RUN DOWN:Speak ill of someone.
eg.)She’s always running someone down but never to anyone’s face.
STAND BY:Be present but take no action.
eg.)Would you sand by while someone set fire to your house?
STAND BY:Support someone.
eg.)Don’t be afraid to speak to the boss…we’ll all stand by you.
STAND BY:Be present in case one is needed.Act as reserve.
eg.)We shall need six men to sail the boat and to to stand by.
STAND FOR:signify, represent.
eg.)The leters U.N.O. stand for United Nations Organisation.
STAND FOR:Offer oneself as a candidate.
eg.)Is mr. Çevik standing for chairman? I shall stand for parliament next year.
SET ABOUT:Make a start.
eg.)M.Ali would like to join a club but doesn’t know how to set about it.
SET OFF:Ornament, embellish.
eg.)She wore a plain black hat set off with a little bunch of violets.
SET OUT:Display arrange in good order.
eg.)A shopkeeper sets out his goods to attract customers.
eg.)Public speakers and writers should seet out their points in logical sequence.
SET UP:Establish, form.
eg.)The government has set up a committee.
eg.)I should like to set up my own business.
TAKE AFTER:Be like resemble.
eg.)M.Ali takes after his father in character.
TAKE IN:Cheat, deceive.
eg.)You can’t take me in with your stories of green horses and castles in Spain.
TAKE ON:Engage.
eg.)Tell the champion I’ll take him on for $50000.
TAKE OFF:Leave the ground.
eg.)Aeroplanes take off and all day at this busy airport.
TAKE OFF:Imitate in order to ridicule.
eg.)Have you heard Alper taking off the Prime Minister?He is really funny.
TAKE TO:Feel a liking for.
eg.)I took to this country on my very first day here.
TAKE UP:Begin to occupy oneself with.
eg.)I must take up tennis again.
TAKE OVER:Replace, act in place of.
eg.)At ten o’clock M.Ali takes over from the captain.
eg.)The captain takes over again from ESER UMAN in the morning.
TURN OUT:Result.
eg.)I’ve never made a cake before but this one has turned out very well.
eg.)Don’t worry, eveything will turn out all right.
TURN OUT roduce.
eg.)Our factory turns out five hundred cars eveyday.
TURN OUT:Clothe, dress.
eg.)Mr.Çörüş always turns her children out very clear and tidy.
TURN DOWN:Reject.
eg.)The manager turned down my request for a day off.
TURN UP:Appear when not expected.
eg.)We were surprised. Gökhan turned up at the party last night.
WEAR OUT:Wear until useless.
eg.)These old shoes are still very good. Perhaps I’ll never wear them out.
WORK OUT:Reckon.
eg.)How much is Work out the answer in your mind.
WORK OUT:Prepare.
eg.)Have you worked out a timetable for the gymnasium yet.
WRITE OFF:Declare it valueless.
eg.)Eser’s car was so badly damaged that the insurance company simply wrote it off.