Vocabulary on Group Verbs which give different meanings

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Act on or upon: It means to affect something.
Example: Such hard work will act on (upon) your health.
Act under: It means to act in obedience to.
Example: He acted under the orders of the Headmaster.
Act up to: It means to act according to.
Example: He always acts up to my advice.

Bear away or off: It means to win something.
Example: Salma bore away (off) four prizes in the annual sports.
Bear on: It means to relate to something or someone.
Example: His remark does not bear on the subject.
Bear out: It means to support something or someone.
Example: His evidence does not bear out the charge.
Bear up: It means to sustain in any situation.
Example: His patience bore up him in that situation.
Bear with: It means to tolerate something or someone.
Example: I cannot bear with such an insult.

Blow off: It means to emit something.
Example: The engines blow off carbon dioxide.
Blow out: It means to extinguish something like fire.
Example: Blow out the lamp.

Blow up: It means to destroy something by explosion.
Example: The soldiers blew up the bridge.