BREAK
TO END A RELATIONSHIP
BREAK UP
to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy
GET OVER
EXAMPLES:
It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.
LEAVE HOME, GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES, SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE
GO OUT
We don't get out much since we had the children.
TRY TO FIND
LOOK FOR
I am looking for my keys.
TO PUT WHAT YOU ARE HOLDING ON A SURFACE OR FLOOR
PUT DOWN
I put my bags down while we spoke.
TO SCAPE
TO BREAK OUT
A prisoner broke out of his cell"
RETURN
GET BACK
EXAMPLE:
When we got back to the hotel, Ann had already left.
TO START OR PROCEED
GO AHEAD
EX: I got so fed up with waiting for him to do it that I just went ahead and did it myself.
TO BE CAREFUL, VIGILANT , TAKE NOTICE
LOOK OUT
The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.
POSTPONE
PUT OFF
I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.
TO GET UPSET
BREAK DOWN
When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.
TO MEET (USUALLY FOR SOCIAL REASONS)
GET TOGETHER
Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something?
TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE OR EXPLODE
GO OFF
The bomb went off at midday
TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE
LOOK FORWARD TO
I am looking forward to seeing you!
TO ASSEMBLE
PUT TOGETHER
It took several hours to put the puzzle together.
TO FORCE ENTRY IN A BUILDING
BREAK IN/ BREAK INTO
TO GO ON VACATION
GET AWAY
I just need to get away for a few days.
TO FOLLOW SOMEONE
GO AFTER
The police went after him but he got away.
TO THINK LESS OR CONSIDER INFERIOR
LOOK DOWN ON
She thinks they look down on her because she doesn't have a job.
TO TOLERATE
TO PUT UP WITH
TO DEVELOP A SKIN CONDITION
BREAK OUT IN
Many diseases have broken out in these camps.
TO BECOME INTERESTED IN SOMETHING AGAIN
GET BACK INTO
I am getting back into studying arts.
TO SUFFER LACK OR DEPRIVATION
GO WITHOUT
They were poor as children, and sometimes had to go without.
TO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR
LOOK UP TO
He always looked up to his uncle.
TO EXTINGUISH
TO PUT OUT
Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.