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  • Did you INVENT this story or is it true?
    make up
  • It was so dark inside the cave that he was afraid to ENTER.
    go in
  • I have always ADMIRED my grandmother. She is a brave and intelligent person.
    looked up to
  • Personally, I don't LIKE dangerous sports.
    go in for
  • At the hotel reception, you can AGREE TO TAKE PART IN some really interesting excursions.
    sign up for
  • We SPENT our money two days after we arrived.
    ran out of
  • What did you DO on holiday?
    get up to
  • The beach was fantastic. It COMPENSATED for the hotel, which was terrible.
    made up for
  • Which era would you like to RETURN to if you could choose?
    go back
  • I can't understand parents who ABANDON their children at a young age.
    walk out on
  • He's very reliable. He never BREAKS a promise.
    goes back on
  • He'll never SUCCEED IN REACHING the other runners, because he is much slower.
    catch up with
  • Tom doesn't BEHAVE LIKE the rest of the class, he is too childish.
    fit in with
  • He failed to MATCH his parents' expectations.
    live up to
  • If you don't know his address, SEARCH FOR it on the Internet. (word order!)
    look it up
  • I ACCIDENTALLY MET Jim in front of the cinema yesterday. I was quite surprised.
    came across
  • The police saw the burglar, but he still managed to ESCAPE.
    get away
  • She wasn't brave enough to COMPLETE the plan.
    go through with
  • I love my parents. I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH them.
    get on (well) with
  • The teacher didn't notice that we hadn't done the homework. We WEREN'T PUNISHED.
    got away with it
  • He's so annoying! How can you TOLERATE his behaviour?
    put up with