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1 Account for:give a good reason for some action or

expenditure

I cannot account for his foolish behavior in the

marriage party.

2 Agree to: to say that one will do or allow something

He agreed\to our request.

3 To attend:to look after

I have a-good doctor attending on me.

4 Back out:withdraw from an engagement or contract

He backed out of the contract at the last

moment.

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5 Back up:to support, to sustain

He is always ready to back up his friends,

6 Beat back:to push back

The Army beat back the terrorist in 1965.

7 Blind in:Unable to see

I am blind in one eye.

8 Boil over:If a liquid boils over, it flows over the side of

container.

Keep an eye on the milk, do not let it boil over.



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9 Bridge over:to reconcile two parties that have mutual

differences.

Let India and Pakistan bridge over their

differences about Kashmir.

10. Brood on,Muse on

Let us brood over the cause of our failure in

the examination.

11. To brush aside:to refuse to pay attention

The principal brushed aside my application.

12. Buy of:to bribe some

It is not difficult to buy politician off.



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13 Clean up:to make the place clean

The painters always clean up when they finish

painting.

14 Clear away:to remove articles, usually in order to make

space

Please clear away these papers to make this

place beautiful.

15 Clear up:to become fine after the clouds or rain.

I hope, the sky will soon clear up.

16 Catch up:To snatch or take up suddenly

Please catch up your friend in his studies.



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17 Catch at:to lay hold of

A drowning man catches at a straw.

18 Close down:shut permanently

National Bank closed-down some of its

branches in the village.

19 Close up:to come nearer together.

Please close-up a little, so that there may be

room for the rest to sit in.

20 Concede to:to yield, to grant

Better concede to all his needs.



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21 Conform to:in agreement

Our college conforms to its old traditions.

22 Confide in, to :to share a thing or secret with a persons

Do not confide your secrets to manage to

everyone.

23 Cope with:To manage

I cannot cope with my recent problems.

24 Crop up:to appear or arrive unexpectedly.

A new difficulty cropped up and we delayed

our journey to Lahore.



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25 count on, upon:to trust

I cannot count on your help in time of trial.

26 crow over:to exult over a vanished adversary, to boast.

He crowed over me because he had a car and I

had none.

27 Cry down:to make a little of

The success of our cricket team was cried

down by its enemies.

28 Cry forto cry with the object of getting a thing

The child is crying for his toys.



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29 Cry out against:to protest

People cry out against the high rates of

electricity.

30 Cry out:to shout

She cried out with pain as she was shot at in

the leg.

31 Deal outto distribute

A judge should deal out equal justice to all.

32 Deal with:to treat ill or well.

He deals w il with his customers.



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33 Die out/Die offAll is talks about war will die out in the long

run.

34 Die awayto become gradually fainter.

The cries of wounded soldiers died away.

35 Die down:to become gradually

The riot in the city soon died down.

36 Die out:to become extinct of some custom, race or

species of animals

The evil customs will die out soon



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37 Do in:to kill somebody or oneself

They were professional killers who did in

Saleem.

38 Do out:She did the room out completely.

39 Draw up:to make a written plan or agreement

My lawyer drew up the agreement and we

signed it.

40 Draw-back:to recite, to recoil

It' difficult to draw back now; the plans are all

made.



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41 Draw out:to elicit opinion of a person.

The police managed to draw him out in the

end.

44 Drop in:Pay a short unnoticed visit

He dropped-in at my house to enquire after my

health.

45 Drop out:to retire from a plan.

I wanted to take the examination this year but

later on dropped it out due to illness $6.

46 Drop off:to decrease in number

His attendance dropped off in the class.



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47 Egg on:to instigate, to urge on

Who egged you on to quarrel with your old

friend?

48. Fall across :to lower in prices

Prices of cotton have fallen across the market.

47 Egg on:to instigate, to urge on

Who egged you on to quarrel with your old

friend?

48. Fall across :to lower in prices

Prices of cotton have fallen across the market.



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51. Fix up:to arrange something for some one

I got the travel department to fix the trip up.

52 Hand in:to give a hand.

I handed in my resignation to my officer.

53 Hand on:to pass a thing on to another hand

This packet of biscuits was not for me; I

handed it on to my friend.

54 Hand over:to surrender authority

I handed over the charge to the new

headmaster.



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55 Hand out:to bring out a thing from and put it forward

with the hand

I handed out my book to the servant in the

morning.

56 Hand down:to pass on (traditions/ information)

This legend (Jug) has been handed down from

father to son.

57 Hand about/ around:to loiter or wait.

He hanged about/around the office of the

president to have a chance to speak to him.

58 Hang on:to continue clinging to something

He will hang on to his old house till the last day

of his life.



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59 Hang over:to suspend over

The discussion of this case can easily hang over

to the next day.

60 Hush up:to make someone quiet

Hush up the T.V in on.

61 Knock off:stop Work for the day.

English workmen usually knock off at 6 a.m.

62 Knock about:to eat or drink excessively

He knocked about two bottles of milk in ten

minutes.



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63 Knock down:to fall, to over-turn

He knocked his opponent down in boxing.

64 Knock out:hit someone hard that he falls

In the boxing competition, he knocked out his

opponent.

65 Knock against:to strike against

The goods placed in the car knocked against

each other.

66 Knock up:to ensure by knocking.

Knock me up at ten in the morning.



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67 Let down.to lower

He let me down before the officer by his

insulting remarks.

68 Let into allow to enter.

I didn’t let him in the meeting.

67 Let down.to lower

He let me down before the officer by his

insulting remarks.

68 Let into allow to enter.

I didn’t let him in the meeting.



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71 To pass through:To experience

He has learnt a lot after passing through the

hardships of life.

72 Pay up:

to pay money owed in full.He paid up the loan to the bank last month.

73 Pick-up:i-to raise or lift a person

ii- to learn without efforts.

He picked up the child and carried him to his

house. OR

He picked up his lesson of English very soon.

74 Pick out:to choose, to select

Here are the books; pick out the one you like.



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75 Play on,Do not play on violin at the time of prayer.

76 Play with:to engage in, to have fun with

Let me go and play with children.

77 Pry into:to inspect closely

Do not pry into secrets of others:

78 Push for:make repeated and urgent requests for, demand

The workers are pushing for higher wages.



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79 Ring up:I shall ring the manager up tomorrow.

80 Ring off:He rang off before I could ask his name.

82 Ring out:make a sudden sharp

A sharp noise rang out.

83 Round up:drive or bring together

The police rounded up the criminals.



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84 Rub out:to erase pencil or ink marks

Please rub out the wrong statement in your

letter.

85 Rub up:to revise one's knowledge

I am going to England next month to rub up my

knowledge of English.

86 To rule out:to disallow, to leave out

We must not rule out the possibility of bad

weather.

87 See off:Accompany an intending traveler to his

train/ plane.

I went to the railway station to see my

brother off.



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88 See through:to discover a hidden attempt to deceive

I saw through this new trick in the business

and refused to become his partner.

89 See out:accompany a departing guest to the door

of the house.

When the guests leave, he usually sees

them out.

90 See over:to go into every room, examine it often

with a view to buying or renting.

I may like to see your house over as soon

as possible.

91 See to:to look after.

Please see to the food till I am away.



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92 Sell out:sell out that you have

He sold out his property in his old age.

93 Show off:to make a show-off

She has gone to the wedding party to show off

her new dress.

94 Shut up:to confine or imprison.

The S.P has shut up the criminals for the night.

95 Sit down:to place oneself in a seat

He sat down and told a long story.



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97 Sit down:to place oneself in a seat

He sat down and told a long story.

98 Sit out:to sit till all is done

We saw out till the lecture ended.

99 Stamp out:root out

Try to stamp out corruption from the country.

100. Stand out:to be conspicuous

This house stands out from others due to its red

color.

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