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51give in to sth — UK US give in (to sth) Phrasal Verb with give({{}}/ɡɪv/ verb [I or T] (past tense gave, past participle given) ► to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing: »If you want them to give in you ll have to offer them more… …
52head sth off — UK US head sth off Phrasal Verb with head({{}}/hed/ verb ► to take action to stop something from happening: »The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages. »head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc …
53hold sb/sth up — UK US hold sb/sth up Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to stop something getting somewhere, or making progress: »The documents were held up in the post, so the sale was delayed. »I was held up by traffic and arrived half an… …
54knock sth out — UK US knock sth out Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to produce something quickly without spending time thinking about the details: »Modern computer games take a long time to develop; you can no longer knock one out in three… …
55lay sth up — UK US lay sth up Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► to stop a machine, ship, or vehicle, for example when it needs repairs or there is not enough work to do: »Eighteen of our biggest cargo ships were laid up until business… …
56pack sth in — UK US pack sth in Phrasal Verb with pack({{}}/pæk/ verb [T] ► to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: »We re only in New York for a day so we need to pack in a lot of meetings. ► INFORMAL to stop doing something because you have not …
57pension sth off — UK US pension sth off Phrasal Verb with pension({{}}/ˈpenʃən/ verb INFORMAL ► to stop using something either because it is too old or not practical: »Increasing demand for cleaner energies mean many old power stations are being pensioned off …
58phase sth down — UK US phase sth down Phrasal Verb with phase({{}}/feɪz/ verb [T, often passive] US ► to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages: »We are working to phase down the use of this dangerous gas …
59phase sth out — UK US phase sth out Phrasal Verb with phase({{}}/feɪz/ verb [T, often passive] ► to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages: »The airline is planning to phase out the aircraft at the end of this year …
60shoot sb/sth down — UK US shoot sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) ► INFORMAL to criticize someone s ideas or suggestions and stop them being accepted: »All three proposals were shot down by the Finance Committee …
