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Eke out

Make something like money last as long


as possible.
income because they have so little money
to live on.
Embark on Start a project or venture.
Piere EMBARKED ON an MBA at
Insead last autumn.
Embark
upon
Start a project or venture.
Fernanda has just EMBARKED UPON a
new professional challenge.
Empty out Empty something completely.
I must EMPTY OUT the rubbish before I
leave for work.
Empty out
Remove some things or everything from a
container.
I EMPTIED some of the coffee OUT so I
could pour more milk in.
End in Finish a certain way. It'll END IN tears.
End up Become or do something unplanned.
We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we
ENDED UP going to Turkey instead.
End up with Get as a result of something.
He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a
poor grade.
Enter for Join or enter a competition.
They ENTERED FOR the national
championship but weren't good enough.
Enter into Become involved in or accept.
They ENTERED INTO an agreement
with their rivals.
Eye up Look carefully at someone.
The guy EYED the other man UP because
he was behaving suspiciously.
Face off Confront.
The company FACED OFF the
competition.
Face up to Accept an unpleasant truth.
Many people find it hard to FACE UP TO
the fact that they are getting old.
Faff about Behave indecisively.
He told her to stop FAFFING ABOUT

and make her mind up.


Faff around Behave indecisively.
She told him to stop FAFFING AROUND
and make his mind up.
Fall about Laugh a lot.
We FELL ABOUT when we heard what
she'd done.
Fall apart Break into pieces.
Fall apart
Become emotionally disturbed and unable
The box FELL APART when I picked it
up.
to behave normally.
He FELL APART when they sacked him.
Fall back Retreat.
The army FELL BACK after losing the
battle.

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