ANSWERS and further information:
1. to bring sb together
= to help or cause two people or two groups to meet or come together in order to become friendly with each other, or to resolve a problem they have with each other. We can also specify the two groups or people in the object position (e.g. father and step-daughter)
The council is building a new outdoor shopping area designed to bring the community together.
Lucinda brought in a counsellor to help bring her father and estranged daughter cat after many years of not talking to each other.
2. to catch on
= an informal way to say that someone understands something. It's often used to describe when a person doesn't understand a message or situation that is directly affecting them (first example). Conversely, it can be used to describe when a person has a natural ability to understand situations or messages that directly affect them (second example).
Are you sure he's not blind and deaf? I don't think he's catching on that she's not interested in him.
Be careful, David catches on to scams really quickly.
3. to cut back (on sth)
= to reduce something (i.e. to spend less, to use less, to do less etc.)
With the addition of their third child, they have had to cut back on spending, especially on luxuries and long holidays.
The doctor told me that I had to cut back on the number of soft drinks each week.
4. to key sth in
= to put information into a machine (e.g. computer, smartphone) using a keyboard or touchscreen
On the next page, you will need to key in your driver's licence number and your date of birth.
5. to laze around
= to spend time doing nothing, or very little, by relaxing
I'd like to do nothing more than to just laze around at home, watch TV and order a pizza.
6. to move out (of place)
= to stop living in your current place, and leave to move to a new place to live
Her parents aren't letting her move out of home until she gets married.
7. to pull (sb/sth) over
= when used with the object (sb/sth), you make a vehicle or person move to the side of the road either to stop moving or let something pass. Typically, it is the police who pull drivers over for speeding or dangerous driving. When used without the object, it is the driver's choice to move to the side of the road and stop (e.g. to make an emergency phone call)
The police officer pulled the man over for reckless and dangerous driving on the highway.
I pulled over (to the side of the road) so that I could quickly call the radio station to try and win a holiday.
8. to throw sth out/away
= to get rid of something you do not want anymore (i.e. to put sth in the garbage bin)
You definitely have a hoarding problem. We can definitely throw out more than half of your things.
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