Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Get across
to manage to make someone understand or believe something (get your
point or message across). To communicate an idea or message successfully.
Get away with
to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong, or to
avoid harm or criticism for something you did.
Get by
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just
enough of something you need, such as money.
Get down to (something)
to start to direct your efforts and attention to something,
especially work.
Get on
1) to have a good relationship. 2) to manage or deal with a situation, especially
successfully.
Get out of
to avoid doing something that you do not want to do, especially by giving an
excuse.
Get over
1) to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has
made you unhappy. 2) to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a
while.
Get round to
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time.
Get round (someone)
to persuade someone to allow you something by using your
charm.
Get through
to succeed in an exam or competition.
Get through to
to succeed in talking to someone on the phone.
Get up to
to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of.
Get at
to criticize a person repeatedly
Give in
to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing.
Give out
1) If a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working. 2) to give
something to each of a number of people.
Give away
1) to tell people something secret, often without intending to. 2) to give
something to someone without asking for payment.
Give (something) up
1) If you give up a habit, such as smoking, or something such as
alcohol, you stop doing it or using it. 2) To stop trying.
Give (yourself) up
to allow the police or an enemy to take you as a prisoner.
Give off
to produce heat, light, a smell, or a gas.
Go off
1) to stop working ( light or an electric supply) 2) to stop being fresh (food or drink) 3) to explode or to be fired. 4) to stop liking someone or something.5) to start making a noise as a signal or warning.
Go on
1) to base an opinion or decision on something. 2) to talk so much that people become bored or annoyed. 3) Happening/ occurring (What’s going on?)
Go out
1) to stop burning or shining. 2) For a business to fail/end.
Go down
to decline, to decrease in the success of a business.
Go up
to increase ( price, weight).
