Plastic doesn't break ___ quickly.

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down. break down means: slowly change into simpler substances, as dead plants do.

He stashed the letters ___ in a drawer.

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away. stash away means: hide something in a safe place.

Cancelling the meeting freed ___ an hour.

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up. free up means: make something available, often time or resources.

Detectives finally cleared ___ the case.

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up. clear up means: solve a mystery or unsolved problem.

Members voted her ___ as chair.

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in. vote in means: choose a person for a position by voting.

We finally paid ___ our car loan.

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off. pay off means: finish paying all the money you owe.

They roughed him ___ in the alley.

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up. rough up means: attack and hurt someone physically.

Back ___ your files before the update.

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up. back up means: make an extra digital copy of data in case the original is lost.

Fill me ___ on what happened.

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in. fill in means: tell someone the news or details they missed.

The bread soaked ___ the sauce.

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up. soak up means: absorb a liquid or atmosphere.

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