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Scrape through
Pass a test but only just
“I did no revision and only just SCRAPED THROUGH the final exams.”
Scrape together
Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money
“I had to search my flat for money to SCRAPE TOGETHER what I needed.”
Scrape up
Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money
“It took me ages to SCRAPE UP the money for the tickets.”
Scratch around for
Search for something that is hard to find
“The press are SCRATCHING AROUND FOR a story to attack him.”
Screen off
Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.
“We SCREENED OFF the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.”
Screen out
Exclude
“Applicants without the right qualifications were SCREENED OUT.”
Screw around
Waste time
“He spent the afternoon SCREWING AROUD and got nothing done.”
Screw over
Treat harshly or cheat
“The IRS really SCREWED him OVER.”
Screw up
Do badly or fail
“David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.”
Scuzz up
Spiil, ruin, contaminate
“Don't SCUZZ UP the deal.”
See about
Arrange, consider
“I'll SEE ABOUT whether we can manage it.”
See into
Accompany someone into an office
“Her secretary SAW me INTO her office.”
See off
Chase somebody or something away
“A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon SAW it OFF.”
See out
Accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house
“Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and SEE you OUT.”
See through
Continue with something to the end
“They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team SAW it THROUGH successfully.”
See to
Deal with something
“He SAW TO the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.”
Seek out
Search for something until you find it
“It took her ages to SEEK the answer OUT.”
Sell off
Sell a business or part of it
“She SOLD OFF her furniture before she emigrated.”
Sell on
Convince someone
“We managed to SELL him ON the expansion plans.”
Sell out
Have no more of something left because it has been bought
“The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours.”
Sell up
Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different
“We want to SELL UP and move to the country.”
Send back
Return something
“I SENT my food BACK because it was overcooked.”
Send for
Ask someone to come and help
“I had to SEND FOR a plumber because the radiator was leaking.”
Send in
Order people into a place to handle a problem
“The police were SENT IN to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops.”
Send off
Expel a sports player from a match
“The football striker was SENT OFF for arguing with the referee's decision.”
Send off for
Order something by post
“I SENT OFF FOR some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.”
Send out for
Order takeaway food by phone
“We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we SENT OUT FOR a pizza.”
Send up
Imitate/impersonate for comic effect
“The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, SENDING the teacher UP, when the teacher opened the door behind him.”
Set apart
Distinguish, be better than or different from others
“The quality of their work SETS them APART from their rivals.”
Set aside
Overturn a court verdict or decision
“The Appeal Court SET ASIDE the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.”
Set back
Cost
“The car repairs SET me BACK eight hundred pounds.”
Set forth
State or outline an opinion
“He SET FORTH his ideas in his autobiography.”
Set in
Change season noticeably
“Winter has SET IN; it's started snowing.”
Set on
Attack
“He was SET ON when he left the bar.”
Set to
Work hard or enthusiastically
“If we all SET TO, we should be able to finish this in a few hours.”
Set upon
Attack
“They SET UPON her when she was in the car park.”
Settle for
Accept whatever is available
“We were upset not to win and had to SETTLE FOR the second prize.”
Settle in
Get used to
“It took him a while to SETTLE IN when he moved to Japan.”
Settle on
Agree
“They couldn't agree at first on a name for their daughter, but finally SETTLED ON Alice.”
Settle up
Pay a debt
“Let's SETTLE UP for the dinner the other night.”
Sex up
Change information to make it more attractive to the reader or listener
“The government denied that they had SEXED UP the report to make the front page.”
Shack up
Live with someone when you are in a relationship.
“They SHACKED UP a few months after they started going out.”
Shade in
Make a part of a picture darker
“She SHADED IN the area under the tree.”
Shade out
Leave a place without saying goodbye
“The party was so dull that I decided to SHADE OUT.”
Shake down
Search
“The police SHOOK the house DOWN looking for drugs.”
Shake off
Get rid of an illness
“It took me ages to SHAKE OFF the cough.”
Shake out
Shake clothes, cloths, etc to remove dirt or creases
“He took the tablecloth outside and SHOOK it OUT after dinner.”
Shake up
Upset or shock
“The management are SHAKING things UP and getting rid of a lot of workers.”
Shape up
Develop in a positive way
“Things are SHAPING UP at work- everything's going well again.”
Share in
Have a part in a project, activity, etc
“A number of firms will SHARE IN the development.”