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Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Her story didn’t add up. I think she’s lying.

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Add up

Something that makes sense, usually in negative sentences

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My parents backed me up when I decided to apply for graduate school.
I’ve got your back.

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Back somebody up

To support someone

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When I told her I couldn’t come to her party, she blew up.

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Blow up

To become suddenly angry

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Fifty new phrasal verbs? Yeah, bring it on!

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Bring it on

To accept a challenge with confidence

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You shouldn’t bring up politics in this house unless you’re ready for a long discussion

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Bring up

To mention in conversation

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Instead of calling off the wedding the couple decide to elope

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Call off

To cancel something that has been planned

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When I have a stressful day, I like to calm down by taking a nice long walk outside

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Calm down

To relax

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I met my friend for lunch to catch up because we haven’t seen each other in a long time.

Wanna meet for coffee and catch up?

I want to catch up on what’s happening, so tell me all about it.

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Catch up

To meet with someone you haven’t seen for a while

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I went to the hotel to check in while my husband parked the car

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Check in

To register for a hotel stay

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I’m excited to check out the new park in my city.

Check it out!

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Check out

To see or try something

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I couldn’t go to the party, but I still wanted to chip in for a gift.

My son likes to chip in and help me with the garden.

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Chip in

To help or contribute money or energy

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Because of construction, they close down two lanes of the highway.

During the pandemic a lot of restaurants closed down.

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Close down

To close completely or forever

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I’m not feeling so well. I think I’m coming down with something.

Sorry I think I’m coming down with a cold.

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Come down with

To become sick

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I need to come up with a great present for my mom’s birthday.

I couldn’t come up with anything special, so I just baked the cake.

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Come up with

To find an idea for something

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I’m trying to cut back on fried food, but it’s so tasty.

Why aren’t you eating ice cream?
- I’m trying to cut back.

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Cut back on

To consume less of something

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The driver in the red car cut me off and almost caused a wreck.

He tried to tell the teacher his excuse, but she cut him off mid-sentence.

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Cut off

To end abruptly usually driving or speaking

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Hey are you home? I’m in the neighborhood and I wanted to drop by.

Drop in whenever you want.

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Drop by / in

To stop by for a visit

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We ended up just ordering pizza and not going to the fancy restaurant.

He doesn’t want to end up like his father.

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End up

To eventually decide or reach something

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The mechanic tried to figure out what was wrong with my car.

I can’t figure it out! Can you help me, please?

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Figure out
To understand or find the answer
Descobrir sozinho por causa do seu raciocínio

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I missed the meeting. Can someone fill me in?

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Fill in

To provide information, usually spoken

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When you go to a new doctor’s office, you need to fill out a lot of paperwork.

Can you please fill out these forms?

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Fill out

To write information on a form

22
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In the next episode we will find out who the mysterious man is!

Today I found out that phrasal verbs are really important.

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Find out
To learn something you didn’t know before
Ficar sabendo de alguma coisa

23
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I get along with my neighbors really well.

My neighbors and I get along well.

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Get along (with)
To have a friendly relationship with someone
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One day I’ll get around to cleaning the garage, but not today.

I’ll get around to that later.

I finally got around to cleaning the garage.

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Get around (to it)
To delay doing something
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My sister took my shoes to get back at me for taking her sweater.

Are you just trying to get back at me for taking your sweater?

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Get back at

To get revenge one someone

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After trying to change the oil in my car for a couple hours, I finally gave up and went to a mechanic.

Don’t give up! You can do it!

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Give up

To quit

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When I was a child, I couldn’t wait to grow up.

That wasn’t funny. Grow up!

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Grow up

To become older, or to tell someone to stop acting childish

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Can you hang on for just a sec while I check this message?

Hang on, you did what?

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Hang on

To pause a conversation

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Do you want to come over to my house and hang out?

What did you do this weekend?
- Oh, I just hung out.

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Hang out

To casually spend time with someone

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I’m holding on to hope that some day we’ll be able to travel again soon.

Hold on, you did what?

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Hold on

To cling to something or to pause a conversation

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If you keep on practicing, you’ll get better!

Keep on. Keeping on.

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Keep on

To continue doing something

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I’m looking forward to visit my family over the summer.

No one looks forward to tax time.

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Look forward

To be excited about something in the future

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When you hike, look out for snakes.

You need to keep an eye out for snakes.

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Look out

To watch out for something

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I didn’t know the meaning of the word “to hold on”, so I looked it up in the dictionary.

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Look up

To research something in book, online, dictionary.

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It was raining so hard that I had to pull over and wait for the rain stop.

When I saw police lights behind me, I pulled over.

I got pulled over on my way to the party.

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Pull over

To steer the car to the side of the road and stop

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I put off learning phrasal verbs for too long. It’s time to start today.

I can’t put it off for any longer.

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Put off

To postpone something

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My sweet husband puts up with my terrible singing.

I don’t know how he puts up with her.

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Put up with
To tolerate something or someone

Eu não sei como ele aguenta ela.

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My dog is too lazy to run away.

Did you ever try to run away from home as a kid?

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Run away

To leave or escape

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I don’t want to run into a bear while I’m hiking.

I ran into my English school teacher last week at the grocery store.

You’ll never guess who I ran into today.

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Run into

To meet unexpectedly

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We ran out of milk and eggs yesterday so I need to go to the store.

There’s no more milk?
-Sorry, we ran out yesterday.

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Run out (of)
To have nothing left
41
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I tried guitar, piano, violin, and finally, I decided to stick with the drums.

Good friends stick with each other even through hard times.

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Stick with

To continue to do something

42
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It’s a good idea to think over big purchases before you buy them.

Think it over.

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Think over

To consider something

43
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I was so full from dinner that I had to turn down dessert.

She turned me down.

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Turn down

To refuse something or someone

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It’s a good habit to turn off you phone an hour or more before bed.

Some people have trouble turning off their brain before bed.

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Turn off

To stop the flow of something

45
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I surprised my family when I turned up to the party unannounced.

My cat was gone for two days. Then he just turned up out of nowhere.

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Turn up

To appear suddenly

46
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It took my cat a while to warm up to me.

I didn’t want to get a trampoline but after some time I started to warm up to the idea.

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Warm up to

To start liking someone or something

47
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Watch out for falling rocks!

Watch out, sometimes bees make a nest in the ground around there.

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Watch out
A caution to be aware

Cuidado com as pedras caindo!

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The energy from my morning tea starts to wear off around noon.

The marker is starting to wear off.

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Wear off
To fade away
Desaparecer aos poucos , ou desgastar (por atrito)

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My husband likes the mountain and I like the beach, so for our next vacation we’re going to need to work something out.

You guys need to work something out yourselves.

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Work something out

To come up with a solution or compromise

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