Vocabulary
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Start doing something, usually without planning
“When we saw what was happening, we all DIVED IN to help.”
Reach inside something quickly(inseparable)
“She DIVED INTO her bag and pulled out a lighter.”
Share(separable)
“They divided up the profits.”
Divide, share(separable)
“The waiters and waitresses DIVVY OUT the tips at the end of the night.”
“We DIVVIED UP the money equally.”
Abolish, get rid of(inseparable)
“The United Kingdom DID AWAY WITH the death penalty in 1965.”
Kill(separable)
“After he reported the gang, he feared they would DO him IN.”
Cheat somebody out of something that is rightfully theirs(separable)
“They lied on the reference and DID me OUT OF any chance of getting the job.”
Do something again from the beginning, especially because you did it badly the first time(separable)
“OK, we'll DO it OVER, but try to sing the right words this time.”
Close or fasten clothes, etc.(separable)
“You must DO UP your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now.”
Wish for or ask for (usually after can or could)(inseparable)
“I could DO WITH a cold beer about now.”
Manage without something(inseparable)
“There's no sugar, so you'll have to DO WITHOUT.”
Report someone to teachers, authorities, etc(separable)
“He needed some help, so DOBBED us IN.”
Give out, distribute(separable)
“They were DOLING OUT leaflets in front of the station.”
Spend time doing very little or being unproductive
“I couldn't get down to my work and DOSSED ABOUT all night.”
“I spent the afternoon DOSSING AROUND.”
Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home
“I was feeling really tired, so I DOSSED DOWN on his sofa for the night.”
Have a second function or purpose(inseparable)
“My study DOUBLES AS a spare bedroom when we have visitors.”
Go back the way you were coming
“When he saw the police, he DOUBLED BACK and went home.”
Increase commitment to something, especially when this is risky
“The results were not particularly good, but they decided to DOUBLE DOWN.”
Increase commitment to something, especially when this is risky(inseparable)
“The government has DOUBLED DOWN ON its policy of giving tax breaks.”
Bend over at the waist
“She DOUBLED OVER in pain after being hit in the stomach.”
“He DOUBLED UP in pain after being hit in the stomach.”
“The display screen DOUBLES UP AS a solar panel.”
