Phrases

Run

• run through (check) : run through the book, run the problem through a machine
• run off (leave quickly): I am gonna run off
• run about (being busy doing sth) : he is running about his business
• run over: you run over my foot
• run for (try to get a political office): he is going to run for mayor

Pull 

• pull off (successfully complete a task): I don't know how to pull this off
• pull over (stop your car): you can pull over by the green house
• pull through (to recover from a disease): thank god he pulled through

Pay

• pay 50 dollars
• pay for the service / dinner
• pay with a credit card
• pay attention
• pay the price: you will pay the price
• pay off: I paid off my loan
• pay back: I will pay you back tomorrow
• pay someone to do sth:

Get, Turn, Go, Grow

• get: it's getting colder
• turn (color, age): the leaves turned yellow
• go (bad): He went crazy.
• grow (gradually): The company's performance has grown stronger.

Take

• take off (shoes, plane, business, time-off)
• take on (responsibility): she took on more responsibility
• take over: google took over this company
• take up (time): this project took up too much time
• take out the trash
• take it back (somebody's word)
• take down these notes
• take care of
• take part in: I take part in this match
• take place: the meeting will take place tomorrow
• take advantage of 
• take responsibilites for
• take notes
• take action
• take effect: the new law takes effect next month
• take turns: lets take turns driving
• take a break / look / change / shower

Put

• put on
• put off (deliberately): I put off going to the dentist
• put up: They put up a tent
• put away: put your toys away
• put out: put out the fire
• put together: I put the desk together
• put up with: I can't put up with the noise anymore.
• put down

Set

• set up (arrange): I set up a meeting for tomorrow.
• set out (start a trip): we set out early in the morning
• set aside (save): I set aside some money each month.
• set back (delayed by an accident): the accident set us back by 2 hours.
• set down (write sth officially): the rules are set down in the contract
• set in (begin and seem likely to continue): winter has set in.
• set off ( start a journey, trigger): We set off at 6. / The fire set off the alarm. 

 Hold

• hold on: hold on a minute
• hold up (delay): traffic held us up
• hold back (stop yourself from doing sth): she couldn't hold back her tears.
• hold off (wait before taking action, you need more information): Let's hold off until we get more information.
• hold out (continute to resist): They held out for three days.
• hold down (keep sth under control): he's been able to hold down for a full-time job.

Use

• use up (consume completely): Don't use up all the water
• be used to: I am used to this weather
• used to: I used to live in Canada
• make use of (take advantage of): you should make use of this opportunity
• put to use (start to use): We finally put the software to use
• find a use for (discover a purpose of): I finally found a use for this old box

Through, by

• through (+process, method, system, channel): generate renevues through income tax
• by (+doing sth) : by reading books

Subject

• subject someone to sth （test, therapy...）: they subject the patients to whold-body CT scans.

Found

• found in (inside a place, as part of): music was found in many parts of everyday life.
• found at (at specific location)

Let, Have, Get, Make

• let sb do (allow sb to do sth)
• have sb to do (arrange it, duty, job): I had my assistant to send this email.
• get sb to do (persuade): I got my child to eat vegetables.
• get (arrange) sth done : get my door fixed / get my gear reimbersed / 
• make sb do (force): My boss make me work overtime.

Get

• get times / moments when (sometimes) when : you get times when you just don't care any longer
• get up (wake up)
• get back (return): when did you get back from work
• get in (enter): get in the car
• get out: get out of the car
• get off (leave) : get off on the next station
• get away with (escape): he got away with punishment

Apply

• apply for (request sth): apply for a visa
• apply to (submit, place / organization, be relevant to): apply to RBC, this rule applies to everyone
• apply onesefl to sth (word hard on) : apply yourself to this study

Knock

• knock on the door
• knock over (tip sth over) : I accidentally knocked over my coffee.
• knock down (hit sth so it falls) : the wind knocked down sevaral trees
• knock out (make unconsiciou)

Scatter

• scatter around : clothes are scattered around the room
• scatter across: stars are scattered across the sky
• scatter sth over: scatter cheese over the pizza
• scatter somebody: the explosion scattered the crowd

Mix

• mix up (confused) : I mixed up you and your brother
• mix with (combine with) : oil doesn't mix with water
• mix in (add and stir) : mix in some chopped onions.
• mix together (combine ingredients) : mix together the flour and suger
• mixed feelings: I have mixed feelings about moving to another city
• mixed race: she comes from a mixed-race family

Cut

• cut costs : the company is trying to cut costs
• cut down on : I am trying to cut down on sugar
• cut out : I've cut out junk food
• cut off (stop or interrupt) : The power was cut off
• cut up (cut into pieces) : cut up vegetables before cooking

Come

• come in (enter)
• come out (appear) : the stars come out at night
• come along with (accompany) : come along with us
• come back : she came back late at night
• come up (arise) : a problem came up during the meeting
• come over (visit) : why don't you come over tonight
• come true (become reality)
• come from (originate) : this tradition comes from Italy
• come down (decrease) : the prices have come down
• come up with (think of) : she came up with a great plan.

Agree

• agree with (have the same opinion) : I totally agree with her
• agree to (accept a plan) : We agreed to this plan

Believe

• believe in (have faith in) : I believe in hard work
• believe someone (trust a person's word) : I believe you
• believe or not (surprisingly) : believe it or not, he is 90 year's old

Wrap

• wrap up (finish sth) : let's wrap up this meeting
• wrap up (summarize) : to wrap up, here are the main points
• wrap around (go around) : the scarf wraps around her neck
• wrap in (to cover sth with a material) : wrap the gift in colourful paper
• wrap with (to say what meterial is used) : wrap the package with the tape
• that's a wrap. (When a project is finished)

Commit

• he commited a crime / she commited murder
• commited to (promise) : she commited to exericising everyday. / you should commit yourself to learning English

Wreck

• wreck (ruin) someone's plans 
• wreck someone's day

Collide

• collide with : the car collided with the truck
• collide : two cars collided on the high way
• collided head-on : two cars collided head-on

Crash

• crash into (use when one thing hits another) : the car crashed into a tree
• crash with : the truck crashed with a car
• crashed (stops working) : my computer crashed

Strike

• strke (to hit) : he struck the table with his fist
• strke someone as (to give someone a particular impression) : he strikes me as very honest
• strke a balance (find a reasonable compromise) : we need to strike a balance between work and family.

Prepare

• prepare for an event or situation : prepare for an exam
• prepare to (get ready to do sth) : prepare to leave
• prepare sth (make or get sth ready) : prepare a report

End

• end up with : I ended up with two offers
• end up + doing
• end up + adj : everything ended up fine
• end up + somewhere : he ended up in Toronto. / She ended up in hospital

Weigh

• weigh + number (have a weight of) : I weigh 70 kilograms
• weigh + object (mesuare the weight) : The doctor weighed the bady
• weigh in at (have a weight of): The boxer weighed in at 70 kilograms
• weigh on someone (stress): The problem is weighing on me. 
• weigh the pros and cons

Think

• think about: I've been thinking about changing my job
• think of: I just thought of sth
• think it over
• think ahead
• think ... through : you need to think it through
• think highly of : I think highly of him
• think nothing of (don't take it seriously) : He thinks nothing of being late

Worn

• worn out (tired or used up): I am completely worn out
• wear down: the stress is wearing me down
• wear off (disappear): the painkillers have worn off
• worn away (gradually) : The waves have worn away the rocks

Stab

• stab someone : he stabbed him with a knife
• stab in the back

Try

• try to do (make an effort to do)
• try doing (do sth as an experiment)
• try sth out (test sth to see how well it works)
• give it a try

Hang on

• hang on a second. 
• hang on (keep doing)
• hang up (end a phone call) : don't hang up
• hang in there (dont't give up)

Pitch

• pitch something to someone (try to sell or present an idea) : he pitched his idea to his manager / I need to pitch this project to the client / she gave a great pitch
• pitch (sales presentation) : I have a pitch tomorrow / what's your pitch / elevator pitch
• pitch (throw) : he pitched the ball to me
• pitch (in music) : high-pitched voice
• pitch in (contribute) : everyone pitched in to finish this project / can you pitch in?

Pass

• pass through : we passed through the tunnel
• pass (ticket) : I have a parking pass
• pass sth on to : I will pass the message on to him
• pass by: I saw him while i was passing by

Check

• check with : I will check with my HR
• check this out (look at this)
• I will double-check it

Against

• compare ... against: compare the data against this book
• check ... against: check it against the databse
• verify ... against: we need to verify the information against the original data
• against : I am against this idea / are you for or against this proposal
• play ... against somebody: we played against a strong opponent
• lean ... against sth: he leaned against the wall
• protect against sth : this vaccine protects against virus

Fill

• fill in : fill in my information
• fill out : fill out the form
• fill ... with : fill the bottle with water
• fill the position : we need someone to fill this position
• fill up : i filled up the gas tank

Cover

• cover with: cover the food with plastic wrap
• cover a topic : this course covers Java, Spring...
• cover the cost : does this insurance cover the dental treatment
• cover for : Can you cover for me tomorrow

Hide

• hide sth : I hid the key under the mattress
• hide from someone: he was hiding from me

Lie

• lie (dishonesty, by using words)
• lie to someone 
• lie about sth

Deceive

• deceive someone : he deceived me

Interfere (Negative)

• interfere with sth : don't let this interfere with your work (concentration, mood, thoughts)
• interfer in (deal with other people's things, like relationship, business) : I don't like to interfere in his business / relationship

Intervene (Solve problem)

• intervene in (someone step into a situation to change it) : the police intervened in this fight
• intervene to do sth : the police intervened to stop this fight
• intervene between : he intervened between the students

Insist (With a strong determination)

• insist on : he insisted on paying for dinner
• insist that + sentence : he insisted that he is innocent

Wedge (Force sht into a tight place)

• wedge : he wedged his phone between these two seats
• be wedged between : my car was wedged between two trucks

End

• end up  + place / condition / doing / adjective(finally be in a particular situation, often unexpected , place, condition, adjective) : I ended up in Toronto.  / I planned to study, but i ended up watching TV
• end up with (to finally get, have) : he ended up with nothing

Mess

• a mess  (messy): your room is a mess
• make a mess (make sth dirty and untidy) : don't make a mess
• clean up the mess: can you clean up the mess
• mess up (make a mistake / do sth badly): i messed up the interview
• mess with someone / sht : don't mess with me . don't mess with my computer
• mess around (waste time) : stop messing around

Push

• push for sth (strongly try to get sth) : we are pushing for a higher salary
• push someone to do sth
• push back (resist, oppose) : the client pushed back on the proposal
• push through : we need to push though the difficult part
• push around (bully) : he is not someone you can push around
• push your luck (take a risk by asking for too much): you've already asked for two days off. don't push your luck

Resist

• resist (+ noun) : He resisted the pressure
• resist (+ doing) : I couldn't resist laughing
• resist the urge / temptation : 
• resist pressure: you have to resist peer pressure
• resist change : some people resist change
• be resistant to : the material is resistant to heat

Sneak

• sneak into : he sneaked into the room
• sneak out of place: he sneaked out of the house
• sneak away : I sneaked away while nobody was looking
• sneak up on: he sneaked up on me
• sneak a look at: I sneaked a look at his phone
• sneak sth into sth: he sneaked a joke into his presentation

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