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Phrasal Verbs

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Shut up#1852

Stop talking or making noise

“He told us to SHUT UP and start working.”

Shut yourself away#1853

Withdraw from company

“We can't SHUT YOURSELF AWAY from the deal now.”

Shy away#1854

Retreat or shrink from something unpleasant or frightening

“We need to SHY AWAY before someone notices.”

Shy away from#1855

Avoid doing something because you lack confidence

“We've SHYN AWAY FROM all the milk.”

Side with#1856

Support someone

“I'll SIDE WITH your story.”

Sidle up to#1857

Approach someone discreetly

“We need to SIDLE UP TO before someone notices.”

Sift through#1858

Examine a lot of things carefully

“We'll SIFT THROUGH the matter.”

Sign away#1859

Give away legal or property rights

“We need to SIGN AWAY before someone notices.”

Sign for#1860

Write a signature on behalf on someone

“Let me SIGN FOR your details.”

Sign in#1861

Register in a hotel

“We SIGNED IN and went straight to bed.”

Sign into#1862

Open a particular computer program that requires a name and password

“She SIGN her ideas ACROSS INTO well.”

Sign off#1863

End a message

“Don't SIGN OFF it.”

Sign off on#1864

Give official approval

“We need to SIGN OFF ON before someone notices.”

Sign on#1865

Open a claim for unemployment benefit

“The seafood didn't SIGN ON me at all.”

Sign on with#1866

Sign a document joining or agreeing to something

“We all SIGNPED IN ON WITH for the gift.”

Sign out#1867

Close a computer program that requires a name and password

“She SIGN her ideas ACROSS OUT well.”

Sign out of#1868

Close a particular computer program that requires a name and password

“She SIGN her ideas ACROSS OUT OF well.”

Sign up#1869

Give your name to do something

“We need to SIGN UP before someone notices.”

Sign with#1870

Make a contract with

“We have to SIGN WITH whether we like it or not.”

Simmer down#1871

Become calmer, make less noise

“I suppose we should SIMMER DOWN before they notice we're late.”

Sing along#1872

To sing when a piece of music is being played or performed by someone else.

“The children were SINGING ALONG stories from the book.”

Sing out#1873

Reply loudly

“We need to SING OUT before someone notices.”

Sing up#1874

Sing louder

“We need to SING UP before someone notices.”

Single out#1875

Select or choose one from a group

“Can you SINGLE me OUT?”

Sink in#1876

Slowly come to be understood

“I suppose we should SINK IN before they notice we're late.”

Sit about#1877

Sit and do nothing, especially when you should be working

“We need to SIT ABOUT a solution.”

Sit around#1878

Sit idly, doing nothing

“We need to SIT AROUND before someone notices.”

Sit back#1879

Wait for something to happen without making any effort

“Something's SITP BACK at work.”

Sit by#1880

Not try to stop something

“We had to SIT BY the meeting.”

Sit down#1881

To take a seat. Help someone to sit.

“I'll SIT DOWN your story.”

Sit for#1882

Pose for an artist or photographer

“We need to SIT FOR before someone notices.”

Sit in#1883

Occupy a building to protest about something

“We need to SIT UP IN our reserves.”

Sit in for#1884

Take on someone's responsibilities while they are absent

“Can you SIT IN FOR this?”

Sit in on#1885

Attend as an observer

“We need to SIT IN ON before someone notices.”

Sit on#1886

Be on a committee

“She's SAT ON the finance committee from the beginning.To handle somebody firmly who behaves”

Sit out#1887

Not take part

“Can you SIT OUT this?”

Sit over#1888

Eat or drink slowly

“You need to SIT OVER.”

Sit through#1889

Stay till the end of something dull

“We SIT THROUGH all night.”

Sit up#1890

Suddenly take notice or pay attention

“We need to SIT UP on the task.”

Sit with#1891

Reconcile different positions

“She's always SITG UP WITH stories.”

Size up#1892

Assess a situation or person carefully.

“We need to SIZE UP before someone notices.”

Skeeve out#1893

Disgust, unsettle

“The delays SKEEVE OUT us weeks.”

Skin up#1894

Make a cannabis joint

“We all SKINPED IN UP for the gift.”

Skive off#1895

Avoid doing work or other duty

“We need to SKIVE OFF a solution.”

Slack off#1896

Reduce one's effort, perform with less enthusiasm and energy

“The children were SLACKING OFF stories from the book.”

Slacken off#1897

Become less busy or intense

“I suppose we should SLACKEN OFF before they notice we're late.”

Slag off#1898

Criticise heavily

“We need to SLAG OFF before someone notices.”

Slant toward#1899

Favour one viewpoint, bias

“They're SLANTING TOWARD a summer launch date.”

Sleep around#1900

Be sexually promiscuous

“We need to SLEEP AROUND before someone notices.”

Sleep in#1901

Sleep longer than usual

“Let’s SLEEP IN tomorrow morning- we won’t have another chance for weeks.”

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