Phrasal Verbs (3) Flashcards
Make something/someone out
To be able to see, hear, or understand someone or something
To be a drag on someone/something
informal. to slow down or limit the development of someone or something
To call off something
To cancel an event or activity
To tell off someone
To reprimand someone very angrily
Turn up (2)
(1) Discover, find (2) Appear, especially after being lost or unseen for a long time
Bear out (formal phrasal verb)
To support the truth of something, or to support someone’s claims or statements
Ramp up (not informal verb)
To crease the effort, speed, or power of something sharply
Put up with sb/sth
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly
Back out (CAE)
To decide not to do something that you had said you would do
Come off (informal phrasal verb)
to happen as planned; succeed
Look up to someone (CAE)
To admire and respect someone
Delve into (something)
To search in order to find a thing or information
To call into question (formal phrasal verbs)
To cause doubts about something
Drive (someone or something) off
To force someone or something to leave
Tap into something
To manage to use something in a way that brings good result
Phase something out
To stop or remove using something gradually or in stages.
Set about something
To start to do or deal with something
Be bent on sth/doing sth
To be determined to do something or have something.
On the lookout for something
To search for someone or something
To make a point of (doing something)
To give one’s attention to (doing something) to make sure that it happens
Go along with sth/sb
To support an idea, or to agree with someone’s opinion
Bear/keep something in mind
to consider something before making a decision.
