Phrasal verb Flashcards
Local businesses are ___ every month because of the pandemic.
closing down
Christmas soon ___, doesn’t it? Time goes by so fast.
come (a)round: happen again (for regular events)
That’s a good point. I’ve never thought of that before. Maybe I’m ___ your way of thinking.
coming (a)round to: be persuaded to change your mind (about)
How did you ___ that limited version of the book?
come by: get sth, esp sth that’s hard to get.
After being out in the storm, Alice ___ a cold.
come down w/: start to suffer from a minor illness
After the police appealed for help from the public, a number of ppl ___ useful information.
came forward w/: offer help/information
At the age of eighteen, Tom suddenly ___ a fortune.
come into: inherit
I’ll be amazed if this stupid plan ___.
come off: succeed
Your piano playing is ___, isn’t it? You’ve practiced so hard recently!
come on: develop/make progress
I can’t wait until the next Harry Potter book ___.
come out: be published
She married for money - love didn’t ___ it.
come into: If a particular emotion or quality comes into a situation, it influences that situation
She hasn’t ___ from the anaesthetic yet.
come round/to: become conscious
Your favorite show ___ in half an hour. Prepare for it.
come on: start to be broadcast
She ___ a bit of money when her grandfather died.
came into: inherit
So much effort and planning, and it’s all ___.
If plans come to nothing, they fail
I want to ___ smoking and eating to become healthier.
cut down on: do less of sth like smoking
reduce the amount of sth such as fat
The snow at the entrance to the village meant that the village was ___ for over a month.
cut off: make a place difficult/impossible to enter/leave/communicate with
it suddenly ___ me that Sass is so wise because of their Second chance power.
dawn on: if sth dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
__ tonight and we’ll watch a video together at my house.
come round: to visit someone in their home
The comedian waited for the laughter to ___ before continuing.
A storm is expected tonight, but the wind and rain should ____ by morning.
die down: become less noisy/powerful/active
I think they should ___ the fence so ppl can go in and out whenever that want.
do away w/: get rid of
They should have that old school ___. The ceilings are falling down.
do up: repair/paint/improve
If there is one thing I could never ___, it’s my phone.
do without (st you can’t afford):
The architect started to ___ the plans for the new house.
draw up: create plan,…
I hope you don’t mind me ___ing ___ like this, I know you hate being spoiled, only I was just passing and I really want to have a quick cup of coffee w/ you.
drop in/on: visit unexpectedly
Let’s get the taxi driver to ___ us ___ outside the cinema.
drop off
I didn’t sleep well last night so I ___ right in the middle of the class today!
drop off: fall asleep
The angry shouts from the audience ___ the politician ___ and no one could hear a word he was saying.
drown out: prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
You need to ___ your responsibilities as an adult.
face up to: accept st and try to deal w/ it
Tam told Cam that having a boiling bath would get her paper-white skin and Cam ___ it so she died.
fall for: believe a joke/lie/trick…
She ___ her father and hasn’t spoken to him since then.
fall out w/: have an argument w/ s.o and stop being friends
I know I should go to the gym today, but I don’t really ___ it.
feel up to: feel well enough to do
I was ___ a book when, suddenly, I saw that gory photo.
flick through: turn and look at the pages of a magazine,… quickly
This rainy weather really __ me ___. It reminds me of Ophelia.
get sb down: make sb feel sad/lose hope
