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Clear, clean or make something shine(separable)
“The silver candlestick looked lovely after I BUFFED it UP.”
Improve your knowledge quickly(inseparable)
“I BUFFED UP ON my grammar before the test.”
Go away
“I told her to bug off because she was annoying me.”
Open your eyes wide in surprise
“He BUGGED OUT when she turned up.”
Develop something on the basis of something else(separable)
“You should BUILD your share portfolio AROUND long-term investments.”
Incorporate something from the beginning(separable)
“We are BUILDING encryption IN at every level.”
Incorporate something from the beginning(inseparable)
“Security has been BUILT INTO the project.”
Use something good to achieve more(inseparable)
“We BUILT ON our early successes.”
Make something bigger or thicker(separable)
“I BULKED the essay OUT with a few quotes to reach the number of word required.”
Gain weight, develop bigger muscles
“He's BULKED UP a lot since he got those steroids.”
Meet by chance(inseparable)
“I BUMPED INTO Helen on the underground the other day.”
Kill(separable)
“The drug dealer was BUMPED OFF by a rival gang.”
Increase(separable)
“They BUMP UP the prices in the high season.”
Send someone somewhere(separable)
“He BUNDLED the kids OFF to bed.”
Expel(separable)
“The barman BUNDLED the drunk OUT because he was annoying the other customers.”
Put on warm clothing(separable)
“We BUNDLED UP before going out as it was snowing.”
Not go to school when you should
“I used to BUNK OFF school and go into town.”
Make someone feel more positive(separable)
“After so much criticism, the positive review BUOYED him UP.”
Burn completely(separable)
“They had to completely rebuild the museum after the old one BURNED DOWN.”
Remove by burning or similar process(separable)
“I BURN OFF a lot of calories in the gym.”
Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job
“Jennie BURNT OUT after ten years working as a futures broker and went to live in the country.”
Destroy completely by fire(separable)
“All his possessions were BURNED UP in the fire.”
Catch fire very quickly(inseparable)
“The car BURST INTO flames and the driver died as he didn't have time to get out.”
End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing
“They BUST UP after a row last night.”
Interrupt
“I hope you don't mind me BUTTING IN on your conversation, but I couldn't help hearing what you said.”
Not be involved in other people's business
“This is none of your business, so just BUTT OUT!”
Praise or flatter someone excessively(separable)
“I tried BUTTERING my tutor UP but she still wouldn\'t let me hand it in late.”
Conclude an agreement(separable)
“They BUTTONED UP the deal.”
Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies(separable)
“Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singin' the Blues', was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, but failed to go any higher.”
Accept an idea(inseparable)
“I never BOUGHT INTO the idea of a federalist Euopean Union.”
Pay someone to stop them causing trouble(separable)
“He BOUGHT the newspaper OFF by placing a lot of adverts.”
Buy somebody's share in a company(separable)
“His business partners BOUGHT him OUT to get rid of him.”
Buy all of something(separable)
“We BOUGHT UP all the shop had before the price went up.”
Move quickly around a place(inseparable)
“Reporters were BUZZING AROUND the scene of the accident.”
Leave somewhere
“I'm BUZZING OFF now- I have to meet some people.”
Go away (imperative)
“He told them to BUZZ OFF because they were annoying him.”
Name someone after somebody else(inseparable)
“She was CALLED Rose AFTER her late grandmother.”
Visit
“I CALLED AROUND but she wasn't in.”
Enter a harbour or port(inseparable)
“The cruise ship CALLED AT Malta.”
Return a phonecall(separable)
“I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office.”
Demand(inseparable)
“The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.”
Make something happen(separable)
“The protests CALLED FORTH a strong reaction from the police.”
Get someone to come and do a job(separable)
“We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it.”
Cancel an event or meeting(separable)
“The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.”
Ask for help(inseparable)
“The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture.”
“I CALLED ROUND on my way home but no one was in.”
Summon someone for military service(separable)
“The army CALLED UP the reserve soldiers when the war broke out.”
Stop being angry or emotionally excited(separable)
“When I lose my temper, it takes ages for me to CALM DOWN again.”
Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning(separable)
“The airport taxes CANCELLED OUT the savings we had made on the flight tickets.”
Finish or complete, often with some decisive action(separable)
“She CAPPED OFF the meeting with a radical proposal.”
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