Intermediate Deck 8

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get down to

phrasal verb

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to start doing something with effort
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look down on

phrasal verb

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to express or show contempt or disdain to someone or something
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take into account

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​to think or consider someone or something when making a decision or conclusion
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have something or nothing to do with

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to be connected, related, or involved with someone or something to the extent specified
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up for grabs

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available to anyone
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to the effect / to this effect / to that effect

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used to express ​that you are giving a general form of what was said or written rather than the exact words
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at somebody's disposal

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available for use or help, any time or as needed
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to somebody's advantage

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to use or respond to something in order to benefit from it, especially when it is expected to harm or damage you
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live up to

phrasal verb

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to have the qualities or do the things people expect
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to the best of someone's knowledge

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as far as you know; used when saying that something is true, though you're not entirely sure
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be in for

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to be going to experience something, especially something unpleasant
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up in the air

idiom

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uncertain or unsure
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follow through

phrasal verb

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to complete something that has been started
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make good on something

phrasal verb

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to fulfill an obligation, such as a promise or a debt
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be over one's head

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to be too difficult or strange for someone to understand
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beg the question

idiom

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said during a situation where something obvious should be asked or brought to attention
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come to mind

idiom

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the state of suddenly remembering or thinking about someone or something
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turn in someone or something

phrasal verb

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to give or return something to someone
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in the wake of

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happening after something, and often because of it
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step back

phrasal verb

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to stop doing or being involved with something, often in order to think about it
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