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Do something wrong or naughty(inseparable)
“The children are always GETTING UP TO some trouble or other.”
Remove someone secretly of discreetly(separable)
“They GHOSTED him AWAY to a secret location before he could be arrested.”
Boost, increase or exaggerate(separable)
“The candidates tried to GIN UP support at the straw poll by transporting their supporters for free.”
Make more lively(separable)
“They tried to GINGER UP the party to stop people leaving.”
Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony(separable)
“He GAVE his daughter AWAY and told the groom to look after her.”
Agree to something you don't like(inseparable)
“Eventually, I GAVE IN TO my anger and screamed at them.”
Criticise harshly or punish someone for something(inseparable)
“They really GAVE IT TO me for forgetting to turn up.”
Applaud(inseparable)
“Please GIVE IT UP FOR our next guest.”
“Please GIVE IT UP TO our next guest.”
Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money(inseparable)
“He GIVE OF his free time to help the club.”
Emit pollution or something else unpleasant(separable)
“She GIVES OFF an air of nobility.”
Open into a place, for a door or window(inseparable)
“The French windows GIVE ONTO the lawn.”
Scold, tell off, nag(inseparable)
“The teacher GAVE OUT TO us for being late.”
Stop doing something bad or annoying
“We've GIVEN the premises OVER to the new company.”
Dedicate, devote(separable)
“After her death, they GAVE control of the estate OVER TO her niece.”
An expression of disbelief
“They've doubled your salary- GIVE OVER!”
Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone(inseparable)
“I GAVE UP ON them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.”
Denounce, report to authorities(separable)
“He GAVE his accomplices UP TO the police.”
Stop to allow vehicles to pass
“You must GIVE WAY at this junction.”
Yield, surrender, retreat(inseparable)
“You must GIVE WAY TO oncoming traffic.”
Surrender to the police or authorities(inseparable)
“The gang GAVE THEMSELVES UP last night.”
Dedicate time, energy, etc, to something(separable)
“He GAVE himself UP TO his job.”
Try to minimise the importance of something(inseparable)
“The Minister tried to GLOSS OVER the report that was critical of her department.”
Become less attractive
“Those excessive fillers make her GLOW DOWN.”
Trouble, worry or annoy someone(inseparable)
“I know it was wrong and guilt has GNAWED AT me ever since I did it.”
Harm gradually(inseparable)
“Their behaviour GNAWED AWAY AT our trust in them.”
Deal with something(inseparable)
“A rumour is GOING ABOUT involving the Attorney General.”
Move to another side or place
“He WENT ACROSS to the opposition.”
Chase, try to get(inseparable)
“The cat WENT AFTER the pigeon, but it flew away.”
Lose a decision or a verdict of a court(inseparable)
“If the decision GOES AGAINST me, I'll go bankrupt.”
Proceed(inseparable)
“We now intend to GO AHEAD WITH the final stage of the project.”
Accept a decision or suggestion(inseparable)
“I didn't really agree, but I WENT ALONG WITH the decision because I was in the minority.”
Attack or approach something with vigour(inseparable)
“She WENT AT her dinner like she hadn't eaten for days.”
Leave a place or disappear
“This drug should make the pain GO AWAY.”
Break a promise(inseparable)
“The government have GONE BACK ON their promise not to raise taxes.”
Precede
“We can´t ignore what has GONE BEFORE and pretend that everything has been OK.”
Leave the top deck of a ship
“The captain told the passengers to GO BELOW when the storm started.”
The passing of time(inseparable)
“Ten years WENT BY before we saw each other again.”
Perform oral sex(inseparable)
“He WENT DOWN ON her.”
Be defeated(inseparable)
“Chelsea WENT DOWN TO Arsenal in a thrilling game.”
Fall ill(inseparable)
“She WENT DOWN WITH a virus.”
Attack(inseparable)
“The neighbour's dog WENT FOR the postman and bit him.”
Be assertive and ready to initiate action. (Related to the meaning 'attack')(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By:BobK)(inseparable)
“He was not always successful, but whatever he tried to do he would always GO FOR IT.”
Leave a place
“He WENT FORTH and found a wife in another city.”
Move clocks ahead
“The clocks MOVE FORWARD an hour on Sunday.”
Enter a competition or sit an exam(inseparable)
“He WENT IN FOR the photography prize, but didn't win.”
Form a union or alliance(inseparable)
“They're going to GO IN WITH the Social Democrats.”
Discuss in some detail(inseparable)
“She WENT INTO banking after she'd finished university.”
Behave in a reckless way
“Shouting at the boss like that is GOING IT.”
Do something without help
“He prefers to GO IT ALONE rather then working with the team.”
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