let down	(separable): disappoint. "I know I let you down when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry."
let up	(no object): become less intense or slower. "It's been raining hard for a long time. Will it ever let up?"
look back on	(inseparable): remember; reflect on / consider something in the past. "When they looked back on their many years together, they realized that their marriage had been a very happy one."
look down on	(inseparable): hold in contempt; regard as inferior. "It's not surprising that Fred has few friends. He seems to look down on anyone who doesn't like the same things that he does."
look forward to	(inseparable): anticipate pleasantly; think about a pleasant thing before it happens "I'm really looking forward to vacation. I can't wait for it to begin!"
look in on	(inseparable): visit in order to check something's / someone's condition. "My father just came home from the hospital. I plan to look in on him today after I finish work."
look into	(inseparable): investigate / get more details about something. "Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about it. Shall I look into it?"
look like	(inseparable): resemble \| (in appearance). "Does he look like his father or his mother?"
look over	(separable): check; review. "I think I may have some typos in this report. Could you look it over?"
look up (2)	(1. separable): find something in a reference work. "I'm sorry, but I don't know what that word means. I'll have to look it up." (2. separable): find where someone lives or works and visit him/her. "Thanks for giving me your brother's address. When I'm in Chicago next month, I'll be sure to look him up."
look up to	(inseparable): respect. "Everyone looks up to Joyce because she always makes time to help others."
luck out	(no object): be unexpectedly lucky. "Gloria was worried because she wasn't prepared to give a report at the meeting, but she lucked out because the meeting was postponed."
make fun of	(inseparable): make jokes about \| (usually unkindly). "I agree that Bob looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings."
make up (3)	(1. separable): invent / create \| (imaginary) information. "Judy's story is hard to believe. I'm sure she made it up." (2. separable): compensate for something missed or not done by doing extra or equivalent work. "I'm sorry I missed the test. May I make it up?" (with) \| (3. inseparable): re-establish a friendly relationship by admitting guilt. "Jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but last night they finally made up." "Jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but last night they finally made up with each other."
make out	(separable): see / hear something well enough to understand what it means. \| (Note: often negative.) "Ruth's writing is very small. I almost need a magnify glass to make it out." "What were the last two examples that he gave? I couldn't make them out."
make for (2)	(1. inseparable): go to or toward. "Her teen-aged children are always hungry. As soon as they arrive home from school, they make for the refrigerator." (2. inseparable): result in; cause. "Many hands make for light work. \| (If many people work together, there's less work for everyone.)"
mark up	(separable): increase the price \| (for resale). "Mrs. White's import shop is profitable because she buys things inexpensively and then marks them up."
mark down	(separable): reduce the price \| (as an incentive to buy). "These shoes were really a bargain! The store marked them down by 40%!"
mix up	(separable): cause to become confused. "I didn't complete the assignment because I didn't know how. The directions mixed me up."
nod off	(no object): fall sleep \| (usually unintentionally). "The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished."
pan out	(no object): succeed; happen as expected \| (for plans). \| (Note: almost always negative when in statements.) "I'll be here next week after all. My trip to Chicago didn't pan out."
pass away	(no object): die. "I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away."
pass out (2)	(1. no object): faint; lose consciousness. "When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out." (2. separable): distribute. "Everyone in the room needs one of these information sheets. Who will help me pass them out?"
pick out	(separable): choose; select. "Billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself."
pick up (4)	(1. separable): lift; take up. "Those books don't belong on the floor. Will you help me pick them up?" (2. separable): arrange to meet someone and give her/him a ride. "Of course we can go there together. What time should I pick you up?" (3. separable): get; buy. "The children just drank the last of the milk. Could you pick some more up on your way home this evening?" (4. separable): refresh; revitalize. "He was feeling a little tired, so he drank a glass of orange juice. It picked him up enough to finish his work."
pick on	(inseparable): bully; intentionally try to make someone upset. "You should be ashamed of teasing your little brother, Bob! Pick on someone your own size!"
pitch in	(no object): help; join together to accomplish something. "We'll be finished soon if everyone pitches in."
pull over	(no object): drive a vehicle to the side of the rode. "When the policeman indicated that I should pull over, I knew he was going to give me a ticket."
put away	(separable): return something to the proper place. "I just took these clothes out of the dryer. Will you help me put them away?"
put off	(1. separable): postpone; delay; avoid "I can't put this work off any longer. If I don't do it soon, it'll be impossible to finish it in time." "When will Mr. Smith agree to a meeting? I keep asking for an appointment, but he keeps putting me off."

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