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Be quiet
“She told the students to BELT UP because they were making so much noise.”
Lower the top half of your body
“I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor.”
Lower the top part of your body
“I BENT OVER to do my shoes up.”
Do a lot to try to help or please someone
“I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn't even thank me.”
Exaggerate the importance(separable)
“He BIGS himself UP all the time.”
End a relationship(separable)
“She was happy with what I did and BINNED me OFF.”
Spoil or ruin something(separable)
“I BITCHED UP the interview.”
Fall unconscious
“He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the floor.”
Censor text so that words cannot be read(separable)
“The email addresses were BLANKED OUT in the documents shown to the court.”
A loud sound or music
“The music was BLARING OUT and I couldn't get to sleep.”
Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket
“The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on schedule yesterday.”
Fire a gun repeatedly
“The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the pheasants.”
Cause sufficient blood loss to result in death(separable)
“They BLED OUT their calves.”
Be extremely relaxed and happy
“I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week.”
Park a car and obstruct another car(separable)
“I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN.”
Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving(separable)
“The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder.”
Stop light from entering or leaving(separable)
“The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day.”
Fill a space so that nothing can pass(separable)
“The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water gets through.”
Kill(separable)
“He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY.”
When the wind forces something to fall(separable)
“A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm.”
Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly
“He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning.”
Not keep an appointment(separable)
“We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute.”
Extinguish candles, matches, etc.(separable)
“She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake.”
When a scandal gets forgotten
“The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack.”
Do or consume something very quickly(inseparable)
“He won £7 million on the lottery last year and he BLEW THROUGH the first million in one week.”
Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't(separable)
“I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret.”
Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away(separable)
“We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad.”
Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.(separable)
“They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses.”
Slow make progress
“Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn't finish the project in time.”
Eat enthusiastically
“We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served.”
Eat something enthusiastically(inseparable)
“They BOGGED INTO the lunch.”
Get lost
“He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF.”
Simplify, reduce to the essentials(separable)
“The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary.”
Amount to(inseparable)
“It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day.”
When a hot liquid spills out of a container
“I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER.”
Feel a negative emotion strongly(separable)
“The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done.”
Give support, reinforce, strengthen(inseparable)
“We were all scared but she BOLSTERED UP our courage.”
Study hard for a reason
“I will have to BONE UP to get a good result.”
Study hard for a goal or reason(inseparable)
“I need to BONE UP ON my French grammar for the test.”
Make a reservation in advance(separable)
“I'll BOOK us IN at the Intercontinental.”
“I've BOOKED us INTO a hotel in the centre of town for three nights.”
Leave a place in a hurry
“I don't like the look of the people arriving- let's BOOK OUT.”
Reserve
“The flight's fully BOOKED UP; I'll have to go the following day.”
Start a computer(separable)
“He BOOTED UP the computer and started work.”
Be located next to a place(inseparable)
“Portugal BORDERS ON Spain.”
Use excessive authority to control people(separable)
“She BOSSES everyone ABOUT.”
“He BOSSES everyone AROUND.”
Ruin or spoil something(separable)
“I BOTCHED UP the whole project and it had to be cancelled.”
Store up
“He kept his feelings BOTTLED AWAY.”
Lack courage to do something
“She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but BOTTLED OUT in the end.”
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