3. to leave smb behind phr = to make much better progress than somebody

4. to put smb through school/university/college phr = to pay for someone to be a student at school, university, etc.

5. to major in smth phr = to study smth as your main subject at college or university

6. to sign up for a course phr/prep = to put your name on a list of participants, members

7. to turn up for lectures phr = to arrive to a place

8. to be/get behind with smth = late or too slow in doing things that you have to do

9. to fall behind phr = to make less progress than other people who are doing a similar job or activity

10. to throw smb out phr

11. to drop out phr

12. to hand smth in ON time phr = to submit smth

13. to mark smb down phr = to give a student a lower mark for a particular reason

14. to count against smb phr = to be a disadvantage in a particular situation

15. to pick smth up phr = to learn smth

16. To bury yourself in smth phr

17. To give up your life for study phr/prep

18. to polish smth up phr = to improve a skill by practicing

19. to write smth up phr =

20. to come across phr = if smth such as an idea comes across when you speak, you make it clear to people

21. to pore over phr = to examine and read smth very carefully and in a lot of detail

22. to skim through phr = to read something quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points

23. to check off phr = to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that something has been dealt with: As I packed my case I checked everything off on my list.

24. to cross smth off phr = to draw a line through a person's name or an item on a list because they/it is no longer required or involved: We can cross his name off; he's not coming.

25. to buckle down (TO smth) phr/prep = to start working hard and seriously

26. to keep your studies up phr

27. to brush up on smth phr = to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time: I need to brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville.

28. to mug up on smth phr/prep = to learn something, especially in a short time for a particular purpose, for example an exam

29. to swot up on smth phr/prep = to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam

30. to come up phr = if a question or subject comes up in an exam, that question is asked or questions about that subject are asked in the exam

31. to scrape through phr = to succeed in doing smth, but not in a very impressive way

32. to sail through phr = to deal with smth very easily

33. to count towards phr = to be included as part of something that you hope to achieve in the future: Students gain college credits which count towards their degree.

34. to cream smb off phr = to take the best people or things from a larger group to form a smaller special group

35. to mark out phr = to show that smth is different from others

36. to pass smth on (TO smb) phr/prep = to give something to somebody else, especially after receiving it or using it yourself

37. to set the year/term out visually phr = to present ideas, facts, etc. in an organized way, in speech or writing

38. to set aside enough time to do smth phr = to save or keep money or time for a particular purpose

39. to build in a safety margin phr/col = to make smth part of a plan, system, calculation etc

40. to catch up phr = to reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced

41. to get on phr = to be successful in smth

42. to come up with your own ideas/opinions about smth phr = to think of smth such as an idea or plan

43. to flick/flip through phr = to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything

44. to go about smth phr = to start working on something: How should I go about finding a job?

45. to call ON smth (in the future) phr = to use something, especially a quality that you have, in order to achieve something: These projects allow students to call on the skills they have developed and put them to use on a large independent project.

Prepositions