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to look forward to
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to cheer up
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to put up with
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to let down
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to break up
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to fall out
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to cut down
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to come across
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to pay off
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to pick up
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to set off
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to embark on
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to break down
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to look into
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to map out
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to talk into
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to talk out of
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to give up
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to brush up
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to end up
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to bone up
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to do away with
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to figure out
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to make up
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to account for
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to bring up
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to come about
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to get across
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to narrow down
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to rule out
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to turn out
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to turn down
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to carry on
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to fall behind
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to face up to
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to count on
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to die out
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to leave out
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to get through
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to put down
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to abide by
to look forward to
To look forward to
[ Verb ]
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/lˈʊk fˈoːɹwɚd tuː/
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to wait with satisfaction for something to happen

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I look forward to the weekend when I can relax and spend time with my family.
She looks forward to her annual vacation to a tropical paradise.

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
forward to
to cheer up
To cheer up
[ Verb ]
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/tʃˈɪɹ ˈʌp/

to feel happy and satisfied

complain

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
cheer
phrase's particle
up
to put up with
To put up with
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈʌp wɪð/

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
up with
to let down
To let down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/lˈɛt dˈaʊn/

to make someone disappointed by not meeting their expectations

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
let
phrase's particle
down
To break up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/breɪk ʌp/

to put an end to a gathering and cause people to go in different directions

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
up
to fall out
To fall out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/fˈɔːl ˈaʊt/

to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
out
to cut down
To cut down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/kˈʌt dˈaʊn/

to reduce the amount, size, or number of something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
down
to come across
To come across
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
across
to pay off
To pay off
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/pˈeɪ ˈɔf/

(of a plan or action) to succeed and have good results

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pay
phrase's particle
off
To pick up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/pˈɪk ˈʌp/

to notice something, such as a sense, sign, etc.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to set off
To set off
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈɔf/

to make something operate, especially by accident

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
To embark on
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɛmbˈɑːɹk ˈɑːn/

to start a significant or challenging course of action or journey

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
embark
phrase's particle
on
to break down
To break down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/bɹˈeɪk dˈaʊn/

(of a machine or vehicle) to stop working as a result of a malfunction

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
down
to look into
To look into
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/lˈʊk ˌɪntʊ/

to investigate or explore something in order to gather information or understand it better

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
into
To map out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/mˈæp ˈaʊt/

to plan or arrange something in a careful and detailed way

to talk into
To talk into
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/tˈɔːk ˌɪntʊ/

to convince someone to do something they do not want to do

talk out of

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
talk
phrase's particle
into
To talk out of
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/tˈɔːk ˌaʊɾəv/

to advise someone against doing something

talk into

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
talk
phrase's particle
out of
to give up
To give up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ˈʌp/

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

enter

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
to brush up
To brush up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/bɹˈʌʃ ˈʌp/

to practice and improve skills or knowledge that one has learned in the past

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
brush
phrase's particle
up
to end up
To end up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ˈɛnd ˈʌp/

to eventually reach or find oneself in a particular place, situation, or condition, often unexpectedly or as a result of circumstances

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
end
phrase's particle
up
To bone up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/bˈoʊn ˈʌp/

to study hard and gather a lot of information on a subject in order to get prepared for a meeting, exam, etc.

to do away with
To do away with
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/dˈuː ɐwˈeɪ wɪð/

to stop using or having something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
do
phrase's particle
away with
to figure out
To figure out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/fˈɪɡjɚɹ ˈaʊt/

to find the answer to a question or problem

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
figure
phrase's particle
out
to make up
To make up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈʌp/

to create something by combining together different parts or ingredients

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
up
To account for
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ/

to serve as the reason for a particular occurrence or outcome

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
account
phrase's particle
for
to bring up
To bring up
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/bɹˈɪŋ ˈʌp/

to mention a particular subject

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up
to come about
To come about
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/kˈʌm ɐbˈaʊt/

to happen, often unexpectedly

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
about
to get across
To get across
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɡɛt əkɹˈɑːs/

to be clearly understood or communicated

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
across
to narrow down
To narrow down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/nˈæɹoʊ dˈaʊn/

to decrease the number of possibilities or choices

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
narrow
phrase's particle
down
to rule out
To rule out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɹˈuːl ˈaʊt/

to prevent something from occurring or someone from doing something

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
rule
phrase's particle
out
to turn out
To turn out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/tˈɜːn ˈaʊt/

to emerge as a particular outcome

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
out
to turn down
To turn down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/tˈɜːn dˈaʊn/

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

accept

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
down
To carry on
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/kˈæɹi ˈɑːn/

to continue talking

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
carry
phrase's particle
on
to fall behind
To fall behind
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/fˈɔːl bɪhˈaɪnd/

to make less progress than other competitors

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
behind
to face up to
To face up to
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/fˈeɪs ˈʌp tuː/

to confront and deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation directly and courageously

avoid

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
face
phrase's particle
up to
to count on
To count on
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/kˈaʊnt ˈɑːn/

to put trust in something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
count
phrase's particle
on
to die out
To die out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/dˈaɪ ˈaʊt/

to completely disappear or cease to exist

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
die
phrase's particle
out
to leave out
To leave out
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/lˈiːv ˈaʊt/

to intentionally exclude someone or something

include

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
leave
phrase's particle
out
To get through
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɡɛt θɹˈuː/

to successfully complete a task

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
through
to put down
To put down
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/pˌʊt dˈaʊn/

to land an aircraft, especially in case of emergency

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
down
to abide by
To abide by
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ɐbˈaɪd bˈaɪ/

to follow the rules, commands, or wishes of someone, showing compliance to their authority

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
abide
phrase's particle
by

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