Vocabulary
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Not express your feelings(separable)
“She BOTTLED UP her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet.”
Pass the lowest point and start rising
“The recession BOTTOMED OUT and the economy is recovering well.”
Force someone(separable)
“They have BOUNCED the government INTO calling an early election.”
Recover
“The economy is BOUNCING BACK from the recession.”
Test ideas(separable)
“They BOUNCED ideas OFF each other in a brainstorming session.”
Show respect(inseparable)
“They BOWED DOWN TO the queen.”
Leave, quit
“She BOWED OUT after ten years at the top.”
Accept something, usually unwillingly(inseparable)
“The government BOWED TO pressure and held the bill back.”
Hit someone's wicket in cricket with the ball(separable)
“He BOWLED the player OUT first ball.”
Surprise someone greatly(separable)
“I was BOWLED OVER by the news.”
Prevent something from moving, especially vehicles(separable)
“I was BOXED IN by the bus and couldn't change lane.”
Pack things in boxes to move them(separable)
“At the end of term, I BOXED my books UP and sent them home.”
Feel more confident or optimistic about something
“You should BRACE UP and stop worrying.”
Move into a different area of business, etc.
“The supermarkets have BRANCHED OUT into banking.”
Leave an organisation, usually to form a new one
“The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Labour Party.”
Go or run towards a place, especially when you are trying to escape(inseparable)
“She had to hold him back as he tried to BREAK FOR the door.”
Go into a building to steal something(inseparable)
“The burglars BROKE IN and stole the TV and video.”
Start doing something(inseparable)
“He BROKE INTO a run when he saw the police.”
Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or irritation(inseparable)
“The measles caused me to BREAK OUT IN a rash.”
Escape(inseparable)
“Three dangerous Category A prisoners BROKE OUT OF Wandsworth Prison last night.”
Pass a barrier or obstacle(inseparable)
“The crowd BROKE THROUGH the police barriers and attacked the hunters.”
Remove a character trait by controlling reproduction(separable)
“They have not managed to BREED OUT their aggression.”
Move easily and quickly
“The film BREEZES ALONG for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow.”
Enter a place quickly
“He BREEZED IN and started shouting at us.”
Enter a place quickly(inseparable)
“He BREEZED INTO the room and switched the TV on.”
Pass easily, succeed(inseparable)
“She BREEZED THROUGH her exams.”
Close or fill a space with bricks(separable)
“We BRICKED IN the side window.”
“We BRICKED the back entrance UP.”
Improve (weather)(separable)
“The day started cloudy but BRIGHTENED UP in the afternoon.”
Be too full and overflow
“They filled my sake glass till it BRIMMED OVER as a sign of hospitality.”
Be full of something(inseparable)
“She was BRIMMING WITH enthusiasm when she arrived for the interview.”
Bring someone or something to certain place(separable)
“You can BRING your friends ALONG if you like.”
Persuade or convince someone(separable)
“It took me ages to BRING him AROUND to my point of view.”
Produce something, make it known or visible(separable)
“The prosecution BROUGHT FORTH a lot of evidence against him.”
Make something happen earlier than originally planned(separable)
“The meeting has been BROUGHT FORWARD to this Friday instead of next week because some people couldn't make it then.”
Succeed with something difficult(separable)
“No one thought she'd manage to do it, but she BROUGHT it OFF in the end.”
Cause something to happen or speed up the process(separable)
“Getting wet in the rain yesterday BROUGHT ON my cold.”
Cause a health problem or reaction(separable)
“It was the lobster that BROUGHT me OUT in this rash all over my body.”
Make someone wake up from unconsciousness or an anaesthetic(separable)
“The doctors BROUGHT him ROUND a few hours after the operation.”
Ignore, pay little attention(separable)
“The minister BRUSHED OFF the criticism.”
Improve a skill quickly(separable)
“She took a two-week course to BRUSH UP her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America.”
Become very excited
“She BUBBLED OVER with joy when she heard her exam results.”
Be likely to be popular or successful in the near future
“The band's single is BUBBLING UNDER and may hit the charts soon.”
Form a support group with people when contact is restricted(inseparable)
“You can BUBBLE WITH six people in this phase of the pandemic.”
Hurry (either transitive or reflexive)(separable)
“You had better BUCK your ideas UP, or you'll fail the course.”
Rain heavily
“Take an umbrella; it's BUCKETING DOWN.”
Start working hard, apply yourself
“We had to BUCKLE DOWN and study for the exam.”
Accept something under pressure, against your will
“They didn't like the ideas, but had to BUCKLE UNDER or face the sack.”
Fasten a seatbelt
“We were told to BUCKLE UP before take-off.”
Move to make space for someone
“We had to BUDGE UP to let the fourth person in the back of the car.”
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