3.18 - 3.20 Three-word Verbs Flashcards
*back out ___
not do as promised
of
*carry on ___
continue
with
*catch up ___
get to the same standard as others
with
catch up ___
do work which should already have been done
on
come in ___
be criticized
for
*cut down ___
do sth less often
on
*drop out ___
leave, not complete
of
*run out ___
use up, exhaust
of
fit in ___
work well with others in a group
with
*stand in ___ (= fill in ___)
take sb’s place
for
go along ___
agree to a suggestion
with
look back ___
think about past events
on
come up ___
think of a solution/idea
with
do away ___
abolish
with
face up ___
accept and deal with a difficulty
to
feel up ___
feel able to do sth
to
fall back ___
use or do something else after other things have failed
on
get up ___
do sth, usually naughty
to
get round ___
eventually do
to
go down ___ (= come down ___)
catch a disease
with
go back ___
not keep a promise
on
go in ___
enter a competition
for
go through ___
complete sth you agreed to do
with
put down ___
give as a reason
to
send away ___ (= write off to)
write to sb for information
for
grow out ___
no longer behave in the same way
of
keep up ___
inform yourself of the latest news
with
let (sb) in ___
share confidential information
on
live up ___
be as good as expected
to
look down ___
consider inferior
on
look forward ___
await with pleasure
to
make up ___
compensate for
for
put up ___
tolerate
with
stand up ___
defend
for
stand up ___
not run away from sb
to
take (sth) out ___
make sb suffer because you are angry
on
