Throw away/ Throw out:

To put something in the garbage. To discard. ex. "Maria, stop playing with that paper - throw it out!"

Throw (someone) off:To make someone lose their concentration/ to mislead someone. ex. "I know you're doing that just to throw me off, but it's not going to work."

Throw up:To vomit. ex. "If you drink too much alcohol, you might throw up."

Tick off:To upset. To annoy. ex. "He really ticked me off! = He really upset me!"

Tie up:1) To be blocked, stuck. Often used to talk about traffic. ex. "Traffic is tied up for miles." 2) To be busy. ex. "I'm sorry, Mr. Smith is tied up in a meeting right now."

Tip off:To let someone know that something is going to happen. To let someone know where someone/something is, etc. ex. "Someone tipped the police off about where he was hiding."

Tone down:To makes less extreme, more moderate. ex. "He toned down his speech to appeal to more people."

Touch down:To land. (Plane, rocket, etc.) ex. "The plane touched down an hour ago."

Try back:To call someone again because he/she isn't around. ex. "Richard isn't around right now. Try back in 30 minutes."

Try on:To put on a piece of clothing to see how it fits. ex. "She tried on seven dresses, but didn't like any of them."

Try out:When talking about teams, bands, etc. - To attempt to become accepted as a member. ex. "She tried out for the basketball team, but they told her that she was too short."

Tuck (someone) in:To put someone to bed, making sure that his/her pillows, sheets, etc. are comfortable. ex. "When I was a child, my mom used to tuck me in every night."

Tuck away:To set aside, to hide. ex. "He tucked away the money that his grandfather gave him."

Tune in:To watch something on TV, to listen to the radio/a podcast. ex. "Tune in to our live ESL podcast every Monday at 7:00 PM."

Turn down:To reject. To say no to. ex. "The new candidate turned down the job offer."

Turn in:To go to bed. ex. "It's late. We're going to turn in."

Turn into:To become. To transform into. ex. "The frog turned into a Prince after the Princess kissed him."

Turn on:1) To start by turning a handle or switch. ex. "Turn on the light - it's dark in here."2) To turn (someone) on - To excite (often sexually). ex. "Girls like that really turn me on."

Turn out:1) To produce an unexpected result. ex. "I thought he was an honest man, but it turns out he had been lying to me all along."2) To appear. To come. (to a protest, an event, etc.) ex. "500,000 people turned out for the concert."

Turn up:Appear. To be found. ex. "I'm sure your wallet will turn up somewhere."

Turn (something) up:To make something louder. ex. "Turn up the radio - I love that song!"

Use up:To use all of something. ex. "You used up all the toothpaste - How am I supposed to brush my teeth?"

Veer away from:To avoid. ex. "As a cameraman, I would veer away from those types of shots."

Veg out:To relax. To kick back. ex. "Jim was just vegging out at home."

Vote down:To defeat in a vote. ex. "The senate voted down the president's proposed bill."

Wait on:To serve (in a restaurant). ex. "I want to go back to school. I don't want to wait on tables forever."

Wait (something) out:To wait for something bad/negative to pass. ex. "My brother waited the storm out in the car."

Wait up (on/for) someone:To wait. ex. "Don't worry, they'll wait up for you. = Don't worry they'll wait for you."

Wake up:To awaken. To stop sleeping. ex. "I woke up at 7:00 AM this morning."

Walk in on (something/someone):To enter into a room, etc. and unexpectedly see/discover someone or something. ex. "My parents walked in on us kissing."

Walk off with (something):To steal, get away with. ex. "The thieves walked off with a million dollars."

Wash out (usually used in the passive form):To not happen because of rain. Used for sporting events, concerts, etc. ex. "Game 1 was washed out."

Wash out (usually used in the passive form):To not happen because of rain. Used for sporting events, concerts, etc. ex. "Game 1 was washed out."

Wash up:To wash, clean oneself. ex. "Make sure you wash up before dinner."

Watch out (for):To be careful. ex. "There's a school at the end of this block. Watch out for children crossing the street."

Water down:To add water to something (usually used when someone adds water to alcohol, etc.) ex. "I'm sure they water down the beer/This beer tastes watered down."

Wear in:To make comfortable by usage, wearing, etc. Often used to talk about shoes. ex. "I've been trying to wear in these new sneakers."

Wear off:To stop working. To fade. ex. "The numbness will wear off in two hours."

Wear on:To continue (gradually). ex. "The protests tailed off as the night wore on."

Wear out:1) To wear so much that something becomes too old/ damaged to wear. ex. "I wore out my shoes in about six months."2) To make someone very tired. ex. "My daily routine really wears me out."

Weed out:To remove less desirable parts/elements of something. ex. "He weeded out all the rotten berries."

Whip out:To remove something (very quickly). ex. "We were talking about my favorite book, when he whipped it out of his backpack."

Whip up:To quickly make, create something to eat. ex. "He whipped up some sandwiches."

Wiggle/wriggle out (of something):To avoid doing something through excuses, explanations, etc. ex. "You won't be able to wiggle out of going this time."

Wind down:To relax. To spend time in a relaxing way. ex. "I just need to wind down for a couple of hours."

Wind up:To finish. End up. ex. "If he doesn't get his act together, he is going to wind up in jail."

Wipe (someone) out:1) To exhaust (someone), to make (someone) really out. ex. "That hike really wiped me out!" 2) To completely get rid of, eliminate. ex. "Hunters wiped out all the deer in this region."

Work in:To include, interpose. ex. "The writer worked in a couple of extra passages."

Work off:To lose (usually by exercise). ex. "I need to work off a few pounds."

Work out:1) To be successful. ex. "I'm glad your new consulting business is working out."2) To exercise (usually with weights). ex. "Martin works out three times a week."

Work up:To develop (due to work, effort, etc.) ex. "He worked up quite a sweat after running for 2 hours."

Write (something) down:To write something. ex. "Write down your name. = Write your name."

Write (something) off:To dismiss (something). ex. "He wrote the incident off as unimportant."

Write up:To prepare a report. ex. "He wrote up a business proposal when he was applying for loan."

Wrap up:To finish. To bring to a conclusion. ex. "OK, let's wrap up for today."

Yak on:To keep talking (too much). ex. "He kept yakking on for hours about how great things were going for him."

Zero in on:To focus on. To pinpoint. ex. "The authorities zeroed in the fugitive's location."

Zip around:To move around. ex. "Peter zipped around town after school."

Zone in on (something/someone):To focus (on something); To start paying attention (to something). ex. "The owl zoned in on the squirrel."

Zone out:To stop paying attention. To space out. ex. "He zoned out during the lecture."

Zoom in:To view at a closer range (usually with a camera lense, etc.). ex. "Try to zoom in so we can get a better look."