Vocabulary
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Encourage(separable)
“Their CHEERED their team ON throughout the match.”
Be less unhappy(separable)
“Come on, CHEER UP; it isn't all bad, you know.”
Remove by biting(separable)
“The dog CHEWED OFF the man's face.”
Thinks about something carefully before deciding(inseparable)
“I'll CHEW ON it for a day or two and let you know what I think.”
Criticize someone angrily(separable)
“They CHEWED him OUT for being late.”
Think about an issue(separable)
“He asked for a few days to CHEW the matter OVER before he made a final decision.”
Cut into small pieces with your teeth(separable)
“The puppy CHEWED UP the newspaper.”
Be too afraid to do something
“I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was.”
Relax
“I'm staying at home and CHILLING OUT this evening.”
Contribute to a discussion
“If it's OK, I'd like to CHIME IN because I think it's a good idea.”
Gradually reduce something to make it less powerful, effective, etc(inseparable)
“They have been CHIPPING AWAY AT his reputation ever since he took office.”
Contribute some money
“Everybody CHIPPED IN to pay the bill.”
Stop or restrict(separable)
“These guerilla attacks are CHOKING OFF our food shipments.”
Clog or overwhelm(separable)
“Water hyacinth is CHOKING OUT the native vegetation in our rivers.”
Become tearfully emotional(inseparable)
“Jeff CHOKED UP during his retirement speech.”
Form groups or teams(separable)
“We CHOSE UP to play the game.”
Fell or cut down a tree(separable)
“They CHOPPED DOWN most of the forest and now it looks like a desert.”
Cut into small pieces(separable)
“I CHOPPED UP the vegetables for the soup.”
Eat
“Dinner's ready- CHOW DOWN!.”
Eat something(inseparable)
“We're going to CHOW DOWN ON that barbecued pork.”
Dispose of something you no longer need or want(separable)
“I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records years ago when CDs came out.”
Quit something(separable)
“I CHUCKED my job IN to go travelling.”
“I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad.”
Vomit, be sick(separable)
“He got ridiculously drunk and CHUCKED UP in the back of the minicab on the way home.”
Produce, usually quickly or in large amounts without much regard to quality(separable)
“The government CHURNS OUT educational policies every few months.”
Make something sticky(separable)
“His arteries are CLAGGED UP because he eats so much saturated fat.”
Be quiet, refuse to speak
“Everybody CLAMMED UP when the Principal entered.”
Restrict or try to stop something(inseparable)
“The government are CLAMPING DOWN ON antisocial behaviour.”
Get money back(separable)
“The new tax will CLAW BACK what the government has given out in grants.”
Remove dirt or something dirty(separable)
“After dinner, I CLEANED OFF the table.”
Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted things(separable)
“I really must CLEAN the study OUT; there's stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere.”
Leave a place(separable)
“We were told to CLEAR AWAY from the scene of the accident.”
Leave somewhere quickly
“As soon as the trouble started, we CLEARED OFF.”
Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff(separable)
“I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.”
Cure or recover from an infection(separable)
“I took the antihistamines and the rash CLEARED UP right away.”
Open an advertisement on the Internet(inseparable)
“Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother CLICKING THROUGH the banner adverts.”
Accept that you are wrong and change your position
“The Prime Minister had to CLIMB DOWN over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.”
Hold tight
“He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated.”
Try to keep something(inseparable)
“They CLUNG ON TO power despite the protests.”
Try to maintain beliefs, hopes, etc.(inseparable)
“They CLING TO their old way of thinking.”
Record the time of arriving at work on a machine
“If we don't CLOCK IN, we have our pay docked.”
Record the time you leave work
“WE CLOCKED OFF at five o'clock and went for a drink.”
“We have to CLOCK ON when we arrive.”
“We CLOCKED OUT at six o'clock and went home.”
Win, score or achieve results(separable)
“They have CLOCKED UP five wins since the season started.”
Block, slow movement right down(separable)
“The traffic's so bad the roads get CLOGGED UP at rush hour.”
Surround, envelop
“The fog CLOSED IN and we couldn't see two yards in front of us.”
Get near someone(inseparable)
“The police were CLOSING IN ON the gang.”
“The police were CLOSING IN UPON the gang.”
Block a place to stop people entering(separable)
“The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion.”
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