Relationships:
BRING UP - raise (children);
GROW UP - become older;
LET DOWN - disappoint;
TAKE AFTER - resemble, be similar to (an older person in the family);
LOOK AFTER - take care of;
PUT UP WITH - tolerate.
GROW UP - become older;
LET DOWN - disappoint;
TAKE AFTER - resemble, be similar to (an older person in the family);
LOOK AFTER - take care of;
PUT UP WITH - tolerate.
Travel and tourism:
TAKE OFF - leave the ground; become popular; remove clothing;
GET BACK - return;
SEE OFF - say goodbye at a train station, airport, etc to someone leaving;
SPEED UP - increase speed;
CHECK IN - sign he register at a hotel;
SLOW DOWN - decrease speed.
GET BACK - return;
SEE OFF - say goodbye at a train station, airport, etc to someone leaving;
SPEED UP - increase speed;
CHECK IN - sign he register at a hotel;
SLOW DOWN - decrease speed.
Technology:
BREAK DOWN - stop working (for machines, cars, etc);
COME ON - develop, improve;
COME UP WITH - create, invent, think of(an idea);
CUT OFF - disconnect;
LOOK INTO - examine, investigate;
PUT IN - install (a piece of equipment, etc);
GET THROUGH - connect (to someone on the phone).
COME ON - develop, improve;
COME UP WITH - create, invent, think of(an idea);
CUT OFF - disconnect;
LOOK INTO - examine, investigate;
PUT IN - install (a piece of equipment, etc);
GET THROUGH - connect (to someone on the phone).
Business and money:
DO WITHOUT - live without having something you can't afford;
SAVE UP - avoid spending money, often for a specific purpose;
GET BY- manage to survive on a small amount of money;
COME INTO - inherit;
SET UP- start (a business, etc)
TAKE BACK -return something to the shop you bought it from
CLOSED DOWN - stop doing business completely.
SAVE UP - avoid spending money, often for a specific purpose;
GET BY- manage to survive on a small amount of money;
COME INTO - inherit;
SET UP- start (a business, etc)
TAKE BACK -return something to the shop you bought it from
CLOSED DOWN - stop doing business completely.
Leisure:
CATCH ON - become popular
COME ACROSS - find (often by chance)
COME ROUND - go to a person home (a friend, etc)
FLICK THROUGH - turn over and look at the pages (of a magazine, etc) quickly;
GET AWAY - leave home, work, etc in order to take a break;
TAKE TO - begin to do something regularly;
TAKE UP - start (a sport, hobby, etc).
COME ACROSS - find (often by chance)
COME ROUND - go to a person home (a friend, etc)
FLICK THROUGH - turn over and look at the pages (of a magazine, etc) quickly;
GET AWAY - leave home, work, etc in order to take a break;
TAKE TO - begin to do something regularly;
TAKE UP - start (a sport, hobby, etc).
The environment:
GO OFF - stop being fresh;
DIE OUT - become extinct;
RUN OUT - use all of something and not have any left;
GIVE OFF - produce heat, a smell, a gas, etc)
CUT DOWN - cut trees, etc, so that it falls;
BRING OUT - produce and start to sell a new product;
CLEAR UP - become brighter (for the weather);
THROW AWAY - get rid of (rubbish, etc).
DIE OUT - become extinct;
RUN OUT - use all of something and not have any left;
GIVE OFF - produce heat, a smell, a gas, etc)
CUT DOWN - cut trees, etc, so that it falls;
BRING OUT - produce and start to sell a new product;
CLEAR UP - become brighter (for the weather);
THROW AWAY - get rid of (rubbish, etc).
Sport:
GIVE UP - stop doing something (smoking, etc)
PUT OFF - arrange for a later time; make one dislike something;
JOIN IN - take part in an activity;
DROP OUT - leave a course. etc before the end;
CATCH UP - reach the same point.
PUT OFF - arrange for a later time; make one dislike something;
JOIN IN - take part in an activity;
DROP OUT - leave a course. etc before the end;
CATCH UP - reach the same point.
Communication:
TURN ON - make a machine starting working;
TURN OFF - make a machine stop working;
LOG ON - connect to the internet;
TAKE DOWN - write what someone says;
PUT THROUGH - connect on the phone;
BRING UP - mention in a conversation;
HANG UP - end a phone call;
TURN OVER - change a TV channel on a TV.
TURN OFF - make a machine stop working;
LOG ON - connect to the internet;
TAKE DOWN - write what someone says;
PUT THROUGH - connect on the phone;
BRING UP - mention in a conversation;
HANG UP - end a phone call;
TURN OVER - change a TV channel on a TV.
Work:
FILL IN - complete (an application form, etc);
TAKE ON - agree to do (work, etc);
TAKE ON - employ (staff);
TAKE UP (time) - use, need, fill;
PUT IN (for) - apply (for promotion, a pay rise, etc);
TAKE OVER - take control of (a company, etc).
TAKE ON - agree to do (work, etc);
TAKE ON - employ (staff);
TAKE UP (time) - use, need, fill;
PUT IN (for) - apply (for promotion, a pay rise, etc);
TAKE OVER - take control of (a company, etc).
Health:
PASS OUT - faint, lose consciousness;
COME DOWN WITH - get a minor illness;
BREAK OUT - (of diseases, fires, war, etc) appear suddenly;
GET OVER - recover from, deal with;
COME TO - regain consciousness;
CHEER UP - become happier, make someone happier.
COME DOWN WITH - get a minor illness;
BREAK OUT - (of diseases, fires, war, etc) appear suddenly;
GET OVER - recover from, deal with;
COME TO - regain consciousness;
CHEER UP - become happier, make someone happier.
Learning:
CROSS OUT - put a line through;
GET DOWN - to start doing seriously (work, revision. etc);
GO OVER - explain the main points of;
LOOK UP - find something in a dictionary or in an encyclopedia;
SAIL THROUGH - pass a test, etc easily;
SET OUT - start a (long or difficult) journey;
WORK OUT - solve, calculate; do physical exercise in order to get or remain fit.
GET DOWN - to start doing seriously (work, revision. etc);
GO OVER - explain the main points of;
LOOK UP - find something in a dictionary or in an encyclopedia;
SAIL THROUGH - pass a test, etc easily;
SET OUT - start a (long or difficult) journey;
WORK OUT - solve, calculate; do physical exercise in order to get or remain fit.