Phrasal verbs

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make sense
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add up
His evidence just doesn't add up.
inquire about
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ask after
Jim was asking after you.
yield in an argument (poddać się)
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back down
Sheila was right, so Paul had to back down.
take into acount
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bargain for
We hadn't bargained for there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane.
confirm the truth
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bear out
Helen's alibi was borne out by her sister.
lose control of the emotions
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break down
David broke down and wept when he heard the news.
stop talking
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break off
He broke off to answer the phone.
come to an end
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break up
The party finally broke up at 3 am.
cause to happen
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bring about
The crisis was brought about by Brenda's resignation.
succeed in doing something
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bring off
The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.
cause to onset of an illness
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bring on
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.
influence sb to your point of view
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bring round
After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view.
mention
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bring up
I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.
mobilise for military service
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call up
Mark was called up when the war broke out.
complete successfully (perhaps despite a problem)
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carry off
Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off.
complete a plan
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carry out
The attack was successfully carried out.
become popular (colloquial)
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catch on
This new hair style is beginning to catch on.
happen
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come about
Let me explain how the situation came about.
be in the end a matter of
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come down to
It all comes down whether you are prepared to accept less money.
receive (especially criticism; blame)
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come in for
The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision.
take place successfully
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come off
I'm afraid thet deal didn't come off after all.
appear
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come out
All the flowers have come out. My photos didn't come out very well.
occur (usually a problem)
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come up
Look, something has come up, and I can't meet you.
meet a difficulty
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come up against
We've come up against a bit of a problem.
equal (especially expectations; standard)
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come up to
The play didn't come up to expectations.
think of (especially an answer; a plan; a solution)
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come up with
We still haven't come up with a solution to the problem.
rely on
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count on
Don't worry, you can count on me.
happen unexpectedly (colloquial)
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crop up
I can't come to your party, something has cropped up.
abolish - znieść; obalić (colloquial)
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do away with
Dog licences have been done away with.
murder
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do away with
What if they do away with the old man?
decorate
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do up
We are having our living room done up.
come to a stop
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draw up
A white sports car drew up outside the door.
organise (especially a document)
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draw up
The contract is being drawn up at the moment.
pay a visit
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drop in
Drop in any time you're passing.
fall asleep
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drop off
The baby has just dropped off.
finish in a certain way or place
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end up
We ended up staying there for lunch.
have courage to deal with (especially responsibilities)
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face up to
You have to face up to your responsibilities.
show amusement (especially laughing)
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fall about
Everyone fell about when Jane told her joke.
use as a last resort
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fall back on
If the worst comes to the worst, we've got our savings to fall back on.
be deceived by
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fall for
It was an unlikely story but he fell for it.
fall in love with
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fall for
I fell for you the moment I saw you.
quarrel with
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fall out with
Peter has fallen out with his boss.
fail to come to completion
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fall through
The plan fell through at the last minute.
feel capable of doing
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feel up to
Old Mr Smith didn't feel up to walking all that way.
act upon a suggestion
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follow up
Thanks for the information about that book. I'll follow it up.
take more action
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follow up
We'll follow up this lesson next week.
be understood
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get across
I had the feeling I wasn't getting across.
imply (about personal matters) dawać do zrozumienia
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get at
What are you gettin at exactly?
make to feel depressed
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get down
This cold weather really gets me down.
begin to seriously deal with
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get down to
It's time we got down to some real work.
avoid punishment
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get off with
They were lucky to get off with such light sentences.
approach a certain age/time/number
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get on for
He must be getting on for seventy.
make progress (especially in life)
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get on
Sue is getting on very well in her new job.
be surprised
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get over
I couldn't get over how well she looked.
come to the end of something, usually unpleasant
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get over with
I'll be glad to get this awful business over with.
find time to do
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get round, around to
Sorry, but I haven't got round to fixing the tap yet.
do sth (usually bad when about children)
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get up to
The children are getting up to something in the garden. What have you been getting up to lately?
betray
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give away
His false identity papers gave him away.
send off a smell (liquid or gas)
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give off
The cheese has begun to give off a strange smell.
be exhausted
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give out
When our money gave out we had to borrow.
abandon; devote
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give over
The rest of the time was given over to playing cards.
stop (colloquial)
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give over
Why don't you give over! You're getting on my nerves!
surrender
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give up
The escaped prisoner gave herself up.
believed to be dead or lost
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give up
After 10 days the ship was given up for lost.
break a promise
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go back on
The management has gone back on its promise.
make a habit of
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go in for
I don't go in for that kind of thing.
enter a competition
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go in for
Are you thinking of going in for the race?
become bad (about food)
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go off
This milk has gone off.
happen (usually negative)
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go on
Something funny is going on.
be enough
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go round
There weren't enough life-jackets to go round.
complete a promise or plan (usually un willingly)
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go through with
When it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldn't go through with it.
become more liked (colloquial); make impression on sb
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grow on sb
This new record is growing on me.
keep (colloquial)
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hang onto
I think we should hang onto the car until next year.
be deliberately unkind to someone
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have; get it in for
My teacher has it in for me.
express feelings so as to settle a problem (zagrać w otwarte karty)
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have it out with
I put up with the problem for a while but in the end I had it out with her.
deceive
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heve sb on
I don't believe you. You're having me on.
get on well with (colloquial)
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hit it off
Mark and Sarah really hit it off at the party.
discover by chance - often an idea
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hit upon/on
They hit upon the solution quite by chance.
offer, promise - especially with hope
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hold out
We don't hold out much hope that the price will fall.
delay; to get stuck
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hold up
Sorry I'm late, I was held up in the traffic.
use as an example
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hold up
Jack was always held up as an example to me.
agree with (an idea)
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hold with
I don't hold with the idea of using force.
continue
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keep up
Well done! Keep up the good work!
state a rule
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lay down
The company has laid down strict procedures for this kind of situation.
disappoint; break a promise
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let down
Sorry to let you down, but I can't give you a lift today.
allow to be part of a secret
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let in on
We haven't let Tina in on the plans yet.
excuse from punishment
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let off
As Dave was young, the judge let him off with a fine.
inform about a secret (colloquial)
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let on
We're planning a surprise for Helen, but don't let on.
suffer a loss of reputation
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(not) live down
If City lose, they'll never live it down.
reach an expected standard
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live up to
The play quite lived up to my expectations.
investigate
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look into
The police have promised to look into the problem.
consider
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look on
We look on this town as our real home.
visit sb when in the area
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look sb up
If you're passing through Athens, look me up.
result in
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make for
The power steering makes for easier parking.
run away with
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make off with
The thief made off with a valuable nacklace.
pretend
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make out
Tim made out that he hadn't seen the No Smoking sign.
manage to see or understand
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make out
I couldn't quite make out what the notice said.
understand someone's behaviour
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make sb out
Janet is really odd. I can't make her out.
invent
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make up
I think you made up the whole story!
compensate for
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make up for
Our success makes up for all the hard times.
fail to include
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miss out
You have missed out a word here.
lose a chance
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miss out
Five people got promoted, but I missed out again.
confess (colloquial)
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own up
None of the children would own up to breaking the window.
stop an activity (colloquial)
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pack in
John has packed in his job.
take revenge (colloquial)
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pay back
She paid him back for all his insults.
improve (colloquial)
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pick up
The weather seems to be picking up.
force to give a clear statement
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pin sb down
I asked Jim to name a suitable day, but I couldn't pin him down.
bahave or work badly
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play up
The car is playing up again. It won't start.
draw attention to a fact
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point out
I pointed out that I would be on holiday anyway.
manage to succeed
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pull off
It was a tricky plan, but we pulled it off.
continue with some effort
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push on
Let's push on and try to reach the coast by tonight.
communicate ideas
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put across
Harry is clever but he can't put his ideas across.
explain the cause of
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put down to
Diane's poor performance was put down to nerves.
apply for a job
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put in for
Sue has put in for a teaching job.
take trouble (to help sb)
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put oneself out
Please don't put yourself out making a meal. A sanwich will do.
discourage; upset
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put off
The crowd put the gymnast off, and he fell.
offer accommodation
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put up
We can put you up for a few days.
tolerate; bear
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put up with
I can't put up with all this noise!
cause trouble to happen
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bring on
You have brought this on/upon yourself!
charge too much
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rip off
You paid $50? They really ripped you off!
criticise
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run down
She's always running down her husband.
lose power, allow do decline
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run down
I think the batteries are running down.
meet
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run into
Guess who I ran into at the supermarket!
have enough money
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run to
I don't think we can run to a holiday abroad this year.
check
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run over, run through
Let's run over the plan once more.
let a bill get longer without paying
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run up
I ran up a huge telephone bill at the hotel.
encouter
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run up against
We've run up against a slight problem.
go to the station to say goodbye to someone
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see someone off
I went to the station to see them off.
realise the truth about
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see through
I saw through his intention
make fun of by imitating
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send up
Jean is always sending up the French teacher
start working
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set about
We must set about reorganising the office
establish itself
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set in
I think this rain has set in for the day
give in detail in writing
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set out
This document sets out all the Union demands
arrange
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set out
I've set out the refreshments in the hall
start an action
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set out
Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel
establish
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set up
An inquiry into the accident has been set up.
attack
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set on/upon
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans
realise slowly
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sink in
Slowly the realisation that I had won began to sink in.
make a mistake
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slip up
Someone slipped up and my application was lost
find a solution
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sort out
Don't worry, Marry will sort out your problem
keep to
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stand by
the company agreed to stand by its original commitment
represent
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stand for
e.g. stands for exempli gratia, it's Latin
tolerate
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stand for
I will not stand for this kind of behaviour in my house
take the place of
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stand in for
Carol has kindly agreed to stand in for Graham at the monthly meeting
resist, bear stress
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stand up to
The engine won't stand up to the strain
resign
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step down
The Chairman has stepped down after criticism from shareholders.
increase
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step up
Production at the Leeds plant has been stepped up
defend
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stick up for
You must learn to stick up for yourself
deceive
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take in
Don't be taken in by her apparent shyness
make someone else suffer because of one's own sufferings
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take it out on
I know you are unhappy, but don't take it out on me!
imitate
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take off
Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well
acquire a new characteristic
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take on
My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation
do sth extra
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take on
She has taken on too much with a full-time job as well
sign an insurance agreement
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take out
Ann has taken out life insurance
gain control of
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take over
the army tried to take over the country
develop a liking for
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take to someone
You'll soon take to your new boss, I'm sure
occupy time
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take up
The meeting took up a whole morning
dissuade from, persuade into
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talk out of/into
Paul talked me into going skiing, against my better judgement

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