phrasal verbs Flashcards

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ready something for someon to start up something

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set up

set up an experiment

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perform a task

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carry out

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to clean

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pick up
pick up the children from school
pick up a book
her performance at school picked up
i picked up my room
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3
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return to one´s previous origin

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go back

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to learn

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pick up
pick up the children from school
pick up a book
her performance at school picked up
i picked up my room
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5
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continue

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go on

carry on

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6
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to have returned to one’s previous origin

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come back

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7
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to retort

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to come back

I can never come back with a good comeback

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8
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try out something

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go out

i went out for it and made the team

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9
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indicate someone or something from a group

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point out

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10
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discover

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find out

they found out the x-rays

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11
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to happen unexpectly

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to come up

something come up and i was unable to visit

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to learn

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find out
pick up

find out if he speaks russian
pick up the children from school
pick up a book
her performance at school picked up
i picked up my room
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13
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to break a promise

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go back

they went back on their promise

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14
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to compensate for

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make up
i’ll make up my room
i will make up for my mistake

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15
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to become

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to come out
he suddently came out at the wedding
the last woody allen film hasn’t come out yet
how will the game come out?

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16
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turn out

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to come out
he suddently came out at the wedding
the last woody allen film hasn’t come out yet
how will the game come out?

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17
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receive

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come in
news came in of the massacre in rwanda
come into fashion

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adquire

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come in
news came in of the massacre in rwanda
come into fashion

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19
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to be accepted

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go down

joining the army won’t go down well with dad

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to happen

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go down

when did that go down?

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21
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to solve a problem

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work out
i love to work out difficult math problems
things worked out in an interesting way

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22
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begin a journey

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set out

she set out at dawn for town

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23
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to design

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set out

i he has failed to set out a schedule which would be quick and cheap

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24
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to plan

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set out

she set out to start a new life

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25
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to attempt

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set out

he set out to find the answer

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26
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to return

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get back

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27
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to continue communicating with someone at a later time

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get back

i’ll get back to you later

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28
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to assume control

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take over

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29
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to end satisfactorily

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turn out

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30
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to produce something

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turn out

an assembly line turning out cars

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31
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to attend

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turn out

even though it rained the fans turned out at the concert

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32
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to assume

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take on

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33
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to employ

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take on

she might take on the role of mother

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34
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to quit

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give up

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35
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review past events

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look back

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36
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surrender

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give up

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37
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to encamp

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sit down

38
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to dress

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get up

for halloween she got herself up as a witch

39
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search for information

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look up

40
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to become more prosperous

A

look up

41
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to increase

A

go up

42
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to be in process of construction

A

go up

43
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get free

A

get out

44
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to produce, to complete

A

get out

45
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something made to take away

A

take out

46
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to arise

A

get up

47
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to drop

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come down

48
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write down

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put down

49
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mercifully kill an animal

A

put down

50
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to appear

A

turn up

i lost my puppy yesterday and he hasn’t turned up yet

51
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search an find something

A

turn up

52
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to increase, to intensify

A

turn up

turn up the volume

53
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make progress

A

get on
get on on playing the game
you get on the new bus

54
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to mention a person or thing

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bring up

dustin still owes me 4000 euros. next time i see him i will bring that up

55
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to yield as profit

A

bring in

56
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to present (for consideration) formally

A

bring in

to be accepted int some clubs you must be brought in by a current member

57
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to return in thought

A

loop back

58
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to descend through inheritance

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come down

59
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to return

A

bring back

60
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to return to consciousness

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bring back

61
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to fall apart

A

break down

62
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to hava a physical or mental collapse

A

break down

63
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to start fly

A

take off

64
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to become popular

A

take off

65
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to withdraw from

A

take off

66
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to deduct

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take off

i’m going to take off monday from work and enjoy some time with my family

67
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to explode

A

go off

68
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to leave

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go off

explorers usually go off to find new lands

69
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to happen as planned

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go off

the party went off without any problems

70
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to make comething happen

A

bring about

71
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to regard with disdain

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look down

72
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to take part of something

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go in

i went int on a bet with my friends that our teacher would cancel the class

73
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to anger someone

A

set off

my brother really set me off

74
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to cause to be ignited

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set off

75
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irritated, bothered

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put out

76
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to estinguish

A

put out

77
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to publish

A

put out

78
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to be vigilant

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look out

79
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to cancel one’s statement

A

take back

80
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to cause to remember

A

take back

81
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to rob someone

A

hold up

82
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to wait

A

hold up

83
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to support

A

hold up

84
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to begin

A

set off

85
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toparse con

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bump into
students may be lucky enough to bump into one of the movie stars
you bump into elephants

86
Q

alcanzar

encontrar a alguien después de un periodo de tiempo

A

catch up with
it requires an era of peace to catch up with the more developed parts of the country
i caught up with her at the conference

87
Q

sobrellevar

seguir adelante

A

get on with

how do to get on with your life if you just keep crying about wath happened to you?

88
Q

mantener

continuar

A

keep up
keep up the good work
keep up with the times

89
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llevarse bien con alguien

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to get on well

the man and the boy found that tey got on well together

90
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atropellar

A

run over

91
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llegar a comprender

ver a través

A

see through

92
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descubrir

encontrar

A

come across

93
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manejarse

defenderse

A

get by