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Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Catch up (1)
“I have to catch up on my reading.”
A

Do something you have not been able to do recently

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Hold on

“Hold on a minute”

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Wait

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Put off

“She tends to put off studying”

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Postpone

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Let down

“I feel like I’m letting them down”

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Fail to support or help someone as they had hopedor expected.

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Let out

“ Go somewhere no one can hear you and let out your anger by screaming.”

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Release

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Let in

“I’ll unlock the front door to let you in”

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Allow something/somebody to enter

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Eat out

“We rarely eat out”

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Go to a restaurant

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Figure out

“I’ll figure it out”

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Understand or find the answer, the solution

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Go over

“Go over your receipt to make sure they charged you correctly.”

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Review

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Get over

“ She can’t get over what he did to her.”

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Recover from something

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Take up (1)
“I took up karate when I was 7."
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Start or begin something such as a job or an activity

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Come over

“Friends are coming over tonight.”

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Visit

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Take around

“Would you take me around your house?”

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Show all the interesting features

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Take out

“ He’s taking me out for dinner on my birthday.”

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Go to a restaurant and pay for everything

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Take on

“ Do you take on other people’s energy?”

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Accept a job, task, responsability…

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Break up

“They were not happy together anymore so they broke up last week.”

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End a romantic relationship

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Bring up (1)
“ My parents brought me up to be a good person."
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Look after a child until it grows up

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Take up (2)
“I don't want to take up any more of your time."
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Occupy time, space, or attention.

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Bring up (2)
"Bring it up at the meeting!"
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Introduce or mention a subject

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Build up

“ You’ll build your muscle strength up over time.”

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Increase over time

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Catch up (2)
“She had to train hard to catch up with the others."
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Reach the same level/standard as someone who was better or more advanded

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Catch up (3)
“Hey! I wanted to catch up with you!!
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Talk to someone whom one hasn’t seen for some time in order to find out what they have been doing.

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Check in on someone

“I’m just checking in on you: how are you doing?”

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Visit, call, or write tosomeone to find out how they’re doing.

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Check up on someone

“My parents are always checking up on me.”

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Make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing.

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Check up on something

“I need to check up on a few things before I can decide.”

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Obtain information about something to find out if something is true or correct

26
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Cheer up

“How can I cheer you up?’

A

Make someone happier

27
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Come up

“ I can’t make my appointment tomorrow. Something has come up.”

A

Happen unexpectedly

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Dress up

“There’s no need to dress up - come as you are.”

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Wear a fancy dress for a special occasion or a costume to disguise yourself

29
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Eat up

“If you eat up all the vegetables, you can have a dessert.”

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Eat all the food you’ve been given

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End up

“We ended up staying at the cabin because it was too cold to go skiing.”

A

Eventually do/be/decide

31
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Go up

“Benoit was surprised how the price of gas went up last week.”

A

Increase

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Heat up

“Could you heat it up for me, please?”

A

Make hotter

33
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Keep up

“Keep up the great work!”

A

Continue at the same rate

34
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Look up

“Did you look up the address?”

A

Find, search for

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Make up (1)
“You're making it up, aren't you?"
A

Invent, lie about something

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Make up (2)
“I promise I'll make up for cancelling on you!”
A

Do or have something as a way of correcting or improving way

37
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Meet up

“Could we meet up at the park tomorrow at 3pm?”

A

Make an arrangement to meet

38
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Open up

“He hates to open up and discuss his feelings.”

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Start to talk freely about something

39
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Pick up

“Pick up the speed!”

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Increase, improve over time

40
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Put up (with)
“I can't believe what I put up with for so many years."
A

Tolerate or endure something

41
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Set up

“I’ll help you set up for the party as soon as I get home.”

A

Arrange

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Show up

“She didn’t show up for her appointment.”

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Arrive, come

43
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Speak up

“I can’t hear you, could you speak up, please?”

A

Speak with a stronger voice

44
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Stand up for

“Stand up for what you believe.”

A

Defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked

45
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Turn up/down

“Sweetie, could you turn down the volume a little, please?”

A

Adjust the volume

46
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Warm up

“It takes a minutes for the body to warm up.”

A

Make hotter

47
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Write down

“I’ll write it down for you.”

A

Write something so that you don’t forget it or can refer to it later

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Write up

“It will take him at least a week to write up his findings.”

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Write something and put it into a more structured format.

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Back up (1)
“Oh no! I didn't back up!"
A

Make a spare copy of data or a disk.

50
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Back up (2)
“You can back up another two feetor so."
A

Cause to move backward

51
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Hang out

“I don’t have any money, let’s just lang out at my place.”

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Spend time relaxing

52
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Keep on

“Keep on dancing!”

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Continue what you are doing

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Pass out

“It was so hot I almost passed out.”

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Faint, lose consciousness

54
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Turn on/off

“Can you turn off the music if I fall asleep?”

A

Start or stop the power or energy source

55
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Turn down

“I turned down George Lucas offer. I don’t know if that was the best decision but that was a decision. “

A

Refuse

56
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Work out (1)
"She works out 6 days a week."
A

Exercise

57
Q 
Work out (2)
"I'm glad it worked out."
A

Be successful

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