shop around (for something)
Definition: to search (for something) until one finds the best value for money
Example: You'd better shop around (for the best deal).
Usage note: informal phrasal verb
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come down with something
Definition: to become ill with something
Example: My brother has come down with flu.
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detract from
detract from something
Definition: to reduce or diminish something
Example: Bad reviews of the movie detracted from my eagerness to see it.
Usage note: formal phrasal verb
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head for
head for something
Definition: to be on the way to something
Example: You're heading for disaster now.
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measure up (to)
measure up (to somebody/something)
Definition: to reach the required standard (when compared with somebody/something)
Example: To be honest, your essay doesn't measure up (to what I expected).
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