Phrasal verbs Flashcards
throw away
To discard something/desechar
-I have a bunch of old magazines, I should throw them away
go away
To leave a place or a person/to leave home for a period of time.
- I want to be alone, please go away!!!
- She likes to go away at the weekends, she often goes go Vilcabamba.
pick up
To lift something/go somewhere to collect someone
- The towel is on the floor, please pick it up
- Can you pick me up from work today?
turn down
To reduce the volume/reject something offered or proposed
- He turned down the job offer, the salary was too low.
- I can´t concentrate. Can you turn the volume down?
give up
To cease making an effort
-I am too tired to work out, I want to give up!!
look up
To search for in a book or database.
-I don´t know the meaning of that word, I need a dictionary to look it up.
ask (someone) out
To invite someone to go out
- He asked me out for dinner, I think I like him.
break up
To end a relationship
-We broke up a year ago.
bump into/run into
To meet someone on the street by coincidence
-Guess who I ran into this morning? Jessica, she looked happy.
cheer up
when you cheer up or when something cheers you up and stop feeling depressed.
Life goes on, let´s go for some drinks, cheer up!!
come over
To make a social visit to (a place)
- You can come over for dinner, I have enough food for the two of us.
to head off
To leave somewhere
-I think we should head off now, it is late and the road is foggy
to start off
To cause something to begin
-Mike likes paiting, so he started off a paiting course
go away
To move to another place
-Go away, I don´t want to talk to you now.
run away
To leave or scape from a place, person or situation
-The girl ran away from her house at 5pm
