1. Account for (explain the reason, answer for) I can’t account for his unusual behaviour in this matter.
2. Ask after (ask about the welfare, inquire after) 1 met your brother at the party, he asked after you.
3. Ask for (request for) She asked for a glass of water.
4. Back out (withdraw from promise) He agreed to help but backed out at the last moment.
5. Be in for [a bout to take place (unpleasant)] On account of his bad habits, he is in for trouble.
6. Bear away (win) Suhani bore away the first prize in the dance competition.
7. Bear on/upon (relevant) Your remarks have no bearing on the main problem.
8. Bear out (support the argument, corroborate) I am sure my classmates will bear out my statement.
9. Bear with (to show patience, co-operate) In view of the heavy losses suffered by the company, the shareholders were requested to bear with.
10. Blow out (extinguish) The candle blew out as the gust of wind came in.
11. Blow over (pass off without harm, come to an end) Don’t worry, the crisis is likely to blow over.
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12. Blow up (explode, start suddenly) The plan of the enemy to blow up the flyover was foiled by the police.
13. Break down (emotional collapse, stop functioning) While giving evidence in the court, she broke down.
14. Break into (enter by force) The robbers broke into his house last night.
15. Break off (come to an end) The talks between India and China broke off.
16. Break out [spread (war, epidemic, fire, riots)] The fear that AIDS has broken out in India is not unfounded.
17. Break through (major achievement) There is no hope of a break through in the murder case of the famous actor, Sushant.
18. Break up [terminate (meeting, school, session)] The college will break up next week for summer vacation.
19. Break up with (quarrel) After a long and fruitful friendship, the two friends have broken up with each other.
20. Break open (open by force) The theif broke open the lock and stole the money.
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21.Bring about (cause to happen) The administration helped to bring about apeaceful settlement.
22.Bring out (explain the meaning) When asked to explain, she could not bring out the meaning of the poem.
23. Bring round (to make one agree, bring to senses) 1 was able to bring my mother round to my views with great difficulty.
24. Bring up (rear, educate) Fathers are beginning to play a bigger role in bringing up their children.
25. Call at (visit a place to meet) I called at the residence of my boss yesterday.
26. Call for (necessary, require) He called in the plumber to repair the leak.
27. Call in (send for help) The police were called in without delay by the residents.
28. Call off (suspend or abandon) We decided to call off the strike.
29. Call on (go and visit a person) It is a tradition for the Prime Minister to call on the President.
30. Call out (ask to come for help) The National Guards has been called out to render help in the flood affected areas.
31. Call up (to telephone, recall) Many of my friends called me up to congratulate me.
32. Call upon (appeal, exhort) He was called upon to prove the correctness of the press reports.
33. Carry away by (lose control) On hearing the news of his success, he was carried away by joy.
34. Carry on (continue) Now it is difficult to carry on this business in the teeth of stiff competition.
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35. Carry out (implement, obey, execute) It is not likely that your father will carry out the threat of disinheriting you.
36. Cast away (throw away as useless) We usually give our servants the old clothes. which we cast away.
37. Cast down (dejected, down cast) Nowadays he is cast down as a result of his failure in the examination.
38. Cast off (release, remove) An organisation must cast off its old fashioned practices in order to survive.
39. Catch up with (make up for deficiency, overtake) He remained ill for many days but caught up with the pending work very soon.
40. Come about (happen) It is not good that such an unfortunate accident came about.
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41. Come across (meet or discover by chance) I came across my old friend in the market yesterday.
42. Come by (get) How have you come by such a precious diamond?
43. Come of (belong to) Reeta comes of a family of freedom fighters.
44. Come off (take place as arranged, fade, get separated) I was surprised to see th the plaster had come off the walls.
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45. Come over (to suddenly experience a strong feling) I don’t know what came over when I hit my best friend.
46. Come round/around (around, agree, recover from illness) My father at lu refused to let me continue my studies but he came round in the end.
47. Come upon (get by chance) My friend came upon the evidence when he was searching his old papers.
48. Cope with (manage) They coped with all their problems cheerfully.
49. Cut down (curtail,reduce) Since you are out of job these days, you must ar down your expenditure.
50. Cut off (discontinue, die, remove) He cut off his hair for charity.