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 726. Blow upto explode something
 the old building was dangerous so they blew it up
 
 727. Break down
 when a machine breaks down, something has gone wrong so it 
				doesn’t work
 It’s no good trying to call the lift - it has broken down again
 
 728. Break in/ break into
 enter a building illegally
 Somebody broke into my house last night and stole the video
 
 729. Brush up (on)
 revise or improve your knowledge of something you have already 
				learned
 I’m going to work in madrid next year, so i’d better brush up on 
				my spanish: I studied it at school, but that was a long time ago
 
 730. Bump into
 Meet unexpectedly
 I bumped into jane last night in the bar - I thought she was 
				still working abroad
 
 
 
 731. Call offcancel
 The tennis match was called off because of the rain
 
 732. Carry on
 continue doing something
 The pupils took no notice of the teacher when she walked into 
				the room, and just carried on talking
 
 733. Check in
 register at a hotel
 You have to check in at a hotel before they will give you your 
				room key
 
 734. Check out
 leave a hotel
 Many hotels ask you to check out before midday, so that they can 
				prepare the room for the next guest
 
 735. Cheer up
 not be sad, be happier
 Cheer up! Things aren’t so bad!
 
 736. Come on
 if someone tells you to "come on!", they want you to hurry up
 Come on! We may miss the train.
 737. Do upfasten, tie up
 Do up your coat. If you don’t, it will flap about in the wind.
 
 738. Dress up
 put your best clothes on
 Let’s dress up for the party tonight - after all, it is a 
				special occasion!
 739. Eat outgo to a restaurant to eat
 I don’t want to cook tonight; let’s eat out instead
 740. Fill incomplete a form
 In order to apply for a driver’s licence, you have to fill in a 
				special form
 
 741. Find out
 discover (a fact)
 I thought she was a student, but I found out yesterday that she 
				works here!
 742. Get round tofind time to do something
 I can’t write the letter now. I’ve got too much work to do. I 
				might get round to it this evening
 
 743. Give up
 break a habit
 I’m coughing too much: I should give up smoking
 
 744. Hold onwait
 Hold on, i’m on the phone - i’ll speak to you in a minute
 745. Leave outomit
 my name should be on the list, but it’s not there - they’ve left 
				it out
 
 746. Let down
 disappoint someone, break a promise
 The bank promised to lend me the money, but they’ve let me down: 
				they aren’t going to do it now
 
 747. Look after
 take care of
 If I go away on holiday, who is going to look after my dog?
 
 748. Look up
 look for information in a dictionary, timetable, or 
				encyclopaedia
 If you don’t know their phone number, look it up in the 
				telephone directory
 
 749. Make up forcompensate for
 I’m sorry I was angry with you yesterday. Let me take you to the 
				cinema to make up for it
 
 750. Mix up
 confuse
 be careful not to mix up the old batteries with the new ones!
 751. Pick upif you pick someone up, you go to their house in a car in order 
				to take them somewhere
 I’m driving to the airport tomorrow. If you like, i’ll pick you 
				up at 10 o’ clock and take you there, so you won’t have to take 
				the bus
 
 752. Pour down
 when it’s pouring down, it’s raining very heavily
 We’d better take an umbrella - it’s pouring down!
 
 753. Put off
 postpone
 there was a rail strike yesterday, so we had to put the meeting 
				off until next week
 754. Ring offput the telephone down
 Someone’s knocking at the door; i’ll have to ring off now! Bye!
 
 755. Run out of
 not to have any more of something
 I had to walk home last night. My car had run out of petrol
 756. Set offto start a journey or trip
 we’ve got a long way to travel tomorrow, so we’d better set off 
				early
 
 757. Speak up
 speak more loudly
 I’m a bit deaf, i’m afraid. You’ll have to speak up
 
 758. Stay up
 not to go to bed until later than usual
 I usually go to bed at 10 o’ clock, but i’m going to stay up 
				tonight to watch the film
 759. Take offwhen an aeroplane takes off, it leaves the ground
 We should take off at 2 o’ clock, if there are no delays!
 
 760. Try on
 put on a piece of clothing in order to see if it is the right 
				size
 If you buy some clothes, always try them on in the shop before 
				deciding if you want them or not
 
 761. Turn down
 lower the volume
 That music is too loud! Turn the radio down!
 
 762. Turn off
 When you stop watching the t.v., you turn it off
 
 763. Turn on
 When you want to use an electrical appliance, you must turn it 
				on
 
 764. Turn over
 change channels
 The film is on bbc1, not bbc2. Turn the t.v. over!
 
 765. Turn up
 increase the volume
 I can’t hear the radio - turn it up!
 Fuente: 
				http://www.english-link.com/phrasal_verbs.htm
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