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Pass a test but only just(inseparable)
“I did no revision and only just SCRAPED THROUGH the final exams.”
Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money(separable)
“I had to search my flat for money to SCRAPE TOGETHER what I needed.”
“It took me ages to SCRAPE UP the money for the tickets.”
Search for something that is hard to find(inseparable)
“The press are SCRATCHING AROUND FOR a story to attack him.”
Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.(separable)
“We SCREENED OFF the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.”
Exclude(separable)
“Applicants without the right qualifications were SCREENED OUT.”
Waste time
“He spent the afternoon SCREWING AROUD and got nothing done.”
Treat harshly or cheat(separable)
“The IRS really SCREWED him OVER.”
Do badly or fail(separable)
“David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.”
Spiil, ruin, contaminate(separable)
“Don't SCUZZ UP the deal.”
Arrange, consider(inseparable)
“I'll SEE ABOUT whether we can manage it.”
Accompany someone into an office(separable)
“Her secretary SAW me INTO her office.”
Chase somebody or something away(separable)
“A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon SAW it OFF.”
Accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house(separable)
“Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and SEE you OUT.”
Continue with something to the end(separable)
“They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team SAW it THROUGH successfully.”
Deal with something(inseparable)
“He SAW TO the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.”
Search for something until you find it(separable)
“It took her ages to SEEK the answer OUT.”
Sell a business or part of it(separable)
“She SOLD OFF her furniture before she emigrated.”
Convince someone(separable)
“We managed to SELL him ON the expansion plans.”
Have no more of something left because it has been bought
“The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours.”
Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different(separable)
“We want to SELL UP and move to the country.”
Return something(separable)
“I SENT my food BACK because it was overcooked.”
Ask someone to come and help(inseparable)
“I had to SEND FOR a plumber because the radiator was leaking.”
Order people into a place to handle a problem(separable)
“The police were SENT IN to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops.”
Expel a sports player from a match(separable)
“The football striker was SENT OFF for arguing with the referee's decision.”
Order something by post(inseparable)
“I SENT OFF FOR some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.”
Order takeaway food by phone(inseparable)
“We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we SENT OUT FOR a pizza.”
Imitate/impersonate for comic effect(separable)
“The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, SENDING the teacher UP, when the teacher opened the door behind him.”
Distinguish, be better than or different from others(separable)
“The quality of their work SETS them APART from their rivals.”
Overturn a court verdict or decision(separable)
“The Appeal Court SET ASIDE the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.”
Cost(separable)
“The car repairs SET me BACK eight hundred pounds.”
State or outline an opinion(separable)
“He SET FORTH his ideas in his autobiography.”
Change season noticeably
“Winter has SET IN; it's started snowing.”
Attack(inseparable)
“He was SET ON when he left the bar.”
Work hard or enthusiastically
“If we all SET TO, we should be able to finish this in a few hours.”
“They SET UPON her when she was in the car park.”
Accept whatever is available(inseparable)
“We were upset not to win and had to SETTLE FOR the second prize.”
Get used to
“It took him a while to SETTLE IN when he moved to Japan.”
Agree(inseparable)
“They couldn't agree at first on a name for their daughter, but finally SETTLED ON Alice.”
Pay a debt
“Let's SETTLE UP for the dinner the other night.”
Change information to make it more attractive to the reader or listener(separable)
“The government denied that they had SEXED UP the report to make the front page.”
Live with someone when you are in a relationship
“They SHACKED UP a few months after they started going out.”
Make a part of a picture darker(separable)
“She SHADED IN the area under the tree.”
Leave a place without saying goodbye
“The party was so dull that I decided to SHADE OUT.”
Search(separable)
“The police SHOOK the house DOWN looking for drugs.”
Get rid of an illness(separable)
“It took me ages to SHAKE OFF the cough.”
Shake clothes, cloths, etc to remove dirt or creases(separable)
“He took the tablecloth outside and SHOOK it OUT after dinner.”
Upset or shock(separable)
“The management are SHAKING things UP and getting rid of a lot of workers.”
Develop in a positive way
“Things are SHAPING UP at work- everything's going well again.”
Have a part in a project, activity, etc(inseparable)
“A number of firms will SHARE IN the development.”
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