Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Muddle —– = salir del paso
through
One of the team members is absent today. We’ll just have to muddle through without her.
Spring / sprang / sprung —– = brotar rápidamente
up
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
Stand —– + —– sb / sth = hacer frente a / resistir
Stand up to
Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. / They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions.
Stand —– + —— sb / sth = luchar contra / resistir
Stand up against
We must stand up against racism / Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects.
Send —- = enviar
Send off
The general sent more soldiers off into battle / I went to the post office and sent off a package to my friend.
Get — + —- = retomar
Get back to
Get — = reunirse
Get together
Meet —- (with sb)
Meet up
Hear —— = tener noticias de / saber por
Hear from sb
Move —– = mudarse
Move in
Make enough / much /more — sth
Make (…) of sth –> to give a particular level of value or importance to something
You should make more of your computer skills on the application form.
Get —– = divulgarse
Get out
Ellen was worried that the news would get out.
Start —- = begin career
Start out
Start — = begin to return
Start back
It’s getting dark, so maybe we’d better start back.
Pay —– sth = amortizar
Pay off
I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage.
Build — sth = desarrollar o acumularse
Build up
Johnson gradually built up his business empire.
Traffic is building up around the scene of the crash.
Try —– = probar
Try out
Splash —— + (——) = tirar la casa por la ventanta
Splash out (on)
We’ve just splashed out on a luxury holiday.
Check —– = borrow from a library or verify
Check out
I checked out two books from the library last week and I’ve lost one of them.
Set —– sth = organize
Set up
Can we set up a meeting for 8 November?
Carry —– = perform (Aaron dice que este phrasal verb se puede emplear en formal writings)
Carry out
Cast —– = discard
Cast aside / cast sb aside = hacer a un lado
He uses people and then casts them aside when they can do no more for him.
Back —— (of) = withdraw
Back out (of)
Sue backed out of helping us paint the house.
Bail ——– = help with money or dejar tirado
Bail out
The government bailed out many large banks during the recession.
Cut ——- = remove
Cut out
The director cut the scene out from the final version of the film.
Run —– = be depleted
Run out
Lock —– = congelar (interest, price)
Lock in
The government decided to lock in prices.
Hold ———– = sostener / soportar / retrasar
Hold up
The pillar is holding up the roof.
How are you holding up with all the work?
Aren’t you ready yet? You’re holding us all up!
Come —- + —- = be essentially
Come down to
It all comes down to money in the end.
Splash —– (on sth) = spend extravagant sum of money
Splash out (on sth)
Cut —- / —– on sth = reduce
Cut back / down on sth
Cut —– = quit
Cut out
Settle — = make yourself at home
Settle in
Settle —- = decide, choose
Settle on
Run —– = reharse, review
Run through
Get — + —- = meterse en / formar parte de
Get in on
She’s always trying to get in on the action.
Be frowned —- = estar mal visto
Be frowned upon
In some countries it is frowned upon to slurp your soup.
catch —- with someone = become popular
catch on with
Those jeans will not catch on with the youth
Demand —- = exigir
Demand to
He demands to see the manager
Insist —– = exigir
Insist on
He insist on seeing the manager
Rush —- = pasar corriendo
Rush through
Sam rushes through the door to pick up the phone
Take —- = hacerse cargo de
Take on
He took on the manager department in January
Set —- = arrange
Set up
Helen set up her own music store
Come —- = emerge
Come out
He came out from the shadows
Stay —- + —- = not become involve
Stay out of
Stay out of the argument!
