(exp,v5r) to get stuck with (some job)
to end up with (something unpleasant)
(exp) to be postponed
(exp) to be under control
to burn down
to decline
to drop
to wane
(exp) to be squashed by
to be pinned under
(exp) to be stripped of all one's clothes
to lose everything one has
(exp,v5r) (1) to get into an argument
to come to discuss
(2) to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase)
to be contentious
(exp) to bend backward
to become bow-shaped
(exp,v5r) (1) (hon) to see
to look
to watch
(2) (after the -te form of a verb) try to
(exp) (uk) to become serious
to take something (joke, teasing) seriously
to become irritated or angry (usually at something trivial)
(exp) to come to like
to become fond of
to fall in love
(exp) to become intimate
to become acquainted
(exp) to go downhill
to be badly off
(exp,v5r) to be of use as a reference
(exp) to be given up
to be discontinued
(uK) (exp) to become desperate
to give in to despair
(exp) to receive favor (favour)
to be much obliged to someone
to be indebted
(exp) to blossom
to put on steam
to become popular
(exp) to go out of print
(exp,v5r) to be of help
to be useful
(exp) to be targeted (for)
(exp) to fall (be taken) ill
(exp) to break into fragments
to go to pieces
(exp) you'll only make work for yourself
to stir up a hornet's nest
to put one's foot in one's mouth
(exp,v5r) to be reliable
(exp) to be in the news
to be talked about
to become a popular topic of conversation
to become the talk of the town
to become topical
(exp) to make oneself popular without any regard to others
to take all the credit to oneself
(exp,v5r) to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience)
to be good for someone
(exp) (hon) to arrive
(v5r) (1) (uk) (hon) to be
(2) to come
(3) to go
(exp) to receive favor (favour)
to be much obliged to someone
to be indebted
to be grateful
