COME ACROSS
I came across my old diaries.
DIE OUT
Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
CHANCE UPON
I chanced upon a friend of yours.
STORE UP
By ignoring your feelings you are only storing up trouble for yourself.
GET THROUGH
She got through her exams without too much trouble.
THROW OUT
I threw out everything we didn’t eat.
DIG UP
It's time we dug up those potatoes.
SLIP UP
These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?
COOL DOWN
Wait until he cools off before trying to speak to him.
KILL OFF
Killing off predators such as grizzly bears could throw the ecosystem out of balance.
DRY UP
If a river, lake, etc. dries up, the water in it disappears.
SPRING UP
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
CUT BACK ON
they've cut back on costs
THROW UP
The meeting threw up some interesting ideas.