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Satish
bore away (won) many prizes at the school sports.
The new
leader has been able to bear down (overthrow, crush) all opposition.
His
evidence bears out (confirms, corroborates) the evidence of the first witness.
In his
misfortune God gave him strength to bear up (to keep up spirits, not to
despair).
A
religious hope bears up (supports) a man in his trials.
His
evidence did not bear upon (was not relevant to) the inquiry.
I trust
you will bear with (have patience with, show forbearance to) me a few minutes
more.
Break
He broke
down (failed) in the middle of his speech.
He broke
off (stopped suddenly) in the middle of his story.
I gave him
no cause to break with (quarrel with) me.
The
burglars broke into (entered by force) the house.
Bring
• His folly has brought about
(caused) his ruin.
• Idleness and luxury bring
forth (produce, cause) poverty and want.
• He brought forward (adduced)
several cogent arguments in support of his scheme.
• That building brings in
(yields as rent) Rs. 7000 a month.
• Our teacher often tells us a
story to bring out (show) the meaning of a lesson.
• The publishers have recently brought out
(published) a cheap edition of their new dictionary.
• He found great difficulty in
bringing her round (converting her) to his views.
• She brought up (reared) the
orphan as her own child.
Call
His master
called for (demanded) an explanation of his conduct.
New
responsibilities often call out (draw forth) virtues and abilities unsuspected
before.
Call in
(summon, send for) a doctor immediately.
He called
on me (paid me a brief visit) yesterday.
The old
man could not call up (recollect) past events.
Carry
He agreed
to carry out (execute) my orders.
His passion
carried him away (i.e., deprived him of self-control).
His son
carried on (managed) his business in his absence.
Many
persons were carried off (killed) by plague.
Cast
The ship
was cast away (wrecked) on the coast of Africa.
He
was much cast down (depressed) by his loss.
Come
How did
these things come about (happen)?
How did
you come by (get) his purse?
When does
the Convocation come off (take place)?
At last
the truth has come out (transpired).
The taxes
come to (amount to) a large sum.
The
question came up (was mooted or raised for discussion) before the Municipal
Corporation
last week.
I expect
he will come round (recover) within a week.
I
hope he will come round (agree) to our views.
Cry
Men of
dissolute lives cry down (depreciate) religion, because they would not be under
the
restraints of it.
He cried
out against (protested against) such injustice.
The
young author is cried up (extolled) by his friend.
Cut
He was cut
off (died) in the prime of life.
You must
cut down (reduce) your expenditure.
He is cut
out for (specially fitted to be) a sailor.
His
wife's death cut him up (afflicted him, distressed him) terribly.
Do
I am done
for (ruined).
Having
walked twenty miles, he is quite done up (fatigued, exhausted).
Fall
At last
the rioters fell back (retreated, yielded).
At my
friend's tea-party I fell in with (met accidentally) a strange fellow.
The
measure falls in with (happens to meet) the popular demand.
The scheme
has fallen through (failed) for want of support.
I am told
the two brothers have fallen out (quarrelled).
It is said
that the standard of efficiency in public service has recently fallen off
(deteriorated).
In
the second school-term the attendance fell off (diminished).
Get
• His friends expected that he
would get off (escape) with a fine.
• It is hard to get on with
(agree or live sociably with) a suspicious man.
• The thief got away (escaped)
with my cash-box.
• I can't get out (remove) this
stain.
• The revolt of the tribal
chiefs has been got under (subdued).
• The dog tried to get at
(attack) me.
• He has got through (passed)
his examination.
• They soon got the fire under
(under control) by pouring buckets of water over it.
• You were lucky to get out of (escape from) his clutches.
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