| arise from |
be the result of |
cause and effect |
| bring about |
cause to happen |
cause and effect |
| bring in |
earn; produce as revenue |
haves and have-nots |
| bring in |
collect |
haves and have-nots |
| bring in |
introduce |
time management |
| bring off |
accomplish successfully |
for better or for worse |
| bring on |
cause; cause to arise |
cause and effect |
| bring out |
publish |
business and finance |
| bring out |
reveal clearly |
connections and revelations |
| bring round to |
persuade a person to accept |
acceptance and agreement |
| bring up |
emit by vomiting |
escaping and departing |
| bring up |
mention |
oral & written communication |
| carry off |
attempt successfully |
for better or for worse |
| carry on |
continue |
time management |
| carry with |
gain the support of |
acceptance and agreement |
| catch on |
begin to be adopted |
acceptance and agreement |
| come about |
happen; follow |
cause and effect |
| come across |
find; discover |
perception & judgement |
| come across |
meet by chance |
travel and visits |
| come by |
obtain; come to have |
haves and have-nots |
| come down on |
reprimand; criticise strongly |
perception & judgement |
| come in for |
receive (money) |
haves and have-nots |
| come off |
turn out to be successful |
for better or for worse |
| come out |
appear in print |
business and finance |
| come out of |
result from |
cause and effect |
| come round |
regain consciousness |
for better or for worse |
| come round |
visit |
travel and visits |
| come to |
amount to |
business and finance |
| come to |
be a matter or a question of |
connections and revelations |
| come up |
be as good as |
business and finance |
| come up to |
approach (come) |
travel and visits |
| cut back on |
economise |
business and finance |
| cut down |
fell |
good & bad behaviour |
| cut down on |
reduce |
business and finance |
| cut in on |
interrupt |
oral & written communication |
| cut off |
isolate |
connections and revelations |
| cut out |
abandon |
haves and have-nots |
| cut out |
eliminate |
business and finance |
| cut out for |
suited to |
business and finance |
| cut up |
upset |
good & bad feelings |
| do about |
take action concerning |
connections and revelations |
| do away with |
abolish; get rid of |
haves and have-nots |
| do in |
murder |
good & bad behaviour |
| do out of |
cheat |
good & bad behaviour |
| do someone down |
cheat |
good & bad behaviour |
| do up |
refurbish; decorate |
DIY and work |
| do with |
make use of |
DIY and work |
| do with |
relating to |
connections and revelations |
| do without |
forego; manage without |
haves and have-nots |
| fall back on |
depend on (in a crisis) |
haves and have-nots |
| fall down |
fail; prove unsatisfactory |
for better or for worse |
| fall for |
become attracted to |
good & bad feelings |
| fall for |
be tricked by |
good & bad behaviour |
| fall in with |
agree with; be in accord with |
acceptance and agreement |
| fall in with |
meet by chance |
travel and visits |
| fall off |
deteriorate (profits) |
for better or for worse |
| fall off |
decline in numbers |
business and finance |
| fall out |
quarrel |
good & bad feelings |
| fall over oneself |
be over anxious to help |
good & bad behaviour |
| fall short |
fail to reach the mark |
for better or for worse |
| fall through |
fail to materialise, collapse |
for better or for worse |
| feel put out |
feel angry |
good & bad feelings |
| get about |
spread |
cause and effect |
| get about |
travel |
travel and visits |
| get about |
walk |
travel and visits |
| get along |
progress |
for better or for worse |
| get along |
go; depart |
escaping and departing |
| get along |
manage; pay one’s way |
time management |
| get at |
criticise |
perception & judgement |
| get at |
mean; imply |
oral & written communication |
| get away |
escape |
escaping and departing |
| get away with |
escape being reprimanded for |
escaping and departing |
| get by |
pass |
acceptance and agreement |
| get by |
manage |
time management |
| get down |
depress |
good & bad feelings |
| get down to |
give serious attention to |
cause and effect |
| get in(to) |
arrive in |
travel and visits |
| get off |
be allowed to go free |
escaping and departing |
| get off |
disembark |
travel and visits |
| get off with |
make love to |
good & bad feelings |
| get on |
progress; fare; prosper |
for better or for worse |
| get on |
go |
escaping and departing |
| get on |
manage |
time management |
| get on |
continue doing something |
time management |
| get on one’s nerves |
annoy |
good & bad feelings |
| get out of |
avoid doing something |
cause and effect |
| get over |
recover from illness or surprise |
for better or for worse |
| get over |
explain; convey facts |
oral & written communication |
| get something over |
finish |
time management |
| get the better of |
prove superior |
good & bad behaviour |
| get to |
reach |
travel and visits |
| give away |
betray |
good & bad behaviour |
| give away |
reveal (a secret) |
connections and revelations |
| give in |
surrender; yield |
for better or for worse |
| give off |
emit |
escaping and departing |
| give out |
distribute |
haves and have-nots |
| give out |
cease to function (machine) |
DIY and work |
| give over |
cease to do something |
time management |
| give up |
surrender |
for better or for worse |
| give up |
abandon; cease doing |
haves and have-nots |
| given to |
addicted to |
good & bad feelings |
| go by |
judge by |
perception & judgement |
| go down |
sink |
travel and visits |
| go down well with |
please |
good & bad feelings |
| go down with |
be received by |
acceptance and agreement |
| go for |
attack |
good & bad behaviour |
| go for |
aim at |
business and finance |
| go for |
apply to; be true of |
connections and revelations |
| go in for |
indulge; adopt |
acceptance and agreement |
| go into |
examine |
perception & judgement |
| go off |
deteriorate (food) |
for better or for worse |
| go off |
explode |
DIY and work |
| go off |
vanish |
escaping and departing |
| go off |
run its course |
time management |
| go on |
happen; take place; continue |
cause and effect |
| go on |
continue without interruption |
time management |
| go out |
cease to burn |
DIY and work |
| go out |
leave the house |
escaping and departing |
| go towards |
approach (go) |
travel and visits |
| go with |
match |
connections and revelations |
| going on for |
almost; approximately |
time management |
| hold forth |
make a speech |
oral & written communication |
| hold on |
continue without stopping |
time management |
| hold over |
defer |
time management |
| hold to |
agree with |
acceptance and agreement |
| hold to |
abide by |
acceptance and agreement |
| hold up |
stop (traffic) |
travel and visits |
| hold up |
stop (with intent to rob) |
travel and visits |
| hold up |
delay |
time management |
| hold up |
exhibit; put forward |
oral & written communication |
| keep back |
conceal; withhold |
haves and have-nots |
| keep down |
repress |
good & bad behaviour |
| keep out |
exclude |
connections and revelations |
| keep to |
adhere to |
acceptance and agreement |
| keep up |
maintain |
time management |
| lay by |
put aside |
business and finance |
| lay down |
state clearly & definitely |
oral & written communication |
| lay down one’s life |
sacrifice one’e life |
good & bad behaviour |
| lay into |
attack |
good & bad behaviour |
| lay off |
dismiss |
DIY and work |
| lay on |
provide facilities |
haves and have-nots |
| lay on |
connect (a supply) |
DIY and work |
| lay out |
cause to fall |
good & bad behaviour |
| lay out |
spend or invest (money) |
business and finance |
| lay up |
be confined to bed (ill) |
for better or for worse |
| look after |
take care of |
good & bad behaviour |
| look down on |
regard with contempt |
good & bad feelings |
| look for |
seek |
perception & judgement |
| look in |
visit for a short time |
travel and visits |
| look into |
examine; investigate |
perception & judgement |
| look on |
regard a person as |
perception & judgement |
| look to |
turn to (for advice) |
oral & written communication |
| look up |
verify (facts) |
perception & judgement |
| look up |
pay a visit to someone |
travel and visits |
| look up to |
admire |
good & bad feelings |
| make do with |
manage |
time management |
| make for |
go towards |
travel and visits |
| make off |
run away |
escaping and departing |
| make out |
pretend |
good & bad behaviour |
| make out |
understand |
perception & judgement |
| make out |
discern |
perception & judgement |
| make out |
write out (a cheque) |
oral & written communication |
| make up |
end a quarrel |
good & bad feelings |
| make up |
compose |
oral & written communication |
| make up (mind) |
decide |
perception & judgement |
| make up for |
compensate for |
acceptance and agreement |
| pass away |
die |
for better or for worse |
| pass off |
disappear gradually (pain) |
for better or for worse |
| pass on |
die |
for better or for worse |
| pass on |
transmit |
oral & written communication |
| pass oneself off as |
pretend to be |
good & bad behaviour |
| pass out |
faint |
for better or for worse |
| pass over |
overlook; ignore |
perception & judgement |
| pass over |
leave unconsidered |
perception & judgement |
| pass up |
forego |
haves and have-nots |
| pull away |
accelerate |
travel and visits |
| pull back |
withdraw |
business and finance |
| pull in |
stop (park) |
travel and visits |
| pull off |
succeed in; clinch, achieve |
for better or for worse |
| pull out of |
withdraw |
business and finance |
| pull out of |
begin to move away from |
travel and visits |
| pull round |
recover from illness |
for better or for worse |
| pull through |
recover from illness |
for better or for worse |
| pull together |
make a concerted effort |
cause and effect |
| put about |
set in circulation |
cause and effect |
| put across |
communicate; explain |
oral & written communication |
| put away |
store |
haves and have-nots |
| put by |
brush aside |
acceptance and agreement |
| put by |
set aside |
haves and have-nots |
| put down |
humiliate |
good & bad feelings |
| put down |
kill painlessly |
good & bad behaviour |
| put down |
suppress |
good & bad behaviour |
| put down |
pay (money) in a lump sum |
business and finance |
| put down |
write down |
oral & written communication |
| put down to |
attribute to |
perception & judgement |
| put forward |
suggest; propose |
oral & written communication |
| put in for |
apply for |
oral & written communication |
| put off |
cause to lose interest |
good & bad feelings |
| put off |
deter |
business and finance |
| put off |
delay |
time management |
| put off |
postpone |
time management |
| put on |
cause to function (light) |
DIY and work |
| put on |
gather speed |
travel and visits |
| put oneself out |
take great trouble |
good & bad behaviour |
| put out |
extinguish |
DIY and work |
| put over |
communicate; explain |
oral & written communication |
| put up |
erect |
DIY and work |
| put up |
accommodate |
DIY and work |
| put up with |
bear; tolerate |
good & bad feelings |
| put upon |
take advantage of |
good & bad behaviour |
| stand back |
not come too near |
escaping and departing |
| stand by |
stick to (what you say) |
acceptance and agreement |
| stand for |
mean |
business and finance |
| stand in for |
act as a substitute for |
cause and effect |
| stand out |
be noticeable; protrude |
connections and revelations |
| take after |
resemble in features or character |
connections and revelations |
| take down |
write down; record |
oral & written communication |
| take from |
detract from |
for better or for worse |
| take in |
deceive |
good & bad behaviour |
| take in |
understand |
perception & judgement |
| take in |
include |
connections and revelations |
| take in |
receive |
travel and visits |
| take off |
mimic |
good & bad behaviour |
| take off |
succeed rapidly |
good & bad behaviour |
| take off |
leave the ground |
travel and visits |
| take on |
employ |
DIY and work |
| take out |
extract |
escaping and departing |
| take over |
obtain control of |
good & bad behaviour |
| take over from |
change places with |
haves and have-nots |
| take to |
get to like |
good & bad feelings |
| take to |
find easy |
for better or for worse |
| take to |
begin |
acceptance and agreement |
| take up |
adopt |
acceptance and agreement |
| take up |
start |
haves and have-nots |
| take up |
raise a question |
oral & written communication |
| turn down |
refuse; reject |
acceptance and agreement |
| turn in |
go to bed |
escaping and departing |
| turn on |
attack |
good & bad behaviour |
| turn on |
open (a tap) |
DIY and work |
| turn out |
clear of its contents |
DIY and work |
| turn out |
produce; make |
DIY and work |
| turn out |
expel; compel to leave |
connections and revelations |
| turn out |
prove |
cause and effect |
| turn out |
transpire |
time management |
| turn over |
handle |
business and finance |
| turn over a new leaf |
behave better |
good & bad behaviour |
| turn to |
change to |
DIY and work |
| turn to |
apply to (for advice) |
oral & written communication |