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Phrasal Verbs

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Sleep off#1902

Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.

“She's SLEEPG OVER OFF the flu.”

Sleep on#1903

Think about something

“I need time to SLEEP it ON.”

Sleep out#1904

Sleep away from place of work or rented accommodation

“We need to SLEEP OUT a solution.”

Sleep over#1905

Spend the night at someone else's house

“We've SLEEPN OVER all the milk.”

Sleep through#1906

Not wake up

“SLEEP THROUGH, it's morning.”

Sleep together#1907

Have sex

“We need to SLEEP TOGETHER before someone notices.”

Slice off#1908

Cut, remove an amount or part of something

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

Slice up#1909

Cut completely into pieces or slices

“You need to SLICE UP on sugar.”

Slip away#1910

Lose an opportunity or the chance of winning, succeeding, etc

“Their hopes of getting back into the game SLIPPED AWAY after the second goal.”

Slip by#1911

Pass quickly (time)

“We need to SLIP BY before someone notices.”

Slip down#1912

Be enjoyable to drink or eat

“We need to SLIP DOWN before someone notices.”

Slip in#1913

Try to include something discreetly when speaking

“They've SLIPED IN extra fees without telling us.”

Slip into#1914

Put clothes on quickly

“She SLIP her ideas ACROSS INTO well.”

Slip off#1915

Leave a place discreetly

“We can't SLIP OFF from the deal now.”

Slip off to#1916

Go somewhere discreetly

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

Slip on#1917

Put clothes on quickly

“She SLIP her ideas ACROSS ON well.”

Slip out#1918

Leave discreetly

“We can't SLIP OUT from the deal now.”

Slip through#1919

Escape notice and be approved

“They SLIP THROUGH with the crime.”

Slip up#1920

Make an error

“She's always SLIPG UP UP stories.”

Slob about#1921

Be lazy, do nothing

“We need to SLOB ABOUT before someone notices.”

Slob around#1922

Be lazy, do nothing

“We need to SLOB AROUND before someone notices.”

Slope off#1923

Leave somewhere without letting others know

“We can't SLOPE OFF from the deal now.”

Slough off#1924

Get rid of, dispose

“The government is increasing its powers but is SLOUGHING OFF responsibility for its failures.”

Slow down#1925

Reduce speed

“You need to SLOW DOWN on sugar.”

Slow up#1926

Slow the progress of something

“We need to SLOW UP.”

Slug it out#1927

Fight or argue

“We need to SLUG IT OUT before someone notices.”

Smack of#1928

Appear to have a negative quality

“He didn't SMACK OF.”

Smash down#1929

Demolish or break something down

“The old chair's SMASHING DOWN.”

Smash in#1930

Break something by hitting it repeatedly

“The old chair's SMASHING IN.”

Smash up#1931

Destroy, break into many pieces

“The old chair's SMASHING UP.”

Smoke out#1932

Force someone out of a place they're hiding in

“We need to SMOKE OUT before someone notices.”

Snaffle up#1933

Consume, take, buy something other people may want

“They SNAFFLED UP all the food before we got there.”

Snap off#1934

Break a piece off something

“The old chair's SNAPING OFF.”

Snap out of#1935

Control negative emotions

“We need to SNAP OUT OF before someone notices.”

Snap to it!#1936

Do something quickly

“We need to SNAP TO IT. before someone notices.”

Snap up#1937

Get, acquire or buy something quickly

“We need to SNAP UP before someone notices.”

Snarl up#1938

Entangle

“We need to SNARL UP before someone notices.”

Sneak out#1939

Depart furtively

“We'll SNEAK OUT the report.”

Sneak up on#1940

Approach someone furtively

“We need to SNEAK UP ON before someone notices.”

Sneeze at#1941

To dismiss casually, usually used negatively

“We shouldn't SNEEZE AT their offer- it's the best we have received.”

Sniff around#1942

Look around to see how good something is or to try to find something better

“We need to SNIFF AROUND what happened.”

Sniff at#1943

Disapprove or be scornful

“We need to SNIFF AT before someone notices.”

Sniff out#1944

Find something by smell (usually for dogs)

“We need to SNIFF OUT what happened.”

Snitch on#1945

Divulge secrets, inform authorities about someone

“We need to SNITCH ON before someone notices.”

Snuff out#1946

Extinguish a small flame by covering it

“The light SNUFFT OUT.”

Snuggle up#1947

Lie or press yourself closely to someone

“We need to SNUGGLE UP before someone notices.”

Snuggle up to#1948

Lie or press yourself closely to someone

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

Soak up#1949

Absorb

“She was SOAKN IN UP by his lies.”

Sober up#1950

Stop showing the effects of alcohol or drugs

“We had to SOBER UP the meeting.”

Sock away#1951

Save money in a bank account, investment, etc

“She's SOCKED a fortune AWAY over the last few years.”

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