Vocabulary
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Keep talking about something(inseparable)
“He's always BANGING ON ABOUT football.”
Play a musical instrument loudly(separable)
“She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano.”
Put someone in prison(separable)
“The judge BANGED him UP for eight years.”
Count or rely on(inseparable)
“I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do it alone.”
Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling(separable)
“I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted.”
Expect something to happen (usually negative)(inseparable)
“I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many people coming.”
“I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming.”
Enter a place and interrupt
“He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work.”
Enter a place and interrupt people rudely(inseparable)
“They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone.”
Mistreat physically(separable)
“If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long.”
Break, damage or injure by hitting(separable)
“The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house.”
Write something quickly without much preparation(separable)
“I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in.”
Break, damage or hurt by hitting(separable)
“They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital.”
Scold, shout at someone(separable)
“She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk.”
Try to find or get(inseparable)
“The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft.”
Arrive
“The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so.”
Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.
“She's AWAY on business for three weeks.”
Be suitable, have the necessary qualities(inseparable)
“She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work.”
Be upset
“She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win.”
Be depressed
“He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him.”
Have negative feelings toward someone(inseparable)
“After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss.”
Be ill(inseparable)
“Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today.”
Be bored, upset or sick of something
“I AM FED UP of his complaints.”
Be at home or at work
“They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone.”
