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II Phrasal Verbs
Example: Clean this bedroom up, it's a disgrace.
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Clear out = tidy up thoroughly and throwaway unwanted stuff.
Example: I spent the whole weekend clearing out the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.
Clear up = the end ofan infection
Example: I took the antihistamines and the rash cleared up right
away.
Clear up = tidy up
Example: I'd better clear away the mess before leave.
Click through = open an advertisement on the Internet
Example: Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother clicking through the banner adverts.
Climb down = accept that you are wrong and change your posi- tion
Example: The Prime Minister had to climb down over his tax pro- posals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.
Close down = close a business permanently
Example: The firm closed down during the recession because it
couldn't compete with the cut-price imports pouring in.
Close down = close a shop, branch or business permanently Example: The banks have closed down a lot of branches in villages
over the last few years.
Cloud over = get very cloudy
Example: The morning started bright and warm, but it clouded
over around midday and poured with rain. r.mne across = find by accident