Phrasal verbs (FW 1) Flashcards
ADD UP
MAKE SENSE
‘His suggestion just doesn’t add up’
BREAK DOWN
LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR EMOTIONS / MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
‘The patient couldn’t cope with the situation so she broke down in tears’
‘I’m having a mental break down because my car broke down!’
BREAK OUT
START SOMETHING BAD (WAR, EPIDEMIC)
‘The first World War broke out in 1914’
BREAK UP
END (PARTY, RELASHIONSHIP)
‘The party finally broke up at 4:00 am’
BRING UP
MENTION SOMETHING
‘She brought up a very important matter’
CARRY ON
KEEP GOING / CONTINUE
‘You should never stop. You ought to always carry on’
CARRY OUT
FOLLOW
‘They haven’t carried out my instructions’
CALL OFF
CANCEL
‘Unfortunately, we have to call of the party’
CLEAR UP
MAKE A ROOM TIDY (EMPTY, CLEAN, ORGANIZED)
‘Can you please clear up your room?’
CUT DOWN ON
REDUCE (THE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING)
‘I’ve decided to cut down on calories’
CATCH UP WITH
HAVE A TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND TALK ABOUT THE NEWS OF EACH ONE
‘It’s always good to see my friends and catch up with them’
CATCH ON
BECAME POPULAR
‘This new hair style seems to be catching on’
COME UP AGAINST
MEET/FACE A DIFFICULTY
‘Sometimes we come up against an exercise we can’t do’
COME UP WITH
THINK OF…
‘Have you come up with an idea yet?’
COME OUT
BE RELEASED
‘His new book came out last year’
DEAL WITH
TAKE / TAKE THE NEESSARY ACTION / HANDLE
‘Sometimes it’s hard to deal with out problems’
DO WITHOUT
CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
‘I just can’t live without my mobile phone’
DROP IN
SHOW UP / DROP BY
‘Drop in anytime you’re in town’
DROP OFF
SLEEP
‘I like to drop off after lunch’
DRAW UP
STOP
‘Suddenly a car drew up outside’
END UP
SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T PLAN
‘We ended up staying there for three days’
FALL BACK ON
HAVE SUPPORT WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE
‘I’ll always have my family to fall back on’
FALL OUT
HAVE A BAD DISCUSSION / QUARREL
‘Greg has fallen out again with Grace’
