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Get work, etc, up to date(separable)
“I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed.”
Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc.
“He WENT IN for a triple bypass operation two days ago.”
End negotiations unsuccessfully(separable)
“The talks between management and the unions BROKE DOWN acrimoniously.Start crying; become very emotional.”
Escape punishment(separable)
“He GOT OFF on a technicality and left the court a free man.Leave a vehicle.”
Not let someone go to bed(separable)
“First I phoned you and left a message that you should phone me; then you phoned and I was out, so you left a message; then.! How long can we KEEP this UP without ever speaking to each other directly?”
Kill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.(separable)
“He had his dog PUT DOWN because it was in a lot of pain from its tumours.Stop holding (but withdraw support gently)”
Stretch your arm to get something
“I REACHED OUT and caught the ball.”
Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)(inseparable)
“The fire alarm WENT OFF because someone was smoking in the toilets.”
Disconnect; interrupt or stop something(separable)
“The telephone's been CUT OFF because we didn't pay the bill.”
Slow and stop a car(separable)
“The cab PULLED UP outside my house and I got out.”
Display, show(separable)
“The figures are SET OUT in the council's annual report.”
Tidy and clean(separable)
“CLEAN this bedroom UP; it's a disgrace.”
Close a business, shop, etc.(separable)
“The shop SHUT DOWN when the out-of-town supermarket opened.”
Give to the authorities(separable)
“The court ordered the company to TURN OVER their financial records.”
Reduce speed(separable)
“The car SLOWED DOWN when they saw the police.”
Close a company because it's unprofitable(separable)
“The company was WOUND UP when the creditors demanded payment.”
Appear
“She didn't TURN UP for class today.Increase volume, temperature, etc.”
Arrange in a line(separable)
“The police got them to LINE UP against the wall.”
Make someone nostalgic(separable)
“That song always TAKES me BACK to when I was at university.”
Spend money(separable)
“They LAID OUT thousands of pounds on their wedding reception.”
Look at something, revise(inseparable)
“We WENT OVER our notes before the exam.”
End a phone call
“I lost my temper and HUNG UP.”
Experience(inseparable)
“I WENT THROUGH my notes before the exam.”
Wait
“Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.”
Completely repay a debt(separable)
“The mortgage will be PAID OFF in twenty-five years.”
Resist(separable)
“When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.”
Break into many pieces(separable)
“The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor.”
Release or publish(separable)
“The band are BRINGING OUT a new CD in the autumn.”
Score a goal or point when losing(separable)
“They were two-nil down until five minutes before the end, when they PULLED BACK a goal.”
“Could you HANG ON for a moment till she's free.”
Develop a company(separable)
“She BUILT the business UP from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade.”
Get rid of(separable)
“I THREW OUT all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.”
Spend time socially
“He HANGS OUT in the pub The Monarch; he's there most nights.”
Get fat(separable)
“He's PUT ON a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.”
Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.(separable)
“The miserable weather in winter really GETS me DOWN.”
Feel strange(inseparable)
“I CAME OVER all faint and weak because my sugar level was too low. (British)Affect mentally in such a way as to change behaviour (possibly related to 'overcome')”
Start living in a place
“The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants MOVED IN a few weeks ago.”
Begin a journey
“We STARTED OUT early in the morning.”
Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing or incompetence(separable)
“He CALLED them OUT over awarding contracts to family members.”
Suddenly take notice or pay attention
“They SAT UP when I told them I was closing the company.”
Reduce volume, temperature, etc.(separable)
“The room was too hot, so she TURNED the heating DOWN.Reject an offer, invitation, etc.”
Make a copy of computer data(separable)
“You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.”
Rearrange something for a later time(separable)
“The AGM has been PUT BACK until July the seventeenth.”
Send something to a lot of people(separable)
“They SENT OUT a mailshot to all their existing customers.”
Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc(separable)
“The air conditioning has broken down; we'll have to GET a technician IN to fix it.Arrive (train, plane, etc.”
Explode(separable)
“The bomb BLEW UP without any warning.”
Continue with something(separable)
“CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.”
Explode a bomb(separable)
“Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed.”
Continue doing something(inseparable)
“He KEPT ON trying and succeeded in the end.”
Have none left
“He RAN OUT of energy after playing with his children for hours.”
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