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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Down' & 'Away' - Others (Away)

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Phrasal Verbs With 'Down' & 'Away'
to blow away

to impress someone greatly

Ex: The magician's tricks blew the audience away at the show. 
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to chatter away

to talk without a pause

Ex: She chattered the whole story away without taking a breath. 
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to do away with

to stop using or having something

Ex: In an effort to reduce waste, the company decided to do away with single-use plastic in its packaging. 
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to explain away

to provide reasons or justifications in an attempt to dismiss or minimize the significance of something

Ex: When confronted about the discrepancies in the report, the manager attempted to explain them away as minor errors. 
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to fritter away

to slowly and carelessly waste or use up something, such as time, money, resources, or opportunities

Ex: He tends to fritter away his weekends by watching TV and playing video games. 
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to get away from

to start talking about something that is different from the topic of the discussion

Ex: During the meeting, he tried to get away from the budget issues and discuss potential marketing strategies. 
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to give away

to give something as a gift or donation to someone

Ex: She decided to give away her old clothes to a local charity. 
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to keep away

to prevent somebody or something from accessing a particular place or area

Ex: The fence is meant to keep intruders away from the property. 
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to lock away

to put a person in a place where they can not escape from, such as a psychiatric hospital or prison

Ex: The authorities locked away the dangerous criminal in a maximum-security prison. 
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to pass away

to no longer be alive

Ex: The community mourned when they heard that the beloved teacher had passed away. 
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to pull away

to move or back away from someone or something, often suddenly or quickly

Ex: She pulled away when he tried to hug her. 
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to run away with

to steal something and escape without being caught

Ex: The gang of robbers managed to run away with a large sum of cash from the bank heist. 
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to scare away

to frighten someone so much

Ex: The aggressive behavior of the competitor company scared potential investors away. 
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to send away for

to request or order something from an organization by sending them a written or online inquiry

Ex: She sent away for a free catalog from the clothing store. 
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to stretch away

(of an area or land) to extend over a considerable distance

Ex: The vast desert landscape stretched away as far as the eye could see. 
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to take away

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

Ex: The government decided to take the driver's license away due to multiple violations. 
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to while away

to spend time in a relaxed manner, often without a specific purpose

Ex: She whiled the afternoon away reading her favorite book. 
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to whittle away

to slowly reduce the value, size, etc. of something

Ex: Continuous lies and deceit can whittle away the trust between friends, leading to a strained relationship. 
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to die away

to gradually decrease and become less intense or smaller in amount

Ex: Her laughter began to die away as she realized the seriousness of the situation. 
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to eat away at

to slowly remove or destroy something over time

Ex: Over time, the rust began to eat away at the metal bridge, causing structural concerns. 
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to fall away

to gradually lose intensity or strength

Ex: The excitement among the crowd began to fall away as the event dragged on. 
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to pack away

to consume a large quantity of food

Ex: I can't believe how much pizza he can pack away. 
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to put away

to eat a large amount of food quickly

Ex: He was so hungry, he put away the entire pizza in minutes. 
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to hide away

to go to a secluded place to avoid being found by others

Ex: He decided to hide away in his room to get some quiet and privacy. 
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to stash away

to secretly store something in a place in order to use it later

Ex: The pirate captain stashed away the treasure on a remote island. 
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to stow away

to hide oneself on a vehicle or vessel, such as a ship, airplane, or train, without permission or payment of fare

Ex: The curious teenager attempted to stow away on the circus train to experience life under the big top. 
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to beaver away

to work tirelessly and energetically on a particular task or project

Ex: The students were determined to beaver away on their group project until it was perfect. 
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to hammer away at

to make a great and persistent effort in order to accomplish or resolve a task or problem

Ex: He continued to hammer away at his research project until he found a breakthrough. 
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to slave away

to work hard and persistently for a long time to get a job done or reach a goal

Ex: The dedicated team slaved away on the new software development until the early hours of the morning. 
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to plug away

to keep working hard, even when faced with difficulties or challenges

Ex: I've been plugging away at this novel for months, and it's almost finished. 
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to slog away

to work persistently, often for an extended period and to achieve a goal or complete a task

Ex: The team slogged away on the construction site to meet the tight deadline. 
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