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Move ahead
Make progress, often after a pause or delay
“The construction can MOVE AHEAD now that permisson has been granted.”
Move along
Tell someone to move from a place
“The police told the people watching to MOVE ALONG.”
Move away
Leave the area where you have been living
“I MOVED AWAY when the factory shut down.”
Move away from
Stop doing or using something to change to something different
“They're MOVING AWAY FROM Windows and are using Linux.”
Move down
Move a student to a lower level
“He was finding the course too difficult so they MOVED him DOWN.”
Move in on
Approach, often stealthily
“As he watched, the hyenas began to MOVE IN ON the hapless wildebeest.”
Move into
Start living in a place
“They MOVED INTO the house as soon as it was ready.”
Move towards
Make preparations for something
“The government are MOVING TOWARDS free elections.”
Muddle along
Continue without a clear aim or plan
“If you're ambitious, you cannot MUDDLE ALONG.”
Muddle through
Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan
“We didn't know what to expect and just MUDDLED THROUGH.”
Muddle up
Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up
“My cleaner MUDDLED UP my books and I can't find anything.”
Mug up
Study quickly, revise
“I have to MUG UP before the exam.”
Mug up on
Study something quickly, revise
“I need to MUG UP ON my history for the test.”
Mull over
Think about an issue or problem
“My laptop keeps MULLING OVER at random times.”
Muscle in
Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
“We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he MUSCLED IN.”
Muscle in on
Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement
“She MUSCLED IN ON the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.”
Muscle into
Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement
“They are MUSCLING INTO our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.”
Muscle out
Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out
“They used their contacts in local government to MUSCLE the competitors OUT.”
Naff off
Get lost, go away (used as imperative)
“He was making a fuss, so I told him to NAFF OFF.”
Nag at
Repeatedly criticise someone verbally
“My boss is always NAGGING AT me about my arriving a few minutes late for work.”
Nail down
Succeed in getting, achieve
“They are having trouble NAILING DOWN the contract.”
Name after
Give someone a name to remember another person
“I was NAMED AFTER my uncle who died in the war.”
Narrow down
Remove less important options to make it easier to choose
“I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have NARROWED my list DOWN to three.”
Nerd out
Play safe and avoid taking a risk
“I'm going to NERD OUT and not go on the river trip.”
Nip off
Go somewhere quickly
“I'm NIPPING OFF to get some milk.”
Nip out
Go somewhere quickly
“She'll be back in a minute- she's just NIPPED OUT to the shops.”
Nod off
Fall asleep
“I NODDED OFF during the speech.”
Nod through
Pass a law, regulation, etc, without considering or debating it seriously
“Parliament NODDED the bill THROUGH.”
Nose about
Look for something hidden or secret
“The police are NOSING ABOUT to see if they can find anything against the gang.”
Nose around
Look around for evidence
“The boss keeps NOSING AROUND our office when we are out at lunch.”
Nose out
Find out, discover- usually information, secrets, etc
“He NOSED OUT their plans.”
Note down
Write something short like a phone number for future reference.
“She NOTED DOWN my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office.”
Nut out
Find an answer to a problem
“The management and unions had a meeting to NUT things OUT.”
Nuzzle up
Touch affectionately, especially with the nose or head
“The puppy NUZZLED UP and slept in my arms.”
Nuzzle up to
Touch someone/something affectionately, especially with the nose or head
“The calf NUZZLED UP TO her mother's teat.”
Occur to
Enter one's mind
“Didn't it OCCUR TO you to help me when you saw how much trouble I was in?”
Operate on
Perform surgery
“She was OPERATED ON for eight hours.”
Opt for
Choose
“I OPTED FOR an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.”
Opt in
Choose to be part or a member of something
“If you want them to notify you of updates, you have to OPT IN.”
Opt into
Choose to be a member or part of something
“I OPTED INTO the scheme.”
Opt out
Choose not to be part of something
“The UK OPTED OUT of a lot of EU legislation on working hours and conditions.”
Order about
Boss or command someone in an unpleasant way
“She's always BOSSING us ABOUT.”
Order around
Boss or command someone in an unpleasant way
“He ORDERS his staff AROUND all the time.”
Order in
Have food delivered
“WE ORDERED IN pizza and watched some films.”
Order out
Expel someone
“They ORDERED us OUT of the meeting.”
Order out for
Have food delivered
“We ORDERED OUT FOR pizza.”
Order up
Arrange to have something supplied or delivered
“They ORDERED UP the brochures to hand out at the metting.”
Owe to
Be the reason for something
“She OWES her success TO hard work and determination.”
Own up
Confess
“Nobody OWNED UP to breaking the window.”
Pack away
Put something where it belongs
“I PACKED AWAY the suitcases in the loft after we had emptied them.”