| act sth out | perform/demonstrate |
| bottle sth up | not allow a feeling to show |
| bring sth in | introduce |
| bring sb up | rear (parenting) |
| carry sth out | perform/undertake |
| do sth up | restore/redecorate |
| fill sth in/out | complete in writing |
| find sth out | discover |
| fix sth up | arrange |
| give sth away | reveal |
| give sth up | stop |
| hold sth up | delay |
| keep sth up | maintain |
| leave sth/sb out | abandon |
| let sth out | release |
| look sth up | try to find a piece of information in a book or on a computer |
| make sth up | invent |
| pay sb back | to do something unpleaseant to someone because they have done sth unpleasant to you |
| pick sth up | collect |
| point sth out | highlight/explain |
| pull sth/sb down | demolish/demote |
| put sth away | put something in a place where it is usually kept |
| put sth off | postpone |
| put sth on | cover body/to pretend to have a particular feeling which isn't real |
| put sb up | accommodate |
| run sb down | criticise |
| set sth up | establish/organise |
| take sth over | start doing/get control |
| take sth up | fill an amount of space/start doing particular job or activity |
| throw sth away | waste a skill/to get rid of something unnecessary |
| turn sth/sb down | refuse |
| turn sth/sb out | force sb to leave |