Phrasal Verbs & Idioms Flashcards
give up something
give up on a person/thing
to stop doing something before finishing it
give in (to)
- to decide to do what someone else wants
- to accept that you have been defeated and stop arguing or fighting
Our kids kept begging us to take them to the beach, and finally we gave in.
work out
- exercise
- figure out / solve
You can use a calculator to work out the solution.
stepped in
get involved
An outside buyer stepped in to save the company.
put in a good word for
talk postively about someone
I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good word for me with your boss.
stick up for someone
to support or defend someone or something
Her friends stuck up for her when other people said she was guilty.
catch up
Did you think of one or multiple meanings?
- Talk and exchange news or information OR learn about the latest news about something or someone’s life (with)
- Do something you didn’t have time for (on)
- Reach the same quality or standard (with)
- Reach someone or something that is faster (with)
- Repay: with something bad - to have bad consequences from bad habits (with)
see eye to eye
to agree with someone
two peas in a pod
two very similar people (physically or personality)
bend over backwards for someone
help however possible
to run in the family
all the family have similar traits or characteristics
To wing it
-to improvise
To call (someone) out
-to criticize and draw attention to someone
To pull his or her weight
-to do your part (with work)
To bite the bullet
-to do something difficult or unpleasant
To go back to square one
To go back to the drawing board
-to start again
To have your work cut out for you
-a difficult task
To be your last resort
-the last option
To have a setback
-to stop progress
Branch out
-taking a different direction
Carry on
-continue doing
Take off
- remove (clothes or something)
- become popular
- plane leaving
- take time away from work
Come up
- invent
- something happened unexpectedly
Fall Through
- fail
- collapse
Drop in
-to visit unexpectedly or casually
Take up
- using space or time
- starting a new hobby
Cut short
-to finish earlier
to find common ground
-try to find shared idea, beliefs, interests
At each other’s throats
-A heated argument
Add fuel to the fire
-to do something that makes the situation worse
Bad blood
-people have problems from the past
Clear the air
-settle an argument (resolve)
Rub it in
-to call someone out to make them feel more uncomfortable
Stab someone in the back
-to betray
Give someone a piece of your mind
-when you are upset with someone and you tell them off (scold)
Buy time
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Ahead of (behind) the game
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To call it a day
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Crunch Time
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Take Five (Ten)
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To pencil it in
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After the fact
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