Add up to
Your purchases add up to 150,50 €
Average out at
The price of dinner averages out at 25€ per person
Back out of
EE.UU. backed out of the Tokio agreement./Kirk backed the car out of the depot.
Boil down to
The issue boils down to a lack of money.
Be caught up in
Josh got caught up in the robbery and was sent to jail.
Brush up on
Sue must brush up on her Japeanse before going to Tokio.
Catch up on
I must call my sister to catch up on the latest family events.
Catch up with
You go ahead. I’ll have to work hard to catch up with the others
Come up with
I’ll come up with a brilliant idea.
Come up against
The plan to demolish the old bridge came up against a lot of criticism
Clamp down on
The city is clamping down on gang violence.
Cut down on
The local authorities have decided to cut down on taxes over water consumption
Fall back on
We were lucky to have some canned food to fall back on.
Get along with
It’s important to get along with your boss.
Get on with something
Get on with the hard job.
