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Pass easily, succeed(inseparable)
“She SWEPT THROUGH the exams.”
Change your opinion quickly
“They SWUNG AROUND to our idea after reading the press reports.”
Try to hit(inseparable)
“He SWUNG AT me but missed.”
Visit a person or place on your way somewhere
“I will SWING BY this afternoon and pick you up.”
“They were against it at first then SWUNG ROUND and supported it.”
Stop a machine or something electrical working(separable)
“I SWITCHED OFF the lights, locked the door and left.”
Start a machine or something electrical working(separable)
“She SWITCHED ON the lights when she entered the room.”
Change from one provider or source to another(inseparable)
“We SWITCHED OVER to solar power.”
Take business, support or votes from someone(separable)
“The candidate SYPHONED OFF a lot of votes because of his anti-war stance.”
Add something that wasn't planned(separable)
“They TACKED ON a new ending to the film when they found that test audiences didn't like the original.”
Add or attach something that wasn't planned to something(separable)
“I TACKED a quick message ONTO the end of the letter after I'd printed it.”
Accompany someone, especially if they haven't specifically invited you
“You're off to the cinema; can we TAG ALONG?”
Add an additional point to something written or spoken(separable)
“He TAGGED ON a few comments after reading my report.”
“He TAGGED his ideas ONTO the end of my report.”
Add a keyword link or bookmark to a blog entry or webpage(inseparable)
“The post was TAGGED WITH keywords.”
Become silent or inaudible
“His voice TAILED AWAY when he was speaking about what he'd done wrong.”
Form a traffic jam
“The traffic TAILED BACK for several miles after the accident.”
“The voices TAILED OFF when she entered.”
Surprise or shock(separable)
“The news of her death TOOK me ABACK.”
Look like, resemble(inseparable)
“He TAKES AFTER his mother.”
Take something to pieces(separable)
“She TOOK the photocopier APART to see what had got stuck in it.”
Get someone alone to talk to them(separable)
“The teacher TOOK her ASIDE and said that she'd failed the exam.”
Remove(separable)
“The police TOOK the protestors AWAY.”
Believe that someone is a certain kind of person(separable)
“Do you TAKE me FOR a fool?”
Accept criticism(inseparable)
“He's good at criticising others, but can't TAKE IT himself.”
Abuse someone because you're angry(separable)
“Whenever things go wrong, he always shouts and TAKES IT OUT ON me, even if I had nothing to do with the problem.”
Take responsibility, often without consulting other people
“I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF to make sure he got up on time.”
Explain something to someone(separable)
“He TOOK me THROUGH the procedures before we started.”
Make a habit of something(inseparable)
“He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably.”
Persuade(separable)
“He TALKED them AROUND to accepting his point of view.”
Talk to someone and not give them a chance to reply or listen to them(inseparable)
“There's no point trying to convince them- they'll just TALK AT you until you give up.”
Respond rudely to a person in authority
“The teacher was cross because the pupil TALKED BACK to her.”
Try to make something sound less important(separable)
“The company CEO TALKED DOWN the recent fall in shares.”
Talk in a way to show your superiority not communicate(inseparable)
“She's a dreadful teacher and TALKS DOWN TO her students instead of teaching them.”
Persuade someone to do something(separable)
“She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to TALK her INTO it.”
Discuss a problem or issue to find a solution(separable)
“They had a meeting to TALK OUT how people felt.”
Persuade someone not to do something(separable)
“He was going to drive home after drinking half a bottle of wine, but his friends TALKED him OUT OF it.”
Discuss(separable)
“We TALKED OVER the problems in our relationship, but couldn't sort things out.”
“She TALKED them AROUND to accepting her point of view.”
Guide someone through an issue(separable)
“The teacher TALKED me THROUGH the test so I knew what to expect.”
Make something appear more important or significant than it really is(separable)
“The government are trying to TALK UP the effect of their policies.”
Talk until you have nothing left to say(separable)
“He TALKED himself OUT after a couple of hours and calmed down.”
Get money off someone(separable)
“I TAPPED him FOR a loan.”
Use or exploit a plentiful resource for your benefit(inseparable)
“The company is hoping to TAP INTO the Chinese market.”
Have sex with(inseparable)
“He TAPPED OFF WITH someone at the party on Saturday.”
Play a rhythm quietly(separable)
“He TAPPED OUT the tune with his pencil while he was thinking.”
Approach a footballer illegally to get them to change teams(separable)
“Chelsea were accused of TAPPING him UP even though he was under contract.”
Gradually become smaller or weaker until stopping
“Her speech TAPERED OFF when the interruptions started.”
Work with someone or a group to achieve something
“They TEAMED UP to publicise the issue.”
Disturb or upset greatly(separable)
“People were TORN APART when news of the train crash came through.”
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