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PHRASAL |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES / TRANSLATION |
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face up to |
1)
withstand |
1) The explorers faced up to
terrible experiences. |
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2) accept and deal with, |
2) Learn to face up to the truth no matter how much it hurts. |
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fade away |
become
weaker or fainter, |
The sound gradually
faded away
when they appeared. |
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fag out |
exhaust
(slang) |
The long journey has fagged me
out. |
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fall back |
recede, retreat |
As soon as the enemy fell back, the soldiers returned to their homes in
Spain. |
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fall back on |
turn to for help, make use of |
Because of unexpected expenses, we had to
fall back on |
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fall behind |
be passed by others |
Our runner seems to have fallen behind.
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fall behind with |
fail to pay a sum of money |
Jones fell behind with his payments for the car and had to borrow money.
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fall down |
lose one's balance |
Charles tripped over a stone and fell down.
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fall for |
1) be
attracted by the |
1) Robert soon fell for the
beautiful Monica. |
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2) succumb to a trick or |
2) He always falls for every lie his friends tell him. |
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fall in with
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come
across, |
The student fell in with some
young girls and went to the movies with them. |
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fall off
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become less,
decrease |
Attendance at the concerts has
been falling off
lately. |
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fall out with
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quarrel
with |
Mrs. Davidson fell out with her
neighbor Miss. Roolings. |
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fall through
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not happen, fail a
plan, |
A brilliant plan for a new
bridge fell through after a year. |
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fed up with
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bored,
tired |
I'm fed up with my present
job. What about you? |
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feed up
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fatten |
Those turkeys have been fed up
specially for Christmas. |
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feel like
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be willing
to |
I don't feel like going to the
movies tonight. |
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feel up to
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feel able
or strong enough |
Do you feel up to making that
long and exhausting journey? |
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fend off
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repel |
The goalkeeper
fended off
most attacks but we could win. |
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ferret out
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search out,
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It was really hard but we managed to
ferret out
the information. |
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fiddle about with
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waste time,
fail to use |
You will be late if you fiddle
about with your hair any longer. |
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figure out
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solve,
understand |
I can't
figure out what
happened yesterday at the office. |
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figure up
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calculate,
compute |
Can you figure the total cost
up? |
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file down
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smooth or
wear by filing |
The locksmith filed down my key
so that it would fit the lock. |
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fill in
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add information, |
Please
fill in this form
by tomorrow. |
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fill in for
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substitute
for, temporarily |
Doris said she would fill in
for me if I was sick. |
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fill in on
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supply
information that |
I couldn't go to the English
class yesterday. Could you fill me |
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fill out |
1) complete
(forms, etc) by |
1) I
filled out the form
with all my personal data. |
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2) become less thin, plump |
Maria used to be thinner, but
lately she has begun to fill out. |
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fill up
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1) make
full (forms, etc) |
1) Fill up this form according
with the instructions. |
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2) fill completely, make completely full (a container) |
2) Fill
up the glasses
with Argentine wine and let us toast the birthday girl!! |
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filter out
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become
public |
The news of Pauline's divorce
soon filtered out. |
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find out
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discover,
learn |
Have you found out the title of
the novel yet? |
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find out about
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get information about |
I found about his situation a
minute ago. |
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finish up
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1) end
(separable |
1) The meeting finished up with
a concerto in the garden. |
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2) end one's career |
2) Father finished up by becoming Director of Education. |
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fire up |
become
angry |
Sandra fired up when her
brother told her to leave. |
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fit in with
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be suited
to, be suitable, |
She doesn't
fit in with
our
group. |
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fix up
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1) repair |
1) The mechanic soon fixed up
the car. |
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2) arrange, organise in
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2) We must fix up the next meeting before we leave. |
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flame out |
burst
suddenly into flame |
The fire flamed out when the
wind arose. |
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flood out |
force to
leave because |
Twenty villagers were flooded
out yesterday. |
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fly back |
return by
air |
They will fly back on Saturday
afternoon. |
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fly over |
fly to
where someone is |
After many
invitations, my parents finally accepted
and flew over to spend some time with us. |
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fold up |
bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
Please fold up the newspaper
after reading it. |
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follow on |
follow
after an interval |
Please go ahead. We will follow
on when we have rested. |
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follow up |
pursue to a conclusion, |
Diana followed up my
recommendations and passed the exam. |
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fool around
with |
not be
serious, |
He likes to
fool around in cybercafes all day. |
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frighten into
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control by
fear |
The little girl
frightened
her brother
into
obeying her. |
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frown on
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disapprove
of |
Absenteeism is
frowned on
in most companies. |
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fumble about
for
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feel about
uncertainly |
He fumbled about for his key
but it wasn't in his pocket. |
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