Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
to be connected by the telephone
get through
I tried to phone her but i coudn’t get through
to wait for a short period of time
hang on
Hnag on a minute. I will just find out for you
to return a phone call
call back
I call back at more convinent time
if the sound on a mobile phone …. …. you can no longer hear the person who speaking on it
break up
Did the phone line beark up when we were talking on it before?
to wait for a short period of time
hold on
Hold on the phone for a second! let me find a pen to write down your phone number.
to conncet with someone esle by the telephone
put through
you call has been put through to the finance department.
to end a telephone call by breaking the connection
hang up
if you get obsence or abusive phone call, dont say anything and hang up immidetaely.
to interrupt a phone conversation
cut off
I was cut off in mid conversatuon.
to answer the phone
pick up
I went to pick up the phone the phone, but it had stopped ringing.
to speak louder
speak up
you will have to speak up. I can’t hear you.
telephone someone later
get back to
I will find out for you and get back to you later on this afternoon
to telephone a place in order to give message
phone in
the newsopaer before midnight
to leave a place usually in order to start a journey
get off
if we can get off at 3 oclock, the road would be clear.
to return to a place after you have been somewhere else
get back
we retraced our route and in attempt to the right pace
to leave or escape from a place or person
get away
we walked to the necx beach to get away from the crowd.
to be successful on the work that you do
get ahead
she wants to get ahead to her career
to succeed in talking to someone on the phone
get through
I tried to phone her
to make people understand something
get across
what messgae are you trying to get across to the customer?
to manage situation especillay succefully
get on
stop gossiping and get on with some work
to get out of the bed after sleeping
get up
she finds it very diffucult to get up early
to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happned to you
get over
it took him a long time to get over his cold.
to start feeling sad or losing hope
get down
I get down from time to time but I always come back stronger
to manage to reach or touch something
get at
Lift some loose floorboards to get at the pipes.
if you get behind with work or payment
get behind
if you get behind with the rent, you will be ask to leave.
used to telling someone to leave
get out
Get out of the house or I’ll call the police.
if people get along, they like each other, and are friendly to each other.
get along
I want to get along with everyone.
to increase speed
speed up
you can speed up a little once you go past the traffic lights.
to make a car, go backwards
back up
The bus have to back up and turn around
to reduce speed
slow down
you drive round corners too fast, just slow down a bit!
if a vehicle or driver, drives off,
drive off
He was about to drive off, when the secarety came running out.
if a vehicle or driver … .. somewhere, they stop there
pull in
the police car signal to us to pull in
if a vehicle or driver … .. somewhere, they move onto a road or onto a part of a road where the traffic is moving faster
pull out
Don’t pull out! there is a car coming.
to enter a vehicle
get in
He invite us to get in the car and go out with him
if a vehicle or driver … .., they stop
pull
I heard a car pull out of the
to fasten your seat belt in the car
backle up
Don’t forget to
if a vehicle or driver… .., they stop by the side of the road.
pull over
We signa the taxi driver to pull over.
to make something full
fill up
I need to fill up with petrol before we go.
to hit someone with a vehicle that they injure or kill
knock down
Becareful otherwise you will knock down someone
to stop someome for going somewhere especially
cut off
A second policceman
to leave the road that youu are traveling along, in order to
turn off
Turn off the motorway, at the next exit.
to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them
run over
He
if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working
break down
The car might break down
hit or kcick out at someone or something
lash out
Many people uncontroable emtion
to leave angrily; if some … …, they quickly
storm out
Why did the man stormed out of the manager office?
if you … something .., you completely destry it and
smash up
He just want to smash up the closest object to him.
to lose one’s temper
blow up
what did it take to make Paul to blow out?
used to tell someoneangrily to go away
shove off
Shove off and leave me alone
to become extremly angry or to lose control of yourself from surprise or shock
flip out
Calm down
to become or cause someone to make extremly emotionlly
freak out
Wea re going to freak out if we don’t show up.
to stop feeling upset, angry or
calm down
Just come down and tell me what has happened?
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them
fall out
Most married people, fall out over money.
to prepare to fight, compete or argue with someone.
square up
it was brave of him to square up
to suddenly say something loudly
burst out
the boy burst out of the room. ( the boy left the room suddenly)
to attack or critize someone or something with great force
rip into
He would rip into
to attack someone physicllay or to critisize
lay into
I saw him to lay into a man twice his size.
to talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry in order to try to solve a problem
have it out
I need to have it out with her once and for all.
to not allow something bad to affect your behaviour or upset you
rise above
She had the courage and detemination to rise above her physical disability
to speak angrily to someone to has done something wrong
tick off
Don’t tick me off! I am not in a good mood.
to use a zipper to fasten someone’s clothing
zip up
Zip up your jacket! It is cold out there.
to put on a piece of clothing in order to test the fit
try on
I like to try on that blue wool coat
An action of removing something
take off
I saw him take off his coat and place it into the back seat.
to put on an item of clothing, easily and quickly
slip on
Let me quickly slip on my dress.
to put warm clothes on
wrap up
Remember to wrap up warmly on cold days
to fasten
do up
She asked me to do up her dress for her at the back
put something on the a hanger or hook
hang up
How many times have I told you to hang up your clothes?
to take off your shoes by shaking your feet
Kick off
Relaz and kick off tyour shoes
to make an item of clothing smaller
take in
You have lost some weight and your suit doesn’t fit. I’ll have to take it in.
to reduce the length of an item of clothing
take up
Your trousers are too long, we need to take them up so they will fit you.
to dress yourself in something
put on
He put on his best clothes for the party.
to put an item of clothing on very quickly
throw on
Throw on a jacket and let’s go. I don’t want to miss the trian.
dry clothes outside after washing them
hang out
My job was to hang out the washing.
to display proudly
show off
She did a quick twirl to show off her dress.
to wait in a line of people, ften to buy something
queue up
We had to queue up for over two hours to buy a brand new pair of shoes.
discuss someone or something in a way that makes them seen less interesting or attractive
talk down
How dare you talk down to me like this?
to discuss a problem or a plan
talk over
I’ve got something to talk over with you.
to discuss something in a general way whithout dealing with the most important issue
talk round
He would talk round the subject instead of getting to the point.
to pass a period of time by talking
talk away
She could sometimes talk away for hours on end.
to discuss a problem throughly with someone who diagrees with you about it
throughly: comprehensive
talk out
They should sit down to talk out their differences.
to reply quickly and often rudely to something that someone says
talk back
Little children should not talk back to their parents
to talk to someone as if you think they are not as clever or important as you are
talk down to
Try not to** talk down** to your employess.
to explian to someone in detail how something should be done
talk through
Allow time to talk through any areas of difficulty
to speack louder
talk up
Talk up a bit please. we can’t hear you
ti discuss a subject
talk about
I don’t want to talk about it anymore
to have a converstaion with other people
talk with
I wish to have a private talk with you
reduce the amount or quantity of something
cut back
The doctor told me to cut back on red meat.
remove something using a sharp implenebt
cut off
He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me.
reduce the size, amount or quantity of something
cut down
Half the grass was cut down to make room for the road
to cut something into several pices
cut up
She cut up the meat into small pieces
to make a path through something by cutting
cut through
You need a powerful saw to cut through metal
to go across an area of land instaed of going around the edge of it
cut across
We can gain some time if we cut across this field
to reduce an amount of something that is available, especially time or money
cut into
The rise in wage cut into the profits of the company
to interrupt someone who is speaking
cut in
I was just talking to John, when David cut in.
to remove something from a large piece by cutting
cut out
She cut out his picture from the magazine.
used to ask someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying or offensive
cut it out
I’m sick of you two arguing just cut it out.
give something freely as a giftt or donation
give away
We have six copies of the book to give away.
to return something
give back
When you can give back the money that you owe?
hand in a completed document to an official or a piece of work to a supervisor
give in
you must give in your exMINATION paper now
allow oneself to be taken over by an emotion or addiction
give over
Please give over crying
to distribute something
give out
He wouldn’t give out any information
closely examine the condition of something
check over
Please check over your work and correct amy mistake
to prevent someone from doing from doing something by talking about the good reasons for not doing it.
talk out of
We need to talk John out of going to the cinema tomorrow.
mislead or deceive someone, especially into believing that one is in love with or attracted to them.
lead (someone) on
If you want a friend-with-benefit relationship, Don’t lead her on.
to start eating, esp. eagerly:
dig in
/dɪɡ/
dig - dug - dug
The food’s getting cold – dig in!
to … ../to … .. : to enter or to board a vehicle
To … .. (1) is used for cars; to … .. (2) is used for all
other forms of transportation.
- get in
- get on
- It’s easiest to get in the car from the
driver’s side. The door on the other side
doesn’t work well. - I always get on the bus to work at 34th
Street.
OPP: get in => get out : Get out the car!
get on => get off : Helen got off the train at the 42nd Street terminal.
Separable phrasal
to place on oneself (usually said of clothes)
put on
- Mary put on her coat and left the room.
- Put your hat on before you leave the house.
separable phrasal verb
to remove (usually said of clothes)
take off
John took off his jacket as he entered the office./
Take your sweater off The room is very warm.
separable phrasal verb
to start or cause to function
turn on
Synonym: Switch on
Please turn on the light; it’s too dark in here./
Do you know who turned the air conditioning on?
separable phrasal verb
to cause to stop functioning
Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc.
turn off
Synonym : to switch off, to shut off)
Please turn off the light when you leave the room.
Are you really listening to the radio, or should I turn it off?
very soon; immediately
right away
(also: at once): Stop playing that loud music at once!
Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we’d better wash our hands and set the table. /
Tell Will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately.
separable phrasal verb
to lift with one’s fingers or hands;
to retrieve or collect ;
to learn
pick up
Harry picked up the newspaper that was on the front doorstep. /
Lucia was so busy that she forgot to pick her son up from school.
Margot picks up math easily, but she is not good at reading.
separable phrasal verb
to arise, to rise from a bed; to make someone arise
get up
Carla gets up at seven o’clock every morning. /
At what time should we get the children up tomorrow?
to find, to discover
come up with
After worrying for days, I finally came up with a solution to my problem. /
Even though Kwan doesn’t have a job, he always comes up with enough money to pay his bills.
phrasal verb
(informal) to become or to make somebody become more cheerful or lively, especially after they have been ill or sad
SYNONYM brighten
perk up
perk somebody up
He soon perked up when his friends arrived.
A cup of coffee will perk you up.
Would you like a cup of coffee? It might perk you up.
phrasal verb
(formal) to spend a lot of time thinking or learning about something
steep yourself in
They spent a month steeping themselves in Chinese culture.
