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“I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.”
Fall on the ground
“I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN.”
Be attracted to somebody, fall in love(inseparable)
“He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met.”
Collapse
“The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.”
Start doing something unplanned(inseparable)
“I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.”
Decrease
“The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.”
Argue and be on bad terms with someone
“They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.”
“I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.”
Be unsuccessful
“The plans FELL THROUGH when planning permission was refused.”
Become controlled(inseparable)
“At first he was independent, but then he FELL UNDER their influence.”
Give or contract work to someone else(separable)
“The company wants to FARM OUT their maintenance.”
Waste time doing silly things
“The manager was angry because the staff were FARTING ABOUT.”
Waste time doing pointless things
“We were really bored in the lecture so we started FARTING AROUND.”
Tie something so that it doesn't move(separable)
“We FASTENED it DOWN to keep the wind from blowing it away.”
Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs(inseparable)
“They have FASTENED ON the speech as a source of inspiration.”
Follow someone closely, normally when they don't want your company(inseparable)
“He FASTENED ONTO the minister on his visit and asked him repeatedly about the scandal.”
Close, attach(separable)
“FASTEN UP your seatbelts.”
Understand something(separable)
“I couldn't FATHOM OUT what she wanted from me.”
Give an animal a lot to eat to make it fat(separable)
“They FATTEN the cows UP before slaughtering them.”
Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them(inseparable)
“He's always FAWNING ON his boss to try to get promoted.”
“She FAWNED OVER the inspectors in the hope that they would give her a good grade.”
Eat a food as part of an animals diet(inseparable)
“The gecko FEEDS OFF mosquitoes and other insects.”
Grow stronger(inseparable)
“The opposition party's FEEDING ON the government's weaknesses.”
Give someone a lot of food to restore their health, make them bigger, etc(separable)
“She's been ill for a fortnight so we're FEEDING her UP.”
Touch sexually, grope(separable)
“Someone FELT me UP in the club as I was trying to get to the bar.”
Feel capable of doing something(inseparable)
“I'm so tired. I don't think I FEEL UP TO going out tonight.”
Enclose an area(separable)
“They FENCED the whole garden IN.”
Enclose an area to keep animals or people out(separable)
“They FENCED OFF one side of the park to keep dogs out.”
Take care of yourself or someone without help from other people(inseparable)
“The children had to FEND FOR themselves after their parents died.”
Resist something successfully(separable)
“He managed to FEND OFF the criticism in the press.”
Search for something(inseparable)
“He FERRETED ABOUT in his wallet for the receipt.”
“She FERRETED AROUND in her bag for her keys.”
Search and discover something(separable)
“The investigation finally managed to FERRET OUT the truth.”
Confess, admit something reluctantly(separable)
“The company FESSED UP after they were exposed in the newspapers.”
Confess, admit reluctantly to something(inseparable)
“They FESSED UP TO the crime.”
Arrive unintentionally
“The boat FETCHED UP on the beach.”
Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully
“We spent the whole afternoon FIDDLING ABOUT with the computer but couldn't get it to work.”
Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things
“I FIDDLED AROUND with the phone but couldn't get any signal.”
Waste time(separable)
“He FIDDLED AWAY the afternoon.”
Defend yourself, resist an attack(separable)
“The army attacked the town and the inhabitants FOUGHT BACK fiercely.”
Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting(inseparable)
“Their FIGHTING IT OUT to see who will become the next CEO.”
Fight an attacker and force them back(separable)
“The old lady managed to FIGHT the muggers OFF and they didn't get her purse.”
Plan, expect(inseparable)
“What job do you FIGURE ON doing when you graduate?”
Put a document in the correct place for storage in a filing system(separable)
“I FILED a copy of the letter AWAY for my records.”
Apply for something legally, like divorce or bankruptcy(inseparable)
“They FILED FOR divorce after two years of marriage.”
Substitute(inseparable)
“I was away for a few days, so they had to get someone to FILL IN FOR me.”
Give someone information(separable)
“I'm sorry I missed the meeting; could you FILL me IN ON what happened.”
Fill something completely(separable)
“I stopped at the garage and FILLED UP with petrol.”
Move into a lane of traffic without making other cars stop
“The slip lane allows traffic to FILTER IN at the junction.”
Remove something unwanted(separable)
“It FILTERS OUT all the impurities and chemicals in tap water so that it tastes better.”
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