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Be in on
Be involved in
“Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN ON the plan.”
Be into
Like
“I AM INTO classical music.”
Be not on
Be unacceptable
“The way he's behaving IS just NOT ON.”
Be off
Be bad (of food)
“This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells foul.”
Be on
Be functioning (of machines)
“The computer IS ON.”
Be on about
Mean, try to say
“I couldn't understand what he WAS ON ABOUT- it made no sense.”
Be onto
Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature
“He's being very careful because he thinks the police ARE ONTO him.”
Be out
Be absent from a place
“She IS OUT on a visit for the day.”
Be out of
Have no more left
“We're OUT OF coffee so I'll have to go and get some.”
Be out to
Attempt
“She IS OUT TO get him sacked because she hates him.”
Be snowed under
Have too much work
“We're completely SNOWED UNDER at work because it's the end of the tax year.”
Be taken aback
Be shocked or surprised
“I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's lost all his hair.”
Be taken with
Like something
“I WAS very TAKEN WITH the performance- it was superb.”
Be to do with
Be connected with
“He said the meeting IS TO DO WITH a complaint.”
Be up
Be out of bed
“She's not UP yet.”
Be up for
Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event
“ARE you UP FOR the climb of Mt.”
Be up to
Be good enough
“He's not UP TO the job; get someone else.”
Beam up
Teleport, transport
“BEAM me UP, Scottie.”
Bear down on
Move towards
“She spotted him on the other side of the room and BORE DOWN ON him.”
Bear on
Influence, affect
“The judge's character may well BEAR ON the final decision.”
Bear out
Confirm that something is correct
“Statistics BEAR OUT the government's positions on the issue.”
Bear up
Resist pressure
“How are you BEARING UP under the strain?”
Bear up under
Cope with something difficult or stressful
“He's BEARING UP UNDER the pressure.”
Bear with
Be patient
“Please BEAR WITH me a moment while I finish this email.”