Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

hem in

Answer 1

1. to enclose someone or something and prevent them from moving or leaving
   “A white van hemmed me in.”

Question 2

imbue sth/sb with sth

Answer 2

1. to fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality, or idea:
   “His poetry is imbued with deep, religious feeling.”

Question 3

jack off (informal) – or – jerk off (offensive)

Answer 3

1. male masturbation

“Brian had the blue balls so bad he had to jack off as soon as he got home.”

Question 4

pertain to (sth)

Answer 4

1. to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation:
   “We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.”
   “matters pertaining to the organization of government”

Question 5

lift up

Answer 5

1. to move to a higher position
   [I] “He lifted up the heavy bags.”
   [T] “We could hear the gospel groups lift up their voices.”

Question 6

burn out

Answer 6

1. if something such as a machine burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat:
   “It looks like the starter motor on the car has burned out.”
2. to become too tired or unable to work, because of working too hard:
   “The relentless pressure to make money means traders burn out fast.”
3. If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn.

burn (yourself) out
1. to be forced to stop working because you have become ill or very tired from working too hard:
“Stop working so hard - you’ll burn yourself out.”

Question 7

burn up

Answer 7

1. to destroy something completely with fire or heat, or to be destroyed completely by fire or heat:
   “Meteorites often burn up in the atmosphere before they reach the ground.”

Question 8

burn off

Answer 8

1. to remove something by burning it:
   “Until recently these countries were burning off gas they could not use or sell.”
   ​1.1 If you burn off pounds or something that you have eaten, you do exercise:
   “We eat too much and don’t burn it off with enough exercise.”