rip off (separable): cheat; take advantage of; charge too much.
[blockquote]\"Don't even think about buying a car there. They'll rip you off.\"
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round off (separable): change from a fraction to the nearest whole number.
[blockquote]\"Round all prices off to the closest whole-dollar amounts. For example, round $33.73 off to $34.00.\"
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run into (inseparable): meet by chance.
[blockquote]\"Yesterday at the supermarket, Jan ran into her former roommate. Before yesterday, they hadn't seen each other for nearly five years.\"
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run out of (inseparable): use the last of.
[blockquote]\"On the way home from work, Art ran out of gas.\"
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