Longman Phrasal verbs Dictionary_ Chương 2.7

MAGIC
M
MAGIC
magicked, magicked, magicking
magic away
~Iawayl Imagicawayl~
BrE
to make something disappear quickly and
without any effort: The new government was
facing a serious political problem which
couldn't be magicked away.
magic up
I
magic
I
sth
I
up
I I
magic up ~
to make something appear quickly and with-
out any effort: The program can magic upfacts
on any subject within a couple of minutes.
MAJOR
majored, majored, majoring
+1
major in
I
sth
I
AmE

to study something as your main subject
at a college or university: She decided to
major in biology.
• COMPARE:
minor in
MAKE
made, made, making
make after
1
make after
I
sblsth
I
NOT PASSIVE
BrE
to chase someone or something: Hencke
made after the man, but all he could see was
his back in the distance.
*
SIMILAR TO:
chase
make
awar
with
1
1
make away with
I
sth
I

NOT PASSIVE
BrE informal
to steal something and escape
with it: Thieves made away with thousands of
dollars worth ofjewellery.
*
SIMILAR TO:
make off with
2
I
make away with
l~
BrE old-fashioned
to kill someone, especially
after deciding to do it and planning it
secretly: Mrs Jonathan now realized that she
would never get a divorce. So she decided to
make away with him instead.
*
SIMILAR TO:
kill, do away with
informal
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I
make for ~
NOT PASSIVE
to move towards something: At last the film
finished and we got up and made far the exit.
I
The two pilots made far Barber

s
Point and
awaited instructions for take-off.
*
SIMILAR TO:
head for
.1
be made for each other
I
if two people are made for each other, they
each seem to be the perfect person for the
other to have a happy relationship with: I'd
like to see Seb and Carrie get married. They're
made for each other.
3
I
make for ~
NOT PASSIVE
to help to cause a particular effect or situa-
tion, or to produce a particular result: The
game was played in heavy rain, which made
for very dangerous conditions.
I
With restau-
rants open late into the night, it all makes for
a festive atmosphere.
I
The authors descrip-
tion is vivid and thorough, and this makes for
a very good read.

I
make ~ into ~
to change something in order to use it in a
different way or for a different purpose:
Sagan
s
best-selling book is being made into a
movie by director Robert Zemeckis.
I
The
assistant showed us how an ordinary-looking
sofa could be made into two beds .
*
SIMILAR TO:
turn into
~T
I
make
Isb
I
into
Isth I
to change someone so that they become a
different sort of person or have a different
position in society: The film made her into a
star overnight.
I
Russell had spent a year in
prison before he was found not guilty. It had
made him into a bitter man.

*
SIMILAR TO:
turn into
make of
I
what do you make of
I
sthlsb?
I
if you ask someone what they make of some-
thing or someone, you want to know what
their opinion of or reaction to them is: "I say,
what do you make of this? "Martin said, point-
ing to a small article in that mornings paper.
not know what to make of sth/sb (=not
know how to understand or react towards
something or someone) When the company
suddenly announced that its regional
offices were closing, we didn't know what to
make of it.
I
Hudson didn't like children,
and never really knew what to make of his
son.
*
SIMILAR TO:
think of
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make off
I

make off
I
X
to leave quickly, especially in order to escape:
Detectives believe that the gunmen made off in
the direction of Barnwell Park.
*
SIMILAR TO:
take off
make off with"
X"
s
I
make off with
I~
NOT PASSIVE
to steal something and escape with it: Biggs
and sixteen others made offwith £2.5 million
in the Great Train Robbery of 1965.
*
SIMILAR TO:
make away with
I
make out
@El I
make
@El
out
I
NOT PASSIVE

if you can make something out, you can see
or hear it, but with difficulty: In the semi-
darkness, Delaney could just make out the
Russian
s
face.
not be able to make sth out (=not be able
to see or hear something clearly) The
words were in small print and I couldn't
quite make them out.
I
Maurice could hear
voices in the kitchen below, but he couldn't
make out what was being said.
:2
I
make out
@El I
make
I~
NOT PASSIVE,
USUALLY NEGATNE
if you can make something out, you can
understand it although it is difficult to under-
stand: Nobody could make out exactly what
Murphy was trying to say.
I
I can't make out
why she did that, can you?
from what sb can make out ... (=according

to what someone understands about a
situation, although it may not be correct)
From what I can make out, the girl ran
straight into the road, without stopping to
look.
*
SIMILAR TO:
work out
especially
SrE,
figure out
3
I
make
I
sth/sb
lout to be
I~
to describe something or someone, usually
wrongly, as a particular type of thing or per-
son, because you want people to believe that
it is true: He was a good man, but the press
made him out to be weak and unimportant.
I
So what about fox-hunting? Is it really the
bloody sport that its made out to be?
4
I
make out (that>]
especially BrE

to try to make people believe
that something is true when it is not: Don't
you make out I'm a liar, Eric, or l'll knock you
down!
I
When Mum came in I was still feeling
really annoyed
so
I made out that
1
was
watching
ti:
*
SIMILAR TO;
pretend
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MAKE
5
I
make out a cheque/bill etc
I
to write the necessary information on a
cheque, bill ete: We sat down to wait while the
receptionist made out our bill.
I
I mailed a
check for $30.80, made out to Lakewood
Country Club.
*

SIMILAR TO;
write out
6
I
can't make
I~
if you can't make someone out, you cannot
understand what kind of person they are, or
why they behave as they do: Dorothy s such
a quiet reserved person. I've never been able
to make her out at all.
*
SIMILAR TO:
can't figure sb out, can't work
sb out
SrE
7
I
make outl
AmE informal
to kiss and touch someone in a
sexual way: A couple of teenagers were
making out in the back of the movie theater.
*
SIMILAR TO;
snog
SrE
informal
8
I

how did you make out?
I
spoken
used to ask if someone was successful:
How did you make out in the race yesterday?
-
I
make
ISthJ
over
I
BrE
to officially give money or property to
someone else, so that it legally belongs to
them
+
to
When Rose reached sixty, she made
over the farm to her son.
I
make towards
I
sth
I
especially BrE
to start moving towards some-
thing: Without a word, Bert gently picked up
the frightened child and made towards the
house.
"4"1

make up
I~
USUALLY PASSNE
if a number of parts or members make up
something, they combine together to form it:
Women made up over 40% of the workforce.
I
the countries that make up the United Nations
be made up of Indonesia is made up of over
13,000 islands.
I
The group was made up of
a psychologist, a social worker, and myself
make-up N
[uj
the things or people that something con-
sists of: There have been a lot of changes to
the make-up of the team.
"1'\.[
make up your mind/make your mind up
I
to make a definite decision or choice, after
thinking about it for a long time: I wish he'd
hurry up and make up his mind.
I
In the fall of
1945 he made up his mind to quit school.
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MAKE
+ what/whichlwhether etc The doctors

couldn't make up their minds what to do.
+
(that) By the time they got home he had
already made up his mind that he wanted to
marry her.
sb's mind is made up (=they have decided
to do something and are determined to do
it) From the moment she saw her first ballet
her mind was made up. She wanted to be a
dancer. and nothing else.
*
SIMILAR TO:
decide
Imakeuplsthl Imake~
to think of a lie, excuse, or story that is not
true in order to deceive someone: Diana s
brother accused the press of harassing her
and making up stories about her.
I
I bet he's
making it all up.
*
SIMILAR TO:
invent
made-upADJ
not true and intended to deceive someone:
She just gave them some made-up story
about how she needed the money for an
emergency.
Imakeup~ Imake~

to think of something new using your imag-
ination, for example the words for a new
song, story ete: The soldiers used to make up
rude songs about him.
I
He couldn't remember
any fairy stories, so he made one up about a
magic carpet - the children loved it.
make it up as you go along (=decide how
to do something while you are doing it
instead of planning it before) We didn't
have any experience when we started the
company, so we just made it up as we went
along.
*
SIMILAR TO:
invent
5
Imakeup~ Imade~
to prepare or arrange something so that it is
ready to be used - use this about lists, beds,
sandwiches, or medicines: My wife's made up
a bed for you in the spare room.
I
Shall I make
up some sandwiches?
*
SIMILAR TO:
prepare, get ready
6

1
make upl
1
make it upl
if two people who have had an argument
make up, they talk to each other and agree to
become friends again
+
with Although the father had made up
with his daughter, there was still a strain
between him and his son-in-law.
kiss and make up
spoken
(=become friendly
again with someone after an argument)
Alderson isn't about to kiss and make up
with his adversaries soon, and has issued a
string of lawsuits against them.
*
SIMILAR TO:
patch up
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7 [make uplsth[ [makels~
if you make up time that you have taken off
work, you spend that time working later:
Janine took the morning off and told her boss
that she'll make it up later.
I
I'm going home
early - I'll make up the time tomorrow.

make-up test
N
[cl
AmE
a test in school or college that you do
later than other people in the class,
because you were not there to do it at the
same time
8
Imakeupl~
to add to an amount or number, so that you
have the amount or number that you need in
order to do something: I'm paying £800
towards the car, and my parents say they'll
make up the rest of the money.
I
We need two
more players to make up the team.
make up the difference (=pay the remaining
money that is needed) 70% of the theatre's
costs are covered by ticket sales, with a
government grant making up the difference.
9
I
make up
[ill [
make ~
to put coloured creams, powders etc onto
someone's face to change the way they look:
She had been made up to look like an old

woman.
make-up
N
[uj
coloured creams, powders etc that people,
especially women and actors, put on their
face to change their appearance: I always
go for heavy sixties-style eye make-up.
I
She
paused before applying her make-up and
stared at the mirror.
10
Imakeup~ Imake~
to make a dress, suit etc by cutting and
sewing cloth: We have these suits made up for
us in the Far East.
I
If you have a sewing
machine you can save money on clothes by
making them up yourself.
make up for
<t,..1
make up for
I
sth [
if a good situation makes up for a bad one, it
makes you forget the bad situation and feel
happy again: Last night 's victory made up for
all the problems we've had in previous games.

more than make up for sth (=be so good
that it makes the bad situation seem
unimportant) She felt exhausted, but the
sheer pleasure of having reached the
summit more than made up for it.
*
SIMILAR TO:
compensate for
2
1
make up for ~
NOT PASSIVE
to do something good for someone after
doing something bad to them, so that they
forgive you: Can I buy you lunch to make up
for being late?
I
Mike forgot his wife's birth-
day - so he took her to Paris to make up for it.
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I
make up for
I~
to have so much of a good quality that it is not
important that you do not have enough of
another quality: Perhaps Sue lacked natural
skill, but she certainly made upfor that with her
enthusiasm.
I

What the diamonds lacked in size,
they apparently made up for in quality.
4
I
make up for lost time'
a to work more quickly or at times when
you do not usually work, because something
has prevented you from domg your work:
I
was ill last week, so I had to work all weekend
to make up for lost time.
b to become involved in an activity very
eagerly, because you wish you had discov-
ered it earlier in your life: Ursula didn't start
dancing until she was 40, so now she feels
she
s
trying to make up for lost time.
make up to
+1
make it up to
IsbJ
to do something good for someone after dis-
appointing them or treating them badly, so
that they forgive you: I'm sorry I haven't seen
you much lately, but I'll make it up to you, I
promise.
2
I
make up to ~

NOT PASSNE
to talk to someone in a very friendly way
because you want to have sex with them:
Paul came to the party uninvited, and then
started making up to all the women.
*
SIMILAR TO:
chat up
BrE informal
3
I
make up to ~
NOTPASSNE
BrE old-fashioned
to be
very
friendly to some-
one in authority because you want them to
do something for you: students who start
making up to the teacher just before the exams
*
SIMILAR TO:
suck up to
Informal
MAP
mapped, mapped, mapping
map out
Imapout~ Imaplsth~
to plan something carefully' or to explain
carefully what your plans are: Felicity

s
future
had been mapped out for her by wealthy and
adoring parents.
I
The Chancellor mapped out
yesterday what he hopes is Britain
s
road to
recovery.
MARCH
marched, marched, marching
march on
Imarchon~
to walk to a particular place in a large group in
order to attack it or to protest about
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MARK
something: Mikael gathered his troops and
prepared to march on Addis Ababa.
I
Demon-
strators marched on the government in Berlin,
and demanded that its leaders answer for their
policies.
MARK
marked, marked, marking
I
mark
I

sb/sth ~
to show or consider that someone or some-
thing is a particular type of person or thing:
Townsend's skill and speed mark him as a
player of potential.
I
When she first saw
Patrick she had marked him as a bully.
*
SIMILAR TO:
mark down
as
BrE,
label
mark down
1
I
mark
I
sth ~
I
mark down ~
to reduce the price of something: Pentos
shares were marked down by 14p to 56p.
I
The
store was having its final sale on Friday, with
everything marked down by 20%.
*
SIMILAR TO:

reduce
• OPPOSITE:
mark up
markdown N
[cl
a reduction in the price of something: We
are offering a 20% markdown on selected
products.
2
Imarkdownl~ Imarkl~downl
to write something down, especially in order
to keep a record: As part of the diet, I had to
mark down everything I ate each day.
*
SIMILAR TO:
jot down
3
I
mark
I
sb/sth
I
down
I I
mark down ~
if teachers mark a student or their work
down, they give the student a lower score:
Miss Perkovich marked me down three points
for beginning a sentence with 'but '.
mark down as

~downasl~
BrE
to consider someone or something to be
a particular type of person or thing: From the
start of his rugby career, Andrew has been
marked down as a very exciting player.
I
The
Netherlands was marked down as a particu-
larly attractive area for economic expansion.
*
SIMILAR TO:
mark as
1
I
mark off
I~ I
mark
I
sth
I~
to separate an area of ground or show where
its border is: Within the garden, hedges are
valuable for marking off special areas and'M
providing shelter.
I
The Voskresenye Gates
i
mark off the north side of Red Square.
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MARK 326
:z
I
mark
Isth/sb ~ I
mark off
I~
to make something or someone different
from other things or people of a similar type
+
from Each of the city's districts has its
own distinct character that marks it offfrom
its neighbours.
*
SIMILARTO:
distinguish
formal
3
Imarkl~
Imarkoff@El
to put a mark beside or through something
that is written on a list, to show that it has
been dealt with or chosen etc: I began to
mark the days off on a chart.
I
He marked off
the names of people he could rely on for
support.
*
SIMILARTO:

cross off, tick off
BrE,
check off
mark out
1
I
mark
I
sb/sth ~
I
mark out ~
BrE
to make someone or something seem dif-
ferent from or better than other people or
things, especially in a very noticeable way:
Felipe was broad-shouldered and slim. He
still had that athletic look that had marked
him out so long ago.
+ as Her considerable experience of inter-
national law marked her out as exceptional.
+ from It's the way real ale
is
produced that
marks it out from other beers.
*
SIMILARTO:
distinguish
:z
I
mark out

@El I
mark
[sth
lout
I
to separate a particular area from the area
around it, by drawing lines or using other
signs: The area marked out here is intended as
a viewing platform for spectators.
3
I
be marked out (for ~
if someone is marked out for something,
they have special qualities and abilities
which make them likely to achieve it
+ for Right from the beginning, he seemed
to have been marked out for a career in
baseball.
*
SIMILARTO:
be destined
-
1
Imarkup§j
Imark~
to increase the price of something, especially
so that it will sell for more than has been
paid for it: It annoys farmers to see how much
their produce has been marked up by the time
it reaches the shops.

I
The market was relieved
that the figures were not worse, and marked
the shares up 7p.
*
SIMILARTO:
put up, hike up
• OPPOSITE: mark down
mark-up
N
[cl
an increase in the price of something,
especially the difference between the
amount a store pays for something and
the amount it sells it for: The mark-up on
eggs between producer and supermarket is
between 160% and 170%.
:z
I
mark §I up] Imark up
1
5th
I
BrE
to put a mark beside something that is
written on a list, to show that you have dealt
with it or chosen it: It was Lawrie 'sjob to col-
lect the rents and mark them up in a book.
I
The vehicles are all tested first and their parts

are marked up for repair as necessary.
3
Imarkupl~ ~
to write any necessary instructions for
changes on a piece of writing or music that is
intended to be printed: Text must be checked
and marked up for corrections.
MARRY
married, married, marrying
marry above yourself/
marry above your station
aid-fashioned
to marry someone of a higher
social class than your own: In the book, Rose
Trelawny
is
a singer who tries to marry above
her station.
• OPPOSill: marry beneath you/yourself
old-fashioned
marry beneath
I
marry beneath youlyourselfl
to marry someone of a lower social class
than your own: People said that Elsie had
married beneath her, when she married James
Abott, afarm worker.
• OPPOSITE: marry above yourselflmarry
above your station
old-fashioned

marry into
I
marry into
@El
to marry someone from a particular family or
social group, especially a rich or important
one, and so become part of it: Douglas
Robinson married into the Roosevelt family of
Oyster Bay.
marry off
I
marry off
I
sb \ [
marry
I
sb
I
off
I
old-fashioned
to arrange for someone, espe-
cially a female member of your family, to get
married or to marry someone you have
chosen: In country areas it was common for
fathers to marry off their daughters when they
reached twelve or thirteen.
+
to
The Duke's daughter, Anne, was seized

and married off to Charles VIII of France.
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MATCH
MASQUERADE
masqueraded, masqueraded, masquerading
I
marry outl
old-fashioned to marry someone whose reli-
gion or social background is different to your
own: A lot of Jewish people were frightened
that their children might marry out and raise
their children as non-Jews.
+
of
The film centres on a clever young man
who marries out of his working-class back-
ground.
I
marry up
I I
marry up
I
sth
I
Imarryls~
erE old-fashionedif two things marry up or if
you marry them up, they join together or
connect
+

with The two halves can then be trimmed
and married up.
I
The new parts should
marry up with the old system.
*
SIMILAR TO:
connect
MARVEL
marvelled,marvelled,marvellingerE
marveled,marve/ed,marvelingAmE
marvel at
Imarvelat~
to be very surprised by something, especially
a quality that you admire about something or
someone: Those who watch the programme
marvel at the speed of Carole
s
brain.
I
Visitors never cease to marvel at the beauty of
the Taj Mahal. lOne can only marvel at the
wisdom of the writers of the US constitution.
MASH
mashed, mashed, mashing
mash up
I
mash
I
st~

I
mash up ~
to crush food until it is soft and smooth: He
was busy mashing up vegetables for the baby
s
lunch.
MASK
masked, masked, masking
I
mask
off~
I
mask
I~
to cover a surface, for example with paper, so
that you can paint or do something else to
the area that surrounds it without affecting
the part you have covered: Remove the door
handles and carefully mask off any areas that
you do not want to paint.
masquerade as
I
masquerade as ~
USUALLY PROGRESSNE
to pretend or appear to be something or
someone different: I have better things to do
than discuss the silly stories that masquerade
as news in some local newspapers. , By mas-
querading as poisonous insects, these flies
avoid attacks from birds.

I
We had a cup of hot
brown stuff which masqueraded as tea.
MATCH
matched, matched, matching
match against
1
I
match
I
sb/sth
I
against ~
USUALLY PASSNE
to make two people, teams etc compete
against each other to see which one is best:
The two men were matched against each other
in Game
3
of the American League Champion-
ship series.
2
~~s-th-I-a-g-ai-n-st~~
USUALLY PASSIVE
to compare one thing with another in order
to see whether they are the same: The cor-
rect answers can be matched very quickly
against each candidate
s
test.

I
No fingerprints
were found in the car which could be matched
against the ones in the flat.
match up
1
I
match
upl
if two things match up, they are similar or
suitable for each other in some way
+
with What other people say does not
always match up with our own experience.
+
against especiallyerEIts important to select
employees who match up against a particu-
lar job profile.
*
SLMILAR TO:
match
2
I
match
I
sb/sth
I~ I
match up
I
sb/sth

I
to bring together two people or things that
seem to be suitable for each other
+ with She only invited me to dinner to try
and match me up with her brother.
I
When
choosing a
furnishing
fabric, remember to
match it up with the other colours in the
room.
3
I
match
upl
especiallyerE to be of a good enough standard:
If they want to be players on the international
scene, their standards will have to match up.
I
It was fashionable to be incredibly thin and my
figure just didn't match up.
*
SIMILAR TO:
measure up
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4
I
match

upl
especiallyAmEif a team, player etc matches up
with another team, player etc, they play at a
similar standard and compete against each
other well
+
against/with The Raiders didn't match up
well against the Chiefs, who seemed to get
all the opportunities they needed.
matchup
N
[cl
AmE a match or competition between two
or more teams or people: In the Clinton-
Dole-Powell matchup, Clinton won with
nearly 44% of the vote.
+ with The nation
S
na.l team
is
heading
into tonight's Final Four matchup with
Kentucky.
match up to
I
match up to ~
to be as good, interesting etc as something or
someone else: I'd already read the book, but
the filmed matched up to it in every way. lOur
neighbours returnedfram their holiday early,

complaining that Rome did not match up to
London!
match up to your expectations/hopes/
ideals etc (=be as good as you expected,
hoped etc) I was really disappointed by
Hollywood. It didn't match up to my expec-
tations at all.
*
SIMILAR TO:
measure up. live up to
MAUL
mauled, mauled, mauling
maul around/about
~ around/about
I
BrE informal
to pull something or someone
from one position to another in a rough or
violent way: Some of the women complained
about the medical examination, saying that
they had been mauled about and treated like
pieces of meat.
MAX
maxed, maxed, maxing
-
1
Imax outl
AmE informal if you max out on something,
you have too much of it and do not want any
more

+
on Today's audiences have maxed out on
violent movies and are demanding family-
oriented films.
2
Imaxoutl
AmE
informal
to put as much time, effort,
money etc as possible into doing something:
Jordan has been maxing out in every game
and keeping up a fast pace.
rnaxed-out
AD)
AmE
informal
if a system, process, method
etc is maxed-out, it is being used to the
highest degree possible: I'Veneed to take
care of the city's maxed-out sewage system
by finding ways to conserve water.
3
I
max out your credit card
I
AmE
informal
to spend the highest amount
that your credit card will allow: College stu-
dents often max out their credit cards and

spend years repaying the debt.
MEASURE
measured, measured, measuring
I
measure
I
sb/sth
I
against
I
sb/sth
I
to judge how good or bad someone or some-
thing is, by comparing them with someone
or something else: With the government's
national tests, it is now possible to measure
each child against fixed standards.
I
The
administration's achievements are less
impressive if we measure them against their
intentions.
measure yourself against sb/sth If all musi-
cians measured themselves against Mozart,
they would get very depressed.
measure off
I
measure ~
I
measure off

I
5th
I
to measure a length of something. especially
material and cut it oH from a larger piece:
They decided on a dark green material, and
the elderly assistant measured off the required
length.
measure out
I
measure out ~
I
measure
I
5th
lout
I
to weigh or measure a particular amount of
something that you want to use, ofren in
order to make something: I showed the chil-
dren how to measure out and mix the ingredi-
ents for the cake.
I
The shop assistant got
down the dress material and measured it out
carefully.
1
I
measure up
I

X
to be of a good enough standard
how does sblsth measure up (=used when
asking what someone or something is like
and whether they are good enough) What
happens to teachers who don't measure
up?
I
How does your new house measure
up?
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to
I wondered how he would measure up
to being chairman.
I
Some of the college
50
courses do not measure up to the required
standard.
2
I
measure up
I I
measure ~
I
measure up
§]
K
to measure the exact size of something, for

example a room or a piece of furniture:
In
most cases, when you buy new carpets, the
firm will measure up for you.
I
We hadn't mea-
sured up properly, and when the washing
machine arrived it wouldn't fit in the space.
3
I
measure ~
I
measure up
I
sb
I
K
to look at someone carefully in order to
decide what your opinion of them is, espe-
cially when you first meet them: The two
men shook hands and silently measured each
other up.
*
SIMILAR TO:
size up, weigh up
measure up again$t
I
measure ~ up against
I~
to compare someone or something with

another person or thing, in order to find
which is better, bigger ete: How does the com-
pany
50
performance
measure up against the
best in the world?
measure up to
I
measure up to ~
to be as good as someone or something else,
when you compare them: According to our
research, girls still do not measure up to boys
in science subjects.
MEET
mer, met,
meeting
-
I
meet upj
to meet someone, either because you have
arranged to, or by chance: If you'd like to meet
up for a drink sometime, give me a call.
I
The
members of the band had all had various
music jobs before they met up a year ago.
+ with We met up with the rest of the group
in Frankfurt.
*

SIMILAR TO:
meet, get together
2
I
meet
upl
if two or more things meet up, they join or
come together at a particular place: A number
of paths run down through the woods and
meet up at the bottom.
+
with She was wearing a tiny white T-shirt
that didn't meet up with her jeans.
*
SIMILAR TO:
join
329
MELT
meet with
"''!r I
meet with ~ NOT
PASSIVE
to have a meeting with someone in order to
discuss or arrange something: Buchanan will
meet with his advisers on Thursday to decide
on his next course of action.
2
I
meet with
~be

met with I§]
if something meets with or is met with a par-
ticular reaction, that is the way people react
to it: The architects design did not meet with
their approval.
I
A decision to hold the confer-
ence in Berlin met with resistance from our
colleagues.
I
The governments proposals were
met with opposition by all the parties con-
cerned.
I
News of the merger has been met
with great excitement in the city.
3
I
meet with
§]
NOT
PASSNE
if someone or something meets with success,
failure, problems etc, they experience suc-
cess, failure, problems ete: The company
s
efforts to expand met with some success.
meet with an accident (=have an accident)
Bill looked serious. "One of our workers
has met with an accident," he said.

MELLOW
mellowed, mellowed, mellowing
mellow out
I
mellow out
I I
mellow ~ out
I
AmE informal
to become relaxed and calm, or
to make someone become relaxed and calm:
I just like to
go
home and mellow out in front
of the TV after work.
I
She
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really mellowed
him out in the two years they've been dating.
*
SIMILAR TO:
relax, chill out
spoken informal
MELT
melted, melted, melting
1
I
melt away
I

»:
to gradually disappear: Harman saw her
hopes of promotion slowly melt away.
I
He
laughed suddenly, and all the irritation in his
face melted away.
+ into The high rocky cliff. melted away
into long stretches of silvery beach.
I
Olivia
saw his hard look melt away into tender-
ness.
*
SIMILAR TO:
fade away
2
I
melt away
I
if people melt away, they gradually move
away from someone or somewhere, often
until they have completely disappeared: By
the time the police appeared, most of the
crowd had melted away.
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