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break up
end a relationship
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catch up
reach sb ahead of one, by hurrying
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chalk * up
achieve sth (victory/etc), increasing one's total
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clam up
refuse to say anything
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come on
hurry up/make more effort
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crack up
have a nervous breakdown
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do * up
restore/redecorate sth
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get down
move to a lower position (/get up)
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get * down
make sb feel depressed
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get down to *
start giving one's attention to sth
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get in(to *)
- 1. enter a place/vehicle (/get out [of])
- 2. arrive at a destination (e.g. a station)
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get * in(to)
gain (sb's) admission to place/event
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get out
leave a vehicle/room/building/etc
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get out (of)
leave/escape from (a place)
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get out of *
avoid punishment/unpleasant duty
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get * out of
gain sth from sb/sth
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get up
move to a higher position
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get up to *
- 1. reach as far as
- 2. do sth (usu. bad or amusing)
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go away
leave a particular place
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look into *
investigate a situation
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make * out
- 1. understand/see sth with difficulty
- 2. write/complete sth (e.g. cheque, report)
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make up
become friends again after a quarrel
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make * up
- 1. invent sth (a story)
- 2. repay sth (e.g. time/money) lost/owed
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make up *
complete sth, be part of a whole
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make up for *
compensate for sth
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run away
leave quickly to avoid trouble/danger
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run * over
collide with a pedestrian/dog/etc while driving
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tip * off
give sb information/a warning secretly
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wake up to *
become aware of sth (usu. problem/danger)
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warm up
take gentle exercise to prepare for sth
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