draw a bead on
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~ have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
embark on
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~ get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
eat on
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~ worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
egg on
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~ urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
depend on
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~ put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
fasten on
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~ adopt; "take up new ideas"
feed on
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~ be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
focus on
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~ center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
cotton on
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~ understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
add on
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~ make an addition; "Let's add on to this"
act on
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~ regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"