Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
Put up with sth
A
Tolerate
2
Q
Put on
A
Get dressed
3
Q
Put up a picture
A
Hang
4
Q
Find out
A
Discover
5
Q
Turn up
A
Return, come back, arrive
6
Q
Whats going on?
A
Happening
7
Q
Turn into
A
Became, become
Need an object
8
Q
Split up
A
Separate, finish relationship
9
Q
Carry on
A
Continue
10
Q
Get over
A
Recover
Need an obj
11
Q
Call off
A
Cancel
Need an obj
12
Q
Go through
A
Experience (Sth bad) need an obj
13
Q
Break down
A
Stops working
14
Q
Bring sb up
A
Raise sb
15
Q
Come across
A
Find, discover (by chance)
16
Q
Go off (the milk went off)
A
Goes bad, expired
17
Q
Keep on
A
Continue
18
Q
Look forward to
A
Excited
19
Q
Put off
A
Postpone, push back in time
20
Q
Takes after sb
A
Resemble, similar look, personality
21
Q
Pick sth up
A
Learn naturally, informally
22
Q
Make out
A
Understand (difficult)
23
Q
Back sb up
A
Support
24
Q
Turn down
A
Reject
25
Give up
Stop, quit
26
Give sb away
Reveal the truth
27
Take on
Employ
28
Set up
Create, start
29
Turn away
Refuse entry
30
Run up against
Encounter, deal with
31
Make up my mind
Decide
32
Look down sb
Think you're better
33
Get buy
Manage, survive
34
Fall behind
Fail to keep up
35
Show off
Boast, exhibit
36
Crack me up
To make sb laugh
37
Cut off (phone)
Disconnected
38
Get on with sb
Have a good relationship
39
(Plans) fall through
Didn't eventuate/ fail
40
Go off (alarm)
Starts
41
Make out
Understand
42
Back sb up
Support (give)
43
Take on (staff)
Contract, employ
44
Put by/ away money
Save money
