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boil sth. dry

boil sth. dry, dry bake sth.

drain a well

file sth. [to sharpen it], sharpen sth.

pile sth. high

hold sth. high [aloft], raise sth. high [aloft]

charge lots for sth., set a high price on sth.

make sth. high, raise sth. high

paint sth. [in non-artistic sense], cover sth. with paint

rub sth. on something, spread sth. [pasty] on something

press sth. on

rub something on sth., spread sth. [pasty] on something

lay sth. flush with something else

be pressed up against sth., press up against sth.

paint sth. liberally, apply lots of paint to sth.

paint with sth.

cut sth. and leave part

leave sth. uneaten, save sth. [to be eaten later], leave sth. as leftovers

leave sth. untouched, save sth. [for later use]