phrasal verbs Flashcards
1
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ask someone out
A
invite on a date
2
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ask around
A
ask many people the same question
3
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account to
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to provide a report on money spending to someone
4
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account for
A
to give an explanation
5
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accuse of
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to charge someone with something wrong (e.g., a crime, an offense)
6
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back up
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- to block the passage; 2. to support someone, something
7
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blow up
A
to explode
8
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ask for it
A
to ask for trouble
ex: If you come to work late every day, you’re asking for it / you’re asking for trouble.
9
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back down
A
to give in
уступить, отступить
10
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break down
A
get upset
11
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break something down
A
divide into smaller parts
12
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break into something
A
enter forcibly
13
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break something in
A
wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/feel new
14
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break in
A
interrupt
EX:The TV station broke in to report the news of the president’s death.
15
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break up
A
- end a relationship
2. start laughing (informal)
16
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break out
A
escape
17
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break out in something
A
develop a skin condition
18
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call something off
A
cancel
19
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call on someone
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to visit someone;
2. to appeal to someone (for an answer, advice, help)
20
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calm down
A
relax after being angry
21
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care about
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- to like someone; 2. to be interested in something
22
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care for
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- to like someone; 2. to want something; 3. to look after someone
23
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carp at
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to find fault with someone, something
придираться к кому-то/чему-то
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carry away
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- to remove, to take away; 2. (usually passive) to excite someone greatly or excessively
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carry on
1. to continue doing something without stopping; 2. to behave excitedly, foolishly(2. I hate it when she carries on like this)
26
carry out
to fulfill, to complete
| He needs to do a lot of things to carry out his plan.
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carry through
1. to fulfill, to complete (despite difficulties); 2. to support someone through a difficult time
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catch on
1. to become popular; 2. to understand quickly, to grasp mentally (She is a quick learner. She catches on very fast.)
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catch up with
1. to reach the same level or position as someone ahead; 2. to bring up to date, to make up for the lack of something (восполнить, наверстать упущенное)
30
check out
leave a hotel
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check someone/something out
look at carefully, investigate
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check out someone/something
look at (informal)
33
change to
to make a change to something different
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charge at
o attack someone
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charge for
to ask as a price for service or goods (How much do you charge for a single room?)
36
charge with
to accuse of something
| He was charged with murder.
37
cheer up
become happier
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chip in
help
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cheat on
to be unfaithful to one's wife (husband)
40
cheat out of
to trick someone out of something
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come across
to be understandable, to get across
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come across something
to find by chance
| Yesterday I came across an interesting article on vegetarian cooking.
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come along
to join someone (I'm going to the park. Would you like to come along?)
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come by
to drop in / drop by (заглянуть в гости)
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come down
1. to go down; 2. to fall
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come down to
1. to get to the core of the matterт(сводиться к)
| 2. to go down in status, wealth
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come down with
to become ill
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come out with
to confess, to reveal something
49
come up
1. to go up; 2. to appear
50
do something over
do again
51
decide on something
to agree on something, decide in favor of something
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dedicate to
1. to give one's time, energy, effort to something; 2. to do something in honor of someone
53
depend on someone or something
1. to be conditioned by; 2. to rely on, to count on
54
drop in/by/over
come without an appointment
55
drag behind someone
to lag behind someone
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get along
to get on, to make progress
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get along with someone
to be on good terms with someone
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get at something
1. to reach something; 2. to hint at something
| 2. What are you getting at?
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get away with something
to escape punishment for wrongdoing
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get by
to manage to live, to go on in spite of difficulties
61
get by someone
1. to manage to go past someone; 2. to escape someone's attention
1. пройти, проскочить мимо кого-то; 2. ускользнуть от чьего-то внимания
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get down to (work, business)
to concentrate on (work, business)
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get something off something
to remove something from something
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go back on (one's word, promise)
to fail to fulfill a promise
65
hand in
to submit
66
hand out
to give, to distribute
67
hang on
1. to hold fas (. крепко держать(ся)t; 2. to go on in spite of difficulties; 3. to wait by the telephone
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hang out -
1. to lean out, stick out of (the window); 2. (slang) to visit frequently and spend a lot of time at some (favorite) place
69
hang up
1. to place something on a hook; 2. to put down the receiver
70
hang up on someone
to put down the receiver in the middle of the conversation
71
keep at it
to persist in doing something
You can master English pronunciation if you keep at it.
настойчиво делать, работать над чем-то
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keep away (from someone or something) -
to keep at distance; to stay away (from)
73
keep down
- to prevent from rising; keep at a lower level
74
keep out
not to enter
75
long for something
to yearn for something, to want it very much
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look away
to turn one's eyes away from someone or something
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look back
to turn back and look; 2. to review the past
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look down
to direct one's eyes down
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look down on someone
to regard someone with contempt
| смотреть на кого-то с презрением, свысока
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look in (some place)
to see if something is there
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look into something
to examine, to investigate something
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look out
- to watch out, to be careful
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look up to someone
to regard someone with admiration or respect
84
make away / off
to escape in a hurry
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make for (some place)
to head for (some place)
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make of something
1. to understand or interpret something unclear; 2. to be made of something - to be made up of some material
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make up for something
to compensate for a loss
88
move over
to move in order to give space Can you move over a little?
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nag at someone
to complain about something She is always nagging at her husband.
90
object to something
to be against something
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put up with something
to tolerate something
92
put through
. to put into effect, to accomplish; 2. to connect by telephone
93
put on -
1. to dress; 2. to gain weight; 3. to pretend
94
put in
1. to include or add; 2. to spend time, effort, or money on something
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put back
to return something to its place
96
put aside
1. to set aside; 2. to save; 3. to disregard something on purpose
97
pull through
to survive
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pull oneself together
to regain self-control Stop crying and pull yourself together.
