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  • 21make\ do\ with — v. phr. To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock. This motel isn t what we wanted, but we must make do. Many families manage to make do on very little… …

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  • 22put\ up — v 1a. To make and pack (especially a lunch or medicine); get ready; prepare. Every morning Mother puts up lunches for the three children. The druggist put up the medicine that the doctor had prescribed. Compare: make up(1) . 1b. To put food into… …

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  • 23take\ care\ not\ to — • take care that + negation • take care not to v. phr. To be careful; use wisdom or caution. Take care that you don t spill that coffee! We must take care to let nobody hear about this. •• to make sure/certain of (not) doing smth …

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  • 24take\ care\ that\ +\ [negation] — • take care that + negation • take care not to v. phr. To be careful; use wisdom or caution. Take care that you don t spill that coffee! We must take care to let nobody hear about this. •• to make sure/certain of (not) doing smth …

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  • 25run out — 1) (of smth) use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside. 2) force to leave, expel The drug dealers were run out of town by the police …

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  • 26take out of — to use argument or discussion to persuade someone not to do smth …

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  • 27take someone out of — to use argument or discussion to persuade someone not to do smth …

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  • 28lāu- —     lāu     English meaning: to acquire, to make use of smth.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “erbeuten, genießen”     Material: O.Ind. lō tam, lō tram n. “booty, geraubtes blessing” (uncovered); Gk. ἀπολαύω “genieße”, Dor. λᾱίᾱ, Ion. ληΐη and ληΐς,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 29neu-d- —     neu d     English meaning: to acquire, to make use of smth.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Erstrebtes ergreifen, in Nutzung nehmen”     Material: Goth. niutan “τυχεῖν, reach”, ga niutan “ gripe, catch”, nuta “Fänger, fisherman “, O.Ice. njōta… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary