yoke vs. yolk

  yoke (a wooden bar fastened across the necks of two oxen and attached to the plow) I had to borrow a yoke and two oxen to plow the field. literary (a situation or an experience that restricts your freedom and makes life very difficult to endure) The country is still under the …

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come up with

  come up with (to think of or find) We are trying to come up with a solution to this problem. Think as long as you come up with the right answers. I need more time to come up with the money for the trip.   envocabulary.com

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come along

  come along (to make progress; improve) The building work has come along a lot since I last saw it. Your Spanish is really coming along. (to become available; to arrive) Opportunities like this never come along every day. Another bus will come along in ten minutes. (to go with someone) We are going to …

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try

  try (to make an effort to do or achieve something): Let’s try to finish the work. attempt (to make an effort to do or achieve something difficult): Don’t attempt to climb the wall. struggle (to make great efforts to do or achieve something): He is struggling to quit smoking. …

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go Dutch

  go Dutch  informal (to share the cost equally) The meal tonight is on me. -No. Let’s go Dutch. My girlfriend and I always go Dutch when we go out together.   envocabulary.com

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