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PHRASAL VERBS 2
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- 1CUT OFF1. (TRAIN) TREN LLEGA Y PARA EN LA ESTACIÓN
She looked eagerly along the platform as the train drew into.
2. HACER QUE ALGUIEN SE ENVUELVA EN UNA SITUACION DIFICIL.
I´m not going to draw into that kind of argument - 2BUNG UPBLOCKED
My noise is all bunged up today with this horrible cold - 3RIP OFF1. STEAL
The mugger ripped my purse off
He rippes everyone off
2. COPY, PLAGIAR
He ripped the book off making a practically duplicated - 4TIP OFFSOPLAR A LA POLICIA
He´s tiping off the police - 5START OFF Start offsth/start off sth off Start off (+AS) Start off (+ADV/PREP)1. MAKE STH START HAPPENING
She tarted off the meating with a report on the sales conference.
2. START A LIFE/PROFESSION
I started off as engineer
3. START A JOURNEY
We started off down the road and I suddenly remmber that we´d forgotten - 6GET CARRIED AWAY WITHTO BE EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT STH THAT YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR FEELINGS
I got so carried away with shopping that I completely forgot the time - 7LET SB/STH OFF1. NO PUNISH
She was let off with a fine. I´ll let you off this time, but don´t do it aagaain
2. NO PERMITIR HACER O IR ALGÚN SITIO
Mum let me off going to the disco in exam
3. FIRE . EXPLODE
The boys were letting off fireworks - 8FIGHT OFFGET RID OF
I´m fighting off a cold - 9BREAK AWAYSEPARATE
Croatia broke away from YUgoslavia in 1991 - 10TAKE OUT SB FOR/TOINVITE TO GO OUT
First time, I took Vero out for a meal - 11PASS ONVIH can be passed on form parent to child
- 12TELL SB OFFECHAR LA BRONCA
When I was a child, my mum told me off for my misbehaving - 13CHEAT ON SB/STH1. AFFAIR.
My best friend broke up with his girlfriend because he had cheated on her
2. FAIL TO DO STH YOU PRIMISE
I use to cheating on my intentions - 14BURST OUTESTALLAR
I made a joke and they burst out laughing - 15HAND STH OVER TO SBENTREGAR
After doing the exam I handed it over to the proffesor - 16LEAD UP TO STHPERIOD TIME HAPPENS BEFORE AN ACTIVITY
Police are trying to find out where the boy had been in the houurs which led up to his dissapearance - 17GO THROUGHTO EXPERIENCE OR SUFFER STH UNPLEASANT
I never want to go through an experience - 18RUN OFFMOVE FAST AND SECRETALY
The thief ran off down a side street - 19SHAKE OFFGET RIP OFF ILLNESS
I can´t shake off this cold - 20STAMBLE UPONDISCOVER STH BY CHANCE
I stambled upon that CD when I was cleaning m room up - 21FALL BEHIND INNOT TO DO STH/PAY STH AT THE RIGHT PLACE
She fell behind in her rent. She began falling behind in her schoolwork - 22GET ALONG1.GET ON. I get along with my boss
2.FUNCTION INDEPENTLY. My fried gest along with my finantial support. Don´t leave I can´t get along without you - 23ARE/GET MIX UP IN STHESTAR ENVUELTO EN ALGO ILEGAL
- 24TAKE APART sthSEPARATE
It´s not a good idea tot ale it apart if you dont know how to ressamble it - 25GET ACROSS (to sb/sth)1.COMUNICATE/UNDERSTOOD
He´s not good at getting his ideas to the class
2. CROSS RIVER/ROAD
How can we get across to the island? - 26BUILD UP (sth/sb)1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT SIZE, STRENGH
I need time to build up my confidence again. There were big delays as traffic build up on the roads into the city
2. PRAISE SB/STH. SAY THAT THEY ´RE VERY IMPORTANT
The media builds people up, only to knock then down again - 27BURN OFF1. DISSIPATE AS THE RESULT OF HEAT
After an oil spill, the only way to control it is by burning off - 28BRING FORWARDADELANTAR
can we bring the meeting forward?
BRING FORWARD VS PUT OFF - 29PULL OFFLLEVAR A CABO ALGO CON SUCESS
US was able to pull off the mission - 30BRING UP STH/SB1. CRIAR
I was brought up by my parents
2. MENTION A SUBJECT AND START TO TALK
Everytime I bring the matter up, he changes the subject. - 31FISH STH OUT1. INFORMAL. TAKE STH OUT FROM A BAG AFTER SEARCHING
Police pulled my car over and ask for the license, I fish out my ID - 32WRITE OFF sth1. DECLARAR SINIESTRO
We are going to write off the warehouse after that burnt down. - 33TAKE OUT OF sth TAKE sth OUT OF SBMAKES SB FEEL TIRED
The exercise takes it out of me, I´m so exhausted - 34ENGANGE ININVOLVED IN STH, COMMITED ACTIVALY
She was enganged in conversation - 35BRING sth ABOUTCAUSAR, PROVOCAR TO MAKE STH HAPPEN
What has brought about this change?
His nervous breakdown was brought about by stress.He did a lot to bring changes about at school - 36GET AT1. REACH CONCLUSION
What are we getting at th discussion?
2. IMPLY
What do you get at saying I´m kind?
3. (SB) HURT (FISICAL & EMOTIONAL)
You can get at him by harming his wife. - 37BRING OVER sb/sthBRING STH/SB TO HOUSE.
You´ll be at home, Why don´t you bring your friends over? - 38BRING sth OUT1,LANZAR.
Ford has brought out a new solar car to the market.
2. EMERGE.
Havinng serious responsabilities bring out the best of you
3. TO HIGHLIED OR BEST COLOUR.
That´s new t-shirt brings out the green of your eyes.
4.PUBLISH.
When are you bring out the next edition of the book? - 39HOLD UP sth/sb1 STAL FROM A BUILDING, PLACE...WITH VIOLENCE
The thiefes held up a local bank yesterday
2. TO DELAYSTH OR SB
The watch was held up for 10 min as police cleraed fans off the pitch - 40WEAR OUT sth/sb1. DEGASTADO
I´ve already worn out 2 pairs of shoes this year
2. MAKE SB VERY TIRED
Looking after 6 children is enough to wear anyone out - 41LET sb DOWN1. DECEPCIONAR
A reliable friend will never let you down - 42HANG UP sthCOLGAR
Please hang up your coat - 43SET DOWN=WRITE DOWN0NOTHE DOWNANOTAR
I wrote your address down in my notebook - 44EASY UP= EASY OFFGRADUALLY STOP OR BECOME LESS
I´m leaving soon but I´m just waiting for the traffic to easy off a bit. At last the rain begin to easy up - 45TAKE BACK take back sth take sth back1.DEVOLVER
I´m going to take back these trousers to the shop
2.ADMITIR STH YOU SAID WAS WRONG
i shouldn´t have call you lazy - I take it back - 46GO WITH sthMATCH (CLOTHES)
That red tie doesn´t go with your suit - 47SELL OUTSE HA A
- 48DUCK OUTAVOID A RESPONSABILITY/DUTY
You have to go, so don´t try ducking out - 49WORK OUT1. GYM
Thwy work out in the gym 3 times a week
2. CALCULATE
The rent works out at 50euros/week
3.RELATIONSHIP
They work out in their relationship - 50BLOW OVER1. STH DISAPPEAR GRADUALLY
The storm blew over just 2 hours. It took a while to blow over the scandel - 51CALL INASK SB PROFESSIONAL TO COME AND PROVIDE HELP
1. The firemen were called in inmediatelly - 52CUT OUT1. RECORTAR (PAPEL)
He cut out the paper
2. (COMER) STOP HEALTHY
I´ve cut out red meat
Eliminar - 53TAKE UPSTART A NEW ACTIVITY/JOB
I has taken up stamp collection as a hobby - 54KILL OFFTO ELIMINATE OR MAKE EXTINCT
We killed off the white sharks by over-hunting - 55TURN UPARRIVE UNEXPECTED
We got lost and suddenly we trned up in Valencia - 56KEEP OFFRESIST
He is an alcoholic and its a daily sytruggle to keep off the booze.
Please, keep off the grass - 57SET UP sth(COMPANY)
I set up a company of bread - 58WALK OFF WITH sthSTEAL
2 guys walked off with 6 computers from a school yesterday - 59LOOK UP TO sbADMIRAR
I have always look up to my older brother for his courage and honestly - 60PUT OFF Put sht off Put off sth1.POSTPONE
Could be posible to put the class off?
2.DISTRAER
The music is putting me off, I try to be concentrate
3. QUITAR LAS GANAS
He put me off going off to India - 61BLOW UP Blow up sth/sb Blow sth/sb up1. DESTROY STH/SB WITH A BOMB
They threatened to blow up the airliner if their demands were not met. Blowing up a bridge
2. FILL STH
He blew his tyres up using the pressure pump. I blew up 35 ballons for the party - 62GET AHEAD Get ahead in Get ahead of sbPONERSE A LA CABEZA (PROGRESO)
It is not easy to get ahead in the movie bussiness.
By doing extra homework, he soon got ahead of his classmates. She worked hard to get ahead. - 63CREEP UPThe draught can creep us with their prolongued absence of rain
- 64PULL TROUGHRECOVER FROM
- 65SET sth OFFTO CAUSE STH TO START HAPPENING, WORKING
It´s thought it was set off by smoke coming from one room - 66TAKE AWAY1. RESTAR
If you take 11 away from 33, you´re left with 22
2. LLEVARSE
A waiter come and took our plates away
3. REMOVE
That was disguting! I need a drink of water to take the taste awy - 67MAKE UP FOR MAKE UP TO make up for sth make sth up to sbRECOMPENSAR
If you change the plan, I will make up for that.
He said he was sorry and promised to make it up to her - 68THROW OUT sth1. THROW STH AWAY
2. REJECT, DISMISS- RECHAZAR
The case was thrown out of court due to lack of evidence
3. SUGGEST CASUALLY- DEJAR CAER
I´m just throwing out a suggestion - 69POINT sb/sth OUT (to sb)SEÑALAR
Will you point his wife to me if you see her? - 70RULE OUT Rule sb OUT Rule OUT sth1. DESCARTAR
A back injjury has ruled him out of the match
2. MAKE IMPOSSIBLE
The TV was on, effectively ruling out conversation - 71SQUARR OFF(AMERICAN) prepare to fight, compete, argue with sb
US and China squarred off a near-collisiion of their ships - 72PULL STH/SB OVER(POLICE) PARAR
Police pulled the car over - 73PULL UPPARAR POCO TIEMPO EL COCHE
- 74BLOW OFF Blow sth off Blow off sth1. (WIND OR EXPLOSION)- REMOVE STH BY AIR
Roofs were blown off buildings
2. (SB) NO ACUDIR A UNA CITA
Are u going to there at 5? or are u goint to blow me off again?
3. LOSS TEMPER
I blew off her and then I appologised
4. AVOID OBLIGATION
I blew off doing HW - 75THROW AWAY1. GET RID OF STH
When are u going to throw away those old magacines?
2. WATE A SKILL/OPPORTUNITY
I´m thinking I throw away my inteligece at this jib. The team threw away a 2-0 lead - 76STEP DOWNRESIGN
Rajoy should step down