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- hang up To hang up means to end a phone call by putting the phone down.
- head off To head off means to leave early to go somewhere, often for a specific purpose.
- hear from If you hear from someone, you receive a message or news from them.
- hear of To hear of something is to learn that it exists or happened, usually from other people or the news.
- help out To help out means to give someone practical help, often for a short time or when needed.
- hold back To hold back means to stop yourself or something from moving forward or being expressed.
- hold on To hold on means to wait for a short time.
- hold out To hold out means to refuse to agree or give in, usually while waiting for something better.
- hold up To hold up usually means to delay or prevent progress.
- keep on To keep on means to continue doing something without stopping.
- keep out To prevent someone or something from entering a place.
- keep up To keep up means to continue doing something or to stay at the same level or speed as someone or something.
- kick off To kick off means to start something, especially an event, activity, or process.
- knock out To knock out means to make someone unconscious or to defeat someone decisively, especially in sports or competitions.
- lay off To lay off means to stop doing something for a while or to stop employing workers because a company does not need them.
- leave out To leave out means to not include someone or something.
- let down To let down means to disappoint someone by failing to do what they hoped or expected.
- let in To let in means to allow someone or something to enter a place.
- let off To let off means to allow someone to avoid punishment or blame, or to cause something like a gun or firework to explode…
- let out To let out means to allow something or someone to leave a place or be released.