Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
(126 cards)
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to sort out
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To find a solution or to put things in order
Ex.: Greg will sort out our problem
I’ve had a sort-out in the bedroom, it looks better now
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to stand out
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To be very noticeable
Ex.: The black lettering stands out against/from that background
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to set up
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To establish
Ex.: An inquiry into the accident has been set up
To configure
Ex.: Let me set up this game for you
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to set in
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To begin, usually seeming to continue in a serious way
Ex.: The rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day
In winter, darkness sets in so early
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to slip up/dowm
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To make a mistake
Ex.: We can’t afford to slip up when we are risking so much money
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to pin (someone) down
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To make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something
Ex.: I’vetried askingStephanie, but she’s proving difficultto pin downtoa particular date.
To stop someone from escapingby surroundingand shootingat them if they tryto escape
Ex.: Government forceswere pinneddown by resistance fighters30 miles north of the capital.
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to play up
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To not work as it should (to work badly)
Ex.: The starter motorwasplaying up again.
To cause trouble
Ex.: Is your ulcerplaying up again?
To misbehave
Ex.: The boyshave been playingup at school again
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to point out (something)
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To direct attention toward something
Ex.: Angela pointed out some spelling errorsin my paper
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to bring up (something)
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To mention it
To talk about it
Ex.: Greg felt he ought to bring up that subject
Ihateto bring upbusinessatlunch
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to bring up (someone)
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To care for a child until it is an adult - seems like “to raise”
Ex.: Anauntbrought him up
He was brought up onjazz
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to bring on (something)
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Tocausesomething tohappen,especially. somethingbad
Ex.: Ithinktheloudmusicbrought myheadacheon
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to bring about (something)
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To cause something to happen
Ex.: Harold is workingto bring aboutchangesin theindustry
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to carry out
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Toperformorto completeajob oractivity
Tofulfill
Ex.: I waselectedto carry out aprogram, thegovernorsaid, and I have everyintentionof carrying it out
The plan was successfully carried out
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to carry off
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Tosuceedin doing orachieving something, especially when this isdifficult
Ex.: Liz had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off
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to carry away
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Tocausesomeone tobecomeveryexcitedand tolosecontrol
Ex.: Thecrowdwerecarriedaway by hispassionatespeech
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to get/be carried away
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Tobecomeveryexcitedabout something
Ex.: Themanagerwarnedhisyoungplayersnot to getcarriedaway by theemotionof theoccasion
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to catch on
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Tobecomefashionableorpopular
Ex.: Iwonderif thegamewillevercatchon withyoungpeople
Funk music is catching on in Brazil
Tounderstand,especiallyafter along time
Ex.: He doesn’t takehintsveryeasily, but he’llcatchon eventually
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to come about (other phrasal verb that CAN assume the same meaning)
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To happen or to start to happen
Ex.: How did theideafor anartsfestivalcome about?
Obs.: to come up CAN have the same meaning in some contexts
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to come down to (something)
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If a situation of decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most
Ex.: It all comes down to money in the end
It all comes down to whether you are prepared or not
“Resumir-se a”
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to come in for (something)
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To receive blame or criticism
Ex.: The government has come in for a lot of criticism
The mayor came in for a lot of criticism of his remarks
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to let (someone) in on (something)
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Totellsomeone something,especially private information, thatothersalreadyknow
Ex.: Mychildrenneverwantto let me in on what they do inschool.
They haven’t let Greg in on the plans yet.
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live up to (something)
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To achieve/reach what is expected, especially high standards
Ex.: We expected a lot of her, and her performance lived up to our expectations.
You have failed to live up to my expectations.
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to live down (something) OR to live (something) down
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To make people forget that you made a big mistake or did something very embarrassing in the past
Ex.: If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you live it down.
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stand for (something)
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Torepresent something
Ex.: SheexplainedthatDINstands for “do it now”.
Tosupportoracceptparticularprinciplesorvalues
Ex.: I’m notsure what the Republican candidatestands for.
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to stand out
To be very easy to see or notice ("sobressair")
Ex.: The green letters really stand out the page.
To be much better than other similar things or people ("destacar-se")
Ex.: One candidate stood out from the rest.
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to stand in for (someone)
To do something that someone else was going to do because they cannot be there ("substituir alguém")
Ex.: She stood in for me when I was sick.
Ricardo has kindly agreed to stand in for me next week.
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to stand up to (someone/something)
1) To defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly
Ex.: He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies.
2) To deal effectively with a person or situation
Ex.: She stood up to her boss when he accused her of arriving late and leaving work early.
3) To not be changed or damaged by something
Ex.: Will the lorries stand up to the journey over rough roads?
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to hit upon (something)
to have a good idea, especially one that solves a problem
Ex.: He hit upon a new idea.
We hit upon the idea of writing to the mayor to ask for his help.
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to come off
to happen as planned or to succeed
Ex.: The party came off realy well.
Unfortunately the deal didn't come off after all.
to end up in a particular position
Ex.: The team played hard and came off with a victory.
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to come up, in this sentence:
"Something has just come up at home and I'm needed there"
Why isn't better to use "come about"?
to come up, in the previous sentence, means:
to happen, USUALLY UNEXPECTEDLY
Ex.: Something came up so I can't meet you.
Why not use "come about"?
Because come about is just "to happen or to start to happen", while come up means something UNEXPECTED.
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to come up against (something)
to have to deal with a problem
Ex.: Sometimes we come up against a problem we can't solve.
If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out.
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to come up to (something)
to reach the usual or necessary standard
to reach expectations
Ex.: The essay didn't come up to his usual standard
The food didn't come up to my expectations
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to come up with (something)
to suggest or to think of an idea or plan ("surgir com algo", uma ideia ou plano)
Ex.: Can you please come up with an idea to help me?
We need to come up with a great idea to make money.
She has come up with some amazing scheme to double her income
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to settle for (something)
to accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what you want or it is not the best ("conformar-se com algo, aceitar algo")
Ex.: Ten years from now make sure you can say that you created your life, not settle for it.
He wants a full refund and he won’t settle for anything less.
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to speed up (something)
to go or happen faster, or to cause something to happen faster. ("agilizar")
Ex.: The car suddenly sped up and went through a red light.
He developed a new system to help speed up the work.
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to turn out
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one
("resultar", "dar")
Ex.: How did the recipe turn out?
Nothing so far was turning out quite as expected.
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to set off
to start a journet
("pôr-se a caminho", "sair", "partir")
Ex.: What time are you setting off tomorrow morning?
We set off again at a gentler pace.
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to go over (something)
to examine something, such as a piece of writing or some numbers, in order to make sure that it is correct
("revisar algo")
Ex.: I’m just going over my essay one more time.
Let's go over the plan one more time.
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to go under
to sink
| to fail financially (bankrupt)
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to go in for (something)
to do something regularly, or to enjoy something
Ex.: I've never really gone in for classical music, but I love jazz.
Do you go in for jogging?
to take part in a competition:
Ex.: Are you planning to go in for the 100 meters race?
Why don't you go in for the writing competition?
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to make up for (something)
to use as a replacement for something missing, lost, or lacking.
to compensate, to take the place of something damaged or lost
Ex.: No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
What he lacks in size, Hayes makes up for in toughness on the basketball court.
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to lay down
to put away or stop using something:
Ex.: Lay down your weapons and surrender.
to state something plainly, especially as an official rule
Ex.: The coach laid down the rules from the first day of practice.
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to bring out (something)
to produce a particular quality ("trazer à tona")
Ex.: Sometimes a crisis brings out the best in people.
to produce something for people to buy
Ex.: The greeting-card company is bringing out a new line of Mother’s Day cards.
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to cope with
to deal with
| to handle
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to add up
to increase gradually until there is a large amount
Ex.: The changes in air quality are small, but after a while they do add up and affect people's health.
to seem reasonable or likely (to make sense)
Ex.: Watson claimed he was at home at the time of the murder, but police said his story didn't add up.
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to make room for (someone)
to move your body or move other things, so that there is space for it, him, or her.
Ex.: Could you make room for us to sit down?
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to bargain for/on (something)
to expect or be prepared for something
Ex.: We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
The strenght of opposition to the project was more than she'd bargained for.
They hadn't bargained for there being so much traffic, and they missed the plane.
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to bear (something) out
How is the past form?
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to support the truth of something ("comprovar")
Ex.: His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts.
Grace's alibi was borne out by her sister.
Past form -> to borne out
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to creep up
If the value or amount of something creeps up, it slowly increases
Ex.: Over the last year, the rate of inflation has crept up to almost seven percent.
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to bring off (something)
to succeed in doing something difficult
Ex.: The candidate tried the exam for years and he finally brought it off.
Terry brought off the presentation without a hitch.
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to bring (someone) round to (something)
to influence someone
| Ex.: He brought the comittee round to his point of view, after a long discussion.
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to bring (someone) around
to make someone become conscious again after being unconscious
Ex.: I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him around.
to persuade someone to have the same opinion as you have
Ex.: At first they refused but I managed to bring them around (to my way of thinking).
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to make ends meet
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
("sustentar-se")
Ex.: I’ve taken a second job in the evenings just to make ends meet.
How on Earth do you manage to make ends meet?
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to set (someone/something) apart
If a quality or characteristic sets someone or something apart, it shows him, her, or it to be different from, and usually better than, others of the same type
Ex.: What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.
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to count (someone) in
to include someone in an acrivity or arrangement
("incluir alguém")
Ex.: ‘Do you want to come swimming tomorrow?’ ‘Yes, count me in.’
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to crop up
to happen or appear unexpectedly
Ex.: I'm afraid I can't go. Something has cropped up
Her name keeps cropping up in conversation
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to grow out of (something)
If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older
Ex.: Grace has grown out of playing with dolls
Lucas says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hope he'll grow out of the idea.
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to have it in for (someone)
to be determined to criticize or harm someone:
Ex.: She’s always had it in for me.
That lady has it in for me.
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to look (something) up
to look at a book or computer in order to find information ("procurar algo")
Ex.: I looked it up on the internet.
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to look up to (someone)
to respect and admire someone ("ter respeito para alguém")
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to look into (something)
to examine the facts about a situation ("investigar algo")
| Ex.: They are looking into the causes of the accident.
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to look on (something)
to warch something happen but not become involved in it
Ex.: A large crowd looked on as the band played.
to consider
Ex.: I look on this town as my real home.
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to step down
to give up a job or a position
Ex.: She stepped down as captain of the team.
The director has stepped down after criticism from employees.
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to stick up
to point up above a surface and not lie flat
("sobressair-se, ficar arrepiado")
Ex.: Your hair’s sticking up.
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to stick up for (someone/something)
to support or defend someone or something, especially when that person or thing is being criticized:
Ex.: I can stick up for myself.
It's sweet the way he sticks up for his little brother.
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to do (something) up
to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive ("reformar algo")
Ex.: They are having their apartment done up.
to fasten something ("amarrar algo", "fechar algo", "abotoar algo")
Ex.: Do your coat up. It’s cold outside.
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to draw up (something)
to prepare something in writing, especially plans or a formal document
Ex.: The lawyers drew up a contract over the weekend.
to come to a stop
Ex.: The car drew up outside the door.
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to cut (something) off
to stop providing something such as electricity or water ("cortar algo")
Ex.: If we don’t pay the bill, the gas will be cut off.
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to cut down on (something)
to eat or drink less of a particular thing, usually in order to improve your health
("diminuir, reduzir (o consumo de algo)")
Ex.: I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat.
He has decided to cut down on smoking.
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to catch up with (someone/something)
to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else
("alcançar (alguém/algo)")
Ex.: She’s doing extra work to catch up with the rest of the class.
to reach someone or something that is in front of you by moving faster
("alcançar (algo/alguém)")
Ex.: We soon caught up with the car in front.
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to stave (something) off
to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily
Ex.: We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.
Tell me what you do to stave off stress.
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(two people) to hit it off
If people hit it off, they like each other immediately.
("dar-se bem")
Ex.: Greg and Grace really hit it off at the party.
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to hold up (someone)
to make you move slowly or to make you late
| Ex.: I'm sorry I was hold up in traffic.
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to hold (something) down
to keep something at a low level, especially costs (prices, wages)
Ex.: to hold down prices/wages.
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to look down on (someone)
to think that you are better than someone:
Ex.: She thinks they look down on her because she doesn't have a job.
Medical students look down on other students.
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to look up to (someone)
to respect and admire someone
("ter respeito e admiração para alguém")
Ex.: I really look up to my father.
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to occur to (someone)
to suddenly think of something
("ocorrer a alguém")
Ex.: It occurred to me that he might be lying.
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to drop in/by (on someone)
to visit someone for a short time, usually without arranging it before
("aparecer", "visitar alguém")
Ex.: I dropped in on George on my way home.
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to drop off -> synonym
to start to sleep
synonym - to fall asleep
Ex.: The students dropped off during the class.
He dropped off in front of TV.
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to see about (something)
to prepare for or deal with an action or event, or to arrange for something to be done
Ex.: It's getting late - I'd better see about lunch.
You should see about getting your hair cut.
We'll have to see about getting you a room.
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to see to (something)
to do something that has to be done
to take care of
Ex.: They hired an event planner to see to all of the details of the party.
Please see to it that no one comes in without identification.
Can you see to the cat's food?
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to face up to (something)
to accept that a difficult situation exists and is something you must deal with
("enfrentar algo corajosamente")
Ex.: Eventually he faced up to his money problems.
You must face up to your responsibilities.
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to end up
to finally be in a particular place or situation
Ex.: They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.
Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.
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to come across (something)
to find something by chance ("encontrar algo por acaso", "deparar-se com algo")
Ex.: He came across some old letters in a drawer.
Greg came across this old picture.
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to fall apart
to break into pieces
("fazer-se em pedaços", "despedaçar-se")
Ex.: These old boots are falling apart.
to have a lot of problems that you cannot deal with
("perder o controle da situação")
Ex.: She fell apart after her husband died.
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to fall about
to laugh without being able to stop
| Ex.: We fell about when we heard her reply.
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to take up (something)
to start doing a particular job or activity ("começar a fazer algo")
Ex.: I've taken up knitting.
to fill an amount of space or time ("ocupar algo")
Ex.: This desk takes up too much room.
My children take up most of my time.
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to do away with (something)
to get rid of something
| Ex.: To do away with the daily grind for a moment.
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to come down with (something)
to catch or show signs of an illness
Ex.: I feel like I’m coming down with a cold.
I think I'm coming down with flu.
I hope you're not coming down with flu.
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to not stand for (something)
If you will not stand for something, you will not accept a situation or a particular type of behaviour
Ex.: I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.
I can't stand for such rudeness.
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to be taken aback
to be very shocked or surprised
| Ex.: I was somewhat taken aback by her honesty.
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to be taken in by (something)
to be deceived ("iludido", "enganado") by (something)
| Ex.: Don't be taken in by his apparent shyness.
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to live on (money)
| to live on (food)
Money:
If you live on an amount of money, that is the money that you use to buy the things that you need
Ex.: We lived on very little when we first got married.
We live on the money the government gives us.
Food:
to only eat a particular type of food
Ex.: I more or less live on pasta.
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to fall back on (something)
to use something for help because no other choice is available
Ex.: The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on.
I'll always have my family to fall back on.
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to fall out with (someone)
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them
Ex.: Grace has fallen out with her husband.
He left home after falling out with his parents.
She'd fallen out with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.
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to fall through
to fail to happen
Ex.: We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
The plan fell through at the last minute.
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to feel up to (something)
to have the energy to do something
Ex.: I don’t feel up to going out tonight.
She didn't feel up to walking anymore.
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to take (it) out on (someone)
to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even if they have done nothing wrong:
Ex.: I know you've had a bad day, but you don't have to take it out on me!
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to get the message/meaning across
to make someone understand
Ex.: We need to get the message across that too much sun is dangerous.
The teacher had the feeling she wasn't getting the message across.
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to get at (something)
| "What are you getting at?"
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to suggest
(What's your point?, What are you trying to say?)
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to get down to (something)
to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
Ex.: I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it.
I must get down to booking the hotels.
It's high time we got down to some real work
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to get away with (something)
to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong, or to avoid harm or criticism for something you did:
Ex.: She thought she could get away with cheating on her taxes.
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to get on/along with (someone)
to have a good relationship
| Ex.: We're getting on much better now that we don't live together.
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1) to get over (an illness or a bad/unusual experience)
| 2) to get over (something)
1) to recover from that
Ex.: Greg got over his illness now.
I can’t get over how short he is (= it surprised me).
2) to overcome, to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while
Ex.: They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll get over it.
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to make for (something)
to be one thing, or the most important thing, that causes something
Ex.: Everyone agreed that filming inside a chocolate factory would make for good television.
Studying hard makes for good results.
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to make off with (something)
to steal something
Ex.: The thief made off with a valuable watch.
Somebody broke into the shop and made off with several TVs.
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to take over (something)
to get control of something, or to do something instead of someone else
Ex.: In 1964, the army took over Brazil.
She took over management of this department last winter.
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1) to take to (someone/something)
| 2) to take to (something)
1) to like something or someone, to develop a link for something or someone
Ex.: We took to our new neighbors very quickly.
You'll soon take to your new teacher, I'm sure.
The children have really taken to tennis.
2) to start to use or do something as a habit
Ex.: She’s taken to walking along the beach after work.
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to take up (something)
to begin to do something
Ex.: I’m not very good at golf – I only took it up recently.
I've recently taken up jogging.
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to make up (something)
to invent, to say or write something that is not true
Ex.: I made up an excuse because I didn’t want to go.
He made up the whole story.
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to pull (something) off
to succeed in doing something difficult
("conseguir algo")
Ex.: How did he manage to pull that off?
It was a hard job, but we pulled it off.
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to get round/around (doing something)
to find time to do something, tondo something that you have intended to do for a long time
Ex.: Sorry, but I haven't got round to fixing the tap yet.
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to get up to (something)
to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of.
Ex.: What have you been got up to lately?
I wonder what those two got up to yesterday.
She's been getting up to all sorts of mischief lately.
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to get on with (something)
to resume, to continue doing something after stopping
Ex.: We don’t have all day to finish this job, so can we just get on with it?
Stop talking and get on with your homework.
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to give off (something)
to produce heat, light, a smell or a gas
Ex.: The fish had begun to give off a strange smell.
That tiny radiator doesn't give off much heat.
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to talk (someone) into (something/doing something)
to persuade someone to do something:
Ex.: He's against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.
Greg talked me into going to Cardiff.
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to tell (someone) off
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Ex.: The teacher told me off for being late.
The teacher told me off for swearing.
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to chip in (something)
to split the value
to give some money, especially when several people are giving money to pay for something together
Ex.: They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner.
Yes, we can chip in the bill.
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to put in for (something)
to make an official request to have or do something
Ex.: I'm putting in for a job at the hospital.
Richard's finally put in for his driving test.
She has put in for a teaching job.
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to put yourself out
to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not convenient
Ex.: Ethan is always willing to put himself out for other people.
Please, don't put yourself out making a meal. I can easily go to a restaurant.
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to go back on (something)
to fail to keep a promise, or to change a decision or agreement
Ex.: Jason is totally unreliable and always goes back on his word.
The government has gone back on its promise.
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There is enough of (something) to go round
If there is enough of something to go round, there is enough for everyone in a group of people
Ex.: Are there enough pencils to go round?
There aren't enough sheets of paper to go round.
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to go through with (something)
to complete something that you have begun or promised
Ex.: He’d threatened to quit many times, but I never thought he’d go through with it.
In the end, she couldn't go through it.
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to put off (something)
to put off (someone)
to postpone something
to discourage someone
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to join in (something)
to take part of something, to participate
| Ex.: Try to join in the listening activities to improve this skill.
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to not hold with (something, usually an idea)
to not approve of an idea or activity
| Ex.: I'm afraid I don't hold with the idea of giving up.
