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If you ... you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. start learning
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I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
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to kill people, usually in large numbers, by shooting them or driving a vehicle into them: start learning
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Three shoppers were mown down this afternoon when a drunken driver lost control of his car.
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to get away from someone or something that will not stop following you: start learning
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A policeman was chasing me but I managed to shake him off.
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to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it: start learning
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cross something off (out) Did you cross her name off the guest list?
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to disappoint someone by not meeting them or not doing something that you had arranged to do together: start learning
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She was supposed to go to that party with me, but she blew me out.
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When something unpleasant..., it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way: start learning
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This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
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If a number of different people or things are ......, they are considered as a group rather than separately. start learning
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Police officers, bankers and butchers are all lumped together in the service sector.
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If you ........ a drink, you put some of it in a cup or glass. start learning
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Carefully and slowly he poured the tea out
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When you ........ an amount of liquid, you finish it completely. start learning
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Drink up your sherry and we'll go
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If you ........ a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. start learning
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If you ... a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning. start learning
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(of a tyre) to puncture suddenly, esp at high speed start learning
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If you ... an object or a situation, it remains after you have left a place. start learning
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I'm afraid I've left my wallet behind.
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If you ... someone or something ..., you go away permanently from them. start learning
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I hated it at first because it meant leaving behind all my friends.
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If you ... strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry. start learning
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Be assertive rather than bottle up your anger.
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to remove clothing quickly and easily: start learning
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She slipped off her gloves.
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If you ... something that you see or hear, you pay a lot of attention to it and enjoy it. start learning
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She stood drinking in the glittering view.
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If a person or animal ... you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you. start learning
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He came at her with a knife.
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If people ......, they try to stop that person revealing information which they want to keep secret. start learning
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The star shot him with an air rifle, then offered him money to hush it up.
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to finish a supply of something: start learning
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Don't use up all the milk - we need some for breakfast.
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to make a price or amount rise to a higher level start learning
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The government’s policies are driving up interest rates.
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If you ... a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it. start learning
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It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!
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If you ... someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them. start learning
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He was fantastically handsome–I just fell for him right away.
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If you ..., you continue with a task or activity in a determined way, and do not allow any problems or difficulties to delay you. start learning
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Poland pressed on with economic reform.
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to do something because you have been advised or told to do it or because of findings/information start learning
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There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise.
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If someone, especially a child, ......, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them. start learning
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She was punished by teachers for answering back.
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to be liable or responsible for (a person's actions, behaviour, etc) start learning
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If you say that you can ... someone or for a quality that they have, you mean that you know from experience that they can be trusted, or that they have that quality: start learning
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I can certainly answer for her professionalism, and whole-heartedly recommend her to any employer.
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to take orders from, obey, and explain your actions to someone: start learning
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The great thing about working for yourself is that you don't have to answer to anyone.
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If someone ... you, they ask someone how you are. start learning
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I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you.
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to behave in a provocative manner that is regarded as inviting (trouble) start learning
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to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship: start learning
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She's asked Steve out to the cinema this evening.
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If the sky ..., the air becomes less clear, especially because of heat: start learning
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The sky began to haze over in the afternoon.
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Invite them to come from their house to your house start learning
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To take something out (of something or some place) and present it with great alacrity or flourish. start learning
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Bob whipped out his notebook.
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If you ... a piece of writing or a speech with unnecessary words or pieces of information, you include them in it to make it longer and hide the fact that you have not got very much to say. start learning
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The reviewer ... his review with a lengthy biography of the author.
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If something is..., it has been destroyed or damaged in some way. start learning
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... rebels who are now chewing up Government-held territory
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to show how much you admire and like someone, in a way that shows little control start learning
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Ted was slobbering over the pretty new assistant in marketing.
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to touch someone sexually, especially someone you do not know, for your own excitement: start learning
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feel somebody up 🇺🇸 /touch somebody up 🇬🇧 That's the second time she's been felt up on the Metro.
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to switch allegiance, as from one political party to another start learning
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If something...+...., it is very noticeable. start learning
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Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
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If you...+...., you find, discover, or notice it. start learning
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If you ...+..... a prize or a trophy, you win it frazal start learning
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He succeeded in carrying off the most important prize.
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to bring or take something with one; to have something with one and have it handy at all times. frazal start learning
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She is carrying her umbrella along because it's going to rain.
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When a vehicle or driver... +..., the vehicle slows down and stops. Frazal start learning
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The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.
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If you...+..... a chair, you move it closer to something or someone and sit on it. start learning
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He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder.
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If someone...+.... or if you...+..... yourself...+..., you improve your situation or your skill at something. frazal start learning
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We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up.
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To cause someone to falter, hesitate, or make an error start learning
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Oh, you totally tripped me up with that question
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To prank, trick, or deceive one. Often used sarcastically to indicate indignation or incredulity. Usually used in the continuous tense. Primarily heard in 🇬🇧 start learning
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He had me on for years./ £200 for a tee shirt? Are you having me on?
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If something such as war, fighting, fire (natural disaster) or disease...... +......., it begins suddenly. start learning
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I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out.
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[for a car or other vehicle] to roll backwards over someone or something start learning
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back over somebody/ something Sandy backed over her brother's bicycle. She almost backed over her brother.
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To ... +... a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it. start learning
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pull something down/ knock down They pulled the building down./ They knocked the house down and built a new one.
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... +... means to earn a particular amount of money start learning
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How much do you pull down in this business?
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to make a figure or an amount of the cost/price/value of sth etc. lower: start learning
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The store decided to pull down the prices
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to become gradually smaller or weaker, or happen less often: start learning
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The storm is beginning to taper off now
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to give something, especially money to someone, especially when you do not want to: start learning
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We had to fork over ten bucks to park near the stadium.
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to encourage someone to do something stupid or dangerous start learning
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put somebody up to something She put him up to something dangerous
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to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something: start learning
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We have to factor in everything if we want to make a correct estimation.
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to swallow a liquid (e. g. beer, drink) completely without stopping to breathe: start learning
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Chugging down the last of her margarita, she tried to remember if she'd had two or three.
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If you ... +... a particular thing, you choose it after considering other possible choices. start learning
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I can't settle on anything.
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If something ... +... it is successful or effective. start learning
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My sister's birthday party came off pretty well
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If you ... +... a drug or medicine, you stop taking it. start learning
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She came off drugs a long time ago.
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If a discussion, relationship, or system..., it fails because of a problem or disagreement. start learning
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1. Talks with business leaders broke down last night. 2. Paola's marriage broke down.
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If a machine or a vehicle..., it stops working start learning
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If you... +... to something, you understand it or realize it, especially without people telling you about it. start learning
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She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared
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When a vehicle or driver... +..., the vehicle moves out into the road or nearer the centre of the road. start learning
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1. She pulled out into the street. 2. He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
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If troops... +... of a place or if their leader... them..., they leave it. start learning
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Economic sanctions will be lifted once two-thirds of their forces have pulled out.
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If a country... +... of recession or if someone... it..., it begins to recover from it. start learning
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What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession
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If you... +... of an agreement, a contest, or an organization, you withdraw from it. start learning
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The World Bank should pull out of the project
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the train pulled out of the station
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To cause someone to become calmer. start learning
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If you insist on talking to your mother that way, I think a punishment is the only thing that will cool you out.
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If people... +... a wall, building, tent, or other structure, they construct it so that it is upright. start learning
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He was putting up a new fence at his home.
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If you... +... a poster or notice, you fix it to a wall or board start learning
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They're putting new street signs up.
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To... +... resistance to something means to resist it. start learning
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He'd put up a real fight to keep you there
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If you... +... money for something, you provide the money that is needed to pay for it. start learning
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The state agreed to put up $69,000 to start his company.
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To... +... the price of something means to cause it to increase. start learning
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Their friends suggested they should put up their prices.
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If a person or hotel... you... or if you... +... somewhere, you stay there for one or more nights. start learning
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He decided that he would drive back to town instead of putting up for the night at the hotel
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If a political party... +... a candidate in an election or if the candidate... +..., the candidate takes part in the election. start learning
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He put up as a candidate.
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If you... +... for something, you spend a lot of money on it. start learning
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You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
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If something is ...+...., it is not working properly. start learning
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She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
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If a child is ...+..., they are behaving badly. start learning
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I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
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If facts or events do not ...+.... they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done ..., it is reasonable and sensible. start learning
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Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up.
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If you...+....., you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do. start learning
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Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later ...+....
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If someone or something ...+..... a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true. start learning
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Her views are backed up by a Home Office report on crime.
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If an idea or intention is ...+..... by action, action is taken to support or confirm it. start learning
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The Secretary General says the declaration must now be backed up by concrete and effective actions
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If you ... someone ..., you show your support for them. start learning
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His employers, Norfolk Social Services, backed him up
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If you ... someone ..., you help them by confirming that what they are saying is true. start learning
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The girl denied being there, and the man backed her up.
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If you ...+...., the car or other vehicle that you are driving moves back a short distance. start learning
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If vehicles ...+...., they form a line of traffic which has to wait before it can move on. start learning
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Traffic into London on the M11 was backed up for several miles
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If you ...+..., you move backwards a short distance. start learning
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She backed up a few steps.
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If someone ... you ..., they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong. start learning
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Do you think I'm just going to bawl you out and that'll be an end of it?
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If someone or something ...+.... on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way start learning
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A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar.
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take strong measures against start learning
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The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.
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to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to start learning
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This information may bear on the case
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If you ask someone to ...+.... you, you are asking them to be patient. start learning
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Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.
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to arrive or enter suddenly informal start learning
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My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family.
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If something such as trouble or an argument ...+...., it ends without any serious consequences. start learning
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Wait, and it'll all blow over.
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If an alarm bell..., it makes a sudden loud noise. start learning
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