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  • She was ................... up by her aunt.
    brought (bring up -to care for a child until it is an adult)
  • What's the meaning of 'call off'?
    cancel an event or agreement
  • I happen to have some free time before our meeting. Could we bring it ......................?
    forward (bring forward - move a meeting or event to an earlier date or time)
  • What's the meaning of 'fall behind'?
    to fail to do something fast enough or on time
  • What do you say we go for a coffee? I need to ................. up on all your news!
    catch
  • Oh, lighten ..............! I wasn't serious.
    up
  • I feel as if a bit of me had been .................. off after splitting with him.
    chopped (chop off - to remove sth by cutting; to cut off part of sth with a sharp tool)
  • What's the meaning of 'go ahead'?
    Proceed; If an event goes ahead, it happens
  • What's the meaning of 'pour down'?
    rain heavily
  • Create a sentence with 'be into'
    (be into sth - to like and be interested in something)
  • Can you please slow down a bit? I can't .................. up with you!
    keep
  • I need to ..................... up my old granny's lakefront house. It has gotten a bit rusty.
    do (do up - to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive; but also: to fasten sth or wrap sth in paper)
  • If a person's face clouds ...................., they suddenly look unhappy or worried.
    over
  • I can't ........................ it! How come it doesn't annoy you too?
    stand
  • The place where he proposed to her was completely off the ..................... ................ .
    beaten track/path (in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns)
  • I need to get ............ ......... that old T-shirt. It's been in my wardrobe for ages and I can't recall the last time I put it on.
    rid of (get rid of -to remove something that you do not want any longer; PL:pozbyć się czegoś)
  • How can we .................. up a discussion? I want to make a fuss.
    heat (heat up - if a situation heats up, it becomes more extreme; to make sth warm or hot) (PL: podgrzać dyskusję)
  • I was ................ off by the awful smell of bad milk.
    put
  • Create a sentence with 'ask out'
    (ask out - to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship)
  • You'd better ..................... up an appointment with your doctor before it gets too serious.
    fix