If you ask what became of someone or something, you want to know where they are and what happened to them:
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To become of it
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Relieves you of something
to take from a person something that they are carrying, in a helpful or polite way:
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To strip her of something
to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest:
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To dry sb off
to make someone or something dry, or to become dry, especially on the surface:
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RE: To let him off
to fire a gun, or to make something such as a bomb or fireworks explode:
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To put you onto it
to introduce a person to something or someone that could bring them an advantage:
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To tie you up
When someone is tied up, they are busy or prevented from doing something, such as speaking to someone or going somewhere, because of being involved in another event or activity:
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To lock someone out of it
to prevent a person or organization from having a particular advantage, such as a low price for something:
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To check sb off
to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong:
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To wean him from sth
to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:
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To wean sb from it
to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:
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Talk some sense into her
to help someone to think about a situation in a reasonable way:
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Be no match for somebody
to be less powerful or effective than someone or something else:
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RE: Signing it off
to report to a government employment office that you now have a job and do not need to receive benefit (= money paid by the government)