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Question		Answer
to find the total of start learning		add up The shop assistant added up what I’d bought and told me the total.
to explode start learning		blow up "Luckily, the bomb didn’t blow up."
"to stop working (for a machine etc)" start learning		break down Our car broke down on the motorway.
to enter illegally start learning		break in(to) A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night.
to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult start learning		bring up She brought up three sons on her own.
to increase start learning		build up These exercises are good for building up leg strength.
to ring again on the phone start learning		call back I’ll call you back later when you’re not so busy.
to cancel start learning		call off The concert has been called off because of the weather.
to become/make calmer start learning		calm down The woman finally calmed down and explained what had happened.
to continue start learning		carry on "The phone rang, but Mark just carried on watching TV."
to reach the same point/level as start learning		catch up (with) He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it hard to catch up.
to become/make happier start learning		cheer up I started to cheer up when the sun came out.
to tidy start learning		clear up I’ll clear up if you want to go to bed.
to find something by chance start learning		come across I came across a word I’d never seen before.
to return (from) start learning		come back (from) Give me a call when you come back from Greece.
to be quicker start learning		come on "Come on, or we’ll be late!"
to be published start learning		come out When does her new book come out?
to draw a line through something written start learning		cross out Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly.
"to do less of something (smoking etc)" start learning		cut down (on) I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat.
"to disconnect (phone, electrocity, etc) start learning		cut off Pay the electricity bill tomorrow or they might cut us off.
to completely remove by cutting start learning		cut off Keep your roses healthy by cutting off any dead flowers.
to button/zip up a piece of clothing start learning		do up "It’s very windy, so do your coat up."
to eat at a restaurant start learning		eat out Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight?
to trip and fall start learning		fall down I fell down and hurt my knee.
to have an argument with someone and stop being friends start learning		fall out (with) Have you two fallen out?
to add information in the spaces on a form, etc start learning		fill in "Just fill in this application form, please.
to make something completely full start learning		fill up Just fill this bowl up with sugar and put it on the table.
"to discover information I don’t want Jerry to find out about this. start learning		find out etc"
to escape punishment for start learning		get away with They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.
to enter a car start learning		get in(to) I hurt my head as I was getting into the car.
to leave a bus/train/etc start learning		get off You need to get off the bus opposite the supermarket.
to have a good relationship (with) start learning		get on (with) She seems to get on with everybody.
to enter a bus/train/etc start learning		get on(to) You can buy a ticket when you get on the bus.
to leave a car/building/room/etc start learning		get out (of) Quick! Get out of the car!
"to recover from (an illness, etc) start learning		get over It can take weeks to get over an illness like that.
to leave your bed start learning		get up He never gets up before nine.
to give something free of charge start learning		give away They're giving away free tickets at the cinema!
to return something you've taken/borrowed start learning		give back Could you give my CDs back because you've had them for two weeks.
to stop doing something you do regularly start learning		give up You should give up smoking.
to leave a place/someone start learning		go away Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?
to return (to) start learning		go back (to) I can't wait to go back to Italy.
to no longer be fresh start learning		go off Has this milk gone off?
to continue happening or doing something start learning		go on Please go on with your work while I speak to the head teacher.
to happen start learning		go on There isn't much going on in this town in the evening.
to stop burning start learning		go out The fire must have gone out during the night.
to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of start learning		go out with Greg used to go out with Katy.
to become older (for children) start learning		grow up He rarely saw his father while he was growing up.
to wait start learning		hang on Just hang on – I'll be ready in a minute.
to put clothes in a wardrobe start learning		hang up The women hung up their coats and sat down.
to put the receiver down to end a phone call start learning		hang up I can't believe that Jessica hung up without saying goodbye!
to wear (a piece of clothing) start learning		have on The man had a strange hat on.
to do something more quickly so hurry up!" start learning		hurry up "We haven't got much time
to participate, take part start learning		join in Ask them if you can play – I'm sure they'll let you join in.
to prevent from entering start learning		keep out Cars should be kept out of the city centre.
to not include start learning		leave out Don't leave your brother out – let him play with you and your friends.
to disappoint start learning		let down You've really let me down.
"to start lying (on a bed) start learning		lie down I'm going to go and lie down for a while.
to disconnect from the Internet/a website start learning		log off Don't forget to log off when you've finished checking your e-mail.
to connect to the Internet/a website start learning		log on(to) You need your password to log on.
to take care of start learning		look after It's hard work looking after three children all day.
to try to find information in a book / internet start learning		look up I had to look the word up in a dictionary.
"to invent an explanation, excuse etc. start learning		make up He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
to start living in a new house start learning		move in We're moving in next week.
to return money (to someone) start learning		pay back Did you pay Denise back?
"to lift something from the floor, a table, etc start learning		pick up Please pick those toys up and put them away.
to tell someone important information start learning		point out He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
to make a paper copy of something on a computer start learning		print out Let me print those photographs out for you.
to break by pulling start learning		pull off I pulled off the arm of my sunglasses by mistake.
to return something to where it belongs start learning		put away He put the notebook away and stood up.
to return something to where it was start learning		put back Can you put the book back when you've finished with it?
to stop holding start learning		put down Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.
to delay to a later time start learning		put off Can we put the meeting off until tomorrow?
to gain (weight) start learning		put on I don't want to put on any more weight!
to start wearing (a piece of clothing) start learning		put on Put your gloves and scarf on – it's cold outside.
to make something stop burning start learning		put out It took three firefighters to put the fire out.
to put something on a wall (eg a picture) start learning		put up The teachers will put a notice up about the new courses.
to say something out loud which you are reading start learning		read out He read the list of names out.
to tear into pieces start learning		rip up Rip up this piece of paper when you've finished reading it.
to remove with a rubber start learning		rub out I can't rub it out because I wrote it in pen.
to escape by running start learning		run away (from) The thief ran away from the police officers.
to not have any left start learning		run out (of) Many hospitals are running out of money.
to save money (for a specific purpose) start learning		save up (for) I'm saving up for a new electric guitar.
to make a player leave a game start learning		send off It was a very bad foul and the referee sent the player off.
to start a journey start learning		set off Go to sleep because we're setting off early in the morning.
"to start (a business, organization) start learning		set up My dad is going to set up a taxi company.
to give a part of something to a group of people start learning		share out The money will be shared out between 30 different environmental organizations.
"to stop talking, stop making a noise" start learning		shut up Just shut up a minute and let me tell you what happened!
to (start to) sit start learning		sit down "Please, sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
to solve a problem start learning		sort out Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.
to talk more loudly so someone can hear you start learning		speak up You have to speak up a bit because my gran's a bit deaf.
to end a relationship start learning		split up Tommy and Liz have just split up. It's very sad!
to (start to) stand start learning		stand up You have the chair. I don't mind eating standing up.
to go to bed late start learning		stay up We stayed up until two o'clock last night.
to remove start learning		take away Have they taken the rubbish away yet?
to return something to the place it came from start learning		take back I'm going to take my library books back.
to remove (from a high place) start learning		take down The old man took a large book down from a shelf.
to leave the ground start learning		take off Let's go and watch the planes taking off while we wait.
to remove (a piece of clothing) start learning		take off It felt good to finally take my shoes off after a long day.
"to take control of (a business start learning		take over The shopping centre has been taken over by an American company.
"to start (a hobby) start learning		take up I've taken up stamp collecting and it's really interesting.
to put something in a rubbish bin start learning		throw away Have you thrown the papers away?
to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks start learning		try on You should try it on to see if it’s the right size.
to lower the volume of start learning		turn down Turn the radio down – I'm trying to work.
to stop a machine working start learning		turn off "Will you turn the television off, please?"
to start a machine working start learning		turn on "Will you turn the television on, please?"
to turn something so the other side is towards you start learning		turn over You may turn over your exam papers now.
to increase the volume of start learning		turn up "We asked our teacher to turn the CD up, so that we could hear it."
to stop being asleep start learning		wake up Wake up! It's nearly ten o'clock!
"to wash plates, cups, cutlery start learning		wash up I can help to cook and wash up.
to be careful start learning		watch out Watch out – you're going to hit that car!
"to find the solution to a problem start learning		work out We can't work out how to get the Internet connection going.
to write information on a piece of paper start learning		write down Do you want to write down my phone number?

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