Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
1
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Engine stops working
A
Break down
2
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- Defeat/ kill sb
- Stop sb from causing harm
A
Take down
take down a tyrant
3
Q
Destroy a building
A
Knock down a building
4
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Blow and make collapse
A
Blow down
a wind had blown the fence down.
5
Q
Be destroyed by fire
A
Burn down
6
Q
Go more slowly
A
Slow down
7
Q
Do something less regularly
A
Cut down on (e.g. coffee)
i am trying to cut down on caffeine
8
Q
Disappoint them because you didn’t do what they hoped
A
Let sb down
9
Q
- Refuse an application, an offer
A
Turn sb/sth down
10
Q
Approach
A
Go up, come up, walk up
11
Q
Move faster than people in front of you
A
Catch up
12
Q
Continue at the same speed/level
A
Keep up with sb
13
Q
Start an organization, company, business, system, website
A
Set up
14
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- Start doing a hobby, sport, activity, job
- Use space/time
- to discuss something or deal with something
A
Take up
he’s taken up the position of supervisor
he took the matter up with sb
15
Q
- Arrange a meeting
- fix up a house
A
Fix up a meeting
16
Q
Raise and look after a child
A
Bring up a child
17
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Wash the Plates after a meal
A
Wash up
18
Q
Arrive / appear
A
Turn up, show up
19
Q
Introduce a topic in a conversation
A
Bring up a topic
20
Q
Be introduced in a conversation
A
Come up
21
Q
Produce an idea
A
Come up with
22
Q
- Wether become bright
- clarify a misunderstanding
A
Clear up
23
Q
Destroy with a bomb
A
Blow up
24
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Enough to manage
A
Get by
25
Go into the air
Take off
26
have a good relationship or deal successifully with a situation
get on / along
| they are getting along better
27
I live here now. I am _____ ____
Moving in
28
I am moving into
A new flat
29
I had no key, so I was ____ ____
Locked out
30
Visit sb at home without arranging to do this
Drop in
31
Take part in sth that’s already going on
Join in
32
Deceive sb
Take sb in
33
Eat at a restaurant, not at home
Eat out
34
Stop before you have completely finished (school/corse)
Drop out
35
Omit it
Leave it out
36
Fire, cigarette, light
Put out
37
Candle
Blow out
38
Work out
Do physical exercises, math, develop, understand
39
Carry out
An order, experiment, survey, investigation, plan
40
Give to each person
Hand sth out
41
Draw attention to sth
Point sth out
42
Find a solution to, put in order
Sort out
43
Test to see if ok
Try out
44
Get heavier
Put on weight
45
1. Something dangerous starts(eg war/disease)
2. Escape from prison
3. Suddenly begin in to have rash(spots on skin)
Break out
| war broke out in 1814
46
1. To go higher than a particular level
2. Force yourself through a barrier
Break through
| sales have broke through the $1 million barrier
47
1. To end a relationship
Break up
48
1. Machine stops working
2. Cry, feels sad
Break down
49
1. Break sb in= train them to a new job
2. burglar
Break in
| the boss did not believe in breaking his team in gently.
50
1. To be mentioned in a meeting
2. Move towards sb
3. Happen unexpectedly
4. +with= think of an idea
Come up
51
1. Attack sb
Come at
52
1. Inherit
Come into
53
1. Suddenly suffer sth
2. To be a part of an organization
Come under
54
1. Behave to make other people think you have a particular characteristic
2. Idea expressed clearly in artistic expressions
3. Find sth by chance
Come across
55
1. Suceed in a difficult situation
Come through
56
1. Happen as planned
Come off
57
1. Barely able to live bc of having just enough of sth you need
Get by
58
1. Leave train/bus
2. Leave to start a journey
Get off
59
1. points
Get across
| get your point across
60
1. Succeed in avoiding punishment
Get away with
61
1.get better after an illness/emotional breakdown
Get over
62
1. chase/follow sb to catch them
Go after
63
1. to be enough for everyone
Go around
| are there enough pencils to go around?
64
1. Experience a difficult situation
2. Rehearsal
Go through
65
1. X go near/prevent others form going near
2. Hide sth (lie)
Keep back
66
1. Watch in alert
2. Search/find sth(look sth out)
Look out
| I was always looking out to see if the kids were OK
67
1. Read sth quickly
1. Look through
| I've looked through some catalogues
68
1. Result in
2. go in the direction of a place
Make for
| having faster computers would make for a more efficient system
69
1. See/hear/understand sth in difficulty
Make out
70
1. Deceive
Take sb in
71
1. Plane flies
Take off
72
1. To accept a job
2. take up space
Take up
73
1. Make sb admit a crime
2. Go to bed
Turn in
| i turn in at midnight
he turned himself in to the police
74
1. Refuse an offer/request
2. volume
Turn down
75
Delay an activity
Put off (for/gerund)
| the meeting has been put off for a week
76
1. Put them into a bad situation
Put through
| sorry for putting you through this ordeal
77
1. Spend a lot of effort doing sth
Put in/into
| we have put a lot of time into ...
we put in some extra hours today
78
1. Propose sth
Put forward
79
1. leave a place or situation with the stated feeling/ idea
Come away
| i spend 90minutes doom scrolling taobao and came away empty-handed
80
Pay a deposit
Put down a deposit
81
1. Give information to public
2. to complain
3. stops working
Give out
| his legs gave out after the race
he gave it out that...
82
1. To be released (goods)
Come in
| the new stock will come in soon
83
1. Involve in a difficult situation
2. Be interested in
Get into
| get into debt/trouble
i don't know what's got into him
84
1. Examine facts about a problem
2. Find out sth
Look into
| i'll look into the reasons for the decision
look into details
85
1. Attack or criticise sb unexpectedly
2. depends on
Turn on
| she suddenly turned on me and swore at me
86
1. Explain sth to sb
2. give someone information about something
Take sb through sth
| ill take you through it one more time
take readers through the events
87
cry during a movie
tear up at a movie
88
tear paper
tear up
| he tore up the secret message to be safe
89
1. reminisce
look back on
| i look back on my childhood fondly
90
pick up
life has picked up
91
1. fasten sth
2. dress up
3. renovate/redecorate
do up
92
admit mistakes
own up to
93
1. to tolerate
2. self defense in a fight
1. put up with
2. put up a fight
94
close
shut down
95
wait
hold up
