#PhrasalVerbs

Question 1

Circle back

Answer 1

To consider again
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I want to circle back to my original point about flexibility

Question 2

Step out

Answer 2

1) Leave a room or building for a short time
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I have to step out for a few minutes to make a call. Please remain in the room until I come back
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2) Have a romantic or sexual relationship
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Everybody knew they were stepping out together

Question 3

Get down

Answer 3

1) Depress or demoralize
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Rainy days always get me down
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2) Write down
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It’s obvious, but I wanted to get it down on paper

Question 4

Get down to (something)

Answer 4

Finally start doing something seriously
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After a week of discussions, we got down to designing our new app

Question 5

Hold dear

Answer 5

To be attached to; to cherish
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Fidelity is something most of us hold dear

Question 6

Catch on

Answer 6

1) (Of a practice or fashion) Become popular
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His music never caught on in the South
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2) Understand what is meant or how to do something, especially after a long time
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We were teasing him, but he was slow to catch on that we were just joking

Question 7

Sit out

Answer 7

1) Not take part in a particular activity or game
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Dima often thinks about sitting out one day of the challenge, but he knows that Sasha will use his “Ballgun 4000” in case he really does so
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2) To wait for an unpleasant event to finish without taking action
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Most of the russians just try to sit the war out, not thinking about everyday damage it causes

Question 8

Tape off

Answer 8

To form a barrier to something or some area by surrounding or blocking it with tape; to isolate
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Please tape off the rest of the area before the whole neighborhood shows up

Question 9

Scramble up

Answer 9

To put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense
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Sasha always scrambles up words in his journal so that no one discovers his dirty secrets regarding conquering the world

Question 10

Hollow out

Answer 10

To make an empty space inside something
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In childhood, I liked to hollow out hills to make a base

Question 11

Show (someone) around

Answer 11

To act as a guide for someone who is visiting a place
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One day, Sasha will definitely show Dima around Miami

Question 12

Talk (someone) out of something

Answer 12

To persuade someone not to do something
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Dima tried to talk Sasha out of speaking about his dick again, but he was impenetrable

Question 13

Talk (someone) into something

Answer 13

To persuade someone to do something
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Sasha will definitely find a way to talk Dima into an RD1000 challenge

Question 14

Sneak in/into

Answer 14

1) To enter (some place) surreptitiously (in a quite, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner), so as not to be detected
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Dima would be happy to sneak into the girl’s locker room if 002 was there
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2) To transport someone or something in a surreptitious, deceitful, or stealthy manner, especially when it’s illegal or forbidden to do so
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Dima’s worst nightmare is Sasha trying to sneak him in to a gay club
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3) To smartly insert or include something that is normally forbidden, unwanted or frowned upon
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Dima has to pay $50 to keep Sasha from sneaking in his dick jokes to the conversation

Question 15

Hollow out

Answer 15

To make an empty space inside something
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Sasha should be very careful to not hollow his girl out with his big dick during sex

Question 16

Pillow

Answer 16

1) Rest (one’s head) as if on a pillow
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All girls would love to pillow their heads on Dima’s strong shoulders after he completes the challenge
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2) Serve as a pillow for …
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When Dima and Sasha start doing business, an uncomfortable sofa might first pillow their heads at night, but who said doing business is easy?

Question 17

Facilitate

Answer 17

To make something possible or easier
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The main reason why Sasha came up with his idea of challenges was to facilitate his path towards success together with the best friend in the world

Question 18

Sprout up

Answer 18

Suddenly appear or begin to exist
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New factories have sprouted up everywhere

Question 19

Come about

Answer 19

1) To happen, or start to happen
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How did the problem come about in the first place?
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2) Change direction (especially in terms of shipping)
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The boat came about and headed south along the river shore

Question 20

Come along

Answer 20

1) To arrive or appear at a place
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You wait half an hour for a bus, and then three come along at once!
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2) To go somewhere with someone
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We’re going to the movies. Do you want to come along?
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3) Develop or improve
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Dima’s English has been really coming along since he resumed communication with Sasha

Question 21

Tap out

Answer 21

1) In mixed martial arts and similar sports, to tap the floor to show that you accept that your competitor has beaten you
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Suddenly he dropped to his knees and tapped out
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2) To produce the rhythm of a piece of music by hitting a surface gently
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He sat at the drums and tapped out the beat
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3) To write something using a keyboard, cell phone, etc.
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She quickly tapped out a message on her phone

Question 22

Iron (something) out

Answer 22

1) To remove problems or find solutions
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We hope they can iron out their differences and get on with working together
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2) To put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
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They met to iron out the details of the contract

Question 23

Lean into

Answer 23

1) To pursue some task or activity with great effort, determination, and perseverance
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She’s really been leaning into her gymnastics lately. At this rate, she could have a shot at a professional career
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2) To push into or press against someone or something
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I leaned into the door to keep people from opening it
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3) To accept and embrace something as a means of dealing with it or turning it into something positive
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The breakup still hurts, but after being in a relationship for so long, I’m finally starting to lean into being single
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4) To embrace and exaggerate some trait or characteristic, especially something ostensibly negative that has been attributed to one by someone else
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The perverse language in my first book seemed to get the most heated reaction from readers, so I decided to really lean into it for the sequel

Question 24

Stir (something) up

Answer 24

1) To cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow
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The teacher told him to stop stirring up trouble
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2) To cause a substance such as soil or dust to move and rise up
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The helicopter stirred up clouds of dust
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3) To cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something
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The speech stirred up the crowd

Question 25

Pump (someone) up

Answer 25

1) To make someone feel more confident or excited
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The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game
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2) To fill something with air using a pump
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I must pump the tires up on my bike
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3) To increase something by a large amount
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Let’s pump up the volume a little!
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The U.S. was able to pump up exports

Question 26

Turn (someone/something) down

Answer 26

1) To refuse an offer or request
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Sasha offered Dima a trip to the US, but he turned it/him down, so now Dima has to pay a million bucks for the moral damage. Given that, in a few years Sasha will have to do his best so that banks don’t turn him down for a loan for his business, which Dima might want to join
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2) Adjust a control on a device to reduce the volume or level
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Dima asked Sasha to turn the sound down, but he was too excited by 02

Question 27

See through

Answer 27

1) Not be deceived by someone or something; detect the true nature of someone or something
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Dima’s been friendly to Sasha for months, but Sasha finally managed to see him through—he just wanted money! Although Dima still doesn’t admit this.
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2) Support a person for the duration of a difficult time
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Sasha’s always seen Dima through his periods of loneliness
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3) To continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult
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The machine learning course often seems difficult, but Sasha is determined to see it through. If only Dima was too …

Question 28

Slip up

Answer 28

To make a mistake
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Sasha and Dima have slipped up so many times in their lives, but the power of their friendship will definitely result in great success one day

Question 29

Horse around

Answer 29

To behave in a silly and noisy way
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At assembly one morning, a student who was horsing around with a gang of friends bumped into Elon.

Question 30

Wade through

Answer 30

To spend a lot of time and effort doing something boring or difficult, especially reading a lot of information
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We had to wade through pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract

Question 31

Wade

Answer 31

To walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick
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Once, when Elon and Kimbal got off a train on their way to an anti-apartheid music concert, they had to wade through a pool of blood next to a dead person with a knife still sticking out of his brain

Question 32

Jot down

Answer 32

To write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it
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I carry a notebook so that I can jot down any ideas

Question 33

Furl ( around something)

Answer 33

To wrap or roll something close to or around something
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The sail furled around the mast

Question 34

Butcher

Answer 34

1) To kill or cut up an animal for meat
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He raises pigs and butchers his own meat
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2) To kill people in a very violent way or in large numbers
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Unarmed civilians are being butchered by the occupying forces
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3) To spoil something completely by performing or dealing with it very badly
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I couldn’t bear to hear our national anthem being butchered like that