Phrasal verbs 3 Flashcards
Run out of
Finished / Don’t have
- ‘I don’t know what else to do. I’ve run out of ideas’*
- Food, time, petrol, money, patience
Show around
Get to know a place
‘She’s new in the company. Why don’t you show her around?’
Set in
Started and will continue
‘The rain has set it for the day’
Show off
Show how good you are
‘I hate medical undergraduates. They’re always showing off!’
Stand for
The meaning of the short form
‘What does BBC stand for?’
- COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- DOA = dead on arrival
- BMJ = British Medical Journal
- PTS = pos traumatic stress
Stand up for
Fight for
‘I admire him. He really stands up for his rights’
Take after
Look like
‘A lot of people say I take after my father’
Take over
Replace
‘If you’re tired, I can take over’
Take up
Start doing
‘Why don’t you take up English classes?’
Tear up
Make pieces of something
‘I hate this photograph’, she said tearing it up
Think over
Reflect / Think again
‘I need to take some time to think things over’
Try on
See if it fits
‘I like those trousers. Can I try them on?’
Try out
Test / Challenge
‘If you don’t think I can do it just try me out’
Turn down
Refuse / Decline
‘Why did you turn that job down?’
Take off
Leave the ground
‘What time does the plane take off?’
- Take off (striptease) x Put on - clothes
- Imitates a person in a funny way
Turn out
In the end / Consequence
‘Due to the prevalence of celiac disease of only about 1% in a screening population, most of the suspected cases will turn out not to have CD’
Turn up
Arrive / Show up
‘The students turned up 1 hour late’
Wear out
‘Get dirty and you can’t use’
‘Children’s shoes wear out very quickly’
Work out
Things are OK / Exercise
‘I hope things work out for you’
Wear off
Stops gradually
‘The effects of the drug wore off after a few hours’
Zero in on
Focus on
‘You have to zero in on your studies to pass the exam’
