10 Advanced Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
To knock off
- To knock 5$ off a product = To reduce the price by 5$
- Knock off someone = ro murder (or kill) someone
- I knock off at 7 pm = I finished work at 7pm
To chip in
to chime in
join in a conversation
- To interrupt by adding a comment
verb
اعانه دادن : chip in, contribute
شرکت کردن در : chip in, contribute
همکاری و کمک کردن : chip in,
Hash out something
talk about something with someone on order to reach an agreement
We need to hash out the details of our presentation.
last night my wife and I spent hours hashing out our holiday plans.
wind someone up
wind somebody up = annoy or upset s.o
Whenever we speak about teaching , she winds me up.
To make someone / something out
See or hear sth clearly
I can’t make out your handwriting.
To do up (a room / house)
Decorate
I’ve just done up the bathroom and it looks as good as new
Drop in (on)
Visit someone /place usually without a planned invitation
-I’m visiting New Delhi next week, I might drop in on you
Turn Out
happen in a certain way
The presentation turned out badly I forgot everything
The new recipe turned out really well.
To go off
The meeting went off well.
My presentation went off well.
To take up (a hobby)
Start - begin
to Take to (A hobby)
To enjoy a lot and do it well
My daughter started aikido. She took to it really well.
When I was younger I took up rock climbing & I took to it really quicly.
TO SHOW OFF
To do something, trying to show others how good you are (in an annoying way)
