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Verb + on = continue doing something
drive on / walk on / play on = continue driving/walking/playing etc.
- Shall we stop at this petrol station or shall we drive on to the next one?
go on = continue
- The party went on until 4 o'clock in the morning.
go on / carry on doing something = continue doing something
- We can't go on spending money like this. We'll have nothing left soon.
- I don't want to carry on working here. I'm going to look for another job.
Also go on with / carry on with something
- Don't let me disturb you. Please carry on with what you're doing.
keep on doing something = do it continuously or repeatedly
- He keeps on criticising me. I'm fed up with it!
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Get on
get on = progress
- How are you getting on in your new job? (= How is it going?)
get on (with somebody) = have a good relationship
- Joanne and Karen don't get on. They're always arguing.
- Richard gets on well with his neighbours. They're all very friendly.
get on with something = continue doing something you have to do, usually after an interruption
- I must get on with my work. I have a lot to do.
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Verb + off
doze off / drop off / nod off = fall asleep
- The lecture wasn't very interesting. In fact I dozed off in the middle of it.
finish something off = do the last part of something
- A: Have you finished painting the kitchen?
B: Nearly. I'll finish it off tomorrow.
go off = explode
- A bomb went off in the city centre, but fortunately nobody was hurt.
Also an alarm can go off = ring
- Did you hear the alarm go off?
put somebody off (doing something) = cause somebody not to want something or to do something
- We wanted to go to the exhibition, but we were put off by the long queue.
- What put you off applying for the job? Was the salary too low?
rip somebody off = cheat somebody (informal)
- Did you really pay £2,000 for that painting? I think you were ripped off.
(= you paid too much)
show off = try to impress people with your ability, your knowledge etc.
- Look at that boy on the bike riding with no hands. He's just showing off.
tell somebody off = speak angrily to somebody because they did something wrong
- Clare's mother told her off for wearing dirty shoes in the house.
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