to try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc.:
Posts made by Sommer
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To grope for something
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To send for somebody
to send someone a message asking them to come to see you:
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To cater for something
to provide what is wanted or needed by someone or something:
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To interfere with someone
to prevent something from working effectively or from developing successfully:
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To write up someone
to write something in a complete or final form using notes that you have made:
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To shout sb down
to prevent someone who is speaking at a meeting from being heard, by shouting:
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RE: To knock sth down
to cause someone or something to fall to the ground by hitting him, her, or it
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To beat sth down
If the sun beats down, it shines very strongly and makes the air very hot:
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To hunt sth down
to search everywhere for someone or something until you find him, her, or it:
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To vote something down
to defeat something such as a law or plan by voting against it:
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Runs out on it
to leave someone you are having a relationship with or something you are responsible for, without warning and usually causing problems: