Intermediate Deck 5

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open up

phrasal verb

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to make something (especially if shut, locked, restricted, etc.) become available for use or sale
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pull up

phrasal verb

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to cause something, usually a vehicle, to stop, often for a short time
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lay out

phrasal verb

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to present a plan or suggestion clearly and carefully
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hold out

phrasal verb

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to continue to resist or survive in a difficult or dangerous situation; to last
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come over

phrasal verb

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to go to another place or towards someone
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start out

phrasal verb

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​to start doing something in a particular way, especially in business or work
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send out

phrasal verb

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to produce something and disperse or spread it from a central point
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blow up

phrasal verb

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​to explode or to be destroyed by an explosion
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lay down

phrasal verb

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to officially establish a rule, or say how something should be done
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come around

phrasal verb

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to change one's mind or opinion
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crack down on

phrasal verb

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to begin handling bad or illegal behavior in a more severe way
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once and for all

idiom

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completely and finally
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on behalf of

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representing or speaking for someone else; in place of
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take effect

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to produce or show the intended results
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give rise to

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to cause something to happen or exist
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take issue with

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to disagree or argue about something
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bits and pieces

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different kinds of small random objects
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be under way

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to be already happening
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by and large

idiom

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after considering everything about the thing or situation
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in due course

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at the right and proper time in the future
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