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be about to:
example: They said they were about to study a skeleton
on the point of
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Be after
example: what are you after?
I am after a good job
try to find, want
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Be behind
example: The student's behind with his work.
late, delayed (with)
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Be down for
example: I'm down for a place at medical school
entered for
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Be down on
example: I'm down on him, he has such silly ideas
dislike
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be off
example: Im off today; it's getting late. Be off!
Leave, go away
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Be off
example: Ugh! This meat's off.
go bad
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Be off
example: The nurse is off at six o'clock
off duty, free
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Be off
example: The doctor's meeting is off until tomorrow.
canceled
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be on to
example: the student was on to a good thing
when he got a research grant.
find, discover
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be out for
example: that pretty nurse is out for a good time
looking for
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be out of
example: the consultant is out of
the country at the moment
away from
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Be out of
example: He couldnt finish the experiment as he was out
of nitric acid
have no more left
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Be over
example: The worst of the exams are over now,
so we can relax
finished
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Be up
example: Is john up yet?
out of bed
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be up
example: What's up?
happening
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Be up
example: hand your exam papers in now, -time is up
finished
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Be up against
example: I'm up against a difficult problem
confronted by
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be up and about
example: Mrs. Brown is up and about
again after her operation
recovered
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be up to
example: what are you up to?
doing
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be up to
example: are you up to the long trip
after your illness?
fit for
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Be up to
example: It 's up to you to decide
as it's your life
someone's responsibility
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