Phrasal Verbs- Unit 4 Flashcards
Act on/ upon sth
To do STH because of another person’s advice or order, or because you have received information or had an idea.
Attribute sth to sth/sb
to believe or say that a situation or event is caused by something // if people in general attribute a particular statement, painting, piece of music etc to someone, they believe that person said it, painted it etc
Bring sth out
to take something out of a place
Cool sb down
To become calm after being angry.// To make SB calm, less excited, or less enthusiastic after being angry.
Dial sth back/down
To reduce STH or make it less extreme.
Fend sb/sth off
To defend yourself from STH such as difficult questions, criticisms, competition, or a situation you do not want to deal with, especially by avoiding them.
Give in
accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition // to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to
Give in to sth
to no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do
Lash out at
To suddenly speak angrily to SB/STH or suddenly criticise SB/STH very strongly.// To suddenly try to hit or attack SB/STH with a series of violent uncontrolled movements using your hands or feet.
Lean towards sth
To tend to support, begin to support, or prefer STH such as a particular set of opinions, beliefs, interests, etc.
Rev up
if you rev up a system or organization, or if it revs up, it becomes more active
Set off
To make STH start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so.
Set sth down
to state how sth should be done in an official document or set of rules // to write about sth so that you have a record of it
Set sth off
To make STH start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so.
Shore sth up
To help or support STH that is weak, likely to fail, or is not working well.
Stem from sth
To develop as a result of STH else.
Bottle up
To not allow other people to see that you are unhappy, angry, etc., especially when this happens over a long period of time.Feelings bottled up
Talk sb/sth up
To make SB/STH appear more important, interesting, successful, better etc than it really is.
Think out
to think about all the parts of something carefully before deciding or planning exactly what to do
Ward sth off
to do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack
