Phrasal verbs Flashcards

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Time - Fit in

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achar tempo para fazer algo, encaixar na agenda

I will fit you in my schedule if I can

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Time - Drag out

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arrastar, levar muito tempo para acabar

The meeting was dragged out because they couldn’t agree on the slongan of the brand.

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Time - Clock in/out

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Bater o ponto

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Time - Fall behind

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falhar em fazer algo a tempo

I fell behind with my homework, sorry teacher.

If I had planned my schaedule better last week, I wouldn’t have fallen behind with these activities

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Time - lach onto

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ficar muito tempo com uma pessoa que já não aguenta mais, não te quer por perto / grudar na pessoa

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Time - Set aside

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Salvar tempo para um objetivo

I have to set aside some time for my studies

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Time - free up

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liberar tempo para fazer algo

I freed up some time so we could discuss it calmly

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Time - Block out

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organizar-se para ter tempo para fazer algo (bloquear a agenda)

She always clocks out some time to study every day.

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Time - get together

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passar um tempo com outras pessoas

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Time - run out

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acabar com tudo, seja vendendo ou usando

I almost ran out of time doing the test today. But I was able to finish it with one minute to spare.

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Time - put off

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adiar

They haven’t arrived yet. I think we’ll have to put off the meeting.

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Money - lay out

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spending a large amount of money

I have to lay out a thousand dollars for my trip to Europe

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Money - splash out

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to spend a lot money on something you don’t need, but it is pleasant to you

It’s my birthday,. If you don’t mind, I’ll allow myself to splash out on designer clothes for once

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Money - run up

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to create a large debt

If you keep spending like this, you’ll run up.

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Money - shell out

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to spend a lot of money on something

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Money -fork out/over

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to pay for something, especially when you don’t want to

We dicided to fork out to a taxi because we were so tired.

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Money -cough up

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to provide money for something you would prefer not to

If she had paid the bill when it was due, I wouldn’t have to cough up for the late fee

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Money - get by

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to have just enough money for your needs

This month, we will get by thanks to our savings

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Money - bail out

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to help a person or a organization out of a difficult situation

If we hadn’t bailed him out, he might have had to get a loan from the bank

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Money - pay off

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to finish paying all money that is owed

I will have payed off my debts to the bank next month

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Money - put aside

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save money for a specific objective

Every month I put aside a little money for my trip to Europe

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Money - break into

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to start using the money you have saved

I’v broken into my savings to buy a new computer

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tag along

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If someone goes somewhere and you tag along, you go with them, especially when they have not asked you to.
I let him tag along because he had not been too well recently. [VERB PARTICLE]
She seems quite happy to tag along with them.

Instead, we have to continue to tag along with our proposals and ideas