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Make a financial contribution(separable)
“She PUT $250 TOWARDS the cost of the repairs and we had to pay the rest.”
Encourage someone to do something(separable)
“His friends PUT him UP TO stealing it.”
Tolerate(inseparable)
“I can't PUT UP WITH my neighbour's noise any longer; it's driving me mad.”
Argue with someone about a specific subject
“The girl's mother was QUARRELING OUT with her daughter about the party.”
Dispute or disagree with something(inseparable)
“I am not QUARRELLING WITH their idea, but I think there are other possibilities.”
Mess up, ruin(separable)
“I QUEERED the exam UP.”
Fall silent(separable)
“The audience QUIETENED DOWN when the lights were switched off in the auditorium and the play was ready to begin.”
Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support(inseparable)
“They QUIT ON me just when things got rough.”
Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly
“They RACED OFF when the police arrived.”
Used to tell someone to go away because they're annoying you
“He told her to RACK OFF.”
Sleep, take a nap
“I'm tired- I'm going to RACK OUT.”
Acquire a lot of something(separable)
“He's RACKED UP a number of convictions for speeding.”
Fall in large numbers(inseparable)
“Bombs RAINED DOWN ON the city all night.”
Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)
“The match was RAINED OFF.”
“The game was RAINED OUT.”
Earn, make money easily(separable)
“She's RAKING IN thousands a day.”
Make a lot of money(separable)
“It's the only shop in the area and they're RAKING IT IN.”
Cheat someone by charging them too much(separable)
“They RAKE tourists OFF all the time.”
Talk, think, etc, about something negative in the past(separable)
“They keep RAKING OVER the rows we had last year.”
Bring something back to people's attention(separable)
“The press have RAKED UP some scandals from her past.”
Talk at length without getting to the point
“Quit RAMBLING ON- I’m tired of listening to you.”
Increase amount, price, speed or power of something(separable)
“The company has RAMPED its prices UP because of higher oil prices.”
Say something firmly and loudly(separable)
“She RAPPED OUT the command.”
Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings(inseparable)
“She RATTED ON her neighbours to the police because they were smuggling alcohol from France.”
Inform the authorities about someone(separable)
“He RATTED me OUT to the police.”
Look for something hurriedly(inseparable)
“I RATTED THROUGH the papers on my desk but couldn't find the letter.”
Increase(separable)
“The media are trying to RATCHET UP the pressure on the president.”
Quote figures rapidly(separable)
“She RATTLED OFF loads of statistics which nobody could understand.”
Try to achieve something difficult(inseparable)
“They are REACHING OUT FOR major economic reforms.”
Ask for help(inseparable)
“I REACHED OUT TO you when I was in trouble and you were a great help.”
Read a list aloud for someone to write down(separable)
“I READ OFF the figures and she wrote them down in her notebook.”
Read aloud rather than silently(separable)
“The teacher READ OUT the names of the students who'd passed.”
Research(inseparable)
“I've been READING UP ON Japan as I'm going to live there next year.”
Come to a conclusion or solution after some thought(separable)
“He REASONED OUT the answer to the math problem.”
The minimum expected(inseparable)
“Jeff says we can RECKON ON there being at least fifty people there tonight.”
Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land(separable)
“They hope the discounts will REEL people IN.”
Quote statistics or facts rapidly(separable)
“The minister REELED OFF a load of figures to support her position.”
Unwind(separable)
“I REELED OUT the hose and watered the lawn.”
Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble(separable)
“They had to REIN the minister IN after her dreadful performance on TV.”
Let, grant a service or allow usage for a fee(separable)
“They RENTED their house OUT while the were abroad.”
Go away on a bike, horse, etc
“She got on her motorbike and RODE OFF.”
Depend on(inseparable)
“His reputation is RIDING ON this deal working out.”
Survive a difficult time(separable)
“They managed to RIDE OUT the recession.”
Move higher on the body (of clothes)
“Her skirt RODE UP when she sat down.”
Return a phonecall(separable)
“I phoned and left a message this morning but she still hasn't RUNG me BACK.”
Telephone to inform or confirm something
“I RANG IN and told them I would be late.”
Finish a phone conversation
“Dave RANG OFF guiltily when he saw his boss coming.”
Make a sudden loud sound
“Two shots RANG OUT and then we heard a scream.”
Telephone a number of people, usually to try to get some information
“I RANG ROUND to see if anyone knew where she'd gone.”
Telephone(separable)
“Helen RANG me UP earlier.”
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