Vocabulary
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Allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days(separable)
“She PUT me UP for the night because I'd missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.Increase prices, taxes, duties, etc.”
Encourage someone to do something(separable)
“His friends PUT him UP TO stealing it.”
Tolerate(inseparable)
“I can't PUT UP WITH my neighbour's noise any longer; it's driving me mad.”
Argue with someone about a specific subject
“The girl's mother was QUARRELING OUT with her daughter about the party.”
Dispute or disagree with something(inseparable)
“I am not QUARRELLING WITH their idea, but I think there are other possibilities.”
Mess up, ruin(separable)
“I QUEERED the exam UP.”
Fall silent(separable)
“The audience QUIETENED DOWN when the lights were switched off in the auditorium and the play was ready to begin.”
Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support(inseparable)
“They QUIT ON me just when things got rough.”
Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly
“They RACED OFF when the police arrived.”
Used to tell someone to go away because they're annoying you
“He told her to RACK OFF.”
Sleep, take a nap
“I'm tired- I'm going to RACK OUT.”
Acquire a lot of something(separable)
“He's RACKED UP a number of convictions for speeding.”
Fall in large numbers(inseparable)
“Bombs RAINED DOWN ON the city all night.”
Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)
“The match was RAINED OFF.”
“The game was RAINED OUT.”
Earn, make money easily(separable)
“She's RAKING IN thousands a day.”
Make a lot of money(separable)
“It's the only shop in the area and they're RAKING IT IN.”
Cheat someone by charging them too much(separable)
“They RAKE tourists OFF all the time.”
Talk, think, etc, about something negative in the past(separable)
“They keep RAKING OVER the rows we had last year.”
Bring something back to people's attention(separable)
“The press have RAKED UP some scandals from her past.”
Talk at length without getting to the point
“Quit RAMBLING ON- I’m tired of listening to you.”
Increase amount, price, speed or power of something(separable)
“The company has RAMPED its prices UP because of higher oil prices.”
Say something firmly and loudly(separable)
“She RAPPED OUT the command.”
Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings(inseparable)
“She RATTED ON her neighbours to the police because they were smuggling alcohol from France.”
