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 | |