
Slow and stop a car
“The cab PULLED UP outside my house and I got out.”
Set outNo. 64 most common
Display, show
“The figures are SET OUT in the council's annual report.”
Clean upNo. 65 most common
Tidy and clean
“CLEAN this bedroom UP; it's a disgrace.”
Shut downNo. 66 most common
Close a business, shop, etc.
“The shop SHUT DOWN when the out-of-town supermarket opened.”
Turn overNo. 67 most common
Give to the authorities
“The court ordered the company to TURN OVER their financial records.”
Slow downNo. 68 most common
Reduce speed
“The car SLOWED DOWN when they saw the police.”
Wind upNo. 69 most common
Close a company because it's unprofitable
“The company was WOUND UP when the creditors demanded payment.”
Turn upNo. 70 most common
To appear
“She didn't TURN UP for class today.Increase volume, temperature, etc.”
Line upNo. 71 most common
Arrange in a line
“The police got them to LINE UP against the wall.”
Take backNo. 72 most common
Make someone nostalgic
“That song always TAKES me BACK to when I was at university.”
Lay outNo. 73 most common
Spend money
“They LAID OUT thousands of pounds on their wedding reception.”
Go overNo. 74 most common
Look at something, revise
“We WENT OVER our notes before the exam.”
Hang upNo. 75 most common
End a phone call
“I lost my temper and HUNG UP.”
Go throughNo. 76 most common
Experience
“I WENT THROUGH my notes before the exam.”
Hold onNo. 77 most common
Wait
“Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.”
Pay offNo. 78 most common
Completely repay a debt
“The mortgage will be PAID OFF in twenty-five years.”
Hold outNo. 79 most common
Resist
“When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.”
Break upNo. 80 most common
Break into many pieces
“The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor.”
Bring outNo. 81 most common
Release or publish
“The band are BRINGING OUT a new CD in the autumn.”
Pull backNo. 82 most common
Score a goal or point when losing
“They were two-nil down until five minutes before the end, when they PULLED BACK a goal.”
Hang onNo. 83 most common
Wait
“Could you HANG ON for a moment till she's free.”
Build upNo. 84 most common
Develop a company
“She BUILT the business UP from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade.”
Throw outNo. 85 most common
Get rid of
“I THREW OUT all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.”
Hang outNo. 86 most common
Spend time socially
“He HANGS OUT in the pub The Monarch; he's there most nights.”
Put onNo. 87 most common
Get fat
“He's PUT ON a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.”
Get downNo. 88 most common
Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.
“The miserable weather in winter really GETS me DOWN.”
Come overNo. 89 most common
Feel strange
“I CAME OVER all faint and weak because my sugar level was too low. (British)Affect mentally in such a way as to change behaviour (possibly related to 'overcome')”
Move inNo. 90 most common
Start living in a place
“The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants MOVED IN a few weeks ago.”
Start outNo. 91 most common
Begin a journey
“We STARTED OUT early in the morning.”
Call outNo. 92 most common
Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing or incompetence
“He CALLED them OUT over awarding contracts to family members.”
Sit upNo. 93 most common
Suddenly take notice or pay attention
“They SAT UP when I told them I was closing the company.”
Turn downNo. 94 most common
Reduce volume, temperature, etc.
“The room was too hot, so she TURNED the heating DOWN.Reject an offer, invitation, etc.”
Back upNo. 95 most common
Make a copy of computer data
“You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.”
Put backNo. 96 most common
Rearrange something for a later time
“The AGM has been PUT BACK until July the seventeenth.”
Send outNo. 97 most common
Send something to a lot of people
“They SENT OUT a mailshot to all their existing customers.”
Get inNo. 98 most common
Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc
“The air conditioning has broken down; we'll have to GET a technician IN to fix it.Arrive (train, plane, etc.”
Blow upNo. 99 most common
Explode
“The bomb BLEW UP without any warning.”
Carry onNo. 100 most common
To continue with something.
“CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.”
Set offNo. 101 most common
Explode a bomb
“Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed.”
Keep onNo. 102 most common
Continue doing something
“He KEPT ON trying and succeeded in the end.”
Run outNo. 103 most common
To have none left.
“He RAN OUT of energy after playing with his children for hours.”