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"Brush up" = practice and improve your skills or knowledge. ⠀ Example: Before going to Germany, I should brush up my German. ⠀ Example: She joined the course to brush up on her maths skills. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Tie up" = tie the ends of something together. ⠀ Example: Don't forget to tie up your shoelaces before the game. ⠀ Example: Nails can be regarded as the easiest way to tie up two pieces of wood together. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Weigh in" = give an opinion or join a discussion. ⠀ Example: The chairman then weighed in with his views. ⠀ Example: He disliked the plan and weighed in with some heavy criticism. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Tell apart" = see a difference between two things that are very much alike. ⠀ Example: The twins are so similar that only their mother can tell them apart. ⠀ Example: All the kittens look the same to me. How do you tell them apart? ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Break up" = laugh or cry very hard. ⠀ Example: We broke up when we heard that joke. ⠀ Example: Jim Carrey makes me just break up. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Wear out" = make or become unusable through long or heavy use. ⠀ Example: The rear tires had worn out. ⠀ Example: I wore out my favorite shoes, so I took them to the cobbler to repair. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Talk into" = persuade someone to do something. ⠀ Example: I talked him into buying the house. ⠀ Example: My husband talked me into going skiing. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Think back" = think about a past event or a past time. ⠀ Example: I often think back on my childhood and try to remember what it was like.

Example: I've been trying to think back to that last evening. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Turn in" = report or take someone to the police. ⠀ Example: Somebody turned him in the local police. ⠀ Example: His own brother turned him in. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Throw away" = get rid of something that you no longer want. ⠀ Example: I threw the plastic bottle away. ⠀ Example: That old chair should be thrown away. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Bring out" = help to show a quality. ⠀ Example: The wine really brings out the spicy flavor of the meat. ⠀ Example: A crisis can bring out the best and the worst in people. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Wrap up" = finish something. ⠀ Example: Negotiators are confident they can wrap up a deal soon. ⠀ Example: We ought to wrap up this meeting and get back to work. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Talk up" = promote someone or something enthusiastically. ⠀ Example: He talked his idea up with as many friends as he could. ⠀ Example: They talked up the tourist attractions to encourage more visitors. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Set off" = start a journey. ⠀ Example: Jenny set off down the road on her new bike. ⠀ Example: We set off early the next morning. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Take aside" = take someone away from other people in order to speak privately. ⠀ Example: The teacher took her aside and said that she failed the exam. ⠀ Example: I was immediately taken aside by the manager. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Set in" = begin to happen. ⠀ Example: Evening was setting in as we took the road over the desert. ⠀ Example: The rain seemed to have set in for the day. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw

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"Set in" = begin to happen. ⠀ Example: Evening was setting in as we took the road over the desert. ⠀ Example: The rain seemed to have set in for the day. ⠀ Learn phrasal verbs in our app - https://onelink.to/7y3btw