break down
eine Panne haben

Sorry, I'm late. My car (broke down).
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break up
Schluss machen
[mit einer Freundschaft]
Mary (broke up) with Tom last week.
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bring up
aufziehen
groß ziehen
I was (brought up) by my grandparents.
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call off
absagen

The race was (called off) due to bad weather.
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carry on
weiter machen

(Carry on) with your work!
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check out
auschecken

What time do we have to (check out)?
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come off
sich lösen

And then suddenly a button (came off) my jacket.
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cut down
reduzieren

Recycling bottles help (cut down; to cut down) the waste.
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cut off
abschneiden

We were (cut off) by the flood.
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depend on
abhängen von

Is the party inside or outside? It (depends on) the weather.
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dress up
anziehen
kleiden; verkleiden
Everybody is (dressing up) for the wedding.
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She was (dressed up) as a witch. She looked so funny.
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2
drop in
vorbeikommen
vorbeischauen
Mary (dropped in) last night.
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eat out
essen gehen
auswärts essen
We used to (eat out) a lot.
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end up
enden
landen
I told him he would (end up) in prison.
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fall apart
auseinander fallen

When I opened the old book it (fell apart).
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fit in
passen zu
hinein passen
He didn't really (fit in) with the other kids in my class.
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forget about
(völlig) vergessen

After that had happened, we (forgot about) lunch.
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get on
einsteigen

Sorry, I'm late. I (got on) the wrong bus.
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get on with
vertragen mit

I've never (got on; gotten on) with my sister.
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give away
verschenken

They are (giving away) tickets for the concert.
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go on
los sein

What's (going on) here?
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go up
teurer werden

Oranges have (gone up).
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1
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hang on
Moment mal
moment bitte
(Hang on) a minute. I want to talk to you.
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hear of
hören von

Do you know Giro Fontanelli? No, never (heard of) him.
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hold up
aufhalten

I don't want to (hold you up).  I'll phone later.
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join in
mitmachen

Everybody started dancing but I didn't want to (join in).
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keep away from
fernhalten von

Plastic bags must be (kept away from) small children.
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keep off
nicht betreten

(Keep off) the grass.
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keep up
so weiter machen

That's good work - (keep it up)!
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1
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2
kick out
verweisen
rausschmeißen; rauswerfen
He was (kicked out) of school for drug dealing.
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knock down
abreißen

Did you notice that they (knocked down; pulled down) the old building?
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knock down
anfahren

I was (knocked down) while I was crossing the road.
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let down
im Stich lassen

You can trust him - he'd never (let you down).
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2
let off
durchgehen lassen

"O.K. - I'll (let you off) this time", the policeman told him.
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live on
sich ernähren von
leben von
They (live on) leaves.
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How can I (live on) 20 pounds a week?
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1
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2
lock up
einsperren

They should (lock him up) for what he did.
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look after
sich kümmern um

She normally (looks after) her sister's children during the week.
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look around
sich umschauen
sich umsehen
Salesgirl: "Can I help you?" - Customer: "No, thank you. I'm just (looking around)."
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look up
nachschlagen

If you don't know the meaning of this word, (look it up) in a dictionary.
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make up
erfinden
sich ausdenken
It's hard to believe this story. He must have (made it up).
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move in
einziehen

The day we (moved in), the roof started to leak.
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1
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pull down
abreißen

The old factory was (pulled down; knocked down) last year.
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1
0
2
pull out
ausscheren

Yesterday, on the motorway, a van suddenly (pulled out) in front of me.
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1
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2
put on
anziehen

(Put on) your coat. It's cold outside.
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1
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2
put up
aufhängen

I've (put up) the picture on the wall.
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1
0
2
put up with
ertragen
aushalten
I can't (put up with) all this noise.
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run into
zufällig treffen

I (ran into) Fred in town yesterday.
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run out of
ausgehen
nicht mehr haben
Oh no! I've (run out of) coffee.
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run over
überfahren

A lorry had (run over) the cat and killed her.
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1
0
2
scare off
verjagen

The dog (scared off) the burglar.
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1
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2
sell out
verkaufen
komplett verkaufen
All the tickets have been (sold out).
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sell off
sehr billig verkaufen

They are (selling off) nice pieces of furniture.
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send off
wegschicken
abschicken
I've just (sent off) my job application.
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settle down
sesshaft werden
sich niederlassen
I think it's time you got married and (settle down).
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show off
angeben
protzen
He started (showing off; to show off) because some girls were there.
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shut down
schließen
zumachen
The company (shuts down) for a week at Christmas.
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shut up
den Mund halten
still sein
Will you please (shut up) and listen!
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2
speak up
den Mund aufmachen
etwas sagen
When I was young I was afraid to (speak up) in class.
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split up
sich trennen

My parents (split up) when I was ten.
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stay away
fern halten

You should (stay away) from drugs.
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stay up
auf bleiben
wach bleiben
Last night I (stayed up) late to finish my homework.
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stick to
festhalten
bleiben bei
I've made my decision and I'm going to (stick to) it.
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stick out
abstehen

It's easy to identify the man. His ears (stick out).
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switch on
einschalten
anschalten
Could you (switch on; turn on) the lights?
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switch over
umschalten

Do you mind if I (switch over)? Tennis is on.
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take off
ausziehen

(Take off) your shoes, will you?
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1
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2
take off
starten
abheben
You've missed the plane. It (took off) at 8.30.
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tear up
zerreißen

I was so mad that I just (tore up) her letter.
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think of
denken an
einfallen
I can't (think of) anybody but her.
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I can't (think of) his name at the moment.
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1
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tidy away
aufräumen

Could you (tidy away) your books, please?
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1
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2
tie up
fesseln

They (tied us up) and left us in a dark room.
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1
0
2
turn down
leiser stellen

Could you (turn down) the TV a bit?
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turn into
wurde zu
verwandelte sich zu
After they left the party (turned into) a complete disaster.
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turn off
zudrehen
abschalten; ausschalten
(Turn off) the tap when the bucket is full.
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Would you (turn off) the engine, please?
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1
0
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wash up
Geschirr spülen
abwaschen
It's your turn to (wash up).
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work out
ausrechnen
rauskriegen; rausbekommen
Give me the calculator and I'll (work it out) for you.
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wrap up
einwickeln

Would you please (wrap up) all the cups in newspaper?
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