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to keep up
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to come off
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to take away
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to cut off
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to go after
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to break up
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to care for
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to get over
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to stand out
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to walk away
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to line up
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to pop up
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to get off
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to put up
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to come along
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to give away
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to run away
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to come down
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to pay off
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to work around
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to bring back
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to come at
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to go on with
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to blow up
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to pass away
to keep up
to keep up
Verb
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/kˈiːp ˈʌp/
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to preserve something at a consistently high standard, price, or level

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Regular maintenance helps to keep up the performance of the machinery.
A healthy diet contributes to keeping your immune system up.

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separable
phrase's verb
keep
phrase's particle
up
to come off
to come off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈɔf/

(of a portion or piece) to become detached or separated from a larger whole

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
off
to take away
to take away
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ/

to take something from someone so that they no longer have it

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
away
to cut off
to cut off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌt ˈɔf/

to use a sharp object like scissors or a knife on something to remove a piece from its edge or ends

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
off
to go after
to go after
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈæftɚ/

to pursue or try to catch someone or something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
after
to break up
to break up
Verb
uk flag
/breɪk ʌp/

to end a relationship, typically a romantic or sexual one

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
up
to care for
to care for
Verb
uk flag
/kɛr fɔr/

to provide treatment for or help a person or an animal that is sick or injured

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
care
phrase's particle
for
to get over
to get over
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈoʊvɚ/

to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

get worse

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
over
to stand out
to stand out
Verb
uk flag
/stˈænd ˈaʊt/

to be prominent and easily noticeable

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stand
phrase's particle
out
to walk away
to walk away
Verb
uk flag
/wˈɔːk ɐwˈeɪ/

to leave a situation, place, or person

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
walk
phrase's particle
away
to line up
to line up
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪn ˈʌp/

to stand in a line or row extending in a single direction

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
line
phrase's particle
up
to pop up
to pop up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɑːp ˈʌp/

to appear or happen unexpectedly

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
pop
phrase's particle
up
to get off
to get off
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɔf/

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

board

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
off
to put up
to put up
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈʌp/

to place something somewhere noticeable

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
up
to come along
to come along
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ɐlˈɑːŋ/

to go someplace with another person

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
along
to give away
to give away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ɐwˈeɪ/

to give something as a gift or donation to someone

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
away
to run away
to run away
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ɐwˈeɪ/

to escape from or suddenly leave a specific place, situation, or person, often in a hurried manner

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
away
to come down
to come down
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm dˈaʊn/

to have a decrease in price, temperature, etc.

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
down
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 work around
to work around
Verb
uk flag
/wˈɜːk ɐɹˈaʊnd/

to find a solution to overcome a problem or obstacle

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
work
phrase's particle
around
to bring back
to bring back
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈɪŋ bˈæk/

to make something or someone return or be returned to a particular place or condition

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
back
to come at
to come at
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm æt/

to suddenly move toward someone to threaten them or physically attack them

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
at
to go on with
to go on with
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈɑːn wɪð/

to continue an activity

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
on with
to blow up
to blow up
Verb
uk flag
/blˈoʊ ˈʌp/

to cause something to explode

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
blow
phrase's particle
up
to pass away
to pass away
Verb
uk flag
/pˈæs ɐwˈeɪ/

to no longer be alive

be born

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pass
phrase's particle
away

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