Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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to be connected by the telephone
A
get through
I tried to phone her but i coudn’t get through
2
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to wait for a short period of time
A
hang on
Hnag on a minute. I will just find out for you
3
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to return a phone call
A
call back
I call back at more convinent time
4
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if the sound on a mobile phone …. …. you can no longer hear the person who speaking on it
A
break up
Did the phone line beark up when we were talking on it before?
4
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to wait for a short period of time
A
hold on
Hold on the phone for a second! let me find a pen to write down your phone number.
5
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to conncet with someone esle by the telephone
A
put through
you call has been put through to the finance department.
6
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to end a telephone call by breaking the connection
A
hang up
if you get obsence or abusive phone call, dont say anything and hang up immidetaely.
7
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to interrupt a phone conversation
A
cut off
I was cut off in mid conversatuon.
8
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to answer the phone
A
pick up
I went to pick up the phone the phone, but it had stopped ringing.
9
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to speak louder
A
speak up
you will have to speak up. I can’t hear you.
10
Q
telephone someone later
A
get back to
I will find out for you and get back to you later on this afternoon
11
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to telephone a place in order to give message
A
phone in
the newsopaer before midnight
12
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to leave a place usually in order to start a journey
A
get off
if we can get off at 3 oclock, the road would be clear.
12
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to return to a place after you have been somewhere else
A
get back
we retraced our route and in attempt to the right pace
13
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to leave or escape from a place or person
A
get away
we walked to the necx beach to get away from the crowd.
14
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to be successful on the work that you do
A
get ahead
she wants to get ahead to her career
15
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to succeed in talking to someone on the phone
A
get through
I tried to phone her
15
Q
to make people understand something
A
get across
what messgae are you trying to get across to the customer?
16
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to manage situation especillay succefully
A
get on
stop gossiping and get on with some work
17
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to get out of the bed after sleeping
A
get up
she finds it very diffucult to get up early
17
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to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happned to you
A
get over
it took him a long time to get over his cold.
17
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to start feeling sad or losing hope
A
get down
I get down from time to time but I always come back stronger
18
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to manage to reach or touch something
A
get at
Lift some loose floorboards to get at the pipes.
19
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if you get behind with work or payment
A
get behind
if you get behind with the rent, you will be ask to leave.
20
used to telling someone to leave
get out
## Footnote
Get out of the house or I'll call the police.
21
if people get along, they like each other, and are friendly to each other.
get along
## Footnote
I want to get along with everyone.
22
to increase speed
speed up
## Footnote
you can speed up a little once you go past the traffic lights.
23
to make a car, go backwards
back up
## Footnote
The bus have to back up and turn around
23
to reduce speed
slow down
## Footnote
you drive round corners too fast, just slow down a bit!
24
if a vehicle or driver, drives off,
drive off
## Footnote
He was about to drive off, when the secarety came running out.
25
if a vehicle or driver ... .. somewhere, they stop there
pull in
## Footnote
the police car signal to us to pull in
26
if a vehicle or driver ... .. somewhere, they move onto a road or onto a part of a road where the traffic is moving faster
pull out
## Footnote
Don't pull out! there is a car coming.
26
to enter a vehicle
get in
## Footnote
He invite us to get in the car and go out with him
27
if a vehicle or driver ... .., they stop
pull
## Footnote
I heard a car pull out of the
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to fasten your seat belt in the car
backle up
## Footnote
Don't forget to
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if a vehicle or driver... .., they stop by the side of the road.
pull over
## Footnote
We signa the taxi driver to pull over.
30
to make something full
fill up
## Footnote
I need to fill up with petrol before we go.
31
to hit someone with a vehicle that they injure or kill
knock down
## Footnote
Becareful otherwise you will knock down someone
31
to stop someome for going somewhere especially
cut off
## Footnote
A second policceman
32
to leave the road that youu are traveling along, in order to
turn off
## Footnote
Turn off the motorway, at the next exit.
32
to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them
run over
## Footnote
He
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if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working
break down
## Footnote
The car might break down
34
hit or kcick out at someone or something
lash out
## Footnote
Many people uncontroable emtion
35
to leave angrily; if some ... ..., they quickly
storm out
## Footnote
Why did the man stormed out of the manager office?
36
if you ... something .., you completely destry it and
smash up
## Footnote
He just want to smash up the closest object to him.
37
to lose one's temper
blow up
## Footnote
what did it take to make Paul to blow out?
38
used to tell someoneangrily to go away
shove off
## Footnote
Shove off and leave me alone
39
to become extremly angry or to lose control of yourself from surprise or shock
flip out
## Footnote
Calm down
39
to become or cause someone to make extremly emotionlly
freak out
## Footnote
Wea re going to freak out if we don't show up.
40
to stop feeling upset, angry or
calm down
## Footnote
Just come down and tell me what has happened?
40
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them
fall out
## Footnote
Most married people, fall out over money.
41
to prepare to fight, compete or argue with someone.
square up
## Footnote
it was brave of him to square up
42
to suddenly say something loudly
burst out
## Footnote
the boy burst out of the room. ( the boy left the room suddenly)
42
to attack or critize someone or something with great force
rip into
## Footnote
He would rip into
42
to attack someone physicllay or to critisize
lay into
## Footnote
I saw him to lay into a man twice his size.
43
to talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry in order to try to solve a problem
have it out
## Footnote
I need to **have it out** with her once and for all.
44
to not allow something bad to affect your behaviour or upset you
rise above
## Footnote
She had the courage and detemination to rise above her physical disability
45
to speak angrily to someone to has done something wrong
tick off
## Footnote
Don't **tick** me **off**! I am not in a good mood.
45
to use a zipper to fasten someone's clothing
zip up
## Footnote
**Zip up** your jacket! It is cold out there.
46
to put on a piece of clothing in order to test the fit
try on
## Footnote
I like to try on that blue wool coat
47
An action of removing something
take off
## Footnote
I saw him take off his coat and place it into the back seat.
47
to put on an item of clothing, easily and quickly
slip on
## Footnote
Let me quickly slip on my dress.
48
to put warm clothes on
wrap up
## Footnote
Remember to wrap up warmly on cold days
49
to fasten
do up
## Footnote
She asked me to do up her dress for her at the back
50
put something on the a hanger or hook
hang up
## Footnote
How many times have I told you to hang up your clothes?
50
to take off your shoes by shaking your feet
Kick off
## Footnote
Relaz and kick off tyour shoes
51
to make an item of clothing smaller
take in
## Footnote
You have lost some weight and your suit doesn't fit. I'll have to take it in.
52
to reduce the length of an item of clothing
take up
## Footnote
Your trousers are too long, we need to **take** them **up** so they will fit you.
53
to dress yourself in something
put on
## Footnote
He **put on** his best clothes for the party.
54
to put an item of clothing on very quickly
throw on
## Footnote
**Throw on** a jacket and let's go. I don't want to miss the trian.
55
dry clothes outside after washing them
hang out
## Footnote
My job was to hang out the washing.
55
to display proudly
show off
## Footnote
She did a quick twirl to show off her dress.
56
to wait in a line of people, ften to buy something
queue up
## Footnote
We had to queue up for over two hours to buy a brand new pair of shoes.
56
discuss someone or something in a way that makes them seen less interesting or attractive
talk down
## Footnote
How dare you talk down to me like this?
56
to discuss a problem or a plan
talk over
## Footnote
I've got something to talk over with you.
57
to discuss something in a general way whithout dealing with the most important issue
talk round
## Footnote
He would **talk round** the subject instead of getting to the point.
58
to pass a period of time by talking
talk away
## Footnote
She could sometimes talk away for hours on end.
59
to discuss a problem **throughly** with someone who diagrees with you about it
| throughly: comprehensive
talk out
## Footnote
They should sit down to talk out their differences.
60
to reply quickly and often rudely to something that someone says
talk back
## Footnote
Little children should not talk back to their parents
60
to talk to someone as if you think they are not as clever or important as you are
talk down to
## Footnote
Try not to** talk down** to your employess.
61
to explian to someone in detail how something should be done
talk through
## Footnote
Allow time to talk through any areas of difficulty
62
to speack louder
talk up
## Footnote
Talk up a bit please. we can't hear you
62
ti discuss a subject
talk about
## Footnote
I don't want to talk about it anymore
63
to have a converstaion with other people
talk with
## Footnote
I wish to have a private talk with you
64
reduce the amount or quantity of something
cut back
## Footnote
The doctor told me to cut back on red meat.
65
remove something using a sharp implenebt
cut off
## Footnote
He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me.
65
reduce the size, amount or quantity of something
cut down
## Footnote
Half the grass was cut down to make room for the road
65
to cut something into several pices
cut up
## Footnote
She cut up the meat into small pieces
66
to make a path through something by cutting
cut through
## Footnote
You need a powerful saw to cut through metal
67
to go across an area of land instaed of going around the edge of it
cut across
## Footnote
We can gain some time if we cut across this field
68
to reduce an amount of something that is available, especially time or money
cut into
## Footnote
The rise in wage cut into the profits of the company
69
to interrupt someone who is speaking
cut in
## Footnote
I was just talking to John, when David cut in.
70
to remove something from a large piece by cutting
cut out
## Footnote
She cut out his picture from the magazine.
71
used to ask someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying or offensive
cut it out
## Footnote
I'm sick of you two arguing just cut it out.
72
give something freely as a giftt or donation
give away
## Footnote
We have six copies of the book to give away.
73
to return something
give back
## Footnote
When you can give back the money that you owe?
74
hand in a completed document to an official or a piece of work to a supervisor
give in
## Footnote
you must give in your exMINATION paper now
75
allow oneself to be taken over by an emotion or addiction
give over
## Footnote
Please give over crying
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to distribute something
give out
## Footnote
He wouldn't give out any information
77
closely examine the condition of something
check over
## Footnote
Please check over your work and correct amy mistake
78
to prevent someone from doing from doing something by talking about the good reasons for not doing it.
talk out of
## Footnote
We need to talk John out of going to the cinema tomorrow.
79
mislead or deceive someone, especially into believing that one is in love with or attracted to them.
**lead (someone) on**
## Footnote
If you want a friend-with-benefit relationship, Don't **lead her on.**
80
to start eating, esp. eagerly:
**dig in**
| /dɪɡ/
dig - dug - dug
## Footnote
The food’s getting cold – **dig in!**
81
to ... ../to ... .. : to enter or to board a vehicle
To ... .. (1) is used for cars; to ... .. (2) is used for all
other forms of transportation.
1. get in
2. get on
## Footnote
1. It's easiest to **get in** the car from the
driver's side. The door on the other side
doesn't work well.
2. I always **get on** the bus to work at 34th
Street.
OPP: get in => get out : **Get out** the car!
get on => get off : Helen **got off** the train at the 42nd Street terminal.
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# Separable phrasal
to place on oneself (usually said of clothes)
**put on**
## Footnote
1. Mary **put on** her coat and left the room.
2. **Put** your hat **on** before you leave the house.
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# **separable phrasal verb**
to remove (usually said of clothes)
**take off**
## Footnote
John **took off** his jacket as he entered the office./
**Take** your sweater **off** The room is very warm.
84
# separable phrasal verb
to start or cause to function
**turn on**
| Synonym: Switch on
## Footnote
Please **turn on** the light; it's too dark in here./
Do you know who **turned** the air conditioning **on**?
85
# separable phrasal verb
to cause to stop functioning
Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc.
**turn off**
| Synonym : to switch off, to shut off)
## Footnote
Please **turn off** the light when you leave the room.
Are you really listening to the radio, or should I **turn** it **off**?
86
very soon; immediately
**right away**
| (also: **at once**): Stop playing that loud music **at once**!
## Footnote
Dad says that dinner will be ready **right away**, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table. /
Tell Will to come to my office **right away**. I must see him immediately.
87
# separable phrasal verb
to lift with one's fingers or hands;
to retrieve or collect ;
to learn
**pick up**
## Footnote
Harry **picked up** the newspaper that was on the front doorstep. /
Lucia was so busy that she forgot to **pick** her son **up** from school.
Margot **picks up** math easily, but she is not good at reading.
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# separable phrasal verb
to arise, to rise from a bed; to make someone arise
**get up**
## Footnote
Carla **gets up** at seven o'clock every morning. /
At what time should we **get** the children **up** tomorrow?
89
to find, to discover
**come up with**
## Footnote
After worrying for days, I finally **came up with** a solution to my problem. /
Even though Kwan doesn't have a job, he always **comes up with** enough money to pay his bills.
90
# phrasal verb
(informal) to become or to make somebody become more cheerful or lively, especially after they have been ill or sad
SYNONYM brighten
**perk up**
**perk somebody up**
## Footnote
He soon **perked up** when his friends arrived.
A cup of coffee will **perk** you **up**.
Would you like a cup of coffee? It might **perk** you **up**.
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# phrasal verb
(formal) to spend a lot of time thinking or learning about something
**steep yourself in**
## Footnote
They spent a month **steeping** themselves in Chinese culture.
