Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
To look up
To admire
I have always looked up to Oprah
To fall out
To argue
My mum and I fell out yesterday
To have somebody over
To invite someone to your house
I’m having some friends over
To count on me
To rely on
My mates can count on me.
To lean on me
To depend on somebody for support (literal or metaphorical)
Lean on me!
To stick up for
To support or defend someone or something
Thank you for sticking up for me
To drop in/drop by/drop round
To make a short visit somewhere, often to go to someone’s house announced.
I’m going to drop in to see my brother later.
The same as pop in/pop by/pop round
To run into
To meet someone without having planned to
I ran into John at the supermarket
To show up
To arrive somewhere
They never show up in time
To get along with
To have a good relationship with someone
I get along well with my mother-in-law
You also can use get on
To come between
To cause an argument between people
My friend got a new partner who ended up coming between us
To grow apart
To gradually stop having a close relationship with someone
We were best friends at school but we grew apart after leaving.
To catch up
To talk to someone to someone you haven’t seen for some time and to tell them the news.
It was lovely to catch up with you!
To fix somebody up/To set somebody up
To arrange for people to meet so they might start a romantic relationship
I tried to fix them up but they don’t like each other.
I tried to set Ana and Ben up but it didn’t work.
