Phrasal Expressions – Lesson 26 (English)

Phrasal Expressions : Lesson 26 (English)
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To come about: to happen.
   
To bring about: to cause to happen. This idiom is used to indicate ‘who’ or ‘what’ caused something to come about.
   
To build up: to increase slowly, to make stronger gradually.
   
To die down: to decrease, to lessen strength or intensity.
   
To fade away: to diminish gradually in time or distance.
   
To die out: not to exist anymore; to be in the process of disappearing.
   
To make out: to read or see clearly; to prepare a legal document, such as a will, a check, etc.
   
To live up to: to fulfill (a standard or promise).
   
To stick to: to adhere to (a promise), to follow or obey (a set of rules, procedures, etc.).
   
To rip off: to cheat , to take unfair advantage of. The noun form ‘ripoff’ derives from this idiom.
   
To stand up for: to insist on, to demand; to defend, to support.
   
To cut corners: to economize, to save money.
   
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