fill in (to take the place of someone who is absent) Jane is on maternity leave, so she asked me to fill in. I’m trying to find someone to fill in for you. fill someone in rather informal (to provide information) Could you fill me in on what happened yesterday? Jim …
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speak up (to express your opinion freely) If you have a better idea, please speak up. They decided to speak up for better working conditions. (speak louder; raise your voice) Could you speak up? The people at the back of the room can’t hear you. You’ll have to speak up. …
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issue forth (to come out of a thing or place) Dark smoke issued from the chimney. The queen issued forth from the castle. envocabulary.com
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iron out (to deal with problems or find solutions) We meet once a week to iron out any problems. You need to iron out your disagreements first. Let’s keep talking until we iron out our differences. envocabulary.com
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dress up (to wear your best clothes or formal clothes) She was dressed up for the party. We have to dress up for work. (to put on a special costume for fun) Mike dressed up as Santa Claus. He wants to dress up as a clown. envocabulary.com
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