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4 +6 | do what it says it can do |
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3 +1 | comply, carry out the proposed task to completion |
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comply, carry out the proposed task to completion Explanation: Comply, deliver, carry out the proposed task |
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do what it says it can do Explanation: Follow through (with something) and follow something through = to complete an activity, doing what was promised. I wish you would follow through with the project we talked about. You never follow through! McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2014-01-14 12:16:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to continue doing something until it has been completed Jack hasn't followed through on one project this year. follow through with: The government needs to follow through with some very necessary reforms. follow through on: Voters will expect Washington to follow through on its promises. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/follow... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2014-01-14 12:17:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OR do what it says it WOULD do -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2014-01-14 12:18:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A useful synonym: To deliver the goods = to do something that you have promised to do or are expected to do People doubt that the Minister can really deliver the goods. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/delive... |
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