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🟣cross off

to remove or delete someone or something from a list.

⭕️For example:

"The teacher crossed the student's name off the roster when he hadn't showed up for class in four days."
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🟣crack down

to take more action than usual against wrongdoing.

⭕️For example:

"The teacher started to crack down on student tardiness by making them write 100sentences for each minute they are late."
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🟣con out of

to persuade someone to give or do something through lies and deception

⭕️For example:

"Jack is trying to con his dad out of more allowance by telling him that he had never received it."
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🟣luck out

to have exceptional good luck.

⭕️For example:

"Wow, she really lucked out by finding that apartment."
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🟣Look over

to examine or inspect something or someone

⭕️For example:

"Can you look over the manuscript and tell me what you think?"
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🟣fall for

when someone is deceived

⭕️For example:

"Lots of people are falling for scams that trick them into sending money to strangers they meet online."
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🟣fall behind

to make less progress or to not do something on time.

⭕️For example:

"I hate falling behind in my bills."
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🟣dry off

to dry something or a surface quickly.

⭕️For example:

"You should use an old t-shirt to dry off your hair because a towel is too rough on the strands."
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🟣clog up

when something in a drain or valve prevents the flow of water or other liquids.

⭕️For example:

"Mandy poured grease in the sink, and it clogged the drain up."
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🟣give in

to surrender to something you really don't want to do after refraining from doing it for so long.

⭕️For example:

"No matter how rough the road gets on your journey to success, never give in to the trials and tribulations you face."
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🟣come over

to make a visit.

⭕️For example:

"We came over to visit earlier today."
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🟣clear out

to remove things completely from an area or place

⭕️For example:

"The landlady is clearing our the trash from the apartment so the new renters can move in."
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🟣do away with

to dispose of something

⭕️For example:

"Spring cleaning is the perfect time to do away with things you no longer use."
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🟣do with

to make a connection between two or more things.

⭕️For example:

"Physics and Mathematics both have to do with logic."
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🟣chop up

to cut something into pieces with a knife.

⭕️For example:

"The recipe says to chop up the chicken, not dice it."
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🟣snuff out

to extinguish something, especially a flame, a noun or pronoun can be used between "snuff" and "out."

⭕️For example:

"She snuffed the flame of the candle out between her fingers."
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🟣come down with

when you start to experience the symptoms of a disease or illness.

⭕️For example:

"I think we're coming down with the flu."
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🟣come apart

when something breaks or separates piece by piece.

⭕️For example:

"I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands."
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🟣butt in

to interrupt a conversation or activity.

⭕️For example:

"It is rude to butt in when two people are having a discussion."
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