to speak to sb as if they were less mature, intellligent or capable
to talk down to
update a person/yourself or to make up the difference between yourself and sb else to be at the same level
to catch up with
Tolerate (this is B2 - can you remember?!) PUT ____ ____
put up with
to have a particular thing as the most important matter. To essentially be
stand up for
live up to
come down to
come up against
to increase one´s knowledge of a person or topic by reading about them
read up on sth
read about sth
read off on sth
read down to sth
to be as good as expected or to do as promised. Often connected to expectations. LUT
live up to (sth)
maintain a distance. STAY A___ ____
to stay away from
escape without punishment
to get up to
to get out of
to get away with
to get away from
eventually find time to do sth
get away to
get (a)round to
get up to
get out of
continue talking about the same thing so that people become bored or annoyed. to go on _____
to go on about
to accept that a difficult situation exists
face up to
be excited about something that's going to happen / can't wait for something. (this is B2 - can you remember)
look forward to
to avoid doing something that you do not want to do, especially by giving an excuse
get away with
get out from
get out of
get away from
face a particular obstacle / problem. to come up _______
to come up against
to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked
to stand out to
to stand up for
to stand out for
to stand up to
to admire
to look up at
to look up to
to look out to
to look forward to
to engage or participate in sth, especially a competition
do up for
go in for
put out for
get up to
regard yourself as superior when talking to or comparing yourself with someone else
to look down on
keep criticizing sb or telling what to do
go on at
go on with
go on about
go on to