Vocabulary
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Attack or criticise(inseparable)
“The president HIT BACK at her critics in a speech last night.”
Get someone to pay or donate money(separable)
“They HIT the sponsors FOR a lot of money.”
Have a good relationship from the first time you meet a person
“We HIT IT OFF immediately and became firm friends.”
Like someone from the first time you meet them(inseparable)
“I HIT IT OFF WITH her immediately.”
Have an idea(inseparable)
“She HIT ON him at the party and they went back to her house.”
Respond angrily to criticism(inseparable)
“The government HIT OUT AT the media for their negativity.”
Inject drugs(separable)
“She's been HITTING UP for years.”
Inject drugs(inseparable)
“He's been HITTING UP ON heroin for years.”
“It took us ages to HIT UPON a solution.”
Surprise someone with some information or news(separable)
“He HIT me WITH the details of their demands.”
Separate part of a company or service, often by selling it(separable)
“They HIVED OFF the retail operations.”
Have a grudge against someone, or little respect(separable)
“He was very rude, but I won't HOLD it AGAINST him.”
Not show emotion(separable)
“It was really hard to HOLD BACK the tears.”
Not allow yourself to do something(inseparable)
“I had to HOLD BACK FROM losing my temper with them.”
Keep a job(separable)
“He's so unreliable that he can never HOLD DOWN a job for more than a couple of months.”
State your opinions about something, especially when talking for a long time and boringly
“The manager HELD FORTH on the topic for about twenty minutes.”
When bad weather doesn't appear(separable)
“The rain HELD OFF until we'd got back home.”
Delay(inseparable)
“The government has been HOLDING OFF ON electoral reform for ages.”
Wait
“Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.”
Hold tightly(inseparable)
“I HELD ON TO my luggage while I was waiting fr the taxi so that it didn't get stolen.”
Keep as long as possible(inseparable)
“It tried to HOLD ONTO my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.”
Resist(separable)
“When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.”
Try to reject(inseparable)
“The staff are HOLDING OUT AGAINST the plans to reduce the workforce.”
Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future(inseparable)
“We are HOLDING OUT FOR a much better deal than the one offered.”
