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look at - Look at the clouds, aren't they beautiful? (watch)
look for - I'm looking for the right shoes. (search)
looking up - Things are looking up. (getting better)
look up - "What does defer mean?" - "Look it up!" (search the meaning of)
look around - Feel free to have a look around. (explore)
look out! - Look out! There's a train coming. (watch out! careful!)
look into - I'll look into why the concert was cancelled. (research)
look to - I'm looking to buy a new car. (aspire)
look to - I look to him for guidance. (respect, defer)
look forward to - I'm looking forward to our meeting. (anticipate)
put up with - I cant put up with her anymore. (tolerate, stand)
put through - The soldiers were put through a rigorous test. (make endure)
put down - Put down your weapons. (cease to use)
put on - Put on a coat. It's cold outside. (dress oneself)
put out - She wont put out on the first date/ Pearl Jam just put out a new album. (submit to; release)
come out with - Pearl Jam just came out with a new album. (release)
come out - Will you come out tonight? He came out in high school. (exit; declare homosexuality)
come up - Come up to see me (ascend; go north)
come up with - How did you come up with that? (invent)
come in - Come in! (enter)
come on! - Come on, let's go! I'm starving. ("Let's go!")
come down (descend from a high)
come down with (catch {sickness})
get over She still hasn't gotten over the break-up. (superar)
get with That is a policy I cannot get with. They got with each other. Get with it! (agree; hook-up; hurry!)
get on They never got on very well. Get on it! (coalesce[BRITAIN] , hurry)
get it over with Why not wash the dishes now and get it over with? (relieve oneself promptly)
get along We get along better when we dont have to see each other every day. (coalesce)
get on, get in
Get in the truck! Get on the train! (board)
get ready to (prepare to)
do over (retry)
do up (embellish, elaborate)
do without (abstain from)
do in (ruin)
do away with The old-style videos they used to make have been done away with. (get rid of, eliminate)
take in (adopt a stray animal)
take out (kill; bring forth to exterior; order food for pick-up)
take up (adopt an instrument)
take over (assume by force)
take up with (confront a problem)
let up The rain won't let up. (lessen)
let down (disappoint)
let in (allow to enter)
hold down (stomach, fasten [something]
hold up (wait, support [physically])
hold on (wait, fasten onself)
hold [you] over (satisfy temporarily)
hold forth (speak lengthily)
give up Dont give up yet, there is still time to finish the project. (quit, resign)
give in Dont give in to temptation! (fall victim)
give out At the movie theatre, they gave out 3d glasses. My knees give out if I try to run more than 3 miles. (distribute; fail to support)
break up (separate [relationship])
break in I bought a baseball glove, but I still need to break it in. The thief broke in and took the jewelry. (enter unlawfully; loosen)
break down The dryer broke down, so we'll have to hang our clothes to dry. When I heard the news of her death, I broke down. (stop functioning [MACHINERY], become upset emotionally)