8 - Movement And Transport (Phrasal Verb) Flashcards

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1
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Stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it

A

To cordon off

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2
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Move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially when u want to surprise them

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To creep up on

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3
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Move more slowly than other people so that you are behind em, do less progress or be less successful than others doing the same job

A

Fall behind

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4
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Become lost or go to the wrong place

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Go astray

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Prevent so from going somewhere by getting in front of em, prevent sthg from taking place

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To head off

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6
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Stop so or sthg from moving forwards

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To hold back

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7
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Start to live in a different house or flat (with)

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To move in (with)

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8
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Leave one place and travel to another, change ur doing or ur talking

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To move on

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9
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Permanently leave the house or flat where u live or the place where u have ur business

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To move out

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10
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Change ur position in order to make space for someone or sthg

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To move over

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11
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Stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle

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To pull over

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12
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Leave secretly

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To slip away

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13
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Move so that so can pass u, leave a job so that so else can take over

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Step aside

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14
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Visit somewhere before continuing to another place

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To stop off

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15
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(Of an object) have one end move upwards, especially because something heavy has been put at the other end; turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out

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To tip up

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16
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Leave a meeting, performance, etc before the end, usually cause you are angry or bored ; suddenly leave a relationship, your family, ur job, etc

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Walk out