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to ask for
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to back down
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to believe in
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to bring on
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to bring up
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to call off
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to catch up
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to cheer up
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to clean up
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to come across
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to come up
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to drop by
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to eat out
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to end up
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to fall apart
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to figure out
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to fill in
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to get along
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to give away
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to go over
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to hang on
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to hang out
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to leave out
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to make out
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to pass away
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to put off
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to rule out
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to see to
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to show up
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to sort out
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to throw away
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to turn down
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to put in
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to wipe out
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to pile up
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to put out
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to break away
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to root for
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to come away
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to fly into
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to stash away
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to capitalize on
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to pick up
to ask for
Verb
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/ˈæsk fɔːɹ/
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to state that one wants to see or speak to someone specific

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I'll ask for the CEO when I call the corporate office to discuss the partnership proposal.
The client asked for the head of the design department to oversee their project.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
ask
phrase's particle
for
to back down
Verb
uk flag
/bˈæk dˈaʊn/

to admit defeat and retreat from a position or claim when met with resistance or pressure

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
back
phrase's particle
down
to believe in
to believe in
Verb
uk flag
/bɪlˈiːv ˈɪn/

to firmly trust in the goodness or value of something

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
believe
phrase's particle
in
to bring on
to bring on
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈɪŋ ˈɑːn/

to cause something to happen, especially something undesirable or unpleasant

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

to mention a particular subject

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up
to call off
to call off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl ˈɔf/

to cancel what has been planned

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
off
to catch up
to catch up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈætʃ ˈʌp/

to go faster and reach someone or something that is ahead

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
catch
phrase's particle
up
to cheer up
to cheer up
Verb
uk flag
/tʃˈɪɹ ˈʌp/

to feel happy and satisfied

complain

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
cheer
phrase's particle
up
to clean up
to clean up
Verb
uk flag
/klˈiːn ˈʌp/

to make oneself neat or clean

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
clean
phrase's particle
up
to come across
to come across
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
across
to come up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈʌp/

to be brought up or mentioned in a conversation or discussion

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
up
to drop by
to drop by
Verb
uk flag
/dɹˈɑːp bˈaɪ/

to visit a place or someone briefly, often without a prior arrangement

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
drop
phrase's particle
by
to eat out
to eat out
Verb
uk flag
/ˈiːt ˈaʊt/

to eat in a restaurant, etc. rather than at one's home

eat in

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
eat
phrase's particle
out
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 fall apart
to fall apart
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɔːl ɐpˈɑːɹt/

to fall or break into pieces as a result of being in an extremely bad condition

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
apart
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 fill in
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɪl ˈɪn/

to temporarily do a person's job while they are away or are unable to do it themselves

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fill
phrase's particle
in
to get along
to get along
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɐlˈɑːŋ/

to have a friendly or good relationship with someone or something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
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

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
away
to go over
to go over
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈoʊvɚ/

to thoroughly review, examine, or check something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
over
to hang on
to hang on
Verb
uk flag
/hˈæŋ ˈɑːn/

to ask someone to wait briefly or pause for a moment

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hang
phrase's particle
on
to hang out
to hang out
Verb
uk flag
/hˈæŋ ˈaʊt/

to spend much time in a specific place or with someone particular

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hang
phrase's particle
out
to leave out
to leave out
Verb
uk flag
/lˈiːv ˈaʊt/

to intentionally exclude someone or something

include

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
leave
phrase's particle
out
to make out
to make out
Verb
uk flag
/mˌeɪk ˈaʊt/

to understand something, often with effort

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
out
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
to put off
to put off
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈɔf/

to postpone an appointment or arrangement

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
off
to rule out
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈuːl ˈaʊt/

to eliminate an option or idea from consideration due to it appearing impossible to realize

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
rule
phrase's particle
out
to see to
to see to
Verb
uk flag
/sˈiː tuː/

to attend to a specific task or responsibility

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
see
phrase's particle
to
to show up
to show up
Verb
uk flag
/ʃˈoʊ ˈʌp/

to arrive at an event or appointment where one is expected

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
show
phrase's particle
up
to sort out
to sort out
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɔːɹt ˈaʊt/

to put or organize things in a tidy or systematic way

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sort
phrase's particle
out
to throw away
to throw away
Verb
uk flag
/θɹˈoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

to get rid of what is not needed or wanted anymore

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
throw
phrase's particle
away
to turn down
to turn down
Verb
uk flag
/ˈtɝn ˈdaʊn/

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

accept

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
down
to put in
to put in
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈɪn/

to interrupt someone to say something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
in
to wipe out
to wipe out
Verb
uk flag
/wˈaɪp ˈaʊt/

to entirely remove something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
wipe
phrase's particle
out
to pile up
to pile up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈaɪl ˈʌp/

to stack things on top of each other

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pile
phrase's particle
up
to put out
to put out
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈaʊt/

to make something stop burning or shining

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
out
to break away
to break away
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ/

to escape from a person who is holding one

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
break
phrase's particle
away
to root for
to root for
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈuːt fɔːɹ/

to support someone or a team or hope that they will succeed

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
root
phrase's particle
for
to come away
to come away
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ɐwˈeɪ/

to leave somewhere having a certain impression or feeling

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
to fly into
to fly into
Verb
uk flag
/flˈaɪ ˌɪntʊ/

to suddenly and intensely enter a particular emotional or mental state

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fly
phrase's particle
into
to stash away
to stash away
Verb
uk flag
/stˈæʃ ɐwˈeɪ/

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

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
stash
phrase's particle
away
to capitalize on
to capitalize on
Verb
uk flag
/kˈæpɪɾəlˌaɪz ˈɑːn/

to use a particular situation, resources, or opportunity effectively to gain some benefit

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
capitalize
phrase's particle
on
to pick up
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to retrieve an item from a location where it was left

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up

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