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Complete sth successfully despite having an issue with it - ex, to grab/to snatch/to capture somebody - ex, put someone to death - ex I had a difficult exam but I carried it out. Kidnappers carried him off. Carry off the criminal! commencer à apprendre
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Colloquially, show amusement, or laugh uncontrollably I fell about after I heard what she told me commencer à apprendre
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When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts. If you break up with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, your relationship with that person ends. Break up the chocolate and melt it. My girlfriend had broken up with me. The line's gone; I think you're breaking up. Kindness breaks me up; it makes me cry. commencer à apprendre
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Come to a stop. to prepare something, usually something official, documents If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out. He drew up a chair and sat down. He drew himself up to his full height. I have drawn up a list of candidates that I would like to interview. commencer à apprendre
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To take something or someone somewhere. To introduce a new subject when speaking. To make someone who is unconscious become conscious. To persuade someone to agree with you. He promised to bring the letter around in the morning. I brought the conversation around to the subject of money. We threw water in his face to try and bring him round. Sam was sure he could bring them around to the deal. commencer à apprendre
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To look after a child until it is an adult. When you want to start a topic on your initiative. I want to bring up my son as my father did me. You could bring up the topic with your mum commencer à apprendre
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If a machine or vehicle stops working. if someone loses control of themselves and starts crying Their car broke down. The young woman broke down in tears. commencer à apprendre
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To reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected He will end up in jail. The book ended up in the trash. commencer à apprendre
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To retreat from a particular idea or course of action, often in a conflict. To stop asking for something, or to stop saying that you will do something because a lot of people oppose you We refuse to back down. We will not back down on the decision. She argued to back down on a point. I had to back down, because of my mistake. Eventually, He backed down and apologized. commencer à apprendre
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To be doing something, often something bad or illegal, usually secretly. To be the responsibility of someone. Used to say that something is less than or equal to but not more than a stated value, number, or level. Strong enough for a particular activity. He's up to no good. (= doing something bad or forbidden) It's up to him to make the final decision. Up to three hundred people were on board. This was an awful fall - It will take time before you feel up to walking again. commencer à apprendre
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Bear out (rightness of something to someone) Support or confirm something/provide evidence for This assumption is not borne out by any evidence commencer à apprendre
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potwierdzać (słuszność czegoś wobec kogoś)
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To perform some action to complete the operation The attack was carried out successfully. The surgery was perfectly carried out. commencer à apprendre
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Rely on someone or something/Trust them to do something Whatever you're doing, you can count on me commencer à apprendre
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To use your last resort. To take your last chance Unable to pay bills, he had to fall back on his savings commencer à apprendre
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If something such as a deal, plan, or arrangement falls through, it fails to happen Her plans fell through so she was left with some free time commencer à apprendre
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Come in for (to get consequences) If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it Because she canceled her world tour, she came in for criticism commencer à apprendre
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Przyjdź po (aby uzyskać konsekwencje)
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To come off (to start off) To happen as planned, or to succeed I told a few jokes but they didn't come off commencer à apprendre
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Feel up to (do something) To have the energy to do something I don’t feel up to going out today commencer à apprendre
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Become known as; appear; be released or published, expressing an opinion my my boyfriend came out as gay, a new video game just came out, and the sun just came out, the majority of the public came out in favor of capital punishment commencer à apprendre
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get across (something to uncover) To convey a message successfully I tried to get my point across but he is too stubborn commencer à apprendre
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przejść przez (coś do odkrycia)
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To appear slightly, something happens suddenly and unexpectedly, someone mentions a name or a subject Ben had to go back to work - a problem’s cropped up. Alise’s name keeps cropping up in our conversation. commencer à apprendre
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To telephone someone, to use the phone to talk to someone, mobilize for military service I just call up and say "thanks". My dad called me up to tell me the good news. Mark was called up when the war broke out. commencer à apprendre
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To deal with something terrible in a direct way We need to face up to our fears commencer à apprendre
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Catch on something (that happening) To something become popular, to understand something The idea of linking pay to performance has caught on, I caught on to what the guy was saying commencer à apprendre
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Złapać coś (co się dzieje)
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To (something) getting tricked, (someone) being attracted to someone I can’t believe he fell for it, They fell for each other instantly. commencer à apprendre
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Happen, occur, Let me explain how the situation came about! When you’re falsely accused of something, you want to explain how it truly happened: commencer à apprendre
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Fall out with somebody (about something) Quarrel with, argue with I think Peter has fallen out with his boss. commencer à apprendre
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pokłócić się z kimś (o coś)
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Remove or put an end to something. Some airlines have done away with reclining seats commencer à apprendre
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deprive off live she didn't dare to do away with him commencer à apprendre
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Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction, be prepared for; expectations, and take something into consideration He bargained for the local council to rent the stadium, and I got more information than I'd bargained for. I didn't bargain for it to be rain clouds so I left my umbrella at home. commencer à apprendre
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Be/To equal to (especially standard, expectations) This plan came up to my expectations. commencer à apprendre
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make sense of something She said that she was at home last evening but I saw her in a cafe so her stories don’t add up commencer à apprendre
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Come up (something happening) to happen, usually unexpectedly, to be happening soon: I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there. My exams are coming up soon. commencer à apprendre
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Come down to (something decline to ground) Stay, degrade The problem very often comes down to persuading such people to face the facts. commencer à apprendre
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zejść do (coś spada na ziemię)
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To fail to happen We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through. commencer à apprendre
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Ask after (something to someone) ask about something deeply Don't forget to ask after our neighbor Mr. Krawczyk when you see him. commencer à apprendre
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face up with the problem Whatever trouble you come up against, keep working. commencer à apprendre
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To bring something about means to cause it to happen. He brought about his illness commencer à apprendre
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To succeed in doing something difficult It was a difficult test but we brought it off. commencer à apprendre
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Cause something due to the environment or action you took in the past. To make something or someone appear. To recruit or involve someone in particular activity or group. Ex. This warm weather is great, but it also brought on my allergies, unfortunately Ex. Bring on the champagne.Ex. Once we bring Tom on, the team will be complete. commencer à apprendre
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to continue happening, Something funny is going on. He went on and on about how poor he was. He goes on endlessly about his health problems commencer à apprendre
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If there is enough of something to go round, there is enough for everyone in a group of people There weren't enough life jackets to go round There weren't enough chairs to go around. Let me know if there are not enough glasses to go around commencer à apprendre
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to fail to benefit from something useful or enjoyable by not taking part in it Of course, I'm coming - I don't want to miss out on all the fun! Oh, you haven't downloaded this app yet? You're missing out! commencer à apprendre
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go back on (from something) fail to fulfill or back out of a promise or obligation She backed out of her promise commencer à apprendre
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surrender something to someone or something or quit something you wanted to do He gave up to the police He wanted to learn knitting but he gave up after he failed his first scarf commencer à apprendre
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Let in on (uncover up something) (let someone in on something) to tell someone a secret If you promise not to tell, I’ll let you in on a secret. They were planning something, but they wouldn’t let me in on it commencer à apprendre
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let off (about something) to allow someone not to do something that, to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong, to allow a passenger to get out of a car or off a bus. e.g. You can let me off at the corner, to fire a gun, let someone off lightly. They were expecting to have to do When we were in port, he let me off work and allowed me to go ashore. I was pulled over for speeding, but I was let off with a warning. They let her off lightly because she’s only sixteen. commencer à apprendre
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If a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working, to make a piece of information public, especially information that is not true. To give something to each several people. To last no longer, or to work no longer The batteries are likely to give out soon. to complain about something He's running out of things to give out about. It was given out that he had been shot while trying to escape. commencer à apprendre
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To stop doing something, usually something annoying, used to show that you do not believe what has been said to you Oh (do) give over (= stop complaining), it's not my fault! They've doubled your salary? Give over! commencer à apprendre
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Invent something; a story or an excuse Kids are good at making up stories It didn’t happen like that - you made that up! commencer à apprendre
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To take the place of something lost or damaged. To compensate for something bad with something good This year’s good harvest will make up for last year’s bad one. She gave him a bottle of wine to make up for missing his birthday. commencer à apprendre
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Give away (to uncover something) To tell or reveal a secret or secrets Military advantages should not be given away. They felt like they were giving away company secrets commencer à apprendre
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To produce something such as heat, light, or a smell Rotten eggs give off a bad smell Many household products give off noxious fumes commencer à apprendre
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To result in something, to move towards the place. Better pay makes for higher motivation in work. A more powerful engine makes for higher speed and better acceleration. I finished my lunch and made for the car. A healthy diet will make for better health in the future commencer à apprendre
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Make off with (good out from) To escape with something (especially something stolen) I made off with their gold. The thief made off with her handbag commencer à apprendre
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To complete by supplying the required information, to find or grasp the meaning of, Tried to make out what had really happened. To form an opinion or idea about, to pretend to be true, get along, fair, to engage in sexual intercourse Make out a check. How do you make that out? Made them out to be losers. Made out that he had never heard of me. To see and identify with difficulty or effort. Make out a ship through the fog. commencer à apprendre
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Rozliczyć się (informacje)
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Make something/someone out (understand about something) To see, hear, or understand something or someone with difficulty The numbers are too small - I can't make them out at all. She's a strange person - I can't make her out at all commencer à apprendre
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Wydobyć coś/kogoś (zrozumieć o czymś)
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Go in for something (make a habit of) To begin to do something regularly, often without thinking about it I don't go in for golf much. / I think he's planning to go in for politics. / His school had suggested he go in for the Young Musician of the Year competition commencer à apprendre
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iść po coś (wyrobić sobie nawyk)
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Something Goes off (become bad - food) Food spoilage is the process where a food product becomes unsuitable to ingest by the consumer. He went off to have lunch in the canteen at one o'clock. / I was just lying in bed waiting for the alarm to go off. / His work has really gone off recently. commencer à apprendre
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Coś odchodzi (stać się złym - jedzenie)
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Go through with (something because of) To do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed upon or promised. He'd threatened to divorce her but I never thought he'd go through with it. The company has decided not to go through with the takeover of its smaller rival. commencer à apprendre
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przejść przez (z powodu czegoś)
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To like something more and more than you did at first. I wasn't sure about this dress when I bought it, but it's really grown on me. commencer à apprendre
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Watching something happening without participation. Taking something into consideration. Thinking about somebody or someone in a particular way. About 150 local people looked on in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church. I look at this whole affair as a joke. A lot of teachers looked at him as a very good student. commencer à apprendre
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Live up to (how it's habitually) To do something regularly, or to enjoy something. To take part in the competition. I've never really gone in for classical music, but I love jazz. Are you planning to go in for the 100 meters race? commencer à apprendre
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Żyj zgodnie z (jak zwykle)
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Look someone up (searching about someone /something) In the context of visiting someone. To seek information about someone If I'm passing through Poznań I will look you up. I don't recognize his name so I will look him up and see what I can find. commencer à apprendre
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Wyszukać kogoś (wyszukiwanie kogoś/czegoś)
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Look into something (deeper) To examine the facts about a problem or situation We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments. We’re looking into buying a new computer commencer à apprendre
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Go Round (with something) Be enough Are there enough pencils to go round? There weren’t enough chairs to go round commencer à apprendre
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To make acknowledgment. To reveal a secret. To pretend. Knows more than he lets on. Nobody let on about the surprise party. Let on to being a stranger. commencer à apprendre
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To be able to overcome, reduce, or cause others to forget about sth shameful or embarrassing. To overcome or reduce some negative feelings about a negative event for which is known I don’t think I’ll ever live down the foolish way I behaved during dinner the other night. I know you’re not proud of your past, but you can’t live down by lying about it commencer à apprendre
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