| 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 |