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Rob(inseparable)
“The gang KNOCKED OVER a betting office yesterday afternoon.”
Join houses that had been separate(separable)
“They KNOCKED TOGETHER two outbuilding and turned them into a home.”
Become or get someone pregnant(separable)
“She got KNOCKED UP when she was on holiday.”
Make a great effort
“I've got my exams next week and I haven't done much work, so I'd better KNUCKLE DOWN.”
Submit to authority
“The teacher made the students KNUCKLE UNDER and hand their projects in on time.”
Get someone into trouble(separable)
“He LANDED ME IN it when he told them what I had done wrong.”
Arrive, end a journey in a place, often without planning(inseparable)
“We set out for Manchester, but LANDED UP IN Liverpool.”
Create a problem for someone(separable)
“He LANDED ME WITH the job of proofreading the whole thing.”
Appreciate something(separable)
“He LAPPED UP their praise.”
Have a good time when intoxicated(separable)
“They were LARGING IT UP in the rave.”
Behave in a silly way
“The children made me angry because they were LARKING ABOUT.”
“The students wouldn't stop LARKING AROUND.”
Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly
“After they won, they went to a bar to L ARK IT UP.”
Fall heavily (rain)(separable)
“The rain was LASHING DOWN all day and the roads were flooded.”
Criticise someone strongly(inseparable)
“He LASHED INTO them for messing thins up.”
Suddenly become violent
“He LASHED OUT and broke the man's nose.”
Criticise something strongly(inseparable)
“The press has LASHED OUT AGAINST the policy.”
Hit someone suddenly, usually without warning, or try to hit them(inseparable)
“He LASHED OUT AT me when I laughed at him.”
Spend a lot of money buying something(separable)
“I LASHED OUT a lot ON a new car.”
Understand, often after a long time
“They were lying, but it took her ages to LATCH ON.”
Understand something, often after a long time(inseparable)
“The police didn't LATCH ON TO what the crooks were doing for years.”
Connect to something(inseparable)
“The gecko LATCHED ONTO the ceiling.”
Pretend something (an injury, news, etc.) isn’t important(separable)
“He LAUGHED OFF the sprained finger but it obviously affected his golf game.”
Establish rules or procedures(separable)
“The rules of the sport were LAID DOWN early in the nineteenth century.”