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Description
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Phrasal Verb
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to reluctantly agree to something or change your mind
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come around
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to get involved with someone or to agree to something
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fall in with
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to research
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look up
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to mention in conversation
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bring up
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to steer the vehicle for example to the side of the road, and stop
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pull over
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to stop doing something
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do away with something
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to refuse something or someone
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turn down
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to avoid touching something
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keep off
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to do something (usually wrong) without being noticed or punished
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get away with
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to go away, settle or calm down
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blow over
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to become very upset, scared, or excited suddenly
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freak out
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to put on clothes to see if they fit
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try on
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to withdraw your position; to step away from a fight
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back down
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to have nothing left
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run out of
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to step on something or to board something, like a plane, train, bus or other transportation
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get on
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to proceed, start, initiate something
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go ahead
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to consider something
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think over
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to cut into smaller pieces, parts or sections
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cut up
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to say or do something to make someone happy
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cheer up
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to enter forcibly
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break into
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to support someone
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back someone up
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to reveal something or give something for free
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give away
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to distribute something
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give out
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to be excited about something in the future
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look forward to
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to end abruptly, usually driving or speaking
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cut off
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to dress yourself with clothing, shoes, or accessories
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put on
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to decrease, usually in a bad way
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fall down
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to finish completely
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wrap up
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to have a backup plan when other things fail
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fall back on
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to spread
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break out
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to neither gain nor lose money
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break even
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to move backwards or become less aggressive
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back off
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to contact someone (text or call)
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hit someone up
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to arrive (often implies arriving late or unexpectedly)
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show up
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to write information for example on a form
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fill out
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something that make sense (usually used in negative)
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add up
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to return a phone call
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call back
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to understand or find the answer
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figure out
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to stop holding something and place it on a surface (like a table or the floor)
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put down
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to spend time together
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get together
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to continue doing something
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keep on
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to respect someone a lot
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look up to someone
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to rely on someone or something
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count on
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to rise to a vertical position on your feet (usually from sitting)
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stand up
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to learn something you didn't know before
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find out
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to enforce laws or punish more severely
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crack down on
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to fade away
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wear off
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to draw a line through something
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cross off/out
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to return
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get back
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to be summarized as
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boil down to
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to require or demand
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call for
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to become distant in a relationship
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grow apart
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to grow big enough to fit
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grow into
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to deliver, or leave somewhere
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drop off
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to stop believe or hope in something or someone
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give up on
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to point out, challenge or denounce
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call out
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to appear or sound in a certain way; to give a specific impression
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come across as
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to keep doing something until it is finished
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follow through
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to oppose
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go against
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to be held responsible for something
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answer for
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to continue doing something
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stick with
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to stop by for a visit
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drop by/in
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to wait, to have resolve in hopes that something will get better
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hold out
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to base your hopes on something or someone
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bank on
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to separate; fall down; break down
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come apart
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to return an object to its correct storage place (where it belongs) after using it
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put away
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to be private, to avoid contact with others
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keep to yourself
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to move at the same rate as someone or something
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keep up with
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to make a formal request for something
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apply for
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to find an idea for something
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come up with
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to consume less of something
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cut back on
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to delay doing something
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get around to
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to pursue something further
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follow up
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to place your body in a flat, horizontal position (usually on a bed or sofa)
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lie down
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to move your body from a standing position to a seated position (on a chair or sofa)
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sit down
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to indicate something, either physically or verbally
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point out something
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to tolerate something or someone
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put up with
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to have the power over something
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be in control of
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to ask multiple people
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ask around
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to become suddenly angry, explode
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blow up
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