| 1. Account for | (explain the reason, answer for) I can’t account for his unusual behaviour in this matter. |
| 2. Ask after | (ask about the welfare, inquire after) I met your brother at the party, he asked after you. |
| 3. Ask for | (request for) She asked for a glass of water. |
| 4. Back out | (go back on, withdraw from promise) He agreed to help but backed out at the last moment. |
| 5. Be in for | [about to take place (unpleasant)] On account of his bad habits he is in for trouble. |
| 6. Bear away | (win) Suhani bore away the first prize in the dance competition. |
| 7. Bear on/upon | [relevant, (bearing on)] Your remarks have no bearing on the main problem. |
| 8. Bear out | (support the argument, corroborate) I am sure .my classmates will bear out my statement. |
| 9. Bear with | (to show patience, cooperate) In view of the heavy losses suffered by the company, the shareholders were requested to bear with. |
| 10. Blow Out | (extinguish) The candle blew out as the gust of wind came in. |
| 11. Blow over | (pass off without harm, come to an end) Don’t worry, the crisis is likely to blow over. |
| 12. Blow up | (explode, start suddenly) The plan of the enemy to blow up the flyover was foiled by the police. |
| 13. Break down | (emotional collapse, stop functioning) While giving evidence in the court, she broke down. |
| 14. Break into | (enter by force) The robbers broke into his house last night. |
| 15. Break off | (come to an end, unsuccessfully) The talks between India and China broke off. |
| 16. Break out | [spread (war, epidemic, fire, riots)] The fear that aids has broken out in India is not unfounded. |
| 17. Break through | (discover a secret, major achievement) There is no hope of break through in the murder case. |
| 18. Break up | [terminate (meeting, school, session)] The college will break up next week for summer vacation. |
| 19. Break up with | (quarrel) After long and fruitful friendship the two friends broken up with each other. |
| 20. Bring about | (cause to happen) The administration helped to bring about a peaceful settlement. |
| 21. Bring out | (explain the meaning, publish) When asked to explain, she could not bring out the meaning of the poem. |
| 22. Bring round | (to make one agree, bring to senses) I was able to bring my mother round to my views with great difficulty. |
| 23. Bring up | (rear, educate) Fathers are beginning to play a bigger role in bringing up their children. |