Vocabulary
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Change emotion quickly(inseparable)
“He FLEW INTO a rage.”
Make or persuade someone to accept something(separable)
“I FOBBED it OFF Paul.”
Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want(separable)
“I FOBBED the work ON the others.”
“I FOBBED the fake note ONTO a shopkeeper.”
Make or persuade someone to accept something of lower quality than they wanted(separable)
“He FOBBED her OFF WITH some fake gold.”
Concentrate(inseparable)
“The report FOCUSES ON the company's weak points.”
Make a sheet of paper smaller(separable)
“Darren FOLDED UP the letter and put it in an envelope.”
Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at
“They were over 200 runs behind and had to FOLLOW ON.”
Be the part of something(inseparable)
“The film FOLLOWS ON from the original.”
Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful
“The project went wrong when the staff failed to FOLLOW THROUGH.”
Do something to check or improve an earlier action(separable)
“He FOLLOWED UP the meeting with a report.”
Not be serious
“They were FOOLING ABOUT and wouldn't settle down.”
“The teacher was angry because the class were FOOLING AROUND.”
Play with something dangerous(inseparable)
“Don't FOOL WITH that- it could explode.”
Make a lot of progress in a short time
“We've been FORGING AHEAD with the work and should be finished well before the deadline.”
Spend money, often when forced to
“I FORKED OUT a hundred euros for a new charger.”
Give something to someone when told to do so
“That's not yours- FORK it OVER.”
Become very disturbed or angry(separable)
“She FREAKED OUT completely when she didn't get the grades to get into university.”
Make money or time available by not using it elsewhere(separable)
“If we get the work done tonight, it will FREE UP the weekend to go away.”
Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment(separable)
“After Jim was FROZEN OUT of the case, they hired a new lawyer.”
Become covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc)
“The winter was very severe and the lake FROZE OVER.”
Be blocked with ice
“The gears had FROZEN UP.”
Wash quickly and improve appearance(separable)
“I'm going to the bathroom to FRESHEN UP before they arrive.”
Scare someone so much that they go away(separable)
“The noise FRIGHTENED the birds AWAY.”
