phrasale 1-3

1. act up

to behave awkwardly or badly

2. answer (sb) back

to speak rudely to sb

3. answer back

to defend oneself

4. answer for

to be responsible for sth

5. answer to

to be under the command of sb

6. back down

to cease to oppose

7. back out of

to withdraw from

8. back up

to support

9. be beneath sb

to be demeaning

10. be down on

to be hostile to sb

11. be down with

to be ill (with a disease)

12. be in for it

to be about to receive punishment/trouble

13. be in with

to be in favour with; share secrets with

14. be into (informal)

to take an interest in sth

15. be off

(1) to cease to want or be interested in sth, (2) to have come loose, detached from sth, (3) to stay away from work/school, (4) to cancel, (5) to be bad, unhealthy (usu food)

16. be on

to be shown on television, at the cinema etc

17. be out

(1) to be in bloom, (2) to be extin-guished, (3) to be removed, (4) to be absent (from home or work), (5) to be wrong in calculation, (6) to be unfashionable

18. be up to

(1) to do, (2) to depend on

19. bear on

to be relevant to

20. bear with

to tolerate

21. bank on

to depend on

22. bear out

to support the truth of

23. become of

to happen to

24. blink at

to show surprise

25. blow over

to stop

26. blow up

to explode

27. book up

to reserve

28. break away

to escape from captivity

29. break down

(1) to fail to function, (2) to lose control of feelings

30. break in

(1) to interrupt, (2) to enter a building by force

31. break off

to end sth suddenly

32. break out

(1) to start suddenly (of violent events), (2) to escape from a place

33. break through

(1) to make a discovery, (2) to come out from behind cover

34. break up

(1) to end a relationship, (2) to disperse

35. break with

to give up sth

36. brush up

to improve by study

37. build up

to aquire gradually

38. bring about

to cause

39. bring in

to introduce (law, idea)

40. bring off

to succeed in (sth difficult)

41. bring on

to cause an illness

42. bring out

to publish

43. bring round/to

to cause sb to regain consciousness

44. bring up

(1) to stop, (2) to mention a subject, (3) to vomit, (4) to raise a child

45. call at

to visit briefly

46. call back

to ask to return

47. call for

to need, to demand

48. call in

to consult

49. call off

to cancel

50. call out

to cause to go on strike

51. call up

to conscript

52. carry off

to succeed in doing sth difficult

53. carry on

(1) to continue, (2) to behave wildly

54. carry out

to fulfil or perform sth

55. carry over

to last from another time

56. carry through

to complete sth in spite of difficulties

57. catch at

to try to hold on use sth

58. catch on

to become popular

59. catch up

to reach sb who is ahead

60. chip in

to add one's share of money

61. clear away

to remove

62. clear of

to find innocent

63. clear off

to run away

64. clear out

to get rid of unwanted things

65. clear up

(of the weather) to brighten

66. charge to

to record sth as a debt to be paid by sb

67. charge with

to accuse sb of sth (esp in a court of law)