KNOW THE MEANING

give up to stop using or doing (something): Bill has given up cigarettes.

Mike gave up drinking and smoking at the same time. I don’t take sugar in tea - I gave it up.

live on to eat (something) as one’s only type of food: Very young children live on milk. I like vegetables, but I would not like to live on them.

work up gradually to develop (something): Have you worked up an appetite for dinner? Willie couldn’t work up the energy to go for a walk.

get out of to avoid (something): I’m trying to get out of tomorrow’s meeting. Ella tried to get out of tidying her room. Joan has made a date with Tim, but she’s trying to get out of it.

set up to arrange (something), to fix up (something): We have set up a committee of enquiry. When did you set the meeting up? An investigation is in progress, but we don’t know who set it up.

stick to to continue with (something), not to abandon (something):

We are going to stick to our original plan. They made a decision and they should stick to it.

do without to manage or survive without having (something): Anne finds it difficult to do without wifi. Joe likes meat, but he can do without it.

clear out to make something tidy by getting rid of what is not needed. Alice cleared out the kitchen cupboards.We cleared the attic out in one day. The room is now very neat because we cleared it out yesterday.

store up to keep (something) for possible use in the future: Granny stores up cans of fruit, but she’ll never use them all. My uncle stores up old magazines, but I don’t know why.

keep off to cause (someone or something) to stay away from: Try to keep the child’s attention off the sweets at the supermarket check-out. The fence is supposed to keep people off the grass. If the young people have a club, it helps to keep them off the streets.