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Make outNo. 104 most common
Make a cheque payable to somebody
“Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd.”
Shut upNo. 105 most common
Stop talking or making noise
“He told us to SHUT UP and start working.”
Turn offNo. 106 most common
Stop a machine or device.
“I TURNED the TV OFF and went to bed.”
Bring aboutNo. 107 most common
Make something happen
“The changes to the law were BROUGHT ABOUT by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one.”
Step backNo. 108 most common
Look at something from a different perspective
“We should STEP BACK and try to see how our customers will view the scheme.”
Lay downNo. 109 most common
Establish rules or procedures
“The rules of the sport were LAID DOWN early in the nineteenth century.”
Bring downNo. 110 most common
Make a government fall
“The vote of no-confidence BROUGHT the government DOWN.”
Stand outNo. 111 most common
Be extraordinary and different
“She STOOD OUT from the crowd in selection and was offered the job.”
Come alongNo. 112 most common
Accompany
“COME ALONG, we’ll never get there if you don’t keep up with us.”
Play outNo. 113 most common
Progress, often till it finishes
“Let's see how things PLAY OUT.”
Break outNo. 114 most common
Start (war, conflict)
“They're worried that war will BREAK OUT.”
Go aroundNo. 115 most common
Circulate
“A rumour is GOING AROUND about the Attorney General.”
Walk outNo. 116 most common
Leave work because of a dispute with the management
“The workers WALKED OUT because the felt that safety wasn't being handled correctly.”
Get throughNo. 117 most common
Contact
“I tried calling her mobile phone, but I couldn't GET THROUGH.”
Hold backNo. 118 most common
Not show emotion
“It was really hard to HOLD BACK the tears.”
Write downNo. 119 most common
To record in writing. To make notes
“I WROTE her mobile number DOWN on a scrap of paper and I've lost it.”
Fill outNo. 121 most common
Complete a form
“I FILLED OUT the application form and mailed it.”
Sit backNo. 122 most common
Wait for something to happen without making any effort
“We SAT BACK and waited for them to make the first mistake.”
Rule outNo. 123 most common
Exclude a possibility
“The police have RULED OUT suicide and are treating it as a case of murder.”
Move upNo. 124 most common
Move to make space
“They MOVED her UP to senior management.”
Pick outNo. 125 most common
To choose or select.
“She PICKED OUT the ones she wanted to take and left the rest.”
Take downNo. 126 most common
Make notes or write down in full
“The police TOOK DOWN his answers to their questions.To remove or dismantle.”
Get onNo. 127 most common
Continue doing something
“The teacher asked the pupils to GET ON with some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.To enter or board a vehicle.”
Give backNo. 128 most common
Return something you've borrowed
“I GAVE the money BACK that she'd lent to me.”
Hand overNo. 129 most common
Give
“The robbers told the clerk to HAND OVER all the money.”
Sum upNo. 130 most common
Summarise
“At the end of the lecture, she SUMMED UP the main points again.”
Move outNo. 131 most common
Leave a place you live or work in
“She's tired of living there and is MOVING OUT.”
Come offNo. 132 most common
When something breaks off
“I picked it up and the handle CAME OFF in my hand.”
Pass onNo. 133 most common
Give a message to someone
“I'll PASS the message ON when she gets here.”
Take inNo. 134 most common
Absorb information
“The lecture was rather boring and I didn't TAKE IN much of what the lecturer said.”
Sort outNo. 136 most common
Resolve a problem
“Has the firm SORTED OUT its tax problems yet?”
Follow upNo. 137 most common
Do something to check or improve an earlier action
“He FOLLOWED UP the meeting with a report.”
Come throughNo. 138 most common
Arrive (messages and information)
“News is COMING THROUGH of a major accident on the M25, where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely dangerous.”
Settle downNo. 139 most common
Start living a fixed and routine life
“After years of partying and drinking, she finally got married and SETTLED DOWN.”
Come aroundNo. 140 most common
Recover consciousness
“It took several hours after the operation before he CAME AROUND.”
Fill inNo. 141 most common
Complete a form or document.
“I FILLED IN the application form and posted it off.”
Give outNo. 142 most common
Distribute
“Somebody was GIVING leaflets OUT in front of the underground station.”
Give inNo. 143 most common
Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy
“I couldn't finish the crossword puzzle and had to GIVE IN and look at the answers.Submit homework, etc.”
Break offNo. 145 most common
Break a piece from something
“She BROKE OFF a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog.”
Put offNo. 146 most common
Postpone
“The concert's been PUT OFF until next month because the singer's got a throat infection.”
Come aboutNo. 147 most common
Happen, occur
“The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting.”
Close downNo. 148 most common
Close a shop, branch or business permanently
“The banks have CLOSED DOWN a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.”
Put inNo. 149 most common
Install
“They had to PUT IN a whole new central heating system because the house was so cold.”
Set aboutNo. 150 most common
Start doing something
“We SET ABOUT the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime.”
Abide by
Accept or follow a decision or rule
“We have to ABIDE BY what the court says.”
Account for
To explain
“They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing.”
Ache for
Want something or someone a lot
“My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her.”
Act on
To take action because of something like information received
“The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed.”
Act out
Perform something with actions and gestures.
“They ACTED OUT the story on stage.”
Act up
Behave badly or strangely
“My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus.”