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Like(inseparable)
“I don't CARE FOR fizzy drinks; I prefer water.”
Get so emotional that you lose control
“The team got CARRIED AWAY when they won the championship and started shouting and throwing things around.”
Include a figure in a later calculation(separable)
“They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year.”
Win, succeed(separable)
“She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition.”
Have an affair(inseparable)
“He's been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years.”
Continue past a certain point(separable)
“The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about.”
Complete successfully(separable)
“They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition.”
Take someone away, usually under arrest or to prison(separable)
“The police CARTED them OFF to question them.”
Create or get a area where you can be special or successful(separable)
“She's CARVED OUT a career in photojournalism.”
Divide into smaller pieces(separable)
“They CARVED the company UP and sold a lot off.”
Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, into money(separable)
“They CASHED IN their bonds and spent the money on a holiday.”
Benefit or make money on something, especially if done unfairly(inseparable)
“The opposition party are CASHING IN ON the government's unpopularity.”
Illegally access a bank account or credit card and steal money(separable)
“A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and CASHED OUT a lot of money.”
Count all the money taken in a shop or business at the end of the day
“After the shop closed, they have to CASH UP before they can go home.”
Try to find something(inseparable)
“They're CASTING ABOUT FOR support.”
“She was CASTING AROUND FOR people to help her.”
Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone(separable)
“He CAST her ASIDE.”
Dispose, get rid of(separable)
“They CAST OFF any semblance of politeness and attacked us viciously.”
Expel, reject(separable)
“They CAST him OUT because of his behaviour.”
“He CAST ROUND FOR any sign of his things.”
Be left on the shore by the sea(separable)
“The rubbish was CAST UP by the tide.”
Take or grab hold of something(inseparable)
“She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me.”
Become popular
“Many critics were shocked when techno CAUGHT ON in the clubs.”
Trick(separable)
“The exam is designed to CATCH you OUT.”
Become involved, often against one’s will(inseparable)
“The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the violence of the revolution.”
Do something that should have been done earlier(inseparable)
“I'm going home to CATCH UP ON my sleep.”
“I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep.”
Provide what is necessary(inseparable)
“The college CATERS FOR students of all ages.”
Provide what is needed, often seen negatively(inseparable)
“The film CATERS TO the audience's worst instincts.”
Collapse
“The roof CAVED IN because of the weight of the snow.”
Achieve something good(separable)
“The company has CHALKED UP its highest ever profits.”
Explain the reason for a problem(separable)
“They CHALKED the poor sales UP TO the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year.”
Find something by accident(inseparable)
“I CHANCED UPON a very rare book in car boot sale and bought it for 65p.”
Change a system(separable)
“The Irish CHANGED OVER to using kilometres in 2005.”
Put electricity into a battery(separable)
“I need to CHARGE my phone UP- the battery's dead.”
Accuse somebody of a crime(separable)
“She was arrested in customs last night and has been CHARGED WITH smuggling.”
Try hard to find or get something(separable)
“The press CHASED us DOWN when the story broke.”
Force a person to leave or go away(separable)
“The dog CHASED he postal worker OFF.”
Ensure that someone remembers to do something(separable)
“The librarian is CHASING me UP about my overdue books.”
Talk in a free and friendly manner
“They were CHATTING AWAY within minutes of meeting.”
Talk to someone you are sexually interested in to get them interested in you(separable)
“He spent the whole night CHATTING her UP.”
Be sexually unfaithful(inseparable)
“She thought he had always been faithful to her, but he had been CHEATING ON her ever since their wedding day (with one of the bridesmaids).”
Get money from someone under false pretences(separable)
“I hate him- he CHEATED me OUT OF £100.”
Visit a place to check something(inseparable)
“We CHECKED BY the office to see if the stuff was ready.”
Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport(separable)
“They CHECKED IN at the Ritz yesterday.”
“They CHECKED INTO the Ritz yesterday.”
Mark something on a list as done(separable)
“She CHECKED OFF the candidates' names as they arrived.”
Settle up and pay before leaving a hotel(inseparable)
“Guests have to CHECK OUT OF the hotel before midday.”
Check something very carefully(separable)
“We CHECKED the contract OVER before signing it.”
“We should CHECK UP ON to achieve better results.”
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