Phrasal verbs 2 Flashcards
Hold up
To rob or “delay”
“Two men held up the bank”
Knock out
Lose consciousness
“The blow on the head knocked me out”
Fall out
Arguing / Discuss
‘Greg and his girlfriend have fallen out again’
Join in
Take part
‘Try to join in the English lessons so you can get A in the FCE’
Keep up with
Go along / follow
‘If you drive very fast, I won’t be able to keep up with you’
Live on
Depends
‘They live on the money the government gives them’
Leave out
Skip
‘I usually leave out the difficult exercises’
Look down on
Feel superior
‘Rich people look down on people with less money’
Look into
Investigating
‘The police are looking into the problem’
Look round
General look
‘It’s good look round a city when you visit it for the first time’
Look out
Be careful
‘Look out for the car!’
Look up
Search
‘Why don’t you look this word up in the dictionary?’
Look up to
Admire
‘I really look up to my father’
Look forward to
Waiting for
‘I’m looking forward to hearing from you’
Make up
Lie
‘I think he made this story up’
Make piece
‘The couple had fallen out but then made up’
Make up for
Compensate
‘The nice hotel made up for the terrible flight’
Pick on
Annoying
‘My older brother is always picking on me’
Pick up
Collect
‘What time can you pick me up?’
Put aside
Save
‘Greg always put his money aside for a rainy day’
Put off
Postpone / Procrastinate or ‘Discourages you’
‘I think you’re going to have to put the meeting off’
Put up
Provide accomodation
‘If you’re ever in town, I will be happy to put you up’
Put up with
Tolerate
‘Sometimes I can’t put up with some politicans’
