Run
On account
of overwork he is run down (enfeebled).
He always
runs down (disparages) his rivals.
The lease
of our premises has run out (expired, come to an end).
He has run
through (squandered away) his fortune.
The
tailor's bill has run up to (amounted to) a large amount.
He has run
into (incurred) debt.
Recently
my expenses have run up (increased) considerably.
The
cistern is running over (overflowing).
See
I saw
through (detected) the trick.
It is hard
to see into (discern) his motive.
His
friends were present at the station to see him off (witness his departure) .
Set
The High
Court set aside (annulled) the decree of the lower court.
He
immediately set about (took steps towards) organizing the department.
He set off
(started) for Peshawar early this morning.
The frame
sets off the picture (i.e., enhances its beauty by contrast).
He has set
up (started business) as a banker.
I have
enough capital to set me up (establish myself) in trade.
He hired a
palatial bungalow and set up for (pretended to be) a millionaire.
I was
obliged to set him down (snub him).
You may
set down (charge) his loss to me.
Who set
you on (instigated you) to do it?
These
seats are set apart (reserved) for ladies.
In his
speech on prohibition, he set forth (explained, made known) his views at
length.
The
robbers set upon (attacked) the defenceless travellers.
Winter
in England sets in (begins) about December.
Speak
In Mumbai
there is no free library to speak of (worth mentioning).
I
was determined to speak out (express my opinion freely).
Stand
They are
determined to stand up for (vindicate, maintain) their rights.
Let this
matter stand over (be deferred or postponed) for the present.
It is hard
but I think I can stand it out (endure it to the end without yielding).
He is
always standing up for (championing the cause of) the weak and oppressed.
We
shall be formidable if we stand by (support) one another.
Strike
He is
struck down with (attacked by) paralysis.
The
Medical Council struck off (removed) his name from the register of medical
practitioners.
While we
were planning a family picnic, my sister struck in (interrupted) with the
suggestion
that we invite our neighbour's children as well.
Take
The piano
takes up (occupies) too much room.
It would
take up (occupy) too much time to tell you the whole story.
He takes
after (resembles) his father.
At present
I am reading the Essays of Bacon, but it is sometimes difficult to take in
(comprehend,
understand) his meaning.
Recently
he has taken to (become addicted to) opium eating.
Talk
We talked
over (discussed) the matter for an hour.
I
hope to talk him over (convenience him by taking) to our view
Tell
I am
afraid your antecedents will tell against you (i.e., prove unfavourable to
you).
The
strain is telling upon (affecting) his health.
Throw
• My advice was thrown away (wasted)
upon him, because he ignored it.
• The bill was thrown out
(rejected) by the Assembly.
• In disgust he threw up
(resigned) his appointment.
• When he became rich he threw over (abandoned or deserted) all
his old friends.
Turn
The
factory turns out (produces, manufactures) 20,000 lbs of cloth a day.
If he is
lazy, why don't you turn him off (dismiss him).
He turned
out (proved) to be a sharper.
His very
friends turned against (became hostile to) him.
Who can
say what will turn up (happen) next?
He
promised to come, but he never turned up (appeared).
Work
We tempted
him with many promises, but nothing would work on (influence) him.
He worked
out (solved) the problem in a few minutes.
He is sure
to work up (excite) the mob.
He
worked upon (influenced) the ignorant villagers.
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