Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
[phrasal verb] a piece of work or a job that has been done badly
Botch up
[phrasal verb] to write or draw something very quickly
Dash sth off
[phrasal verb] you begin to realize it for the first time
Dawn on sb
[phrasal verb] to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something
Stave sth off
[phrasal verb] to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false
Put sth about
[ + that ] I’d like to know who put the rumour around that I’m pregnant.
[phrasal verb] when the days ______, they become gradually shorter during the autumn/fall; when the night _____, it gets darker
Close in
[phrasal verb] (of rain, bad weather, infection, etc.) to begin and seem likely to continue
Set in
[phrasal verb] to add more information or details to a plan, an argument, etc.
Weigh sb up
I weighed up my chances of escape, and decided to wait for a better moment.
[phrasal verb] to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily
Hem sb in
When they reached Trafalgar Square, the demonstrators were hemmed in by the police.
[phrasal verb] (informal) to fall asleep for a short time while you are sitting in a chair
Nod off
[phrasal verb] to make a mistake
a minor or careless mistake.
“we can’t afford another …-…”
Slip up
[phrasal verb] to eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once
Wolf down
[phrasal verb] (informal)
to stop doing something
said to rudely tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you:
Pack it in
This course is really tough - sometimes I feeling like packing it all in.
Pack it in, Julie - I’m trying to read.
[phrasal verb] to continue doing something in a determined way; to hurry forward
Press on
[phrasal verb] to dishonestly take money from an organization or other supply, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended
siphon sth off
He lost his job when it was discovered that he had been siphoning off money from the company for his own use.
[phrasal verb] to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something
butter up someone
[phrasal verb] to have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it. Also hanker for sth
hanker after sth
What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?
Even after all these years, I still hanker for a motorbike.
[phrasal verb] to pay money for something, especially when the cost is unexpected and not wanted
If we lose the case, we’ll be forced to … ….
shell out
to force a person or animal to leave a hiding place:
He had to climb down the side of the tunnel to … … the birds.
flush out sb
[phrasal verb] to earn or get a large amount of money
rake sth in
He rakes in over $200,000 a year.
[phrasal verb] polite expression for die
It’s important to remember friends and family who have … ….
pass on
[phrasal verb] to do something that has to be done
see to something
[phrasal verb] to discuss a problem in detail until you reach an agreement or find a solution
If we have an important decision to make, we sometimes spend a whole day … … out in a meeting.
thrash sth out
[phrasal verb] to behave in a silly way because you think it is funny
I was woken up by a couple of drunks … … in the street.
We were just … … - we didn’t mean to do any damage.
lark around
[phrasal verb] to pay an amount or type of money for something, especially unwillingly
It can be cheaper to … … for a new washing machine than to get your old one repaired.
Chissano said Western governments should … … the cash to fund land redistribution.
stump up
[phrasal verb] to give someone a responsibility or problem that they do not want and that will cause them a lot of work or difficulty
The company is … with debt.
saddle sb with sth
[phrasal verb] to get possession of something again with difficulty
claw sth back
[phrasal verb] to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way
Fizzle out
[phrasal verb] to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another
Pit sb/sth against sb/sth
[phrasal verb] base one’s hopes or confidence on.
“they can – – my winning 25 games next year”
Bank on sb/sth
[phrasal verb] to stop working, usually at the end of the day
Knock off
[phrasal verb] to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive
(UK) to fasten something or become fastened:
Can you help me to … … my dress?
… your shoes/laces … before you trip over.
These trousers must have shrunk - I can’t … them ….
These trousers won’t … ….
Do sth up
[phrasal verb] to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant
Dwell on sth
[phrasal verb] to prevent something from falling by putting something under it to support it (shore up)
Prop up sth
to do what somebody wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable
Pander to
(informal) to divide something, especially money into two or more parts
Divvy up
Squat
Two words
Hunker down
