Vocabulary
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Back out of a commitment(inseparable)
“They're trying to WEASEL OUT OF our agreement.”
Remove, get rid of(separable)
“The company WEEDED OUT the unsuccessful sales reps.”
Burden with responsibilities, duties, etc(inseparable)
“The requirements of her new job WEIGHED DOWN ON her.”
Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing)
“The champion WEIGHED IN at 120 kilos.”
Enter an argument or discussion to express a strongly felt idea(inseparable)
“She WEIGHED IN ON their immigration policies.”
Make someone consider carefully(inseparable)
“The issues raised WEIGHED ON her mind.”
Measure a certain amount of something by weight(separable)
“Could you WEIGH OUT 200 grammes of that for me?”
Assess(separable)
“They WEIGHED the pros and cons UP carefully before deciding.”
Approach someone or behave in a strange, scary unexpected way(inseparable)
“He WEIRDS OFF ON newcomers.”
Disturb, cause concern or worry(separable)
“The way he spoke was WEIRDING me OUT.”
Feel tears starting
“I felt tears WELLING UP when I heard the news.”
Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction
“When he heard the whistle, he WHEELED AROUND to see what was happening.”
Use something like an explanation that has been used many times before and has lost its impact(separable)
“They WHEELED OUT the same old excuses last time this happened.”
“She WHEELED ROUND when he told her to stop.”
Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do(separable)
“We WHILED a couple of hours AWAY playing computer games.”
Enter rapidly (as for a brief errand)(inseparable)
“Ben WHIPPED INTO the convenience store for a bag of crisps.”
Produce, make or create quickly(separable)
“He WHIPPED OFF two essays in a couple of hours before the deadline.”
Remove quickly(separable)
“The police officer WHIPPED OUT her radio and called for back-up.”
Exit rapidly(inseparable)
“Lola WHIPPED OUT OF a side street without looking and broadsided a police car.”
Do something quickly(inseparable)
“She WHIPPED THROUGH the task.”
Make food quickly(separable)
“We got back late and WHIPPED UP dinner.”
Take to another place quickly(separable)
“The police WHISKED the minister AWAY when the trouble started.”
Take someone to another place, usually unexpectedly(separable)
“She WHISKED her husband OFF for a romantic weekend.”
Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text(separable)
“Could you pass the Tippex?”
