| A | B |
|---|
| ask over | invite |
| bring s'th up | mention s'th |
| check in/into | register (at a hotel) |
| break out of | escape |
| figure out | understand by studying |
| come in | enter |
| go in | enter |
| fill in (GB) / fill out (US) | complete with information |
| give s'th back | return s'th (to s'one) |
| take s'th back | return s'th (to a store) |
| get out of (work) | avoid doing |
| go off (fireworks) | explode (fireworks) |
| grow out of s'th | realize that one is too old for s’th |
| look up to s'one | respect |
| ask s'one out 1 | invite s'one to go on a date |
| ask s'one out 2 | invite s'o to a restaurant, etc. |
| invite s'one to one's home | ask s'one over |
| block s'th out 1 | stop s'th from passing through |
| block s'th out 2 | prevent oneself from remembering a bad thought |
| extinguish s'th | blow s'th out |
| blow out 1 | extinguish |
| blow out 2 | explode |
| blow s'th up 1 | fill s'th with air |
| blow s'th up 2 | enlarge (an image) |
| blow s'th up 3 | explode |
| stop functioning unexpectedly | break down |
| break out 1 | happen suddenly |
| break out 2 | escape from jail |
| break out 3 | have a skin reaction |
| end a romantic relationship | break up |
| break s'th up 1 | separate into groups or pieces |
| break s'th up 2 | end a fight or activity |
| bring back s'th | make s'one remember s'th |
| bring s'th back | return s'th to s'one |
| bring s'one up | raise a child or pet etc. |
| bring s'th up | raise s'th in a conversation |
| call s'one back | return s'one's call |
| call s'th off | cancel s'th |
| call on 1 | choose s'one to speak etc. |
| call on 2 | visit s'one (GB) |
| call s'one up | phone s'one |
| carry s'th out | realize a project etc. |
| catch on 1 | become popular |
| catch on 2 | understand or comprehend s'th |
| check in(to) | register at a hotel etc. |
| check into | investigate |
| check s'th/s'one out | borrow a book from a library |
| check s'th/s'one out | investigate s'one/s'th |
| check s'one out* | look at s'one to see if you are "interested" |
| check out (of) | pay and leave a hotel |
| cheer up | become happy |
| cheer s'one up | make s'one happy |
| clean s'th up | make s'th clean |
| clean up* | dress well |
| clear s'th up 1 | put s'th back into its proper place |
| clear s'th up 2 | clarify a situation or dispute |
| clear up | weather going from cloudy/rainy to sunny |
| come across | discover s'th by chance |
| come back 1 | return from s'where |
| come back 2 | recall s'th |
| come from | originate from s'where |
| come in 1 | enter |
| come in 2 | be available in different sizes or shapes or colors etc. |
| come off 1 | become detached |
| come off 2 | assess s'one's reaction |
| come on! | stop kidding! |
| come out 1 | appear |
| come out 2 | disclose publicly s'th unknown |
| come over | stop and see s'one |
| come by | visit s'one informally |
| come to 1 | amount to |
| come to 2 | regain consciousness |
| come to s'th | arrive at s'th |
| come up 1 | approach s'one |
| come up 2 | happen or appear suddenly |
| come up with | imagine an idea or devise a plan |
| cover up | put a blanket or other covering completely over s'one |
| cover s'th up | hide or keep s'th secret |
| cross s'th out | draw a line through s'th |
| cut down on | reduce the amount of |
| cut down s'th | chop down a tree or plants etc. |
| cut s'one off 1 | drive a car in front of s'one to prevent s'one from going further |
| cut s'one off 2 | stop s'one from talking or drinking or otherwise doing s'th |
| cut s'one off 3 | terminate s'one's income or financial resoruces |
| cut s'th off | terminate the supply of s'th |
| cut s'th out 1 | remove by cutting |
| cut s'th out 2 | stop an annoying activity |
| cut s'th out 3 | terminate including s'one in s'th or an activity |
| do s'th over | redo s'th |
| dress up | put on special or formal clothes |
| drop by | visit informally |
| drop in | visit informally |
| drop s'th/s'one off | take s'th or s'one to a place usually in a car |
| drop out (of) | stop attending s'th |
| eat out | eat in a restaurant |
| end up 1 | Arrive at a given place |
| end up 2 | Reach a given place or situation unexpectedly |
| fall apart 1 | Fall into pieces |
| fall apart 2 | Stop functioning well |
| fall behind | Not be able to stay at the same leve |
| figure s'one/s'th out | Understand s'th or s'one after thinking about it/the person |
| fill s'th in | (GB) complete with information |
| fill s'th out | (US) complete with information |
| fill s'one in (on) | Inform s'one on recent events |
