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Phrasal verbs 1, put, keep, Phrasal verbs 3, Phrasal verbs 4, Meaning: to…
Phrasal verbs 1
give
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give off
to produce something such as a smell, heat, light, etc.
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give back
an agreement by someone to surrender benefits and conditions previously agreed in return for new concessions or awards.
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Get
Get along
To continue doing something or make progress in a situation. Sentence: Jane got along much better in her new job.
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Get down
To write something somewhere. Sentence: Someone managed to get down the registration number of the car.
To manage to swallow food or drink. Sentence: John began to regain his appetite and managed to get some food down.
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To lower your head and body quickly in order to avoid being hit by something. Sentence: Incoming fire! Get down!
Get to
To annoy or upset someone. Sentence: After a while, Tom's teasing started to get to Amy.
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Get up
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To organize something by asking different people to take part in it or provide help. Sentence: We used to get up little plays.
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Get out
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To go to different places and spend time enjoying yourself. Sentence:
Tim and Jenny don’t get out much, as they have a young baby.
To remove something that is inside or mixed with something else. Sentence: Andrew washed the shirt twice, but he couldn’t get the stain out.
If something secret gets out, a lot of people find out about it. Sentence: There was a huge public outcry when the news got out.
To manage to say something. Sentence: Luke tried to protest, but he couldn’t get the words out.
Get in
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to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team
Sentence: Jane passed the extremely hard exam and got in the private school
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to deliver or send something to a person or place
Sentence:I have to get this homework in by the end of the week.
to ask someone to come to your house/office in order to do something for you
Sentence:We’re getting a plumber in to fix the leak.
to manage to fit something such as an activity or comment into a small amount of time
Sentence: One writer managed to get in 20 plugs for his new book in a single interview.
to buy or collect things that you need
Sentence: Kara’s friends are coming at the weekend, so get lots of chocolate in.
get over
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to do something or allow something to happen, because you want it to be finished or you want to start something else
Sentence: 'lets get this over with! I want to go home!
get through
to manage to deal with a difficult situation or to stay alive until it is over
Sentence: He needs a lot of coffee to get him through the day.
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to finish dealing with some work, a subject
Sentence: There was a lot to get through in the meeting.
to reach a good enough standard to pass a test
Sentence: How did he ever get through his driving test?
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take
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Take on = Employ
Even though I was not ready for the role, still took on the responsiblity
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make
make up
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sentence: In order not to get a demerit point for being late, I make up a story.
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make do with
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sentence: Since we do not have any tape, we have to make do with glue.
make for
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sentence: If you do not hurry up, we will not make it for the party.
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look
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look up
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Meaning: After so much trouble, things are finally starting to look up.
look out for
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Sentence: Mother told Sally to look out for her younger sister when they go to the supermarket on their own.
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keep
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Keep at it
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"Keep at it, girls!"Mdm Lim praised.
Keep away
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"Keep away from the construction site," Mother said.
keep from
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She was unable to keep from letting out her anger, so she started shouting and flinging objects in front of her in rage.
Keep something around
To keep something near you
Sentence: We decided to start keeping more security guards around the premises after last month's break-ins.
Keep back
To stay within a safe distance from something or someone Sentence: I kept back from my friend as she was coughing and I did not want to get sick before the exam.
Keep to
To stay within the limits of something/adhere to a schedule.
Sentence: Ever since I realized that I have terrible time managing skills, I have been tight on keeping to my schedule.
Phrasal verbs 3
call (By: Bethany, Chloe and Joie)
call at
- stop somewhere briefly (Mary call at her cousin's house.)
call after
- give a new born baby the same name as someone else (The baby is called after his grandfather)
call for
- go somewhere to get someone (Tom said he would call for her at 8 o'clock.)
- demand that something be done (I call for you to clean the floor now!)
- be required or necessary (I am called for to do this project.)
- be an appropriate occasion (The good news calls for champagne!)
call forth
- return a phone call (I'll call you back as soon as possible.)
call in
- stop and pay a visit to someone (John called in to Kiss 92.)
- ask someone to come and do a job (He called in the plumber to repair the leak.)
- make a phone call to a place (Eva called in to say that she was ill.)
call off
- cancel (The picnic was called off due to the storm.)
call upon/on
- Formally request or invite (I now call on the President to address the assembly.)
call out
- shout something (He called out my name but I didn't answer.)
call round
- Go to a place to see someone (We are going to call round at grandma's house.)
call up
- phone someone (I called out to Joie.)
- summon for military service (My grandfather was called up to active duty in 1940.)
call away
- ask someone to leave a place (can you please call away that man in black)
let
let down
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Meaning: Disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
Example: I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
let on
Meaning: Reveal, disclose, or divulge
Example: I tried not to let on that I had already guessed the answer.
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let in
Meaning: Let someone or something come in Example: I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
let in on
Meaning: Disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information
Example: Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut?
let past
Meaning: Allow someone to pass one.
Example: This guy is right up on my tail, so I will slow down to let him past.
let out
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Meaning: Allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls. Example: He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn.
Meaning: Enlarge by adjusting one or more seams
Example: After the holidays he had to have his suits let out.
Meaning: Of sound, to emit. Example: The dog let out a yelp.
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cut
Cut someone off
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Cut down
meaning: reduce the quantity of something
Example: Our father cut down the old tree in the garden because it blocked all the light.
Cut back on something
Meaning: consume less of something; to do something less.
Example: We had to cut back on most of our supplies for the trip.
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Cut something out
Meaning: extract something small from something big by cutting
Example: My younger brother likes to cut colorful pictures of cars out of magazines
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Cut down
Meaning: to reduce the quantity of something
Example: Our father cut down the old tree in the garden because it blocked all the light.
Cut across
Meaning: take a shorter route to get to a destination
Example: He quickly cut across the park to chase that man in black.
Phrasal verbs 4
come
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come across
Give an appearance or impression(A business suit and briefcase help her to come across as the competent professional she is.)
come apart
break, separate(The vase came apart after I droped it.)
come around
change one's mind(Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way.)
come back
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Return to a former state, usually a desirable one
Return to one’s possession, especially of memories
come through
Produce a result(News is COMING THROUGH of a major accident on the M25, where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely dangerous.)
come at
Attack, to harass (While I was backing away, he came at me with a knife.)
Get to, especially with effort or difficulty(His precise meaning was not easy to come at.)
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come in
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Become relevant, applicable or useful
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come up with
Think of a solution, excuse(Nobody could COME UP WITH a satisfactory explanation for the accident.)
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come up
Emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly
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come round
Become conscious, wake up from anesthetic(She CAME ROUND and learned that the operation had been a complete success.)
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come out in
Have a rash or similar skin problem(She CAME OUT IN a nasty rash after touching the poisonous plant by mistake.
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