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Question		Answer
to not take part in a physical activity such as a dance or a game, because you are tired or injured start learning		sit sth out
to arrive for a gathering or event, to arrive for a gathering or event start learning		show up
to end a relationship or connection, the small radical faction broke away from the independence movement" start learning		break away
to murder someone (informal) start learning		do away with somebody
to get rid of or destroy something start learning		do away with something
to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy start learning		let off steam
If something takes the sting out of an unpleasant situation, it makes it less unpleasant start learning		take the sting out of something
to decide what to do or choose"She made up her mind to call him again" start learning		make up your mind
to feel that you belong in a place start learning		put down roots
If two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly(informal) start learning		get on like a house on fire
If someone runs rings round you, they are very much better, faster, or more successful at something than you are start learning		run rings round somebody
to cause problems for yourself by trying to punish someone else start learning		cut off your nose to spite your face
to lose valuable ideas or things in your attempt to get rid of what is not wanted start learning		throw the baby out with the bathwater
to make a successful/unsuccessful start in something start learning		get off on the right/wrong foot
organize yourself more effectively start learning		get your act together
to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything start learning		go/run round in circles
to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so start learning		dig your heels in
to say positive things about someone start learning		put in a good word for sb
start to behave better start learning		clean up your act
to do something as much as possible because you were not able to do it before start learning		make up for lost time
used to tell someone that they are wrong about a particular situation and must realize what is really happening(informal) start learning		wake up and smell the coffee
to make a lot of effort to do something well start learning		pull out all the stops
to be very useful or successful in a particular situation start learning		come into your own
If ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement start learning		fly around
to travel or move from place to place start learning		get around (somewhere)
to tell someone what to do (inf) start learning		boss around
to be very busy doing a lot of different things start learning		run around
When you think something is not far away but you cannot see exactly where. If an idea or story floats around, it is discussed or repeated by a lot of people. start learning		float around
If things are lying around, they are left in places where they should not be. I wouldn't leave any money lying around the office if I were you. start learning		lie around
to have a sexual relationship with someone other than your husband or wife or to behave in a silly way start learning		play around
a process for dealing with an unexpected problem in a piece of equipment or a system or a temporary method for dealing with a computer or software problem until a more permanent solution is found start learning		work around
to happen, or start to happen. How did the problem come about in the first place? start learning		come about
to become lower in position or value or to fall and land on the ground start learning		come down
to hit someone or something forcefully so that it falls down, or falls to a lower place start learning		knock down something/someone
to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling or to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them start learning		knock sb down
to refuse an offer, a job, or a request or to reduce the amount of sound start learning		turn sb/sth down
to prevent someone who is speaking at a meeting from being heard, by shouting start learning		shout down
to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape or to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something start learning		pin down
to hold someone or something in place with ropes start learning		tie down someone/something
to reach or go as far as or to move down to a lower level or place. If a computer system goes down, it stops working. to be remembered or recorded in a particular way. start learning		go down
if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating or if a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating start learning		shut sth down
to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something start learning		get down to sth
If something gets you down, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed start learning		get sb down
to make a record that someone has promised to pay a particular amount of money as part of a collection to help people in need start learning		put sb down for sth
to shoot and kill or badly injure someone start learning		gun down someone
to add water to a drink, usually an alcoholic drink, in order to make it less strong or to deliberately make an idea or opinion less extreme, usually so that other people will accept it start learning		water sth down

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