Phrasal Verbs
try sth on broke down catch up with sb woke up -I tried (the shoes/these
glasses) on, but they did not fit. -The bus broke down and we had to
walk. -You go ahead-I will catch up
with you later. -She walked quickly to catch up
with them. -I woke up with a sore throat. get up = get out of bed get away = escape get on get on with sb get on with sth get on (the bus- the plane) get off (here) get down to (my work) get over sth (= recover) -I never visit my sister. We do not get on. -I do not get on with my sister. -I cannot stop now. I must get on with my work. -I do not want to go out. I would rather stay and get on with my knitting. -You should get on the bus. (plane) -This is my stop. I am getting off here. Good bye! -I should get down to my work. -Her husband has left her. I hope she will get over it soon. look out look out for sth look out for sb look out on sth look a word up look sb up look up (raise his head) look after sb look into sth look for sth -Look out-the path is slippery. (= be careful) -You can play in the street, but look out for cars. -Could you look out for the postman? I am expecting a cheque. -His room (or the café) looks out on a busy main road (or a
lake). = (has a view of ...) -Look out-the path is slippery. (= be careful) -You can play in the street, but look out for cars. -Could you look out for the postman? I am expecting a cheque. -His room (or the café) looks out on a busy main road (or a
lake). = (has a view of ...) -I will have to look the word "pronoun" up in my
dictionary. = find the meaning of.
(the French word for 'tape recorder’) -He lives in Mexico City. Why don't you look him up? (= visit) -I will look you up if I come to London. (= visit) -I said "Hello" but he didn't even look up. (=raise his
head) -I was looking after their baby. (the children) -The police are looking into the burglaries. -I will look for a flat in the town centre.
(= try to find). take after sb take sth off took off take to sb -I take after my mother; we have the same eyes. -I had better take the boots off. They are soaking wet. -The plane taxied along the runway and took off. -Fasten your seat belt. The plane is going to take off soon. -I didn't take to him; he was not friendly. (=start liking him) turn the radio on turn the tap off turn the TV up turn the radio down turned sb down (refuse) -Shall I turn the radio on? -Turn the tap off; the water is overflowing. -Could you turn the TV up? I cannot hear what he is saying. -The radio is keeping me awake. Could you turn it down? -He applied for promotion, but they turned
him down. ran into sb run out of sth run sth/sb over 1-I ran into an old friend of mine. (=meet by chance) (=come
across) 2-Could you go to the shop? We have run out of sugar. 2-If we don't hurry, we will run out of
time. 3-Mind that dog! You nearly ran it over. 3-I was crossing the street when you nearly
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give sth away set off sit next to slow down stand up come in brought me up sort out sth switch off throw away let sb down 1-I don't need these old clothes; I think I'll give them away. 2-He set off on his journey. (towards mountains) 3-She sat next to me and took my hand in
hers. 4-You'd better slow down or you might skid. 5-Stand up, everybody! The President is
here. 6-I knocked on the door. "Come in," said a voice. 7-My parents died when I was a baby, so my grandparents brought
me up. 8-Let's sort out our holiday’s photos and see which ones we
really want to keep. 9-Don't forget to switch off the light when you go out. 10- Don't throw away these empty bottles-you can recycle
them. 11-I trusted him but he let me down. 12-I'll expect you at 12. Don't let me down,
will you? knock sb out make sb out talked sb round 1-A brick fell on his head and knocked him out. 1-He hit me over the head and knocked me out. 2-He is very mysterious (strange). I cannot make him out. 3-I didn't want to go with him but he talked me round. 3-He doesn't want to sell it, but I will try and talk him round. put sb down (make sb feel
stupid) put sb up (let sb stay at your
home) put up with sb (be patient) 1-I hate talking to him because he keeps putting me down. 1-Don't put me down. I am just as clever as you. 2-We have a spare room, so we can put you up for a few days. 3-She is always complaining. Why do you put up with her? call for sb pick sth up pick sb up work out sth deal with sth could not do without sb could do with sth (need) come across sth ring sb up cut down on 1-I will call for you at 6:30. Make sure you are ready. 2-Leave your suitcases at the school. I am going that way, so I
can pick them up. 3-Could you pick me up from the station? 4-I cannot work out the answer to the question you asked. 5-Give me these letters. I will deal with them. 6-She helps me with everything. I could not do without her. 7-I could do with new clothes. (=need) 8-I came across an interesting travel guide in a second-hand
bookshop. 9-Let's ring them up and see whether they want to come with us. 10-He is trying to cut down on meat and have more vegetables. 11-Your cough will only get better if you cut down on cigarettes. learned = found out spent his childhood = grew up like being together = get on started on his journey = set
off continued = carried on appeared = turned up went to live = settled down -One day he appeared (= turned
up) at her flat with a bunch of roses and asked her to marry him. 1-You go ahead. I’ll catch up
with you later. 2-She is always complaining.
Why do you put up with her? 3-He is trying to cut down on
meat and eat more vegetable. 4-Samer was born in Lattakia,
but he grew up in Aleppo. 5-I didn’t want to go with him
but he talked me round. -- Example: I was in a shop when
I.........an old friend. a-ran over b-ran out of c-ran into |