to come true: to become reality, to prove to be correct Examples of TO COME TRUE “Will my dreams come true?” she asked her mother. “Of course they will,” her mother replied. My wishes came true when I met the love of my life.

to fool around: to waste time (also: to screw around); to joke, not to be serious Examples of TO FOOL AROUND – The problem doesn’t seem to be that participants are bored and fooling around.– I’ve been fooling around with the 5mx and find it a generally agreeable machine.

to draw up: to create by drawing, such as a map; to prepare documents or legal papers Examples of TO DRAW UP Draw up the plan with defined timelines to ensure you avoid derailment early on. Draw up a simple monthly balance sheet showing your regular income and expenses.

to take off: to remove (usually said of clothes) Examples of TAKE OFF The chef forgot to take off his apron when he sat down to eat. With his diet, he was hoping to take off some weight before his vacation at the beach.

to keep up: to prevent from sleeping; to continue maintaining (speed, level of work, condition, etc.) Examples of TO KEEP UP If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive there in about three hours. That student has been getting all As. I hope he can keep it up.

to shut up: to close for a period of time; to be quiet, to stop talking Examples of TO SHUT UP She just WOULD NOT SHUT UP, and eventually Duncan took to just yelling over her. In cases like these they just need to shut up and take a big bite of humble pie