AWAY
BACK
AROUND
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Please, store in a box your toys before you go to bed.

put away

1

The smell of these flowers brings to my mind memories.

brings back

1

Who's been causing disorder with my papers? They're all out of order.

's been messing around  

1

The committe have considered at length your suggestion but have decided not to accept it because of the cost.

have mulled over

2

The pain was severe to begin with, but soon ceased to exist.

passed away

2

Let us remember the first meeting.

cast back our minds to

2

The young men stood at the street corners, lazying around, watching the girls walk past.

lounging about

2

The artist gave close attention to every drawing, trying to guess who drew each one.

pored over

3

Don't tell the ending of the story, it'll spoil it.

give away

3

Your work has become worse recently, you must make more effort.

has been slipping back

3

Children should not be allowed to play with matches.

fool around

3

 I'd like to discuss with somebody else that article you wrote about the firm.

talk over

4

These books  are for reading in the library, and may not be removed.

be taken away

4

The firemen asked the crowd to stay far, as there was danger from falling beams.

stay back

4

  Don't buy the first television set  that you see advertised; spend a little time comparing prices in different shops.

shopping around

4

We must examine the school carefully before sending our son there.

look ... over

5

The crowd were excited by his fine words. 

carried away

5

I must return to the shop quickly, I left my bag there.

run back

5

We spent time standing and doing very little in the cold for about an hour, waiting for the demo to start.

stood around

5

The neighbours are complaining about the road crossing where three children were knocked down and hit by a vehicle last month.

were run over

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