take after (behave like or look like someone in your family) Your daughter doesn’t take after you in any way. All of my children take after my husband on a large scale. envocabulary.com
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take aback (surprise greatly, shock) When Jane heard the news of her friend’s death, she seemed taken aback. The news of the president’s resignation took us aback. envocabulary.com
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pull together (to work together to achieve something) We don’t have much time, but if we all pull together, we’ll finish it on time. (to bring things together and organize them) We should pull together all the available data and start our research. envocabulary.com
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pull through (to survive a serious illness, operation, etc.) She’s very ill, but we hope she’ll pull through. (to succeed in dealing with a tough situation) It’s very difficult, but I’m sure we’ll pull through it together. envocabulary.com
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pull over (to drive to the side of the road and stop) Just pull over here; I want to walk the rest of the way home. The police signaled for her to pull over. envocabulary.com
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