Break
I ____________ with my girlfriend because she didn't think I was handsome.
(to end a relationship)
broke up (with)
to leave
_________ of my house!
get out
to return from somewhere
When do you ______________ from vacation?
come back
(to continue)
Be quiet and________________ with your work.
get on
(to meet someone by chance)
I ____________ children sleeping under bridges.
came across
(to make people understand what one is saying )
OK, I have to leave soon, so please _____________ of your story.
get to the point
The prisoner climbed through the window and ______________ of the jail.
(to escape)
broke out
to be friendly
She really ________________ all of her coworkers.
gets on with
talk informally with
He tried to ____________ a girl at the dance .
chat up
(to make someone feel bad) 3 words
Bullies will ____________ the people they don't like.
make fun of
(to continue something at the same, usually high, level)
The enemy __________ the bombardment day and night.
keep up
(To delay or avoid talking about something)
Just stop ____________and tell me what the problem is!
beating around the bush
When my dog died, I ______________ and cried for hours.
(to get upset)
broke down
to gather/meet for a social situation
My whole family ________________ for Thanksgiving.
gets together
(to stop being friends with)
I'm not speaking to Jean anymore. We _________ last week.
fell out
(to approach)
He_________________ to me and asked for help.
came up to
(to look after a child until he or she becomes an adult)
I was ____________ to be kind and polite.
brought up
(to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way)
I thought she really liked me, but the next day she __________ me __________.
gave me the cold shoulder
... when a burglar enters a building its a ______ ___
Break in
to do something without consequences
O.J. Simpson ___________________ murder. He never went to prison.
got away with
to visit someone or something for a short time
It helps if older people have a nearby relative who will ____________ them.
look in on
(consider)
His plan did not ___________ the possibility of rain.
take into account
has many meanings, including...
To get a pizza or other food to go.
take out
(someone who watches a whole lot of TV )
My lazy husband is a real ________________.
couch potato
We were at the hockey game and a fight _____________.
to begin suddenly (like a fight)
broke out
to retaliate/ to get revenge
(3 words)
He called me a bad name, so I took his phone to ___________________ him.
get back at
to start a journey
We ___________________ tomorrow.
set off
(to attack someone)
As he left the theater, the singer was _________by fans desperate for autographs.
set upon
(to remove something from a place)
Someone needs to come and _______ the old bed _______.
take away
(try not to show how disappointed or upset you are about the situation )
Friends will see you __________________and might assume you've got over your grief
are putting a brave face on it