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Pull or try to pull something to pieces(inseparable)
“The fighters TORE AT each other.”
Stop someone doing something unwillingly(inseparable)
“I had to TEAR him AWAY from the office for dinner.”
Demolish(separable)
“The estate was TORN DOWN so that they could develop the land into luxury flats.”
Criticise strongly or angrily(inseparable)
“She TORE INTO me for losing it.”
Remove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors(separable)
“She TORE the slip OFF the bottom of the form and sent it with her cheque.”
Depart rapidly
“The sheriff TORE OUT after the escaping criminals.”
Rip into pieces(separable)
“He TORE the fax UP and threw the bits of paper in the bin.”
Start or launch an event(separable)
“The new project will TEE OFF next month.Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole.”
Criticise(inseparable)
“She TEED OFF ON me about the work I gave her.”
Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole
“She TEED UP two strokes ahead at the last hole.”
See a difference between two things(separable)
“They're identical twins so I cannot TELL them APART.”
Chide; talk angrily to someone about something they've done wrong(separable)
“His fiancée TOLD him OFF for arriving nearly an hour late.”
Report someone to an authority(inseparable)
“The pupil TOLD ON the others for cheating and the teacher failed them.”
Become nervous, tense or unable to relax
“She TENSED UP when the police walked in.”
Cancel an appointment by sending a text message
“I was feeling too tired to go and TEXTED OUT.”
Consider something carefully(separable)
“I've THOUGHT it OVER and have made up my mind; I'm going to take the job in Leeds.”
Consider all the possibilities and outcomes of a situation(separable)
“The plan fell through because they hadn't THOUGHT it THROUGH properly.”
Create or invent something, especially when lying(separable)
“I'd better THINK UP a good reason for handing the work in late.”
Discuss for a long time until an agreement is reached(separable)
“It took them ages to THRASH OUT the text for the closing statement.”
Discard something when no longer needed(separable)
“I THREW the alarm clock AWAY because it had stopped working.”
Join, accompany(inseparable)
“May I THROW IN with you?”
Remove item of clothing quickly(separable)
“I THREW OFF my shoes and flopped on the settee.”
Put clothes on quickly(separable)
“I THREW ON a jacket and rushed outside.”
End a relationship with someone(separable)
“She THREW me OVER last year.”
Make or arrange quickly(separable)
“I THREW a quick dinner TOGETHER before we left.”
Vomit(separable)
“The prawns she ate at lunch made her THROW UP and she had to go home early.”
Make it clear you are sexually attracted to someone(inseparable)
“He THREW HIMSELF AT her but she wasn't interested.”
Do something enthusiastically or energetically(inseparable)
“She THREW herself INTO the project.”
Make reasonable progress without any serious problems
“Things are TICKING ALONG at work while the director's away.”
Pass (of time)
“The last few seconds TICKED AWAY and the team couldn't come back.”
“The seconds TICKED BY and the team failed to score.”
Annoy(separable)
“She really TICKS me OFF when she doesn't reply to my emails.”
Continue working, but without improving
“The mechanic left the engine TICKING OVER for a while to see if he could see what was causing the problem.”
Improve a document(separable)
“I paid a company to TICKLE UP my CV before I applied.”
Use something carefully so as not to finish it(separable)
“This £50 will have to TIDE me OVER until I get paid.”
Put things in the correct place in a room(separable)
“I TIDIED UP my bedroom because it was a complete mess.”
Fasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct(separable)
“She TIED her hair BACK before playing tennis.”
Secure something to prevent it moving(separable)
“They TIED him DOWN to stop him escaping.”
Agree, be connected or support(inseparable)
“The theory TIES IN with what the police have been saying.”
Occur at the same time(inseparable)
“The publication TIES IN WITH the twentieth anniversary of the incident.”
Tie or fasten something securely(separable)
“They TIED UP the hostages so that they couldn't escape.”
Make something more secure or function better(separable)
“They're TIGHTENING UP security for the president's visit.”
End or close because of a time limit(separable)
“The program TIMED OUT before I could reply.”
Secretly inform the police or authorities(separable)
“The police arrested the drug dealer after someone TIPPED them OFF.”
Spill, make something fall on its side(separable)
“I TIPPED my coffee OVER and ruined my keyboard.”
Get bored of something(inseparable)
“She soon TIRED OF the course and dropped out.”
Make someone exhausted(separable)
“Working so much TIRES me OUT.”
Leave, go home
“It's geting late, so I'm going to TODDLE OFF home.”
Make something sound more moderate(separable)
“The Minister tried to TONE DOWN what she had said when the press started attacking her.”
Combine in a pleasing way(inseparable)
“The blue TONES IN WITH your jacket.”
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