# Feelings and Emotions
calm down (somebody) / calm (somebody) down = feel less angry or upset
- "You need to calm down and tell me what happened!"
- “The students were worried about the exam, and it took me ages to calm them down.”
cheer up (somebody) / cheer (somebody) up = make someone feel happier
- "Cheer up! It's your birthday!
- “I think I'm going to get her some flowers to cheer her up.”
chill out = relax and not feel stressed
- "Chill out! It doesn't matter if we're late for the meeting!"
get somebody down = make someone feel unhappy
- "Work is really getting me down at the moment."
# Thinking and Deciding
find out (something) / find (something) out = find the information you need
- “Can you find out what time the film starts?”
- “I don't know what he wants. I'll try to find out.”
look up something / look something up = find information in a book / online
- “If you don’t know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary.”
figure out something or somebody / figure something / somebody out = work out, understand
- "I can't figure out why he wants to leave university."
work out something / work something out = find a solution (also in maths)
- "I can't work out the percentage."
- "It took then an hour to work out the best way to solve the problem."
sort out something / sort something out = solve a problem or deal with something difficult
- "I need to sort out a couple of things before I can leave tonight."
# Deciding
go for something = choose
- “Which car do you think you'll go for?”
# Using your mind
mix up somebody or something / mix somebody or something up = confuse two things / people
- "I often mix up Italian and French when I speak."
- “It's easy to mix the twins up – they're identical!”
read over/through something or read something over/through = read something carefully
- "Did you read through your CV before you posted it?"
