John Smith Education

1. act up:  (i) behave undesirably. (ii) perform erratically 2. add up: (i) make sense. (ii) assess. (iii) total  3. answer for: (i) guarantee. (ii) be responsible for 4. ask after: (i) seek information (about a sick person) in a sympathetic way.  5. back away: (i) go back. (ii) move backwards.  6. back down: (i) surrender or give in  7. back out: (i) withdraw from a plan. meaning it is not joining.  8. ball up: (i) spoil. (ii) ruin 9. bang into: (i) meet someone by chance.  10. bargain for: (i) expect, anticipate