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Phrasal Verbs 2 Flashcards

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1
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back up

A

make a copy of information

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bail out

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help a person or business in difficulty

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3
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book up

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(passive) when a person, place or event is booked up, they have no spare time or space

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4
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bring forward

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change event time earlier than planned

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bring off

A

succeed in achieving something

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burn out

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be extremely tired or ill because of overworking

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call back

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call so for a second time

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cash in on

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benefit or make money from an event or situation, often in an unfair way
Israelis cash on in Kosher wine trade

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cash up

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count all the money taken by a shop or business at the end of the working day

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close down

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stop a business immidiately

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contract out to

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arrange for

another company to do some work instead of your company. (~ outsourcing)

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copy in someboby

A

send someone a copy of

an email you are sending to someone else

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13
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draw up

A

prepare a document or plan

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drum up

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o try and increase interest in something, or

support for something

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15
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fall through

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If a business deal or an arrangement falls through it does not happen

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FILL IN FOR SOMEBODY

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To fill in for somebody is to do their work because they are away

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GET AHEAD

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To get ahead is to be successful in your work or your life.

I want to get ahead in my job so I work very long hours

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HACK INTO

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get into someone else’s computer system or online account secretly, and often illegally, in order to look at their information or do something illegal.

19
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HIRE OUT

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If you hire out something (or hire something out), you allow someone to pay you money so that they can use it for a short time

20
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KNUCKLE DOWN

A

start to work or study very hard

21
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LAY OFF

A

stop employing workers

22
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MEASURE UP

A

to be good enough; to have the necessary abilities, skills or qualities.

23
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NOTE DOWN

A

write a note

24
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PENCIL IN

A

make a provisionaly appointment

25
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PICK UP

A

t increases or improves after a slow start or a bad period.

26
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PULL OUT OF SOMETHING

A

withdraw from an agreement, or stop

taking part in an activity

27
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REPORT BACK

A 
tell someone (usually someone in authority) some
information that you have discovered, or that they have asked you to find out
28
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RIP OFF

A

make people pay too much money for something

29
Q

RUN BY / PAST

A

To run something by someone is to tell them something so that they can
consider it and give their opinion

30
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SELL OFF

A

To sell off a business is to sell all or part of it

31
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SELL OUT

A

To sell out of something is to sell all of it and have no more left for people
to buy

32
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SELL UP

A

To sell up (or sell something up) is to sell a business completely and move
onto something else or somewhere else

33
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SHOP AROUND

A

When people shop around, they compare the prices and quality of an item
so that they can choose the best one to buy

34
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SIGN UP

A

To sign up is to agree to do something, or to take part in something, by signing one’s name
To sign up somebody (or sign somebody up) is to hire them to work for
you, or to put their name on a list to receive a service from you or to become a member of something

35
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SMARTEN UP

A

. If you smarten up somebody or something (or smarten somebody or
something up) you make them / it look tidier, or more attractive, or
cleaner

36
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BE SNOWED UNDER

A

be overwhelmed

37
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STAY BEHIND

A

remain in a place when other people leave it

38
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STEP DOWN (FROM/AS)

A

leave your job (usually an important job or position), especially so that someone else can do it

39
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STEP UP

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To step up something (or step something up) is to do more of an activity,
work harder at it, or increase the level or strength of something in order to
improve a situation

40
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STOCK UP

A

buy a lot of something

41
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TALK OVER

A

discuss a problem or situation with someone.

42
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TEAM UP

A

join another person, or group, in order to do something together

43
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WIND UP

A

bring it to a conclusion – to finish it, or prepare to finish it

44
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WRITE OFF

A

If you write off a sum of money you accept that you have lost it, or that it will not be repaid

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