61 | drop back | move back in a position/group | Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike. |
62 | drop in/by/over | come without an appointment | I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week. |
63 | dropsomeone/somethingoff | take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there | I have to dropmy sister off at work before I come over. |
64 | drop out | quit a class, school etc | I dropped outof Science because it was too difficult. |
65 | eat out | eat at a restaurant | I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out. |
66 | end up | eventually reach/do/decide | We ended uprenting a movie instead of going to the theatre. |
67 | fall apart | break into pieces | My new dressfell apart in the washing machine. |
68 | fall down | fall to the ground | The picture that you hung up last night fell downthis morning. |
69 | fall out | separate from an interior | The money must have fallen outof my pocket. |
70 | fall out | (of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached | His hair started to fall out when he was only 35. |
71 | figure something out | understand, find the answer | I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room. |
72 | fill something in | to write information in blanks, as on a form (BrE) | Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number. |
73 | fill something out | to write information in blanks, as on a form (AmE) | The form must be filled out in capital letters. |
74 | fill something up | fill to the top | I always fill the water jug upwhen it is empty. |
75 | find out | discover | We don't know where he lives. How can we find out? |
76 | find something out | discover | We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samanthafound it out. |
77 | get somethingacross/over | communicate, make understandable | I tried to get my pointacross/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen. |
78 | get along/on | like each other | I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sistergot along/on. |
79 | get around | have mobility | My grandfather can get aroundfine in his new wheelchair. |
80 | get away | go on a vacation | We worked so hard this year that we had toget away for a week. |
81 | get away withsomething | do without being noticed or punished | Jason alwaysgets away withcheating in his maths tests. |
82 | get back | return | We got backfrom our vacation last week. |
83 | get something back | receive something you had before | Liz finally gother Science notes back from my room-mate. |
84 | get back at someone | retaliate, take revenge | My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat. |
85 | get back intosomething | become interested in something again | I finally got back into my novel and finished it. |
86 | get on something | step onto a vehicle | We're going to freeze out here if you don't let usget on the bus. |
87 | get over something | recover from an illness, loss, difficulty | I just got overthe flu and now my sister has it. |
88 | get over something | overcome a problem | The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations. |
89 | get round tosomething | finally find time to do (AmE: get around tosomething) | I don't know when I am going to get round towriting the thank you cards. |
90 | get together | meet (usually for social reasons) | Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend. |