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 | |