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to make out
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to hole up
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to let on
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to take in
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to find out
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to set up
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to zoom in
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to criticize
in charge of
preposition
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/ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv/
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having control or responsibility for someone or something

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The manager is in charge of overseeing daily operations.
He is in charge of overseeing the construction project.
to cut
to cut
Verb
c
k
u
ʌ
t
t

to decrease or reduce the amount or quantity of something

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transitive
to promise
to promise
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
m
m
i
ə
s
s
e

to tell someone that one will do something or that a particular event will happen

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transitive
to request
to request
Verb
r
r
e
i
q
k
u
w
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

to ask for something politely or formally

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transitive
to resign
to resign
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈsaɪn/, /ɹiˈzaɪn/, /ɹɪˈzaɪn/

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

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intransitive
to play on
to play on
Verb
uk flag
/plˈeɪ ˈɑːn/

to take advantage of someone's feelings or weaknesses

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
play
phrase's particle
on
to make out
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈaʊt/

to claim or portray something as true, even if it is not

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
out
to hole up
to hole up
Verb
uk flag
/hˈoʊl ˈʌp/

to hide and stay in a place to avoid being noticed or disturbed

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hole
phrase's particle
up
to let on
to let on
Verb
uk flag
/lˈɛt ˈɑːn/

to reveal information that was meant to be kept a secret

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
let
phrase's particle
on
to take in
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɪn/

to provide a place for someone to stay temporarily

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
in
to find out
to find out
Verb
uk flag
/faɪnd ˈaʊt/

to get information about something after actively trying to do so

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
find
phrase's particle
out
to set up
to set up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈʌp/

to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization

abolish

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
up
to zoom in
to zoom in
Verb
uk flag
/zˈuːm ˈɪn/

to take a closer look at something by paying attention to it, often by making it bigger or clearer

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
zoom
phrase's particle
in
to criticize
to criticize
Verb
c
k
r
r
i
ɪ
t
t
i
ɪ
c
s
i
z
z
e

to point out the faults or weaknesses of someone or something

praise

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transitive

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