ARGUE
Argue back: answer
back.
e.g. I wish he would
not argue back so much.
Argue down: defeat
someone in a debate.
e.g. He tries to
argue down everyone who has opposite views.
Argue for: make a
case for someone.
e.g. My lawyer will
argue for me in court.
Argue into: convince someone to do something.
e.g. I could not argue myself into helping you in this project.
Argue with: challenge someone or something.
e.g. I won’t argue with what you do; after all, it is your choice.
CLOSE
Close down: close
permanently; out of business.
e.g. The
factory closed down last month due to the economy.
Close in: encircle
and threaten.
e.g. We are
now closing in on our enemies.
Close up: close
temporarily.
e.g. Come back
tomorrow; we're now closing up.
FIND
Find out: discover;
learn.
e.g. The police
eventually found out the truth of the murder case.
e.g. Sooner or later
you will find out all the facts.
ACCOMMODATE
Accommodate to: adapt to.
e.g. I have to
accommodate myself to the new routine.
Accommodate with:
provide something special for something.
e.g. We will
accommodate you with a new car.
FOLLOW
Follow on: die at a
date later than someone.
e.g. He followed on after his
wife a few months later.
Follow through: continue
to supervise.
e.g. I hope someone would follow
through on this project until its completion.
Follow something
up: check something out.
e.g. Please follow up this
lead.
Stephen Lau
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