Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Let someone in on something
To share a secret or allow someone to participate in something not everyone can
Salespeople often say they’re going to let you in on a good deal but it’s their job to come up with ways to make a sale so some will say anything to customers
Brush up on
Practice an old skill it’s reviewing to get good at something
brush up on your computer skills
brush up on is transitive, it takes an object but it cannot be separated by the object. Brush upon what?
Try out
Test
Plans to test to see if something works well.
for example, you can try out expensive exercise equipment before buying it
or you could try a new hairstyle out
Try out is transitive it takes an object and it can be separated by the object look back at the examples if the object this long its best placed after the particle at the end if it shorter you can put it between the 3rd and the particle or after however if we have an object pronoun it must come between the verb and the particle as in try it out.
Fall behind
Move more slowly than others, or than expected.
Can be both transitive and intransitive
Do you usually do your work according to schedule? Or do you sometimes fall behind? How do you make sure you do not fall behind in the future?
Come up with
To get my idea for something
Sink in
Try out to gradually be understood
Stay up late
Not go to bed on times
It’s intransitive, there’s no object
Turn down
Refuse or decline
Decrease the volume
It’s a transitive phrasal verb, and can be separated
They turned down my request for a pay increase
Ask around
Request information
Different people for certain information
Why don’t you ask around and see if the neighbors can recommend a good plumber?
I ask around is intransitive, it does not have an object.
Come down to something
To please the most importance on something when all things are considered
See (something) through To see (someone) through (something)
Finish
To do something difficult until it is completely finished
This verb transitive & Must be separated by the object.
A loyal friend will see you through difficult times
It is transitive here in has 2 objects.
Do you see projects through? or do you intend to start some things and not finish any of them?
Doze off
Fall asleep. Not deep sleep.
Take up on
Take (someone) up on (something).
This verb is transitive, two objects.
To Accept someone’s invitation or offer offer to do something
I think I will take you up on that offer for coffee, I could use a break
My neighbor said she could look after my cat anytime I just might take her up on that next time
Back away
Put a distance between
Could also mean literally backing away by taking steps away
Run up against something
Amelia Earhart ran up against a lot of oppositions as a female pilot but she didn’t back away from the many challenges. She became the 1st female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic ocean
