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make out        succeed            He really made out in the stock market last   nose around +   sneak around    I hate it when my mother noses around
                                                year.                                                                         my room.
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             make out        progress           How is your son making out in his new job?
                                                                                      occur to +   pop into one's mind,   It didn't occur to us that we had left the iron
                                                                                                   come to one's mind    on.
             make out        kiss passionately   I saw Benno and Isabelle making out in the
                                                movie theater last night!
                                                                                      open up      share feelings        I'm  glad that John feels comfortable enough
                                                                                                                         around me to open up.
             make out with +    kiss someone    Did you make out with Sally?
                             passionately
                                                                                      out to + verb   try to             She is out to get revenge now that her
             make * over     do again           The teacher made me do my homework over.                                 husband left her for another woman.
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             make * up +     invent ( a story)   Don't believe anything she says. She always
                                                makes things up.                      pan out      be successful, turn out well   The trip to Vegas didn't pan out.

             make * up +     complete what was   Fortunately, my professor let me make up the   pass away   die               After battling cancer for several years,
                             missed             exam I missed yesterday.                                                      he finally passed away at the age of
                                                                                                                              87.
             make * up +     put on cosmetics   I takes me 10 minutes to make my face up.
                                                                                      pass * off +   try to convince someone that   He tried to pass the fake watch off as a
                                                                                                   something is real          real Rolex.
             make up         reconcile          You two have been friends for so long that I
                                                think you should make up.
                                                                                      pass * on +   transmit                  Please pass this message on to your
                                                                                                                              co-workers.
             make up for +   compensate for     Allen made up for being late by getting me
                                                flowers.
                                                                                      pass on +    not accept (an invitation to eat   Jennifer passed on the invitation to
                                                                                                   or do something)           join us for dinner.
             mix * up +      confuse            I sometimes mix the verb tenses up.

                                                                                      pass on      die                        I am afraid Professor Johnson has
             mix * up +      blend              We need to mix up these different kinds of                                    passed on.
                                                nuts before we put them in a bowl.
                                                                                      pass * out +   distribute               We need to pass out these flyers for
             mix * up +      make lively (a party)   Let's mix up this party with a little disco                              the concert tomorrow.
                                                music.
                                                                                      pass out     become unconscious         He passed out because the room was
                                                                                                                              too hot.
             name * after +   name a child using another   I was named after my grandfather.
                           family member's name
                                                                                      pass * up +   not take advantage (of an   I can't believe she passed up the
                                                                                                   opportunity)               opportunity to study in Rome.
             nod off       fall asleep              The movie was so boring that I nodded
                                                    off before it was finished.
                                                                                      pay * back +   repay                    If I loan you money, will you pay me
                                                                                                                              back.
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