Phrasal Flashcards
Anotar, apuntar.
To write down.
Solucionar, resolver.
To short out (to solve).
Hacer las paces.
To make it up with someone.
Dejar salir.
To let out.
Deshacerse de algo, desembarazarse de.
To get rid of.
Quedarse sin, acabarse algo.
To run out of.
Forrarse (coloquial), hacerse rico.
To make a killing, to make a fortune.
Quitarse de encima, deshacerse.
To shake off.
Dar la cara por…
To stick up for someone.
Escabullirse de…
To wriggle out of.
Al emplear este verbo dejamos claro que lo que queremos hacer no es prioritario.
To get around to doing something.
Pelearse con.
To fall out with someone.
Tomarle el pelo a alguien.
To have someone on / to pull someone’s leg.
Decaer, desvanecerse, agotarse.
To peter out.
Incitar a alguien a hacer algo.
To egg on.
Ponerse a hacer algo en serio.
To knuckle down.
Dar vueltas, perder el tiempo.
To faff about.
Reducirse a.
To boil down to.
Querer decir, insinuar.
To get at.
Ponerse al día.
To catch up with.
Echarse atras, retirarse.
To pull out.
Pagar, soltar el dinero.
To cough up
Definir, encasillar, comprometer.
To pin down.
Agotar existencias.
To sell out.
