Phrasal verbs (2) Flashcards
Come by (somewhere)
To visit a place for a short period of time, often when you were going to somewhere else
Keep/hold in check
To have something under control
Slack off
To do something with less effort or energy than before
Champ/chomp at the bit
To be impatient of something or to do something, almost angry and not willing to wait
To be no match for someone
To not be as strong, smart or agile as something or someone you are competing against
Fizzle out
To fail
Cut down
To stop having a habit.
Live on something
(1) If you live on a specific amount of money, it means that’s the money you use to buy the things you need (2) To eat a particular type of food
Come to sth
To reach a particular point
Get over sth (2)
(1) To accept an unpleasant fact or situation after having known it for a while (2) to return to an original state of well-being after a difficult period of time (esp an illness).
Live up to sth
to achieve what is expected. esp high standards
Put sth off / Put off sth
To decide or arrange to delay something for another moment or later.
Hand back sth
To return an object to its owner after he/she has given it to you
Look back to something
To remember something or an experience that happened in the past
To be in good/high spirits
To be cheerful and happy
