Vocabulary
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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.”
