phrasal verbs 1 Flashcards
back down
to withdraw
The protesters say that they will not back down
back away
when you are afraid of something you move backwards
Tracey saw a big dog and backed away in fear.
back up
to support somebody.
Melany hoped that John would back her up in the decision to stop smoking.
break into
to enter somewhere using force.
The burglars broke into the house.
break away
to move away from the crowd.
i need to break away as fast as possible. I feel sick of this crowd.
break out
to begin suddenly.
the huge fire broke out in a minute.
break out of
to escape by force.
Bob has broken out of jail this month.
bump into
to meet somebody unexpectedly.
Lily bumped into Patrick in the cafe.
carry out
when you complete something as it has been planned before.
Helen carried out the task properly. The boss was pleased with her work.
cut down on
to decrease the amount of something.
You need to cut down on fast food.
die down
to become weaker.
After the hurricane had died down we could go outside.
do without
when you manage to do something without something (help, money etc.)
There was nobody who could help me. So i had to do without.
drag on
when some process continues longer than it was expected.
this lesson drags on longer than it was supposed to last.
draw somebody into
to make somebody participate in something, especially against their will.
the boy was drawn into the fight between his neighbours.
fall about
to burst out laughing.
our teacher Mr. jacob had a great personality, we all fell about his jokes.
fall back on
to rely on somebody or something.
Tom was in distress and thought he had nobody to fall back on.
fall behind
- to miss the deadline
- to be left behind
- the claim has fallen behind, so they will give it a go next year.
- Unfortunately, she missed a lot of lessons and fell behind the classmates.
fall out
to stop being friends
why did you fall out with jess? - she is too egoistic
fall through
to fail.
the trip fell through because of the weather.
fall to
to be chosen to do something.
the responsibility of arranging a party fell to me.
