Bring Forward	Presentar, exponer, proponer, hacer una oferta The public prosecutor asked the witnesses to bring the evidence forward.
Cut In	Interrumpir- George and Mary were dancing but Peter cut in! Adelantarse en auto cuando no hay espacio para hacerlo- Never cut in when you are driving in an avenue, it is so dangerous!
Put At	Estimar The number of casualties of the tsunami was put at 400 by the Government.
Put On	Ponerse- Put your coats on if you're going outside, it's cold. Encender- Let's put the oven on before Susan finishes making the cake. Aumentar- I think Mary has put on weight since the last time I saw her.
See Through	Calar a alguien- I saw through Jo's behaviour and her intentions didn't surprise me. Mantener a alguien a flote- When Pete was depressed, all his friends saw him through.
Have Up	Llevar a alguien a juicio Harry has been had up for briberies in the company.
Look To	Esperar que alguien haga algo por ti We look to Margaret to help us pass the exam.
Run Up	Contraer, crear, hacerse, izar- The youngest students used to run up the flag every morning. Against - encontrarse con, tener que vérselas con alguien- If you go to Harvard you'll run up against a lot of foreign students.
Take Down	Bajar Could you take that box down the shelf? I can't reach it. Tomar nota- The students took down a lot of notes on that subject.
Enter Up	Mantener un registro de cuentas, etc Has Phillip entered up the figures for last month's sales?.
Help Out	Ayudar a alguien I think that Johnny needs you to help him out.
Leaf Through	Hojear I leaf through the newspaper and then read what I find interesting.
Mix Up	Confundir Michael is always mixing up our names.
Prey On	Cazar y comer- It is well known that spiders prey on a large variety of insects. Inquietar- The final exam is preying on me, it seems to be very difficult. El examen final me está inquietando, parece ser muy difícil.
Switch Off	Apagar If you are not watching TV, switch it off.
Wear On	Transcurrir lentamente Time seems to wear on when you are waiting for the test results.
Come Across	Encontrarse con, toparse con Joey came across a very interesting book the other day.
Blimp Out	Ponerse gordo He eats tons of junk food-he'll blimp out pretty soon.
Eat In	Comer en casa It's freezing out there, let's eat in today.
Paper Over	Reparar superficialmente, esconder algo I think they are trying to paper over their separation.
Sell Off	Vender un stock a muy bajo costo My parents decided to close the shop and sell off the stock.
Wake Up	Despertarse You don't have to wake up early tomorrow, I'll do the housework.
Have Against	Estar en desacuerdo con alguien o algo por una razón en particular, I have nothing against Joey, but I don't like his manners.
Look For	Buscar Paul was looking for the best necklace to give to his girlfriend.
Turn Out	Resultar- Meg was afraid about not passing the exam, but it turned out fine. Apagar Please turn out the light when you leave. To be - resultar ser- The film seemed good at first, but it turned out to be very boring.
Cast About/ Around	Buscar/tratar de encontrar When she asked him why he was so late, he cast about for an excuse.
Pull Out Of	Partir, salir The train was pulling out of the station when Joey arrived.
Knuckle Down To	Trabajar duro, seriamente If we want to finish by noon we'll have to knuckle down to work right now.
Number Along	Estar incluído en un grupo determinado Sam numbered among the people who fled the country during the war.
Read Up On	Estudiar, leer acerca de algo Before the interview, read up on the company and what they do.

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