Changing the way you learn

Question	Answer
ACCOUNT FOR	To explain the reason for Ex: Increased pollution may account for climate change.
ADHERE TO	Obey Ex:You must adhere to the terms of the contract.
ALLUDE TO	Mention in an indirect way Ex: She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.
BRING ON	To cause something bad to happen, especially illness Ex:His heart condition was brought on by his diet.
BRING UP	To start discussing a subject Ex: She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to discuss it properly.
COME ABOUT	To happen, especially by chance Ex:Increased unemployment has come about through automated production.
CUT BACK	To reduce Ex: They are cutting back expenses.
DO WITHOUT	To succeed in living or working without Ex: We can do without help from you.
EMBARK ON	To start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult or take time Ex: After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking.
FOLLOW THROUGH	To continue doing something until it has been completed Ex: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to master the subject.
FROWN UPON	To not approve of something Ex: Failure to attend classes is frowned upon.
GET ACROSS	To make people understand something Ex: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures.
GET AT	To try to suggest something without saying it directly Ex: What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?
GET BACK	To start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time. Ex:Let’s get back to discussing how this happened.
LOOK FORWARD TO	To feel happy about something that is going to happen Ex: I’m looking forward to meeting you later.
LOOK INTO	To try to discover facts about something Ex :After several customers complained about late deliveries, they decided to look into the matter.
MAKE OF	To understand someone or something in a Ecertain way EX:What do you make of the teacher’s decision to shorten this course?
MAP OUT	To plan in detail how something will happen Ex: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job.
MEET UP	To come together with someone Ex: ex: Let’s meet up and discuss how we are going to go about this project.
NARROW DOWN	To reduce the number of possibilities Ex: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two.
PUT FORWARD	To suggest an idea, opinion so that it can be discussed Ex: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t have time to discuss them.
PUT OFF	To delay doing something especially when you don’t want to do it Ex: Are you putting off writing that essay because you can’t concentrate right now?
RESORT TO	To do something unpleasant in order to solve a problem Ex: We must resort to legal action of they don’t offer compensation.
RULE OUT	To stop considering something as a possibility Ex: The CEO said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis.
RUN BY	To tell someone your ideas so they can give you their opinion Ex: I have a few ideas for tomorrow’s meeting. Can I run them by you?
TALK OUT OF	To persuade someone not to do something Ex: Her parents talked her out of living in a rented flat.
THINK OVER	To consider a problem carefully Ex: You should think it over before handing in your resignation.
TURN OUT	To develop in a particular way Ex: The presentation turned out well, considering how little you prepared for it.
VERGE ON	To almost be in a particular state Ex: His speech was so good, it was verging on genius.
C-2 ACT ON	do whatever is advised / suggested
C-2 ACT UP	behave awkwardly or badly
C-2 ANSWER (SB) BACK	speak rudely to sb
C-2 ANSWER BACK	defend oneself
C-2 ANSWER FOR	be responsible for sth / pay for sth / vouch for
C-2 ANSWER TO	be under the command of sb / have the characteristics described

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