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Verb |Meaning |Example | |
|ask someone out |invite on a date |Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. |
|ask around |ask many people the same |I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. |
| |question ||
|add up to something |equal |Your purchases add up to $205.32. |
|back something up |reverse |You'll have to back up your car so that I can get |
| | |out.|
|back someone up |support |My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my |
| | |job. |
|blow up |explode |The racingcar blew up after it crashed into the |
| | |fence. |
|blow something up |add air |We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. |
|break down |stop functioning (vehicle, |Ourcar broke down at the side of the highway in |
| |machine) |the snowstorm. |
|break down |get upset |The woman broke down when the police told her that |
| ||her son had died. |
|break somethingdown |divide into smaller parts |Our teacher broke the final project downinto three |
| | |separate parts. |
|break in |force entry to a building|Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. |
|break into something |enter forcibly |The firemen had to break into the room to rescue |
| | |the children. |
|break something in |wear something a fewtimes so |I need to break these shoes in before we run next |
| |that it doesn't look/feel new |week. |
|break in |interrupt |The TV station broke in to report the news of the |
| ||president's death. |
|break up |end a relationship |My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to |
| | |America. |
|break up |startlaughing (informal) |The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started|
| | |talking. |
|break out |escape |The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards |
| |...