Phrasal verbs (5) Flashcards
Draw on something
To use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something
Pick up on something
To give particular attention to something that someone has said or done
Give off something
To produce something as the result of a natural process
Think something over/through
To consider something carefully
Pale into insignificance
Not to be very important when compared to something else
Burn the midnight oil
To read, study, or work late into the night.
Cancel something out
To remove the effect of one thing by doing another thing that has the opposite effect
Set aside something
(1) to decide not to consider something (2) to save for a particular purpose
To deal in something
To buy and sell particular goods as a business
To blow a fuse/gasket
To become very angry
Fend for oneself
To take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else
Bring up something/someone up to date
To make sure that someone or something has the last or most recently revised information
Cross with someone
To be annoyed by or mad at someone.
Fade in the mist
To disappear or become less clear
Clear off
Leave somewhere quickly
