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be after
try to get
- He must be after her money. She’s the richest and the ugliest woman in town.
be against
be opposed to
- Jack isn’t against a 20-hour work week.
be along
join somebody
- Are you coming along?
- I’ll be along in a minute. I’ll just get my water gun.
be away
be somewhere else
- Don’t call their landline. They’re away for the weekend.
be down
not operating/ reduced
- The internet is down. You’ll have to look it up in a book.
be down with
have an illness
- Sorry kids, I can’t take you to Disneyland. I’m down with the flu.
be in
be at home/ work
- ‘Can I talk to Cameron Diaz, please?’ ‘I’m sorry, she’s not in today.’
be in for
experience something unpleasant soon
- Mary’s having the kitchen walls painted pink while Tom’s away on business. He’s in for a shock.
be in on
know about/ be involved
- Don’t say a word about the party. She’s not in on the secret.
be off
leave/ not functioning/ food not fresh enough to eat
- Bye guys, I’m off!
- Make sure the lights are off.
- That chilli con carne is green. It must be off.
be on
functioning/ be scheduled/ use drugs
- ’How I Met Your Mother’ was on, but nobody was watching it.
- They’ve found a substitute drummer, so the concert is on.
- Nick’s acting strange. What’s he on?
be not on
unacceptable
- Stop calling me in the middle of the night. It’s just not on.
be on about
talk about something
- What are you on about?I don’t understand a word of what you’re saying.
be out
not at home/ work
- You can’t talk to my parents. They’re out.
be out of
not have
- He’s been out of work for a long time. Do you think he’ll ever find a job?
be over
finish
- This meeting is over. I don’t think there’s anything else to discuss.
be up
be awake/ be happening
- It’s ten o’clock and James isn’t up yet.
- What’s up? Why is he still sleeping?
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