Phrasal Verbs & Idioms Flashcards
Becoming familiar with c1 level phrasal verbs and idioms for the exam
To be at a loss to
No saber que hacer para algo
To be born with a silver spoon in somebody’s mouth
To be rich/To have money
To be forbidden
Under no circumstances
To be fully on board
To be completely agree with somebody/Subirse al tren
To be in demand
Que se requiere
To be in one’s way
De camino a…
To be in somebody´s bad books
Haber molestado a alguien
To be in touch
Estar en contacto con alguien
To be in two minds
No decidirse entre dos cosas/Dudar
To be on the point
Estar a punto/Preparado para algo
To be on the road
To be driving (no in the road)
To be out of service/order
Not working properly
To be turned around
Change something for better or for worse
To be worth
Be useful
To become exticnt
To die out
To blow up
Explode/get pissed off a lot
To call in sick for work
Sick leave from work
To call on
Using something to help someone/Visiting
To catch a sight of
A quick look (at a glance)
To come around
Regaining consciousness/Going to someone’s home
To drop somebody a line
Write someone a message (Open via WhatsApp)
To come up with
Being enlightened (metaphorically)
To comply with the requirements
Meet the requirements/Suitability for
To cut down on
Stop drinking/eat something (e.g. coffee)
To do away with
Get rid of someone/Kill
To do nothing but… complain
Quejarse mucho y no hacer nada
To do one´s utmost to
To try has hard as one can
To do up
Decorating something (someone’s house)
To draw a write
Base your writing on something
To fall out (with)(over)
Arguing with someone/getting into a shouting match with someone
To get on each other´s nerves
Annoying someone a lot/Busting your balls
To get on like a house on fire
Getting along very well with someone (From the beginning)
To get over
Overcoming someone-something traumatic/Managing to get an idea across
To get used to
Acostumbrarse a algo
To give something a shot
Try/Give a chance
To go back to somebody
Restarting a relationship (Love or friendship)
To back up
Ayudar/Hacer copia de seguridad
To hit the road
To drive
To keep down
Mantenerse abajo (Ya sea escondido o en otro aspecto)
To keep/stay/be up to speed
If you are up to speed with a subject or activity, you have all the latest information about it and are able to do it well/ Find out quickly
To leave by the time
To leave when something else is happens
To live beyond one´s means
Vivir por encima de sus posibilidades
To live from hand to mouth
Living on a shoestring, living on a tight budget
To look up to
Aspire to someone (Like aspiration)
To look upon
Consider something
To make a fool of oneself
to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid
To make up one´s mind
To make a decision
To not sleep a wink
No sleep at all/no sleep all night long
To pick up
Picking something up (from the ground)/Picking someone up by car
To provide somebody with
Giving instructions to someone
To put aside
Save/ignore an opinion
To put forward
Recommend
To put together
Assemble/Arm
To put up with
Tolerate
To reduce somebody to tears
Making someone cry
To roll up one´s sleeve
Preparing for a tough job/Stretching your sleeves
To run on
Continuing without stopping/Overthinking
To run out of
Quedarse sin algo (Dinero)
To sort out
Order/Resolve a problem
To swtich off
Stop paying attention
To take back
Regretting something you have said
To take part in
Participate/Participate in something
To think about
To take into account something
To think of somebody
Remembering someone
To throw away
Throwing something away because it is no longer worth anything
To tight somebody’s belt
to spend less money than you did before because you have less money
To turn into
To become
To be off the beaten track
Place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns
To (verb) somebody´s own way
To be resposible for
To break-journey
Used to refer to an occasion when you interrupt your journey for a period of time
To wake up
Realise something/Awaken to something
To come into something
If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation
Do the best
As hard as x could
To make up your mind
To decide
By any/no stretch of the imagination
Used to emphasize that something is not true, does not happen
To cut in
To interrupt what someone is saying
To live out of a suitcase
To be always on the road
To look forward to
to excited about something that is going to happen / pleased
To give (someone) the cold shoulder
to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person)
