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🟣dash off

write something quickly or hastily

⭕️For example:

"I dashed off a quick letter."
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🟣crack up

burst into laughter

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"She tries to keep a straight face, but she keeps cracking up."
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🟣narrow down

to reduce the number of options or possibilities

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"The footprint helped the police narrow down their list of suspects to just men."
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🟣monkey around with

to try to play with or repair a device that you have no true knowledge about.

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"Are you really a certified technician? I don't want anyone monkeying around with my computer."
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🟣follow up

to find out more about something, or take further action in regards to it.

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"I called Amazon to follow up on the order I placed last week."
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🟣fall through

if things do not go as planned, or if a plan, deal or agreement fails.

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"The job offer fell through because they couldn't secure a budget for the position."
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🟣hear of

when you learn about something or someone.

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"I know some people who have never heard of surfboarding."
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🟣freak out

when someone becomes irrationally upset or angry, sometimes to the point of confusion.

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"Stephanie nearly freaked out when she found out that her dad dating an eighteen years old."
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🟣hang around

to spend time in a place or an area

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"They hung around the house the whole afternoon."
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🟣go with

to be combined together as one set.

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"This sheet set goes with a comforter."
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🟣Float around

when an object or a person is near, but you cannot pinpoint the exact location.

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"I can't find my slippers, but I know they must be floating around here somewhere."
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🟣Flip out

to become very mad or lose control over your emotions

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"I need to leave before I flip out on someone."
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🟣cut down

to do less of something or to use something in smaller amounts.

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"I need to really cut down on sweets."
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🟣cut back

when you spend less money on something.

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"If I don't cut my spending back, I'll be out of money by next week."
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🟣catch up

to move faster to reach someone or something that is ahead of you.

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"If you don't catch, you'll get left behind.
So hurry up!"
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🟣cross off

to remove or delete someone or something from a list.

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"The teacher crossed the student's name off the roster when he hadn't showed up for class in four days."
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🟣crack down

to take more action than usual against wrongdoing.

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"The teacher started to crack down on student tardiness by making them write 100sentences for each minute they are late."
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🟣con out of

to persuade someone to give or do something through lies and deception

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"Jack is trying to con his dad out of more allowance by telling him that he had never received it."
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🟣luck out

to have exceptional good luck.

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"Wow, she really lucked out by finding that apartment."
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