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Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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Abide
by
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Respect, obey,
follow
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Account
for
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Explain,
justify
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Act
on
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Pursue
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Act
up
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Pain or
annoyance, misbehave
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Add
up
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Make sense, come,
develop into, tally count
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Adhere
to
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Support,
follow, obey, abide by, stand by
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Advise
against
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Deter,
discourage, put off
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Agree
with
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Same
opinion, coincide, match up
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Aim
at
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Direct
toward a target, pinpoint, focus on
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Allow
for
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Take into consideration,
bear on mind
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Answer
back
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Reply rudely,
riposte, argue
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Answer
for
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Be
responsible for something, Speak on behalf of someone
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Appeal
to
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To use as a
promise, attract, please
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Apply
for
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Make a formal
request, request, demand
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Ask
after
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Enquire
about someone’s well being
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Ask
around
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To enquire
about something to different people
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Ask
out
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Invite
someone to lunch, dinner, cinema
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Avail
of
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Take advantage
of something
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Back
away
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Move backward,
in fear or dislike, back off, retreat, withdraw
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Back
down
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Withdraw,
yield
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Back
up
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Give support
or encourage, help, backing
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Bailout
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Pay money
to secure someone’s release, Rescue from financial difficulties, assist, save
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Bank
on
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Base your
hopes on something someone, trust, rely on
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Beef
up
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Improve or
make more substantial, reinforce, upgrade
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Black
out
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Faint, loose
consciousness, collapse
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Block
off
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Separate
using a barrier, isolate, close, bar
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Blow
up
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Explode,
detonate, destroy
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Boil
down to
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Be
summarized at, amount to, mean
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Break
away
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Escape from
captivity, cut loose
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Break
down
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Out of
order, Loose control of one’s emotions
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Break
into
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Enter by
force, break in, burgle
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Break
of
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Stop,
Discontinue, Stop speaking
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Break
out
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Start
suddenly, flight
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