A Good Turn of Phrase. Idioms. Unit 2., Phrasal Verbs All Sets English, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 7, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 2, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 6, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 1, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 4, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 5, CAE Vocabulary - Unit 3, A G...

run over

drive a vehicle over a person or thing; 'Sorry! I've accidentally ____ _____ your bicycle in the driveway.'

warm up

prepare body for exercise; 'I always _______ _____ by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.'

calm down

relax after being angry; 'You are still mad. You need to _______ _____ before you drive the car.'

cut off

remove with something sharp; 'The doctors _____ _____ his leg because it was severely injured.'

send back

return (usually by mail); 'The post office will _______ your letter _____ to you if you use the wrong stamp.'

take back

return an item; 'I have to _______ our new TV _____ to the shop because it doesn't work.'

pay back

return owed money; 'Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll _______ you _____ on Friday.'

blood is thicker than water

said to emphsize that you believe that family connections are always more important than other types of relationship

an old flame

someone that you loved or had sexual relationship with in the past

bring up

start talking about a subject; 'My mother walks out of the room when my father _______s _____ sports.'

turn on

start the energy, switch on; 'It's too dark in here. Let's _______ some lights _____.'

take off

start to fly; 'My plane _______s _____ in five minutes.'

switch off

stop the energy flow, turn off; 'The light's too bright. Could you _______ it _____?'

try out

test; 'I am going to _______ _____ this new cake recipe and see how it turns out.'

the man/woman of one's dreams

the ideal man/woman

the apple of someone's eye

the person who someone loves most and is very proud of

to see eye to eye with someone

to agree with each other

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

to allow one's feelings to be too obvious

break down

to analyze by dividing into smaller parts; 'My analysis of the new government policy _______s it _______ into three main parts.'

to drive someone around the bend

to annoy someone a lot; to make someone very bored or very angry

to be the bee's knees

to be excellent or of an extremely high standard

to be like putty in someone's hands

to be willing to do anything someone wants, because you like them so much

to be/fall head over heels in love

to be/become completely in love

bring about

to cause to happen; 'I was worried that the heavy rain would ______ ______ a landslide.'

hand out

to distribute to a group of people; 'The teacher _______ed _____ the papers to the students.'

to be in clover

to enjoy a life of money and comfort

to tie the knot

to get married

take out

to go out with s.o. (e.g. to dinner/movie) and pay for them; 'My grandparents offered to ______ us _____ for dinner and a movie.'

to steal someone's heart

to make someone fall in love with one

to break someone's heart

to make someone who loves you very sad, usually by telling that person you have stopped loving them

fill up

to make something full; 'I always _______ the water jug _____ when it is empty.'

turn off

to make you not like something; 'I liked the band's music but their fashion sense ______ed me ______.'

put down

to place something you are holding somewhere; 'That bag looks heavy, why don't you _____ it ______ on the chair.'

to play hard to get

to pretend that you are less interested in someone that you really are as a way of making them more interested in you, especially at the start of a romantic relationship

sign up

to register; 'I have ______ed ___ for 3 classes this semester'

to bury the hatchet

to stop an argument and be friends again

back up

to support in an argument; 'My friend _______ed me _____ when I was wrongly accused of cheating'

fill in

to tell someone missing information; 'Could you _____ me ___ on what happened in the meeting?'

dress up

wear special clothing; 'It's a fancy restaurant so we have to _______ _____ nicely.'

look for

(non-separable); try to find; 'I'm _______ing _____ a red dress for the wedding.'

hold on

(non-separable); wait a short time; 'Please _______ _____ while I transfer you to the Sales Department.'

turn down

decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc); 'Please _______ the TV _____ while the guests are here.'

keep from

not tell; 'We tried to ______ our relationship secret _____ our parents for two years.'

break in

(non-separable); use something that is new so that it becomes comfortable to use or wear; 'I need to _______ these shoes _____ before I run in the marathon next week.'

get rid of

(non-separable); to throw away; 'This heater doesn't work well, we should _____ ____ ___ it.'

fall out

(non-separable); (of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached; 'His hair started to _______ _____ when he was only 35.'

call on

(non-separable); ask for an answer, opinion or favor; 'The professor _______ed _____ me to answer the question'

ask around

(non-separable); ask many people the same question; 'I _______ed _____ but nobody has seen my wallet.'

look out for

(non-separable); be especially vigilant for; 'Don't forget to _______ _____ ___ snakes on the hiking trail.'

go after

(non-separable); chase someone; 'My brother tried to _______ _____ the thief in his car.'

keep on

(non-separable); continue doing; '______ _____ stirring the soup until it is boiling.'

chip in

(non-separable); contributes money or help; 'If everyone _______s _____ we can get the kitchen painted by noon.'

pass away

(non-separable); die; 'His uncle _______ed _____ last night after a long illness.'

get away with

(non-separable); do without being noticed or punished; 'Jason tried to _______ _____ ___ cheating on his maths test but the teacher caught him'

eat out

(non-separable); eat at a restaurant; 'I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's _______ _____.'

break up

(non-separable); end a relationship; 'My boyfriend and I had to _______ _____ before I moved to America.'

work out

(non-separable); exercise; 'I _______ _____ at the gym three times a week.'

pass out

(non-separable); faint; 'It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady _______ed _____.'

get around to

(non-separable); finally find time to do; 'I don't know when I am going to ____ ________ ___ writing the 'thank you' cards.'

make up

(non-separable); forgive each other; 'We often fight at night, but we usually ______ _____ at breakfast.'

grow out of

(non-separable); get too big for; 'The baby needs a new pair of shoes. It didn't take long to _______ _____ ___ her old ones.'

cut in

(non-separable); interrupt, force oneself into; 'I was waiting in line to buy a ticket and a pushy lady tried to _____ _____ ahead of me.'

go out

(non-separable); leave home to go on a social event; 'We're _______ing _____ for dinner tonight.'

get along

(non-separable); like each other; 'I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister _____ _______.'

come from

(non-separable); originate in; 'The art of origami _______s _____ Asia.'

run through

(non-separable); rehearse, review; 'Let's _______ _____ these lines one more time before our play begins.'

count on

(non-separable); rely on; 'I am _______ing _____ you to post that letter for me, it has to be sent today.'

hang out

(non-separable); spend time relaxing (informal); 'Instead of going to the party we are just going to _______ _____ at my place.'

cut off

(non-separable); stop providing; 'The phone company _______ _____ our phone because we didn't pay the bill.'

break out in

(non-separable); suddenly develop a skin condition; 'I started to _______ _____ ___ a rash after our camping trip.'

fall out

(non-separable); to drop out from somewhere; 'The money must have _______en _____ of my pocket.'

come across as

(non-separable); to give a certain impression; 'My new math teacher _______s ______ ___ very clever and kind.'

head off

(non-separable); to leave to go somewhere; 'I had better ______ _____, my bus goes in ten minutes'

go without

(non-separable); to put up with not receiving something; 'I don't have much money, I'm afraid we'll have to ____ _________ dessert tonight.'

give in

(non-separable); to reluctantly agree to do something after arguing; 'My boyfriend doesn't want to go to the ballet, but in the end he will finally _____ _____.'

come apart

(non-separable); to separate; 'The top and bottom of this box _______ _____ if you pull hard enough.'

get on

(non-separable); to step onto a vehicle; 'We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us _______ _____ the bus.'

donkey's years

a very long time

a change of heart

a change of one's feelings for someone

the black sheep of the family

a person strongly disapproved of by members of their family

show off

act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully); 'He likes to _______ _____ on his skateboard to impress the girls'

all's fair in love and war

all actions are justified when there are feelings of love/rivalry

put together

assemble; 'I have to _______ the baby bed _____ before it is born.'

get back into

become interested in something again; 'I'll finally _____ _____ ___ my novel and finish it.'

call off

cancel; 'Jason _______ed the wedding _____ because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.'

get across

communicate, make understandable; 'I tried to _______ my point _____ to the judge but she wouldn't listen.'

blow up

explode; 'The racing car will _____ _____ if it crashes into the wall.'

let down

fail to support s.o.; 'I trusted her to help me, so when she _______ me _____ I was very disappointed.'

throw away

get rid of; 'I need to _______ _______ a lot of old magazines that I don't want anymore.'

hold back

hide an emotion; 'Jamie was ______ing _____ his tears at his grandfather's funeral.'

turn up

increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc); 'Can you _______ the music _____? This is my favourite song.'

put down

insult, make someone feel stupid; 'The girl was _______ _______ by her classmates for wearing strange clothes.'

make up

invent, lie about something ; 'Josie sometimes _______s _____ a story about why she hasn't done her homework.'

ask out

invite on a date; 'Brian _______ed Judy _____ to dinner and a movie.'

check out

leave a hotel; 'You have to _______ _____ of the hotel before 11:00 AM.'

check out

look at carefully, investigate; 'The company _______s _____ all new employees carefully.'

cheer up

make happier; 'I brought you some flowers to _______ you _____.'

give away

make it easy to guess hidden information; 'Don't tell me about the movie or you will ______ ______ the ending.'

cut down

make something fall to the ground; 'We _______ ______ the old tree in our yard before it fell down'

bring down

make unhappy; 'This sad music is _______ing me _____.'