Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Cut out.
/ˈkʌt ˈaʊt/
To remove a piece from sth.
I have cut out carbohydrates from my diet to help me lose weight.
Cut in.
To interrupt.
I was waiting for the rollercoaster with my friend when a rude family tried to cut in the line.
Cut up.
/ˈkʌt ˈʌp/
To cut into small pieces.
I was cut up when my girlfriend broke up with me.
I was driving home when someone cut me up.
Come across.
/ˈkʌm əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs/
To find or meet by chance.
When I was shopping I came across a lovely sweater.
John doesn’t always come across as friendly, but he is.
Call upon.
/ˈkɔl əˌpɒn, əˌpɔn/
To call on.
I called upon an old friend to help publicise our new product.
Cash in on.
to take financial or other advantage of (a situation etc).
The retail sector must always cash in on the Christmas shopping season.
Clamp down.
/ˈklæmp ˈdaʊn/
To make a big effort to stop.
Human resources decided to clamp down on staff who were always arriving late.
Bring in.
/ˈbrɪŋ ˈɪn/
To start or introduce a new system or law.
We are bringing in new rules for the monthly commision scheme.
Ask around.
To ask a lot of different people in order to get information or help.
When I was sick, I went online and asked around for advice in a health forum.
Burn-out.
Extreme tiredness usually caused by working too much.
Stop working 12 hour days or you will burn out.
Be cut off.
I’m cut off my friends since I started my master degree.
Back off.
She saw his torch and backed off.
Be getting at.
What are you getting at, Andy?
I don’t undertand what you are getting at.
Be hung up.
I’m hung up about my bills.
Don’t get hung up about your appearance - you look fine.
Be littered with sth.
This town’s streets are littered with rubbish.
Be playing at.
What are you getting at?
Ask in.
He knocked and she asked him in.
Bang into.
He was chasing a ghost and banged into a wall.
Barge into.
He barged into the bathroom while she was showring.
Black out.
He was hit on the head and blacked out.
Break down.
He broke down the door.
Break off.
He pulled too hard and broke the handle off the machine.
Break out.
She was allergic to the flowers so when smelled it she broke out with spots.
Break through.
He finally broke through the man’s stomach.
