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Phrasal Verbs

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Clam up#352

Be quiet, refuse to speak

“Tell him to CLAM UP.”

Clamp down on#353

Restrict or try to stop something

“We had to CLAMP DOWN ON the meeting.”

Claw back#354

Get money back

“We need to CLAW BACK before someone notices.”

Clean off#355

Remove dirt or something dirty

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

Clean out#356

Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted things.

“I really must CLEAN the study OUT; there's stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere.”

Clean up#357

Tidy and clean

“We need to CLEAN UP before someone notices.”

Clear away#358

Leave a place

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

Clear off#359

Leave somewhere quickly

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

Clear out#360

Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.

“Don't CLEAR OUT the opportunity.”

Clear up#361

Cure or recover from an infection

“She's CLEARG OVER UP the flu.”

Click through#362

Open an advertisement on the Internet

“We need to CLICK THROUGH before someone notices.”

Climb down#363

Accept that you are wrong and change your position

“The Prime Minister had to CLIMB DOWN over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.”

Cling on#364

Hold tight

“CLING ON a moment.”

Cling on to#365

Try to keep something

“Why do you CLINGE ON ON TO complaining?”

Cling to#366

Try to maintain beliefs, hopes, etc.

“She's CLINGING TO the last shred of hope.”

Clock in#367

Record the time of arriving at work on a machine

“Don't let it CLOCK you IN.”

Clock off#368

Record the time you leave work

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

Clock on#369

Record the time of arriving at work on a machine

“Don't let it CLOCK you ON.”

Clock out#370

Record the time you leave work

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

Clock up#371

Win, score or achieve results

“The expenses CLOCK UP more than the budget allows.”

Clog up#372

Block, slow movement right down

“I suppose we should CLOG UP before they notice we're late.”

Close down#373

Close a shop, branch or business permanently

“We need to CLOSE DOWN before someone notices.”

Close in#374

Surround, envelop

“We need to CLOSE IN before someone notices.”

Close in on#375

Get near someone

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

Close in upon#376

Get near someone

“We need to CLOSE IN UPON before someone notices.”

Close off#377

Block a place to stop people entering

“We had to CLOSE OFF the meeting.”

Close on#378

Get nearer

“We need to CLOSE ON before someone notices.”

Close out#379

Bring something to an end

“We CLOSED OUT the meeting early and went home.”

Close up#380

Completely close something

“Please CLOSE UP the form.”

Cloud over#381

Get very cloudy

“We need to CLOUD OVER before someone notices.”

Clown about#382

Behave stupidly or waste time

“My computer's CLOWNING ABOUT; I think I might have a virus.”

Clown around#383

Behave stupidly or waste time

“My computer's CLOWNING AROUND; I think I might have a virus.”

Clue in on#384

Give someone the information they need

“The police were CLUING IN ON a tip from an informer.”

Coast along#385

Do something without making much effort or trying to improve

“She's been COASTING ALONG all year and hasn't made a lot of progress.”

Cobble together#386

Make, assemble or produce something quickly, without much care

“We need to COBBLE TOGETHER a solution.”

Cock up#387

Ruin or spoil something

“Don't COCK UP it.”

Colour (Color) in#388

Fill an area with colour/color

“Please COLOUR (COLOR) IN the form.”

Colour (Color) up#389

Blush

“We need to COLOUR (COLOR) UP before someone notices.”

Come about#390

Happen, occur

“I suppose we should COME ABOUT before they notice we're late.”

Come across#391

Find by accident

“We need to COME ACROSS what happened.”

Come along#392

Accompany

“I suppose we should COME ALONG before they notice we're late.”

Come apart#393

Break into pieces

“I suppose we should COME APART before they notice we're late.”

Come around#394

Recover consciousness

“I suppose we should COME AROUND before they notice we're late.”

Come around to#395

Agree with or accept something you had previously disapproved of or disliked.

“We have to COME AROUND TO whether we like it or not.”

Come back#396

To return

“I suppose we should COME BACK before they notice we're late.”

Come before#397

Appear in court charged with a crime or offence

“I suppose we should COME BEFORE before they notice we're late.”

Come by#398

Visit

“I suppose we should COME BY before they notice we're late.”

Come down#399

Rain

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

Come down on#400

Criticise heavily

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

Come down to#401

Amount to, be the most important aspect

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

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