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1 lose touch (with)
(to stop communicating (with): I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.) miste kontakten med -
2 lose touch (with)
(to stop communicating (with): I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.) miste kontakten med -
3 tag along
( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) henge seg på noen -
4 get along
( often with with) (to be friendly or on good terms (with someone): I get along very well with him; The children just cannot get along together.) komme godt ut av det med -
5 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) være (noe) i veien med, feile -
6 fit in
( often with with) (to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony: She doesn't fit in with the other children.) passe sammen med -
7 lash out
( often with at) (to hit out violently: He lashed out with his fists.) lange ut, slå brutalt -
8 smarten
( often with up) verb (to make or become smarter: He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.) fiffe/fikse seg oppverb \/ˈsmɑːtn\/1) fikse, fiffe, fli, pynte opp, pynte på, stelle2) økesmarten the pace sette opp fartensmarten up eller smarten oneself (up) gjøre seg fin, fiffe seg opp pigge seg opp -
9 all set
( often with to) (ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something): We were all set to leave when the phone rang.) alt (er) klart -
10 drop out
( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) droppe ut, trekke seg, falle fra -
11 fall short
( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) ikke nå målet, ikke strekke til, komme til kort -
12 hit out
( often with against or at) (to attempt to hit: The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.) lange ut etter, slå om seg -
13 let fly
( often with at) (to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.) skyte ut, avfyre -
14 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) måle opp (til), holde mål -
15 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) trenge seg inn på -
16 own up
( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) tilstå, innrømme -
17 put aside
( often with for) (to keep (something) for a particular person or occasion: Would you put this book aside for me and I'll collect it later; We have put aside the dress you ordered.) sette/legge til side -
18 separate up
( often with into) (to divide: The house has been separated up into different flats.) dele opp -
19 take a bet
( often with on) (to bet: Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not?) vedde på -
20 take up arms
( often with against) (to begin fighting: The peasants took up arms against the dictator.) gripe til våpen
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