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to leave a public transport vehicle (bus, train, plane, etc.)
"Stop the bus! I need to ------- ------!
get off
"Stop the bus! I need to get off!"
to activate something (usually an electric or mechanical device)
Could you please ------ ----- the light?
turn on
Could you please turn on the light?
to date someone/ to see someone socially in a romantic way
"I can't believe she's ________ ________ ______ him!"
to go out with
"I can't believe she's going out with him!"
to give or invest (usually used with time/ work/ energy)
"She deserves a raise. She always _______ _____ long hours and stays until the work is done."
to put in
"She deserves a raise. She always puts in long hours and stays until the work is done."
to try to find
"I've been ________ _____ my keys all morning!"
to look for
"I've been looking for my keys all morning!"
to arise from a sleeping place, usually in the morning
I wake up at 6 but don't ---------- ----- until 6:15.
get up
I wake up at 6 but don't get up until 6:15.
to de-activate something (usually an electric or mechanical device)
I already ------- ----- the computer.
turn off
I already turned off the computer.
to continue/ to proceed
"I'm sorry I interrupted you, please _____ ________."
To go on
"I'm sorry I interrupted you, please go on."
to provide care (for children or patients)
"I have to _____ _________ my niece this weekend, so I can't go, unfortunately."
to look after
"I have to look after my niece this weekend, so I can't go, unfortunately."
to overcome and recover from (usually emotional) trauma/ the cause of said trauma
It was very hard to ------- -------- my last girlfriend.
get over
It was very hard to get over my last girlfriend.
to have a final result
How did the project ------ -----?
turn out
How did the project turn out?
to review/ revise
"I need to _____ ________ chapter 6 again because there's a test tomorrow."
to go over
"I need to go over chapter 6 again because there's a test tomorrow."
to cancel
"They _________ _________ the meeting at the last minute because the CEO's wife was in an accident."
to call off (separable)
"They called off the meeting at the last minute because the CEO's wife was in an accident."
to be excited about something in the future
"Most people _____ ________ _____ Christmas, but I usually dread it!"
to look forward to
"Most people look forward to Christmas, but I usually dread it!"
To respond/reply
"Sorry for not _______ ________ ____ you sooner. I was on holiday."
to get back to (someone)
"Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I was on holiday."
to ask for help, to seek support
"I was so glad John joined the team, as I know I can always ______ _______ him for guidance."
to turn to (someone)
"I was so glad John joined the team, as I know I can always turn to him for guidance."
to tolerate something
"I don't know why he ______ _____ _______ her gambling addiction. I guess he really loves her."
to put up with
"I don't know why he puts up with her gambling addiction. I guess he really loves her."
to do something that needs to be done
"I don't mind waiting. I have to _________ ____ _____ my emails."
to catch up on
"I don't mind waiting. I have to catch up on my emails."
to admire someone
"I've always ________ ______ ______ my grandmother. Her parents didn't send her to school as a child, but when she was an adult she continued her education."
to look up to (someone)
"I've always looked up to my grandmother. Her parents didn't send her to school as a child, but when she was an adult she continued her education."
to have a good relationship with
"I've always _________ __________ _______ my mother-in-law
to get on (well) with
"I've always gotten on with my mother-in-law."
to refuse or not accept something or someone
"He was very surprised, but she _________ the offer ______"
to turn down
"He was very surprised, but she turned the offer down"
to pursue something
"Emma _____ _________ her dreams and now she owns her own business."
To go after
"Emma went after her dreams and now she owns her own business."
to discuss recent events/ to join a group that is physically ahead
"Let's find a time we can have coffee together and _____ ______."
to catch up (with)
"Let's find a time we can have coffee together and _____ ______."
to check something, investigate or do detailed research
"That data is totally incorrect. How strange. I'll have to ____ _____ it before we finish the report."
to look into
"That data is totally incorrect. How strange. I'll have to look into it before we finish the report."