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ASK AFTER = inquire about

Jim was asking after you

BRING OUT = publish

I see they are going to bring out the book

BRING SOMETHING ABOUT = provocare

The crisis was brought about by Brenda

BRING DOWN = crollare/ buttare giù di morale

If you keep criticizing Michael, you’ll just bring him down / That evidence could bring down this corporation

BRING IN = coinvolgere

I mean, don’t bring in an outside source

BRING SOMETHING UP = mention

I feel I ought to bring up another small matter

BRING SOMEONE UP = allevare/ crescere/ educare

The couple adopted the child and brought him up

BRING SOMEONE ROUND = influence someone to your point of view

After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view

BRING SOMETHING OFF = succeed in doing something

They finally win and brought it off

BREAK DOWN = stop working

My car broke down on my way to come here

BREAK UP = come to an end/ separarsi

The party finally broke up at 3 am

BREAK OUT = scoppiare/ evadere

If this continues, a scandal might break out

BREAK IN = entrare/ irrompere

Maybe we should break in tonight and have a look

BREAK OFF = rompere

We should break off all connection with our family and friends

BREAK AWAY = allontanarsi/ separarsi

Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own

BREAK THROUGH = sfondare (make a sudden advance)/ demolire

The company succeed in breaking through with these new ideas / The army used tanks to break through the barricades

BURST INTO TEARS = scoppiare in lacrime BLOW UP = esplodere

I watched the Hindenburg blow up

BACK SOMEONE UP = sostenere qualcuno

You can rely on me to back you up

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BACK OUT OF = ritirarsi

At the last minute, the investors backed out/ Sue backed out of helping us paint the house

BUMP INTO = imbattersi/ incrociare

Guess who I bumped into at the supermarket?

CARRY SOMETHING OFF = succeed in doing something (farcela)

Jane had a difficult role to play but she carried it off

CARRY OUT = eseguire/ compiere

The attack was successfully carried out

CATCH ON = become popular/ understand

Do you think that the practice of people sewing their own clothing will even catch on again? / I told her that he’d poisoned his wife with arsenic, but she didn’t catch on

CALL FOR = richiedere/ prevedere

The senator called for an investigation/ The forecast calls for clear skies and warm temperatures

CALL IN = chiamare/ convocare

It’s time to call the children in for the supper

CALL ON = fare appello a/ rivolgersi a

When you need help, who can you call on if not your friends?

CALL OFF = cancellare

So many people were ill that we had to call off the meeting

CALM DOWN = calmarsi

Calm down! The matter has been resolved

CATCH UP WITH = raggiungere

Mira slowed down do that her younger sister could catch up

CHECK OUT = verificare

When you are in New York be sure to check out that camera store I told you about

CLEAR UP = mettere in ordine

Maria told the children to clear up their toys up when they’d finished playing with them

CLEAR OUT = smammare/ filare via

The fire alarm went off and everybody had to clear out

CLOUD OVER = annuvolarsi

The days started fine and sunny, but by midday it began to cloud over, and by late afternoon it was raining hard

COME ABOUT = happen

Dave’s idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job

COME DOWN TO = ridursi a/ essere semplicemente

What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff

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COME IN FOR = essere fatto oggetto di

The government has come in for a lot of criticism

COME UP WITH = farsi venire in mente

I’ll have to come up with a plan

COME INTO = inherit/ entrare in possesso di

He came into a large inheritance when he was quite young

COME OUT/ UP = appear/ emergere

If news of the affair comes out he will be ruined

COME UP AGAINST = scontrarsi con qualcosa # COME UP TO = approach

The work is behind schedule because we came up against some unexpected problems

COME ACROSS = imbattersi

I came across an interesting article in the newspaper today

COME OUT IN = quando si parla di allergie

Come out in a rash after eating tomatoes

COME BY/ OVER = passare/ venire a trovare

He doesn’t come by often

COME OFF = staccarsi

Once they are firmly struck on, there labels won’t come off

CRY OUT = shout/ yell

Laura cried out in pain when she twisted her ankle

CAVE IN = crollare (struttura)

When the ceiling supports gave away, the mine caved in and everyone was trapped inside

CUT DOWN ON = reduce # CUT BACK = risparmiare

If you can’t give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down

COUNT ON = rely on

I included Sara in the team because I know I can count on her

DO AWAY WITH = uccidere

What if they do away with the old man?

DOZE OFF = appisolarsi

I dozed off for ten minutes during the end of the movie

DIE OUT = estinguersi

Most of the polar bears will die out by 2050 as a result of global warming

DO SOMETHING UP = decorate/ allacciare

We are having our room done up

DROP OUT = abbandonare

He decided to drop out of the competition

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DROP IN = fare un salto nel senso di visitare casualmente

Drop in any time you’re passing

DRAG ON = protrarsi/ andare per le lunghe

The three-hour movie dragged on and on

END UP = finish in a certain way

We ended up staying there for lunch

FACE UP TO = have courage to deal with/ affrontare

If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards

FALL ABOUT = to laugh without being able to stop

We fell about when we heard her reply

FALL OFF = calare/ decrease

Car sales have fallen off during the recession

FALL THROUGH = non andare a buon fine

I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute

FALL OVER = inciampare

He’s so clumsy that he fell over his own feet

FALL BEHIND = rimanere indietro

If I don’t study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my class work

FALL FOR = be in love with

I fell for you the first time I saw you

FALL OUT = quarrel

They have fallen out and are no longer speaking to each other

FEEL UP TO = feel capable of doing something

I’m so tired that I don’t even feel up to going to the party

FILL IN/ OUT = completare una scheda

If you don’t fill in every answer on the form, the inspector will be suspicious

FOLLOW UP = act upon a suggestion

Thanks for the information, I’ll follow it up.

GET OVER = recover from

My father still hasn’t really got over the death of my mother

GET SOMEONE DOWN = make to feel depressed

This weather really gets me down

GET ON WITH = continuare a fare/ andare d’accordo

Don’t watch TV. Just get on with your homework!/ If you can’t get on with your boss, it might be better to quit

GET DOWN TO = begin seriously deal with

It’s time we got down to some real work

GET ON FOR = approach a certain age

He must be getting on for 70

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GET ROUND TO = find time to do something

Sorry, but I haven’t got round to fixing the car yet

GET AWAY WITH IT = farla franca

The murder got away with his hideous crime

GET BY = cavarsela

The older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income

GET TO = arrivare a qlcs

John got to Cambridge at about five o’clock #

GET RID OF = buttare via/ disfarsi di

You need to get rid of those pants- you never wear them anymore

GET AT = voler arrivare/ intend to say

I don’t understand what you are getting at

GET IN = essere ammesso

Al Gore ran for president but he didn’t get in

GET THROUGH = superare/ portare a termine

I hope all the students will get through the exam with flying colours

GET ACROSS = esprimere/ manifestare/ comunicare

He tried to get his point across but it was so convoluted, no one could understand

GIVE UP = stop/ arrendersi

It’s easy to give up smoking

GIVE AWAY = betray/ regalare

His false identity papers gave him away/ She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away

GIVE OUT = distribuire

The teacher gives out the notes to the students

GIVE OFF = emanare

The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell

GO FOR = attack/ scegliere

Suddenly the dog went for him, snarling fiercely/ She went for the blue car instead of the red one

GO OFF = scadere

This milk has gone off

GO IN FOR = make a habit of/ apprezzare

I don’t go in for that kind of things

GO ALONG WITH = acconsentire/ andare d’accordo con

I usually just go along with what she says to avoid any arguments

GO THROUGH = attraversare/ subire

Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today

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GO UP = aumentare

She was very pleased when the price of her shares went up by 20 per cent overnight!

GO DOWN AS = essere ricordato come

That’s going to go down as one off the greatest mistakes a politician has never made

GO INTO = join

He went into the army when he left school

GROW OUT OF = become to big for

We’ll have to get Anne some new clothes soon. She’s grown out of the ones she’s got

HANG UP = riattaccare il telefono

It’s very rude to hang up in the middle of a telephone conversation

HAVE SOMEONE ON = ingannare

I don’t believe you. You’re having me on.

HOLD UP = far fare tardi a qcn/ ritardare

Sorry, I’m late. I was hold up in the traffic

HOLD ON = wait

If you’d just hold on a moment

KEEP UP = continuare

Keep up the good work

LET SOMEONE DOWN = break a promise

Sorry to let you down, but I can’t give you a lift today

LET SOMEONE INTO = far sapere qualcosa a qcn

I’ll let you into a secret if you promise not to tell anyone

JOT DOWN = appuntare

I’ll just jot down the address

LIVE UP TO STH = essere all’altezza

She made every effort to live up to her ideas

LOOK INTO = examine/ investigate

The police have promised to look into the problem

LOOK AFTER = take care of

Who will look after the children while we’re away?

LOOK UP TO = admire# LOOK DOWN ON = feel superior to

Ideally, children should look up to their parents# It is wrong to look down on people lee fortunate than yourself

LOOK BACK ON = remember

I look back on my years in school and smile

LOOK FORWARD TO + ING/ SOMETHING= non vedere l’ora di

We look forward to our summer holiday every year

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LOOK ON = osservare

While my father taught me to swim, my mother looked on from the shore

LOOK OUT! = attenzione!/ attento!

Look out, an earthquake just started

LOOK FOR = cercare

Some people look for love on the Internet. I looked for you, but I couldn’t find you

LIFT UP = alzare/ sollevare

If you lift up the boxes and hand them to me, I’ll put them in the attic

MAKE SOMETHING UP = inventare

I think you made up the whole story

MAKE UP FOR = compensate for

Our success makes up for all the hard times

MISS SOMETHING OUT = lasciarsi scappare

Don’t miss out this chance; you’ll never have a better opportunity.

MISS OUT ON = rimanere escluso/ perdere l’occasione

You miss out on all the fun if you don’t come

PAY SOMETHING BACK = ripagare

I can’t afford to pay back the fifty pounds he lent me

PAY OFF = saldare

I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage

PUT ON = indossare # PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT = ingrassare

She put on a pretty dress to wear to the party

PUT FORWARD = avanzare/ farsi avanti

The responsibility were so overwhelming that no-one wanted to put himself forward

PUT SOMEONE OFF = scoraggiare # PUT OFF = posticipate

I don’t want to put you off, but I think you’ll find it hard to succeed # I’m busy this afternoon, can we put our meeting off until tomorrow?

PUT UP WITH = tolerate

I will not put up with your whining anymore. Go to bed this minute!

PUT SOMEONE UP = ospitare # PUT UP = alzare (nel senso di costruire, alzare i prezzi)

We can put you up for a few days # The scouts put up their tent as soon as they arrived at the campsite

PUT IN FOR = fare richiesta per # PUT OUT = spegnere

Marta put in for 2 weeks of unpaid vacation at work # Could you please put out the lights when you go to bed?

PUT DOWN TO = attribuire a # PUT BACK = rimettere a posto

Diane’s poor performance was put down to nerves # When you have finished the book, please put it back on the shelf

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PHASE IN = introdurre PUSH ON = insistere/ perseverare

Let’s push on and try to reach the coast

PLAY UP = funzionare male

The washing machine suddenly started playing up

PICK UP = migliorare / andare a prendere

The weather seems to pick up/ I’ll pick up the kids from school today

RUN OUT OF = terminare

Can you fi and buy milk? We’ve completely run out

RUN SOMEONE DOWN = criticare

Why do you always have to run me down?

RUN INTO = incontrare

The other day I ran into Micheal while I was going to the supermarket

RUN OVER = investire/ correre# RUN OFF = fuggire

I’m sorry, I accidentally ran over your cat!# I saw the intruder run off as soon as he heard the alarm

RUN UP AGAINST = imbattersi

The explorers ran up against some serious problems when the weather suddenly worsened

STAND FOR = represent/ battersi per

This party stands for fair pay and workers’ right

STAND IN FOR = rimpiazzare# STAND UP TO = resistere/ sopportare

Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class# They ran many trials too ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions

SEE THROUGH = realize the truth about

I saw through his intentions at once

SEE SOMEONE OFF = say farewell to

He came to the airport with me to see me off

SEE TO = occuparsi di

Your bicycle has a flat tire, sir? We’ll see to it right away

SPREAD OUT = estendere

Spread your fingers out as wide as you can

SEND SOMEONE UP = make fun by imitating

Jean is always sending up the French teacher

SET IN = stabilirsi

I think this rain has set in for the day

SET ABOUT = iniziare a

Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies

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SET UP= fondare/ assemblare

They set the new store up on Maple Street

SET ON = attaccare

We were set on by a gang

SET OFF = partire/ mettersi in viaggio

We’ll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic

SORT SOMETHING OUT = organizzare/ sistemare

Julia intended to go home early in order to sort out the dinner arrangements

STEP UP = accelerare/ incrementare

As demand grew for its environmentally friendly products, the business had to step up production

TAKE IN = imbrogliare

Don’t be taken in by his nonsense

TAKE ON = assumere/ accettare

Taking on the directorship was his first mistake

TAKE AFTER = assomigliare

Many people say that Mary takes after her mother

TAKE ABACK = sorprendere

Seeing so many alligators in once place really took me aback

TAKE OFF = decollare/ togliersi

The plane took off after a short delay/ If you’re hot, why not take off that jumper?

TAKE OVER = subentrare al posto di

When Linda’s shift was over, David took over from her

TAKE UP = iniziare a frequentare

I took up piano as a child and I learned that playing well takes time and patience

TAKE BACK = ritirare

I wish I could take back what I said in anger

TAKE OUT = estrarre

He took out a pen and wrote down his mobile number

TURN UP = presentarsi/ alzare il volume

I didn’t expect him to turn up at my party as he wasn’t invited

TURN OUT = andare a finire

The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out

TURN TO = rivolgersi a

I’m in such a bad situation that I don’t know who to turn to

TURN INTO = trasformarsi in

We are turning into a nation of hypochondriacs

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TURN OFF = spegnere

Could you please turn off your mobile during the massq

TURN DOWN = rifiutare

The bank turned down my application for a loan

TRY OUT = testare

Don’t say you don’t like it if you haven’t even tried it out

TELL SOMEONE APART = distinguere

The twins are so alike that it’s not easy to tell them apart

TELL SOMEONE OFF = sgridare TALK SOMEONE INTO SOMETHING = convincere qualcuno

I’m not going, so don’t try to talk me into going

TRACK SOMEONE DOWN = rintracciare qualcuno WEAR OFF = svanire

The pain-relieving effects of the aspirin would wear off after just an hour

WORK OUT = calcolare/ allanarsi

I finally worked out my income taxes/ We’re going to the gym to work out this afternoon

WRITE BACK = rispondere

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