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deal in
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To buy and sell a particular
product.
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deal … in
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To bring in a new player in a
card game.
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deal out
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To distribute something,
e.g. deal out cards to players in a card game.
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To do business with someone,
e.g. I’ve been dealing with him for the past several
years.
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To take appropriate measures to
solve one’s problem, e.g. I’m on medication to deal with my
depression problem.
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To deal with a particular
subject, e.g. The book deals wholly with acupuncture.
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decide on
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To select one thing from many,
e.g. to decide on a wedding date.
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203
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declare for/against
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To state publicly you support or
oppose someone or something.
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204
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defer to
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To agree or accept someone’s
opinion or decision.
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205
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delight in
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To take great pleasure in
something.
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deliver up
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To give or pass over something
to someone.
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207
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delve into
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To search for more evidence
about someone or something.
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depart from
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To deviate from the normal or
usual course of action.
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depend on/upon
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To rely on others for their help
and support.
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deprive … of
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To prevent someone from having
something they want or need.
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211
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derogate from
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To reduce the worth or value of
something so as to make it seem less impressive.
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descend from
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To have developed from something
or to be related to someone who existed in the past.
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To be able to feel or know when
something descends on you, e.g. when darkness descends, it
begins to get dark.
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To pass by inheritance.
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descend to
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To behave in an unacceptable
manner.
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detract from
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To underrate the value or
importance of something.
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214
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devolve on/upon
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To entrust responsibility,
duties, etc. to someone at a lower level.
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To entrust responsibility,
duties, etc. to someone at a lower level.
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To transfer property to someone
when the owner dies.
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die away
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To become weaker, less loud or
strong, e.g. light, sound, or wind.
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(Plant) to remain alive at the
roots but dead above the ground.
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To becomes less active, strong
or loud.
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To become extinct.
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To become extinct
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dig in
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(Soldiers) to protect themselves
by making a trench; to begin eating;
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To mix fertilizer with soil by
digging.
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To make use of what one has,
e.g. to dig into one’s energy or strength.
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To unearth something from the
ground.
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To find something that one has
been searching for, e.g. to dig out the photo one has been
looking for.
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To find something in the ground
by digging.
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To discover something after
investigating or searching, e.g. to dig up information
about someone.
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dilate on/upon
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To write or speak fully or in
detail about something.
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din … into
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To firmly instil in someone’s
mind by continuous repeating.
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219
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dine on/off
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To eat a particular kind of
food, especially expensive food.
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dine out
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To eat outside the home, e.g. at
the restaurant.
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dine out on
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To entertain friends and others
at meal by telling anecdotes
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220
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dip into
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To put one’s hand into a bag,
container, etc. in order to take something out.
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To have to use something that
one has such as one’s savings.
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221
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disagree with
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(Weather, seafood) to have a bad
effect on someone.
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222
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discourse on/upon
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To make a long speech about
something;
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223
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dish … out
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To serve food to people.
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To distribute something
indiscriminately.
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224
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dispense with
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To discontinue using something
because it is no longer required.
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225
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dispose of
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To get rid of something.
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To deal effectively with a
difficult problem or situation.
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dive in
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To begin to take part in an
activity with enthusiasm.
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227
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divest … of
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To remove oneself of whatever
clothing one is wearing.
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To rid oneself of an interest or
investment under obligation.
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To deprive someone of power,
rights, etc.
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do away with
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To get rid of something, e.g.
Kissing the hand of women should be done away with.
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To kill someone, e.g. Some
neighbours believe she did away with her husband while
others believe he ran away.
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do by
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To treat or deal with something
in a specified way.
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do ... down
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To criticize someone, especially
behind his or her back.
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To do something to something
else, e.g. what is to be done for the leak?
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To ruin or kill someone.
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To improve the quality or
appearance of someone or something.
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To kill someone;
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do … out
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To make someone feel very tired.
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To cheat or do a secretly
dishonest thing to someone.
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To decorate or furnish a room or
building in a particular way.
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To attempt again at doing
something, e.g. My homework is so full of mistakes that the teacher has no
choice but to tell me to do all over.
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To decorate a wall, room, etc.
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To injure someone by beating him
up.
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To ransack and steal from a
place.
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To fasten or fix something,
especially one’s clothing.
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To improve an old car, building,
etc. by repairing or redecorating it.
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To make oneself look attractive
by dressing and making up.
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To need or would like to have
something, e.g. I could do with a drink.
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To connect one thing to another,
e.g. When questioned by police about a robbery case, he said he had nothing
to do with it.
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To have to manage on one’s own
without something or someone, e.g. Her husband has just passed away, so she
has to do without.
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To have to tolerate someone or
something, e.g. I can do without all her endless
grumbling.
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dole … out
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To distribute something such as
money, food, etc. to people.
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230
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doll … up
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To dress and make oneself up
attractively.
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231
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doss down
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To sleep somewhere which is not
the usual place or one’s bed.
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To do very little work.
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232
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dote on/upon
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To have a very strong affection
or liking for and is clearly demonstrated by one’s actions.
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233
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double as
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To have a second use, job, or
purpose.
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double back
|
To return the way you have come.
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double up
|
To share something such as a
room.
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To use the winnings from a bet
as stake for another bet.
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To bend one’s body due to
excessive laughing, pain, etc.
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To play another or different
role in a play, etc.
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234
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doze off
|
To fall asleep unintentionally,
e.g. Each time he listens to the same speaker, he dozes off.
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235
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drag down
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To cause someone to feel upset,
lose confidence or enthusiasm.
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To involve someone in something
with which he has nothing to do.
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To get someone unwillingly
involved in something such as a discussion, conversation, etc.
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(Meeting, etc.) to last longer
than is necessary.
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To prolong a meeting, argument,
etc. unnecessarily.
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To raise unpleasant or
embarrassing subject without regard to the feelings of the persons
involved.
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drag ... up
|
To improperly bring up a child.
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236
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dragoon … into
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To force someone into doing
something.
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237
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drain … off
|
To cause liquid in something to
run off, leaving it empty or dry.
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238
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draw back
|
To recoil or to withdraw from
doing something.
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draw in
|
To get dark earlier in the
evening and so there are fewer hours of daylight.
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|
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To get someone involved in
something.
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draw into
|
To cause someone to participate
in, especially criminal, activities
|
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draw ... off
|
To extract some liquid from
specific holder of liquid.
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To suck in smoke from a
cigarette, cigar, etc.
|
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|
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To make use of expertise,
savings, resources, etc. for a particular purpose.
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(Winter, spring, etc.) to come
nearer when it is drawing on.
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(Days) to become longer due to
the changing seasons.
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To induce someone to open up by
being more willing to talk.
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To prolong or extend something
such as an event, meeting, etc.
|
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(Vehicle) to reach a place and
stop there.
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To prepare an official document
such as a list of appointees, etc.
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To pull one’s legs closer to the
body, e.g. knees drawn up to the chest
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239
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dream … away
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To idle by thinking about
something that one would like to happen.
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To be used to tell someone that
what they are hoping for may most likely not happen, e.g. “You think of
striking the jackpot? Dream on!”
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To imagine or mentally invent
something, e.g. Who could have dreamed up those ideas of
how the dinosaurs became extinct?
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240
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dredge … up
|
To bring out something from the
distant past.
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To remove whatever there are
from the bottom of a river, harbour, etc.
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241
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dress down
|
To wear informal clothes.
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dress … down
|
To express disapproval that
something someone has done is very wrong.
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To put on clothes, e.g. She
always dresses up to appear younger than her age.
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To wear a special costume
appropriate for a formal occasion, e.g. At every costume party he attends,
he dresses up like Popeye.
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242
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drift apart
|
(Relationship) to end gradually.
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drift off
|
To doze off.
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243
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drill … into
|
To continuously impress
something on someone’s mind to produce a lasting effect.
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244
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drink … in
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To enjoy taking in all the
sights and sounds.
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drink to …
|
To wish someone success, good
luck, good health, etc. before drinking alcohol.
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To finish up all the rest of a
drink.
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245
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drive at
|
The point that one is attempting
to make.
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drive … away
|
To behave in a way that forces
someone to leave him/her.
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drive off
|
To leave in a vehicle.
|
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|
|
To cause an enemy, animals, etc.
that are threatening or attacking you, to flee.
|
|
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drive … out
|
To force someone or something to
leave.
|
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drive … up
|
To cause rapid rise in prices,
costs, etc.
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246
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drone on
|
To speak at length in a boring
way.
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247
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drop away
|
To become lower in level or
amount.
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drop in
|
To visit someone without
appointment, e.g. Jack dropped in on Jill and almost couldn’t recognize her
as she had not had her usual make-up on.
|
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|
|
To doze off or begin to sleep,
e.g. He dropped off while watching television.
|
|
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drop off
|
To move someone or something to
another place, e.g. He dropped me off at
the Post Office.
|
|
|
|
To become lower in level,
interest, amount, etc., e.g. Readership of the magazine has been dropping
off since early last year.
|
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|
|
To abandon an activity, course,
etc. before completing it, e.g. dropped out of school.
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(A term or phrase) to be no
longer in use if it drops out of a language.
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248
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drum … into
|
To drive something into someone
by constant repetition.
|
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drum … out
|
To remove or expel someone from,
or force someone to leave employment, office, school, etc.
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To attempt to obtain support by
meeting a large number of people.
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249
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dry off
|
To become dry or to make
something dry, e.g. He rubbed his head vigorously with a towel to dry off
his wet hair.
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|
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To become or make something,
such as washed clothing, very dry after it has been very wet.
|
|
|
|
To succeed in dealing with
alcoholism.
|
|
|
|
To deprive a place of water,
e.g. The rivers and lakes completely dry up in areas that
suffer severe drought.
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(Supply) to diminish with no
addition, e.g. research fund has dried up. To dry plates,
dishes, etc. with a cloth.
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250
|
duck out of
|
To avoid doing what you have to
do or promised to do.
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251
|
duff … in
|
To fight someone and injure
them.
|
|
|
duff … up
|
To beat someone up.
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252
|
dump on
|
To treat or criticize someone
badly or harshly.
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To unload all of one’s problems
onto someone else.
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253
|
dust … down
|
To remove dust from surface of
one’s clothes by brushing with hands.
|
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To clean something by brushing
or wiping it with a cloth.
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To use something again after a
long period of disuse.
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254
|
dwell on/upon
|
To think, speak, or write at
length about something.
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255
|
ease … away/off
|
To slacken a rope or sail slowly
or gently.
|
|
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ease off /up
|
To do something with more
moderation;
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|
|
|
(Situation) to get better.
|
|
|
|
(Vehicle) to slowly move forward
into the traffic.
|
|
|
|
To deliberately try to make
someone leave office.
|
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|
|
To take it easy after working
too fast or too hard.
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256
|
eat … away at
|
To erode or destroy gradually;
to worry someone constantly, e.g. the thought of contracting a serious
illness is eating away at her.
|
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|
|
To reduce something over time
such as money, time, etc.
|
|
|
eat into
|
To damage or destroy something
gradually, e.g. rust is eating into the metal door.
|
|
|
|
To use resources excessively.
|
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|
|
To finish eating all of
something, e.g. Our uncle ate all the donuts up,
leaving us none.
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257
|
edit … out
|
To remove harmful,
objectionable, or unpleasant material in preparing a recording or
broadcast.
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258
|
egg … on
|
To encourage someone to do
something foolish or risky.
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259
|
eke … out
|
To make something last longer by
using or consuming it sparingly, e.g. to eke out a living/existence.
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260
|
emanate from
|
To emit or come from a source.
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261
|
embark in/upon
|
To begin a new course of action.
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262
|
empty out
|
To discharge the contents from a
container, e.g. I empty out a container by holding it upside down and let
all the sweets drop out.
|
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|
|
To discharge itself of someone
or people, e.g. As soon as a movie ends, the people head for the exit and
soon the cinema empties out.
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263
|
encroach on/upon
|
To intrude on someone’s rights,
time, territory, possessions, etc.
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|
|
To advance on more and more
land, e.g. housing development encroaching on farmland.
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264
|
end in
|
To have a particular result, or
finish in a particular way.
|
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end up
|
To come to be in a particular
situation or place, e.g. We took a wrong turn and ended up in an unknown
place.
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265
|
endear … to
|
To make someone popular or
liked.
|
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|
266
|
endow … with
|
To naturally have a good feature
or quality.
|
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|
|
To give something to someone.
|
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|
267
|
endue … with
|
To endow someone with a good
quality or ability
|
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|
268
|
engage in
|
To participate or become
involved in an activity.
|
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|
269
|
enlarge on/upon
|
To speak or write about in
greater detail.
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|
270
|
enter into
|
To begin to be involved in
something.
|
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|
|
To impose an obligation on
oneself to do something.
|
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|
|
To begin something such as job,
an activity, etc.
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271
|
even out
|
To make equal in number, amount,
value, etc.
|
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even up
|
To make a situation or
competition more equal.
|
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|
272
|
eventuate in
|
To result in.
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|
273
|
expand on/upon
|
To give more details about
something.
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|
274
|
expatiate on/upon
|
To speak or write in detail
about a particular subject.
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|
275
|
explain … away
|
To minimize the significance of
something embarrassing by giving an excuse or justification.
|
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|
|
To excuse or justify one’s
behaviour.
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276
|
eye … up
|
To look at someone with sexual
interest.
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277
|
face … down
|
To deal with someone in a strong
and confident way.
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face up to
|
To face fact however
objectionable it is.
|
|
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face … with
|
To provide someone with evidence
of their guilt.
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|
278
|
factor … in
|
To include something as a
relevant element when making a decision or an estimate.
|
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279
|
fade … in/out
|
To make a picture or sound
appear/disappear or be heard/become quieter gradually.
|
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|
280
|
faff about/around
|
To perform some useless task.
|
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|
281
|
fake … out
|
To deceive someone.
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|
282
|
fall about
|
To have a good laugh about
something.
|
|
|
fall apart
|
To break into pieces;
|
|
|
|
(System) to stop working or
become ineffective;
|
|
|
|
To suddenly develop a lot of,
especially personal, problems.
|
|
|
fall away
|
(Machine, car, etc.) to be in
very bad condition.
|
|
|
|
(Noise, feeling, scenery, etc.)
to recede as you move through it.
|
|
|
fall back
|
To separate from the main part.
|
|
|
|
(Soldiers) to retreat.
|
|
|
|
To make sudden backward movement
caused by fright, pain, surprise, etc.
|
|
|
fall behind
|
To have a source of help in a
difficult situation when needed.
|
|
|
|
To slacken so that others move
ahead or finish, e.g. In long distance running competitions, runners try to
keep pace with the leader, but increasingly they fall behind due
to a variety of reasons.
|
|
|
|
To become less successful than
someone else, e.g. Industrial disputes have caused production to fall
behind schedule.
|
|
|
|
To fail to keep up with schedule
for payments, e.g. I fell behind with the payments on the
car and it was repossessed, and now I move around on a bicycle.
|
|
|
|
To drop onto the ground, e.g.
All the onlookers were shocked to see a monkey fall down from a
tree.
|
|
|
|
(Plan, system, etc.) to fail to
work or to become ineffective.
|
|
|
|
To feel strongly attracted to
someone or something.
|
|
|
|
To be deceived by someone, e.g.
The seller claims it is a magic stone that can cure all illnesses, yet
there are people who fall for it.
|
|
|
|
To drop within, e.g. part of the
ceiling falls into the sitting room.
|
|
|
|
(Soldiers) to form neat lines
behind each other.
|
|
|
|
To form a line behind someone.
|
|
|
|
To belong to a part, section,
etc.
|
|
|
|
To move down somewhere,
e.g. fall into the drain;
|
|
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To develop a particular feeling,
e.g. fall into despair or holiday mood.
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To meet by chance and become
involved with someone.
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To agree or accept someone’s
suggestions, decisions, etc.
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To drop to the ground from a
higher place, e.g. He fell off his horse and landed in a
ditch.
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To become detached or
disconnected from the main body.
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(Demand, prices, quality,
amount) to drop or become less.
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To launch a sudden or unexpected
attack on someone.
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To delegate a duty or
responsibility to someone.
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To have one’s gaze directed
towards someone or something.
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(Hair, tooth, etc,) to drop out,
e.g. Did your tooth fall out or you pull it out?
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To have a misunderstanding,
disagreement or quarrel with someone, e.g. Jack fell out with
his best friend as both have fallen in love with the same girl.
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(Soldiers) to leave one’s place
in a military formation.
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(Someone) to fall onto the
ground or (something) to fall from an upright position onto its side.
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To not end or complete a plan,
meeting, project, etc. successfully, e.g. The commercial venture fell
through after one party decided to withdraw.
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fall to
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To drop through something, e.g.
A meteorite fell through the roof of a cottage and landed
on the floor in the living room.
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To be entrusted with a duty or
responsibility.
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(Property) to revert to the
ownership of someone.
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283
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fan out
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To walk forwards while spreading
over a wide area.
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284
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farm … out
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To subcontract work to others
instead of doing it yourself.
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285
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fart around/about
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To waste time not doing very
much or on trivial things.
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286
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fasten … off
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To secure the end of a thread
with stitches or a knot.
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fasten on/upon
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To quickly single out an idea,
etc. as the best one and concentrate firmly on it.
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To follow and stay with someone.
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287
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father … on
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To assign paternity of a child
to someone, or the source or originator of something to someone.
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288
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fatten … up
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To become fat or fatter, or make
someone or an animal fat or fatter.
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289
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favour … with
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To give someone something such
as a smile, salute, reply, etc.
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290
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fawn on/over
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To give an excessive display of
exaggerated flattery or affection to someone.
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291
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feed off/on
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To eat a particular food, or
obtain regular nourishment from a substance; to make a feeling stronger,
e.g. jealousy feeds on insecurity.
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292
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feel for
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To have a sympathetic feeling
towards someone.
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feel … out
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To ask someone’s opinions or
feelings.
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feel … up
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To fondle someone for one’s own
sexual stimulation.
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feel up to
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To have the strength and
confidence to do something, e.g. I would like to go canoeing too, but I
don’t feel up to doing it.
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293
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fence … in/off
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To enclose an area with a fence.
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To make someone feel restricted.
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294
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fend … off
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To defend oneself from an attack
or attacker.
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To avoid answering difficult
questions directly, e.g. to fend off reporters’ provocative questions.
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295
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ferret … out
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To search out a desired piece of
information.
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296
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fess up
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To confess to committing a minor
wrong.
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297
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fetch up
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To arrive at a place
unintentionally, especially because of having fallen asleep in a public
vehicle.
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To vomit.
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298
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fiddle around
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To waste time doing unimportant
things.
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To keep playing around with
something.
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To play around with somebody
else’s thing in an annoying way.
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299
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fight back
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To struggle violently against an
attacker, e.g. They chose to fight back until
reinforcements arrive.
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To wage a campaign against
something such as unfair discrimination.
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To hide one’s feelings, e.g.
to fight back tears.
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fight ... off
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To defend oneself against an
attack by someone or something
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fight ... out
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To engage in violence until the
dispute is resolved.
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figure on
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To expect or plan for something,
e.g. I didn’t figure on such massive traffic jam; I would
have stayed at home.
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To ponder over something until a
solution is found or one has gained an understanding of it, e.g. He
can’t figure it out why his wife is
behaving strangely.
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