CALL OFF:Cancel an event.
eg.)The football match was called off because of the bad weather.
CALL BACK:Telephone again later.
eg.)Thank you for ringing. I’ll call you back as soon as I have the information that you want.
CALL UP:Ring up, telephone.
eg.)Alper called up me to learn the date of the exams.
CALL UP:CONSCRIPT.
eg.)Men over eighteen years of age were called up the fight the enemy
in the war.
CALL BY:To make a short visit to a place or person.
eg.)I’ll call by to pick up the book on my way to work.
CALL FOR:Require, demand.
eg.)The situation calls for tact.
eg.)You have got the job!This calls for a celebration.
CARE FOR:To look after sb.
eg.)Who cared for her while she was ill.?
CARRY OFF:To succeed in doing sth difficult.
eg.)He felt nervous before he started his speech but he carried it off
very well.
CARRY ON:To continue, do not stop.
eg.)How long id the party carry on after I left?
eg.)She intends to carry on studying after the course has finished.
eg.)I hope you will carry on doing these exercises.
CARRY ON WITH+NOUN is used similarly.
eg.)The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment.
eg.)I’m too tired to carry on with this tonight.
CARRY OUT: Perform (duties), obey (orders, instructions), fulfil (therats), execute.
eg.)Soldiers must carry out their orders.
eg.)It will be difficult, but we shall carry out your instructions.
eg.)He read the instructions, but he didn’t carry them out.
CARRY OVER:Transfer ( to the next page).
eg.)Take the last figure on this page and carry it over to the top of the next page.
CATCH UP:Reache, come abreas of / overtake, but not pass.
eg.)They’ve just left. If you hurry, you’ll catch them up.
eg.)I started last in the race but I soon caught up with the others.
eg.)You’ve missed whole term; you’ll have to work hard to cath up with the rest of the class.
CLEAN (STH ) UP:1-)To remove all the dirt from a place that is paricularly dirty.
eg.)I’m going to clean up the kitchen before mum and dad get back.
2-) To remove sth that has just been spilled.
eg.)Oh no!!! You’ve spilled coffee on the new carpet! Can you clean it up?
CLEAN (STH) OUT:To clean the inside of sth thoroughly.
eg.)I’m going to clean out all the kitchen cupboards next week.
CLEAR AWAY:1-)Remove articles, usually in order to make space.
eg.)Could you clear away these papers.
2-)Disperse.
eg.)The clouds soon cleared away and it became quite warm.
CLEAR OFF(INFORMAL):(Used especially as an order)To go away.
eg.)”Clear off.” Shouted the farmer, “you’re on my land.”
CLEAR(STH)OUT:To tidy sth and throw away things that you don’t want.
eg.)I really must clear out the kitchen cupboards.