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Totally nailed it
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drag on

drag+on
Extended

continue for longer than necessary or expected

Example

The meeting could drag on for hours.

العربية
يستمر مدة أطول من اللازم أو المتوقع قد يستمر الاجتماع لساعات.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: on Continue Too Long

brush up on

brush+up+on
Extended

practice and improve a skill or subject that you learned before

Example

I need to brush up on my French before the trip.

العربية
يراجع مهارة أو مادة سبق أن تعلمها لتحسينها أحتاج إلى مراجعة لغتي الفرنسية قبل الرحلة.
Grammar & classification
Three Word Inseparable Transitive Particle: up Refresh Skill

bring up

bring+up
Ultra Core

mention or introduce a topic in conversation

Example

She did not want to bring up the problem at dinner.

العربية
يذكر موضوعًا أو يطرحه في الحديث لم ترغب في طرح المشكلة أثناء العشاء.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: up Mention

Sense: mention a topic.

wash up

wash+up
Common

wash dishes after a meal; in British English, also wash your hands and face

Example

I will wash up after dinner.

العربية
يغسل الأطباق بعد الطعام؛ وفي البريطانية قد يعني غسل اليدين والوجه سأغسل الأطباق بعد العشاء.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: up Wash Dishes

answer back

answer+back
Extended

reply rudely to someone in authority

Example

Children should not answer back to their teachers.

العربية
يرد بوقاحة على شخص ذي سلطة لا ينبغي للأطفال أن يردوا بوقاحة على معلميهم.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: back Reply Rudely

branch out

branch+out
Extended

expand into a new area, activity, or type of work

Example

The company wants to branch out into online training.

العربية
يتوسع إلى مجال أو نشاط أو نوع عمل جديد تريد الشركة التوسع في التدريب عبر الإنترنت.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: out Expand Activity

put off

put+off
Ultra Core

delay something until a later time

Example

They decided to put off the meeting until Friday.

العربية
يؤجل شيئًا إلى وقت لاحق قرروا تأجيل الاجتماع إلى يوم الجمعة.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: off Postpone

catch on

catch+on
Common

become popular, understood, or accepted

Example

The new idea may catch on quickly.

العربية
يصبح شائعًا أو مفهومًا أو مقبولًا قد تنتشر الفكرة الجديدة بسرعة.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: on Become Popular

mark down

mark+down
Extended

reduce a price, score, or written value

Example

The store may mark down the price tomorrow.

العربية
يخفض سعرًا أو درجة أو قيمة مكتوبة قد يخفض المتجر السعر غدًا.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: down Reduce Price

double down

double+down
Extended

become more strongly committed to a position, decision, or effort

Example

They chose to double down on their original strategy.

العربية
يزداد تمسكًا بموقف أو قرار أو جهد اختاروا زيادة تمسكهم باستراتيجيتهم الأصلية.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: down Increase Commitment

cut in

cut+in
Ultra Core

interrupt a conversation, activity, or movement

Example

Please do not cut in while she is speaking.

العربية
يقاطع حديثًا أو نشاطًا أو حركة من فضلك لا تقاطعها أثناء حديثها.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: in Interrupt

listen in

listen+in
Extended

listen secretly or deliberately to a conversation not meant for you

Example

Someone was listening in on our conversation.

العربية
يتنصت أو يستمع عمدًا إلى محادثة ليست موجهة إليه كان شخص ما يتنصت على محادثتنا.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: in Eavesdrop

pass out

pass+out
Ultra Core

give or distribute something to several people

Example

Please pass out these papers to the class.

العربية
يوزع شيئًا على عدة أشخاص من فضلك وزّع هذه الأوراق على الصف.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: out Distribute

Sense: distribute.

blow up

blow+up
Common

explode or cause something to explode

Example

The old battery could blow up.

العربية
ينفجر أو يتسبب في انفجار شيء قد تنفجر البطارية القديمة.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Both Particle: up Explode

hold on

hold+on
Ultra Core

wait for a short time

Example

Please hold on for a minute.

العربية
ينتظر لوقت قصير من فضلك انتظر دقيقة.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Intransitive Particle: on Wait

roll out

roll+out
Common

introduce or launch a new product, service, or program

Example

The company will roll out the new system gradually.

العربية
يطرح أو يطلق منتجًا أو خدمة أو برنامجًا جديدًا ستطلق الشركة النظام الجديد تدريجيًا.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: out Launch Release

work on

work+on
Ultra Core

spend time and effort improving or developing something

Example

We need to work on this design.

العربية
يبذل وقتًا وجهدًا لتحسين شيء أو تطويره علينا العمل على تحسين هذا التصميم.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Transitive Particle: on Work Effort

fend off

fend+off
Extended

defend yourself against an attack, criticism, illness, or unwanted pressure

Example

She managed to fend off the criticism.

العربية
يدافع عن نفسه ضد هجوم أو انتقاد أو مرض أو ضغط غير مرغوب تمكنت من صد الانتقادات.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: off Defend Against

carry on

carry+on
Ultra Core

continue doing something

Example

We need to carry on until the work is finished.

العربية
يواصل القيام بشيء ما علينا أن نواصل حتى ينتهي العمل.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Inseparable Both Particle: on Continue

let in

let+in
Ultra Core

allow someone or something to enter

Example

Please let in the visitors.

العربية
يسمح لشخص أو شيء بالدخول من فضلك اسمح للزوار بالدخول.
Grammar & classification
Two Word Separable Transitive Particle: in Allow Enter