If food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old:
call sth off
to cancel (for example a meeting)
get by
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money
come across
to find or meet by chance. something or someone
bump into sb
to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them
do without
to manage without having something: (There's no mayonnaise left, so you'll just have to do without.)
mix up
confuse two or more things (I mixed up the twins' names again!)
break out of (prison/jail)
To escape from a place
come round
1. to regain consciousness (She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet)., 2. to visit someone in their home:
see to sth
to deal with a person or task that needs to be dealt with or is waiting to be dealt with (Mrs Chapman asked for some help with the orders - could you see to it
come down with
to become sick
pull back
to decide not to do or involve yourself with something when you were previously going to (The news is that the company intends to pull back from the project)
get over sth
recover from an illness, loss, difficulty
fall out with sb (over sth)
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them:
nod off
to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally
pull over
stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle
keep sth from sb
to not tell someone about something (We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.)
ask around
ask many people the same question (I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.)
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