Question 1

curl up

Accepted Answer

to lie in a comfortable curved position

Question 2

track down

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trace the whereabouts of someone or something

Question 3

make up

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to invent something, sometimes with the purpose of deception (a story / a

Question 4

cool down

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engaging in activity to gradually decrease intensity

Question 5

turn up

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increase in volume

Question 6

cut down

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to reduce

Question 7

drink up

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to drink completely

Question 8

trade up

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to buy something, usually a house or car that is of higher value than the one you already have

Question 9

dress up

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to put on formal clothes for a special occasion

Question 10

talk up

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make something appear more important or significant than it really is

Question 11

dress down

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to dress casually

Question 12

let down

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to disappoint someone (often by breaking a promise or an agreement)

Question 13

dumb down

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to make something simpler and easier to understand, especially in order to make it more popular

Question 14

quieten down

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to become less noisy

Question 15

set up

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to start a business

Question 16

stand down

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resign from a position

Question 17

fire up

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to start something/ to become angry

Question 18

boot up

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to start a computer

Question 19

break down

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stop working/ ending a relationship

Question 20

do up

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to repair; to improve the condition and appearance of

Question 21

fill up

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to fill to the top

Question 22

wind up

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to finish, end up in a place you are not intending to be.

Question 23

buy up

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to buy something in large amounts

Question 24

use up

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use all of a supply of something

Question 25

live something down

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To be allowed to forget about an embarrassing situation .

Question 26

settle down

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to accept the responsibility and live a calmer life

Question 27

run-down

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(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted

Question 28

lighten up

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to cheer up

Question 29

man up

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Behave with courage or conviction.

Question 30

play something down

Accepted Answer

to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is

Question 31

shut down

Accepted Answer

to close

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