TURN UP
I asked him to TURN UP the TV
To increase the volume
TAKE UP
I'm going to TAKE UP Japanese lessons in the summer.
To start doing a new activity
GIVE AWAY
The charity has been GIVING AWAY food to the homeless all year
To give something to somebody else voluntarily
COME BACK
John went out this morning at 10am, I think he will COME BACK at 6pm
To return to a place or an idea
BE NOSY (idiom)
He always wants to know what other people are doing. He's always BEING so NOSY
To be very interested in other people's business
GIVE UP
I hated doing karate so I GAVE it UP
To stop doing something
TAKE IN
There was so much information on the board I couldn't TAKE it all IN
To understand something, to learn something
GIVE BACK
He borrowed my ipod last week but I'm still waiting for him to GIVE me it BACK
To return something to someone
COME UP
I hate watching videos on Youtube when all the pop-up adverts COME UP on screen
To appear unexpectedly
WIND SOMEONE UP
Anna hates spiders so we always WIND HER UP by putting toy spiders on her chair
To annoy someone intentionally
COME UP WITH
Jennifer always COMES UP WITH the best ideas
To suggest or think of a new idea or plan
TAKE OFF
If we do a lot of work the campaign should TAKE OFF and be really popular
To become successful (used for things)
GIVE something YOUR ALL
He really wanted to win the competition so he GAVE it HIS ALL
To put a lot of effort into doing something
COME OVER
All my friends are going to COME OVER to my house tonight
To pay a casual visit to someone
GET ON YOUR NERVES
I hate his voice, his songs really GET ON MY NERVES
Someone or something annoys you a lot
MAKE UP
I'm sure John MADE UP that story about his dad in the jungle
To invent
TAKE (someone) UP ON
My dad offered to drive me to the airport so I TOOK him UP ON his offer
To accept somebody's offer
GIVE OUT
The teacher GAVE OUT the worksheets to the class
To give something to each person in a group
COME OUT
Do you know when the next Avengers movie COMES OUT?
To become available for people to buy or see
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO
Sally accused me of starting the fight but IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO.
Actions or communications need more than one person.
BUILD UP
After posting hundred's of videos on youtube Pewdiepie BUILT UP a huge online following
To develop
TAKE it OUT ON
My brother was in a bad mood all night and TOOK his anger OUT ON me
To treat somebody badly because you are unhappy
GIVE (someone) A HAND
My dad couldn't fix his car alone so I GAVE him A HAND
To help somebody with something
COME ACROSS
I was tidying up my bedroom at the weekend and I CAME ACROSS my old sports trophies
To find by chance
SHAKE LIKE A LEAF
I thought someone had broken into our house, I was SHAKING LIKE A LEAF
To shake a lot, for example because you are cold, nervous, or afraid