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Exclude(separable)
“I'm CUTTING OUT salt from my diet.”
Let down, snub(inseparable)
“Although he'd promised to help, the star CUT OUT ON the charity when offered more money.”
Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble(inseparable)
“She CUT THROUGH the bureaucracy that was holding us up and got the deal done.”
Cut into smaller pieces(separable)
“I was just driving onto the motorway slip-road, when a red Mini CUT me UP and I had to brake suddenly to avoid an accident.”
Calm or reduce feelings, emotions(separable)
“They tried to DAMP DOWN the anger over the announcement.”
When there is too much moisture and a plant is affected by fungal parasites
“The seedlings DAMP OFF in the spring if it's very wet.”
Write something quickly(separable)
“He DASHED DOWN a memo and sent it to everybody.”
Leave somewhere quickly(separable)
“It's late- I'm going to DASH OFF home.”
Finally realise or understand something(inseparable)
“The truth only DAWNED ON me much later.”
Do business, trade(inseparable)
“She DEALS IN paintings.”
Be about, use as a subject matter(inseparable)
“The film DEALS WITH alienation in modern life.”
Choose, select(inseparable)
“Trevor spent a long time looking at flats before he bought one, but eventually DECIDED ON one near his work.”
“Jane spent a long time looking at houses before she bought one, but eventually DECIDED UPON one near her office.”
Decorate or dress for special occasion(separable)
“They DECKED the hall OUT with streamers and flags for the party.”
Examine, investigate(inseparable)
“The press DELVE INTO people's social media posts to find things that will be damaging.”
Join a teleconference
“They reported the meeting and people DIALLED IN to listen.”
Join a teleconference(inseparable)
“People DIALLED INTO the conference call.”
Connect to a computer with a phone and modem
“You can DIAL UP and access your information.”
Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
“The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.”
When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
“The plant DIES BACK in the winter.”
Decrease or become quieter
“It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually DIED DOWN.”
Want something a lot(inseparable)
“I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.”
Become extinct
“Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.”
Die or cease to function at an important time
“My computer DIED ON me the night before I had to submit my paper.”
Become extinct or disappear
“Some scientists say that the dinosaurs DIED OUT when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.”
Spend your own money
“We had to DIG DOWN when the funds ran out for the project.”
Start eating greedily
“Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly DUG IN.”
Reach inside to get something(inseparable)
“She DUG INTO her handbag and pulled out a bunch of keys.”
Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time(separable)
“I DUG OUT my old university essays.”
Find something that is supposed to be secret(separable)
“The reporters eventually DUG UP the truth about the affair.”
Report someone to authorities, etc(separable)
“His friends DIMED him OUT and he was arrested.”
Have dinner outside your home
“We DINED OUT because we couldn't be bothered to cook.”
Tell a story repeatedly that is well received(inseparable)
“I've DINED OUT ON the story of his accident.”
Put something in a liquid for a short time(separable)
“I DIPPED the brush IN the paint and began painting the wall.”
Read parts of a book, but not all(inseparable)
“I've been DIPPING INTO the book, but haven't read it properly.”
Leave a place without telling anyone
“The party was so dull I DIPPED OUT.”
Make someone feel sick or ill(inseparable)
“I feel dreadful; the prawns I had for lunch are DISAGREEING WITH me.”
Serve food(separable)
“Doctors have been DISHING OUT viagra to anyone who asks for it.”
“He DISHED UP a great dinner when we got back.”
Start doing something, usually without planning
“When we saw what was happening, we all DIVED IN to help.”
Reach inside something quickly(inseparable)
“She DIVED INTO her bag and pulled out a lighter.”
Share(separable)
“They divided up the profits.”
Divide, share(separable)
“The waiters and waitresses DIVVY OUT the tips at the end of the night.”
“We DIVVIED UP the money equally.”
Abolish, get rid of(inseparable)
“The United Kingdom DID AWAY WITH the death penalty in 1965.”
Kill(separable)
“After he reported the gang, he feared they would DO him IN.”
Cheat somebody out of something that is rightfully theirs(separable)
“They lied on the reference and DID me OUT OF any chance of getting the job.”
Do something again from the beginning, especially because you did it badly the first time(separable)
“OK, we'll DO it OVER, but try to sing the right words this time.”
Close or fasten clothes, etc.(separable)
“You must DO UP your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now.”
Wish for or ask for (usually after can or could)(inseparable)
“I could DO WITH a cold beer about now.”
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