to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly:

If you have heard of someone or something, you know that that person or thing exists:

to attack someone violently:

to hold or continue holding onto something:

If you have something on, you have planned to do it:

to make an official request for something such as divorce or bankruptcy

to give someone the things they need, such as money, food, or clothes:

ready or in a good condition for something to happen:

If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music, or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it:

to express a strong opinion by making many remarks about someone or something:

to not tell someone about something:

to come from something:

to say that you know from experience that something is true or good, or that someone is honest and has a good character:

to come out of or be produced by something or someone:

If something issues from a place, it comes out of that place:

to take something without getting permission from the owner first:

to manage without having something:

to make someone feel sick, often because they are angry or upset about something:

to prevent something from happening:

to put food on plates for people to eat: