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- ask someone out : invite on a date
- ask around : ask others on the same question
- add up : equal
- back up : reverse
- back up : support
- blow up : explode / get angry
- blow up : add air
- break down : stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
- break down : get upset
- break down : divide into smaller parts
- break in : force entry to a building
- break into something : enter forcibly
- break in : interrupt
- break up : end a relationship
- break up : start laughing (informal)
- break out : escape / start of epidemic disease
- bring down : make someone unhappy / belittle someone
- bring up : raise a child
- bring up : start talking about a subject
- call around : phone many places/people
- call back : return a phone call
- call off : cancel
- call on : ask for an answer or opinion
- call on : visit someone
- call up : phone
- calm down : relax after being angry
- catch up : get to the same point as someone else
- check in : arrive and register at a hotel or airport
- check out : leave a hotel
- check out : look at carefully, investigate
- check out : look at (informal)
- cheer up : become happier
- cheer up : make happier
- chip in : help
- clean up : tidy, clean
- come across : find unexpectedly
- come apart : separate
- come down with : become sick
- come forward : volunteer for a task or to give evidence
- come from somewhere : originate from
- count on : rely on
- cross out : draw a line through
- cut back : reduce
- cut down : make something fall to the ground
- cut in : interrupt
- cut in : pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
- cut in : start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
- cut off : remove with something sharp
- cut off : stop providing
- cut off : stop contacting someone
- cut out : remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)
