Phrasal verb 1/50

Question 1

1. cheer . . . up p.v.

When people cheer up:

• they stop being unhappy
• stop being depressed
• become happier and more cheerful.

Answer 1

• I was very worried when I heard my mother was sick, but I cheered up later when the doctor said it wasn’t serious.

Question 2

2 When you try to cheer people up

you try to make them:

• try to make them less unhappy or
• try to make them depressed
• try to make them more cheerful (joyeux).

Answer 2

• Larry is always in a bad mood. I try to cheer himup, but nothing works.

Question 3

3 When you say “ cheer up ” to people

You are encouraging them:

• to be less unhappy
• to be less depressed
• and to be more cheerful.

Answer 3

• Hey, cheer up. Everything is going to be OK.

Question 4

1. figure…out ^{<strong><span>trouver comprendre</span></strong>}p.v.

When you figure out something, such as:

• the answer to a question,
• the solution to a problem,
• or why a person is a certain way
• or acts a certain way,

you think about and succeed in understanding it.

Answer 4

• Joe’s so hostile all the time. I can’t figure him out.
• I looked everywhere for my keys, but I couldn’t figure out where I put them.

Question 5

1. give….back ^{<strong><span>redonner rendre</span></strong>} (to) p.v.

• When you return something to someone,
• you give itback.

Answer 5

• Can I use your pen? I’ll give it back after the test.
• Timmy, give that toy back to your sister right now!

Question 6

1. pass away p.v.

When people die, they pass away.

Answer 6

• After my husband pass away , I went to live with my sister in Florida.
• I was sorry to hear that Maria’s mother pass away .

Question 7

1. put….on ^{<strong><span>mettre enfiler</span></strong>}p.v.

When you place something:

• on your body ( enfiler, mettre)
• apply something to your body. ( Appliquer)

You put iton.

Answer 7

• I put on my new dress before going to the party.
• Erik forgot to put suntan lotion on, and now he’s as red as a lobster.

Question 8

2.put…on^{deposer revêtir} p.v.

When you place something on

• another surface
• apply something to another surface.

you put it on

Answer 8

• I put the book on the table.
• Jerry put too much fertilizer on ^{<strong><span>revêtir</span></strong>} his lawn, and now he has to cut it twice a week.

Question 9

3. put….on ^mettre p.v.

• When you attach or affix something to another thing,

you put it on.

Answer 9

• The Wilsons put a new roof on their house last year.
• I told the tailor to put r_ed buttons_ on the dress he’s making for me.

Question 10

4. put…on ^{<strong><span>prendre du poids</span></strong>} p.v.

When you put on weight, you gain weight.

Answer 10

• Did you see Mike? He’s put on so much weight that I didn’t recognize him.

I need to go on a diet. I’ve been putting a lot of weight on lately.

Question 11

5. put….on ^{<strong><span>monter mettre</span></strong><span><strong> </strong></span>} p.v.

When you organize or perform something for other people’s entertainment, such as a play or a concert,

you put it on.

Answer 11

• That opera hasn’t been put on for more than 200 years.
• The club put a show on to raise money for the party.

Question 12

6. put on ^{<strong><span>faire marcher</span></strong>} p.v.

When you put people on , you kid or tease them.

Answer 12

• You won the lottery? You’re putting me on!
• Don’t put me on!—tell me the truth.

Question 13

put-on. canularnom

Something done with

• the intention of fooling ( tromper, duper)
• or deceiving people is a put-on.

Answer 13

• He didn’t really win the lottery. It was all a big put-on to impress his girlfriend.

Question 14

1. run into ^{<strong><span>Rentrer dans-Heurter</span></strong>} p.v.

When you are driving:

• and hit another vehicle
• or something near the road, such as a tree or a telephone pole

you run into it.

Answer 14

• Ali was driving too fast, and he ran into a telephone pole.
• I was run into by a truck.

Question 15

2. run into ^{<strong><span>croiser</span></strong>} p.v.

When you meet people:

• unexpectedly avec ^{étonnement, imprévisible}
• or unintentionally.

you run into them.

Bump into is the same as run into.

Answer 15

We ran into Karen and her new boyfriend at the supermarket yesterday.

I owe ^{je dois} Frank $300, so I hope I don’t run into him.

Question 16

3. run into ^{<strong><span>rencontrer</span></strong>} p.v.

When you unexpectedly:

• encounter difficulties
• or problems

You run into them.

Answer 16

• I thought it would be easy to fix my car, but I’v been running into problems.
• Janice ran into one problem after another at work today.

Question 17

é4. run into atteindre p.v.

When the total of something:

• grows to a large amount ^{montant, quantité}
• or number

It runs into that amount or number.

Answer 17

• If you fixed everything on that old car that needs fixing, it would run into thousands of dollars.
• The number of starving people in the country ran into millions.

Question 18

1. show up ^{<strong><span>se pointer, apparaitre</span></strong>} (at) p.v.

When you appear somewhere:

• you show up there
• or show up.

Turn up is similar to Show up.

Answer 18

• I was supposed to meet my sister for lunch, but she hasn’t shown up yet.
• Do you think Michael will show up at the party?

Question 19

2. show up apparaitre p.v.

When something:

• appears
• or becomes visible

it shows up.

Answer 19

• It’s hard to photograph polar bears because they don’t show up well against the snow.
• The spots won’t show up until the last stages of the disease.

Question 20

1. take…off ^{<strong><span>ôter</span></strong>} p.v.

When you remove something from your body

you take it off.

Answer 20

• I was so tired when I got home that I took my clothes off and went straight to bed.
• Taking off your shoes. You’re getting mud on the carpet.

Question 21

2. Take….off ^enlever p.v.

When you remove something from a surface,

you take it off

Answer 21

• I took the book off the table.
• You need to take the old wax off the floor before you wax it again.

Question 22

3. take…off ^{<strong><span>enlever</span></strong>} p.v.

When you remove something

from something it is attached or affixed to,

you take it off

Answer 22

• Chuck always takes the skin off chicken before he cooks it.
• After Jane took the flat tire off her bicycle, she put on the new one.

Question 23

4. take…off p.v.

When you take time off from:

• work or study

you do something different, instead ^{au lieu} of working or studying.

Answer 23

• I can’t work tomorrow. I have to take the day off for some tests at the hospital.
• Our company always lets us take the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day off.

Question 24

5. take off décollerp.v.
   * When an airplane leaves the ground and flies up into the air

it takes off.

Answer 24

• Our plane took off an hour late because of the snow.
• Put on your seat belt. We’re taking off now.

Question 25

takeoff ^{le décollage} nom.

Takeoff is when an airplane leaves the ground and flies up into the air.

Answer 25

The takeoff was delayed because of the snow.

Question 26

6. take off ^{<strong><span>décolle</span></strong>} p.v.

When a :

• business
• or other organized activity

becomes very successful.

it takes off

Answer 26

• The new restaurant’s business is taking off because it got a good review in the newspaper.
• If this business takes off, we could make a lot of money.

Question 27

7. take off ^filer p.v. [informal]

When you leave:

• suddenly or quickly

you take off.

Answer 27

• After he found out the FBI was looking for him, he took off in a hurry.
• This party’s boring—let’s take off.

Question 28

1. buil up ^{s’accumuler} p.v.

When a (usually unwanted) substance:

• such as mud, dirt, snow, corrosion, etc.,

Builds up on a surface or in a place or area,

it gradually accumulates or increases on that surface or in that place or area.

Answer 28

• The temperature was just above freezing, so the snow didn’t build up.
• Trash is building up in the alley behind my house.

Question 29

8. take….off ^reduire p.v.

When you reduce:

• the price of something that is for sale by a certain amount. ^{le prix de quelque chose qui est à vendre d’un certain montant}

you take that amount off the price.

Answer 29

• The sign in the store window said, “Every Monday take 10 percent off all marked prices.”
• The car dealer took $2,000 off the list price.

Question 30

2.buil …up ^augmenter p.v.

When people:

gradually increase the number or quantity of something, they build it up.

they build it up

Answer 30

• The general built up his forces before launching the attack.
• The company is building up its cash reserves in case there is another recession.

Question 31

3.buil …up ^augmenter p.v.

When people: gradually increase:

• the strength or size of an organization,
• system,
• society,
• or business, etc.,

they build it up

Answer 31

• Over 12 years, I built my restaurant chain up from one location to more than 2,000.
• We’re going to keep buiding the campaign up until election day..

Question 32

built up ^{concentration de building} part.adj..

An area where there is a concentration of buildings is built up.

Answer 32

The tornado didn’t hit the buil up area of the city, so there was little damage.