Sunday, May 1, 2016

Two and three part verb idiom

TWO-AND THREE-PART VERBS


VERB
MEANING

VERB
MEANING
break into
unlawfully enter

keep it up
continue
brush up on
review; relearn

lay off
fire/dismiss
call for
request; suggest

look after
take care of
call off
cancel

look into
Investigate
call on
visit

look it over
look at it briefly
call up
telephone

pick up
come and get
carry it off
succeed

pull it off
succeed
carry on
continue

put off
delay
come across
unexpectedly find

put on
dress in
come down with
get sick with

put up with
tolerate
cut down
decrease it

run into
unexpectedly meet
cut it out
stop it

run out of
completely use the supply of
cut off
stop the supply of

show off
try to attract attention
get ahead
advance

show up
arrive
get along
be friendly

take place
happen
get over
recover from

take turns
alternate
get rid of
throw away

take up
begin (a hobby)
give away
donate

turn down
refuse
give back
return

turn in
submit
give up
surrender

turn into
become
hold off
postpone

wear out
tire

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