do in (1. separable): cause to become very tired.
[blockquote]\"Those three games of tennis yesterday afternoon really did me in. I slept for ten hours after I got home.\"
[/blockquote]do in (2. separable): to kill; to murder.
[blockquote]\"The said that the murdered man was done in between 10 and 11 o'clock last night.\"
[/blockquote]do over (separable): do something again.
[blockquote]\"Oh, no! I forgot to save my report before I turned the computer off! Now I'll have to do it over!\"
[/blockquote]drag on (no object): last much longer than expected or is necessary.
[blockquote]\"I thought the meeting would be a short one, but it dragged on for more than three hours.\"
[/blockquote]draw up (separable): create a formal document.
[blockquote]\"The Ajax and Tip-Top Banks have decided to merge. Their lawyers will draw all the official documents up sometime this month.\"
[/blockquote]drop off (separable): deliver something; deliver someone (by giving him/her a ride).
[blockquote]\"Yes, I can take those letters to the post office. I'll drop them off as I go home from work.\"
\"You don't have to take a taxi. You live fairly close to me, so I'll be happy to drop you off.\"
[/blockquote]drop in (on) (inseparable): visit informally (and usually usually without scheduling a specific time).
[blockquote]\"If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop in. (Please try to drop in on us.\"
[/blockquote]drop by (inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time).
[blockquote]\"If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop by the house.\"
[/blockquote]drop out (of) (inseparable): stop attending / leave school or an organization.
[blockquote]\"No, Paul isn't at the university. He dropped out. / He dropped out of school.\"
[/blockquote]draw out (separable): prolong something (usually far beyond the normal limits).
[blockquote]\"I thought that speech would never end. The speaker could have said everything important in about five minutes, but he drew the speech out for over an hour!\"
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