Vocabulary
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Secretly inform the police or authorities(separable)
“The police arrested the drug dealer after someone TIPPED them OFF.”
Spill, make something fall on its side(separable)
“I TIPPED my coffee OVER and ruined my keyboard.”
Get bored of something(inseparable)
“She soon TIRED OF the course and dropped out.”
Make someone exhausted(separable)
“Working so much TIRES me OUT.”
Leave, go home
“It's geting late, so I'm going to TODDLE OFF home.”
Make something sound more moderate(separable)
“The Minister tried to TONE DOWN what she had said when the press started attacking her.”
Combine in a pleasing way(inseparable)
“The blue TONES IN WITH your jacket.”
Make stronger or firmer(separable)
“The exercises will TONE UP your stomach muscles.”
Provide equipment(separable)
“The company spent a lot on TOOLING the factory UP.”
Leave, depart
“It's getting late, so we're going to TOOTLE OFF home.”
Finish something in a special way(separable)
“He complained for an hour and to TOP it OFF started shouting his head off.”
Stop increasing, reach the highest point
“The temperature TOPPED OUT at forty degrees yesterday.”
Refill something that isn't empty yet(separable)
“Shall I TOP UP your drink while I'm pouring myself one?”
Excite, inflame(separable)
“Many people are TORQUED UP about immigration.”
Discuss something freely and openly, but not very seriously(separable)
“WE TOSSED ideas ABOUT before the negotiations.”
“We TOSSED their plan AROUND a bit and then rejected it.”
Discard, throw away(separable)
“They TOSSED the proposal ASIDE.”
Drink quickly(separable)
“I TOSSED BACK my beer and left.”
“I TOSSED a couple of drinks DOWN before they arrived.”
Make a decision by throwing a coin and seeing which side lands face up(inseparable)
“We TOSSED FOR who would start.”
Write something quickly and carelessly(separable)
“I TOSSED OFF the essay the night before I had to hand it in.”
Decide something by throwing a coin and seeing which side lands face up
“We TOSSED UP to see who would kick off.”
Add things to create a final amount
“They TOTALLED UP and gave us the bill.”
Land (planes)
“The plane TOUCHED DOWN at Narita airport an hour late.”
