to be behind with sth

  • 31leave sth behind — UK US leave sb/sth behind Phrasal Verb with leave({{}}/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/) ► to forget to take something or someone with you: »I think I must have left my keys behind …

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  • 32leave sb behind — UK US leave sb/sth behind Phrasal Verb with leave({{}}/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/) ► to forget to take something or someone with you: »I think I must have left my keys behind …

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  • 33fall behind (somebody) — ˌfall beˈhind (sb/sth) derived to fail to keep level with sb/sth • She soon fell behind the leaders. Main entry: ↑fallderived …

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  • 34fall behind (something) — ˌfall beˈhind (sb/sth) derived to fail to keep level with sb/sth • She soon fell behind the leaders. Main entry: ↑fallderived …

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  • 35flog sth off — UK US flog sth off Phrasal Verb with flog({{}}/flɒg/ verb [T] (flogging, flogged, flogs) mainly UK INFORMAL ► to sell part or all of a business or industry: »Unsatisfactory relations with business partners were thought to be behind the… …

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  • 36put sth up — UK US put sth up Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose: »He s looking for an investor to put up €100,000 to market his product. ► FINANCE to provide security for… …

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  • 37ˌleave sb/sth beˈhind — phrasal verb 1) to forget to take someone or something with you When she was halfway home, she realized that she d left her purse behind.[/ex] 2) to improve or progress much faster than someone or something else …

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  • 38leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …

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  • 39fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

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  • 40time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …

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