w1. phrasal verbs (friendship and socialising)

Question 1

fall out

Answer 1

means to have an argument with someone and to stop being friends

e. g. Hannah and I fell out yesterday.

Question 2

look up to

Answer 2

means to admire someone

e. g. I have always looked up to Josh.
I really look up to my parents.

Question 3

have sb. over

Answer 3

means to invite someone to your house

e. g. I’m having some friends over later.
I’m having them over later.

Question 4

count on

Answer 4

means to rely on somebody for support

e. g. My mates can count on me!

I can count on my parents to help me.

Question 5

lean on

Answer 5

means to depend on somebody for support (literal or metaphorical!).

e. g. He’s always had his big brother to lean on.

Question 6

put sth. down to

Answer 6

means that you think it happened for that reason

e. g. Rachel was pretty frosty with me yesterday but I put it down to tiredness.

I’d always put his lack of confidence down to his strange upbringing.

Question 7

talk sb. out of

Answer 7

means try to persuade someone not to do something.)

e.g. I tried to talk Sam out of telling his parents.

Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged.

Question 8

to stick up for sb/sth
(also stand up with sb/sth)

Answer 8

means to support or defend someone or something

e. g. Thank you for sticking up for me.

Don’t be bullied, learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe in.

Question 9

to drop in/by/round

Answer 9

means to make a short visit somewhere, often to go to someone’s house unannounced

e.g. I’m going to drop in to see Olivia later.

extra note: you can also say ‘pop in/by/round’

Question 10

to pop in/by/round

Answer 10

means to make a short visit somewhere, often to go to someone’s house unannounced

e.g. I’m going to pop in to see Olivia later.

extra note: you can also say ‘drop in/by/round’

Question 11

to run into phr v (t) -

Answer 11

to meet someone without having planned to

e.g. I ran into Jill in the supermarket.

Question 12

to show up phr v (i)

Answer 12

to arrive somewhere you are expected

e.g. Sally never shows up on time.

Question 13

to get along with phr v (t)

Answer 13

to have a good relationship with someone. Add the adverb ‘well’ for emphasis

e.g. I get along well with my brother’s friends.

Question 14

to come between phr v (t)

Answer 14

to cause an argument between people

e.g. My friend Amy got a new boyfriend who ended up coming between us.

Question 15

to grow apart phr v (i)

Answer 15

to gradually stop having a close relationship with someone

e.g. We were best friends at school but we grew apart when we left.

Question 16

to catch up phr v (i + t)

Answer 16

to talk to someone you haven’t seen for some time and to tell them your news. On its own, it is intransitive.

e.g. It was lovely to catch up!

Add ‘with’ and it becomes a transitive phrasal verb with the same meaning.

e.g. It was lovely to catch up with you.

Question 17

to fix/set sb. up phr v (t - s)

Answer 17

to arrange for people to meet so they might start a romantic relationship.

e.g. I tried to fix Kara and Ben up but they didn’t like each other.