Question 1

write off

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cancel a bad debt or a worthless asset from an account

Question 2

tell off

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scold, reprimand, admonish

Question 3

come across

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find by chance

Question 4

run over

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hit with a car

Question 5

tell apart

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to distinguish between, tell the difference between

Question 6

see out

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accompany sb to an exit

Question 7

go through with

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complete a promise or plan - usually unwillingly

Question 8

sort out

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find the solution, work out

Question 9

pull down

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to demolish

Question 10

put down

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criticise, make someone feel stupid

Question 11

put down

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kill (a sick/old animal)

Question 12

catch up on

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get up to date with work etc

Question 13

get away with

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escape punishment

Question 14

bring about

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cause to happen

Question 15

answer to

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explain a bad behavior

Question 16

cry out for

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to need a particular thing very much

Question 17

blow up

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to explode

Question 18

blow up

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to fill with air; to inflate a balloon / a tire / a football, etc.

Question 19

blow up

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to become very angry

Question 20

confess to

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to admit

Question 21

confide in

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to tell someone secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them

Question 22

congratulate on

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to praise sb for an achievement

Question 23

consent to

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give permission for/agree to

Question 24

consist of

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to be made up of

Question 25

consistent with

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in agreement with, congruent with

Question 26

consult with

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to discuss something with someone before you make a decision

Question 27

consumption

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eating or drinking

Question 28

content with

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satisfied with, pleased with

Question 29

contrary to

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in opposition to, against

Question 30

contrast between

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a difference between two people or things

Question 31

be in use

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while functioning

Question 32

off colour

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slightly unwell, under the weather

Question 33

be on the increase

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to be increasing

Question 34

be in the wrong

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to be responsible for a mistake or something bad that has happened

Question 35

be out of touch

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lose contact with

Question 36

to be under repair

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being repaired

Question 37

off-limits

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restricted from access or use; forbidden

Question 38

on the outskirts

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the outer parts of a town or city

Question 39

under sb's breath

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in a very low voice

Question 40

in poverty

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in a state of being poor

Question 41

be in the mood for

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fancy, feel like

Question 42

feel out of place

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feel uncomfortable somewhere

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