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Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Puntualizar, señalar

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Point out

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Cut back on ( something)

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To consume less

Sam cut back on sugary sweets

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Cut in

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To interrupt a conversation

I was trying to talk to Ben, but my sister kept cutting in

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Cut ( soemone) off

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To take out of a will; disinherit

His parents cut him off after he quit college

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Cut ( something) out

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To remove something smaller from something larger

I cut the article out of the newspaper

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Try on

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To put on an item of clothing to see if it fits, often before you buy it

This dress will look great on you. Try it on!

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Take off

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To remove an item of clothing

Take off your coat and stay for a while

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Wear out

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To use an item until it is no longer in good condition

I wore out my boots. I need to buy a new pair soon

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Take [sth] in

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[To make an item of clothing smaller/ more narrow]
You lost weight, and your dress doesn’t fit. I’ll have to take it in.

[understand, absorb]
I’m not sure I took it all in but I understood most of it.

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Turn [sb] on

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excite sexually

He turned me on and I just couldn’t resist.

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Turn on [sb]

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become hostile to

We were getting along well and then suddenly he turned on me.

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turn [sth] on

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switch on

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ask [sb] out

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invite on a date

He asked her out

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bump into [sb/sth]

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collide with

I have a huge bruise where I bumped into the corner of the table. He bumped into me and I fell. I bumped into the car in front of me on the way to work.

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bump into [sb]

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meet by chance

Guess who I bumped into at the supermarket?

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check [sb/sth] out

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look at [sb/sth]

Check out that guy in the top hat!

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check out

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hotel:sign out

At this hotel, you must check out by 11:00 am or pay for another day.

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check out

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be verified

His alibi checked out
/ˈælɪbaɪ/ (coartada)

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cheer [sb] up

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make happier

Here’s a plate of chocolate ice cream to cheer you up.

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cheer up

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become happier

Mrs. Mills cheered up when the tea and cake were served.

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Cheer up!

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don’t be sad!!

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Get along with

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to have a good relationship:

We’re getting on much better now that we don’t live together.
He doesn’t get on with his daughter.

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get on

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to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully:
How are you getting on in your new home?
We’re getting on quite well with the decorating.

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hang out

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spend time idly (in a lazy way):

Why don’t you come over to my house and hang out for awhile.

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hang out with [sb]

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be with: friends

Since he got a girlfriend he stopped hanging out with his friends

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hit on [sb]

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to show someone that you are sexually attracted to them:

Some guy hit on me while I was standing at the bar.

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hook up

/hʊk/

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  1. to meet or begin to work with another person or other people:
    He hooked up with the other members of the band in Amsterdam.
  2. to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone:
    When did you two first hook up?
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let [sb] down

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to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do:

You will be there tomorrow - you won’t let me down, will you?
When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.

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make up

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coloured substances used on your face to improve or change your appearance:
I put on a little eye make-up.
She wears a lot of make-up.

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Turn [sb] on

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excite sexually

He turned me on and I just couldn’t resist.

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Turn on [sb]

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become hostile to

We were getting along well and then suddenly he turned on me.

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turn [sth] on

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switch on

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hook up

/hʊk/

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  1. to meet or begin to work with another person or other people:
    He hooked up with the other members of the band in Amsterdam.
  2. to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone:
    When did you two first hook up?
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let [sb] down

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to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do:

You will be there tomorrow - you won’t let me down, will you?
When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.

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pick on [sb]

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to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and unfairly:
He gets picked on by the other boys because he’s so small.
Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?

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split up

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an occasion when two people end their relationship

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turn [sth/sb] down

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to refuse an offer or request:
He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.

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turn on

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something that you find exciting, especially sexually:

The smell of leather on a man is a real turn-on.

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think up

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to invent or to imagine sth; to produce a new idea

Entrepreneurs think up great business ideas, create plans and then put their plans into action.

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come up with

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to think of or suggest an idea, plan or solution

Steve Jobs came up the idea of the iPhone.

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have a crush on someone

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to have strong feelings of love or affection for someone (often for a short time and with no results)

Last month she had a crush on Ted, but this month she has a huge crush on Sam.

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figure out

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to find an answer to sth or to understand someone or th by thinking.

We need to figure out a solution to the problem of global warming.

42
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make up

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to become friendly with someone again after an argument.

We had a huge fight yesterday, but we made up today.

43
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fall for someone

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to begin to feel love for someone.

I think I’m falling for Jess
I can’t stop thinking about him.

44
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to hit it off

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to get along well with someone from the first time that you meet the person

Ben and Jane hi it off on their first date.

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get over [sth]

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[STOP THINKING ABOUT STH ]
So he left you. Get over it. You can find better men anyway.

[CEASE LOVING]
It took me months to get over Jake after we broke up. He will get over her once he starts going out again.

[RECOVER FROM]
I hope you get over your flu really quickly. By spring he had got over the virus which troubled him for much of the winter.

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get on with [sth]

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[CONTINUE WITH STH; DO WITHOUT DELAY]

Don’t watch TV. Just get on with your homework!

47
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get away with [sth]

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[BE SUCCESFUL IN STH]

No one insults my family and gets away with it

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get through to [sb]

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[SUCCESSFULLY EXPLAIN SOMETHING]
I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer!

[REACH: ON PHONE]
I’m trying to get through to the President but he’s not answering his phone.

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get by

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[GET ENOUGH TO SURVIVE]
My French is really hopeless so I was glad to discover that I could get by in simple English in Paris. I speak English and Spanish, and can get by in Italian as well.

50
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get down to

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[START NOW]
I’ve got a lot of work to do, but I can’t seem to get down to it.
I must get down to booking our holiday.
After lunch we got down to discussing the issue of pay.

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get out

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[LEAVE]
Get out and leave me alone!

[ESCAPE]
We got out just as the building was about to burst into flames

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get out of [sth]

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[EXTRICATE ONESELF FROM] (librarse de , huir de, salir de)
The children could not get out of the building because it was on fire

[AVOID: AND OBLIGATION]
I need to get out of my meeting this afternoon because I have a doctor’s appointment.

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take after [sb]

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[RESEMBLE]
Many people say that Maria takes after her grandmother. Sam really takes after his father

[CHASE]

54
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take back [sth]

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[RETRACT]
I wish I could take back what I said in anger. You can never really take back an insult once you’ve made it.

[RETURN STH]
“I could succesfully take back the dorky piece of cloth”
“I could succesfully give back the dorky piece of cloth”
“I could succesfully return the dorky piece of cloth

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take [sth] off

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[REMOVE]

If you’re hot, why not take off that jumper?

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take [sth] apart

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[dismantle, disassemble]

She was a good mechanic and could take an engine apart in less than three hours.

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take [sth] on

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[assume,accept]
Taking on the directorship was his first mistake

[fight, oppose]
He took on management in an attempt to improve conditions for the workers

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take [sth] out

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[excise] (sacar, arrebatar)
He had a rotten tooth, which he had to have taken out.

[trash, rubbish: remove]
Can you take the rubbish out?

[apply for, open: insurance, etc.]
We advise you to take out travel insurance before you leave.

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take up [sth]

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[offer, challenge: accept]

They took up the company’s offer to pay for additional training.

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take [sth] up

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[start: a hobby]
He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather’s tools.

[use: time, resources]
That project will take up most of your time.

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take up with [sb]

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[become friendly with]
He’s taken up with a very undesirable crowd, and I fear they will lead him astray. (astray: off right path)
(Ha hecho buenas migas con un grupo de indeseables, y temo que lo llevarán por mal camino.)

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wrap [sth] up, wrap up [sth]

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[cover, envelop]
I’ll wrap it up securely and put it in the post to you
[finish]

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do [sth] up

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remodelar/redecorar un pis

65
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take[sth] up

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[start a hobby]
He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather’s tools.
Comenzó carpintería cuando heredó las herramientas de su abuelo.

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get hold of [sth/sb]

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[obtain[sth]]
Can you tell me where I can get hold of a watch like yours? You need to get hold of a copy of his birth certificate.
¿Puede decirme dónde puedo conseguir un reloj como el suyo?

[reach, contact [sb]]
I’ve been trying to get hold of him all week, but he’s always out.
He estado intentando pillarlo toda la semana, pero siempre está fuera

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have a go

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[try to do sth]
I’d never been water skiing before so I decided to have a go.
Nunca había practicado esquí acuático, así que decidí hacer un intento.

68
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make up [sth]

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[invent]
You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories.
Deberías ser escritor, inventas historias muy interesantes.

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keep a promise

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cumplir una promesa
Do you keep your promises? he asked her, after she vowed not to do it again.
—¿Cumples tus promesas? —le preguntó después de que le prometiera que no lo volvería a hacer más.

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hang out

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[slang (spend time idly) pasar el rato loc verb]

Why don

’

t you come over to my house and hang out for awhile.
¿Por que no vienes a mi casa a pasar el rato?

[colgar⇒ vi]
The cat’s tongue was hanging out.
La lengua del gato colgaba.

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hang up [sth]

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[suspend from a high place) colgar]
The children hung up their coats at the back of the classroom.
Los niños colgaron sus abrigos al fondo del aula.

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do enough to get by

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hacer lo suficiente para sobrevivir

get by vi phrasal (cope, manage) arreglárselas
The older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income. Between taxes and the high cost of living I make barely enough to get by.
La pareja de ancianos aprendió a arreglárselas con su pequeña jubilación.

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clear [sth] up

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(make tidy) limpiar⇒ vtr
ordenar⇒ vtr
Limpió la casa del primero al último rincón.

clear [sth] up figurative (clarify) (una duda)
aclarar⇒ vtr
explicar⇒ vtr
I was hoping that you could clear something up for me.
Esperaba que pudieras aclararme algo.

clear up (ailment: get better)
desaparecer⇒ vi
mejorar⇒ vi
The doctor told me the rash would clear up in about six weeks.
El doctor me dijo que el sarpullido desaparecería en unas seis semanas.

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