grammar one

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do whatever is advised / suggested
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act on
The PM said that he would speak to his advisors and then act on their advice.
behave awkwardly or badly / not work properly
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act up (inf)
The baby has been acting up all day. I think she must be teething.
respond rudely to sb
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answer (sb) back (inf)
be responsible for sth / pay for / vouch for
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answer for
The accused will answer for his actions in the highest court in the land.
cease to oppose or demand
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back down
Faced with such formidable opposition to his proposal, he had no choice but to back down.
withdraw (from)
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back out (of)
It's too late to back out of the deal.
support / confirm
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back up
I was prepared to back up her story because I knew it was the truth.
be relevant to / affect
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bear on (f)
The Minister's statement has no bearing on this case.
be patient
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bear with
If you can bear with me a little longer, i'll try to explain the reasons behind our actions.
to be in favour with, share secrets with
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be in with
Susan gets all the perks because she's in with the administration.
to be demeaning (poniżenie)
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be beneath sb
She feels it is beneath her to socialise with uneducated people.
to be about to receive punishment / trouble
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be in for it
He'll be in for it when his parents discover he took the money.
a) to cease to want or be interested in sth, b) to have come loose, detached from sth, c) to stay away from work/school, d) to cancel, e) to be bad, unhealthy
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be off
Our dog has been of his food for days now.
to be shown on television, at the cinema, etc.
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be on
Do you know what's on at the cinema tonight?
a) to do, b) to depend on
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be up to
I don't know what he's been up to, but he looks very embarrassed.
nearly, almost/except
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all but
I've all but finished; just give me a few minutes.
exhausted
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all in (inf)
I don't think I'll go out tonight. I'm all in.
altogether
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all told
I've been following the election campaigne and all told I think the government will win the election.
in spite of
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for all
For all his hard work, he didn't get a promotion.
used to express annoyance / surprise because a certain person was thought to be unsuitable
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of all people
I never expected you of all people to say such a thing!
from the beginning
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all along
I don't know how they found out, but they've known about it all along.
yet, however
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all the same
He promised to come to the party on Friday; all the same I don't think we should count on him.
when everything is considered
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all in all
All in all, it seemed to be quite a good suggestion.
as far as i know
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for all I know
She told me her name was Joan but for all I know she could be lying.
I don't care
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for all I care
You can take the whole lot for all I care.
consider sth
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take sth into account
because of
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on account of
I haven't been able to travel much lately on account of my car having broken down.
under no circumstances
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on no account
The meeting tomorrow is very important; on no account should you be late.
for this / that reason
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on this / that account
There's been a hurricane in Manila, and all flights have been cancelled on that account.
broadcasting
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on the air (opp. off the air)
it exists, but not talked about
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in the air
There's a feeling of anticipation in the air at the moment.
uncertain
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up in the air
The future is still up in the air; he can't decide wheather to become a surgeon or a psychiatrist.
remove suspicion or bad feeling
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clear the air
Instead of bottling up your feelings, let's talk about it and clear the air.
be very angry
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be up in arms
The villagers are up in arms about the proposed motorway.
on the look-out; expecting sth
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on the alert
The fire fighters are always on the alert for forest fires, particularly in the summer.

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