Phrasal verbs (Social interactions)
If you tell someone angrily that they did something wrong, you do this.
Tell someone off
If you show approval by clapping your hands, you are doing this.
If you are watching a TV show whenever you want rather than at a scheduled time, you are watching it in this way.
On demand
When you try to reduce something, such as smoking or spending, you do this.
Cut down on
If you no longer have something because it is used up, you do this.
Run out of
When you visit someone unexpectedly or casually, you do this.
Drop by
A movie or book that is extremely popular and successful is often called this.
A blockbuster
When something is clear and sharp in an image or a situation, we say it is this.
In focus
If you reluctantly accept something after resisting, you do this.
Give in
If you reluctantly accept an annoying or unpleasant situation, you do this.
Put up with
If you express something suddenly without thinking, you do this.
Blurt something out
This verb means to practice a play or performance before the actual event.
Rehearse
This phrase describes doing something without a specific order or pattern.
At random
When you struggle to cope with a large workload or responsibilities, you are doing this.
Drowning in
When you appear somewhere unexpectedly or are surprised by something, you do this.
To be taken aback
When you argue and stop being friends with someone, you do this.
Fall out with
In the entertainment industry, when a movie, show, or performance fails miserably and does not attract an audience, it is called this.
A flop
If something is readily available for use, we say it is this.
At your fingertips
If you manage to escape punishment or avoid being caught, you do this.
Get away with
If you improve your knowledge or skills in something by practicing, you do this.
Brush up on
If you defend yourself or someone else in a difficult situation, you do this.
Stand up for
When people raise money for a project or venture by collecting small contributions from a large number of individuals, usually online, they do this.
Crowdfund
If someone remembers something instantly without much thought, they recall it from this location.
Off the top of someone's head
If something planned does not succeed or fails completely, it does this.
When you finally manage to do something that you’ve been postponing, you do this.
Get around to