31 | catch up | get to the same point as someone else | You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. |
32 | check in | arrive and register at a hotel or airport | We will get the hotel keys when we check in. |
33 | check out | leave a hotel | You have tocheck out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. |
34 | checksomeone/somethingout | look at carefully, investigate | The companychecks out all new employees. |
35 | check outsomeone/something | look at (informal) | Check out the crazy hair on that guy! |
36 | cheer up | become happier | She cheered upwhen she heard the good news. |
37 | cheer someone up | make happier | I brought you some flowers tocheer you up. |
38 | chip in | help | If everyonechips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. |
39 | clean something up | tidy, clean | Please clean upyour bedroom before you go outside. |
40 | come acrosssomething | find unexpectedly | I came acrossthese old photos when I was tidying the closet. |
41 | come apart | separate | The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough. |
42 | come down withsomething | become sick | My nephewcame down with chicken pox this weekend. |
43 | come forward | volunteer for a task or to give evidence | The womancame forwardwith her husband's finger prints. |
44 | come fromsomewhere | originate in | The art of origami comes from Asia. |
45 | count onsomeone/something | rely on | I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out. |
46 | cross something out | draw a line through | Please cross out your old address and write your new one. |
47 | cut back onsomething | consume less | My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods. |
48 | cut something down | make something fall to the ground | We had to cutthe old tree in our yard downafter the storm. |
49 | cut in | interrupt | Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle. |
50 | cut in | pull in too closely in front of another vehicle | The bus driver got angry when that car cut in. |
51 | cut in | start operating (of an engine or electrical device) | The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C. |
52 | cut something off | remove with something sharp | The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured. |
53 | cut something off | stop providing | The phone company cut offour phone because we didn't pay the bill. |
54 | cut someone off | take out of a will | My grandparentscut my fatheroff when he remarried. |
55 | cut something out | remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper) | I cut this ad outof the newspaper. |
56 | dosomeone/somethingover | beat up, ransack (BrE, informal) | He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done overby a street gang. |
57 | do something over | do again (AmE) | My teacher wants me to domy essay overbecause she doesn't like my topic. |
58 | do away withsomething | discard | It's time to do away with all of these old tax records. |
59 | do something up | fasten, close | Do your coat upbefore you go outside. It's snowing! |
60 | dress up | wear nice clothing | It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up. |