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Try on
Put clothes on to see if they fit
“I TRIED the jacket ON before I bought it.”
Try out
Test
“Scientists are TRYING OUT a new drug in the fight against the disease.”
Try out for
Be tested for a sports team
“He TRIED OUT FOR the baseball team.”
Tuck away
Put something in a safe place
“I TUCKED the money AWAY in my drawer.”
Tuck in
Tidy the ends of items of clothing by placing them inside something
“I forgot to TUCK my shirt IN.”
Tuck into
Start eating something
“I was starving and TUCKED INTO the food.”
Tuck up
Arrange the sheets, duvet or blankets to make someone, usually a child, comfortable in bed
“She TUCKED her children UP in bed and switched the lights off.”
Tune in
Watch or listen to a TV or radio show
“Be sure to TUNE IN next week for the next episode.”
Tune in to
Watch or listen to a TV or radio programme
“Make sure you TUNE IN TO next week's show.”
Tune out
Ignore, not pay attention
“I TUNED him OUT because he was talking such rubbish.”
Tune up
Improve the performance of a machine or engine
“He's TUNED his car UP for the race.”
Turf out
Force someone to leave
“Management TURFED him OUT last week.”
Turn against
Stop liking and start disliking
“The public TURNED AGAINST the government when they became arrogant and ceased to listen.”
Turn away
Not allow someone to enter a place
“The doorman TURNED him AWAY from the nightclub because he was wearing trainers.”
Turn in
Go to bed
“I TURNED IN at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning.”
Turn into
Become
“Tadpoles TURN INTO frogs.”
Turn on
Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure
“He really TURNS me ON.Start a machine or device.”
Turn to
Try to get help
“She had nobody to TURN TO when her husband died.”
Type in
Enter computer data or text
“He TYPED the text IN and printed it off.”
Type out
Write a full or finished version of a text on a computer
“She TYPED her essay OUT and handed it in a the last minute.”
Type up
Type a finished version
“She TYPED UP her lecture notes and printed them out.”
Urge on
Encourage
“The crowd URGED the players ON.”
Urge upon
Persuade or pressure to accept something
“They URGED the contract UPON us.”
Use up
Finish or consume all of something
“We USED UP all the olive oil.”
Usher in
Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time
“We always give a party USHER IN the NEW YEAR.”
Vacuum up
Consume
“He VACUUMED UP all of the food.”
Vamp up
Make something more exciting, attractive, etc
“The place is dull and you need to VAMP it UP.”
Veer onto
Change subject to talk about something different
“The conversation VEERED ONTO what had gone wrong the night before.”
Veg out
Relax, do nothing
“I'm going to VEG OUT in front of the TV tonight.”
Venture forth
Leave somewhere safe or comfortable
“If the storm has finished, we could VENTURE FORTH.”
Wade in
Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully
“He just WADED IN without listening to what anyone had to say.”
Wade into
Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usually
“They WADED INTO the negotiations and the deal collapsed.”
Wade through
Get to the end of something with difficulty
“It took me ages to WADE THROUGH the book.”
Wait about
Wait somewhere doing nothing
“I WAITED ABOUT for an hour, but they didn't come.”
Wait around
Wait somewhere doing nothing
“They were just WAITING AROUND to see if anything was going to happen.”
Wait behind
Stay somewhere after other people have left
“I WAITED BEHIND to ask the lecturer a question.”
Wait in
Stay at home because someone is going to visit
“I WAITED IN for the guy to fix the TV.”
Wait on
Serve people in a restaurant
“They have two people WAITING ON each table.”
Wait out
Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant
“We'll have to WAIT OUT this uncertainty.”
Wait up
Not go to bed because you are waiting
“I was worried and WAITED UP until they got home safe and sound.”
Wait up!
Stop (imperative)
“Wait up!”
Wait upon
Provide someone with what they require
“They used to have servants WAITING UPON them.”
Walk away from
Leave something you don't like
“You can't just WALK AWAY FROM your problems.”
Walk away with
Win easily
“She WALKED AWAY WITH the first prize.”
Walk back
Retract a statement of change comments
“The president WALKED BACK her initial comments in the press conference.”
Walk back from
Retract a statement
“They declined to WALK BACK FROM their comments despite the controversy.”
Walk in on
Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see something
“He WALKED IN ON them planning to sack him.”
Walk into
Get work without effort
“He WALKED INTO a great job straight after university.Be unaware of the presence of something and either enter it (a trap) or bump into it (an obstruction)”
Walk off
Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling
“I tried to WALK OFF my hangover.”
Walk off with
Win easily
“He WALKED OFF WITH the award.”