invest in (2)

to put your money into a company or a business venture in order to get a share of any profit it makes
http://dlvr.it/RtfNqc

nail down (2)

If you nail something down, you fasten it to a surface, such as the floor, with a nail.
http://dlvr.it/RtbY1J

knock out (1)

If you are knocked out, you are hit so hard that you lose consciousness.
http://dlvr.it/RtWsYr

get at (1)

to get hold of something
http://dlvr.it/RtRp1t

pick out

If you pick out something, you choose or select it.
http://dlvr.it/RtMl8S

mail out

to mail copies of something like a catalog or a CV to many people
http://dlvr.it/RtHZ9b

tell off

to strongly criticize someone for doing something wrong
http://dlvr.it/RtCZPS

butter up

to say nice things to someone before asking them to do something for you or to give you something
http://dlvr.it/Rt8cQw

eat out

If you eat out, you eat in a restaurant instead of at home.
http://dlvr.it/Rt5mfh

go away (2)

to stop existing, or to stop being noticeable
http://dlvr.it/Rt25tm

own up

If you own up to something, you admit that you've done something wrong or made a mistake.
http://dlvr.it/Rsy7kF

save up

to put something aside for the future
http://dlvr.it/Rst7jc

lock up

to lock the doors and windows of a building or a car to make it secure
http://dlvr.it/RspDbV

look for

If you are looking for something, you're trying to find it.
http://dlvr.it/RskTY0

knock around (2)

If you knock around with someone, you spend time together because you're friends.
http://dlvr.it/RsgZN5

hand over

If you hand something over, you give it to someone who has demanded it.
http://dlvr.it/Rscjvx

rub off

If a quality someone has rubs off on other people, they start to show that quality as well.
http://dlvr.it/RsY2JC

wait up

If you wait up, you stay up late at night waiting for something or someone.
http://dlvr.it/RsT6ql

talk round

If you talk somebody round, you persuade them to do what you want them to do, or to agree with you.
http://dlvr.it/RsP6BR

lead to

to cause something to happen
http://dlvr.it/RsK3Yl

let off (2)

to make something explode
http://dlvr.it/RsF9Mr

knock over (2)

to rob something like a bank or a shop
http://dlvr.it/RsBDKM

die out

If something like a species of animal or a language is dying out, it is disappearing and could soon be lost forever.
http://dlvr.it/Rs7Lp5

part with

to give something to someone else, especially when you'd prefer to keep it
http://dlvr.it/Rs3c7w

feel for

If you feel for someone, you have sympathy for them or feel sad because they are suffering.
http://dlvr.it/Rrzjpg

fob off (2)

to try to make someone stop complaining or stop bothering you by telling them something that isn't true, or by giving them an excuse
http://dlvr.it/Rrvq0z

look at (2)

to think carefully before doing something
http://dlvr.it/Rrm5jF