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  • 81bring sth before sb/sth — UK US bring sth before sb/sth Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to arrange for something to be discussed or judged by a court, committee, parliament, etc.: »The matter will be brought before the board at a meeting… …

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  • 82bring sth before sth — UK US bring sth before sb/sth Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to arrange for something to be discussed or judged by a court, committee, parliament, etc.: »The matter will be brought before the board at a meeting… …

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  • 83bring sth into line with sth — bring sth into line (with sth) ► to make something the same as or similar to something else: »He d like to bring the pay of an Army private into line with that of a police constable. Main Entry: ↑line …

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  • 84build sth on sth — UK US build (sth) on sth Phrasal Verb with build({{}}/bɪld/ verb (built, built) ► [T] to develop something that was started in the past or created by someone else: »The study builds on research by the nation s leading geneticists. »She built her… …

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  • 85build sth in — UK US build sth in Phrasal Verb with build({{}}/bɪld/ verb (built, built) (also build sth into sth) ► [T] to include something as part of a plan, system, or agreement: »Legislators are building in additional measures to protect business interests …

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  • 86carry sth back — UK US carry sth back Phrasal Verb with carry({{}}/ˈkæri/ verb [T] ► ACCOUNTING to copy an amount of money on an earlier page or column of an account, or to move it to an earlier accounting period: carry sth back to sth »Companies operating at a… …

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  • 87caution against sth — UK US caution against sth Phrasal Verb with caution({{}}/ˈkɔːʃən/ verb [T] ► to tell someone that doing something is not a good idea: caution (sb) against sth/doing sth »Many economists caution against reading too much into one month s report …

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  • 88chalk sth up to sth — UK US chalk sth up to sth Phrasal Verb with chalk({{}}/tʃɔːk/ verb ► to consider that something is caused by a particular thing: »Companies blame the economy for the lay offs, while workers chalk it up to bad management …

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  • 89draw sth from sth — UK US draw sth from sth Phrasal Verb with draw({{}}/drɔː/ verb [T] (drew, drawn) ► to get something from a particular place: »The state with $2.7 billion to invest in university based research is trying to draw matching funds from private sector… …

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  • 90drive sb/sth out of sth — UK US drive sb/sth out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with drive({{}}/draɪv/ verb [T] (drove, driven) ► to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something: »Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.… …

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