depend on; trust that something will happen or that someone will do as expected.
"I'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I know I won't hear the alarm."
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cut back:
use less of something.
"You drink too much coffee. You should cut back."
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do over:
do something again.
"Oh, no! I forgot to save my report before I turned the computer off! Now I'll have to do it over!"
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eat out:
have a meal in a restaurant.
"I'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?"
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fill in:
add information to a form.
"The office needs to know your home address and phone number. Could you fill them in on this form?"
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fill out:
complete a form by adding required information.
"Of course I completed my application! I filled it out and mailed it over three weeks ago!"
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find out:
learn, get information.
"I'm sorry that you didn't know the meeting had been canceled. I didn't find out myself until just a few minutes ago."
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get along:
have a friendly relationship with; be friendly.
"Why can't you and your sister get along? Everyone else gets along with her just fine!"
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get by:
survive, financially, in a difficult situation.
"It's going to be hard to pay the rent now that you've lost your job, but somehow we'll get by."
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get rid of:
dispose of; give away or throw away.
"That shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?"
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give up:
stop doing something (usually a habit).
"He knows smoking isn't good for his health, but he can't give it up."
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hand in:
submit homework, an assignment, etc.
"You'd better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning!"
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hand out:
distribute.
"Why don't you have a course description and list of assignments? The teacher handed them out on the first day of class."
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hang up:
end a phone conversation by replacing the receiver.
"I'd like to talk longer, but I'd better hang up. My sister needs to make a call."
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hold up:
delay.
"I'm sorry I'm late. There was an accident on the freeway and traffic held me up."
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keep on:
continue.
"I'm not ready to stop yet. I think I'll keep on working for a while."
