PHRASALS (UNITS 9-12) Flashcards
to make an official request
solicitar algo oficialmente
Put in
He put in an insurance claim after the accident but he got nothing.
1) to write sth down (ESTA DEFINICIÓN ES LA QUE SE TOMA EN EXAMEN)
2) place sth back in the position you keep it in when it is not being used.
3) to kill an animal that is old, sick, or injured, to prevent it from suffering
4) to stop or limit an opposing political event or group
5) to land (aircraft)
6) to make an unkind remark that makes someone seem silly
PUT DOWN
“1) Put down your name and address on this card.
2) Put the phone down and listen to me.
3) If a horse breaks its leg, it usually has to be put down.
4) Police used tear gas to put the riot down.
5) She put down safely in the corner of the airfield.
6) Tim was trying to put her down saying bad things about her in fron of others to make her look stupid.”
not let sth from the past affect your life now
dejar algo atrás
Put (sth) behind (sb)
It’s over. You need to put it behind you now, and make plans for the future.
He had a bad time in the army but he has put it behind him now.
to save something, usually time or money, for a special purpose
guardar dinero, ponerlo aparte
put aside
I put aside a little every month for a deposit on a house.
to spread (news etc)
PUT ABOUT
COLL:
sb puts about that…
sb puts about sth
EXAMPLES:
Someone had put a rumour about that the regional manager was going to visit the factory.
to convey or communicate (ideas etc) to others
Put across
He’s very good at putting his ideas across.
To believe that sth happened because of sth else.
echarle la culpa / hacer responsable de algo a algo más
to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing
Put down to
He put his failure in the exam down to bad luck.
I put the children’s bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired.
1) to move sth to the place it was before.
2) to move something to a later time or date
Put back
1) If you use something, put it back!
2) The meeting has been put back to next week.
to make an official request to have or do something
Put in for
I’m putting in for a job at the hospital.
Richard’s finally put in for his driving test.
to make something such as a fire or cigarette stop burning
Put out
Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.
to connect a person using a phone to the person they want to speak to
Put sb through
Could you put me through to customer services, please?
to let someone stay in your home for a short period
Put sb up
If you need somewhere to stay, we can put you up for the night.
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly
soportar, aguantar algo
Put up with sth
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
1) postpone
2) to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it
PUT OFF
1) She put him off with the excuse that she had too much work to do.
2) Don’t be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.
to do an activity, esp. one that others can watch
Put on
The second graders want to put a play on.
The experience of putting on a campaign was exciting.
1) to suggest something for discussion
2) to suggest yourself/somebody as a candidate for a job or position
Put forward
1) to put forward a suggestion
2) Can I put you/your name forward for club secretary?
to experience something, usually something unpleasant
To have a reaction
meet with
His proposal met with total opposition from the committee
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
tolerate
live with
It’s a problem she’s going to have to live with.
to start to discuss a new subject during a formal meeting
To pass on to another subject.
move on to
We’d better move on to the housing problem before time runs out,
to write something so that you do not forget it
note down
I noted down the address of the office.
to give something to someone else
hand over
We were ordered to hand over our passports.
to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable
syn: reduce
narrow sth down
We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.
to live only with sth in particular
get the money needed from
LIVE ON
COLL: live on a budget/a low income/a fixed income
EXAMPLE: Many retired people living on fixed incomes need to estimate what the purchasing power of money will be over long periods in the future.
to be as good as something/ to be as good as expected
live up to
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
You ought to try and live up to your parents’ expectations
to fail to include someone or something that should be included
miss out
you’ve missed out your address on the form.
Oh, I’m sorry, Tina, I’ve missed you out. What would you like to drink?
to experience sth unpleasant and survive
live through
She lived through two world wars.
to put the pieces of something together
to create a picture of
piece together
They tried to piece together the fragments of the broken vase.
to ignore or overlook
pass over
They passed him over for promotion in favour of a younger man
to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages
to gradually stop using something
phase out
The airlines are phasing out any aircraft that is more than 20 years old.
New automated machinery in factories has led to the phasing out of old production methods.
“to give somebody else your position of power or the responsibility for something
to give something/somebody officially or formally to another person”
hand over
“She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues.
He handed over a cheque for $200 000.
They handed the weapons over to the police.”
to try to defeat and change a government
rise up
to rise up against sb/sth
to be responsible for or to take care of somebody/something/yourself
look after
“Who’s going to look after the children while you’re away?
I’m looking after his affairs while he’s in hospital.”
to think about something in the past
look back
“to look back on your childhood
The look back at the 1970s as the good old days.”
to think that you are better than somebody
look down on sb
She looks down on people who haven’t been to college.
to take care of somebody and make sure nothing bad happens to them
look out for
This firm looks out for employees who have initiative.
to examine something
look into
The police are looking into the matter and hoping to find a solution soon.
to admire or respect somebody
look up to
to examine a place
to examine something to see how good, big, etc. it is
look over
We looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it.
when a room has a view onto a place
look onto
All the hotel rooms look onto the beach.
used to warn somebody to be careful, especially when there is danger
look out
Look out! There’s a car coming.
to watch something without becoming involved in it yourself
look on
Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked.
(formal) to rely on or expect somebody to provide something or do something
look to sb
COLL: look to somebody for something | look to somebody to do something
EX: We are looking to you for help.
to hope for something; to expect something
look for
We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term.
1) (informal) (of business, somebody’s situation, etc.) to become better. SYNONYM improve
2) to raise your eyes when you are looking down at something
3) [no passive] (informal) to visit or make contact with somebody, especially when you have not seen them for a long time
4) to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer
look up
1) At last things were beginning to look up.
2) She looked up from her book as I entered the room.
3) Do look me up the next time you’re in London.
4) I looked it up in the dictionary.
