Fawzia Phrasal Verb Flashcards

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to look like butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth

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to look very innocent

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to be in stitches

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to laugh uncontrollably

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to legally take in someone else’s child and treat it as one’s own

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to adopt

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something or someone that behaves very well is as good as gold

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as good as gold

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to develop from being a child to being an adult

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To grow upgrew up” in the simple past

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to look after and influence a child until they are grown up.

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to bring upBrought up

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to be mean and uncaring

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to have a heart of stone

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to turn your eyes towards it

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To look atCristina went to the museum, to look at the new exhibition

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someone who is clearly very angry or upset about something

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to have a face like thunder

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When we talk about the number of people in a group, we use

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‘number + of us/them’

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to worry greatly, or be very upset about something

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to have kittens

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situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly

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Crisis

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to know something extremely well

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to know something like the back of your hand

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(noun) money given for a short time, which is returned if your hotel room is in good condition when you leave

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deposit

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(adjective) full of activity

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livelyThe party was extremely lively

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(adjective) very pretty; interesting in an old-fashioned way

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Picturesque

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(verb) to allow more people to buy tickets, reserve rooms, etc. than are available

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overbook

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(verb) to put something somewhere and then forget its location

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misplaceHe misplaced his passport and could not get on the airplane

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(noun) a feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by being in a moving vehicle such as a ship or car

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motion sicknessShe had terrible motion sickness when she was on the boat.

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to break into pieces, often surprisingly; to disintegrate

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fall apartThis table is falling apart. We need a new one

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able to adjust quickly to change and use skills in a variety of ways

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adaptableIn my job, I work with children, teenagers, adults and older people so I have to be very adaptable.

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(adjective) a person who works hard and pays attention to detail

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diligentHe is very diligent. He spent all day correcting tiny errors in the report

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(expression) used to talk about the end point of an activity or to emphasize the length of an amount of time

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By the timeBy the time I get home, it will be dark

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someone who is clearly very angry or upset about something

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to have a face like thunder

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to explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job
to show someone the ropes
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the boss
the big cheese
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you should do whatever makes you happy
whatever floats your boat
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things or people that are very different and have nothing in common
as different as chalk and cheese
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formal verb meaning to agree to a suggestion
To assent"
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he act of climbing something or moving upwards.
Ascent" is a noun
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o ruin someone's pleasure or plans
to rain on someone's parade
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to describe an event that happens before
We use 'by the time'
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Other people’s circumstances seem more desirable than our own but in reality are often not
the grass is always greener
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a person online who tries to create a negative atmosphere
troll
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o be a good or kind person though they might not always appear to be so
to have one's heart in the right place
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including all the necessary facts, details or problems which need to be dealt with
Comprehensive
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Being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium.
balanced
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The rate or a measure of the rate of motion, especially.
speed
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Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure
Tidy
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A person employed in the civil service
Civil servant
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An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out
Bargain
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A place of relatively small and definite limits.
Spot
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To compose or write in a set form, write out
Draw up
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to make progress; improv
To pick up
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The dried fruit of a an East Indian plant which is ground to produce a hot condiment.
pepper
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A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.
Device
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A tendency upward, especially in business or economic activity.
upturn
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Being paid for loss, hurt or damage
indemnification
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Being in opposition to something
contravention
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a person's weak spot, either physically or in terms of other qualities
Achilles' heel
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To assent
to agree to a suggestion
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a business or individual who finances an event in exchange for being promoted
Sponsor
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a practice of an event, such as a concert, speech, play, or wedding, before the real event takes placeRépetition
Rehearsal
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Participants
attendees
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he place where an event happens
Venue
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the act of meeting new people and creating contacts
Networking