Serve one right receive the proper punishment; get the penalty one deserves 
Short for a nickname for 
Show around orient; give a tour 
Show off try to attract attention by unusual behavior 
Show up arrive 
Shut down close 
Sign up (for) enroll(for a class ,for example) 
Sing another tune change one’s opinion; feel differently 
Size up measure; estimate 
Sleep on it postpone a decision until the next day 
Slowly but surely gradually; steadily but not quickly 
Snowed under very busy 
So far, so good up until now, there are no problems 
Sooner or later at some indefinite future time 
Speak one’ s mind say what one is thinking 
Speak up speak more loudly 
Speak up for support verbally 
Spell out(for) make something very clear; explain in detail 
Spick and span extremely clean; spotless 
Stack up against compare with 
Stamp out eliminate; wipe out 
Stand for (1)tolerate; put up with; (2)symbolize; represent 
Stand out be noticeable 
Stay out not come home 
Stay out(or up) to all hours come home(or go to bed) very late 
Stay up not go to bed 
Stick with not change; stay with 
Stock up on get a large supply of something 
A stone’s throw from not far away from ;close to 
Stop by visit informally ;go to see 
Straighten up clean up ;make tidy 
Stuck with have something one cannot get rid of 
Take a break stop working for a short time 
Take a lot of nerve require a lot of courage 
Take a lot out of (someone) be hard on someone; drain energy from someone 
Take advantage of utilize; make use of ;exploit 
Take after resemble; look like (especially an older relative) 
Take apart disassemble 
Take it easy relax; calm down 
Take off (1)remove (clothing ,for example) (2)ascend(a plane, for example); (3) become popular quickly 
Take over assume control or responsibility 
Take part in participate in 
Take a shortcut take a more direct or faster route than usual 
Take the plunge finally take action; do something different 
Take time off (from) take a vacation or a break from work or school 
Take up begin to study some topic or engage in some activity 
Talk down to speak to someone as if he or she were a child; patronize 
Talk into persuade ;convince 
Talk out of dissuade ;convince not to do something 
Talk over discuss 
Tear oneself away from something stop doing something interesting 
Tear up rip into small pieces 
Tell apart distinguish 
Things are looking up the situation is improving 
Think over consider 
Throw away discard; get rid of 
Throw cold water on discourage; force to cancel(a plan, for example) 
Throw the book at someone give someone the maximum punishment 
Try on test clothing before buying(for size ,style, and so on) 
Try out test a product before buying 
Try out (for) audition for (a role in a play, for example); attempt to join (a team, for example) 
Turn around face in a different direction 
Turn down (1)reject an offer; (2) decrease in intensity 
Turn in (1)return; give back ; hand in;(2)go to bed 
Turn into change to ; transform into 
Turn off stop the operation (of an appliance, for example); shut off 
Turn on start the operation (of an appliance, for example) 
Turn out (1) result; end up ; be the final product; (2)produce; (3)arrive ;gather(for a meeting, for example) 
Turn up (1)increase in intensity; (2)arrive 
Under the weather slightly ill 
Use up use completely 
Wait on serve 
Walk on chair be very happy 
Warm up (1) heat; (2) practice; prepare for 
Warm up (to) become friendly with; start to enjoy 
Watch out (for) be alert; look out for 
Wear out become no longer useful because of wear 
What the doctor ordered exactly what was needed; the perfect thing 
Wipe out eliminate; stamp out 
Without a hitch without a problem 
Work out (1)exercise; (2)bring to a successful conclusion ;solve

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