Phrasal Verbs Piu Comuni

Question 1

TO BREAK DOWN

Answer 1

To lose control especially cry after bad news or tragedy

Question 2

TO BREAK SOMETHING DOWN TO SOMEONE

Answer 2

To explain something complex to someone

Question 3

TO CATCH UP WITH SOMETHING/SOMEONE

Answer 3

To find out the latest news about someone/something

Question 4

TO COME ACROSS SOMEONE/SOMETHING

Answer 4

To see someone by chance

Question 5

TO SAVE UP

Answer 5

To put money aside for something

Question 6

TO END UP DOING SOMETHING

Answer 6

To do something that you hadn’t plan at the start

Question 7

TO FALL OUT

Answer 7

To break up especially friends or couples

Question 8

TO FILL IN

Answer 8

To put in your details on a page with spaces or to give essential information to someone

Question 9

TO PUT IN

Answer 9

To include something in a letter, story, etc or to interrupt another speaker in order to say something

Question 10

TO GET AWAY

Answer 10

To have a break like a weekend or a holiday away from your stressful life

Question 11

TO GET AWAY WITH

Answer 11

To not face the consequences for an action

Question 12

TO GET ON WITH

Answer 12

To have good relationship with someone

Question 13

TO GET ON

Answer 13

To do something

Question 14

TO GET THROUGH

Answer 14

To do something which requires attention

Question 15

TO GET DOWN TO

Answer 15

Occuparsi di

Question 16

TO CARRY ON/TO KEEP ON DOING SOMETHING

Answer 16

To continue doing sth

Question 17

TO LIVE UP TO SOMETHING

Answer 17

Essere all’altezza

Question 18

TO LOOK SOMETHING UP

Answer 18

To search something online or in a book

Question 19

TO LOOK UP TO SOMEONE

Answer 19

Admire and respect someone (avere ammirazione per qualcuno)

Question 20

TO LOOK DOWN ON SOMEONE

Answer 20

To consider someone lower than you

Question 21

TO LOOK INTO SOMETHING

Answer 21

To investigate or to try to find out about something

Question 22

TO MAKE UP FOR SOMETHING

Answer 22

Rimediare, compensare, bilanciare

Question 23

TO MISS OUT ON SOMETHING

Answer 23

To lose the chance to do something

Question 24

TO PULL ON

Answer 24

To wear something quickly

Question 25

TO BE PUT OFF

Answer 25

To be discouraged from doing something

Question 26

TO SET OFF

Answer 26

To begin a journey (mettersi in viaggio, partire)

Question 27

TO SET UP

Answer 27

Fondare, organizzare, fissare

Question 28

TO STAND OUT

Answer 28

To look different

Question 29

TO TAKE AFTER

Answer 29

To look like someone (somigliare a, prendere da mamma o papà)

Question 30

TO TALK SOMEONE INTO DOING SOMETHING

Answer 30

To convince someone to do something

Question 31

TO WORK OUT

Answer 31

To solve a tricky or difficult situation