2D_PhrasalVerbs

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END UP	If you go on like this you'll end up in prison. If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
DRY UP	after a few minutes to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up.
GIVE UP	eventually
eventually [i'ventjuəli]	[i'ventjuəli] 1. накрая, в края на краищата, рано или късно 2. евентуално
COME ACROSS	ПРАВИШ ВПЕЧАТЛЕНИЕ НА She comes across well in interviews.
RUN OUT OF	We ran out of fuel/oil, sugar, coffee Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out. You run out of things to say.
CARRY ON	stirring the mixture Try to carry on speaking
CATCH ME OUT	to show that somebody does not know much or is doing something wrong They tried to catch her out with a difficult question. but I stuck to my story
GET AWAY WITH	to receive a relatively light punishment He was lucky to get away with only a fine. to do something wrong and not be punished for it Don't be tempted to cheat—you'll never get away with it. You are not an expertand you won't GET AWAY WITH pretending that you are. няма да ти се минава ми номера,разминава ми се Can I get away with this shirt? GET AWAY WITH murder
FALL FOR	to be tricked into believing something that is not true I'm surprised you fell for that trick. an obvious lie
DEAL WITH	to solve a problem, perform a task, etc to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints Have you dealt with these letters yet? He's good at dealing with pressure.customer complaints
SORT OUT	an act of arranging or organizing the contents of something in a tidy or neat way and removing things you do not want my finances
TURN DOWN	to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it Why did she turn down your invitation? He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. their job offer
PUT OFF	SYNONYM postpone, delay to change something to a later time or date the meeting until next week We've had to put off our wedding until Sept. put off doing something He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
SET OUT	to leave a place and begin a journey They set out on the last stage of their journey. on our trip as planned She set out to become a writer. постави си за цел да стане писател
TRIP UP	подхлъзне, преметне He asks a trick question to TRIP YOU UP, but you don't FALL FOR IT and give a perfect answer.
TURN UP	something surprising or unexpected that happens HE HAS TURNED UP SOME EMBARRASSING FACTS about you, but you deal with it well.
SAIL THROUGH	sail through (something) to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty
GET DOWN to something	get down to something to begin to do something; to give serious attention to something Let's get down to business. I like to get down to work by 9.
READ UP ON	проучвам to read a lot about a subject I'll need to read up on the case before the meeting.
RID OF	to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority. I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
LOOK UP	to become better SYNONYM improve At last things were beginning to look up.
occur to somebody əˈkɜː(r)	(of an idea or a thought) to come into your mind The idea occurred to him in a dream. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME to ask him about.. occur to somebody that… It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair. occur to do something It didn't occur to her to ask for help.
It proved to be	оказа се
TURN OUT TO BE	to be discovered to be; to prove to be turn out that… It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. turn out to be/have something The job turned out to be harder than we thought. The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment.
get through	to make contact with somebody by telephone I tried calling you several times but I couldn't get through. Just keep on trying to get through.
can't help	не мога да не мисля I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us. He can't help being ugly. She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
rip-off	overpriced or of poor quality sth-ing that is not worth what you pay for it $70 for a T-shirt! What a rip-off! Mtel upgrade plans are a huge rip-off минавка, пладнешки обир
wary ˈweəri	careful when dealing with sbd/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem SYNONYM cautious wary (of somebody/something) Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride. wary (of doing something) She was wary of getting involved with him.
AGAINST ALL ODDS	he recovered. противно на очакванията stg that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve something They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds. Against all (the) odds, he made a full recovery.
odds	1. неравенство, разлика 2. шанс (за успех),
overwhelm oʊvərˈwelm	They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds. смазвам, разбивам, съкрушавам заливам (изцяло) (за вълна, порой)

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