Phrases 1

1. Abide by :- to accept according to
   If you take membership in a club, you will have to abide its rules.
2. Abound in/with :- to have something in large numbers.
   You should account for every rupee you spend.
3. Account for:- to give a justification for
   You should account for every rupee you spend.
4. Act upon:- to exert an influence upon
   Don't allow your emotions to act upon you if you have to take impartial decisions.
5. Ask for :- to request, to demand
   The workers have asked for a hike in their pay and allowances.
6. Back away:- to avoid doing something unpleasant
   He backed away from the proposed bank robbery
7. Back out:- to withdraw
   Though he had agreed to help me with a loan, he backed out at the last moment.
8. Back up :- To support
   He is a lucky man, for his parents back him up whenever he launches new schemes.
9. Bank on somebody/something :- to relay on a person or thing.
   Our principal told us that he banked on our help and cooperation in running the college
10. Bear down :- to over throw or crush by force.
    When he suggested a new line of action, his on party men bore him down.
11. Bear on/ upon :- to be relevant
    The speakers remarks did not bear on the main problem.
12. Bear with :- to tolerate.
    The hotel bearer requested us to bear with him for the delay in getting us the food we have ordered.
13. Blow over :- to pass away without injurious effect.
    The chief minister says that the crisis in the coalition ministry will soon blow over.
14. Beat down :- to subdue, to crush
    The chill wind beat down the mountaineers
15. Blow up:- to explode; to destroy by explosion.
    The rebels blew up the bridge across the river.
16. Break away :- to leave a political party, state etc
    As there was no inner party democracy in the party, a few members broke away and formed a new party.
17. Break down:- to become very bad
    His health broke down due to the pressure of work.
18. Break in :- to enter forcibly.
    Burglars broke in his house when he was away for a long vacation.
19. Break off :- to stop speaking or doing some thing
    She broke off in the middle of a sentence and started to cry
    :- to seperate
    Following some misunderstanding he broke off from his fiancee
20. Break out:- to spread
    After the floods, cholera and dysentery broke out in the country side
21. Break with some body:- to quarrel with somebody.
    Though they had been friends for long, they broke with each other a few days ago.
22. Break through :- To discover some truth. / to make a way through some thing
    Through prolonged questioning, the police broke through the accused about his role in the crime.
    Demonstrators broke through the police cordon.
23. Bring about:- to make something happen.
    I do not know what brought about the change in his attitude.
24. Bring down:- to make somebody lose power or be defeated.
    I don't believe that the scandals will bring down the government.
25. Bring up:- to rear
    After the death of his parents, he was brought up by his uncle.