Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Take up
- become interested or engaged in a pursuit.
“she took up tennis at the age of 11” - occupy time, space, or attention.
“I don’t want to take up any more of your time”
Spurred on by
encourage
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster: Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. Spurred (on) by her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.
Slap down
(informal) to criticize someone in an unfair way, often in public, so that they feel embarrassed or less confident Anyone who dared to complain was immediately slapped down.
Show off
display someone or something that is a source of pride.
“her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure”
Chlubit se
Potter around
to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important.
Put up with
tolerate or endure something.
“I’m too tired to put up with any nonsense”
Vyrovnat se s..
Must refrain from
SYN.: MUST NOT
Used to indicate that something is forbidden. synonyms ▲ Synonyms: must refrain from, be not to
Sound someone out
to discover informally what someone thinks or intends to do about a particular thing, so that you can be prepared or take suitable action:
Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she’s going to vote?
Use up
INFORMAL
(of a person) be exhausted or emotionally drained.
“she was tired and used up”
Call for
Publicly ask for something
Map out
Make a detail plan
Don’t settle for sth
you will not accept something that is less than what you want.
He wants a full refund and he won’t settle for anything less.
She never settles for second best.
Make shift
Temporary and low quality (improvised, not permanent; not lasting. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.)
Make shift accommodation after people have been evacuated from natural disaster like floods
