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Manage without something(inseparable)
“There's no sugar, so you'll have to DO WITHOUT.”
Report someone to teachers, authorities, etc(separable)
“He needed some help, so DOBBED us IN.”
Give out, distribute(separable)
“They were DOLING OUT leaflets in front of the station.”
Spend time doing very little or being unproductive
“I couldn't get down to my work and DOSSED ABOUT all night.”
“I spent the afternoon DOSSING AROUND.”
Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home
“I was feeling really tired, so I DOSSED DOWN on his sofa for the night.”
Have a second function or purpose(inseparable)
“My study DOUBLES AS a spare bedroom when we have visitors.”
Go back the way you were coming
“When he saw the police, he DOUBLED BACK and went home.”
Increase commitment to something, especially when this is risky
“The results were not particularly good, but they decided to DOUBLE DOWN.”
Increase commitment to something, especially when this is risky(inseparable)
“The government has DOUBLED DOWN ON its policy of giving tax breaks.”
Bend over at the waist
“She DOUBLED OVER in pain after being hit in the stomach.”
“He DOUBLED UP in pain after being hit in the stomach.”
“The display screen DOUBLES UP AS a solar panel.”
Fall asleep
“The movie was a bit boring and I DOZED OFF halfway through.”
Be unnecessarily long
“The meeting DRAGGED ON for two and a half hours.”
Make something last longer than necessary(separable)
“They DRAGGED OUT the training course for a whole day when we could have done it in an hour.”
Force someone to confess or tell the truth(separable)
“The police DRAGGED a confession OUT OF him when they interrogated him.”
Retreat, move backwards(separable)
“He DREW BACK when the dog barked.”
Reduce levels(separable)
“The administration want to DRAW DOWN troop numbers as soon as they can.”
Equalize one’s competitive position
“The exhausted horse DREW EVEN at the finish line.”
Get dark earlier
“The nights are DRAWING IN now it's winter.”
Get involved in something unpleasant(inseparable)
“I didn't want to take sides because I didn't want to get DRAWN INTO their arguments.”
Pass slowly (time)(inseparable)
“He DREW ON his cigarette and coughed.”
Make something continue longer than needed(separable)
“The director DREW the meeting OUT with a lengthy speech.”
Prepare a contract(separable)
“The contract was DRAWN UP by our solicitor.”
Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim(inseparable)
“I DREW UPON my previous experience to find the solution.”
Not think or consider(inseparable)
“I wouldn't even DREAM OF telling her that.”
Invent something, have an idea(separable)
“They DREAMED UP the scheme for the improvements and it was accepted by the board.”
Discover things about someone's past(separable)
“The newspapers DREDGED UP the details of his affair with his research assistant.”
Dress casually(separable)
“The staff are allowed to DRESS DOWN on Fridays.”
Dress very smartly
“It's an informal party so there's no need to DRESS UP.”
Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone
“We were great friends at school but DRIFTED APART when we went to different universities.”
Start to fall asleep
“I was DRIFTING OFF when the noise disturbed me.”
Search through layers of information on a computer
“I really had to DRILL DOWN to get the answers from the database.”
Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data(inseparable)
“They DRILLED DOWN THROUGH the information to find the truth.”
Repeat something many times to make someone learn it(separable)
“The teacher DRILLED the rules INTO the students.”
Finish a drink(separable)
“DRINK UP, please; it's closing time.”
Force an animal or someone to leave a place(separable)
“Their unfriendliness DRIVES customers AWAY.”
Repulse, force back(separable)
“The police DROVE the crowd BACK to give the rescue workers more space.”
Do something out of a car
“He was killed in a DRIVE-BY shooting.”
Drive away from a place
“She slammed the car door shut and DROVE OFF without saying a word.”
Force someone to leave a place(separable)
“The soldiers DROVE them OUT of their homes.”
Make something increase(separable)
“The market uncertainty has DRIVEN prices UP.”
Talk boringly for a long time
“The minister DRONED ON for an hour and the audience looked increasingly bored.”
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement(separable)
“We DROPPED AROUND to collect the stuff we'd left there last week.”
Become smaller- amount, numbers
“The numbers of people attending began the DROP AWAY after a few months.”
Move towards the back of a group
“He stared at the front, but got tired and DROPPED BACK as the race went on.”
Move towards the back, not keep up
“I DROPPED BEHIND at school when I fell ill and couldn't study.”
Pay a brief visit; visit someone informally
“He DROPPED BY on his way home from work.”
Visit without having made arrangements
“I was in the area so I DROPPED IN at the office to see her.”
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