back away|Retreat or go backwards|The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife.|1 back down|Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument|She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired.|1 back into|Enter a parking area in reverse gear|He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage.|_ back off|Retreat|The …
face off|Confront|The company FACED OFF the competition.|1 face up to|Accept an unpleasant truth|Many people find it hard to FACE UP TO the fact that they are getting old.|_ faff about|Behave indecisively|He told her to stop FAFFING ABOUT and make her mind up.|_ faff around|Behave indecisively|She told him to stop FAFFING …
hack around|Waste time|I’ve been HACKING AROUND all morning because I can’t get down to doing any revision.|_ hack into|Break into a computer system|He HACKED INTO the government database and stole a lot of data.|_ hack off|Annoy|He HACKS me OFF with his endless complaining.|_ hack up|Chop or cut into small pieces|They …
abide by| Accept, follow or obey a decision, agreement or rule| I have to ABIDE BY what my father says. account for| To explain| Can he account for his action? ache for| Want something or someone a lot| My partner’s been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her. act on| To do something because …