phrasal verb Flashcards

1
Q

betray/give (sth) to (sb)/disclose (g)

A

give (sth) away (sth)

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2
Q

produce a smell, gas, heat, etc. (g)

A

give off (sth)

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3
Q

do what is normally done (g)

A

go about (sth)

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4
Q

break a promise (g)

A

go back on (sth)

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5
Q

when food becomes bad (g)

A

go off (intransitive)

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6
Q

happen (g)

A

go on (intransitive)

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7
Q

complete a promise/plan (often -ve) (g)

A

go through with (sth)

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8
Q

manage without something (g)

A

go without (sth)

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9
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when someone begins to like something or someone (g)

A

grow on (someone)

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10
Q

spend time doing nothing (h)

A

hang around

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11
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keep (h)

A

hang onto (sth)

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12
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get on well with someone (informal) (h)

A

hit it off (with sb)

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13
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discover by chance or have an idea (h)

A

hit on/upon (sth)

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14
Q

force people to do or accept something (i)

A

impose (sth) on (sth/sb)

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15
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continue to do something (k)

A

keep (sth) up (sth)

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16
Q

state a formal rule (l)

A

lay down (esp. the law) or (+ that-
clause)

17
Q

disappoint (l)

A

let (sb) down (sb)

18
Q

manage to see, hear, understand, etc. (m)

A

make out (sth)

19
Q

lose a chance/fail to include (m)

A

miss out (on sth)

20
Q

admit (o)

A

own up (to sth)

21
Q

take revenge (informal) (p)

A

pay (sb) back (for)

22
Q

improve (informal)/learn sth new (p)

A

pick up (intransitive)

23
Q

draw attention to a fact (p)

A

point out (+ that-clause)

24
Q

succeed in doing (p)

A

pull (sth) off (sth)

25
Q

continue doing something difficult (p)

A

push on (intransitive)