to decide to do sth
21settle on sth — UK US settle on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with settle({{}}/ˈsetl/ verb ► to choose something or decide to do something after considering it carefully: »The committee have yet to settle on a site for the new premises …
22settle on/upon sth — UK US settle on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with settle({{}}/ˈsetl/ verb ► to choose something or decide to do something after considering it carefully: »The committee have yet to settle on a site for the new premises …
23settle upon sth — UK US settle on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with settle({{}}/ˈsetl/ verb ► to choose something or decide to do something after considering it carefully: »The committee have yet to settle on a site for the new premises …
24take an axe to sth — take an axe to sth/wield the axe ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT to decide to get rid of a large number of employees or to no longer provide particular services: »Legislators are considering taking an ax to the latest spending plans. »Companies have… …
25take an axe to sth/wield the axe — ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT to decide to get rid of a large number of employees or to no longer provide particular services: »Legislators are considering taking an ax to the latest spending plans. »Companies have to know how to wield the axe when …
26write sb/sth off — UK US write sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► to decide that a particular person or thing is no longer useful, important, or successful: »The company was written off by its competitors …
27zero in on sb/sth — UK US zero in on sb/sth Phrasal Verb with zero({{}}/ˈzɪərəʊ/ verb (zeroes, zeroing, zeroed) ► to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing: »We must decide on our target market and zero in on it. »Social media allows you to… …
28zero in on sth — UK US zero in on sb/sth Phrasal Verb with zero({{}}/ˈzɪərəʊ/ verb (zeroes, zeroing, zeroed) ► to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing: »We must decide on our target market and zero in on it. »Social media allows you to… …
29ˌcall sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to decide that something will not happen Syn: cancel She s called off the wedding.[/ex] 2) to decide to stop something that is already happening Syn: abandon They ve called off the search for survivors.[/ex] …
30ˈlook at sb/sth — phrasal verb if an expert looks at someone or something, they examine them and decide what to do I d like a skin specialist to look at that rash of yours.[/ex] …
