Phrasal verbs_3 Flashcards

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cut down on

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reduce the amount of

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catch up with

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reach the same place as

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come up against

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meet, find

I’m affraid we’ve come up against a problem we can’t solve

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4
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come up with

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think of

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Drop in on

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visit for a short time

I dropped in on Bill and Sheila on my way home

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Face up to

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have the strength and energy to do

You must feel up to going to work

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Get away with

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do something bad and not be punished

Jack stole the money and got away with it.

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Get along/on with

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have good relations with

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9
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Get on with

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continue with

Stop talking and get on with your work

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Get up,to

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do something bad

What has young Bill been getting up to?

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Go in for

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have as a hobby

Do you go in for sailing?

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12
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Grow out of

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become too old for

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Keep up with

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stay in the same place as

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Look down on

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feel superior to

Our neighbours look down on anyone without a car

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Look up to

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respect

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Look forward to

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think we will enjoy

17
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Make up for

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compensate for

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put up with

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accept without compaining

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run out of

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have no more of

20
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stabd up for

21
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ask after

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ask for news of

22
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Call for

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come to your house and collect you

23
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Call on

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visit for a short time

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Come across

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find by chance

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Come into
inherit | Sue came into a large sum of money
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Get at
suggest | What are you getting at?
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Get over
recover from
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Go over
discuss the details
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Join in
take part in, contribute to | Tty to join in the lesson as much as you can
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live on
have as income
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Look into
investigate
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look round
look everything
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ran into
meet by chance
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see about
make arrangments
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see to
attend to, take care of
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stand for
tolerate
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take after
have the same characteristics