Vocabulary
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Start living in a place(inseparable)
“They MOVED INTO the house as soon as it was ready.”
Change the subject or your job(separable)
“She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better.”
Leave a place you live or work in(separable)
“She's tired of living there and is MOVING OUT.”
Make preparations for something(inseparable)
“The government are MOVING TOWARDS free elections.”
Move to make space(separable)
“They MOVED her UP to senior management.”
Continue without a clear aim or plan
“If you're ambitious, you cannot MUDDLE ALONG.”
Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan
“We didn't know what to expect and just MUDDLED THROUGH.”
Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up(separable)
“My cleaner MUDDLED UP my books and I can't find anything.”
Study quickly, revise
“I have to MUG UP before the exam.”
Study something quickly, revise(inseparable)
“I need to MUG UP ON my history for the test.”
Think about an issue or problem(separable)
“My laptop keeps MULLING OVER at random times.”
Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
“We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he MUSCLED IN.”
Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement(inseparable)
“She MUSCLED IN ON the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.”
Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement(inseparable)
“They are MUSCLING INTO our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.”
Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out(separable)
“They used their contacts in local government to MUSCLE the competitors OUT.”
Get lost, go away (used as imperative)
“He was making a fuss, so I told him to NAFF OFF.”
Repeatedly criticise someone verbally(inseparable)
“My boss is always NAGGING AT me about my arriving a few minutes late for work.”
Succeed in getting, achieve(separable)
“They are having trouble NAILING DOWN the contract.”
Give someone a name to remember another person(inseparable)
“I was NAMED AFTER my uncle who died in the war.”
Remove less important options to make it easier to choose(separable)
“I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have NARROWED my list DOWN to three.”
Play safe and avoid taking a risk
“I'm going to NERD OUT and not go on the river trip.”
Go somewhere quickly
“I'm NIPPING OFF to get some milk.”
“She'll be back in a minute- she's just NIPPED OUT to the shops.”
Fall asleep
“I NODDED OFF during the speech.”
