23 PHRASAL VERBS

C H A P T E R /

[Link] Phrasal verb

Meaning in English
Meaning in Hindi
Account for To explain the reason foor
(something)

E.g You are accounted for your

Add up
misdemeanour
To join or unite so
as to increase
in
size,
quantity, quality or scope
E.g Add up these words to
your word bank.
Answerable for To be
responsible for
E.g Iam not answerable for this mistake.
Ask after to make
inquiries about the health of
(someone)
E.g I met
Alka and she was asking after you.
Ask for to demand
(something)
E.g She was asking for a hike in her salary.
Attend on To serve
E.g Radhika has many servants to attend on
Back off
her.
To retreat/ to choose not to take action qraT
Bt AV Tt TT TTT
E.g Finally she backed off from her claim on the property.
Back out To withdraw from
something before
completion/to fail to keep promise
E.g You should not back out now as you had promised
9.
Back uP to help me.
To support
E.g "We need back up because the soldiers are getting exhausted", the command
10.
said. or
commarnder
Bank upon/ To rely on
Count on
1. Eg You cannot bank upon him as
he may take you in any time.
Bear down
To overthrow or crush by force
12 B.g We have to bear douwn our enemies.
Bear upon
To be relevant
3. Eg Will the new law bear upon the
outcome of the caser
Bear out
To support the truth/substantiate
english for g This document will bear out your claim on this building.
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 Becone of To hap pen

Egluonder, uwhat becamr of my old frends

17 Boil down to To be reduced to its essentials.
ie prof.
E.g Every business bols down to just o n e thing
18 Branch out To spread
E.g We are going to branch out our business soon
19 Break down stop working
(of machine)
E.g The bus broke down on the way so I could not reach the station in time.

20 Break down To lose control (emotionally or mentally) feaeiA

(of person)
E.g We should not break down in adverse situation.
21 Break forth To come to view/ to appear suddenly
E.g Chaos might break forth if the police fail to control the situation.
22 Break in on To interTupt a conversation or
discussion/ TaT 3 I
to intrude.
E.g The conversation between Ali
and Sona was going on when Rahul broke in ont.
23 Break into To enter or open a
place or vehicle forcibly
E.g The thief broke into the house. KAI TT7 T
24 Break off To stop suddenly/ to end a relationship. FE /
E.g He broke off in the middle of his lecture
yesterday.
E.g They broke off their business
relationship
25 Break out To start
suddenly (disease,
E.g Dengue has broken out in
Delhi.
war etc.)
26 Break up To end/disperse
E.g Seeing the police the crowd broke up.
27. Break up To
E.g They have broken separate (of a relationship
up and now etc.)
28 Breakthrough
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marriage is not on the cards.

To discover a
E.g There is no secret
29. Bring about
breakthrough in the
robbery case.
To cause to
E.g The happen
sound economic policies
BO. Bring along brought about a revival
To take someone/something of the company
E.g Bring your
son along with you when
31 Bring down To you come here.
overthrow (a
E.g The position govermment)/ to reduce in
sting operation,
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Bring forth To give birth

E.g to/produce
Coruption brngs forth poverty.
Bring forward To present
E.g The judge asked me to bring fonward some
Bring in To
proof against him.
produce, yield or earn
Our company will bring in
E.g
huge profit this month.
Bring off To carry to a
85.
E.g The government has
successful conclusion
brought off changes in the Land Bill.
Bring on To cause to
36 happen
E.g The new law will surely bring
on positiuve changes in the society.
Bring out To
37. present the to
public/to make some
quality noticeable
E.g His evidence has convincingly
brought out several facts before the court.
Bring over To
38. bring someone to one's side
E.g We
should not try to bring him over as he is not a
39 Bring round
reliable person.
To bring to one's
senses/ to make one
agree to one's opinion
E.g The Trade Union succeeded in
bringing the management round to their point of
40. Bring under To control Uew
E.g The East India company brought many
provinces under its control.
Bring uap To raise/ to rear/to increase
E.g She was brought up in a very poor family.
42 Call onn To visit (a person)
E.g The PM will call on the flood victims tomorrow.
43. Call at To visit (a place)

E.g Last Sunday I called at your home but you were not at available.
44. Call for To demand (answer,
explanation)
E.g This irresponsible behaviour calls for strict actions against her.
45 Call forth To produce (a reaction)elicit
E.g The arbitrary Bill called forth a strong reaction.
46 Call in To summon/ send for
E.g She is too ill to call in a doctor.
47 Call off To cancel
48 Bg The meeting was called off without any reason.
Call up To recall
49 g The victim tried to callup the actual sequence of the incidents but she couldnt
Call upon/on
To invite to do something

chglish for Sg I call upon you to furnish the details of yourincome and expenditure.
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Carry away To arouse too - PHRASAL VER

E.g i uas carried auay hy the much emotion/ zeal

51 Carry of emotional scenes of the movie.
To execute
E.g He carned off the
52 Come by responsibility successfully
To get
E.g It is difficult to come fuTHVATA
53 Carry on
by a
good job now-a-days.
To continue
E.g You must
carry on with your
54 Carry out charitable work.
To
complete or
fulfil/to execute

E.g We must
carmy out the orders
55 court. of the
Carry through To sustain/ to
E.g I caried through the feelings persist
that I had for him
56 Catch on to
the present.
To
understand/ to become popular
E.g Work hard if you want to catch on
the syllabus.
E.g Thefashion will soon catch on.
57. Catch up with To stop being behind
E.g Work hard to catch up with
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Chance upon To meet/get by chance
E.g I chanced upon one of my friends when
I was going to market.
59. Clear of To free from blamne
E.g He was cleared of the charges.
60. Close in To encircle closely
E.g The police personnel closed in on the suspect.
61. Come about
To happen
E.g How did these huge loss come about?
62 Come across To find
(unexpectedly) or meet
E.g I came across my childhood friend yesterday. by chance T 5 f4 T

63 Come down To become lower

E.g The
or
cheaper
price of petrol is supposed to come down soon.
54. Come forward To offer help
E.g Several people came foruward to offer help to
the flood victims.
55. Close down To stop operating
E.g The petrol pumps of Reliance closed
down.
66 Come in for To receive/subjected to
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E.g His misdemeanour

comes in for harsh criticism.
67. Come of To
originate, to be the result of
E.g Nothing came of his efforts something 3A 1
though he tried his best.
68. Come off
E.g The deal didHappen/succeed
not come off despite my
best efforts
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 Come
eu w eame into
publie view, happening
R he PReentigenn em must eeme eut wh the
Ceme round To acrept aomeone'a
tnuth as seurn en
possil
Ee Ne toA soe me
opinion
te eome reund to my sde but
now he agrees to
my 9pno
Come through T do what in needed or expected or to n ta
beconme eommunicated
Eg he Ressage ef the P'M
canme threugh loud and lear
Ceme down To fall/ to pass by
traditionas
These ustom8 have come
doun from time immemoriol
Ceme to s e n s e To gain consciousness or to recover
to get result
E Ne came to his senses after a short uhile
You ul come to
E nothing if you keep on fighting
Ceme uAP Raised for discussion
T h e issue of safety came up tuice during the meeting

Come upomn/across To meet by chance J4fu

gloume yx/ across this beautifulpiece of art while I uas looking for some decorative tema

Count on To depend on, to rely on

E g lcannot count on them.

Crop up Tohappen unexpectedly (usually problem)

Eg Anumber of problems cropped up suddenly
Cut across to pass through thhe shortest way/

to atfect many.
The of health cuts across all the strata of our
soctety
Eg issue care

Cut down on To curtail

E.g We rneed to cut doun on the intake ofsalt.

Cut in to interrupt
Eg You should not cut in when your bess speaks
Cut out for To be suitable for

EgI am cut out for the profession of teaching

Dawn upon To understand

cheated
me that I had been
g t dawned upon
business of something
Deal in To have
EgShe deals in garments.
Deal with To handle

EgIcannot deal uith the stupud people

85 lose strength
Die down disappear, to
To gradually

or power
EgThe numours un!l de dou
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86 Die fopr To have a great wish TERBS
Eg We die for those chocolate cakes now
87. Die out To get extinct fa/
E.g Several species died out because of climate change.
Dispose of To sell off/ to get rid of
E.g I want to dispose of some old furniture.
89 Do away with To abolish
Eg We should do auway with such evil practices
90 Do without To manage without
E.g I cannot do without my books.
91 Drag on To stretch
E.g The court cases drag on for years.
Drive out To make someone run away
E.g Drive out thecattle from the field.
93 Drop in To come suddenly
E.g Some guest dropped in yesterday.
94 Dwell on To keep thinking or talking about or
rely on something
E.g It is no use dwelling on your mSfortunes.
95 Eat into To weaken
E.g Corruption is eating into our system.
96 Enter into To start or get involved in
E.g You are advised not to enter into this agreement.

97 Fall apart To break intopieces

E.g Every part of this movement is falling apart.
98 Fall back To retreat
E.g The invading army was forced to fal back due to continuous
firing.
99. Fall back on To use as a last resort

E.g I have no one to fall back on.

100. Fall flat Fail to produce any effect
E.g His advice fell flat on us.
101. Fall for To fall in love
with, to become a
victin of
E.g He fell for her simple behaviour.
102. Fall in To sink
inward/
E.g The roof fell in killing five collapse
people.
103 Fall in with To agree with
E.g I fall in with you on
this matter.
104. Fall off To become less, decrease
E.g Stock prices have fallen off.
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Fall
out (with) To quarrel with, to
g ould
We shou not fall out uitl them happen
uithout any rhyme or
Fall threugh To fail reason
EgThe plans fell through due to
your misdemeanour
Feel like To be
excited to do
E.g 1feel tke gong to school something8
Figure out To understand
E.g l am
Eg urnable to figure out the meaning
of his ambiguous
Fish for To seek statement
something by probing
E.g The reporter tned to fish for some
information.
h10 Fly open To open suddenly
Eg The doors fleuw open when the storm came.
Follow uP To pursue

E.g You must follow up this

routine for better result.
12 Gain on To come close to someone or

something that you are

chasing
E.g I am
gaining on them in my business. Soon I will leave them
behind.
I13 Get about/ Spread, move around or be socially
around active
E.g Good news about upcoming vacancies is getting
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about.
114 Get at
understand, to reach successfully
to
E.g I am doing my best to get at the truth.
115 Get away with To do
something wrong or illegal
without getting caught or punished
E.g The thieves got away with all my belongings.
116 Get back To return
E.g I will get back to you soon.
117 Get along have smooth relations
B.g Heand his uife ae not getting along wellthese days
118 Get down To direct attention towards something
E.g Please get doun to your work.
19
Get off To leave work with permission
E.g You can get an
off tomorrow
20 Get on To make progress, to be on harmonious yfa *t1 ETT
terms
E.g He gets on well uith all his neighbours.
121 Get over
To overcome
9 Finally I got over the difficulties and court cases
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leave
122 Get rid of To dispose of/to
EgIwant to get ridof my bod habits fh w
avoid a problem
123 Get round To evade or

(a problem)
problems in some uy or the other
g He ul get round your f
to do
124 Get round To persuade
someone
ferywe
what you want
(someone)
join jour teun
g You usllhave to pet them round to
To finish or assist in finishing
125 Get through

through this task in a tuweek

Egfyou uork hard, you ull pet
126 Get up to wake up
Egigetupat6 amexeryday
To distribute
127 Give away
EgThe Chiefguest gave auoy the prises
submit
128 Give in To agree, to surrende", to
demands
E.g The daughterin-dane paue in to herin-daus
To leave, to stop doing something/
129 Give upP
to yield
E.g She has piien up smoking
To start or continue to do something
130 Go ahead
Eg do ahead uth jour demands
[Link] along To cooperate
EgIulg9 along ueh them on thisissue FH WO ( w)
Go at t oattack especially with energy
132
Eg The bulluent aft the audience and this led to stampede
Go back To breaka promise
133. on

EgWhydid you goback on your promise2

134 Go by To work accordingly
( fk )
Eg ( We ahould go by the trafic rules
21Tme Luent by
To be accepted
135 Go dow
EgThetheory of euohtion did not go doun uel initially
136 Go down in To get registered in history fiee
history
Eg Ashok uent doum in History due to his religious uork
137 Go for To attack, to try to attain, to choose H,
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Go o f f explode
138.

E.g The bomb wernt off and people ran helter-skelter.

To continue doing
Go on
something
139 E.g She went on reading the book.
Go over To gain acceptance
140.
E.g The film went over well.
Go through To pass
through a time, to read
141.
E.g Let me go through this book.
Go up Increase
2.
E.g Price of foodgrains went up due tofamine.
Go with To select or choose
143.
E.g I cannot go with this brand.
Hear of To get the news about
144.
E.g I haven't heard of any such haunted house.
Hit on/upon To come to mind suddenly
|145.
E.g An idea hit upon me when I was reading the story.
Hold back To retain in one's possession, to restrain ( a TA) F T , F |
146.
oneself

E.g Please hold back your emotions.

147. Hold down To prevent, to limit
E.g The militants wvere held down by the Indian army.
148. Hold on To maintain one's grip, to continue to
do something despite difficulties, to
wait for something wanted or requested.
E.g Please hold on while we transfer your call to the executive.
149. Hold with Approve of/agree with

E.g I carnnot hold with them on this matter.

150. Hunt down To pussue successfully by diligent
searching and chasing.
border.
E.g The militants were hunted dowm at the
151. Hush up To hide
E.g They hushed up this scam.
152 To convince s o m e o n e or impart a strong T GT (H 7 f
mpress (idea) on
mind of someone afsa fAm T7)
impression in the
E.g She can impress upon the clients easily.
153. Iron out To ease a problem
.g We need to iron out our diferences.
154 in a hurry
P at (conclusion) To draw conclusion
. g You should not jump at any conchusion.
155
Keep on Continue
E.g He kept on talking.
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to maintain
situation.

156 Keep up confidence

in every
authority
faT
your in
g Keep up people
bookedfor
sedition
against
be
157 Kick against
To fight
the authority
as we may
kick a g a i n s t
Eg Wecannot wander
about
aimlessly

Knock about/around
To
158. as he was jobless.
knocked about
s o m e o n e

He towards
E.g behave
violently
Knock someone
To
159
about /around
without any
rhyme or reason.
about
knock him blow
g Weocannot ground
with a
to the
Knock down To bring
160.
knocked down by a speeding car.
EgHe uas

eagerly
To receive very
161. Lap up
E.g Let us lap up the victory.
Laugh at To make fun of
162.
E.g We should not laugh at others. seem less
Laugh off/away To make something
163.
important or serious

E.g Helaughed off/ away his troubles. future use.

Lay aside/by To make savings for
j164.
E.g Please lay some money asidefor the rainy days.
surrender
165. Lay down give up for future use or
To

E.g There is no alternative but to lay down your weapons.

166. Lay in To store for future use

E.g The ants lay in food for the winter season.

167. Lay eff To terminate the service of
E.g The company is going to lay off some workers.
168. Lay out To arrange according to
plans
E.g Lay out your plans before investing money.
169. Leave off To stop, cease
E.g We leave off working as soon as the clock strikes five.
170. Leave/let alone to refrain from disturbing
interfering or
E.g Leave me alone. I am sick of your
|171. Let someone down To disappoint someone interference.
E.g Trust me, I will not let you down.
172 Let on Share a secret
E.g No one will let on
about the
surprise party.
173. Let in
Allow to enter
E.g We cannot let those people
174. Let something in.
To make
off something such a bomb
explode or fire a gun
E.g The police cannot
let the bomb off, as
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someone
of To allow to get away without the TeTtferq tz feu f a
Let
175 expected punishment
[Link] court cannot let them off asthecrime is serious
To allow someone ATS frETOT
Let ouIt or
something to leave
17 a place
E.g Who has let the dogs out?

To slow down, to become less severe

Let up
177 E.g We urll stay here until the storm lets up.
Lie behind To be the hidden cause f tT
178
E.g Every one knous what lies behind this cold-blooded murder
Exist in something fttata#
Lie in
|179.
E.g Beauty lies ir the eyes of the beholder.
Light on/upon To think/find something unexpectedly
1S0.
[Link] ighted upon a new uway ofsoluing the problem.
To brighten/to become cheerful
181. Light up
E.g The good news willight up her face
Follow manners/means in life
182. Live by
E.g We should live by principles.
To live or act in accordance with
183. Live upto
E.g I couldn't live upto my parents' expectations.
184. Live with To put up with, resign oneself
E.g She cannot live with this tension for a long time.
To endure, survive
185. Live through
E.g He lived through the rainy days and this made him strorng.
186. Look after Take care of

E.g He looked after his ailingfather.

187. Look back on To think of

E.g I keep looking back on those happy days

188. To regard a s inferior
Look dowm on/upon
E.g We should not look down upon the poor.
|189 Look fo try to find
To
a suitable match for my
son.
B.g I am looking for
190. Look forward to Expect with pleasure

meeting you soon.

. g I am looking forward to
|191. Look in on To visit
E.g I will look in on you soon.
|192. Look into investigate

.g The police rill look into the matter

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Google.
up the
number of the hospital on
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196. Look to To expect
her within a week.
E.g I look to riearing from
To search
197. Look up for
E.g I am looking up for a job.

198. Look up to To admire

E.g 1 look up to my teachers.

199 Look up To improve
the governmernt has changed, things
are not looking up.
E.g Even after
limited m e a n s .
200. Make do To manage with
had to make do with limited resources.
E.g They
201 Make for To make possible

E.g Intenet makes for better communication.

from 3AT9AT 1 FHE7,
202. Make of Tounderstand, to produce or construct
E.g What do you make of this news?
203. Make off To run away with

E.g He mcde off uith allmy money.

204. Make out To understand

E.g I cannot make out the head or taid of your statement.

205. Make over convert, redo, renovate yftafia
E.g This place needs a complete makeover.
206. Make the most of To use to the greatest advantage
E.g Wewill make the most ofthis opportunity.
207. Make up Invent something ike excuse or

story/ to compensate for

E.g (1) He made up an excuse for coming late.
(2) They paid him four million dollars to make up for the loss.
208. Make up one's Determine
mipd
E.g You will have to
make up your mind whether you want to accept the ofer or
209. Meet with To experience or undergoo
E.g He met with an accident. 377
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210. On the make In the process of forming

E.g. Seeing this child artist, I can say that a
very good actor is on the
make
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Mess around
To
spend time
plan just in a without any purpose or
heu mess
E.g They playful way
around at the park
Mess up to make annoying
a
the
elderiy people.
E.g They ssed up und mistake
comething) up To make suffered huge loss
Mess (someth.
E.g They messed up my
something disorderly or
Mess with To
beautiful carpet. untidy -
4
alter
213
to
something improperly,
deceive or
E.g Don't mess unth the confuse someone
Move in To enter
stting arrangement. Don't try
214 a to mess
new uith
E.g mouved im
i
but found the househouse/ place business me

Move on
not safe.
To
215. concentrate one's
attention on emotions or
other matter in
from a setback
or
recovering )
E.g Control your difficulty.
emotions and move on in life.
216. Move out To leave a house
E.g I
moved out of the govermment TE ATA ZT
217. Nose out allotted flat.
To defeat
by a narrow
margin, to move
E.g She nosed out
cautiously out of some place
She nosed out her competitor.
of her room while the building was
218. Note down To write shaking hoping she wouldnt
something so that you don't
be hurt

forget it
E.g Please note down
the important points.
219. Occur to To come to mind
E.g suddenly occurred to me
It AT 3ATAT
that my purse was
220. Part from missing.
To separate from
someone.
E.g I cannot part from my son. BT (ufi )
221. Part with
To separate from
E.g I something. BT (T )
222 Pass away cannot part with my books.
To die
E.g He passed away in sleep.
\223. Pay for
To suffer for making some mistake.
E.g
224 Play at We have to pay for our sins.
To do without interest
or half-heartedly. f4i FTN 74
225. E.g She is just playing at her husband's business.
Play down To make something appear less
important, to belittle 31T4h1
E.g He played down my
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of
advantage

take
To

226 Play on her emotio later/

to
disregard

He playet on until
g To stop
uning

Put aside

the rains days.

some money for
g Pat astde To suppress/to criticize

Put down
228 doun your
fnends in public
Never put
g postpone/
to repel
he
smell of tobacco puts her off
To ram
Put off due to
heavy
229 uvas put of
The meeting

Eg clothe oneselfr
to
Assume/
Put on
230
Eg Pat on your sueater
To extinguish
Put out
231 Eg Put out the fire
someone
experience
To make
232. Put through
something unpleasant

problems.
E.g He put me through many

Put up To stay
233
up in Delhi?
E.g Where are you putting
To erect or built
234 Put up
E.g Weuill putupa tent at night.
To construct or create
235 Put together
physics assignments.
E.g We need to put together the models for our
to be successful
236. Pay-off
E.g Hard work pays off
Run down become weak/to criticise
237.
E.g () Do not run down your spouse in public.(i) Helooks run doun.
238. Run into To face/to meet by chance
Eg I ran into my childhood friend in the market.
239. Run off To run away
E.g He ran off with his master's money.
240. Run out To become used
up, be exhausted
E.g He ran out of money while he was in the U.S.
241.| Run over to crush beneath
E.g The old man wvas run over by a
speeding bus.
242. Run short of
exhaust
E.g We ran short of money at
243. Run through
the mall.
to look at/ examine
E.g Please nun especially quickly
through the important points.
244. See through
To realise the truth
E.g I sauw through his evil FUTTY
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To attend
See to

has to
ha be compieted
Eg The uork on time Please see to
See off
To take leave of
Eg uent to the state to se off my fnends

Send for Tocall, summon

EgPlease, send for a doctor
Set about To initiate

E.g He set about solitng the problems ene by one

To reserve for
Set apart specific use
a

EgSome fund tuvas set apart for pubhc uelfare

S e t asidde To reject or discard

E.g The order ofthe louer courtuas set aside by the High Court.
Set forth To present for consideration, frertTU
to express in words
E.g Set forth yourproposal before the committe
Set in To begin to happen
E.g Problems soon set in and al felt uneasy.
Set off To occur, to explode
53
E.g off ripping apart the bus.
The bombs set
We set off for Manai in the moming.
Set up To estabiish
E.g Heset up a new business.
5 Set upcn To attack violently
E.g Our army set upon the intruders.

256 Shoot down To defeat, disappoint

E.g He sihot doun his opponent
257. Shoot up To grow rapidly
E.g Prices shoot up during inflation.
To suppress or postpone
258 Sit on
E.g The court sat on the case for years
259 Smart under To be afflicted with

E.g He smarted under the blow of the iash.

260 Smile on To blesS

E.g Fate smiled on him

261 Sort out To find a solution

g Please sort problems.

out the
262 Stand by
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To remain loyal/to
be ready

stand by you through thick and than.

263 for uill
StandEgI To represent or mean/to support

E.g White flag stands for surrender.

stand for tuth in all circumstanceCS
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oticeable or
|264. Stand To be
out all the employees.
to her efficiency, she stands out among
E.g Ourng confront fearlessly
or challenge,
To defend
265. Stand up to
wnll have to stand up
to the cause.
E.g You
withdraw
266. Stand down To resign, to
his candidature.
down and urithdrew
E.g He stood
To remain valid
267. Stand up
not stand up in the court.
E.g His defence uwill
To resign from a post
268. Step aside
way to his subordinate.
E.g He stepped aside giving 3 3
269. Step down To resign from a high post
E.g He stepped down after being chargesheeted.

270. Step in To intervene

.g The boss stepped

in when the fight turned ugly.
271. Step out To quit
E.g Step out of my way.
272. Step up To increase
E.g We need to step up the production of our goods.
27 Stick out To be prominent
dress made him stick out of the crowd.
E.g His funny
274. Strike down To nullify fr
E.g The Supreme Court struck down sec 303 of IPC.
275. Taken aback To be surprised
(used in passive only)
E.g I was taken aback by his audacity.

276. Take after To resemble a close or an older relative ( a RE) RI1

E.g He has taken after his father
277. Take down To write down
E.g Please take down the important points.

278. Taken inn To deceive eytai

(used in passive only)
E.g He was taken in by the crook.

279 Take off To remove, to leave the

ground
(of a plane)
E.g (i) Take off your shoes.
ii) The plane took off.
280 Take over To take
E.g The minister has
responsibility for or control of
taken over the key position.
281. Take someone for Think one to be someone else
E.g I took him for my nephew as
the room was poorly lit. etirn

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T a k e to To become addicted
2 E.g He has taken to drinking.
Take upP To begin to
83 E.g He has taken up MBA pursue
Tone down
course after graduation.
Tolessen the
E.g Tone intensity
doun your voice. I am rnot
your servant.
Touch upon/on To deal with
(a
E.g He touched upon the importanttopic) in passing
aspects of socialism in his
Touch up To
improve by making minor speech.
E.g The artists touch up their correction
makeup before the camera is
Te with To play with switched on.
S7
E.g You are toying with my
dream project.
Try on To
288. wear
something briefly (to check
if it fits or
not)
E.g I tried on this new dress but it didn't fit me.

289 Turn down To refuse

E.g He turned
or
rject
down my offer.
290. Turn out to be To prove to be
E.g He turned out to be a crook.

291 Turn out To come to

a
meeting or to form a crowd f i 1464 MTAA EH
E.g Many party workers turned out for the rally.
292 Turn uP To arrive
E.g Many students
-
turned up for the test.
[Link] on To serve the needs of, visit
E.g The hosts waited on
the guests.
294. Wear off To lose effect
E.g Soon the polish started wearing off
295 Wear out To tire greatly/ to get damaged
E.g The labourers started wearing out.
296. Weigh down To nmake anxious, to burdeen
[Link] was weighed down wth added responsibilities.
297 While away To spend time leisurely
E.g Don't while auay your time.
298. Work uP To intensify gradually

9 Cg am slowly working up to 50 sit-ups every da

Write off To disregard as inconsequential
Eg The critics wrote offthe author soon after the release of his first novel.
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