Vocabulary
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Join, accompany(inseparable)
“May I THROW IN with you?”
Remove item of clothing quickly(separable)
“I THREW OFF my shoes and flopped on the settee.”
Put clothes on quickly(separable)
“I THREW ON a jacket and rushed outside.”
Get rid of(separable)
“I THREW OUT all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.”
End a relationship with someone(separable)
“She THREW me OVER last year.”
Make or arrange quickly(separable)
“I THREW a quick dinner TOGETHER before we left.”
Vomit(separable)
“The prawns she ate at lunch made her THROW UP and she had to go home early.”
Make it clear you are sexually attracted to someone(inseparable)
“He THREW HIMSELF AT her but she wasn't interested.”
Do something enthusiastically or energetically(inseparable)
“She THREW herself INTO the project.”
Make reasonable progress without any serious problems
“Things are TICKING ALONG at work while the director's away.”
Pass (of time)
“The last few seconds TICKED AWAY and the team couldn't come back.”
“The seconds TICKED BY and the team failed to score.”
Annoy(separable)
“She really TICKS me OFF when she doesn't reply to my emails.”
Continue working, but without improving
“The mechanic left the engine TICKING OVER for a while to see if he could see what was causing the problem.”
Improve a document(separable)
“I paid a company to TICKLE UP my CV before I applied.”
Use something carefully so as not to finish it(separable)
“This £50 will have to TIDE me OVER until I get paid.”
Put things in the correct place in a room(separable)
“I TIDIED UP my bedroom because it was a complete mess.”
Fasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct(separable)
“She TIED her hair BACK before playing tennis.”
Secure something to prevent it moving(separable)
“They TIED him DOWN to stop him escaping.”
Agree, be connected or support(inseparable)
“The theory TIES IN with what the police have been saying.”
Occur at the same time(inseparable)
“The publication TIES IN WITH the twentieth anniversary of the incident.”
Tie or fasten something securely(separable)
“They TIED UP the hostages so that they couldn't escape.”
Make something more secure or function better(separable)
“They're TIGHTENING UP security for the president's visit.”
End or close because of a time limit(separable)
“The program TIMED OUT before I could reply.”
