What's up?
Something imagined or a lie.
"The story isn't true, I ______ it ___"
make up
To place on a surface with purpose.
"He _____ ___ his glass on the table"
put down
To give something to someone.
"I _______ ____ my reports every week"
hand in
To be with friends or peers, but with no specific activity.
"Hey, let's ________ _____ at the cafe today"
hang out
Respect or revere or admire.
"He really ______ ____ ___ his older brother"
look up to
To reject an offer.
"I couldn't take the job with that little pay, so I _______ it _____"
turn(ed) down
To finally accept something.
“She ______ ___ to her children’s demands for sweets.”
give in
To eat in a restaurant.
“Do you fancy ______ ______tonight?”
eat(ing) out
When you are growing, your family and peers do this for you.
"Romulus and Remus were __________ _____ by wolves"
brought up
To destroy something, particularly a structure.
"The government has _________ ______ the old housing estate."
pull(ed) down
To understand.
“I still can’t ________ _____ the news.”
take in
To investigate.
“The police will ________ ______ his story.”
check out
To announce something or increase your talking volume.
"We have to ______ ___ about this corruption"
speak up
To disappoint someone.
"They didn't do their homework and ______ ______
their teacher"
let down
To start to have an effect.
“The painkillers have finally _______ ____. I feel much better.”
kick in
To be easily distinguishable.
“With the way he dresses, he always manages to _______ _____!”
stand out
To appear or arrive somewhere
"They will ______ ___ before the party ends, I'm sure"
turn up
To be agreeable or acceptable.
"The deal seemed to ____ _______ _______ with all the investors"
go down well
To contribute.
“We’re all going to ______ ___for Maria’s birthday present.”
chip in
To decide not to do something you first intended to do.
“We can’t _________ ______ of the holiday now – we’ve already paid for it!”
back out