work over informal (beat up very roughly) Two masked men had worked him over and left him half dead. This is one of the guys who worked me over last night. envocabulary.com
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get after (to chase; pursue) The police are getting after an escaped prisoner. If you want to catch him, you must get after him now. US informal (to keep criticizing someone) My mother always gets after me for leaving my room in a mess. I get after my …
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come across (to find by chance; meet) This is the worst place I have ever come across in all my life. As I was walking in the park, I came across an old friend. envocabulary.com
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come about (to take place, especially by chance) All these problems have come about because they ignored the advice of experts. Our meeting came about completely by accident. envocabulary.com
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work towards (to do things to achieve a goal) We should work towards a resolution to this problem. The United Nations is working towards a ceasefire agreement. envocabulary.com
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