phrasal verbs Flashcards
odpowiadać niegrzecznie, pyskować
answer back
How dare you answer back like that?!
ręczyć za
answer for
I can answer for her qualifications in the field.
pytać o kogoś
ask after (sb)
He seems to be really interested - he keeps asking after you
zaprosić kogoś
ask out = invite
You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!
popierać kogoś/coś
back (sb/sth) up
Will you back me up if I present the alternative solution to the problem?
wycofywać się
back out
Make them sign the agreement so that they would not back out from the project.
odwoływać (np.spotkanie)
call off
They had to call the meeting off because their partners asked for more time to decide on conditions.
zepsuć się
break down
They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.
załamywać się
break down
The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.
poszukiwać
be after = look for
John is after a job in marketing.
zerwać z kimś
break up with sb
I didn’t know Leven has broken up with Joe!
wybuchać
burst out
He burst out laughing when he heard this joke for the first time.
opiekować się, troszczyć
care for
She cares for her younger sister.
zaznaczać np. na liście
check off
Please check off all the names on the list to make sure everyone’s present.
sprawdzać
check out
Can somebody check out who is at the door?
kontrolować
check up on (sb) = control
I hate when he checks up on me to be sure that I go where I tell him
posprzątać
clean up
Clean up your room before you leave.
przejaśniać się (o pogodzie)
przechodzić (o chorobie)
clear up
The weather’s clearing up.
wyjaśniać, rozwiązywać (zagadkę, problem)
clear sth up
Yes, we had an argument but we cleared it up already.
zdarzać się
come about = occur
He said he had no idea how all these things may have come about in his company.
sprawiać wrażenie
come across = act
John came across as being an extremely shy person.
rozpadać się
come apart
We need a new bed, the old one is coming apart.
wracać
come back
Don’t wait for me, I don’t know when I’ll be coming back.
pojawiać się
come out = come up
The first issue of this newspaper came out in 1956.
polegać na
depend on
You can always depend on me.
zależeć (od czegoś)
depend on (sth)
Our decision depends on the results of the test.
radzić sobie bez czegoś
do without
I’m afraid she’ll have to do without my help
rezygnować
drop out = leave
Sue decided to drop out of school.
zjeść na mieście
eat out
Do you feel like eating out today’s evening?
rozpadać się
fall apart
Her relationship fell apart after two years.
wypełniać
fill in (sth)
Please fill in the application form.
zapełnić
fill (sth) up
The room was filled up with people
dowiedzieć się
find out
Did you find out how much he had paid?
wygłupiać się
fool around
Stop fooling around with the knife or you’ll get hurt.
uciec
get away
I thought I would never get away from that boring guy!
wracać
get back = come back
When did you get back?
dostać coś z powrotem
get (sth) back
Can I borrow this book? You’ll get it back next week.
zasmucać, przygnębiać
get (sb) down
I hate autumn. It’s always getting me down
zapisywać
get (sth) down
Did you get her telephone number down?
przychodzić/ przyjeżdżać
get in
What time did you get in last night?
wsiadać/ wchodzić
get in (into)
How did all of you manage to get into such a small car?
The doors were closed and I couldn’t get in.
wysiadać, wychodzić
get off (sth)
To get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop.
What time do you usually get off work?
radzić sobie
get on
How is she getting on in the marketing course?
wsiadać do
get on
The bus was full so we couldn’t get on.
wysiadać
get out
I got out of the car and went home.
wychodzić/ spotykać się
go out
Mark doesn’t go out much.
wykręcać się
get out of sth
I don’t feel like going to her parents but I can’t get out of it now.
dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś
get over
It took him over two years to get over his wife’s death
znaleźć rozwiązanie problemu
get over = find a solution
There were many technical problems but they got over it.
poradzić sobie z czymś
get (sb) through (sth) = deal with (sth)
He got through the exams and got into college.
dodzwonić się
get through = call in
I tried to contact her but I couldn’t get through.
spotykać się
get together with sb = meet
Let’s get together and talk about it.
oddawać
give (sth) away = hand over
Mary gave her old clothes away to poor people.
Hand over the phone to mom
rozdawać
give (sth) out
hand (sth) out
Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?
przestać coś robić
give up (sth) = quit (sth) = get out of (sth) = stop doing (sth)
I gave up smoking two months ago
rozpoczynać
go ahead = begin = start
We can’t go ahead with the project without him.
upływać (czas)
go by
As time went by, her fear grew more and more.
przechodzić
go by
She was standing at the window and watching people go by.
spadać (cena)
go down = decline = slide
Now, as the prices went down, I can afford this car.
wybuchać
gasnąć
go off
wybuchać = explode
gasnąć = go out
- Two people died when a bomb went off in a shop.
- All the lights went off when a thunderbolt hit the house.
kontynuować, trwać
go on = carry on = keep on
Sorry for the interruption, please go on.
I’m sorry I’ve interrupted you - please carry on.
wychodzić/wyjeżdżać
gasnąć
chodzić ze sobą
go out
Let’s go out for a walk.
The light went out as we sat for dinner
Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years.
przechodzić przez coś
go through (sth)
During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.
pasować do siebie
go together
In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.
zatonąć
go under
After being hit with a torpedo the ship went under in few minutes.
rosnąć
go up = grow
The price of bread has gone up again.
pasować
go with (sth)
White wine best goes with fish.
obywać się bez czegoś
go without
You’ll have to go without bonus this month.
dorastać
grow up
Don’t behave like a child! Grow up!
oddawać, wręczać
hand (sth) in = give up (sth)
Please finish writing and hand in the essays.
wydawać, wręczać
hand out
My job is to stand on the pavement and hand out leaflets to people.
czekać przez chwile
trzymać się
hang on
Hang on a second, I’ll be right there.
Hang on or you’ll fall.
odkładać słuchawkę
hang up
She was so annoying that I just hung up.
otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość
hear from
I haven’t heard from him for ages.
Did you hear from your sister?
odgryźć się
hit back
You have to hit back after what he’s told you.
powstrzymywać, zatrzymywać
hold back = keep
- Bodyguards had to hold back the crowd as Madonna stepped out of the car.
- She was hurt but she kept back her tears
czekać chwilę
hold on
Hold on a second, I’m almost ready.
przyłączać się
join in
We’re going for a picnic tomorrow. Why don’t you join in?
trzymać się z daleka od czegoś
keep away
Keep away from him or you’ll get into trouble.
kontynuować
keep on = carry on = go on
Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don’t want to talk about him!
nadążać, być na bieżąco
keep up (with)
I can’t keep up with computers, it’s all changing too fast for me.
wiedzieć o czymś/ znać
know of
Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?
śmiać się z czegoś
laugh at
What are you laughing at?
opuszczać, pomijać
leave out
Prepare the list carefully, I don’t want anyone to be left out.
zawodzić
let down = fail (sb)
- You let me down again, I can’t trust you any more.
- Promise you will never fail me
wypuszczać
pozwolić iść
let out
The classes finished earlier but we were not let out before 3 o’clock
opiekować się, pilnować
look after = care for (sb)
We need to find someone to look after the kids when we’re out tomorrow evening.
rozglądać się
look around
Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.
przyglądać się, patrzeć
look at
What are you looking at?
spoglądać w przeszłość
look back
When I look back, I must admit that I don’t regret anything in my life.
cieszyć sie na coś
bardzo czekać na coś
look forward to
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
badać, przyglądać się
look into
The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
uważać na
Look out for = watch out for
Look out for your bag or someone will steal it.
przeglądać
look through
She looked through the fashion magazines but found nothing interesting.
sprawdzać
look up = check
Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?
poruszać się w kierunku czegoś
make for
He tried to make for the exit but was too drunk to reach it.
myśleć o, sądzić o
make of = think about
What do you make of Peter? I think he’s very intelligent.
wynagradzać
make it up to sb
They helped me so much… I don’t know how I am going to make it up to them.
wprowadzać się
move in
I didn’t like this flat when I moved in but now I think it’s quite cosy.
wyprowadzać się
move out
We have to move out till the end of the month.
umierać, odchodzić
pass away
The old lady passed away yesterday at ten.
przechodzić, przejeżdżać obok
pass by
Every day I pass by this shop when I’m on my way to work.
zemdleć
pass out
It was so stuffy in the room that I wasn’t surprised /se’praiz/ at all that some people passed out.
podnosić
pick up = bring up = lift up
Sue picked up the phone and dialled her boyfriend’s number.
nauczyć się (bez formalnych lekcji)
pick up
I picked up a lot of new words during my trip to London.
odebrać kogoś
pick up
Will you pick me up from the station on Monday?
podłączyć (np. do kontaktu)
plug in
I haven’t plugged in the TV yet, I just bought it.
wydrukować
print out
Could you please print out this document for me?
zburzyć
pull down
They had to pull down the old building to build a new shopping centre there.
wjeżdżać na stację
pull in
The train from Manchester is pulling in on platform 1.
wyjeżdżać ze stacji
pull out
A train has just pulled out of the station.
zatrzymać się, zaparkować
pull up
A blue car has just pulled up near the cinema.
odłożyć na miejsce
odkładać
put back
- Remember to put back the CDs when you don’t listen to them.
- I’m afraid we have to put back our appointment.
kłaść
put down
Put down your bags and let’s go to the kitchen.
ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać
put down
How could you put me down in front of all these people?!
odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin
put off = put back = transfer
Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.
Can we put our meeting back a week?
Can we transfer our meeting?
zakładać (na siebie)
put on
It’s quite cold so you’d better put on your coat.
zapalić (światło)
put on
Put on the light please.
gasić (światło, ogień, etc.)
put out
- Put out the lights, I’m tired and want to go sleep.
- Put the cigarette out, it’s non-smoking area.
znosić
put up with
How do you put up with him? He’s so irritating.
czytać na głos
read out
Now I will read out the names of our competition winners.
zadzwonić ponownie
ring back
She can’t talk at the moment, can you ring back later?
dzwonić, telefonować
ring up
Ring me up in the evening.
zaokrąglać w górę
round up
Round it up to 50 zlotys, please.
zaokrąglać w dół
round down
They rounded it down to $3000.
wykluczyć
rule out
The police had ruled him out as a suspect.
spotkać kogoś przypadkiem
natrafiać
run into
- You won’t believe whom I ran into this morning!
- You’ll run into problems if you take this case
kończyć się, brakować
run out
- We’ve run out of the paper for printing.
- Time’s running out, we’ve got only 2 minutes left.
- I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.
podbiec
run up
-I ran up to him and gave him a hug.
zepsuć, zniszczyć
screw up
You’d better not screw it up this time.
odprowadzać kogoś
see off
All my friends came to see me off at the airport.
wyprzedawać
sell out
A bookstore sold out his new book in just few hours.
wysyłać, nadsyłać
send in
Please send in application forms before the end of the month.
osiedlić się, zamieszkać na stałe
settle down
He thinks it is high time to settle down and start a decent life.(porządne/godziwe)
zastrzelić
shoot down
Three enemy planes have been shot down during the battle.
wpisać na listę
sign in
First of all you have to sign in at reception.
wypisać się
sign out
Don’t forget to sign out before you leave.
zapisać się
sign up
John has signed up for almost all classes. When will he find time for that?
pojawiać się
show up = come up
We’d been waiting for him 2 hours and he didn’t show up
mówić za kogoś
speak for
Speak for yourself. I hate this place.
przyspieszać
speed up
Speed up, we can’t drive so slow on a highway.
rozejść się
split up
I’m not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago.
odsunąć się
stand back = step back = move away
The police told everyone to stand back.
oznaczać, znaczyć
stand for = mean
Do you know what CNN stands for?
zaczynać coś od nowa
start over
I made so many mistakes that I better start everything over again.
trzymać sie z dala
stay away
You’d better stay away from my brother.
zostać w domu
stay in
I don’t feel like going out today, I’ll stay in.
być poza domem do późna
stay out
I don’t mind if he stays out but yesterday he went too far.
trzymać się z dala
stay out of
Stay out of any troubles or you’ll get back to jail.
nie kłaść się, iść do łóżka później
stay up
Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play.
bronić się, zaatakować kogoś
strike back
If we attack them, they will strike back for sure.
włączać / wyłączyć
switch on / off = turn on / off
Switch on the TV, there’s weather forecast in few minutes.
Switch off the radio before you leave.
być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie)
take after = be similar
Peter takes after his father, he’s very tall.
oddawać, zwracać (do sklepu)
take back
Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw /flo:/ on them.
flaw-skaza, wada
cofać (co się powiedziało o kimś)
take back
I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.
wystartować
take off
When I was young I loved watching planes take off.
naśladować, parodiować
take off
She is really good at taking her teacher off.
zdejmować, ściągać
take off
He was so tired that he didin’t even take his clothes off.
usuwać (np. zęba)
take out = remove
He had his tooth taken out.
zatrudniać
take on = employ (sb) = hire
Our company wants to take on two new programmers.
przejmować (obowiązki)
take over
I wonder who will take over from me when I’m on long holiday.
wyrzucać
throw away
When will you finally throw away this old coat?
wyśledzić, wytropić
track down
They managed to track down that stolen jewellery from the Royal Collection.
przymierzać
try on
Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.
wypróbować
try out
We’re trying out a new computer system in our company.
zawracać
turn back
After two days we had no money and had to turn back.
odrzucić (propozycję)
turn down = refuse
Mark asked Susan to marry him but she turned him down.
okazać się
turn out
It turned out that we’ve bought the same skirt. /bo:t/
zwracać się (z prośbą)
turn to = approach
He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial.
pojawić się, znaleźć się
turn up
He disappeared as quick as he had turned up.
utożsamiać się
identify with
Many girls try to identify with their idols.
uważać
watch out
Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!
zapisywać
write down
Would you like to write down my address?
narzucać coś
impose sth on/upon
Spanish invaders imposed their culture and beliefs on native Americans.
informować/donosić
inform on (sb)
The police have somebody here to inform on the terrorists’ movements.
nazwać po kimś
name after
Jacky was named after her grandmother.
zawęzić
narrow down
We wanted to narrow down the list of candidates for the elections.
sprzeciwiać się
object to
The President objected to the idea of further cuts in defence spending.
trzymać się (np. zasad)
adhere to
If you refuse to adhere to the rules of the club, you may be expelled.
łączyć /wiązać coś z czymś
associate with
It’s ridiculous to associate happiness with full bank account
liczyć na coś
bank on = count on (sth)
Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn’t get it.
pobić kogoś/ poturbować
beat (sb) up
He was dragged out of the car and beaten up by the street gang.
pochylić się
bend down
Johnny! Bend down and do your shoelaces.
rządzić/ dyrygować kimś
boss about/ round
I hate when somebody wants to boss me around!
wyłamać się
break away
He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.
uciec z więzienia
break out
He broke out of the state prison last night.
wybuchać (o wojnie lub epidemii)
break out
The anthrax epidemic was prevented form breaking out.
rozjaśnić, upiększyć
brighten up
She put some flowers to the vase to brighten the room up.
spowodować
bring about = cause
Now we can just wait what these changes will bring about.
przywrócić
bring back
The photos we watched together brought back a lot of memories.
wychować
bring up
She was brought up to respect other people.
zignorować, odrzucić
brush aside = discount = throw out
podszlifować, odświeżyć (umiejętności)
brush up
He went to France to brush up on his French before the exam.
opatulić
bundle up
She bundled the kittens up in blankets before taking them to the vet.
wtargnąć
burst in
The crowd burst in the palace and started the plunder.
wpaść do kogoś
call in = come around
Call in for a cup of coffee when you are in town.
uspokoić się
calm down
They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.
kontynuować
carry on = keep on = go on
The light went out but the surgeon insisted on carrying on with the operation.
dogonić, dorównać
catch up
You will have to work harder in order to catch up with the rest of the team
zdradzać (żonę/męża)
cheat on
She had a nervous breakdown when she discovered that her husband has been cheating on her.
rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć
cheer up
She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.
zrzucić się na coś
chip in
We all chipped in for our parents’ present.
spaść
come down
This shelf is overloaded! It may come down any minute!
zachorować
come down with = become ill = take sick
He came down with flu and had to stay in bed.
rozluźnić się, zrelaksować
wind down = chill out = kick back
- I like to wind down watching movies with my friends.
- Oh, come on! Get a drink and chill out!
- Tonight I just want to kick back in front of TV.
liczyć na kogoś
count on
You can always count on Jim in situation like this
skreślić/ wykreślić
cross out
Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.
przytulić się
cuddle up = give a hug/ cuddle
I often cuddle up to my pony when I feel unhappy.
ograniczyć coś
cut down on = keep (sth) down
I try to cut down on sweets and coffee.
wtrącić się, przerwać
cut in
She shows no respect to anyone - she is always cutting in! No matter who is speaking.
odciąć
cut off
Electricity has been cut off for the whole week.
zajmować się, radzić sobie z czymś
deal with sth = get through = get on
Do you think you can deal with this sort of problem?
zdecydować się na coś
decide on
We have decided on holiday in Spain.
zagłębiać się
delve into
I don’t want to delve into details concerning his death. It’s too painful
pozbawić czegoś
deprive of
Living in the country will deprive you of all the nightlife you like so much.
poświęcać się
devote to
She devoted all her life to fighting for human rights.
zapiąć, zasunąć
do up = fasten
Could you help me do up my dress?
podrzucić kogoś gdzieś po drodze
drop off
I’m going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.
współczuć
feel for
We felt for her when her husband disappeared and left her with all his debts.
koncentrować się
focus on
His research focuses on developing new information technologies.
składać np. mapę
fold up
You can fold the map up - I know where we are.
spędzać czas
hang out
In summer a lot of young people hang out here.
mieć przy sobie
have on
Do you have any money on you?
podgrzać
heat up
- His rude answer heated up the discussion.
- Heat the dish up before serving
opóźniać
hold up
The flight to London was held up due to bad weather conditions.
potrącić (o samochodzie)
knock down
She is in hospital after being knocked down by a car.
ustawić w rzędzie
line up
She lined up her books on the shelf.
zwalniać
lay off = fire
Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.
szukać
look for
I’m looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?
wymyśleć
make up
I wouldn’t believe her! I bet she has made the story up!
pasować, zgadzać się
match up
They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.
topić
melt down
Put some butter on the pan and wait till it melts down. Then add onion rings.
eksperymentować
mess with
Do not mess with mixing alcohol.
przekazać (wiadomość)
pass on
Have you passed on the message I sent you?
oddać dług
pay back
I will pay you back next week. Is that OK?
spłacić
pay off
I hope to pay this loan off before the deadline
wybrać
pick out
We spent hours looking for presents and finally picked out some books.
wkurzać (slang)
piss off
She was absolutely pissed off with his behaviour.
wskazać, zwrócić uwagę
point out
She pointed out common writing mistakes her students should be aware of.
zniechęcać
put off = discourage
Oh yeah, he is handsome but his manners put me off!
sięgnąć po coś
reach out
Could you reach out to press this button, please.
sprowadzać, doprowadzać do
reduce to
Their accusations reduced her to tears.
przypominać, kojarzyć
remind of
She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago.
skutkować
result in
His negligence resulted in severe health problems.
zaoszczędzić
save up
I want to save up for a new computer.
rozwiązywać (problem)
sort out
She needs to sort out things concerning their relationship.
rozciągać się
spread out
The forests spread out to the horizon.
ryzykować
strake on
He staked his own reputation on and decided to support the strike.
trzymać się czegoś
stick to
It looks yummy but I need to stick to my diet, you know…
zaopatrzyć się
stock up
I think we should stock up with beer - your friends are coming tonight…
zamienić się w, przeistoczyć się
turn in/into
You wouldn’t recognize her - she has turned into a dedicated women rights fighter.
zjeżdżać na pobocze
pull in
I need a break, I’ll pull in over there and we’ll have some rest.
włączać się do ruchu
pull out
Can you imagine it? I had to wait 5 minutes to pull out!
