Examples:

• 'J'

• jack up : The storekeeper dare not jack up  prices because of a supermarket nearby.
• jam with : The entrance was jammed with  crowds trying to get in.
• jar on : The constantly loud music from next-door neighbor is starting to  jar on  my nerves.
• jeer at : The spectators  jeered at  their own team for their poor performance.
• jockey for : The riders  jockeyed for  the best position.
• join in : We  join  them  in  clearing up the beach.
• joke with : The more we joked with  each other, the closer we became.
• jot down : I  jotted  her telephone number down  on a piece of paper but I lost it on my way home,
• judge by : We do not  judge  a book  by  its cover, do we?
• judge from : Judging from  the look on his face, we suspected he's the one who took it.
• jumble up : I arranged those things in a neat order but someone came along and jumbled  them up .
• jump at : I jumped at  the chance to visit the Niagara Falls.
• jump on : My mother never failed to jump on  me whenever I was home late.
• justify to : He tried to  justify  his decision to  us by saying that he had no alternative.
• jut out : We marveled at the huge rocks jutting out  from the steep side of the cliff.

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  'K'

• keep at : We kept at  it until we completed it ahead of schedule.
• keep away from : You should  keep away from  the dangers of heavy smoking.
• keep back : I think she is keeping  something back  that she does not want us to know.
• keep from : He has only two months to live and we should  keep  him from  knowing.
• keep off : Keep  your hands off  my pizza. keep on : She keeps  harping  on  the one little mistake I made.
• keep out : She should  keep  the puppy out  instead of sleeping with it.
• keep out of : Why don't they keep out of  the politician's personal affair.
• keep to : Why did you beat about the bush? Keep to  what you wanted to say.
• keep to (oneself) : He trusts no one and so keeps to himself  most of the time.
• keep up : The furious barking of the neighbor's dog kept  me up  the whole night.
• keep up with : She's always trying to  keep up with  her siblings.
• keep/bear in mind : These are well-known sayings;  keep  them in mind .
• knock down : The speeding car  knocked down  a villager's goat.
• knock off : James can't  knock off  work at the same time every day.
• knock over : His dog was knocked over  by a motorcyclist when it was running across the street.
• knock out : The underdog knocked out  his opponent in the last round.
• know about : Nobody in the area  knows  much  about  the accident.
• know of : I know of  one policeman who always receives bribe.
• knuckle down : He had better  knuckle down  soon or else he'll never get through those exams.

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  'L'

• lapse into : He lapsed into  a coma and died two days later.
• laugh at : Everybody will laugh at  a funny clown.
• lay off : Mark was laid off  after working for the company for twenty years.
• lead to : We took the wrong way which led  us to  the cemetery.
• leaf through : Bob leafed through  many magazines while waiting at the clinic.
• lean on : In times of difficulty it would be great to have someone to lean on  for support.
• learn about : When we were children we learned about  the birds and the bees.
• leave for : We're leaving for  funfair.
• leave off : Let's continue from where we  left off , shall we?
• leave out : This is the first time he is left out  of the squad for the World Cup.
• lecture about/on : He lectures on  the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome.
• lend to : I lent  the lawn mover to  my neighbor.
• let in : Let's open the windows and let  the air in .
• let off : If you pluck my apples again, I'll not  let  you off .
• let out : Every evening we  let  the dog out .
• let up : It looks like the rain is not going to  let up , so what shall we do?
• level at : All he can do is  level  criticism at  others.
• level with : The developer  leveled  the old building with  an explosive charge.
• levy (a tax/fine/charge, etc.) on : The state government has levied  a new tax on  gasoline.
• lie down : He was told to lie down  for the doctor to examine him.
• lie on : Joe likes to  lie on  a bench in the park.
• liken to : I can never forgive him for likening  me  to  an old turkey.
• limit to : Each customer is  limited to  two packets.
• listen for : John must  listen for  the right signal before he can respond.
• listen in : He  listened in  to their whispering.
• listen to : We  listened  in silence to  his cock-and-bull stories.
• live at : As far as I know, he still  lives at  the same address.
• live in : I would like to live in  an igloo one day.
• live off : They were a weird bunch who  lived off  welfare
• live on : I live on  a street where there are many stray dogs.
• lock out : This is the second time I've  locked  myself out .
• long for : Bob longed for an exciting experience at Antarctic.
• long to : He longed  desperately to  be with her.
• look after : Who is going to  look after  our parrots when we go on vacation?
• look ahead : Let's forget the past and look ahead .
• look around : We were looking around  for a public toilet.
• look at : The officer  looked at  my passport and waved me through.
• look away : When I smiled at her again, she  looked away  again.
• look back on : When I  look back on  those moments, I realize how foolish I was.
• look down : She often  looks down  to avoid meeting her eyes.
• look down on : He  looks down on  anyone whom he thinks is not successful.
• look for : Police are  looking for  a man with a heavily tattooed face.
• look forward to : I look forward to  seeing that clown again.
• look in : Every other day we look in  on grandpa and see if he needs anything.
• look into : We had better  look into  the high turnover of staff.
• look like : It looks like  she is going to demand an explanation from him.
• look on : Only one person helped him, the others just looked on .
• look out for : Look out for  pickpocket while we are at the airport.
• look over : I looked  the shorts over  and found they had no pockets.
• look through : I looked through  your drawers but I couldn't find your bunch of keys.
• look to : They are looking to  the last runner to win the relay.
• look up : I enjoy enormously  looking  words up  in the dictionary.
• look up to : He is the kind of man most people look up to .
• lure away : The company tried to lure  the salesman away  from their competitor.
• lurk around : They called the police when they saw a man lurking around  outside their house.

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  'M'

• make (a fool) of : Whenever he is drunk, he is certain to  make a fool of  himself.
• make (a fuss) about/over : She made a big fuss about  not being offered a drink.
• make away with : When no one was looking, I made away with  a bar of chocolate.
• make for : We quickly made for  the river bank when our boat started to leak.
• make (fun) of : The kids always make fun of  Mick's big ears.
• make love to : He tried to make love to  every girl he met.
• make of : His last word before he died was about poison; what do you  make of  that?
• make off : He  made off  when the alarm sounded.
• make off with : A pickpocket made off with  my wallet.
• make out : She whispered angrily in my ear, but I could not make  it out .
• make over : He made over  his entire estate to his children.
• make towards : She  made towards  the exit when she had made all her purchases.
• make up : It's pretty obvious she made  that story  up .
• make up : An indecisive leader, he often finds it hard to make up  his mind.
• make up to : Jill made up to  Jack in hopes of getting him to help her.
• mark down : The store attracts a big crowd as most items on sale have been marked down .
• mark off : She marked off  all the items she has bought.
• mark out : They have marked out  the area for vehicles to park.
• marvel at : I marvel at  his ability to maintain composure in any given situation.
• matter to : I'll buy it, the color does not matter to me.
• meditate on/upon : He meditated on  the different solutions to the problem.
• mention to : She didn't mention  it to  me when I met her last night.
• migrate between : Some whales migrate between  one part of the ocean and another.
• migrate from : Some species of birds migrate from  Europe to Africa.
• make up : Can't you make up  your mind to buy the blue or red one.
• mingle with : Participants from various nations  mingled  freely with  each other after the events.
• minister to : Volunteers  minister to  the injured.
• mix up : I called the wrong number when I  mixed  your telephone number up  with another.
• mix with : He does not  mix  well  with  other members.
• model on : This system is modeled on  the one that originated in the United States.
• move out : We decided to  move out  when the landlord increased the rent again.
• mull over : We mulled over  the procedure for possible adoption.
• multiply by : Two multiplied by  two is four.
• muse on/over : He sat musing over  the sudden change of attitude of his girlfriend.
• muster up : He failed to muster up  the minimum support required to stand for election.

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  'N'

• name after : The street is named after  the Prime Minister's son.
• narrow down : The judges have  narrowed  the finalists  down  to the last five.
• news – break the news to: The doctor had to  break the news to  his family.
• nibble away at : She likes to  nibble away at  something when she watches television.
• nod off : He often  nods off  while watching television.

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  'O'

• object to : I object to  your casual comments about my hair.
• obtain from : All this false information was obtained from  the Internet.
• occur to : It never  occurred to  me that you really believe the world is flat.
• operate on : The doctors had to operate on  him immediately to save his life.
• oppress by : Ethnic minorities had been oppressed by  the occupying forces for years.
• originate in : This crazy idea could only originate in  your head.
• outrage by : Women nationwide were  outraged by  his sexist remarks.
• overcome by : His stammering was eventually  overcome by  speech therapy.
• overrun by : The wasteland was overrun by  rodents.
• overwhelm by : He was overwhelmed by  the enthusiastic response.