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Embark upon
Start a project or venture
“Fernanda has just EMBARKED UPON a new professional challenge.”
Empty out
Empty something completely
“I must EMPTY OUT the rubbish before I leave for work.”
End in
Finish a certain way
“It'll END IN tears.”
End up
Become or do something unplanned
“We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we ENDED UP going to Turkey instead.”
End up with
Get as a result of something
“He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a poor grade.”
Enter for
Join or enter a competition
“They ENTERED FOR the national championship but weren't good enough.”
Enter into
Become involved in or accept
“They ENTERED INTO an agreement with their rivals.”
Eye up
Look carefully at someone
“The guy EYED the other man UP because he was behaving suspiciously.”
Face off
Confront
“The company FACED OFF the competition.”
Face up to
Accept an unpleasant truth
“Many people find it hard to FACE UP TO the fact that they are getting old.”
Faff about
Behave indecisively
“He told her to stop FAFFING ABOUT and make her mind up.”
Faff around
Behave indecisively
“She told him to stop FAFFING AROUND and make his mind up.”
Fall about
Laugh a lot
“We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.”
Fall apart
Break into pieces
“The box FELL APART when I picked it up.”
Fall back
Retreat
“The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.”
Fall back on
Be able to use in an emergency
“It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.”
Fall behind
Make less progress
“I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.”
Fall down
Fall on the ground
“I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN.”
Fall for
Be attracted to somebody, fall in love
“He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met.”
Fall in
Collapse
“The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.”
Fall into
Start doing something unplanned
“I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.”
Fall off
Decrease
“The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.”
Fall out
Argue and be on bad terms with someone
“They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.”
Fall over
Fall on the ground
“I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.”