II Phrasal Verbs 189 [I
Example: The children washed up after lunch.
l*Jtch over = keep an eye on something or someone to check that
there:Js no trouble
Example: The lecmrer watched over the smdents as they did the
experiment.
Water down = make something weaker and less effective
Example: The Freedom of Information Act was watered down by
the Government and didn't give ordinary people much access to
official data flies
Wear away = erode:J remove gradually
Example: The lawn has been worn away by people walking across
it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.
Wear down = make something weaker
Example: The stress of my job is wearing me down.
Wear off = stop having an effict
Example: The anaesthetic wore off and my tooth started hurting.
Wear out = use something until it stops working
Example: She played the video so many times that she wore the
tape out.
Whip out = remove quickly
Example: The police officer whipped out her radio and called for
back-up.
Wimp out = not be brave enough to do something
Example: I was going to have the hottest curry on the menu, but I
wimped out and had a mild lamb Korma instead.
Wind down = relax
Example: I'm going to wind down in the country this weekend and
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(coco)
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