ADVANCED PHRASAL VERBS

ADVANCED PHRASAL VERBS

1. GO THROUGH

   • TO BE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED OR APPROVED
     • E.g: We’re hoping that the proposal for the new mall won’t go through.

2. WHIP UP

   • TO CAUSE OR ENCOUORAGE A STRONG FEELING OR REACTION IN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
     • E.g.: Stella couldn’t whip up any enthusiasm for the new assignment.

3. GET PAST

   • TO BE ABLE TO STOP SOMETHING FROM AFFECTING YOU, UPSETTING YOU OR INFLUENCING YOU
     • E.g.: Getting past a disease takes a lot, but if the patient has a great support system, which can be their family, friends, or peopple who really care about them, they can get through it.

4. PUT OFF

   • TO DECIDE OR ARRANGE TO DELAY AN EVENT OR ACTIVITY UNTIL A LATER TIME OR DATE
     • E.g.: The meeting has been put off for a week.

5. LOAD UP ON

   • TO GATHER OR BUY A LARGE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING
     • E.g.: The tourists started loading up on perfume and cosmetics.

6. BOUNCE BACK

   • TO START TO BE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN AFTER A DIFFICULT PERIOD, FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER EXPERIENCING FAILURE, LOSS OF CONFIDENCE, ILLNESS, OR UNHAPINESS
     • E.g.: Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.

7. BURN OFF

   • TO REMOVE SOMETHING BY BURNING IT
     • E.g.: Until recently these countries were burning off gas they could not use or sell.

8. CHECK UP ON

   • TO TRY TO DISCOVER WHAT SOMEONE IS DOING IN ORDER TO BE CERTAIN THAT THAT PERSON IS DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING
     • E.g.: My mum checks up on me most evenings to see that I've done my homework.

9. SCAN THROUGH

   • a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine:
     • E.g.: A scan through my body