Up
to gradually become an adult:
I __________ up in Scotland.
grow up
I grew up in Scotland.
To place what you are holding down on a surface:
Please ______ the gun down.
put down
Please put the gun down.
to have a good relationship:
I don't really ________ on with my sister's husband.
get on with (sb)
I don't really get on with my sister's husband.
to remove something, usually clothes:
He _________ off his clothes and got into the shower.
take (sth) off
He took off his clothes and got into the shower.
to die:
She's terribly upset because her father ______ away last week.
pass away
She's terribly upset because her father passed away last week.
to put on a hook, hanger:
Please ______ up your coat.
hang up
Please hang up your coat.
to stop working:
Our car _______ down and we had to push it off the road.
break down
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
to happen:
He likes to know what's ____on.
go on
He likes to know what's going on.
to make a noise or explode:
The bomb _______ off at midday.
go off
The bomb went off at midday.
to stop receiving education or going to class:
He'd _______ out of high school at the age of 16.
drop out
He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.
to try to find a piece of information in a book or on a computer:
If you don't know what the word means, _________ it up in a dictionary.
look sth up
If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
to refuse an offer, a job, or a request:
He was __________ down for the job because of insufficient experience.
turn (sb) down
He was turned down for the job because of insufficient experience.
to accept a difficult job or responsibility:
No other organization was able or willing to ________ on the job.
take on (a job)
No other organization was able or willing to take on the job.
to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:
The meeting has been _______ off for a week.
put (sth) off
The meeting has been put off for a week.
to call someone who called you earlier, or to call someone for a second time:
I'm a bit busy - can I ______ you back in a few minutes?
ring (sb) back
I'm a bit busy - can I ring you back in a few minutes?
obtain, acquire, or learn something, especially in an informal way:
He had _________ up a little Russian from his father.
pick up (a language)
He had picked up a little Russian from his father.
to feel that someone is less important than you or does not deserve respect:
Homeowners often _______ down on plumbers.
look down on (sb)
Homeowners often look down on plumbers.
To make sb dislike sth, or decide not to do or have sth:
The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be _______ off the tourists.
put (sb) off (sth)
The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists.
to represent something:
This party ________ for low taxes and individual freedom.
Stand for (sth)
This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.
to admire and respect someone:
He'd always ________ up to his uncle
look up to sb
He'd always looked up to his uncle.
to pass (time)
My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years ______ by.
go by
My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by.