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Move about a place
“She was HOVERING AROUND to see what we were talking about.”
Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there
“The troops HUNKERED DOWN in the building.”
Search for someone to punish or kill them(separable)
“The police HUNTED the killer DOWN.”
Search until you find something(separable)
“It took me ages to HUNT OUT the photos.”
Search for and manage to find something(separable)
“He HUNTED UP a copy the book in the British library.”
Try to keep something bad from becoming widely known(separable)
“The company tried to HUSH UP the scandal, but it still got into the newspapers.”
Share accommodation with a number of people because of the high rent
“Property prices are so high in London that many young people are HUTCHING UP.”
Become covered with ice
“The pond has ICED OVER.”
Become covered with ice in a way that stops something from working well
“The engine had ICED UP and wouldn't start.”
Remove small problems or irregularities(separable)
“The management team IRONED OUT the tax problems before they gave the project the OK.”
Come out of a place
“New initiatives ISSUE FORTH from the government on a daily basis.”
Talk fast or incomprehensibly
“They started JABBERING AWAY about file systems and lost me completely.”
Make trouble for someone, fail to keep promises(separable)
“Don't listen to him- he always JACKS people AROUND.”
Quit, give up(separable)
“I JACKED my job IN because my boss refused to give me a raise.”
Raise a car to be able to do mechanical work(separable)
“We JACKED the car UP and changed the tyre.”
Apply or operate something forcefully(separable)
“Jack JAMMED ON the brakes when the rabbit ran in front of his car.”
Talk just for the point of talking rather than having anything to say
“That shows that your interest is not in helping the student, but in JAWING AWAY.”
Make something more interesting or attractive(separable)
“The show was getting stale so they JAZZED it UP with some new scenes.”
Cause someone trouble, treat someone badly(separable)
“He was JERKING us AROUND and wouldn't give us the facts.”
Waste time doing unimportant things
“You should get your work done and stop JERKING OFF.”
Persuade or deceive someone into doing something(separable)
“They JOCKEYED him INTO signing a terrible contract.”
Make progress or move ahead, but not very fast
“Works JOGGING ALONG- nothing special.”
Go away
“JOG ON and leave me alone.”
Take part in an activity(inseparable)
“They were playing football and asked us to JOIN IN the game.”
Be funny, or try to
“He's always JOKING AROUND in class.”
Make a quick note(separable)
“I JOTTED DOWN her number on a scrap of paper and I can't find it now.”
Make something more exciting or perform better(separable)
“I need to buy some memory to JUICE my computer UP.”
Accept eagerly(inseparable)
“I'd JUMP AT the chance to go and live in Japan.”
Enter a conversation
“He JUMPED IN and told them exactly what he thought.”
Start quickly, often well(inseparable)
“The IPO JUMPED OFF on the first day.”
Criticize, attack(inseparable)
“Everyone JUMPED ON me when I raised the issue.”
Turn upside down
“The boat KEELED OVER in the storm and the crew drowned.”
Keep something near you(separable)
“I KEEP a dictionary AROUND when I'm doing my homework.”
Continue with something difficult(inseparable)
“She found the course hard but she KEPT AT it and completed it successfully.”
Don't allow someone near something(separable)
“Medicines should always be KEPT AWAY from children.”
Maintain a safe distance
“The police told the crowd to KEEP BACK from the fire.”
Not vomit(separable)
“The food was so horrible that I struggled to KEEP it DOWN.”
Control yourself, refrain(inseparable)
“I couldn't KEEP FROM arguing with her.”
Not allow someone out(separable)
“The teacher KEPT the students IN after school because they had misbehaved.”
Maintain good relations, stay on good terms with someone(inseparable)
“I like to KEEP IN WITH the school inspectors.”
Not talk about(inseparable)
“She KEPT OFF the subject of her divorce.”
Not allow someone to enter(separable)
“The police KEPT the demonstrators OUT of the building.”
Stay within limits(inseparable)
“Please KEEP TO the path.”
Continue, not quit(inseparable)
“Learning a language is difficult, but if you KEEP UP AT it, you'll succeed in the end.”
Move at the same rate(inseparable)
“He walks too fast and it's really hard to KEEP UP WITH him.”
Relax, unwind
“I need to KEY DOWN before I go to bed.”
Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic system(separable)
“It took me ages to KEY IN all the information into the database.”
Focus attention on, single out(inseparable)
“They KEYED IN ON the person they believed had done it.”
Target, focus on (sport)(inseparable)
“We will KEY ON the opposing team's lack of skills on defense.”
If you key out a plant, you identify it by using binary choices like whether it has needle leaves or doesn't(inseparable)
“They KEYED OUT some new plants in the rain forest.”
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