Phrases with sentences(atleast 25)
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❂ Act on » (To take action because of something like information received) ⇛ The police were acting on a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed.
❂ Add up » (To make a mathematical total) ⇛We added up the bill to check it was correct.
❂ Aim at » (To target) ⇛The magazine is aimed at teenagers.
❂ Beat up » (Attack violently) ⇛The mugger beat him up and stole his wallet.
❂ Blow up » (Explode) ⇛The bomb blew up without any warning.
❂ Carry off » (Win) ⇛She carried off the first prize in the competition.
❂ Carry on » (Continue) ⇛Carry on quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
❂ Die away » (Become quieter or inaudible ) ⇛The last notes died away and the audience burst into applause.
❂ Die back » (When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive) ⇛The plant dies back in the winter.
❂ Die down » (Decrease or become quieter) ⇛It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually died down.
❂ Die for » (Want something a lot) ⇛I’m dying for the weekend- this week’s been so hard.
❂ Die off » (Become extinct) ⇛Most of the elm trees in the UK died off when Dutch elm disease arrived.
❂ Die out » (Become extinct or disappear ) ⇛Some scientists say that the dinosaurs died out when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
❂ Get ahead » (Progress) ⇛Nowadays, you need IT skills if you want to get ahead.
❂ Get ahead of » (Move in front of) ⇛I work at home in the evening to get ahead of schedule.
❂ Give up » (Stop doing something that has been a habit) ⇛I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.
❂ Hit on » (Have an idea) ⇛I suddenly hit on the solution.
❂ Hook up » (Meet someone) ⇛We hooked up at the conference.
❂ Kick about » (Discuss)⇛We kicked the idea about at the meeting.
❂ Move into » (Start living in a place) ⇛They moved into the house as soon as it was ready.
❂ When pigs fly » (Something that will never happen) ⇛When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.
❂ Once in a blue moon » (An event that happens infrequently) ⇛I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.
❂ To add insult to injury » (To make a situation worse) ⇛To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.
❂ See eye to eye » (This means agreeing with someone) ⇛They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.
❂ Ace in the hole » (Hidden strength or advantage) ⇛They'll win the game since their rookie goalkeeper is an ace in the hole.