GET UP TO (SOMETHING)
The children get up to all sorts of mischief when I’m not here.
What on earth will he get up to next?
COME ACROSS
She comes across well in interviews.
She comes across as very self-confident.
He came across as shy.
CRY OUT FOR
This room is crying out for some new furniture.
CATCH UP
Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you.
I'll catch you up.
CRY OUT
to cry out in fear/alarm/pain
CUT OUT
I’ve cut out chocolate completely.
FALL APART
I’ve read this book so often it’s falling apart.
END UP
Keep on doing that and you’ll end up in serious trouble.
Somehow they all ended up at my house.
THROW OUT
1. I’ve thrown out my old boots.
2. The judge threw out their claim.
CARRY OUT
The building work was carried out by a local contractor.
An investigation is being carried out by the prison governor.
STRIKE BACK
The most vulnerable are also those least able to strike back.
NOTCH UP
1. The company notched up over £10 million in profits last year.
2. He has notched up a total of 34 goals this season.
GET AWAY
A police officer grabbed him, but he got away.
The dog got away from me in the park.
COME UP WITH
Is that the best you can come up with?
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
ABIDE BY
They promised to abide by the rules of the contest.
You'll have to abide by the rules of the club.
We will abide by their decision.
GET IN WITH
SLEEP THROUGH
He slept through the whole storm.
STAY UP
Josh could stay up all night without getting tired.
DOUBLE UP
The children won’t mind doubling up.
BREAK INTO
The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.
My car's been broken into twice this month.