Phrasal verbs Flashcards
forge ahead
to make a lot of progress
wind up
- dispose of, liquidate
- finish, end up
- inflate
jut out
- protrude, stand out
- perform, speak, appear
to be saddled with
be given a job that you do not want.
dish out
to give out
go on to do
to do something after completing something else
- The book goes on to describe his experiences in the army.
- After her early teaching career she went on to become a doctor.
The team have been slogging …….. at developing the new software and some unbelievable apps for our clients.
If you ‘slog away at something’ you work very hard at it.
Why have some states in the east of the country …….. behind others in improving agricultural production?
To lag behind’ means to fail to keep up.
It took me a while to …….. on to the pleasures of spicy food but now I love it.
If you ‘cotton on’ to something you get to know or understand it.
When someone goaded her ……. quitting an activity she would go out of her way to do it even more.
To goad someone into doing something’ means to urge or incite them to do it.
Talks are continuing between the two countries to try to …….. out details of the cease-fire
‘To flesh something out’ means to give it more substance.
Somehow I managed to muddle …….. my exams and got the grades I needed to get to university.
If you ‘muddle through’ something you manage to get through it but without being organised or with a clear idea of what you are doing.
Growth in the economy may have …….. out, but inflation will remain a persistent problem.
‘To bottom out’ means to reach the lowest point of a changing situation with the prospect of the situation improving.
