Vocabulary
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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.”
Try to find something(inseparable)
“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.”
Get work, etc, up to date(separable)
“I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed.”
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.”
