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#2970
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pull down
phrasal-verb
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to demolish a building; to reduce someone’s confidence
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They decided to pull down the old factory and build a new one. |
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#2971
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pull in
phrasal-verb
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to attract or earn money, profit, or investment
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The new app quickly pulled in thousands of subscribers and investors. |
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#2972
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pull in investment
phrasal-verb
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to attract investors or funds
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The government hopes to pull in investment through new policies. |
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#2973
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pull in revenue
phrasal-verb
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to earn or generate income, especially on a large scale
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The new export policy helped the country pull in revenue from foreign markets. |
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#2974
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pull in together
phrasal-verb
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to combine efforts to achieve a goal
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If we all pull in together, we can finish the project on time. |
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#2975
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pull into
phrasal-verb
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to drive into a place, such as a parking lot or station
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The bus pulled into the terminal right on time. |
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#2976
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pull it off
phrasal-verb
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to succeed in doing something difficult with confidence
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Everyone doubted him, but he pulled it off effortlessly. |
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#2977
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pull off
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to succeed in doing something that is difficult or unexpected
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Everyone thought he would fail, but he pulled off an amazing victory. |
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#2978
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pull oneself together
phrasal-verb
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to regain control of one's emotions; to recover composure
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After crying for hours, she finally managed to pull herself together and face the situation calmly. |
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#2979
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pull one’s weight
phrasal-verb
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to do your fair share of the work
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Each member must pull their weight to keep the project running smoothly. |
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#2980
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scroll up
phrasal-verb
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to move the page upward to see earlier content
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You can scroll up to check the previous messages. |
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#2981
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scrub off
phrasal-verb
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to remove dirt or stains by rubbing hard
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You need to scrub off that grease from the pan. |
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#2982
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search for
phrasal-verb
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to look for specific items or products online
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He searched for a discount on wireless headphones. |
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#2983
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see about
phrasal-verb
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to deal with something; to arrange for something
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I’ll see about getting us some tickets for the concert. |
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#2984
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see eye to eye
phrasal-verb
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to agree with someone; to have the same opinion
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We rarely see eye to eye on political issues. |
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#2985
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see off
phrasal-verb
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to go to the place where someone is leaving from to say goodbye
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We went to the airport to see off our friends. |
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#2986
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see off guests
phrasal-verb
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to say goodbye to people as they leave
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The host saw off the guests at the gate after midnight. |
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#2987
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see over
phrasal-verb
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to inspect a place, especially a house or building
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We went to see over the new apartment before signing the contract. |
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#2988
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see through
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to realize the truth about someone or something
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She quickly saw through his lies. |
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#2989
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see to
phrasal-verb
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to make sure something is done; to take care of something
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I’ll see to it that the documents are ready on time. |
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#2990
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clean up shared docs
phrasal-verb
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to tidy common files so everyone can use them easily
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I clean up shared docs every Friday to remove outdated drafts. |
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#2991
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refresh talking points
phrasal-verb
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to update the main ideas you plan to discuss
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Hosts refresh talking points before each community webinar. |
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#2992
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set meeting notes live
phrasal-verb
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to publish the latest minutes for everyone to view
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Please set meeting notes live right after the session ends. |
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#2993
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nudge teammates gently
phrasal-verb
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to remind colleagues politely about something
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I nudge teammates gently if a follow-up note is still missing. |
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#2994
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kick tricky issues up
phrasal-verb
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to escalate complicated problems to a higher level
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Service reps kick tricky issues up when policy decisions are needed. |
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#2995
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follow along in chat
phrasal-verb
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to keep up with messages during an online meeting
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Participants follow along in chat while the speaker demos the tool. |
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#2996
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summarize takeaways for
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to recap key lessons for a person or group
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I summarize takeaways for the team in a two-minute voice note. |
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#2997
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log lessons from
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to record what you learned from an experience
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We log lessons from each sprint in a shared wiki page. |
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#2998
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loop stakeholders back
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to update decision makers after changes are made
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Please loop stakeholders back once the revised deck is ready. |
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#2999
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close the loop today
phrasal-verb
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to finish outstanding follow-ups before the day ends
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Let's close the loop today so clients get answers before evening. |