Don’t be late! Everyone is COUNTING ON you. – to rely on
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My New Year’s resolution is to CUT ______ ON fast food.
My New Year’s resolution is to CUT DOWN ON fast food.– reduce the amount you consume
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Sorry, the call got CUT ______ when we went through a tunnel.
Sorry, the call got CUT OFF when we went through a tunnel. – separate / isolate / interrupt
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My doctor has told me I need to CUT _____ all processed meats from my diet.
My doctor has told me I need to CUT OUT all processed meats from my diet. – stop doing / eating something
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The child was struggling to DO ___ his shoelaces. We’re DOING ___ our house this summer.
The child was struggling to DO UP his shoelaces. We’re DOING UP our house this summer. – fasten, button up clothes; repair, redecorate or modernize a building o
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We all DRESSED ___ as monsters for Halloween.
We all DRESSED UP as monsters for Halloween.– put on different clothes in order to disguise yourself
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My Dad DROPPED ___ on his way home to work to say hello.
My Dad DROPPED BY on his way home to work to say hello. – to visit informally or unexpectedly
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He also came to DROP ____ my Christmas presents. The taxi DROPPED us ___ outside the airport.
He also came to DROP OFF my Christmas presents. The taxi DROPPED us OFF outside the airport. – to take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there
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He didn’t enjoy the economics degree course and DROPPED _____ after 6 months.
He didn’t enjoy the economics degree course and DROPPED OUT after 6 months. – stop taking part in (a competition, a university, etc.)
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We got lost and ENDED ____ in a completely different town. - an end result of something planned or unplanned
We got lost and ENDED UP in a completely different town. - an end result of something planned or unplanned
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She FELL ____ him the moment she met him.
She FELL FOR him the moment she met him. – fall in love with
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She FELL ____ WITH her younger sister over who was going to look after grandma at Christmas.
She FELL OUT WITH her younger sister over who was going to look after grandma at Christmas. – argue and stop being friendly with someone
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Yesterday she FOUND ____ that she passed her law degree.
Yesterday she FOUND OUT that she passed her law degree. – discover
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I wrote them an email to FOLLOW ___ my complaint from the previous day. – find out more about something; take further action
I wrote them an email to FOLLOW UP my complaint from the previous day. – find out more about something; take further action
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I GET ______ really well with all my teachers.
I GET ALONG / ON really well with all my teachers. – have a good relationship with
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We just want to GET _____ for the weekend and have some peace and quiet.
We just want to GET AWAY for the weekend and have some peace and quiet. – go on a short holiday/break
