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PHRASAL |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES / TRANSLATION |
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narrow down
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reduce
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The suspects now have been
narrowed down to three. |
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nip along
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hurry
(colloquial) |
The small car nipped along at
sixty miles an hour. |
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nip in
|
enter
quickly before |
When he saw the door open,
Henry's cat nipped in. |
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nip off
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leave, go
away (colloquial) |
I'm really sorry but I will
have to nip off soon. |
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nip out
|
go out for
a short time |
We all decided to nip out for
fresh air. |
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nod off
|
fall sleep |
Half the bus passengers
were nodding off. |
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nose out
|
find out,
ascertain |
Mrs. Ferling nosed out the
cause of the rumour. |
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number off
|
call out a
number: |
The boys numbered off from left
to right. |
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