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Question		Answer
to do something because someone has said that you should start learning		act on sb’s (advice) Olga acted on the email she received.
to make an extra copy of computer information, for example on a disk or a hard drive start learning		back sth up It is advisable to back up all the files on your computer regularly, in case of breakdown.
can do something start learning		be up to sth Are you sure you are up to this job? We can go for a walk after lunch, if you think you are up to it.
divide something into different areas start learning		break up sth Rock gradually breaks up into sand. Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor.
to demand that something happens start learning		call for sth The recipe calls for brown sugar, not white sugar. The situation calls for a calm, deliberate response.
to decide that a planned event or activity will not happen because it is not possible or wanted now start learning		call sth off The town's annual picnic was called off due to rain.
to cover a surface or fill a place with things that are not tidy or well organised start learning		clutter sth up Please take your belongings with you. You don't need to clutter up my car. Piles of books and papers cluttered his desk.
to discover something or someone by chance start learning		come across sb/sth We came across Monica in the post office.
to visit someone at their house start learning		come round If you come round later, we can do our homework together.
to deal successfully with a difficult situation start learning		cope with sth It is astonishing the way she manages to raise a family, do a full-time job and cope with a bed-ridden mother, all at the same time.
to take action in order to achieve something or to solve a problem start learning		deal with sth The problem was brought to my attention and I dealt with it.
to become more and more rare and then disappear completely start learning		die out Most of the polar bears will die out by 2050 as a result of global warming.
to think of a new idea or plan start learning		dream sth up How did you ever dream up a silly idea like that? I would have never dreamt a better plan myself.
to start to sleep start learning		drop off (to sleep) He dropped off in the middle of the lesson.
to stop working and doing things that most people do because you do not want to be part of society any longer start learning		drop out He dropped out of politics to take care of his family
o finally be in a particular place or situation start learning		end up After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.
to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose start learning		fiddle with sth He fiddles with his pen all the time. He was just fiddling around with the things on his desk.
to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by them start learning		fit in She desperately wanted to fit in.
to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and effort start learning		get down to sth [+ -ing verb ] I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it. I must get down to booking the hotels.
to start to do something in a purposeful way start learning		go about doing sth [+ -ing verb ] How can we go about solving this problem? What's the best way of going about this?
to go somewhere in order to take a break/walk/drink a cup of coffee, etc. start learning		go for + n (a break/walk/coffee)
to choose something - Which one do you prefer? - I would _______ the blue one. start learning		go for sth - Which one do you prefer? - I would go for the blue one.
if something that makes a noise goes off, it suddenly starts making a noise start learning		go off (alarm) The alarm should go off automatically as soon as smoke is detected. Didn't you hear your alarm clock going off this morning?
to move towards something start learning		head for sth The coach was heading for Warsaw.
to ask someone for something, e.g. money start learning		hit up sb for sth She planned to hit him up for a raise.
to manage to keep a job start learning		hold down a job
to manage to do work as it is given to you and not be late in doing what you have to do start learning		keep up with sth They are struggling to keep up with the mortgage repayments. Jack hasn't been able to keep up with the rest of his team.
to enjoy something very much start learning		lap sth up We walked around the city, lapping up the atmosphere. Everyone clapped and cheered and you could see he was lapping it up.
if you say you will never live something down, you mean that it is in an embarrassing experience that other people will not let you forget start learning		live sth down If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you live it down.
to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live żyć z czegoś start learning		live off sth My grandmother lives off a small pension. All his life he had lived off his father. They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food).
to meet another person in order to do something together start learning		meet up with sb I'm meeting up with some friends after work.
to leave the place where you are and go somewhere else start learning		move on I've lived in this town long enough - it's time to move on.
to stop living in a particular home start learning		move out Her landlord has given her a week to move out.
o give someone all of the money that you owe them start learning		pay up Eventually they paid up, but only after receiving several reminders.
to start learning something or doing something regularly without intending to start learning		pick up sth pick up a reading habit
to choose something from a group of things start learning		pick sth out From all the puppies, we picked out the smallest one to take home. We could pick our parents out easily in the old photos.
If a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops start learning		pull over Just pull over here, and I'll get out and walk the rest of the way.
When a car or someone driving a car pulls up, the driver stops the car, often for a short time start learning		pull up A car pulled up outside my house.
to arrange to do something at a later time start learning		put sth off The meeting has been put off for a week. He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.
to cause something to explode start learning		set off sth What time do we set off tomorrow?
to arrange a number of things in a particular way rozstawić, wyłożyć start learning		set sth out She laid out the cards on the table and began to tell me about my future.
to arrange for something to happen, for example to start a new business start learning		set up sth I'm planning to set my own restaurant up.
to start living somewhere that you are going to live for a long time, usually with a partner start learning		settle down Do you want to settle down with me?
to start to feel relaxed and comfortable in a new situation start learning		settle into sth Students settled into their desks and took out their notebooks. After moving frequently during his first 14 years, he settled into a normal high school life.
to make a decision after spending a period of time thinking about the choices start learning		settle on sth We've settled on Majorca for our summer holiday this year. The children settled on the chocolate chip cookies instead of the peanut butter ones. We wanted to buy a house, but at these prices we had to settle on an apartment.
to pay someone the money that you owe them start learning		settle up Would you like to settle up now, sir? You buy the tickets and I'll settle up with you later.
{formal} to be taught by someone start learning		study under sb As a young painter, he studied under Picasso.
to replace or destroy something start learning		sweep sth aside They swept his doubts and objections aside.
to manage to reveal something start learning		tease out sth I managed to tease the truth out of her.
to happen in a particular way start learning		turn out It turned out that they weren't cousins, after all.
if someone who is lying down turns over, they change position so that they are facing a different direction start learning		turn over
if a person in a television show is ____, the people watching the programme vote in order to make that person leave the show start learning		vote sb off They’ve voted him off the board...
{informal} to annoy someone, often on purpose start learning		wind sb up łajnd It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life. She just knows how to wind me up.
to destroy something completely start learning		wipe sth out I was going too fast and I wiped out on the bend.
to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things start learning		ply Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast. Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds. The market traders were loudly plying their ware
to have a strong desire for something: start learning		be hankering for sth/hanker I’ve been hankering for a hot dog. [+ to infinitive ] I always hankered to go to Nashville.
a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress: start learning		hurdle [herdle] Getting a work permit was the first hurdle to overcome. The cost of this exercise is proving to be a major hurdle.
[C ] a frame or fence for jumping over in a race: start learning		hurdle [herdle] He fell at the last hurdle. She cleared (= jumped over) all the hurdles easily and raced to the finishing line.

Phrasal verbs wordlist Complete CAE

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