Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
To slog away
“The team have been slogging … at developing the new software and some unbelievable apps for our clients.”
To slog away – to work very hard for a long time. Trabajar duro.
To lag behind
“Why have some states in the east of the country … behind others in improving agricultural production?”
o To lag behind - To fail to keep pace; to move more slowly than one’s peers. No mantener el ritmo, conseguir menos que otra persona.
o To drop behind – to get further behind or away from something or someone. Alejarse de algo o de alguien. (esta no es la correcta, pero pa’ saberla también)
To reek of
“Ever since he got a job in that restaurant he comes home reeking … fried food.”
o Reek: tufo, olor desagradable, apestar.
o Reek of – apestar a, oler a (sentido figurado)
To cotton on to something
“It took me a while to … on to the pleasures of spicy food but now I love it.”
To cotton on to sth – To begin to understand a situation or fact.
Darse cuenta de algo. Empezar a acostumbrarse a algo.
To goad someone into doing something
“When someone goaded her … quitting an activity she would go out of her way to do it even more.”
o Goad – provocar, incitar
o To goad someone into doing sth – Incitar a alguien a hacer algo
To muddle through
“Somehow, I managed to muddle … my exams and got the grades I needed to get to university.”
o Muddle – lío, desorden, follón
o To muddle through – salir del paso, improvisar - “We hadn’t practiced the song enough, so we just muddled through it”
To bottom out
“Growth in the economy may have … out, but inflation will remain a persistent problem.”
o Bottom out – tocar fondo – reach the lowest or worst point of something.
Otras no válidas para esta contexto:
o Fall out – pelearse, discutir
o Flatten out – allanar, alisar
To flesh out
“Talks are continuing between the two countries to try to … out details of the cease-fire.”
o Flesh out – to provide more information about something. Detallar, complementar, hacerlo más sustancioso
o Cease-fire – alto el fuego, cese de hostilidades.
Otra no válida para este contexto:
o Pad out – rellenar (añadir palabras, written style)
