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 |