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Frighten off

Scare someone so much that they go away(separable)

“The dog FRIGHTENED the burglars OFF.”

Fritter away

Waste time, money or chances(separable)

“She FRITTERED her inheritance AWAY.”

Front for

Represent someone, especially when covering illegal or wrongful activities(inseparable)

“The solicitor FRONTS FOR a number of criminal gangs.”

Front off

Confront someone and let them know you are prepared to fight(separable)

“The two guys FRONTED each other OFF, but someone managed to calm them down before it got out of hand.”

Front onto

Face (of a building)(inseparable)

“My house FRONTS ONTO the main square.”

Front out

Face up to someone, withstand criticism(separable)

“How's she FRONTING OUT after the news?”

Front up

Appear somewhere for a short time(separable)

“I hate these occasions, but I'll FRONT UP for the first half.”

Frown on

Disapprove(inseparable)

“He FROWNS ON people making personal calls at work.”

Fuel up

Put petrol or other fuel into a vehicle

“We stopped to FUEL UP before the car ran out.”

Gad about

Visit a lot of different places for pleasure

“I spent the afternoon GADDING ABOUT in the West End.”

Gad around

Visit different places for pleasure

“I spent the afternoon GADDING AROUND looking for some books.”

Gag for

Want something a lot(inseparable)

“I'm GAGGING FOR a drink.”

Gang up

Form a group against something or someone

“They GANGED UP to try to stop the new system.”

Gang up against

Harass, bully (in a group)(inseparable)

“They GANGED UP AGAINST me because I wouldn't accept their ideas.”

Gang up on

Harass, bully(inseparable)

“They GANGED UP ON him because of the way he spoke.”

Gear to

Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc. (Often passive)(inseparable)

“It's not GEARED TO non-specialists.”

Gear towards

Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc(inseparable)

“The project is GEARED TOWARDS older people.”

Gear up

Get ready for a busy period

“The shops are GEARING UP for the New Year sales.”

Gee up

Used to encourage a horse, and sometimes people, to go faster(separable)

“Her horse was slow so she told it to GEE UP.”

Geek out

Talk at length about computing

“Henry always GEEKS OUT at parties and bores all the people who don't know much about computers.”

Get about

Visit many places

“I GET ABOUT a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.”

Get above

Behave as if you are better or more important than others(inseparable)

“She's been GETTING ABOVE HERSELF since she got promoted. (This is normally used in progressive forms and followed by a reflexive pronoun, though 'get above your station' is also used.”

Get across

Communicate successfully(separable)

“I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.”

Get across to

Be convincing or make a good impression(inseparable)

“How can I GET ACROSS TO my audience?”