Pharsal Verb Flashcards
(139 cards)
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Add up
A
Her story doesn’t add up. I think she’s lying.
Agregar o Añadir
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Blow up
A
The building was blown up by a bomb.
Explotar
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Bring up
A
Their grandparents brought them up because their parents were always travelling.
Criar o educar
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Call off
A
Maria called off the wedding. She decided she didn’t love him.
Cancelar
5
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Carry on
A
Sorry I interrupted, carry on talking…
Continuar o Proseguir
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Come across
A
Julia came across as a bit bossy.
He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview.
Parecer como
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Come up with
A
They came up with a plan to make us more efficient.
Proponer
Propose
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Fall apart
A
My cake fell apart when I tried to cut it.
Desbaratar
Crumble
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Get Along
A
It was lovely to see you, but my friend has to get along. She has a class.
Llevarse bien
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Get away
A
I can’t wait to get away from the city.
Escapar o aléjate
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Get over
A
I got over my fear of flying.
Superarlo
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Give up
A
We all gave up smoking on January 1st.
Rendirse
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Go on
A
They landed in Paris and then went on to Montpellier.
Seguir
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Hold on
A
I’ll hold on to my job until May.
Esperar o esperar en linea
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Look after
A
The nurse looked after the patient for months until he was better.
Cuidarse de
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Look forward to
A
to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen:
I’m really looking forward to my holiday.
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Look up
A
to become better:
I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
The economy is finally looking up.
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Make out
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to kiss and touch in a sexual way, or to succeed in having sex with someone:
Boys at that age are only interested in making out with girls.
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Pass out
A
to become unconscious for a short time, for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk:
I was hit on the head and passed out.
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Pull over
A
If a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops:
Just pull over here, and I’ll get out and walk the rest of the way.
Volcarse
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Put up with
A
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly:
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
Soportar
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Turn up
A
Don’t worry about it - something will turn up, you’ll see.
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
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Watch out
A
used to warn someone of danger or an accident that seems likely to happen:
“Watch out!” he shouted, but it was too late - she had knocked the whole tray of drinks onto the floor.
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Throw Away
A
to get rid of
tirar, deshacerse de
He always throws away his old clothes.
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Take off
If a plane takes off, it begins to fly.
| despegar
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Go on
To last for a particular period of time
durar
The speech seemed to go on forever.
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Make out
To see, hear or understand
distinguir, divisar
He could make out a ship in the distance.
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Find out
to discover
descubrir, averiguar
I found out what was troubling her.
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Break up
If a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends:
Jenny and George have broken up.
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Break down
If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working:
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
1. Stop functioning
2. Get upset
Break it down = Bailar o expresarte sin inhibiciones.
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Call back
to return to a place in order to see someone or collect something:
She said she'd call back later to pick up that report.
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Call off
to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible:
Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.
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Come from
to be caused by something:
I feel awful." "That comes from eating too much."
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Drop off
1. to become lower in level, value, price, etc.:
Business dropped off a little during the summer.
2. an act of taking people, goods, mail, etc. to a place, or the place where you take them:
Passenger drop-off is allowed only in the designated area.
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End up
to finally be in a particular place or situation:
They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.
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Fill in / Fill out
to write or type information on a document in spaces that are provided for it:
Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves.
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Fill up
to make something full, or to become full:
Too many spam emails are filling up our inboxes.
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Get along with
If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other:
I don't really get along with my sister's husband.
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Give up
to stop trying to guess:
You'll never guess the answer - do you give up?
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Hang up
to end a phone conversation:
He started shouting so I hung up (on him)
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Run into
to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to:
Graham ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.
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Put up with
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly:
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.
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Take off
If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly:
The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.
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Think over
to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision:
I'll think it over and give you an answer next week.
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Work out
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body:
Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
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Back Sb up --> Support
Back Sth up--> Reverse
> (someone or something that provides) support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. go wrong:
We're going to need some professional backup for this project.
> A copy of information held on a computer that is stored separately from the computer:
The department's backup disks are all stored in a different building.
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Talk out of
to persuade someone not to do something:
Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged.
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Freak down
Enloquecer
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Come over
Visit
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Come on in
Enter
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Turn up
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
Don't worry about it - something will turn up, you'll see.
This job turned up just when I needed it.
Happen
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Move in
Move
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Get on with
to start or continue doing something, especially work:
Stop talking and get on with it.
I like to be left to get on with the job.
I suppose I could get on with the ironing while I'm waiting.
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Fit in
to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by that group:
It's no surprise she's leaving - she never really fitted in.
Encajar
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Grow up
Crecer
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Hang in there
said as a way of telling someone to not give up, despite difficulties:
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it'll be OK.
Don´t give up
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Hang out
Colgar o Pasar tiempo
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Warm up
If an event warms up, it starts to become more interesting, enjoyable, or exciting:
The party was only just starting to warm up as I left.
Prepare
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Write down
To write something on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it:
Did you write down Jo's phone number?
Anotar o Apuntar
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Pick out
Choose
| Recoger
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Put on
.Apply
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Squeeze in
To manage to do something or see someone in a short period of time or when you are very busy:
While we're in Australia, we're hoping to squeeze in a trip to the Barrier Reef.
Find time for
Squeeze: Exprimir o Apretar
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Calm down
To stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way:
She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.
Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about!
Calmar
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Cut down / Back
Reducir
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Take up
Start / Begin
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Depends on
Depende de
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Lie down
To move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:
He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.
Acostar
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Stay away
to not go near or become involved with someone; to avoid something that will have a bad effect on you:
My parents told me to stay away from her.
I drink a lot of water and I stay away from greasy, heavy foods.
Avoid
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Go for Sth
To choose something:
Instead of butter, I always go for margarine or a low-fat spread.
Like / Prefer
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Fill in
to do someone else's work for them because they cannot or will not do it themselves:
She will fill in for him while he's at the conference.
I'm not her regular secretary - I'm just filling in.
Substitute
Write
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Reflect on
To affect other people's opinion of someone or something, especially in a bad way:
When one player behaves disgracefully, it reflects (badly) on the whole team.
The whole affair does not reflect well on the government.
Reflect: Reflejar
Think about
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Plan on
To intend to do something:
We were planning on just having a snack and catching the early train.
Plan
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Try out
To use something to see if it works well:
Lanny is trying out her new bicycle.
Experiment with or Use
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Point out
To tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it:
[ + that ] He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I pointed out that Denis is afraid of heights.
[ + question word ] I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.
Indicate
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Sign for
To sign a form to show that you have received something:
I had to sign for the parcel when I went to get it at the post office.
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Put off
to decide or arrange (Organizar) to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:
The meeting has been put off for a week.
Delay / Postpone / Defer
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Get around to
Manage to
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Stick to
Keep fallowing
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Pay off
Be successful
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Sleep in
Sleep later than usual
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Go out
Leave house to go somewhere
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Get up
Wake up
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Mess up
Something that has been done badly:
He made a real mess-up of the sales figures.
Ruin or Spoil
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Work on
Try to improve
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Show up
to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly:
I invited him for eight o'clock, but he didn't show up until 9.30.
Arrive
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Deal with
To talk to someone or meet someone, especially as part of your job:
She's used to dealing with difficult customers.
Handle
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Slow down
Be less active
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Come round
To change your opinion of something:
He’ll come around to my point of view eventually.
Come to my home
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Turn down
Reject, Refuse, Deny
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Dress up
To put on formal clothes for a special occasion:
You don't need to dress up to go to the mall - jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
Put on formal clothes
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Get down
To start to direct your efforts and attention towards something:
I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it.
Begin to do
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Turn over
If an engine turns over, its parts move in order to make the engine start running:
When I put the key in the ignition it turns over, but it won't start.
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Turn out
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one:
As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.
How did the recipe turn out?
Resultar
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Move in vs out
Mudarse
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Screw over
Arruinar
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Ask out
to invite someone to go out with you.
invitar a alguien a salir
Jack asked me out to the cinema on Friday.
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Ask Around
To ask a lot of different people in order to get information or help:
Our babysitter's just moved away, so we're asking around for a replacement.
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Back Down
To admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated:
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized.
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Back Off
Apartate
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Back Out
To decide not to do something that you had said you would do:
You agreed to come. You
can't back out now!
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Blow Off
To treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important:
Just blow off his comments, he's only joking.
Ignorar
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Break Out
If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts:
> War broke out in 1914.
Fighting has broken out all over the city.
> Break out in a rash, sweat, etc.
> To suddenly have red marks or sweat appear on your skin:
She broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries.
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Break Through
> To force yourself through something that is holding you back:
Protesters broke through the barriers.
> To go higher than a particular level:
Sales have finally broken through the $1 million barrier.
Atrevesar / Abrirse paso / Empezar a tener éxito.
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Chill Out
To relax completely, or not allow things to upset you:
I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.
Relajarse
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Break up or failure, you should
Get over
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Back on
to not keep a promise, or to change a decision or agreement:
The government looks likely to go back on its decision to close the mines.
o Vuelve
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Piss off
To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away:
Everyone just pissed off and left me to clean up.
Why don't you just piss off - you've caused enough problems already!
Vete a la mierda
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Go on
To happen:
I'm sure we never hear about a lot of what goes on in government.
This war has been going on for years.
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Show off
To behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying:
She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.
He's always showing off to his classmates.
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Show sb out
To go to the door of the building with someone who does not live or work there, when they are leaving:
If you come this way, I'll show you out.
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Break in
break into something
Force entry to a building.
Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
enter forcibly.
The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
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Break out
Escape
The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
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Catch up
Get to the same point as somebody else.
You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
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Check somebody/ something out
look at carefully, investigate
The company checks out all new employees.
look at (informal)
Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
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Come down with something
become sick
My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
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Bring on
To cause something to happen, usually something negative.
The two parts of this phrasal verb can be separated by what’s happening.
“His lung cancer was brought on by years of smoking.”
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Cheer
Cheer on
To support someone by giving them words of encouragement. This phrasal verb 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.”
Cheer up
This phrase can either be used as a phrase of encouragement said to someone who seems sad (just saying “cheer up!” to them), or it can mean to try to make someone happier.
“Andrew was having a bad day, so his girlfriend cheered him up by taking him out for ice cream.”
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Come
Come 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.’”
Come up
To bring up a topic, or when something happens unexpectedly.
To bring up a topic: “I wanted to tell her that I got a new job but the chance never came up.”
Unexpected occurrence: “I was going to meet my friends for dinner, but something came up so I had to cancel.”
Come in
To enter.
“‘Come in, the door is open!’ said the grandmother to the wolf.”
Come across
To meet or find by chance.
“I was cleaning the attic and I came across my high school uniform. Can you believe it still fits?”
Come forward
To volunteer information about something, like a crime.
“The police are encouraging people to come forward with any information about the kidnapped girl.”
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Cut
Cut 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.”
To stop supplying things to or communicating with someone: “His father is rich but he cut him off without any money of his own.”
Cut (it) out
This phrase has the same meaning as saying “Stop it.”
“Hey, cut it out! I was watching that movie, so stop changing the channel!”
Cut in
To interrupt someone when they are speaking.
“I was about to ask that girl on a date, but her friend cut in and I lost the chance.”
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Fall
Fall apart
This 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 if fell apart anyway.”
Fall down
To drop to the ground, usually by accident.
“My friend slipped on a banana peel and fell down. I thought that only happened in cartoons!”
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Fill
# Fill (someone) in
To give someone the details about something.
This English phrasal verb is usually separated by the person getting filled in.
“Quickly, let’s go! There’s no time to explain, I’ll fill you in on the way.”
Fill up
To become completely full.
“The little girl filled up on candy before dinner, and didn’t want to eat any of the chicken.”
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Get
Get away
To escape.
You may have heard the phrase “getaway car,” which can help you remember this phrasal verb. 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.”
Get around
To solve a problem by avoiding the main issue. This phrase can also be used very informally to refer to someone who has many sexual partners. As you can imagine, it’s not very nice to say that someone “gets around”!
“Some people know all the different ways to get around tax laws.”
Get along (with)
To have a friendly relationship with someone.
“Some people are surprised that I get along with my mother-in-law really well!”
Get up
To stand up, or to wake up.
“I have so much trouble getting up in the morning that I have to set three alarms.”
Get back to
To return to someone or something. This phrase is often used to say that you will return with an answer to a question or a request at a later time.
“Derek’s coworker wasn’t sure what time the meeting was, so he said he’d get back to him with the time.”
Get back at
To get revenge on someone.
“Her ex-husband took her house so she got back at him by taking his dogs.”
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Hang
Hang on
To keep something.
“When everyone else was getting fired, Paul managed to hang on to his job.”
Hang out
To spend time with someone, casually.
“My friends and I used to hang out in the park after school.”
Hang up
To end a call on the phone, especially if it’s before the other person is ready.
“I was in the middle of a sentence, and he hung up on me! How rude.”
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Hold
Hold on
To 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!”
Hold back
To stop yourself from doing or saying something.
“Amy has a great voice but whenever she’s singing in public she feels shy and holds back.”
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Look
Look up
To 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.”
Look out
To watch out for something.
“Look out, there’s a baseball coming your way!”
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Put
Put 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.”
To irritate someone: “I’d ask you to make me dinner but I don’t want to put you out.”
Put on
To get your clothes or makeup on.
“Every morning she puts on her dress, lipstick, shoes and hat—in that order.”
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Take
Take off
This phrase can mean to remove clothing, or to leave for a journey (e.g. 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!”
Take out
To remove something, like from a pocket or a bag. This phrase can also mean to take someone on a date. It can be separated by the item or person being taken out.
The phrase can also mean to remove someone, as in by killing them—but this is probably not something you would need to use in everyday conversation!
To remove something: “The children sat at their desks and took out their pens and paper.”
To take someone on a date: “He took her out to the most expensive restaurant in the city.”
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Turn
Turn on/off
To switch a machine or light on or off.
“Turn off the light, I’m trying to sleep!”
Turn around
To move so that you’re facing the opposite direction.
“Sally was about to get on the plane, but she turned around when someone called her name.”
Turn up
When something that was lost is found unexpectedly.
“Anything I lose usually turns up under the couch. It’s my cat’s favorite hiding place.”
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throw sth away/out
to get rid of something that you do not want any more:
So when are you going to throw away those old magazines?
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Spell out
To explain something in a very clear way with details:
The government has so far refused to spell out its plans/policies.
informal: What do you mean you don't understand - do I have to spell it out for you?
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Give Sth back
To return something to the person who gave it to you:
Has she given you those books back yet?
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Stick out
To go past the surface or edge of something:
Paul's ears stick out a little.
There was a handkerchief sticking out of his jacket pocket.
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Go over sth
Examine
to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way:
Forensic scientists are going over the victim's flat in a search for clues about the murderer.
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Nod off
To fall asleep
He nodded off while she was speaking to him.
Quedar dormido.
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Take care
Take care or you’ll fall over!
Tener cuidado
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Run out
If a supply of something runs out, all of it has been used or it is completely finished.
terminarse
The milk has run out.
(Of a supply) to come to an end
agotarse, acabarse
The food has run out.
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Settle down / Calm down / Simmer down
To calm down
calmar(se), tranquilizar(se)
She was struggling to get the child to simmer down.
Simmer = Hervir en fuego lento
Settle Down
phrasal verb
to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful
calmarse, tranquilizarse
He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke
She settled the baby down at last.
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it
adaptarse
She quickly settled down in her new job.
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Pass Away
To die
Fallecer
She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
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Wear off
If a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually disappears:
Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour.
Other: Disappear, go away, vanish, wear off.
