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Make progress, often after a pause or delay
“The construction can MOVE AHEAD now that permisson has been granted.”
Tell someone to move from a place
“The police told the people watching to MOVE ALONG.”
Leave the area where you have been living
“I MOVED AWAY when the factory shut down.”
Stop doing or using something to change to something different(inseparable)
“They're MOVING AWAY FROM Windows and are using Linux.”
Move a student to a lower level(separable)
“He was finding the course too difficult so they MOVED him DOWN.”
Approach, often stealthily(inseparable)
“As he watched, the hyenas began to MOVE IN ON the hapless wildebeest.”
Start living in a place(inseparable)
“They MOVED INTO the house as soon as it was ready.”
Make preparations for something(inseparable)
“The government are MOVING TOWARDS free elections.”
Continue without a clear aim or plan
“If you're ambitious, you cannot MUDDLE ALONG.”
Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan
“We didn't know what to expect and just MUDDLED THROUGH.”
Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up(separable)
“My cleaner MUDDLED UP my books and I can't find anything.”
Study quickly, revise
“I have to MUG UP before the exam.”
Study something quickly, revise(inseparable)
“I need to MUG UP ON my history for the test.”
Think about an issue or problem(separable)
“My laptop keeps MULLING OVER at random times.”
Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
“We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he MUSCLED IN.”
Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement(inseparable)
“She MUSCLED IN ON the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.”
Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement(inseparable)
“They are MUSCLING INTO our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.”
Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out(separable)
“They used their contacts in local government to MUSCLE the competitors OUT.”
Get lost, go away (used as imperative)
“He was making a fuss, so I told him to NAFF OFF.”
Repeatedly criticise someone verbally(inseparable)
“My boss is always NAGGING AT me about my arriving a few minutes late for work.”
Succeed in getting, achieve(separable)
“They are having trouble NAILING DOWN the contract.”
Give someone a name to remember another person(inseparable)
“I was NAMED AFTER my uncle who died in the war.”
Remove less important options to make it easier to choose(separable)
“I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have NARROWED my list DOWN to three.”
Play safe and avoid taking a risk
“I'm going to NERD OUT and not go on the river trip.”
Go somewhere quickly
“I'm NIPPING OFF to get some milk.”
“She'll be back in a minute- she's just NIPPED OUT to the shops.”
Fall asleep
“I NODDED OFF during the speech.”
Pass a law, regulation, etc, without considering or debating it seriously(separable)
“Parliament NODDED the bill THROUGH.”
Look for something hidden or secret
“The police are NOSING ABOUT to see if they can find anything against the gang.”
Look around for evidence
“The boss keeps NOSING AROUND our office when we are out at lunch.”
Find out, discover- usually information, secrets, etc(separable)
“He NOSED OUT their plans.”
Write something short like a phone number for future reference(separable)
“She NOTED DOWN my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office.”
Find an answer to a problem(separable)
“The management and unions had a meeting to NUT things OUT.”
Touch affectionately, especially with the nose or head
“The puppy NUZZLED UP and slept in my arms.”
Touch someone/something affectionately, especially with the nose or head(inseparable)
“The calf NUZZLED UP TO her mother's teat.”
Enter one's mind(inseparable)
“Didn't it OCCUR TO you to help me when you saw how much trouble I was in?”
Perform surgery(inseparable)
“She was OPERATED ON for eight hours.”
Choose(inseparable)
“I OPTED FOR an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.”
Choose to be part or a member of something
“If you want them to notify you of updates, you have to OPT IN.”
Choose to be a member or part of something(inseparable)
“I OPTED INTO the scheme.”
Choose not to be part of something(inseparable)
“The UK OPTED OUT of a lot of EU legislation on working hours and conditions.”
Boss or command someone in an unpleasant way(separable)
“She's always BOSSING us ABOUT.”
“He ORDERS his staff AROUND all the time.”
Have food delivered(separable)
“WE ORDERED IN pizza and watched some films.”
Expel someone(separable)
“They ORDERED us OUT of the meeting.”
Have food delivered(inseparable)
“We ORDERED OUT FOR pizza.”
Arrange to have something supplied or delivered(separable)
“They ORDERED UP the brochures to hand out at the metting.”
Be the reason for something(separable)
“She OWES her success TO hard work and determination.”
Confess
“Nobody OWNED UP to breaking the window.”
Put something where it belongs(separable)
“I PACKED AWAY the suitcases in the loft after we had emptied them.”
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