Vocabulary
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Sing when a piece of music is being played or performed by someone else
“I SANG ALONG when they played it on the radio.”
Reply loudly
“Everyone SANG OUT during the chorus.”
Sing louder
“We can't hear you- SING UP.”
Select or choose one from a group(separable)
“Many people applied for the job but we will SINGLE OUT the best one.”
Slowly come to be understood
“The truth finally SANK IN about her death when it was broadcast on TV.”
Sit and do nothing, especially when you should be working
“We spent the afternoon SITTING ABOUT chatting instead of doing any work.”
Sit idly, doing nothing
“They just SAT AROUND while the others did all the work.”
Not try to stop something
“I can't SIT BY while they are punished wrongly.”
Pose for an artist or photographer(inseparable)
“The Queen SAT FOR another official portrait.”
Occupy a building to protest about something(inseparable)
“The students SAT IN the Library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees.”
Take on someone's responsibilities while they are absent(inseparable)
“Her deputy's SITTING IN FOR her while she's away.”
Attend as an observer(inseparable)
“She SAT IN ON the meeting and took notes but said nothing.”
Be on a committee(inseparable)
“If his girlfriend finds out, she'll get mad and SIT ON him.”
Not take part(separable)
“I had to SIT the game OUT because I was ill.”
Eat or drink slowly(inseparable)
“WE SAT OVER dinner discussing the plans.”
Stay till the end of something dull(inseparable)
“I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we SAT THROUGH the film.”
Reconcile different positions(inseparable)
“It's hard to see how their new plan SITS WITH the promises they made.”
Assess a situation or person carefully(separable)
“The doorstaff SIZED UP everyone entering the club.”
Disgust, unsettle(separable)
“His behaviour SKEEVES me OUT.”
Make a cannabis joint(separable)
“She SKINNED UP a fat spliff.”
Avoid doing work or other duty
“I pretended I was ill and SKIVED OFF on Monday.”
Reduce one's effort, perform with less enthusiasm and energy
“Students usually begin the term well, then SLACK OFF near the end of the semester.”
Become less busy or intense
“Work SLACKENS OFF during the holiday period.”
Criticise heavily(separable)
“The concert was terrible and all the papers SLAGGED the band OFF.”
Favour one viewpoint, bias(inseparable)
“That travel magazine is totally SLANTED TOWARD the ultra-rich.”
Be sexually promiscuous
“He's SLEPT AROUND a lot since his divorce.”
Sleep longer than usual
“Let’s SLEEP IN tomorrow morning- we won’t have another chance for weeks.”
Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.(separable)
“She went to bed TO SLEEP OFF the effects of the tequila.”
Think about something(inseparable)
“My boss said she'd have to SLEEP ON it when I asked her for a raise.”
Sleep away from place of work or rented accommodation
“They don't clean the serviced apartment when I SLEEP OUT.”
Spend the night at someone else's house
“The au pair made tea for the friends who were SLEEPING OVER.”
Not wake up(inseparable)
“I SLEPT THROUGH the storm even though the wind blew some slates off the roof.”
Have sex
“If people SLEEP TOGETHER, they have sex.”
Cut, remove an amount or part of something(separable)
“They CUT 10% OFF the original price.”
Cut completely into pieces or slices(separable)
“I SLICED the cake UP and handed it round to the people there.”
Lose an opportunity or the chance of winning, succeeding, etc
“Their hopes of getting back into the game SLIPPED AWAY after the second goal.”
Pass quickly (time)
“He didn't follow the offer up and let it SLIP BY.”
Be enjoyable to drink or eat
“The cold beer SLIPPED DOWN a treat after the walk.”
Try to include something discreetly when speaking(separable)
“He SLIPPED IN a mention of his exam results to remind us how well he did.”
Put clothes on quickly(inseparable)
“I got out of my suit and SLIPPED INTO my pyjamas.”
Leave a place discreetly(separable)
“It was very boring so we SLIPPED OFF before it finished.”
Go somewhere discreetly(inseparable)
“We SLIPPED OFF TO the pub.”
Put clothes on quickly(separable)
“I SLIPPED my coat ON and rushed outside.”
Leave discreetly
“The party was really dull so we SLIPPED OUT and went to the pub instead.”
Escape notice and be approved
“The committee let the application SLIP THROUGH even though it was incomplete.”
Make an error
“The waitress SLIPPED UP and didn't bring us what we had ordered.”
Be lazy, do nothing
“I SLOBBED ABOUT all day as I couldn't be bothered to do any work.”
“I spent the day SLOBBING AROUND at home.”
Leave somewhere without letting others know
“The lecture sounded really boring, so I SLOPED OFF and went to the pub.”
Get rid of, dispose(separable)
“The government is increasing its powers but is SLOUGHING OFF responsibility for its failures.”
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