13 PHRASAL VERBS

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PHRASAL VERBS
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Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions, that combine VERBS with PREPOSITIONS or ADVERBS to make new verbs
ACT UP
Sophie got bored and started acting up. My car always acts up in cold weather. Her shoulder was acting up (= hurting because of injury).
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behave badly
ASK someone OVER
Can we ask Tom over? He has been asked over a number of times.
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invite someone to your home. to invite someone who lives close by to come to one's home
BLOW UP
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explode
BLOW something UP
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explode / fill with air / make sth. larger
BREAK DOWN
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cease working / lose control
BRING something ABOUT
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make happen
BRING something/someone BACK
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revive
BRING someone DOWN
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depress
BRING something UP
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mention
CALL someone BACK
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return a call
CALL something OFF
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cancel
CALL someone UP
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contact by phone
CARRY ON
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continue
CATCH ON
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understand, perceive / become popular
CHECK something OUT
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examine
CHEER someone UP
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make someone feel happier
CLEAN something/someone UP
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clean a mess
CLEAR something UP
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explain
CLOSE something DOWN
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suspend or stop operations
COME BACK
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return
COME IN
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enter
COME OUT
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be released publicly
COME UP WITH something
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invent
COUNT ON something/someone
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depend on
CREEP UP ON someone
also SNEAK UP ON SOMEBODY
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approach gradually to surprise
You must creep up on your prey if you don't want to be heard.
CUT DOWN ON something
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reduce
CUT something OUT
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remove / stop
CUT something UP
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cut into small pieces
DO something OVER
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do again
DO something/someone UP
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make more beautiful
DRAW something TOGETHER
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unite
DREAM something UP
‘he's been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers’
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invent; Imagine or invent something.
DRESS UP
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wear special clothes
DRINK something UP
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drink completely
DROP IN
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visit quickly, casually or without invitation
DROP something/someone OFF
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deliver
EAT AWAY AT
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gradually reduce or damage
He killed a mouse and that is eating away at his conscience. Coffin
EAT IN
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eat at home
EAT OUT
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eat at a restaurant / perform oral sex (on a woman)
END UP WITH something
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get as a result
FACE UP TO
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confront and deal with
Billy Brave was afraid of bugs. He decided to face up to his fear. Bugs: silverfish, spider, cockroach, ladybug, ant
FALL APART
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break to pieces
A woman with a vase fell down. The woman fell apart. They used the vase as her funeral urn. It seemed safe.
FALL DOWN
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fail to meet expectations
FALL FOR someone
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fall in love with
FIGURE something/someone OUT
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discover / solve / understand someone
FILL something IN
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complete with information
FILL something OUT
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complete a form with information
FIND something OUT
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discover
So far, my lover hasn't found out that I am really a man.
FIX something UP
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improve
FOLLOW THROUGH
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complete
FOOL AROUND
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act jokingly / engage in sexual foreplay
FREAK OUT
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behave in a wild and irrational way
No matter how much she misses her husband, every time she sees him she still freaks out.
FUCK UP
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make a mess, ruin or spoil
FUCK something UP
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do something badly
FUCK someone UP
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DAMAGE EMOTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY
GIVE something UP
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quit / abandon
GO ALONG WITH something
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consent or agree to
GO BACK
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return
GO DOWN
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decrease
GO ON
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continue
GO OUT
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leave
GO UP
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increase
GO OVER something
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examine
GOBBLE DOWN
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eat hungrily or quickly
Meryl was starving and didn't feel like cooking so she started gobbling down her beloved husband.
GROW UP
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become an adult
HANG OUT
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spend time relaxing or socializing
HANG something UP
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put on a hook or hanger
HANG UP
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end a phone call
HOLD ON
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wait / not hang up the phone
KEEP AWAY
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stay at a distance
KEEP ON
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continue
KEEP UP WITH
keep up with the Jones
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move at the same rate
LAY something DOWN
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put something down horizontally
LAY something OUT
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arrange according to a plan / spend money
LEAVE something ON
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not to turn off or take off
LEAVE something/someone OUT
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exclude
LET someone DOWN
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desappoint
LET something/someone IN
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allow to enter
LET someone OFF
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not punish
LIE DOWN
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recline
LIGHT UP
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illuminate
LOOK AFTER
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take care of
LOOK FOR
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attempt to find
LOOK FORWARD TO
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await eagerly
LOOK OUT
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be careful
LOOK something UP
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find information
MISS OUT
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fail to use an opportunity
PASS something UP
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refrain from accepting
PAY someone BACK
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repay a loan
PAY OFF
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be profitable
PICK something/someone OUT
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choose from a group
PICK UP
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improve/answer the phone
PICK something UP
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collect something left elsewhere
PICK someone UP
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go somewhere to collect someone
PISS someone OFF
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annoy or make angry
Tamara is a calm girl, but everything her mother says pisses her off.
PLAY AROUND
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joke/have an affair
POINT something OUT
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indicate
PUT something AWAY
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save money/put something its proper place
PUT something BACK
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return something to its original place
PUT someone OFF
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discourage/repulse
PUT something OFF
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postpone
PUT something TOGETHER
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assemble
PUT something UP
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display for others to see
RIP someone OFF
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cheat someone out of money
RUN INTO someone
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meet by chance
SEND something BACK
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return
SET something UP
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place in position/prepare for use/arrange
SHUT UP
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stop talking
SIGN someone UP
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register
SIT DOWN
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take a seat
SLIP UP
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make a mistake
START something OVER
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start again
STAY UP
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remain awake
SWITCH something ON
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start a machine or turn on a light
TAKE something AWAY
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remove
TAKE something BACK
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accept a return/retract words
TAKE something IN
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comprehend fully
TAKE OFF
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depart
TAKE something OFF
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remove
TAKE someone ON
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hire/challenge
TALK BACK
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replay defiantly
TALK someone INTO
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persuade
TALK something OVER
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discuss
TEAR something DOWN/APART
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destroy
TELL someone OFF
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reprimand or scold/swear at someone
THINK BACK
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remember the past
THINK something OVER
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consider
THINK something UP
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invent
THROW something AWAY
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discard, put in the trash
TOUCH something UP
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improve by making small changes
TRY something ON
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put clothing on to see if it fits
He tried the gabardine on. It was perfect for his exhibitionist habits.
TRY something OUT
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use something to see if it works
TURN something DOWN
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refuse/lower the volume
TURN someone DOWN
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reject someone
TURN someone ON
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excite someone sexually
TURN something/someone INTO
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change from one form to another
TURN someone OFF
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bore or offend someone
TURN something ON
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start something (a machine, a light)
TURN someone ON
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arouse someone sexually
TURN OUT
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have a particular result
TURN UP
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appear unexpectedly
TURN something UP
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increase by adjusting the control on a device
WATCH OUT
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be attentive
WAKE someone UP
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stop sleeping
WORK something OFF
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remove through work or other activity
WORK OUT
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solve/exercise
WRITE something DOWN
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write on a piece of paper
Phrasal verbs with GET
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some phrasal verbs can have numerous meanings, especially phrasal verbs with the word GET!
GET ALONG
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have a good relationship
My rabbit Lolo and I get along very well. Get lost, Lolo!
GET ALONG
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progress
I'm not getting along with English.
GET BACK AT someone
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take revenge
I will get back at you!
GET BACK
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return from somewhere, take revenge, move away
GET BACK INTO
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devote oneself to something again
GET BACK TO
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respond to a contact, start doing something after an interruption
GET BACK TOGETHER
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restart relationship
Peter and I get back together. We get along quite well...
GET BACK INTO
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devote oneself to something again
... but sometimes we get back into our old patterns. Mother fucker!
GET ON
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enter a train, bus, plane, etc.
While the policemen were getting on the train to catch Billy Prank,
GET OFF
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exit a vehicle
he got off.
GET AWAY
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escape
Finally, he got away.
other meanings of GET ON
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continue doing something, age
other meanings of GET OFF
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escape punishment, finish, leave work, start a journey, stop talking on the phone, have an orgasm
When Patrick added the last stamp to his 33rd album of stamps, he got off.
other meanings of GET AWAY
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escape, go on vacation or for a short trip, move, leave a place
GET OUT OF
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avoid an activity you committed to
He always tries to get out of doing the cha cha cha. But her charm prevents it.
GET something ACCROSS
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get people to understand an idea
GET AHEAD
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make progress
GET BY
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survive
GET OUT OF something
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leave (a car, a taxi, a place)
GET something OUT OF something
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benefit from
GET THROUGH (with)
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finish
GET TOGETHER (with someone)
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meet up
GET UP
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get out of bed

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