CAE - Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Bear something out
Confirm the truth
Helen’s alibi was borne out by he sister
Bring something off
Succeed in doing something
The team tried for years to win the competition and the finallly brought it off
Bring something on
Cause the onset of an illness
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism
Bring someone round
influence someone to your point of view
After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view
Carry something off
complete successfully - perhaps despite a problem
Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off
Come in for
receive - especially criticism, blame
The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision
come off
take place successfullly
I’m afraid that deal didn’t come off after all.
Do away with
abolish - colloquial
Dog licences have been done away with
Draw up
come to a stop
a white sports car drew up outside the door
Fall about
show amusement - especially laughing
Everyone fell about when Jane told her Joke
Fall through
fail to come to completion
The plan fell through at the last minute
Feel up to
Feel capable of doing
Old Mr Smith didn’t feel up to walking all that way.
Get on for
approach a certain age / time / number
He must be getting on for seventy
Get up to
do something - usually bad when about children
The children are getting up to something in the garden.
Give out
be exhausted
When our money gave out we had to borrow some
Go back on
break a promise
The management has gone back on its promise
Go in for
make a habit of
I don’t go in for that kind of thing
Go off
become bad - food
This milk has gone off
Have something on
deceive - colloquial
I don’t believe you. You’re having me on.
Hit it off
get on well with - colloquial
Mark and Sarah hit it off at the party
Hold with
agree with - an idea
I don’t hold with the idea of using force
Make for
result in
The power steering makes for easier parking
Make someone out
understand someone’s behaviour
Janet is really odd. I can’t make her out
Play up
behave or work badly
The car is playing up again. It won’t start
Put across
communicate ideas
Harry is clever but he can’t put his ideas across
Put oneself out
take trouble - to help someone
Please don’t put yourself out making a meal. A sandwich will do
Run someone down
criticize
She’s always running down her husband
Run over
check - also run through
Let’s run over the plan once more
Run up against
encounter - usually a problem
We’ve run up against a slight problem
Set about
start working
We must set about reorganizing the office
Sink in
be understood gradually
Slowly the realization that I had won began to sink in
Stand for
represent - initials
I will not stand for this kind of behaviour in my house
Take to someone
Develop a liking for
You’ll soon take to your new boss, I’m sure
Work out
calculate - also work out at for specific amounts
The hotel bill worked out at over 500$
to take issue with
to be unhappy about something
The organisers took issue with the press coverage of the event
