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to get away with
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to make up
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to make up for
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to get up
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to get up to
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to go in
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to go back
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to go back on a promise
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to give up
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to turn into
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to set off
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to blow up
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to pass out
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to take up
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to bring up
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to live up to
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to walk out
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to get on
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to sign up
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to catch up
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to go through with
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to put up with
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to go back on one's word
to run out
Verb
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/ɹˈʌn ˈaʊt/
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to use the available supply of something, leaving too little or none

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The restaurant unexpectedly ran out of the popular dish.
The small town could run out of medical supplies if not restocked.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
out
to look up
to look up
Verb
uk flag
/lʊk ˈʌp/

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
up
to look up to
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʊk ˈʌp tuː/

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

look down on

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
up to
to get away
to get away
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ/

to escape from someone or somewhere

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
away
to get away with
to get away with
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð/

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
away with
to make up
to make up
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈʌp/

to create a false or fictional story or information

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
up
to make up for
to make up for
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔːɹ/
Informal

to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
to get up
to get up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈʌp/

to get on our feet and stand up

sit down

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
up
to get up to
to get up to
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈʌp tuː/

to be involved in an activity, often something surprising or unpleasant

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
up to
to go in
to go in
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈɪn/

to enter a place, building, or location

exit

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
to go back
to go back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈæk/

to return to a previous location, position, or state

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
back
to go back on a promise
phrase
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈæk ˌɑːn ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪs ɔːɹ dˈiːl ɔːɹ plˈɛdʒ/
Collocation

to fail to keep or fulfill a commitment or assurance made to someone

to give up
to give up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɪv ʌp/

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

enter

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
to turn into
to turn into
Verb
uk flag
/tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ/

to change and become something else

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linking verb
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
into
to set off
to set off
Verb
uk flag
/sɛt ˈɑf/

to start a journey

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
to blow up
to blow up
Verb
uk flag
/blˈoʊ ˈʌp/

to cause something to explode

Grammatical Information:

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

to lose consciousness

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pass
phrase's particle
out
to take up
to take up
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈʌp/

to make a new interest or hobby a regular part of one's life

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
up
to bring up
to bring up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

to look after a child until they reach maturity

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up
to live up to
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪv ˈʌp tuː/

to fulfill expectations or standards set by oneself or others

fall short of

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
live
phrase's particle
up to
to walk out
to walk out
Verb
uk flag
/wˈɔːk ˈaʊt/

to leave suddenly, especially to show discontent

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
walk
phrase's particle
out
to get on
to get on
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɑn/

to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
on
to sign up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈaɪn ˈʌp/

to formally register for a specific group, event, or undertaking

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sign
phrase's particle
up
to catch up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈætʃ ˈʌp/

to reach the same level or status as someone or something else, especially after falling behind

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
catch
phrase's particle
up
to go through with
to go through with
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ θɹˈuː wɪð/

to complete a planned or promised action, even if it is difficult or undesirable

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
through with
to put up with
to put up with
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈʌp wɪð/

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
up with
to fit in
to fit in
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɪt ˈɪn/

to be socially fit for or belong within a particular group or environment

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fit
phrase's particle
in
to go back on one's word
phrase
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈæk ˌɑːn wˈʌnz wˈɜːd/
Collocation

to fail to keep a promise or commitment that was previously made

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