phrasal verb Flashcards

1
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throw out

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  • to force somebody to leave a place
    Ex:You’ll be thrown out if you don’t pay the rent.
    -to say something in a way that suggests you have not given it a lot of thought
    Ex: to throw out a suggestion
    -to produce smoke, light, heat, etc.
    Ex: a small fire that threw out a lot of heat
  • to confuse something or make it wrong
    Our calculations of the cost of our trip were thrown out by changes in the exchange rate.
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2
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thaw out

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tan chảy sau khi đóng băng

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3
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chew out

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nói một cách tức giận
Ex:He got chewed out by the boss for lying.

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4
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thin sth down with sth

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pha loãng

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5
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wolfs sth down

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ăn một cách rất nhanh, ăn ngấu nghiến

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6
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fork out

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tiêu nhiều tiền vào cái gì không muốn
Ex: We’ve forked out a small fortune on their education.

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7
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pig out (on something)

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to eat too much food
Ex: They pigged out on pizza.

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8
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bliss out

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  • đạt đến trạng thái hoàn hảo,khi bạn không cảm nhận được điều gì khác
    Ex: Josh is just blissed out, always smiling.
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9
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put away

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*put somebody away
Ex: to send somebody to a prison, hospital, etc. where they are made to stay
* put something away
- to put something in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it
Ex: I’m just going to put the car away (= in the garage)
-to save money to spend later
Ex: She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement..
- to eat or drink large quantities of something
Ex: He can put away a whole loaf of bread in one go.

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10
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go off

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  • to leave a place, especially in order to do something
    Ex: She went off to get a drink.
  • to be fired; to explode ( nổ)
    Ex: The gun went off by accident.
    -báo thức
  • đồ ăn bị hỏng
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11
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polish off

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*polish somebody off: giết người
* polish something off: ăn sạch đồ ăn nhanh chóng
Ex: He polished off the remains of the apple pie.

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12
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whip up

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*whip somebody/something up
- to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about something= rouse
Ex: The advertisements were designed to whip up public opinion.
- to quickly make a meal or something to eat
Ex: She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes.

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13
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set on

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*set on/upon somebody
- tấn công đột ngột
Ex: I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.
*set somebody/something on somebody
to make a person or an animal attack somebody suddenly
Ex:The farmer threatened to set his dogs on us.

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14
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stir up

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  • *stir somebody up
    to encourage somebody to do something; to make somebody feel they must do something
    *stir something up: đảo
  • to make people feel strong emotions
    Ex: to stir up hatred
  • to try to cause arguments or problems
    Ex: Whenever he’s around, he always manages to stir up trouble.
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15
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work up

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-work something up: phát triển cái gì bằng sự nỗ lực
Ex:I can’t work up any enthusiasm for his idea.work *somebody/yourself up (into something)
- to make somebody/yourself reach a state of great excitement, anger, etc.
Ex: Don’t work yourself up into a state about it. It isn’t worth it.

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16
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sink up

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  • được hiểu hoặc nhận ra điều gì
    Ex: He paused to allow his words to sink in.
  • to go down into another substance through the surface
    ExThe rain sank into the dry ground.
17
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snack on

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bữa ăn nhẹ giữ các bựa chính

18
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sneak in

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di chuyển nhẹ nhàng để không bị phát hiện

19
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dive in

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ăn một cách nhiệt tình=dig in
Ex: She dives in and eats with obvious enjoyment.

20
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overindulge (in something)

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  • uống quá nhiều thứ gì
  • to give somebody more than is good for them
    Ex:His mother overindulged him.