DC1C2- thinking&learning; time&work- phrasal verbs

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practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
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brush up on
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
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come round to
think of something such as an idea or a plan
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come up with
accept something and try to deal with it
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face up to
be able to understand something or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
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figure out
suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance
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hit upon
see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
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make out
think carefully about something over a period of time
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mull over
learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information you have
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piece together
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
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puzzle out
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
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read up on/about
study something very hard, especially for an examination
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swot up on
understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real true; trick someone into believing something that is not true
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take in
consider a problem or decision carefully
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think over
consider the facts about something in an organised and thoroug way
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think through
invent or imagine something, especially an excuse
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think up
appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly
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crop up
start doing something in a very enthusiastic way
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dive in
be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it
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end up
begin with
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kick off with
stop working
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knock off
start working hard, especially when you should have done this earlier
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knuckle down
end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them; stop doing or using something, especially for a short period of time
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lay off
if something xxx xxx, it is going to happen to you in the future
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lie ahead
work at different times from usual because you have not wored enough at the normal times
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make up
continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties, opposition or interruptions
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press ahead/on with
start doing or working on something in order to achieve an aim
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set out
if you are xxxxed under, you have too much of something to deal with
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snow under
start to employ someone; accept some work or responsibility
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take on
help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get some more
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tide over
spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do
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while away
end or finish something gradually; gradually reduce work before stopping completely; relax after a period of excitement or worry
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wind down

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