Phrasal Verb 2 Flashcards
- Bring faulty goods back to a shop.I have to — that radio — and get my money back.
take back
- Remind someone of their past.Seeing my ex-girlfriend again really — me — to when I was at university..
take back
- Withdraw a criticism, remark, insult, etc.Look, I — everything I said. I was drunk.
take back
Write something, take notes.Here is his phone number, — it —.
take down
Think a person is something.I — you — the manager. I didn’t realize you were a salesman like the rest of us!
take for
- Allow someone to live in your house.When I saw the flat she was living in, I agreed to — her — for a month or so.
take in
- (Informal) Deceive, trick somebody.She was — by his promises and his charm.
taken in
- Include.Our day out — the museum and the old cathedral
took in
- Remove something from a list, menu, TV schedule.The TV company decided to — the program that had caused so many complaints.
take off
- Leave the ground.The plane couldn’t — due to high winds.
take off
- Be a success, improve.Our company will never — unless we spend more money.
take off
- Accept new responsibilities.I feel ready to — more now that my children have left home.
take on
- Challenge.You shouldn’t — IBM, they are much too big.
take on
- Employ.We need to — at least three more people for the Christmas period.
take on
- Start a policy, licence.You will need to — a new insurance policy for your boat.
take out
- Show anger by treating someone badly.Don’t — your frustration at losing your job on me!!
take out
- Cause stress, tiredness.Looking after four young children really — is — of you!
take out
- Take control of.IBM has — the small software company Hi-Tec Plc.
taken over
- Accept responsibility, job from someone else.Gina has — Jane’s advertising office.
taken over
Explain, guide someone through something difficult.Don’t worry about your first day at work. I will — you — it.
take through
- Start something as a habitHe has — staying up very late. He was never like that before.
taken to
- Escape somewhere.The prisoners — the forest where they couldn’t be found
took to
- Develop keenness, liking for something.I have really — well — windsurfing.
taken to
- Start a new hobby.He has — stamp-collecting to try and relax a little.
taken up
- Discuss.There’s an important thing I would like to — with you.
take up
- Occupy time.We — so long discussing the new company logo.
took up
- Underplay the quality, importance of something.Boxers often — their opponents before a fight.
talk down
- Talk insultingly to someone.He always — to me like I’m a child.
talks down
Persuade.I didn’t want to come tonight, but my wife — me — it.
talk into
Persuade not to.I wanted to come tonight, but my wife — me — it.
talk out of
Discuss.The two men — the situation for more than an hour.
talked over
- Persuade someone to do something.Jon — me — into going on holiday with him.
talk round
- Avoid talking directly about a subject.We didn’t discuss the possibility of starting our own business exactly. We — it for a while.
talk round
Describe procedure, process with someone.I will — you — your first operation. Just listen to everything I tell you.
talk through
Leave a place under duress.You will have to — yourself — from the TV for just five minutes.
tear away
Destroy.They are — the old pub at the end of the road. What a shame!
tearing down
Count against someone.His criminal record will — him and he probably won’t get the job.
tell against
Distinguish, identify between two or more things.When the twins dress the same, I can’t — them —.
tell apart
Use to form an opinion.I can — your mood that you didn’t win the match today!
tell by
Blame, discipline a person.It’s so late. My father will really — me —.
tell off
- Consider.You must — the consequences before acting.
think of
- Remember.I’m trying to — where we were last year at this time.
think of
- Suggest. — a good film we can go and see.
Think of
Consider something with great care. — what may happen if you don’t pay this money!
Think out
Consider for a long time.This is a huge decision which we must — carefully before making.
think over
Invent, create.You always manage to — a new excuse for why you arrive late to school.
think up
- Lose an opportunity.You could have married her and you — it all —.
threw away
- Get rid of something permanently.That old radio doesn’t work at all. We can — it —.
throw away
(Informal) Include.While chatting, he — an invite to his party.
threw in
Reject.The board immediately — the new proposal.
threw out
Make quickly.I will — a meal if you are hungry.
throw together
Vomit, be sick.It’s no surprise he — after six vodkas!
threw up
- Limit someone to something.He tried to be flexible but they — him — to the contract
tied down
- Have freedom limited.I won’t get married until I am ready to be —.
tied down
Connect, link, agree with.This new proposal — what we were promised last year.
ties in with
Be blocked.All my money is — with my wife’s company.
tied up
Make less obvious, notable, offensive.Can you — your language? There are children present.
tone down
Make muscles stronger.This aerobic class will — you — nicely for the summer.
tone up
Add a finishing touch to something.And he — his speech with a terrible joke.
topped off
Refill.Would you like me to — your glass of wine?
top up
(Plane) To land on the ground.We — at JFK at just gone six in the morning.
touched down
(Informal) Ask someone for money.I think he is a bit poor as he has — me — loans three times this month.
touch for
Cause a war, dispute, riot, etc.What started as a local tribal dispute — a full scale war.
touched off
Mention briefly.He never even — our proposal!
touched on
Add a few details, new paint to something.The picture is great except you need to — the background a bit.
touch up
Find after a long search.I finally — him — to a small bar in Manchester.
track down
Exchange one thing for another - often for a discount.I — my old Ford and got a new Jeep for half price.
traded in
Take advantage of someone’s weakness, sympathy.She was — his weakness for blonde women.
trading on
- Test clothes for size. — those jeans and see if they fit you or not.
Try on
- (Informal) Behave in dishonest way.You want fifty dollars for that old bicycle. Are you — it —?
trying on
Experiment with a new product, food, etc.Let’s — that new restaurant near the bank.
try out
Store something that is no longer needed. — those old clothes in the wardrobe.
Tuck away
- Eat food quickly.You must be hungry going by the way you are —
tucking in
- Make someone comfortable in bed.Can you — the children while I finish the cooking?
tuck in
Fold. — your sleeves. They are hanging in the soup.
Tuck up
Adjust a TV or radio to receive a certain station.I — for this program every Sunday.
tune in
- Reject, refuse to accept.They — my book saying it was too long.
turned down
- Reduce volume. — that music. We are trying to sleep here!
Turn down
- Go to bed.I am so tired, I think I will —.
turn in
- Give someone over to the police.The murderer was — by his brother.
turned in
Become.That nice pub has — a horrible theme restaurant.
turned into
- Leave a road.You have to — at the next junction.
turn off
- Make a person lose interest, appetite.Men who swear really — me —.
turn off
- Attack.The dog — him and bit him.
turned on
- Start a machine.Let’s — the TV and watch that film.
turn on
- Cause pleasure, excitement in somebody.Black lingerie really — me —.
turn on
- Dress.They always — themselves — very elegantly.
turn out
- Empty. — your pockets and put everything on the table please.
Turn out
- Replace stock in a shop.Supermarkets have to — their fruit and vegetable often.
turn over
- Give control, possession to somebody else.He — the small business to a local businessman.
turned over
Cause an improvement in something.He is — that company — with sheer hard work.
turn round
- Become, be changed.Water — ice when the temperature is below 0degreeC.
turns to
- Go to someone for support, money, help.If my wife leaves me, who can I — for help?
turn to
Appear, arrive.My key — under the bed.What time will John be turning up?
turned up
Leave someone a large responsibility, burden. I’ve been — paying all these bills.
saddle with
Make a surface smooth. We will need to — those old doors.
sand down
Frighten away. We heard a burglar in the garden but the dog — him —.
scare off
Survive financially with difficulty. We just — once my husband lost his job.
scrape along / by
Just about qualify, pass an exam, etc. She — her chemistry exam with 51%.
scrape through
Collect with care and effort. We managed to — enough money for a new fridge.
scrape together
(Informal) Force money out of. The gang — protection money — the neighborhood’s businesses.
screw out of
(Informal) Make a disaster of something. I only asked him to book the restaurant and he even —!
screw up
Use something to help you see. We used candles to — .
see by
Go to airport, station to say goodbye. Will you come to — me — tomorrow at the airport?
see off
Accompany someone to the door. You don’t have to — me —. I know the way.
see someone out
- Understand the real nature of someone. You may be able to convince the others but I — you. money to stop now.
see through
