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Phrasals C1
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- 1Back out(echarte atrás) Decide to not do something you previously said you would. Don't BACK OUT now. We really need your help.
- 2Be apt to do sth/be apt to be sth(tender a): to be likely to do something or to often do something (esp bad) She's in her eighties now and apt to be a little forgetful.
- 3be bent on sth/doing sth(estar determinado a): Be determined to do or have something. He was bent on getting married as soon as possible.
- 4Bring on(estar causado por, esp malo):
The demonstrations and riots were BROUGHT ON by the government's decision. - 5Come accross(encontrar por casualidad): To find something by chance (normally when travelling somewhere or in an unexpected place)
- 6Draw onto use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something:
She had a wealth of experience to draw on. - 7Fall back onto have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible:
We had to fall back on our personal savings to pay our business overheads. - 8Get onHow's your sister GETTING ON living in Rome?
- 9Get on with(ponerte con): I've got to GET ON with a report I'm writing for work.
- 10get through Put sb through(pasar o que te pasen) to succeed in talking to someone on the phone:
I got through to the wrong department.
Could you put me through to customer services, please? - 11Go Along With sth/sb(estar de acuerdo con):
I GO ALONG WITH you. I think it would be better to wait for a week before we do anything. - 12iron out sthPut sth into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences....
They met to iron out the details of the contract - 13lie into stay in bed later than usual in the morning
- 14Payoff pay sth offThe result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something:
The payoff for years of research is a microscope that performs better
Pay your debts in full - 15phase sth outto remove or stop using something gradually or in stages
- 16put sth down to sthto think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing:
I put the children's bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired. - 17set about sthto start to do or deal with something:
I have no idea how to set about changing a tyre on a car. - 18Set asideto save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose
- 19Set outto start an activity with a particular aim:
She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship. - 20Take onTo start to employ somebody
To develop a particular character or appearance
Our website is taking on a new look.
to begin to have, use, or do something:
Her voice took on a troubled tone. - 21get on to/onto sb/sth get on to/onto sthto speak or write to a person or organization in order to ask them for help:
I'll tell him to get onto the broker first thing.
to start talking about a different subject:
How did we get on to (the subject of) your grandmother's cat? - 22let sth slipto tell people about something without intending to:
He let it slip that he hadn't actually read the report. - 23back downstop demanding something
- 24catch onto become popular (an idea or a style);
I don't think the idea will catch on WITH young people
to understand (especially after a long time)
He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll catch on (to what you're saying) eventually. - 25come into sthInherit (money, property...)
She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died. - 26Come upAppear at a conversation or screen
what topics did come up? - 27do sth upto repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive:
I'd like to buy a run-down house and do it up.
Fasten or wrap something - 28cut outstop doing or eating something
This diet cuts out on trans fats - 29fall out with (someone)argue and stop being friendly with someone
He left home after falling out with his parents. - 30Follow upto find out more about something, or take more action connected with it:
The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up. - 31Get awayto go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest:
I just need to get away for a few days. - 32get byLive/survive, usually with difficulty
- 33get togetherMeet each other, having arranged it before:
Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something? - 34Give outTo last or work no longer
The batteries are likely to give out soon. - 35Go offBecome worse in quality, become spoiled.
To fire, explode, or making noise (alarms)
to happen in a particular way:
The protest march went off peacefully. - 36Go through with sthto do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed or promised:
He'd threatened to divorce her but I never thought he'd go through with it. - 37grow apartbecome distant with a friend
- 38Head forIf you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:
They're heading for disaster if they're not careful. - 39let off someoneto fail to punish someone when the person expects to be punished, or to fail to punish someone severely enough:
The boys were let off with a reprimand. - 40Make up with someoneTo become friends again
- 41move onchange to a different job, activity or place.
I've lived in this town long enough - it's time to move on. - 42pay for sthto be punished for doing something bad to someone else, or to suffer because of a mistake that you made:
We all pay for our mistakes in some way at some time. - 43put awayto put something in the place or container where it is usually kept:
Put your toys away now - 44put onorganize an event
- 45put upStay somewhere for the night
- 46Take after someoneto be like or to look like another family member or part of the family:
Most of my children take after my husband. - 47Take to sth/sbBegin to like sth/sb or to do sth/sb often or out of habit.
- 48Take up somethingto begin to do something:
I’m not very good at golf – I only took it up recently. - 49turn upArrive, usually unexpectedly, early or late
- 50Splash out on'tirar la casa por la ventana'
They splashed out £3,000 on a holiday. - 51Conjure upEvocar
The glittering ceremony conjured up images of Russia's imperial past. - 52Rein in sth Rein sth in(PONER BAJO CONTROL)
To control something undesirable like an emotion, activity, person behaving badly and stop it from increasing.
The federal government is attempting to rein in health care costs. - 53perch in, on, etc. sthto be or sit on or near the edge of something:
We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
The village is perched on top of a hill - 54buy into somethingSupport, believe or agree to an idea or plan
To create an effective brand, you need to convince people to buy into it.
to buy a part of a business in order to have some control over it - 55Wash off (sth)to come off the surface of something when water is used:
I don't know if this paint will wash off. - 56Sift through sth Sift sth out of sthto make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not:
I had to sift through all his papers.
The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received. - 57Stem frombe developped/come from
- 58rooted inbased on or cause by
- 59Add up to sthto result in something:
The details don't add up to a complete picture of what caused the explosion. - 60perk up pep upanimar, make more exciting
- 61Come in for sthTo be blamed or criticized
The mayor came in for a lot of criticism of his remarks. - 62Talk sb into sth Talk sb out of sthConvencer de hacer o no hacer algo
- 63curl upto sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body
acurrucarse - 64spring upto start to exist suddenly
housands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years. - 65come up to sthto be as good as you want, need, or expect something to be. To get nearer to a particular time or stage in a process
It’s hard for others to come up to the very high standards she sets for herself.
As we come up to the end of the first half, the score remains France 3, Italy 3.
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