Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Do up
riparare
chiudere velocemente
Es. You must do up your safety belt
Draw in
per i treni: significa che un treno è arrivato in stazione
get by
have just enough money to live on
oppure not be noticed
jump on
criticare, attaccare
Es. Everyone jumped on me when I raised the issue
answer back
reply rudely to someone
back off
to move backwards in order to get away from somebody/something frightening or unpleasant.
back out
fail to keep an arrangement or promise
Es. He backed out so we gave the ticket to his sister
bail out
salvare
togliere l’acqua
Saltare (da un aereo)
bail up
parlare con qualcuno e farli ritardare
far creare confusione o complicare
Es. The new project has balled me up
Arrotolare
Es. he balled up his napkin
bang around
fare casino spostandosi nello spazio
I can hear him banging aorund upstairs
slip up
make a mistake
es. I should have taken that job I really slipped up
slip back
go back to old or bad habits
play out
happen or develop
es. The situation is likely to play out in one of two ways
zero in on someone/something
concentrate yourself on a specific targer or goal
es. The detective zeroed in on the suspect’s whereabouts
gloss over
es. He glossed over the accident and its consequences
to treat sth as if it weren’t important
avoi talknig about sth unpleasant
look on
to watch sth happen but not become involved in it
play up to
to behave in a very polite or kind way to someone because you want sth from them
tie in with
plan an event so it happens at the same time as another
to show connection between things
wind up
annoy
close a bussines
to end a meeting
listen in on
es. It’s not polite to listen in on other people’s conversations
to listen to someone’s conversation when the person does not realise you are doing it
turn in
go to bed
to return sth or sb to an organization or authority
to produce good results
boil down to
to be the main reason of sth
talk up
speak with enthusiasm
tattle on
secretly telling to someone that someone else has done sth bad
