Phrasal Verb 1 Flashcards
eventually got a full scholarship by the — of his hard work (പ്രഭാവം)
Dint
IBM will be — to issue you formal notices and seek recovery (legally compelled to)
constrained
—, the BBMP officials did not know how to proceed. (സംഭ്രമിപ്പിക്കുക)
Stumped
being tag-teamed and — on by Elon Musk (barrage of criticism)
dogpiled
In the beginning of
at the onset of
pay $250 a month in — നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം
restitution
They seem to be in – hurry on this one. (extremely hurry)
tearing hurry
Delhi govt to — bike taxis (ജപ്തിചെയ്യുക)
impound
Makes sense to — (തിരസ്കരിക്കുക)
jettison
Best offer — (by a great amount.)
by far
How much more — I can say this (ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്ന)
emphatically
Quite — for you to show up at my door (തോന്ന്യാസം)
presumptuous
This is kind of — (Irritates)
ticks me off
Quick note
Scratch out
Cant be — on this at the last minute (വെപ്രാളപ്പെടുക)
scrambling
But the — is that it’s not unlikely that images that can be seen without a login (സാരാംശം)
gist
issue of social media in general being a — of emotional toxicity (chaos)
tire fire
pursuing Donald Trump after — (കുറ്റാരോപണം)
indictment
despite perfectly — explanations (സത്യമായി തോന്നുന്ന)
plausible
The — admission by the father substantially weakens the case against Brij Bhusha Sharan Singh (ഞെട്ടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന)
startling
I will — on the discussion we had (update )
fill you up
… to cyber kill chain (സമാനമായ)
Akin
threats that — on the network (പതുങ്ങിയിരിക്കുക)
lurk
— internal user (സംശയിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത)
Unsuspecting
handful of them will — hugely (ക്രമേണ ക്ഷയിക്കുക)
dwindle
Bring to closure
Get it over the finishing line
biased or — language and personally identifiable information (സംസ്കാരമില്ലാത്ത)
profane
Generative AI has — up the imagination of not just tech startups but a host of organisations (accelerated)
revved
Large area of
swath
Hindu man whom she — through an online game (made friend with)
befriended
Let me just — one thing here (reiterate)
underscore
Rather than — her husband for taking a few minutes for himself (scolding)
resenting
Large number of proposals
Fusillade, A large number of shots that are fired very quickly
Large number of
Passel, large number
To — together a viable majority (stitch)
(Stitch together in haste, Cobble up)
allow NCP ministers to continue doing their — (unscrupulous)
skullduggery
But the — Sharad Pawar mastered art of deception (തന്ത്രമുളള).
Wily, (vaili) Clever, tricky
Doval knows intelligence, terrorism and security issues like the — (knows very well)
back of his palm
Reforms are on the — similar to the coal block allocation (preparation ground)
anvil
Any — references can impact our relationship (Rude and impolite)
Discourteous
crossed all boundaries of — (Madrada)
behavioural decency
there is a public — and — we all maintain
etiquette and decorum
he has — regard for democratic institutions (frugal, no)
scant
This guy is in it to promote himself for his —.” (short fame)
15 minutes of fame
Middle School is —-from the schools that today’s parents attended.( much different)
a far cry
The announcement is the latest sign of the abrupt — (180 degree)
about-face
I love the teachers who go way — to reach out to troubled kids and families (beyond call of duty)
beyond the call
fastest-growing metro area looks like our ____this year (fatal weakness)
Achilles’ heel
I think —it has bottomed (all inclusive)
across the board
have spoken ___about the need for “compromise” and “mutual sacrifice (to a sickening extend).
ad nauseam
They also offer private ___ parties (after normal working hours)
after-hours
His votes in Congress have gone —at times (against conventional methods)
against the grain
That is the kind of leadership that puts you ___ (Succesful position)
ahead of the game
Yesterday, the company admitted in a statement that it’s — (Almost over)
all over but the shouting
BlackBerry cannot succeed if we try to be everybody’s darling and— (trying to please or satisfy everyone.).
all things to all people
But no state has an— ban on cellphones (completely,)
all-out
Verizon Wireless may swallow the cost of sticking with— plans, at least for a while, to win over customers (unlimited)
all-you-can-eat
The teacher got angry because John began to — and was distracting the class. (Act in a stupid or silly manner/way.)
act up
The television has been —recently. I should telephone the technician. (Act in a stupid or silly manner/way.)
acting up
They have been going out for over five years now. It ____ that they will eventually get married. (Make sense; fit together logically.)
adds up
I met your friend Susan. She___ you (enquired about).
ask after
Trevor’s main problem is that he is so shy. I don’t think he would —. (Ask for a date.)
ever ask a girl out
If you aren’t doing anything tonight, why don’t you —. (Invite to house.)
ask Rebecca over
My neighbor won’t —; he accuses me of being noisy! (To admit a mistake)
back down
The company was ready for a fight but —when they saw the workers were serious about the threat of strike action. Not follow a threat.
backed down
The police — when they saw the man had a gun pointed at the hostage. (Not follow a threat, withdraw.)
backed off
He — the sidewalk. (To move backwards on to something)
backed onto
please —the car a little way and then we can open the gate. (Move backwards/in reverse)
Back up
If you don’t believe me, talk to James. He’ll —. Confirm facts or information, support someone verbally.
back me up
Sheila — when she found her husband with another woman. (Become very angry quickly.)
blew up
Talks between the unions and management have — and a strike now seems certain. (When talks, negotiations hit problems and stop.)
broken down
When you—the figures, you see that it is young women who smoke the most. (Analyze something in detail, especially statistically.)
break down
These shoes hurt at first, but I have — now and they are really comfortable. (Make something work better for you by using it often.)
broken them in
He was so happy that — song. (Suddenly start doing something.)
he broke into
Don’t — me while I am thinking. (Interrupt Someone.)
break in on
He — in the middle of a sentence to answer the phone. (To stop talking)
broke off
She — the engagement when she found out he was racist. (Stop negotiations, an engagement.)
broke off
Let’s —tradition and go on vacation this Christmas. I don’t want to stay at home again. (Go against, break connection with.)
break with
The new government — economic reforms. (To cause to happen.)
brought about
This warm weather will — the vegetables in the garden —. (Help and Encourage.)
Bring Along
Seeing his ex-wife —everything about their painful divorce. (Cause to remember)
bought back
I can’t come on Friday. Let’s — meeting— to Wednesday. (Change meeting or appointment to an earlier date.)
bring the meeting forward
Sergeant, — him – before he robs any more banks! (Take a person to the police, into custody.)
Bring in
I never thought she would do it, but she — it — (Manage to do something difficult.)
brought it off / carried it off
The cold weather — his flu and he was powerless to stop it. (Cause, encourage)
bring on
I heard Microsoft are — a revolutionary new computer next year. (Publish, Introduce.)
bringing out
Drinking whiskey — the very worst in him. Don’t give it to him. (Produce an effect)
brings out
That make-up really — your best features. You should wear it more often. (Show a particular feature, detail)
brings out
He fainted but the doctor — him — with a tot of whiskey. (Help to regain consciousness.)
Bring round
He was against the idea but I — him — when I mentioned the expected profits. (Persuade someone to share your opinion.)
Bring round
If your wife isn’t doing anything tonight, why not — her — for dinner. (Invite and accompany someone.)
Bring round
Only the expert medical attention she received during her illness — her —. (Help to survive, cope, manage.)
bring through
Don’t — his divorce! He is still very unhappy about it. Talk about anything but that! (Cause to be talked about.)
Bring up
Her baby is still ill. He keeps — his milk and she is very worried. (Vomit.)
Bring up
The boss — my reservations and continued with the plan. (Treat something as unimportant.)
brush aside
I wanted to make peace with him, but he just — me —. (Treat someone rudely, ignore.)
brush off
You need to — your French if you plan to live there for six months. (Study, revise.)
brush up on
If you don’t —, you’ll fail the exam. You have been warned! (Begin working, studying more seriously than before.)
buckle down
The team failed to — their great start and lost the championship. (Take advantage of a good start)
build on
I — Hawkins yesterday. I haven’t seen him for years. (Meet by chance.)
bump into
To get her inheritance, he decide to — her —. (Kill (informal))
bump off
During the strike, dishonest manufacturers — all their prices. (Increase prices, usually suddenly, often unfairly.)
bump up
When his house caught fire, he — his belongings as fast as possible. (Put together into a group)
bundle up
John will — himself — if he doesn’t take a vacation soon. (Someone who works too much and exhausts self.)
burn out
He — the room and caught me looking at his old photos. (Enter, appear suddenly.)
burst in
She — laughing when she first saw the photo. (Start suddenly to laugh, cry, sing, etc.)
burst out
When his son got into Oxford University, he was — pride. (Have a large amount of something, an emotion.)
burst with
When I am speaking, don’t ever —. I lose my train of thought completely. (Interrupt.)
butt in
He is — the boss as he is after a pay rise. (Praise a person, flatter.)
butter up
He would have gone to prison, but he managed to — the only witness in the case. (Pay a person so they will not act against you.)
buy off
The company — all the toasters because of faulty wiring. (recalled)
called in
If you are in the area, John, — me. (visit)
call in on
I don’t — football much. I prefer a good game of golf. (Like)
care for
Seeing John at the party — her — to when they were married. (remember)
carried her back
He got worried when the audience asked him to juggle four dogs, but he — and got a standing ovation. (To do something challenging with success.)
carried it off/ brought it off
They — the discussion on the company’s finances until the following week. (hold for later meeting)
carried over
If you leave me, I will — my threat to take the children. (Complete a promise, or threat.)
carry through
He is — a great career for himself in journalism. (Achieve something using hard work.)
carving out
You should — those shares now and not wait any longer. (Take advantage of)
cash in on
The thief was — the village after his second warning. (Force a person to go away, leave.)
cast out of
When the tiger entered the village, the hunter — for a weapon. (To look for, search quickly.)
cast around
I don’t think those paper shoes will ever — . (Become popular.)
catch on
He was joking with me all the time but I didn’t — . (To realize, understand.)
catch on
That hotel specializes in — business people on short trips. (Provide for.)
catering for
I — from high tar to low tar cigarettes. (Switch from one thing to another.)
changed over
I prefer that seat by the window. Would you mind — ? (Swap places with someone.)
changing round
Don’t disturb John. He is — that girl from his work he has been interested in all month. (Talk to someone of opposite sex to win attention.)
chatting up
Go and — the baby. I don’t think she is sleeping yet. (Control, examine, confirm something.)
check on
The noise from that party didn’t — until after 3a.m. (To become less strong, weaker, quieter.)
die down
By the time I arrived at the bar, I was — a cold drink. (Want something very much.)
die for something
(Become extinct; not be used anymore).The dinosaurs — millions of years before humans appeared.
die out
Discover information by investigating. After the divorce, he — a lot of terrible things about her.
dig up
Get rid of, abolish something. We should — all written exams in schools.
do away with
Make someone feel unimportant or inferior. The grumpy old professor was always — the new students in the class.
do down
Kill someone (very informal). He — his wife with a cake made with rat poison.
do in
Decorate. When your brother comes to stay, we will have to — the old guest room.
do out
Fasten, attach. It’s cold out, so — your coat before you go out.
do up
Survive without, to not need. You can use my car today as I can — it. I’ll work at home.
do without
To distribute food, clothes, money - especially to the poor. Every winter, the local government — hot soup and blankets to the homeless.
dole out
Be used for two purposes. We put the bed in the lounge and it — a sofa.
double as
Go back on original path. We realized we had lost the money so we — to look for it.
double back
Begin laughing a lot. When she saw what her husband was wearing, she — in laughter.
double up
Continue for a long time, longer than you would like. The German opera — for four and a half hours. How boring!!
drag on
Make something last longer than necessary. He — meetings because he loves to feel important.
drag out
Mention something to someone, usually an embarrassing story, situation. He humiliated Eric by — that old story about him and his wife.
drag up
Move in front of someone. The winning car began to — with only 5 kilometers left of the race.
draw ahead
Attract something away from something else. We — the security guards and robbed the money truck.2. Remove liquid.The doctors drew off the excess blood before beginning the operation.
draw off
Use something as a source for inspiration. I — my experience as a teacher when I had my first child.
draw on
Make a person less reserved. Teachers are good at — shy children.
draw out
Make something last longer than necessary.I don’t want to — this argument. Let’s agree to disagree!
draw out
Take something out (esp. money from a bank)He — a thousand dollars to buy the car.
draw out
Come near and stop (esp. vehicles)The bus — and we all got on.
draw up
Prepare a report, set of rules, list. I — a list of possible guests for the wedding.
draw up
Think of an amazing plan, excuse.He arrives late every day and always manages to — something that the boss believes.
dream up
Criticise, discipline someone with angry words or in a humiliating way.He — his secretary about making personal calls at work.
dress down
Put on formal, smart clothes for a special occasion.
I love — for weddings and similar events.
dress up
To mean when speaking. He uses such complicated language that I never understand what he’s —
drive at
Force someone, something to leave.He left home at 15, — by his violent father he claims.
drive off
Become less gradually. Opposition to the Euro is — in Britain. (this is sarcasm!)
drop away
Pay a call on someone, visit for a short time.— if you are in the area. I would love to see you.
drop in/by
Fall asleep.| My father always — in front of the TV.
drop off
He complained that correcting all the tests by hand was — his free time too much. (Use up)
consume unwillingly.
eat into
Urge someone to do something, often bad.I didn’t want to break the window but all the other boys were — me –.
egg on
Finally become/do. She wanted to work in advertising but — a teacher.
end up
Act bravely and ignore criticism.Despite his guilt and shame, he went to work and — it —.
I will go and — in the cadence
face out
Accept (responsibility for) something negative. After his heart attack, he — — the fact that he had to stop smoking.
face up to
Support for the plan — when the cost became clear.
Gradually disappear
fall away
When he lost his job, he — his family for help.
Use as support.
fall back on
When she injured her ankle, she fell behind the rest of the runners.
Fail to keep pace with someone, something.
fall behind
They repossessed the car when he — the payments.
Fail to pay, produce something before agreed time.
fall behind with
1.To Believe.He told his girlfriend an enormous lie and she fell for it totally.2. To be very attracted towards someone.He fell for his wife as soon as he met her.
fall for
When standards fall.
The quality of his work has fallen off since the new year.
fall off
He — his family over a financial row.
To quarrel, have dispute with someone.
fall out with
When a plan, agreement collapses or failsThey had a plan to build a new road but it fell through due to stiff opposition in the local area.
fall through
Spread out wide.The police hunt for the killer fanned out across the whole county.
fan out
Put information into, normally, a computer.To make the database, she had to feed data into the computer for three days.
feed into
Use something as a supply, source.She’s a great writer but she fed off her mother for inspiration.
feed off
Have the desire to do something.I feel like going shopping and spending a lot of money!
feel like
Have sympathy for someone.I feel for you having to work 14 hours a day. It must be terrible.
feel for
Discover someone’s opinion on something by careful questioning.He tried to feel out the boss about his plans for restructuring the company.
feel out
Know someone is healthy, willing to do something.She has the flu. She won’t feel up to going out tonight.
feel up to
To use effort or force to return to a previous high position.He was demoted but fought back to a management position in only two years.
fight back
Fight to prevent attack by something, someone.He had his critics in the company but he managed to fight them all off.She was ill for only a day and then she fought it off and returned to work.
fight off
Deduce, Solve a problem.When he didn’t return to the house by 8pm, I figured out he was stuck at work.I can’t figure out how to put this table together. Can you help me?
figure out
- Give information to someone to bring them up to date.I missed the meeting on the new campaign. Can you fill me in?2. Substitute for someone.You will have to fill in for Jane who is on holiday this week.3. Complete a form, etc.Just fill in the form and then we can talk about how much money you want to borrow.
fill in
Judge against. Deliver a negative verdict.He found against the accused and sentenced him to ten years prison.
find against
- Discover information.I found out yesterday that I have a sister I have never met!2. Discover a person has done wrong.Don’t worry about John. They will find him out and sack him immediately.
find out
- Kill someone, something.He finished off the injured cat with his rifle.2. Finish a job by completing last part.He finished off the speech by giving us some examples.
finish off
End an activity, evening, event.They finished up by having some wine in a nearby wine bar.
finish up
1.Feel comfortable and at ease with people.My son loved his first day at school. He fitted in well with the other kids.2. Find time for someone, something.If you come along to the office at nine, I can fit you in.
fit in
Supply a person, thing with equipment.His new car is fitted out with all the latest technology.
fit out
Arrange a job, date, object for someone.He doesn’t deserve to work there. He only got the job because his brother fixed him up with it.
fix up
To force a criminal out of hiding.The police finally — the killer — by using dogs.
flush out
Continue doing something (as promised) until it is finished.You shouldn’t stop now…follow your ideas through.
follow through
Find out more about something, show interest.I was initially interested in the job but I didn’t follow it up in the end.
follow up
Spend money - usually too much!I forked out an absolute fortune for that holiday to Jamaica.
fork out
Remove liquid. The doctors — the excess blood before beginning the operation.
draw off
Travel or move around. Despite her age, she — very easily.
get about / get around
Explain successfully. I spoke very slowly but I couldn’t — my ideas — at all.
get across
