MOVE ON = change positions, disperse
The police told the crowd gathered at the accident to move on.
PICK ON = A. bully B. choose
A. The older boys always picked on the younger boys at school.
B. Mr. Hand picked on Jeff Spicoli to answer the question.
PUT ON = dress, wear
"Put on your coat because it's cold outside," said Scott.
SEND ON = forward a letter or email, etc.
I hate emails that say we have to send them on to others or else...
SET ON = order to attack
He threatened to set his dogs on me if I didn't leave.
CARRY ON = continue, not stop
We carried on talking until the early hours of the morning.
CATCH ON = A. become popular B. understand
A. Blue jeans have caught on worldwide.
B. My friends spoke in Greek so I wouldn't catch on to what they were saying.
CHEER ON = shout encouragement, support
The team was cheered on to victory by their loyal fans.
COUNT ON = rely, depend
My parents counted on me to look after my little sister when they weren't around.
DRAG ON = continue unnecessarily for a long time; become boring
The meeting dragged on and, consequently, I missed my train.
GET ON = enter a vehicle
She was pushed While getting on the bus.
GO ON = A. continue B. change or move from subject to another
A. Please, go on, she said as I told her about what happened
B. After some grammar exercises we went on to vocabulary practice.
HAVE ON = Wear
"She looked great last night." "Really, what did she have on?"
HOLD ON = A. wait B. grasp firmly
A. "Hold on a minute, I'm almost ready."
B. The woman held on to her handbag as if someone might steal it.