Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Pharasal Verb
Going out to have some drink
hang out (with)
* I’ll hang out with my dog
Pharasal Verb
To do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something:
Keep up (with)
* He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up.
* Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.
Pharasal Verb
To meet another person in order to do something together:
Meet up
* They suggested we meet up at Mustafa’s.
Pharasal Verb
To move or do things slowly:
Hang around
* Go and pack but don’t hang around - we have to go in an hour.
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To teach or give something to someone who will be alive after you have died:
Pass something down
* His is a family trade, passed down from generation to generation.
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To remove something:
Take away
* Take these chairs away - we don’t need them.
* Supermarkets are taking business away from small local shops.
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To care (raise, rear) for a child until they are an adult, often giving them particular beliefs:
Bring someone up
* She was brought up by her grandmother.
* They brought her up to be a Catholic.
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To manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully:
Get on
* How is your daughter getting on at university?
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To arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly:
Show up
* I invited him for eight o’clock, but he didn’t show up until 9.30.
* We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never showed up.
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When a vehicle hits someone or something
Run over
* I think we’ve just run a rabbit over.
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To need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed
Rely on/upon someone/something
* The success of this project relies on everyone making an effort.
* I rely on you for good advice.
Phrasal Verb
(A book, record, film, etc.) To become available for people to buy or see
Come out
* When does their new album come out?
Phrasal Verb
To understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it
Work Out
* There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.
* Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed.
Phrasal Verb
To (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface, Slip.
Slid down
The boulder slid down.
Phrasal Verb
Break little pieces off
Chip away
He worked to chip away at the rock.
Phrasal Verb
Letting drops fall (of blood).
Drip
Driping blood, he made his way back.
Phrasal Verb
A delay.
An occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence
Hold-up
* Come on, let’s go. What’s the hold-up?
* In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun
Prhasal Verb
To move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker
Pop over
* Would you mind popping over to have a look at my bike some time?
Phrasal Verb
To pull a piece of clothing onto your body or attach jewelry to it.
To arrange a performance.
Put on weight (of a person) to become heavier.
To pretend, or pretending sth is true as a trick.
Put on
- He put on his red sneakers.
- The school is putting on a play.
- He’s put on a lot of weight.
- She puts on a great English accent.
- She’s not 45 – you’re putting me on!
Phrasal verb
To give the main or important points of
Sum up
* He summed up the various proposals.
