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Worrying about the past serves no purpose. POINT. There's _________ about the past.
NO POINT (IN) WORRYING
Talking to him is pointless - he never listens. USE. There's _________ to him.
NO USE (IN) TALKING
Putting on suncream after you are burnt makes no sense. USE It's _________ suncream after you are burnt.
NO USE PUTTING ON
Complaining about it won't do you any good. GOOD. It's _________ about it.
NO GOOD COMPLAINING
Solving maths puzzles is not easy for me. DIFFICULT. I _________ maths problems.
FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SOLVE
It is often not easy to find a space. DIFFICULTY. I _________ a space.
HAVE DIFFICULTY (IN) FINDING
Getting up at 7 is something new for me. USED. I'm _________ early.
NOT USED TO GETTING UP
I'm starting to get into the habit of running every day. USED. I'm _________ every day.
GETTING USED TO RUNNING
I can't wait to finish this course. LOOKING. I'm _________ this course.
LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING
I always laugh when someone falls over. HELP. I _________ when someone falls over.
CAN'T HELP LAUGHING
Doing a plan is too much trouble. WORTH. It _________ a plan.
IS NOT WORTH DOING
To postpone sth (2-part - starts with P)
PUT OFF
To cancel sth (2-part - starts with C)
CALL OFF
To appear or attend (2-part - starts with T or S)
TURN UP/ SHOW UP
Think of sth (3-part - starts with C)
COME UP WITH
Stay up to date with sth (3-part - starts with K)
KEEP UP WITH
Get up to date with sth (3-part - starts with C)
CATCH UP WITH
DIscover some information (2-part - starts with F)
FIND OUT
Collect sth/sb (2-part - starts with P)
PICK UP
Leave sb/sth at a place// Deposit (2-part - starts with D)
DROP OFF
Fix a tricky situation/ organise sth (2-part - starts with S)
SORT OUT
Calculate sth or find a solution to sth (2-part - starts with W or F)
WORK OUT / FIGURE OUT
Raise a child (2-part - starts with B)
BRING UP
Argue and stop speaking to a friend (2-part - starts with F)
FALL OUT (WITH)
Reconcile/ become friends again (2-part - starts with M)
MAKE UP
Tolerate sth (3-part - starts with P)
PUT UP WITH
Reject an offer (2-part - starts with T)
TURN DOWN
Begin a hobby (2-part - starts with T)
TAKE UP
Start a business/organisation (2-part - starts with S)
SET UP
Put your name down for sth (3-part - starts with S)
SIGN UP FOR
Start a journey/ leave home (2-part - starts with S)
SET OFF/ SET OUT
Take care of (2-part - starts with L)
LOOK AFTER
Make sth clear/ make sb aware of a fact (2-part - starts with P)
POINT OUT