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91ˌgo ˈoff sb/sth — phrasal verb British to stop liking someone or something I went off the idea of buying a sports car.[/ex] …
92ˌgrow ˈout of sth — phrasal verb 1) if children grow out of clothes, they grow bigger and the clothes become too small for them 2) if someone grows out of a habit, they stop doing it because they have become older or wiser 3) to develop from something The idea grew… …
93ˌhold sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to stop prices or numbers from rising a deal to hold down wages and prices[/ex] 2) hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job Half of them have never held down a proper job.[/ex] …
94ˌjack sth ˈin — phrasal verb British informal to stop doing something Did you know that Jenna s jacked in her college course?[/ex] …
95ˌkeep ˈat sth — phrasal verb to continue doing something even if you want to stop The secret of dieting is to keep at it.[/ex] …
96ˌkill sb/sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to destroy living things so that most or all of them are dead Antibiotics may kill off beneficial bacteria.[/ex] 2) to make something stop or fail completely The BBC has decided to kill off some of its best loved programmes.[/ex] …
97ˌlay ˈoff (sb/sth) — phrasal verb informal to stop doing something that is annoying someone Lay off! I m trying to study.[/ex] …
98ˌpack sth ˈin — phrasal verb 1) British informal to stop doing something A year ago, she packed in her job to join the band.[/ex] 2) to fill a period of time with a lot of activities He packed in an amazing amount in such a short life.[/ex] …
99ˌphase sth ˈout — phrasal verb to gradually stop using something Over the following three years, the use of the drug will be phased out.[/ex] …
100ˌprop sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to stop something from falling by putting an object under it or against it The wall was propped up with wooden poles.[/ex] 2) to help something such as a government or an organization to continue to exist …