phrasal verbs (there's a lot) Flashcards
1
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bring along
A
to get sb to follow you
2
Q
bring back
A
cause to appear again
3
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bring down
A
destroy
4
Q
bring forward
A
to reschedule for an earlier date
5
Q
bring sb in
A
to ask sb to do a particular job
6
Q
bring off
A
achieve sth that was attempted
7
Q
bring out
A
make sth public
8
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bring sb round
A
restore sb to consciousness OR to make sb agree with you
9
Q
call after
A
to get sb to return
10
Q
call up
A
call sb on the phone OR recruite
11
Q
call off
A
cancel
12
Q
call round/by
A
pay a visit
13
Q
call in
A
get in contact with authority OR demand a payment of a debt
14
Q
call back
A
return a call
15
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call out
A
expose sb
16
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drive away
A
leave
17
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drive up
A
increase
18
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drive at sb
A
say smth
19
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drive in
A
to cause sth to enter
20
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get along/on
A
be on good terms with sb
21
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get by
A
to survive OR to live decently
22
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get over
A
recover
23
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get away
A
escape
24
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get in on
A
gain info
25
leave aside
ignore
26
leave behind
to be separated OR to pass
27
leave out
to exclude
28
speak up
speak louder
29
speak up for sb
defend sb
30
speak out
express opinion
31
speak off
indicate
32
speak down to
to talk to in an overly simple way which suggests that sb is not intelligent
33
sit out
avoid participating
34
sit in
participate
35
sit in for sb
substitute for sb
36
sit through
wait for sth to be over
37
sit back
relax
38
take on
hire
39
take in
to remember
40
take up
begin
41
take off
leave the ground and begin to fly
42
take after
to be similar
43
take down
deconstruct
44
push about/around
tell sb impolitely what to do
45
push ahead/on
continue inspite of difficulties
46
push sb out
make sb leave a place
47
push off
to make sth move
48
push back
reschedule OR express opposition
49
pull off
to succeed
50
pull through
recover
51
pull in
arrive
52
pull away
leave in a car
53
pull down
destroy
54
pull for
support
55
pull over
stop a vehicle
56
wait out
wait for sth to pass
57
wait up
tell sb to wait for you
58
wait around
wait aimlessly
59
wait upon
wait for results and then take action
60
wait on
a waiter waits you on
61
wear someone down/out
to make someone feel tired
62
wear off
disappear
63
run way
escape
64
run over
hit sb with a car
65
run across
meet sb unexpectedly
66
run down
to reduce a business
67
run on
continue longer than it should
68
run in
arrest
69
run through
review
70
run around
to be very busy
