Phrasal verbs Flashcards
1
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get away
A
escape, leave with difficulty
2
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get away with sth
A
do sth wring without being caught
3
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keep away (from)
A
don’t go near
4
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give sth away
A
give sth to sb else because you don’t want it any more
5
Q
put sth away
A
put it in the place where it is kept, usually out of sight
6
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throw sth away
A
put it in the rubbish
7
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get back to sb
A
reply to sb by phone etc
8
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look back (on sth)
A
think about what happened in the past
9
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bring up (a topic…)
A
introduce it in a conversation
10
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come up
A
be introduced into a conversation
approach (come up to)
11
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come up with sth
A
produce an idea
12
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make sth up
A
invent sth that is not true
13
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cheer up
A
be happier
14
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save up for sth/to so sth
A
save money to buy sth
15
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clear up
A
become bright (weather)
make sth clean
16
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blow up
A
explode
17
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blow sth up
A
destroy it with a bomb etc
18
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tear sth up
A
tear it into pieces
19
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beat sb up
A
hit sb repeatedly so that they are badly hurt
20
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break up (with sb)
A
separate
21
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split up (with sb)
A
separate
22
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do up
A
fasten, tie, etc.
repair and improve (room, building,…)
23
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look sth up
A
nachschlagen
24
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put up with sth
A
tolerate it
25
hold up
delay
26
mix up
get sth mixed up
to think one is the other
27
go up (to)
approach
28
walk up to
approach
29
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catch up (with sb)
catch sb up
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move faster than sb in front of you to reach them
30
keep up (with sb)
continue at the same speed or level
31
set up
start it
32
take up
start doing sth
33
fix up
arrange
34
grow up
become an adult
35
bring up
raise
36
clean up
make sth clean
37
tidy up
make sth tidy
38
wash up
wash the plates etc.
39
end up somewhere/doing sth
that's what happens in the end
40
give up
stop trying sth
41
give sth up
stop doing sth
42
make up sth
be made up of sth
ausmachen
consist of sth
43
take up (space or time)
use (space or time)
44
turn up
arrive, appear
45
show up
arrive, appear
46
use sth up
use all of sth until nothing is left
47
put sth up
aufhängen
48
pick sth up
aufheben
49
stand up
aufstehen
50
turn sth up
Lautstärke aufdrehen
51
take sth down
etw abnehmen
52
put sth down
hinlegen
53
sit down
hinsetzen
54
bend down
bücken
55
lie down
hinlegen
56
turn sth down
runterdrehen
57
knock down
abreißen
| umstoßen
58
blow down
umstoßen
| umwerfen
59
cut down
umschneiden
60
burn down
destroy by fire
61
slow down
go more slowly
62
calm down
become calmer
| make sb calmer
63
cut down on sth
eat/drink/do sth less often
64
break down
stop working (machines, relationships, etc)
65
close down
stop doing business
66
shut down
stop doing business
67
let sb down
disappoint them because you didn't do what they hoped
68
turn sth down
refuse an application/offer/etc
69
write sth down
write sth on paper
70
drive on
continue driving
71
walk on
continue walking
72
play on
continue playing
73
go on
go on doing sth/with sth
happen
continue doing sth/with sth
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carry on doing sth/with sth
continue doing sth
75
keep on doing sth
do sth continuously or repeatedly
76
get on
get on with sb
get on with sth
progress
have a good relationship
continue doing sth you have to do, usually after an interruption
77
doze off
fall asleep
78
drop off
fall asleep
79
nod off
fall asleep
80
finish sth off
do the last part of sth
81
go off
explode
ring
go away
82
put sb off doing sth
cause sb not to want sth or to do sth
83
rip sb off
cheat sb (informal)
84
show off
try to impress
85
tell sb off
speak angrily to sb because they did sth wrong
86
call sth off
cancel
87
put sth off/doing sth
delay sth
88
put on
anziehen
(weight) get heavier
89
try on
anprobieren
90
take off
ausziehen
leave the ground
91
be off to a place
leave to go to a place
92
walk off
walk away
93
run off
run away
94
drive off
drive away
95
ride off
ride away
96
set off
start a journey
97
see sb off
go with them to the airport/station/etc to say goodbye
98
work out
do physical exercises
develop, progress
for mathematical calculations: macht aus/ergibt (at)
calculate, think about a problem and find the answer
99
carry out
ausführen
100
fall out with sb
stop being friends
101
find out that.../about
get information
102
give sth out
give sth to each person
103
hand sth out
give sth to each person
104
point sth out to sb
draw attention to sth
105
run out of sth
alles verbraucht haben
106
sort sth out
find a solution to, put in order
107
turn out
turn out to be/that
ausmachen
become clear
108
try out
test to see if sth is OK
109
drop in
visit sb for a short time without arranging to do this
110
join in
take part in an activity that is already going on
111
plug in
connect sth to the electricity supply
112
fill in
write the necessary information on a form
113
fill out
write the necessary information on a form
114
take sb in
deceive sb
115
eat out
eat at a restaurant, bot at home
116
drop out
stop sth before you have finished it completely
117
get out
avoid doing sth
118
cut sth out
ausschneiden
119
leave sth out
omit it, not include it
120
cross sth out
durchstreichen
121
get by
manage
122
look out
be careful
123
phase sth down
stufenweise abbauen/verringern, etw langsam beenden
124
phase sth in
etw allmählich/stufenweise einführen
125
phase sth out
aus etw aussteigen, etw schrittweise beenden
126
portion sth out
etw aufteilen, austeilen, verteilen
127
tense up
sich verspannen
