Phrasal verbs Flashcards

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1
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To be worn out

A

Exhausted

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2
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Define:

To start/set up

A

the act of organizing something, such as a business or a computer system

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3
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Define:

To put out

A

to make a fire or light stop burning or shining [= extinguish]

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4
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Define:

To get rid of sth/sb

A

to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more / to make someone leave because you do not like them

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5
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Define:

To leave out

A

to not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it [= omit]

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6
Q

Define:

Can´t put down

A

can´t stop

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7
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Define:

Stay put

A

don´t move, remain in one place

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8
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Define:

Done up

A

Paint or decorate

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9
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Save up

A

to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later

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10
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Get round to do something or

to use something

A

You intent to do something but you don´t have time

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11
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Knuckle down

A

Study a lot

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12
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Get away with

A

Accept something

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13
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Drop out

A

Stop going to a course

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14
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Pop out

A

Appear suddenly

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15
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Take up

A

To enter into (a profession or business)

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16
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Act up

A

Behave badly

17
Q

Bring up

A

Grown up, mention something or vomit

18
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To pig out on

A

To eat a lot in spite off you aren´t hungry (Atiborrarse)

19
Q

To wolf sth down

A

Eat very quickly (Devorar)

20
Q

To cut in

A

To interrupt

(When sb is speaking)

21
Q

Pull over

A

Park a car

22
Q

Take off

A

When sb became very popular

23
Q

Put sb off doing sth

A

To stop sb from doing sth

24
Q

Crunch down on

A

crush (a hard foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud grinding sound.

25
Q

Tear up

A

Extract, destroy

26
Q

Take sb on

A

To hire

27
Q

Run around after sb

A

Do a lot of things for sb

28
Q

Cooped up

A

Having to stay for a period of time in a very small place

29
Q

Go off an alarm

A

Begin to sound

30
Q

Clean out

A

When all the money has gone