stop sth
81ˌchoke sth ˈback — phrasal verb to stop yourself from showing a feeling or emotion Ms Ross choked back tears as she described what had happened.[/ex] …
82ˌchuck sth ˈin — phrasal verb British informal to leave something, or to stop doing something …
83ˌclean sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to remove pollution from a place or an industrial process 2) to stop bad or criminal behaviour in a place or activity Does the government have plans to clean up the banking system?[/ex] …
84ˌcome ˈoff (sth) — phrasal verb 1) be removed from something I pulled at the drawer, and the handle came off.[/ex] The grease won t come off your skin with ordinary washing.[/ex] 2) come off it spoken used for telling someone to stop saying something because you do …
85diˈspense with sb/sth — phrasal verb formal to stop using someone or something because you no longer want or need them …
86ˌdry (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb if something dries out, or if it is dried out, some or all the water comes out of it Water the plant regularly to stop the soil from drying out.[/ex] …
87ˌflag sb/sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to wave at the driver of a car so that they stop tourists trying to flag down a cab[/ex] …
88ˌget ˈoff (sb/sth) — phrasal verb used for telling someone to stop touching someone or something Get off – you re hurting my back.[/ex] Get off the grass right now![/ex] …
89ˌgive sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to stop doing something that you do regularly I m trying to give up smoking.[/ex] 2) to allow someone to have something that was yours The new arrangement would mean giving up some of their political independence.[/ex] …
90ˌgive ˈup (sth) — phrasal verb to stop trying to do something because it is too difficult I give up. Tell me the answer.[/ex] We ve given up trying to persuade them to change.[/ex] …