🟣dish out

✍Put food onto a plate or plates before a meal.

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"He begins dishing out bowls of strawberry ice cream"
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🟣conjure up

✍to present to the mind; evoke or imagine

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"He conjured up a picture of his childhood"
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🟣Get behind

✍To learn, work, or progress more than others

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"He had gotten behind in his classes because he was always absent."
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🟣count on

✍To rely on someone for support when you need it most

⭕️For example:

"I can always count on my best friend to be there for me."
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🟣Dry up

✍when all the liquid and /or moisture evaporates.

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"The streets will dry up once the sun is out. "
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🟣wear out

✍when something is damaged or weakened from use and age.

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"The carpet looks worn out, we should replace it. "
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🟣wrap up

✍ To cover something with some kind of special paper.

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"We need to wrap up all these gifts in two hours. Let's get started!"
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🟣dumb down

✍ simplify or reduce the intellectual content of something so as to make it accessible to a larger number of people.

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"Critics have accused publishers of dumbing down books"
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🟣dash off

✍ write something quickly or hastily

⭕️For example:

"I dashed off a quick letter."
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🟣crack up

✍ burst into laughter

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"She tries to keep a straight face, but she keeps cracking up."
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🟣narrow down

✍ to reduce the number of options or possibilities

⭕️For example:

"The footprint helped the police narrow down their list of suspects to just men."
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🟣monkey around with

✍ to try to play with or repair a device that you have no true knowledge about.

⭕️For example:

"Are you really a certified technician? I don't want anyone monkeying around with my computer."
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🟣follow up

✍ to find out more about something, or take further action in regards to it.

⭕️For example:

"I called Amazon to follow up on the order I placed last week."
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🟣fall through

✍ if things do not go as planned, or if a plan, deal or agreement fails.

⭕️For example:

"The job offer fell through because they couldn't secure a budget for the position."
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🟣hear of

✍ when you learn about something or someone.

⭕️For example:

"I know some people who have never heard of surfboarding."
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🟣have on

✍ To wear clothing, cosmetics, perfume, etc.

⭕️For example:

"I Bella had a ring on her finger last night, but now it's missing."
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🟣make for

✍ to go in a certain direction, typically in a hurry.

⭕️For example:

"When we heard the news about the floor, we immediately made for the hills."
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🟣screw on

✍ to connect parts together, typically parts with a spiral groove or with a screw.

⭕️For example:

"Linda screwed on the knobs to the cabinets after installed them."
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🟣go for

✍ to try to obtain.

⭕️For example:

"My dad always told me to go for the gold."
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🟣freak out

✍ when someone becomes irrationally upset or angry, sometimes to the point of confusion.

⭕️For example:

"Stephanie nearly freaked out when she found out that her dad dating an eighteen years old."
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