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Put clothes on to see if they fit(separable)
“I TRIED the jacket ON before I bought it.”
Test(separable)
“Scientists are TRYING OUT a new drug in the fight against the disease.”
Be tested for a sports team(inseparable)
“He TRIED OUT FOR the baseball team.”
Put something in a safe place(separable)
“I TUCKED the money AWAY in my drawer.”
Tidy the ends of items of clothing by placing them inside something(separable)
“I forgot to TUCK my shirt IN.”
Start eating something(inseparable)
“I was starving and TUCKED INTO the food.”
Arrange the sheets, duvet or blankets to make someone, usually a child, comfortable in bed(separable)
“She TUCKED her children UP in bed and switched the lights off.”
Watch or listen to a TV or radio show
“Be sure to TUNE IN next week for the next episode.”
Watch or listen to a TV or radio programme(inseparable)
“Make sure you TUNE IN TO next week's show.”
Ignore, not pay attention(separable)
“I TUNED him OUT because he was talking such rubbish.”
Improve the performance of a machine or engine(separable)
“He's TUNED his car UP for the race.”
Force someone to leave(separable)
“Management TURFED him OUT last week.”
Stop liking and start disliking(inseparable)
“The public TURNED AGAINST the government when they became arrogant and ceased to listen.”
Not allow someone to enter a place(separable)
“The doorman TURNED him AWAY from the nightclub because he was wearing trainers.”
Go to bed(separable)
“I TURNED IN at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning.”
Become(inseparable)
“Tadpoles TURN INTO frogs.”
Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure(separable)
“He really TURNS me ON.Start a machine or device.”
Try to get help(inseparable)
“She had nobody to TURN TO when her husband died.”
Enter computer data or text(separable)
“He TYPED the text IN and printed it off.”
Write a full or finished version of a text on a computer(separable)
“She TYPED her essay OUT and handed it in a the last minute.”
Type a finished version(separable)
“She TYPED UP her lecture notes and printed them out.”
Encourage(separable)
“The crowd URGED the players ON.”
Persuade or pressure to accept something(separable)
“They URGED the contract UPON us.”
Finish or consume all of something(separable)
“We USED UP all the olive oil.”
Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time(separable)
“We always give a party USHER IN the NEW YEAR.”
Consume(separable)
“He VACUUMED UP all of the food.”
Make something more exciting, attractive, etc(separable)
“The place is dull and you need to VAMP it UP.”
Change subject to talk about something different(inseparable)
“The conversation VEERED ONTO what had gone wrong the night before.”
Relax, do nothing
“I'm going to VEG OUT in front of the TV tonight.”
Leave somewhere safe or comfortable
“If the storm has finished, we could VENTURE FORTH.”
Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully
“He just WADED IN without listening to what anyone had to say.”
Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usually(inseparable)
“They WADED INTO the negotiations and the deal collapsed.”
Get to the end of something with difficulty(inseparable)
“It took me ages to WADE THROUGH the book.”
Wait somewhere doing nothing
“I WAITED ABOUT for an hour, but they didn't come.”
“They were just WAITING AROUND to see if anything was going to happen.”
Stay somewhere after other people have left
“I WAITED BEHIND to ask the lecturer a question.”
Stay at home because someone is going to visit
“I WAITED IN for the guy to fix the TV.”
Serve people in a restaurant(inseparable)
“They have two people WAITING ON each table.”
Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant(separable)
“We'll have to WAIT OUT this uncertainty.”
Not go to bed because you are waiting
“I was worried and WAITED UP until they got home safe and sound.”
Stop (imperative)
“Wait up!”
Provide someone with what they require(inseparable)
“They used to have servants WAITING UPON them.”
Leave something you don't like(inseparable)
“You can't just WALK AWAY FROM your problems.”
Win easily(inseparable)
“She WALKED AWAY WITH the first prize.”
Retract a statement of change comments(separable)
“The president WALKED BACK her initial comments in the press conference.”
Retract a statement(inseparable)
“They declined to WALK BACK FROM their comments despite the controversy.”
Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see something(inseparable)
“He WALKED IN ON them planning to sack him.”
Get work without effort(inseparable)
“He WALKED INTO a great job straight after university.Be unaware of the presence of something and either enter it (a trap) or bump into it (an obstruction)”
Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling(separable)
“I tried to WALK OFF my hangover.”
“He WALKED OFF WITH the award.”
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