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to quickly take somebody away to another place 

Her husband will whisk her away after the wedding.

get support or convince someone

I hope to win over my boss with my idea.

to become smarter

Everyone should wise up about phrasal verbs.

to finish / to cover

Let’s wrap up this meeting.

to deduct the total expense of a loss

We will write off the cost of the broken computer.

to surrender / to give preference 

We should respect and yield to the elderly.

to adjust the view to be further away

We must zoom out to get the entire picture.

to move rapidly

He zoomed off after the thief.

to adjust the view to be closer

We zoomed in on the butterfly.

stay quiet

She needs to zip up about the surprise party.