PHRASAL VERBS Flashcards
all units (151 cards)
1
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Look into
A
Research, investigate or examine
2
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Look through STH
A
Read quickly
An article, report
3
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Look up
A
Find information
4
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Look up to
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Admire/respect SB
5
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Look back
A
Think about the past
On sth
6
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Look down on
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Think you’re better than other SB
7
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Look through SB
A
Pretend to not recognize other ppl
8
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Look round
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Investigate something; study something visually
Room, house, place
9
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Look to
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Direct your thoughts/attention to STH
10
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Look over
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Examine someone or something
STH /house/
11
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Look to SB for STH
A
Expect help from SB
12
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See off
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Accompany SB to the airport
13
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See through
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Recognize sth is not true; grasp the true nature
STH or SB
14
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See STH through
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Work at something until it is finished
15
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See to
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Make sure of STH, to be certain to do something
16
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See to it that…
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Investigate someone or something; check on something that someone has said
17
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See out
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Accompany sb to the door
house
18
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Bring about
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Make STH happen
19
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Bring SB around
A
Persuade
20
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Bring back
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Think about the past
21
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Bring STH forward
A
Show sth so it can be discussed
A plan, project, etc
22
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Bring STH off
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Succeed in doing STH difficult
23
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Bring out
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Make easier to notice/out to the public
24
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Bring STH up
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Mention sth, a charge for a crime
25
Hold up against
Compare and contrast
26
Hold the road
Stick to one’s principles
27
Hold water
A valid, true statement
28
Not hold a candle to
Not be as good as SB
29
Hold all the cards
Have a very strong position of power
30
Hold good
STH that still exists and is valuable
31
Hold one’s own
To retain a position of power
32
Hold forth
State one’s opinion about STH
33
Hold down
Manage to keep a job (difficult)
## Footnote
Her job
34
Hold sth off
Prevent the advance of sth
35
Hold out for sth
Demand firmly
36
Hold out on sb
Not pay/not give information
37
Hold with
Not to approve an idea
## Footnote
The notion
38
Hold out
Continue in spite of the difficulties
39
Hold back
Keep sth secret
40
Keep up with
Increase at the same speed as another
## Footnote
The rising cost of living
41
Keep on at SB
Repeatedly ask SB to do STH; repeatedly scolded
42
Keep up
Prevent sth from growing worse or less in quality
43
Keep to
Talk only about one subject
44
Keep from
Manage with difficulty to stop doing STH
45
Keep SB on
Continue to employ SB although their contract ended
46
Keep out
Avoid becoming involved in a difficult situation
47
Break out
Begin happening suddenly
48
Break down
Fail/lose strength
49
Break in on
Interrupt
50
Break away from
Separate
51
Break through
Deal with a problem
52
Break into
Start doing sth
## Footnote
An applause
53
Break with
Stop supporting / being part of sth
54
Break out of
Do sth differently
55
Jump in
Become involved
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Jump on sb
Criticize SB
57
Jump at sb
Accept a chance eagerly
58
Jump out at SB
Be noticed by sb else
59
Jump the gun
Take action too soon
60
Jump out of your skin
To be extremely surprised
61
Jump in at the deep end
Start doing sth new/difficult
62
Take a running jump
Refuse/to be told to leave
63
Jump down sb’s throat
React angrily to what SB has said
64
Give in
Agree after refusing for a while
65
Give away
Betray SB by providing info
66
Give off
Send out/emit
## Footnote
smell
67
Give sth over to sb
Give responsibility for sth to SB
68
Give up
Stop/quit
69
Give oneself up to sth
Allow oneself to be controlled by sth/sb
## Footnote
feelings
70
Snack on
Eat
## Footnote
language
71
Sound off
72
Come under
Attack
## Footnote
fire
73
Pump up
Increase
74
Point out
Refer to sth
75
Stick around
Stay
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Call for
Ask publicly
## Footnote
action
77
Harp on
To keep talking or complaining about someone or something
## Footnote
Mistakes, sth
78
Conjure up
Evoke sth, make sth good
79
Fall back on
Depend on
80
Splash out
Spend lots of money
81
Ripe for
Ready for a chance
82
Book down
Record in writing
83
Warm up to
Begin to like an idea
84
Peter out
Gradually become less
## Footnote
interest
85
Slip into
Experience sth unpleasant
## Footnote
thinking
86
Descended from
87
Act on
Do sth because of advice
88
Catch on
Become popular
## Footnote
phrases
89
Stave off
Prevent sth/stop sth bad
## Footnote
Years, diseases, etc
90
Morph into
Gradually change sth
91
Build up
To develop, accumulate, or increase something
## Footnote
wealth, business, and goodwill.
92
Die off
Suddenly disappear; to perish one by one until there are no more.
## Footnote
Any living being
93
Die out
Gradually disappear, extinct; to perish totally because of the failure to produce offspring
## Footnote
animals
94
Trigger off
Cause
95
Come into
Be involved
96
Shrug off
Treat as unimportant
97
Put off
Postpone
98
Act out
Behave badly
99
Pull down
Destroy completely
100
Burst out
To explode outward; to break open under force
101
Rule out
Stop considering sth as a possibility
102
Stir up
Cause trouble on purpose; to create a lot of trouble
## Footnote
stir up a hornet’s nest
103
Work through
Handle
104
Gun down
Shoot
105
Play out
Happen/occur gradually
106
Lash out
Sudden angry attack
107
Shut down
Stop operating
108
Shut off
Stop the flow of sth
109
Weigh up
Consider both sides of sth
## Footnote
Negative or positive
110
Churn out
Produce large quantities quickly
## Footnote
crops
111
Fall off
Become smaller
## Footnote
Intransitive: cells
112
Wear out
Clothes, muscles
## Footnote
intransitive
113
Burst with
114
Rub off
Clean, remove
## Footnote
Pain, lipstick
115
Crop up
Appear suddenly or unexpected
116
Chime with
Add a comment to a discussion
117
Fall out with
Quarrel
118
Break away from
Escape control
119
Fall in with
Accept sb’s ideas
120
Fear sth down
Destroy sth
121
Delve into
Study/examine sth quickly
## Footnote
books
122
Refrain from
Hold back from doing sth
123
124
Yearn for
Desire sb/sth
125
Put sth down
Belittle sb
126
Fall for
Be attracted to SB
127
Size up
Consider and make judgement
128
Din sth into sb
Repeat over and over
129
Rush sth aside
Not consider
130
Endow sb with sth
Give sth
131
Embark on
Begin a journey
132
Hinge on
To depend on sb/sth
133
Gloss over
Avoid talking about sth unpleasant
134
Pick on
Harass/treat unkindly
135
Seep into
Move gradually
136
Run afoul of sb/sth
Be in conflict with
137
Rail against
Complain
138
Talk sth up
Speak with enthusiasm
139
Flag up
Point out
140
Pay off
To be successful
141
Fend off
Push or send away
142
Ward off
Give off
143
Tease out
Separate
144
Shore up
Help support sth that is likely to fail
145
Tune out
Ignore sb
146
Tamp down
Reduce amount of sth
147
Bottle up
Refuse to talk about sth
148
Ferret out
Find out
149
Slough off
Get rid of sth
150
Zone out
Stop paying attention
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Drift off
Gradually start to sleep
