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  • I couldn't _____________________ what the teacher was talking about. I felt completely lost!
    figure out
  • The families of the victims felt that the justice system had _____________________ them _____________________ . Nobody went to prison.
    let them down
  • She's _____________________ football since she was a child. She never misses a match!
    been into
  • We were waiting for two hours, but James never _____________________ . We don't know what happened to him.
    turned up
  • Oh no! We've _____________________ milk again! I hope you like something else for breakfast.
    run out of
  • I'm hopeless at golf. I've just _____________________ it _____________________ .and it's really difficult!
    taken it up
  • While I was on holiday in Rome, I _____________________ some Italian.
    picked up
  • Please _____________________ your old shoes! They're nearly falling apart!
    throw away
  • He's a role model for other players to _____________________.
    look up to
  • He's _____________________ his best friend again! They haven't talked for weeks.
    fallen out with
  • She finally _____________________ a great idea to improve her English: listening to podcasts while cooking.
    came up with
  • Scientists are _____________________ alternative sources of energy to avoid global warming.
    looking into
  • She _____________________ anyone who hasn't had a university education. She's so big-headed.
    looks down on
  • Her business has really _____________________ . She's making a lot of profit.
    taken off
  • Sarah always cheats in exams but she manages to _____________________ it. Teachers never catch her!
    get away with
  • I cannot _____________________ your snores any more! I'm sleeping in another room.
    put up with
  • John hopes to _____________________ his new running shoes this weekend. He needs to see if they fit him before the race.
    try out
  • He _____________________ some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
    made up
  • I see why you're so sad; doing the same thing every day can_____________________ you _____________________ .
    get you down
  • I hate to _____________________ this _____________________ , but you still owe me 50 pounds.
    bring this up