s.o./s.t. | someone/something |
make s.t. up | create |
pass s.t. on | give to |
pass s.t. out | distribute |
pass s.o. or s.t. over | decide not to use |
pass s.o. or s.t. up | decide not to use, reject |
pay s.o. or s.t. back | repay |
pick s.o. or s.t. out | choose |
pick s.o. or s.t. up | lift/go get someone or something |
pick s.t. up | get (an idea/a new book)/answer the phone |
point s.o. or s.t. out | indicate |
put s.t. away | put in an appropriate place |
put s.t. back | return to its original place |
put s.o. or s.t. down | stop holding |
put s.t. off | delay |
put s.t. on | cover the body (with clothes/lotion) |
put s.t. together | assemble |
put s.t. up | erect |
set s.t. up | prepare for use/establish (a business) |
shut s.t. off | stop (a machine/light) |
straighten s.t. up | make neat |
switch s.t. on | start (a machine/light) |
take s.o. or s.t. back | return |
take s.t. off | remove |
talk s.o. info | persuade |
talk s.t. over | discuss |
tear s.t. down | destroy |
tear s.t. off | remove by tearing |
tear s.t. up | tear into small pieces |
think s.t. over | consider |
think s.t. up | invent |
throw s.t. away/out | put in the trash, discard |
try s.t. on | put clothing on to see if it fits |
try s.t. out | use to see if it works |
turn s.o. or s.t. down | reject |
turn s.t. down | lower the volume (a TV/radio) |
turn s.t. in | give work (to a boss/teacher0, submit |
turn s.o. or s.t. into | change from one from to another |
turn s.o. off | [slang] destroy interest in |
turn s.t. off | stop (a machine/light), extinguish |
turn s.t. on | start (a machine/light) |
turn s.t. up | make louder (a TV/radio) |
use s.t. up | use completely, consume |
wake s.o. up | awaken |
work s.t. out | solve, find a solution to a problem |
write s.t. down | write on a piece of paper |
write s.t. up | write in a finished form |