First 120 Verbs Flashcards
1
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Burn out
A
To become exhausted or overwhelmed.
2
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Burn up
A
To be consumed or destroyed by fire.
Sube la cólera.
3
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Burn down
A
To completely destroy a building or structure by fire.
4
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Burn off
A
Quemar calorías.
5
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Burn with
A
Jealousy
Me emociono con
6
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Burn through
A
To use money or resources quickly.
7
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Burn away
A
To gradually disappear or be removed through a burning process.
8
Q
Burn up
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To become angry or upset.
9
Q
Blow away
A
Moved by the wind.
10
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Blow someone away
A
To amaze and surprise in a good way.
11
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Blow someone off
A
To not go on a date with someone
12
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Blow out
A
Air extinguishes fire or flame.
13
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Blow out
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Air extinguishes fire or a flame.
14
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Blow up
A
Explodes
15
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Blow over
A
Storm got moved away.
The storm is over the town.
16
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Blow down
A
Destroyed by the wind or a storm.
17
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Add up to
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Your total comes to
18
Q
Back something up
A
Reverse.
You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
19
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Blow something up
A
Add air / Pop a balloon
20
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Break down
A
Stop functioning / Get upset
21
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Break in
A
Thieves broke in
22
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Break into
A
Enter forcibly.
The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
23
Q
Break something in
A
Estrenar / Estirar
24
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Break up
A
End a relationship / start laughing
25
Break out
Escape
26
Break out in something
Develop a skin condition
27
Bring someone down
Make unhappy
28
Bring someone up
Raise a child
29
Bring something up
Vomit. Throw up
30
Call on someone
Ask for an answer or an opinion / Visit someone.
31
Call someone up
Llamar
32
Not care for someone/something
Not like.
I don’t care for his behavior.
33
Check someone/something out
Look at carefully, investigate
34
Chip in
Help
35
Come apart
Separate
36
Come forward
Volunteer for a task or give evidence to the police
37
Cross something out
Tachar
38
Cut back on something
Consume less
39
Cut something down
Make something fall to the ground
40
Cut in
Interrupt / Put in too closely in front of another vehicle / start operating of an engine or electrical device
41
Cut something off
Remove with something sharp / stop providing
42
Cut someone off
Take out of a will.
My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
43
Cut something out
Remove part of something. Usually with scissors and paper.
44
Do someone/something over
Beat up. Informal.
His shop was done over by a street gang.
45
Do away with something
Discard.
It’s time to do away with all these old tax records.
46
Do something up
Fasten, close.
Do your coat up before you go outside.
47
Drop back
Move back in a position/group.
Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
48
Drop in/by/over
Come without an appointment.
I might drop in/by/over for tea something this week.
49
Drop someone/something off
Take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it here.
50
Fall out
Separate from an interior/of hair, teeth.
The money must have fallen out of my pocket.
51
Fill something in
Fill the blanks
52
Fill something out
A whole document
53
Get something across / over
Communicate, make understandable
I tried to get my point across/ over to the judge but she wouldn’t listen.
54
Get around
Have mobility.
My grandfather can get around fine in his wheelchair.
55
Get away
Go on a vacation.
We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
56
Get back
Return.
We got back from our vacation last week.
57
Get back at someone
Take revenge.
58
Get back into something
Become interested in something again.
I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
59
Get round to something
To finally find time to do something.
I don’t know when I am doing to get round to writing the thank you cards.
60
Give someone away
Reveal hidden information about someone / Take the bride to the altar.
61
Give something away
Ruin a secret.
My sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
62
Give something away
Give something to someone for free.
The library was giving away old books on Friday.
63
Give in
Stop fighting or arguing.
My boyfriend didn’t want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
64
Give something out
Give to many people. Usually at no cost.
They were giving our free perfume samples at the department store.
65
Give something up
Quit a habit.
I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
66
Go without something
Suffer lack or deprivation.
When I was young we went without winter boots.
67
Grow back
Regrow.
My roses grew back this summer.
68
Grow out of something
Get too big for
Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
69
Grow into something
Grow big enough to fit
This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
70
In short / In brief / To summarize
To shorten it
71
Cut to the chase / Straight to the point
Stop beating around the bush
72
It’s up to you
It’s your call / The ball is in your court
73
Let it go
That ship has sailed / Gone long
74
Butter someone up
To sugarcoat / echar miel antes de pedir un favor
75
Once in a blue moon
Cada muerte de obispo
76
To be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Nacer en cuna de oro
77
To be homesick
Mal de patria
78
Holding grudges (for)
Guardar rencor
79
Put on one’s thinking cap
Usar el maní
80
Third time is a charm
La tercera es la vencida
81
No strings attached
Sin compromisos
82
The early bird catches the worm
Al que madruga Dios lo ayuda
83
Get back on my feet
To be healthy again after a period of illness.
84
Practice makes perfect
La práctica hace al maestro
85
Mark my words
Grábese mis palabras
86
Not to see anyone but….
Sin ver a nadie
87
When in Rome
A dónde fuereis haz lo que vieres
88
Get tenured
Obtener propiedad
89
Spread oneself too thin
Partirse en mil
90
Disque
So called
91
Pull some strings
Tener argolla
92
Easy come, easy go
Lo que fácil viene, fácil se va
93
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Cuestión de perspectiva.
La belleza está en el ojo del espectador.
94
All good things must come to an end
Todo lo bueno termina
95
There’s no such thing as a feee lunch
Nada es gratis
96
Two heads are better than one
Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
97
Don’t bite the hand that feeds
No muerda la mano que le da de comer
98
You can’t judge a book by its cover
No hay que juzgar un libro por su portada
99
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
Esperar lo mejor, anticipar lo peor
100
A picture is worth a thousand words
Same
101
If ain’t broken don’t fix it
No le dé vueltas al asunto
102
All that glitters is not gold
No todo lo que brilla es oro
103
An eye for an eye
Ojo por ojo
104
Better late than never
Más vale tarde que nunca
105
Better safe than sorry
Más vale prevenir que lamentar
106
No guts, no glory
A todos les llega su momento de gloria
107
A friend in need is a friend in need
En las malas se conocen los amigos
108
It’s such a small world
Que pequeño es el mundo
109
What goes around comes around
El que la hace la paga
110
Time heals all wounds
El tiempo cura todas las heridas
111
It’s like talking to a brick wall
Es como hablar con una oared
112
Long absent, soon forgotten
La distancia es el olvido
113
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
114
Time is money
El tiempo es oro
115
It caught my eye
Me llamó la atención
116
Truth to be told
A decir verdad
117
Just for the record
Para que quede claro
118
She got cold feet
Retractarse / Chicken out
119
Contrary to popular belief
Contrario a lo que la gente piensa
120
I turn my thumbs down
Lo desapruebo
121
Take things for granted
Dar las cosas por sentado
122
Give it a rest
Deje las cosas así / Sleep it on it
123
It’s a can of worms
Something unexpected / a surprise
124
Smooth sailing
An easy life with no problems.
It viento en popa.
125
Know which side one’s bread is buttered on
To understand what is most important for oneself.
Saber dónde aprieta el zapato.
Saber que le conviene
126
Ride the gravy train
To make money by doing something that is already proven to be successful.
127
Keep one’s eye on the ball
To concentrate and continue doing well.
Ponerse las pilas
128
Mana from heaven
Cómo un regalo caído del cielo.
129
From rags to riches
From poor to rich
130
Show someone the ropes
To explain and show by example how something is done properly.
131
As busy as a bee.
Hasta las orejas de trabajo
132
Work out for the best
To end with the best possible result.
Resultará de la mejor manera
133
Quick on the uptake
To understand very quickly.
Ser chispa
134
Show one’s hand
To show others what advantages you have in a situation.
135
Have too many irons in the fire.
To do many things.
