Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

1
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Geld zusammenschmeißen

A

to chip in (i chipped in 20$)

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2
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eine krankheit bekämpfen

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to fight off (a disease)

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3
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sich wieder vertragen / to settle a dispute

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to make up

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4
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the way that people perceive you

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to come across as (she comes across as very shy)

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5
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to have enough money

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to get by (many jobs dont pay enough money to get by in Berlin)

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6
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eine krankheit eingefangen

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to pick up (i picked up a flu)

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7
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die ausgaben begrenzen

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to cut back (to cut back expenses)

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8
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to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while / to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy

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to get over something (it took me a week to get over it)

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9
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to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something

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to rip off

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10
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to have a fight/ dispute with someone

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to fall out with someone

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11
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mit untergehen

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to go down with (I’ll go down with my decision)

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12
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to start to like someone or something

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to take to (we took to each other very well / after one month I took to my job very well)

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13
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unterbrochen werden

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to cut off

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14
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to prove your point

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to get something across / i tried to get my point across but he didn’t listen

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15
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to eat only a small amount of your food, showing no interest or enjoyment while you eat it

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to pick at / to pick at my food in a bored fashion

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16
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etwas verschlingen /essen)

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to dig in / to dig in to pasta/ ice cream

17
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to take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place

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to drop off / we dropped our luggage off at the hotel and went hiking

18
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to delay someone or something

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to hold up / traffic was held up by the accident / to get held up

19
Q

sich jemandem öffnen

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to open up to someone

20
Q

to start on a trip

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to set off

21
Q

sich zu bewegen/ durch eine land oder stadt zu kommen // aber auch: Nachrichte haben sich schnell verbreitet

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to get around / Metro is the best way to get around the city / News of her pregnancy soon got round

22
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to say something very clearly

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to spell something out / the government has so far refused to spell out its plans / policies