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COMMON PHRASAL VERBS

Danna Char Spanish 23 cards

COMMON PHRASAL VERBS

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  1. 1—COMMON PHRASAL VERBCOMMON PHRASAL VERB
  2. 2LOOK AFTER:Watch or protect: to keep safe
    e.g: He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.
  3. 3BRING UPTo mention something. (Note: The two parts of this phrasal verb can be separated.)
    “Mark was sick and had to miss the party, so please don’t bring it up, I don’t want him to feel bad for missing it.”
  4. 4CALL ON— This can mean either to visit someone, or to use someone’s or something’s knowledge.
    To visit someone: “I’ll call on you this evening to see how you’re feeling.”
  5. 5CHEER ONTo support someone by giving them words of encouragement. (Can be separated by the name or pronoun of the person/people being cheered on).
    “Even though Samantha was in the last place, her brother cheered her on through the entire race.”
  6. 6COME UP(with something) — To think of an idea.
    “I came up with this idea for a TV show about a woman living with her best friend and daughter. I call it ‘Two and a Half Women.’”
  7. 7CUT OFF— This phrase can be used in several ways, but its general meaning is “to interrupt or stop something.” (Can be separated.)
    While driving, to get in front of another car suddenly: “That red car just cut me off and I almost crashed into it.”
  8. 8DROP BY/INTo stop by for a visit, for a short time.
    “Andrew is such a great boyfriend, when he heard that his girlfriend had a cold he dropped by to bring her some soup.”
  9. 9FALL APARTThis phrase means “to break into pieces,” but it can be used to talk about things that are not physical, like a marriage or a person.
    “They tried to save their marriage by going to therapy but in the end, it fell apart anyway.”
  10. 10GET AWAYTo escape. You may have heard the phrase “getaway car.” That’s the car used by criminals to run away from a crime scene, like a bank robbery.
    “Carmen’s neighbor tried to show her pictures of all her cats, but Carmen managed to get away.”
  11. 11GIVE OUTThis phrase can mean to break down or stop working, or to hand out or distribute something.
    To stop working: “The city had to rebuild the bridge completely, because it was about to give out and fall down.”
  12. 12GO OUT (WITH)To go on a date with someone.
    “Sarah was so happy when Peter finally asked her to go out with him!”
  13. 13GROW UPTo grow up, sometimes used to tell someone to stop acting childish.
    “Some people tell Steve he needs to grow up, but he loves acting like a child.”
  14. 14HANG ONTo keep something.
    “When everyone else was getting fired, Paul managed to hang on to his job.”
  15. 15HOLD ONTo hold something tightly. This phrase can also be a way of asking someone to wait for a moment.
    “You’d better hold on to your hat, it’s windy out there!”
  16. 16LOG IN (TO)Used with computers, this phrase means to sign into your account on a website or computer.
    “Don’t forget to log in to your FluentU account to learn English better and faster.”
  17. 17LOOK UPTo check the meaning of something. (Can be separated by the item being looked up).
    “If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you should look it up in the dictionary.”
  18. 18LOOK OUTTo watch out for something.
    “Look out, there’s a baseball coming your way!”
  19. 19PUT OUTPut out — This phrase can mean to extinguish a fire, or to irritate someone by asking them for a favor. (In the case of annoying someone, can be separated by the person getting annoyed.) Be aware that in very informal slang, this phrase has a more offensive meaning.
    To extinguish a fire: “The firefighters managed to put out the fire before it spread to other houses.”
  20. 20TAKE OFFThis phrase can mean to remove clothing, or to leave for a journey (i.e. planes take off when they begin their flights).
    “She was very happy when she finally got home and took off her shoes. They had been hurting her feet all day!”
  21. 21TURN ON/OFFTo switch a machine or light on or off.
    “Turn off the light, I’m trying to sleep!”
  22. 22WARM-UP (TO)\ To start liking someone or something more as you spend more time with them, especially if you didn’t really like them in the beginning.
    “The new puppy was scared of my husband when we first got him, but he warmed up to him pretty quickly.”
  23. 23WORK OUTTo exercise.
    “I try to work out every morning, by repeatedly lifting a heavy donut to my mouth.”

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Flashcards on COMMON PHRASAL VERBS, created by Danna Char on 02/12/2018.
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