CARE FOR OR CARE ABOUT?

Like (give attention to)

Love (give affection to)

Be fond of (give care to)

Be devoted to (give respect to)

Be attracted to (give love to)

I like him. I love him. I’m fond of him. I’m devoted to him. I’m attracted to him.

Be crazy about (love), Be nuts about (love in respect), Be stuck on (love in enslavement)

 She’s crazy about him during high school years. She’s nuts about him even though he’s her boss. She’s stuck on him without thinking.

Adore (love in respect)

Admire (love in joy)

Exalt (love in applause)

Extol (love in worship)

 Fans adore movie stars by their excellent role in a film. Customers admire buying goods in promotion. Audience exalts him in huge applause in the show. People extol him as a leader.

Stretch out to (make bigger in length), Spread out to (make bigger in covering), Reach out to (make bigger in limit)

This plant stretches out to the river bank. The bird flu spreads out to Europe. His knowledge reaches out to fashion industry.

Go on (not to return)

Carry on (not to stop)

Keep on (not to withdraw)

Your plan has to go on when it’s been decided. Your plan has carried on for two weeks. Your plan has to keep on even though it met so much trouble.

Care (give concern)

Care for (give desire)

Care about (give mind)

Take care of (give support)

Look after (give protection from safety)

See to (give solution)

Watch over (give guard from damage)

 Please care writing your name in the blank. Please care for doing cooking while I’m away from home. Please care about asking him what time he will leave. Please take care of my plan during my faraway business trip. Please look after my child during my trip to Vietnam. Please see to the issue because it has no best way to sort it out. Please watch over your bike when getting in the shop.

Be off (leave in starting)

Go away (leave in moving)

Get away (leave in quitting)

Clear off (leave in escaping)

Head off (leave in redirecting)

Go off (leave in disappearance)

Go away (leave in ceasing)

It’s time for the flight to be off. Kids go away when he comes in. Thieves get away when police comes. Police comes and drug addicts clear off in the square. I head off my car when seeing traffic jam ahead. His past memories have gone off and please don’t mention about it. His past errors have gone away and now he’s become better in working.

Build up (give more strength by construction)

Shore up (give more strength by adjustment)

Bolster up (give more strength by reinforcement)

Boost up (give more strength by support)

 Build up word power by reading magazines regularly. Shore up the plan by having a large meeting of experts. Bolster up your mind by taking more spare time in entertainment. Boost up customer service by recruiting more staffs.

Pep talk (words of encouragement)

Team talk (words of good comments)

Pump up session (words of good correction

 She’s having pep talk with her mom when meeting trouble. You need team talk in finding a good working schedule. Managers are having a pump up session about solving low customer figure.

Walk away with (steal)

Make off with (steal from common budget)

Help yourself to (be ware of stealing)

A strange man has walked away with his bike. He made off with company cash and got away. Help yourself to fraud in business.

Make use of (exploit for benefit)

Take advantage of (exploit for unfairness)

Make the most of (exploit for highest use)

Cash in on (exploit for money)

 Make use of computer to get more customers. Take advantage of his good heart in work. Make the most of old car in delivering goods. Cash in on instable price to become rich.

Pack in (stop working due to overload)

Head off (stop working in the middle)

Call it a day (stop working for a while)

 After months of hard work he packs in and takes a travel. He headed off when seeing his work going beyond his capacity. Please call it a day and go to see our mom.