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Sweep through
Pass easily, succeed
“She SWEPT THROUGH the exams.”
Swing around
Change your opinion quickly
“They SWUNG AROUND to our idea after reading the press reports.”
Swing at
Try to hit
“He SWUNG AT me but missed.”
Swing by
Visit a person or place on your way somewhere
“I will SWING BY this afternoon and pick you up.”
Swing round
Change your opinion quickly
“They were against it at first then SWUNG ROUND and supported it.”
Switch off
Stop a machine or something electrical working
“I SWITCHED OFF the lights, locked the door and left.”
Switch on
Start a machine or something electrical working
“She SWITCHED ON the lights when she entered the room.”
Switch over
Change from one provider or source to another
“We SWITCHED OVER to solar power.”
Syphon off
Take business, support or votes from someone
“The candidate SYPHONED OFF a lot of votes because of his anti-war stance.”
Tack on
Add something that wasn't planned
“They TACKED ON a new ending to the film when they found that test audiences didn't like the original.”
Tack onto
Add or attach something that wasn't planned to something
“I TACKED a quick message ONTO the end of the letter after I'd printed it.”
Tag along
Accompany someone, especially if they haven't specifically invited you
“You're off to the cinema; can we TAG ALONG?”
Tag on
Add an additional point to something written or spoken
“He TAGGED ON a few comments after reading my report.”
Tag onto
Add an additional point to something written or spoken
“He TAGGED his ideas ONTO the end of my report.”
Tag with
Add a keyword link or bookmark to a blog entry or webpage
“The post was TAGGED WITH keywords.”
Tail away
Become silent or inaudible
“His voice TAILED AWAY when he was speaking about what he'd done wrong.”
Tail back
Form a traffic jam
“The traffic TAILED BACK for several miles after the accident.”
Tail off
Become silent or inaudible
“The voices TAILED OFF when she entered.”
Take aback
Surprise or shock
“The news of her death TOOK me ABACK.”
Take after
Look like, resemble
“He TAKES AFTER his mother.”
Take apart
Take something to pieces
“She TOOK the photocopier APART to see what had got stuck in it.”
Take aside
Get someone alone to talk to them
“The teacher TOOK her ASIDE and said that she'd failed the exam.”
Take away
To remove
“The police TOOK the protestors AWAY.”
Take for
Believe that someone is a certain kind of person
“Do you TAKE me FOR a fool?”
Take it
Accept criticism
“He's good at criticising others, but can't TAKE IT himself.”
Take it out on
Abuse someone because you're angry
“Whenever things go wrong, he always shouts and TAKES IT OUT ON me, even if I had nothing to do with the problem.”
Take it upon yourself
Take responsibility, often without consulting other people
“I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF to make sure he got up on time.”
Take through
Explain something to someone
“He TOOK me THROUGH the procedures before we started.”
Take to
Make a habit of something
“He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably.”
Talk around
Persuade
“He TALKED them AROUND to accepting his point of view.”
Talk at
Talk to someone and not give them a chance to reply or listen to them
“There's no point trying to convince them- they'll just TALK AT you until you give up.”
Talk back
Respond rudely to a person in authority
“The teacher was cross because the pupil TALKED BACK to her.”
Talk down
Try to make something sound less important
“The company CEO TALKED DOWN the recent fall in shares.”
Talk down to
Talk in a way to show your superiority not communicate
“She's a dreadful teacher and TALKS DOWN TO her students instead of teaching them.”
Talk into
Persuade someone to do something
“She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to TALK her INTO it.”
Talk out
Discuss a problem or issue to find a solution
“They had a meeting to TALK OUT how people felt.”
Talk out of
Persuade someone not to do something
“He was going to drive home after drinking half a bottle of wine, but his friends TALKED him OUT OF it.”
Talk over
To discuss.
“We TALKED OVER the problems in our relationship, but couldn't sort things out.”
Talk round
Persuade
“She TALKED them AROUND to accepting her point of view.”
Talk through
Guide someone through an issue
“The teacher TALKED me THROUGH the test so I knew what to expect.”
Talk up
Make something appear more important or significant than it really is
“The government are trying to TALK UP the effect of their policies.”
Talk yourself out
Talk until you have nothing left to say
“He TALKED himself OUT after a couple of hours and calmed down.”
Tap for
Get money off someone
“I TAPPED him FOR a loan.”
Tap into
Use or exploit a plentiful resource for your benefit
“The company is hoping to TAP INTO the Chinese market.”
Tap off with
Have sex with
“He TAPPED OFF WITH someone at the party on Saturday.”
Tap out
Play a rhythm quietly
“He TAPPED OUT the tune with his pencil while he was thinking.”
Tap up
Approach a footballer illegally to get them to change teams
“Chelsea were accused of TAPPING him UP even though he was under contract.”
Taper off
Gradually become smaller or weaker until stopping
“Her speech TAPERED OFF when the interruptions started.”
Team up
Work with someone or a group to achieve something
“They TEAMED UP to publicise the issue.”
Tear apart
Disturb or upset greatly
“People were TORN APART when news of the train crash came through.”