to catch up: to work with the purpose of fulfilling a requirement or beingequal to others Examples of TO CATCH UP They still fall behind, only now they lack the energy or enthusiasm to catch up. If pupils fall behind, a second teacher can be sent in to help them to catch up.

to come about: to happen Examples of TO COME ABOUT I didn’t find any explanation in the newspaper about how the political coup came about. The flood came about as a result of the heavy winter rains

to put up: to tolerate, to accept unwillingly Examples of TO PUT UP The boxer who hadn’t trained wasn’t able to put up a fight. Sometimes you need to put up with rude people.

to die down: to decrease, to lessen in strength Examples of TO DIE DOWN On the plus side, the volatility in short-term money-market rates has died down. As the sun set, the winds began to die down and the 100-acre fire was contained.

to take part in: to be involved in, to participate in (also: to be in on) Examples of TAKE PART IN The students in 1968 believed that it was their destiny to take part in an overhaul of their whole society. The model was excited to take part in her first runway show.

to take down: to remove from an elevated place; to write what is said, to note Examples of TO TAKE DOWN We should take the pictures down from the wall and clean off the dust. The secretary took down everything that was said at the meeting.