Phrasal Verbs Part 3 Flashcards
Top off
Phrasal verb form
- Top [something] off
To make or finish something in an enjoyable or successful way
She topped the performance off with a charming look
The party was amazing! There was dinner, games, and dance and they topped the evening off with a karaoke competition.
Everything went wrong! And to top that off I hurt myself…
- Top off [something]
To add liquid or something in order to fill to the top a container that is partly full.
Mix together some lemon juice and sugar, then top it off with water
Turn down
Phrasal verb form
- Turn [someone or something] down
To refuse an order or a request.
He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
He turned the job down because it involved too much traveling
Wait on
Phrasal verb form
- Wait on [someone or something]
To serve the meal. Food and drinks, especially to customers in a restaurant
The servers who waited on us at dinner were excellent
Wait out
Phrasal verb form
- Wait [something] out
To wait for something to happen so you don’t do anything until something happens or ends
I’d rather wait out the storm than drive home immediately
Bring up
Phrasal verb form
- Bring up [someone]
To take care of a child until he grows up so meanwhile, they are taught and educated by them
We were brought up to be polite
My parents brought me up
- Bring [something] up
to open a topic or mention a subject so everybody is gonna discuss that
To bring up the issue about the topic, we have to talk about capitalism
Please don’t bring that topic up
Come across
Phrasal verb form
- Come across [someone or something]
To find or meet by chance
If you happen to come across him, just send him my regards
I came across all the letters she once sent me
Drop off
Phrasal verb form
- Drop [someone or something] off
To take someone or something and leave them in another place
Drop me off at the store, please
- [someone] drop off
To start to sleep
Sorry I didn’t hear you, I dropped off
The baby just dropped off
I didn’t notice when I dropped off
Catch up
Phrasal verb form
- [Someone] Catch up [on]
To reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else so you are at the same level
Will the Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations?
He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.
- To catch up [with] [someone]
He let his sister go ahead and then he caught up
The competitor was able to catch up with the others
Get back to
Phrasal verb form
- Get back to [somebody]
To contact sb in order to continue a previous conversation
I’ll get back to you with the details
Sorry I’ve got to go but I’ll get back to you later
Set up
Direct meaning form
- Set-up
The way in which things are organized or done like system and organization
When I started my new job, it took me a while to get used to the set-up.
- Phrasal verb form
Set [something] up
to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc
A committee has been set up to organize social events for the students.
She plans to set up her own business.
They’ve set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.
- Phrasal verb form
Set up [something]
to arrange for an event or activity to happen.
We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
Turn up
Phrasal verb form
- Turn [something] up
Fold something
to make a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing shorter, by folding the material and sewing it into position:
You could always turn the sleeves up.
- [ Something] turns up
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
Don’t worry about it - something will turn up, you’ll see.
This job turned up just when I needed it.
Happen/ appear
The missing book turned up
3 Turn up somewhere
to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned
presentarse
Do you think many people will turn up?
She turned up at my house late one night.
Work out
Phrasal verb form
1. Work [someone] out
To understand the reasons for someone’s behavior:
Why does he behave like that? I can’t work him out at all.
- Work something out
If a problem or difficult situation works out, it gradually becomes better or satisfactory, and if you work it out, you make it better or satisfactory
all work out Don’t worry about anything - it’ll all work out (for the best) in the end, you’ll see.
Break off
Phrasal verb form
- Break off something
To separate a piece from the main part
Let me break off just a little piece of this cake
- To end a relationship or to stop communication
The brothers broke off all contact with each other
Tidy up
Compound form
Tidy-up
an act of making a place or a collection of things tidy:
Let’s do a quick tidy-up before Mom gets home.
A basic tidy-up of bedrooms, hallways, and living rooms can create the impression of more space.
Phrasal verb form
- Tidy something up
I really must start tidying the place up
Cut off
Phrasal verb form
- Cut someone off
If you cut someone off when they are speaking, you interrupt them and stop them from speaking.
‘But, sir, I’m under orders to–’ Clark cut him off. ‘Don’t argue with me. - Cut [something] off
If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
Mrs Kreutz cut off a generous piece of the meat. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He cut me off a slice. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun]
He threatened to cut my hair off
