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below the mark/beside the mark/beyond the mark 81
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by the way/by way of 101
by the light of/in the light of 101
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C c 102
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cut off/cut out 127
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D d 128
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dig in/dig into 132
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F f 147
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fit out/fit up 154
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fling off/fling out 155
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gain in/gain on 162
G g 162
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get up/get up to 170
get through/get through with 170
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glad at/glad about/glad of/glad to 174
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go far/go for 176
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go in/go in for 177
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good at/good to/good with 182
go with/go without 182
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H h 185
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I i 194
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impatient at/impatient with 195
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in a moment/in the moment 197
in a matter of/in the matter of 197
in a manner/in manner 197
in a way/in the way/in the way of/on the way 198
in addition/in additin to 199
in accord with/in accordance with 199
in a word/in word 199
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in body/in a body 201
in behalf of/on behalf of 201
in case of/in the case of 202
in case/in any case/in that case 202
in command of/in the command of 203
in charge of/in the charge of 203
in consequence/in consequence of 204
in company with/in the company of 204
in course of/in the course of 205
in control of/in the control of 205
in contrast to/in contrast with 205
in effect/into effect 206
in drink/in the drink 206
in favour of/in one's favour 207
in fashion/in a fashion 207
in faith/in good faith 207
in future/in the future/for the future 208
in front of/in the front of 208
in issue/in the issue 209
in hospital/in the hospital 209
in honour of/on one's honour 209
in memory of/to the memory of 210
in line/in line with 210
in order/in order to/in order that 211
in office/in the office 211
in place of/in the place of 212
in place/in one's place 212
in possession of/in the possession of 213
in point/in point of 213
in question/into question 214
in principle/on principle 214
in secret/in the secret 215
in respect of/with respect to 215
in red/in the red 215
in show/on show 216
in service/in the service 216
in step/in step with 217
in spirit/with spirit 217
in sight of/in the sight of 217
in the air/in the open air/on the air 218
in store/in the store 218
in the east of/on the east of/to the east of 219
in the(a)corner/on the(a)corner 219
in the face of/on the face of it 220
in the event/in that event 220
in the market/on the market 221
in the field/on the field/in the field of 221
in the order of/on the order of 222
in the mid(st)of/in the middle of 222
in the tree/on the tree 223
in the sun/under the sun 223
in the road/on the road 223
in time/on time 224
in the water/on the water/on the waters 224
in view of/in the view of 225
in view/on view 225
inquire about/inquire after/inquire into 226
increase by/increase to 226
introduce...into.../introduce...to 227
interfere in/interfere with 227
join in/join on/join onto 228
J j 228
invite out/invite over 228
jump at/jump on/jump to 229
join up/join up with 229
just now/right now 230
just as/just like 230
keep an eye on/keep one eye on 231
keen about/keen of/keen on 231
K k 231
keep at/keep on/keep to 232
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keep away from/keep off 233
keep good hours/keep good time 234
keep from/keep...from 234
keep doing sth./keep on doing sth 234
keep in/keep in with 235
keep house/keep the house 235
keep out/keep out of 236
keep open doors/keep the door open 236
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keep shop/keep a shop 237
keep quiet/keep still 237
kick in/kick off/kick out 238
keep up/keep up with 238
kiss away/kiss off 239
kindle up/kindle with 239
kick one's heels/kick up one's heels 239
knock down/knock out 240
know about/know of/know by 240
knuckle down/knuckle down to 241
known as/known for 241
laugh at/laugh away/laugh down/laugh off/laugh over 242
last month/the last month/the past month 242
L l 242
lack for/lack of 242
launch into/launch out 243
lay down/lie down 244
lay away/lay by 244
lay a hand on/lay one's hand on 244
lead in/lead to/lead up to 245
lay in/lay into 245
leak in/leak out 246
lean on/lean over 247
leave school/leave the school 247
leave out/leave over/leave to 248
learn of/learn off 248
let alone/let well alone/let...alone 249
less than/less...than 249
let out/let off 250
let in/let in on 250
liable for/liable to 251
let up/let up on 251
let sb.go/let oneself go 251
lift a hand/lift one's hand 252
lie in/lie on 252
listen to/listen for/listen in 253
linger on/linger over 253
live in/live on/live by 254
live to/live up to 255
live off/live out 255
live to oneself/live with oneself/live with sb 256
loaf about/loaf away 256
look about/look about for 257
lock in/lock up 257
lock away/lock out 257
look on/look onto 258
look in/look into 258
look up/look up to 259
look through/see through 259
look out/look out for 259
lose oneself/lose oneself in 260
lose heart/lose one's heart 260
lug...into/lug...out 261
lose way/lose one's way 261
lose one's head/lose one's senses 261
make a joke/play a joke 262
make a fuss about/make a fuss of 262
M m 262
make a fire/make up a fire 262
make a point/make a point of 263
make a noise/make noises 263
make away/make away with 264
make a scene/make the scene 264
make from/make of/make off 265
make do on/make do with 265
make sense/make sense of 266
make room for/make way for 266
make one's way/make one's own way 266
make up for/make up to 267
make the most of/make much of 267
march into/march off/march on 268
make way/make one's way 268
marry sb./marry sb.to sb 269
mark out/mark out for 269
mean by/mean to do sth./mean doing sth 270
may as well/may as well as 270
match up/match up to 270
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meddle in/meddle with 271
more than/more...than 272
merge in/merge into 272
move in/move in on 273
mount...in/mount...on 273
much too/too much 274
much as/as much 274
muck in/muck out/muck up 275
no less than/not less than 276
near by/near to 276
N n 276
no more than/not more than 277
no longer/no more 277
no less...than/not less...than 277
no more...than/not more...than 278
not so much as/not so much...as 279
not...any longer/not...any more 279
not a bit/not a little 279
note of/of note 280
not to say/not to speak of 280
not the least/not the less 280
of a day/of the day 281
O o 281
now and then/then and there 281
of all ages/in all ages 282
of age/of an age/of the age 282
of no avail/to no avail 283
of moment/of the moment 283
of course/off course 283
of the moment/on the moment 284
of one's own/on one's own 284
off hand(s)/off one's hands 285
offer for/offer to/ offer up 285
on sb.'s account/on one's own account 286
on account/on this(that)account 286
off one'shead/out of one's head 286
on board/on the board 287
on balance/off balance 287
on earth/on the earth 288
on duty/duty on 288
on deck/on the deck 288
on guard/on one's guard 289
on fire/on the fire 289
on occasion/on one occasion/on the occasion of 290
on hand(s)/on one's hands 290
on order/on orders 291
on one's head/on one's own head 291
on the(a)chair/in the(a)chair 292
on stage/on the stage 292
on schedule/on the schedule 292
on the desk/in the desk/at the desk 293
on the contrary/to the contrary 293
one after another/one after the other 294
once again/once and again 294
on the side/on the side of 294
one of/the one of 295
on top/on top of 296
only to/only too 296
open into/open onto 297
on watch/on the watch 297
out of mind/out of one's(right)mind 298
out and about/out and away 298
order off/order out 298
out of regard for/without regard to 299
out of question/out of the question 299
pack off/pack out 300
P p 300
owe to/owing to 300
pass away/pass off 301
part from/part with 301
pair off/pair with 301
pay for/pay off/pay out 302
pay attention to/pay one's attention to 302
pick at/pick on 303
pitch in/pitch into 304
piss off/piss down 304
play at/play with 305
plan on/plan out 305
plunge in/plunge into 306
pleased at/pleased with/pleased to 306
point by point/point for point 307
point at/point to 307
possessed of/possessed with 308
pop out/pop off 308
pop in/pop on 308
prepare for/be prepared for 309
pour in/pour into 309
preside at/preside over 310
preserve for/preserve from 310
proud for/proud of 311
proceed to/proceed with 311
pull in/pull on 312
provide...for/provide...with 312
pump in/pump into 313
pull together/pull oneself together 313
put an end to/put a stop to 314
push off/push out 314
push in/push on 314
put down as/put down for/put down to 315
put aside/put away 315
put on side/put on one side 316
put on airs/put on an air 316
put one'shand on/put one's hand to 317
put one's(a)finger on/put the finger on 317
quarrel about/quarrel with 318
Q q 318
put up to/put up with 318
puzzle out/puzzle over 318
quick at/quick of/quick to 319
rake out/rake over 320
rain down/rain off 320
quite some/quite some time 320
R r 320
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rattle away/rattle off 321
ram in/ram into 321
reckon in/reckon into 322
read off/read out 322
relate to/related to 323
regret to do/regret doing 323
remind sb.of/remind sb.to do 324
remember to do/remember doing 324
responsible for/responsible to 325
resolve to/resolved to 325
result from/result in 326
rest on/rest with 326
ring off/ring out 327
ring a bell/ring the bell 327
roll in/roll into 328
rip off/rip out 328
rinse off/rinse out 328
rope in/rope into 329
roll out/roll over 329
rule out/rule over 330
rub off/rub out 330
round off/round out 330
run in/run into 331
run away/run away with 331
run short/run short of 332
run out/run out of 332
screen off/screen out 333
score off/score out 333
S s 333
see light/see the light 334
see in/see into 334
scrub off/scrub out 334
see sb.do/see sb.doing 335
see off/see out 335
see to/see to it 336
see through/see...through 336
send in/send off 337
sell off/sell out 337
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send out/send out for 338
set down/set down as 339
set aside/set beside 339
set off/set out 340
set in/set on 340
set hand to/set one's hand to 340
settle down/settle down to 341
set one's mind on/set one's mind to 341
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settle in/settle into 342
short of/short on/short for 343
shoot off/shoot out 343
show off/show up 344
shout at/shout to 344
shut down/shut off/shut out 345
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sign off/sign out 346
sick for/sick of 346
sit in/sit on 347
sink in/sink into 347
sleep late/stay late 348
sit up for sb./sit up with sb 348
slip in /slip into 349
sleep off/sleep out 349
smell of/smell out 350
slough off/slough over 350
so am I/so I am 351
snap out/snap out of 351
so that/so...that/such...that 352
so far as/so far as to 352
speak for itself/speak for oneself 353
sound off/sound out 353
speak for/speak of/speak on 354
split in/split on 355
spill out/spill over 355
speak well for/speak well of 355
stand by/stand for 356
stand out/stand out for 357
stand in for/stand in with 357
stay off/stay out 358
start with/to start with 358
stand up for/stand up to 358
step by step/step for step 359
steal sb.sth./steal sb.'s sth 359
stick up/stick up for 360
stick at/stick to 360
step in/step on 360
stop doing/stop to do 361
stop at/stop in 361
submit to/submit...to 362
strike off/strike out 362
such as/as such/such...as 363
supply to/supply with 364
superior in/supeior to 364
take a chair/take the chair 365
T t 365
sure of/sure to 365
take a fancy to/take the fancy of 366
take a chance/take the chance 366
take a share in/take shares in 367
take a note of/take note of 367
take account of/take an account of 368
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tearoff/tearout 379
the next day/the other day 380
the A to Z of/the ABC of 380
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to death/to the death 384
to the point/to the point of 385
to the minute/up to the minute 385
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too...to/only too...to/but too...to 386
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try on/try out 387
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U u 390
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V v 393
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W w 394
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with a(the)view of/with a(the)view to 399
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Y y 401
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Z z 402