Phrasal Verbs 3 Flashcards
blast off
/The rocket blasted off at six am from the space station in Florida.
/The missile exploded as it was blasting off but thankfully no one was injured.
to leave the ground and rise into the air
blow out
/It’s a good idea to blow candles out when you leave aroom.
/The gas heater stopped working because someone blew out the ignition flame.
to extinguish by blowing
blurt out
/Don’t tell my mother any secrets unless you don’t mind her blurting them out to everyone.
/I blurted out my bad exam results to my father as soon as I saw him.
to say suddenly
bounce back
/The stock market is weak now but it will bounce back.
/I am sick now but will hopefully bounce back soon and be back at work next week.
to become well and happy again (after an illness or other setback)
bow out
/Some politicians never want to bow out but are often eventually forced to step down.
/My boss bowed out yesterday after 40 years at the company.
to leave or retire from an important position
branch out
/Many companies get into trouble when they branch out into areas outside their expertise.
/My father’s business is branching out into selling cars not just repairing them.
to diversify; to start a new line of business
break away
/Scotland will never break away from the UK as it is economically dependent on it.
/Croatia was part of Yugoslavia until it broke away.
- to break ties
- to detach or separate from
break in(to)
/It’s very difficult to break in wild stallions but it can be done with patience.
* stallion: an uncastrated male horse, a male horse kept for breeding, a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud
/My home was broken into last year six times-I’m so fed up.
* fed up: tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance
- to interrupt
- to burglarize; to force one’s way in(to)
- to tame
break out
/War broke out in Europe in 1939.
/A violent criminal broke out of my local prison yesterday and everyone is on the lookout.
* lookout: one engaged in keeping watch, an elevated place or structure affording a wide view for sbservation, a careful looking or watching
- to escape (from captivity)
- to start or arise (of war, a disease…)
bring about
/What brought about your change of mind? I thought you were totally set on going to America to study.
/Smoking doesn’t bring about any health benefits.
to cause to happen
bring back
/Please bring back my books as I need them for mhy forthcoming exam.
/Seeing my best friend after twenty years absence brought back many fond memories.
- to return
- to prompt recollections
bring down
/Many banks have been brought down by poor management.
/I will buy your car if you bring the price down by at least 30%.
- to carry downstairs
- to reduce in price
- to humble; to precipitate one’s downfall
* humble: not proud, not thinking of yourself as better than other people, given or said in a way that shows you do not think you are better than other people
* downfall: a sudden fall, a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy, something that causes a downfall (as of a person)
