phrasal verbs 2

Question 1

ask after

Answer 1

ask for sb./sth.

Question 2

call for

I will call for you at six.

Answer 2

• come to your house and collect you

Question 3

call on (Kosovo-Kurztrip)
- I called on some friends in Kosovo.

Answer 3

visit for a short time (für ein paar Tage –> Kurztrip)

Question 4

come across

- J. came across this old painting in the attic.

Answer 4

• find by chance (zufällig gefunden)

Question 5

come into

- S. came into a large sum of money.

Answer 5

• inherit (erben)

Question 6

count on

Answer 6

depend on (auf jdm. zählen)

Question 7

deal with

Answer 7

take action to solve a problem

Question 8

do without

Answer 8

manage without having sth.

Question 9

get at

- What are you getting at?

Answer 9

• suggest

Question 10

get over

- B. has got over his illness.

Answer 10

• recover from

Question 11

go over

Answer 11

discuss the details

Question 12

join in

Answer 12

take part in, contribute to

Question 13

live on

- They live on the Money her father gives them.

Answer 13

• have as income

Question 14

look into

- The goverment is looking into the problem.

Answer 14

• investigate (untersuchen, prüfen, erforschen)

Question 15

look round

Answer 15

look at everything

Question 16

make for

- Where are you making for exactly?

Answer 16

• go in the direction of

Question 17

pick on

- He is always picking on me.

Answer 17

• choose a person to punish (jmd. ärgern)

Question 18

run into

Answer 18

meet by chance (zufällig treffen)

Question 19

see about

- Well have to see about getting you an Office.

Answer 19

• make arrangements

Question 20

see to (on sb. / sth.)

Answer 20

attend to (pflegen), take care of

Question 21

stand for

Answer 21

tolerate / support sth. / be a candidate for

Question 22

take after

- H. takes after her mother.

Answer 22

have the same characteristics as