Phrasal verbs, Prepositional verbs with special meaning (part 1)
Here have listed verbs with adverbs and prepositions.
These verbs have a special meaning, therefore we have used them in sentences.
Phrase
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Example
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agree to
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I wish she would agree to my
proposal.
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agree with
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I agree with him on that point.
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ask after
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Mr. Smith asked after John.
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back off*
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She was told to back off.
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be in
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Are your parents in?
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be off*
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I'm off now.
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bear with
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Please bear with him for a moment
while he tries to put this straight.
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bend over
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Bend over and pick it up yourself!
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black out
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And then she just blacked out.
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blame on
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Don't blame it on her.
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blow up
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The bomb might have blown up.
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bowl over
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Her reaction simply bowled me
over.
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break away
break free break loose |
At last, the hostage could break
away from his captors.
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break down
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Finally her car broke down.
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break up
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Sue and Tim broke up last year.
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bring along
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This year has brought along some
significant changes.
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bring down
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The president was brought down by
this scandal.
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bring in
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My job brings in 400 dollars per
week.
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bring up
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(1) She was brought up in
Wisconsin.
(2) Why do you have to bring that up? |
build up
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He needs to do some exercises to
build himself up.
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burst in with
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She burst in with the bad news.
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butt in*
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How can we talk when you keep
butting in all the time?
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call in
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He called Kelly in.
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call off
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I had to call off the barbecue
because of the bad weather.
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calm down
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Please calm down.
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carry on
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Please carry on with your
homework.
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check out
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I will check it out.
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check up (on)
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There is no need to check up on
me.
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close down
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The shop was closed down by the
police.
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close in (on) +
person |
She closed in on them quietly.
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close down
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The restaurant was closed down by
the health department.
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come around*
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I knew he would come around in the
end.
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come back
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Will the good old days ever come
back?
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come by
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(1) My aunt came by yesterday.
(2) I hope he came by this money honestly.* |
come in
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Can't you just come in for a few minutes?
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come over
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Why don't you come over next
weekend?
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cool down
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It began to cool down after the
thunderstorm.
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count (up) on
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Can we count on you?
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cut back (on)
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I have to cut back on the water
usage.
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cut out*
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Cut it out!
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decide (up) on
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I decided on the iced tea.
The court has not yet decided on a ruling. |
die off/out
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That species died out million
years ago.
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do again
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I probably wouldn't do it again.
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do in
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He tried to do his father in.
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do up
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Please do your buttons up.
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do without
|
I guess I will have to do without
lunch today.
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draw near
|
As the time drew near,...
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drink up*
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Drink up, and let's going.
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drive on
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We drove on till night.
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drive off
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I said good-bye and drove off.
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drop by*
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I hope you guys can drop by our
house some time.
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drop in (on)*
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I can't believe who dropped in on
us last night.
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drop off
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You can drop me off at the next
red light.
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dry out
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The clothes finally dried out.
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ease off
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The storm eased off a little.
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eat up
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Eat up, and let's go.
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edge away
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The students laughed and edged
away from him.
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end up
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How will this end up?
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even out
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The surface of the road was evened
out.
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face up (to)
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You have to face up to challenges.
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fall apart
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The whole thing falls apart.
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fall back on/
rely on |
I had to fall back on my savings.
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fall behind
get behind |
He's falling behind with his car
payments.
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fall through
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I hope the house signing doesn't
fall through.
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feel for
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I really feel for you.
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fight back (at)
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It's hard for him to fight back.
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fight down
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I fought down the anger.
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figure out*
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I just can't figure her out.
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fill in
|
(1) I'd better fill the cracks in
with something.
(2) Would you fill in the form, please? |
fill in (for)
|
I will have to fill in for him
till he gets back from his vacation.
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fill out
|
Would you fill out the form,
please?
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fill up
|
(1) The hole filled up with water
and had to be pumped.
(2) We will fill up at the next gas station. |
finish off
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(1) Finish off your cup of coffee,
please.
(2) I will finish my homework up in a few minutes. |
fit in(to)
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It just doesn't fit in.
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fix up
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Is my bike fixed up yet?
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fly in(to)
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I'm flying into Stansted.
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focuse (on)
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She focused on this issue.
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fool around*
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Stop fooling around.
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gather up
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Let's gather up our things and
leave.
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get across
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How can I get it across to you
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get along with
|
He couldn't get along with his
mother-in-law.
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get at*
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What exactly is he getting at?
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get back
|
When will you get back?
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get back at
|
He will get back at him someday.
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get back to
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I will get back to you in a
minute.
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get by (on)
|
She can't get by on that much
money.
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get into
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He managed to get himself into the
class he wanted.
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get off on*
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He gets off on paying soccer.
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get on
|
How are you getting on?
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get on with
|
(1) I need to get on with my homework.
(2) How do you get on with Sam? |
get out of
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You've got to get out of there.
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get over
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(1) It took him a long time to get
over the heart attack.
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get through
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I tried calling you, but I
couldn't get through.
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get up
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Today I got up at 10 am.
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give away (to)
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(1) He gave his car away to his
brother.
(2) Don't give the answer away. |
give in (to)
|
Why does she always give in to her
brother?
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give up
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Are you sure you want to give up
your career?
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glance over
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My teacher just glanced over my
homework today.
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go after
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He went after the man who mugged
him.
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go around
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There's not enough milk to go
around.
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go away
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Please go away!
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go back
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I'll never go back.
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go in
|
They went in after us.
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go off
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(1) The bomb went off.
(2) My party went off as planned. |
go off with
|
I guess she went off with her new
boyfriend.
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go out (with)
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Will she go out with Mike next
Friday evening?
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go through
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(1) The truck wouldn't go through
the tunnel.
(2) He went through his pockets, looking for his wallet. (3) You won't believe what I've gone through. (4) I guess we need to go through the whole song a few more times. |
go under
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(1) I was afraid that our ship
would go under.
(2) The company went under. |
go without
|
I just cannot go without some
candy from time to time.
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hand down
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He will hand this down to his
granddaughter.
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hand out
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The teacher handed out the test to
the surprised students.
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hang around (with)
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I usually spend a lot of time
hanging around with my friends.
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hang on
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(1) Hang on, please.
(2) They couldn't hang on much longer. |
hang up
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Why did you hang up on me?
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heal up
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My injury healed up in around no time.
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hear out
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Hear me out, will you? I have more
to tell.
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heat up
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How soon will lunch be heated up?
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help out
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Can you help me out?
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hide out (from)
|
Ben was hiding out from the
police.
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hit back
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He hit me, but I didn't hit him
back.
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hit on*
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Tom was hitting on Mike's fiancée.
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hold back
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I held back the anger.
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hold on
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Hold on a minute! I have to check
this first.
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hold out
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I don't know how long they can
hold out.
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hurry up
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Hurry up, will you? I got some
errands to run today.
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