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Phrasal Verbs vs. Formal Verbs Flashcards

1
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To be worn out

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Completely exhausted

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Airplane:
To take flight, take to the skies
To land

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To take off

To touch down

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To relax (phrasal verb)

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To chill out

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To chill out

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To relax

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Choose, Select, Identify = Pick ***

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To pick out

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To pick out

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To choose, to select, to identify

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Go off

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Go away

“He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work.”

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Go away, and leave = go ***

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Go off

“He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work.”

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Run up

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Accumulate

“We’d run up a €100 bill at the hotel”

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Accumulate = run ***

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Run up

“We’d run up a €100 bill at the hotel”

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Begin the journey (passive, costriction)

set ***

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Set off

“We’ll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.”

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Say goodbye to sb = see ***

only at airport, before a departure

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See ([sb]) off

“Do you like it when people see you off at the airport station?”

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See off

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Say goodbye - (only at airport, before a departure)

“Do you like it when people see you off at the airport station?”

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Completely exhausted = To be worn ***

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To be worn out

“Tom worked all day and was completely worn out.”

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Put one’s feet up

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Sit and relax

“I’m going to go home and put my feet up.”

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To relax a bit (idiom)

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Put one’s feet up

“I’m going to go home and put my feet up.”

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17
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Flirt with someone

Make ***

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Make a pass at

“My best friend’s brother made a pass at me – he asked if I was single and tried to get my phone number.”

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18
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Resolve a problem in a relationship

Make ***

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Make up

“Karen and Jennifer made up after the big fight they had last week.”

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Demonstrate annoyance

Make ***

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Make a fuss

“Stop making a fuss – he’s only late a couple minutes. I’m sure he’ll be here soon.”

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Decide

Make ***

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Make up your mind

“Should I buy a desktop or a laptop computer? I can’t make up my mind.”

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Make a pass at

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Flirt with someone

“My best friend’s brother made a pass at me – he asked if I was single and tried to get my phone number.”

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Make up (in relationship)

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Resolve a problem in a relationship

“Karen and Jennifer made up after the big fight they had last week.”

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Make a fuss

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Demonstrate annoyance

“Stop making a fuss – he’s only late a couple minutes. I’m sure he’ll be here soon.”

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Make up your mind

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Decide

“Should I buy a desktop or a laptop computer? I can’t make up my mind.”

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To reduce = Cut ***

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Cut down / Cut down on (better)

“ increasing fuel prices forced Silver Air to cut down the existing number of flights in June 2008”

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Ritagliare = Cut ***

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Cut out

“My niece is cutting out”

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Admire and Respect = Look ***

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Look up to [sb]

“Children usually look up to great athletes.”

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Beat Up

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Assault

“We got a report that you beat up your son.”

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Assault = Beat ***

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Beat Up

“Sent thugs to beat up teenagers?”

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Cancel = Call ***

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Call off

“He’s the only one that can call off the wedding.”

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Call off

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Cancel

“He’s the only one that can call off the wedding.”

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Look up to [sb]

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Admire and Respect

“Children usually look up to great athletes.”

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Cut out

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Ritagliare

“My niece is cutting out”

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Cut down

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To reduce

“increasing fuel prices forced Silver Air to cut down the existing number of flights in June 2008”

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Imbattersi

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Bump into, Come across

“I came here especially hoping to bump into you.”

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36
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To stop working/to (machine)
Burst into tears
Collapse
Disintegrate
Analysis into parts
Knock down walls/doors
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Break down
“The PC broke down yesterday”
“Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband’s accident.”
“The police broke down the door “
“Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion.”

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To break down

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To stop working/to (machine)
"The PC broke down yesterday"
Burst into tears
"Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident."
Collapse
Disintegrate
"Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion."
Analysis into parts
Knock down walls/doors
"The police broke down the door "
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Bump into

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Imbattersi

“I came here especially hoping to bump into you.”

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stare al passo, essere al livello di

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Keep up

“Last week he could barely keep up.”

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40
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Continue

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Keep on

“You got to keep on living.”

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41
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Invent, imagine, lie

Make ***

A

Make up

“Aren’t you tired yet of making up stories about me?”

42
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Vantarsi, tirarsela, ostentare

Show ***

A

Show off

“He’s showing off to impress her.”

43
Q

Avere pazienza

Bear ***

A

Bear with [sb]

“Please bear with me - this will only take five minutes.”

44
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Scoprire di/avere informazioni di

find ***

A

Find out about [sb/sth]

“Eventually, Carlton is going to find out about us.”

45
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Tolerate

Put ***

A

Put up with

“You don’t have to put up with this kind of behavior.”

46
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Keep on

A

Continue

“You got to keep on living.”

47
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Make up

A

Invent, imagine, lie

“Aren’t you tired yet of making up stories about me?”

48
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Show off

A

Vantarsi, tirarsela, ostentare

“He’s showing off to impress her.”

49
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Bear with [sb]

A

Avere pazienza

“Please bear with me - this will only take five minutes.”

50
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Find out about [sb/sth]

A

Scoprire di/avere informazioni di

“Eventually, Carlton is going to find out about us.”

51
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Put up with

A

Tolerate

“You don’t have to put up with this kind of behavior.”

52
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Risolvere un problema, preparare, organizzare

Sort ***

A

Sort [sth] Out
“People should sort out their own problems.”
“My son needs to sort out the clothes in the closet.”

53
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Sort [sth] Out

A

Risolvere un problema, preparare, organizzare
“People should sort out their own problems.”
“My son needs to sort out the clothes in the closet.”

54
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Put Off

A

Postpone

“Baby, we should put off moving.”

55
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Postpone

Put ***

A

Put Off

“Baby, we should put off moving.”

56
Q

Leave to/for (active)

Set ***

A

Set Out to/for

“Columbus set out for Asia in 1492, but ended up in the Bahamas.”

57
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Set Out to/for

A

Leave to/for (active)

“Columbus set out for Asia in 1492, but ended up in the Bahamas.”

58
Q

Consider, take into account, remember
Bear **
Keep **

A

Bear/Keep in mind

“..In that case, bear in mind three things…”

59
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Bear/Keep in mind

A

Consider, take into account, remember

“..In that case, bear in mind three things…”

60
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Arrive, be present

Show ***

A

Show up

“We were supposed to meet for tea at 5 o’clock, but she didn’t show up.”

61
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Show up

A

Arrive, be present

“We were supposed to meet for tea at 5 o’clock, but she didn’t show up.”

62
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Let [sb] out of a vehicle

Drop ***

A

Drop off

“I drop my husband off at work every morning.”

63
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Drop off

A

Let [sb] out of a vehicle

“I drop my husband off at work every morning.”

64
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Observe

Check ***

A

Check up on [sth/sb]

“No one needs to check up on Johnny.”

65
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Check up on [sth/sb]

A

Observe

“No one needs to check up on Johnny.”

66
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Make some calls

Call ***

A

Call around

“Listen, I’ll call around and see if I can find you one.”

67
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Call around

A

Make some calls

“Listen, I’ll call around and see if I can find you one.”

68
Q

Keep waiting [sb]/Delay [sth]

Hold ***

A

Hold [sb/sth] up

“Aren’t you ready yet? You’re holding us all up!”

69
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Hold [sb/sth] up

A

Keep waiting [sb]/Delay [sth]

“Aren’t you ready yet? You’re holding us all up!”

70
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Submit [sth]

Turn ***

A

Turn in

“All students are expected to turn in their homework at the end of today’s lesson.”

71
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Turn in

A

Submit

“All students are expected to turn in their homework at the end of today’s lesson.”

72
Q

Decline

Turn ***

A

Turn down

“My credit card application was turned down by the bank because of my bad credit.”

73
Q

Turn down

A

Decline

“My credit card application was turned down by the bank because of my bad credit.”

74
Q

Confess

Own ***

A 
Own up
"Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention."
75
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Own up (formal way)

A 
Confess
"Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention."
76
Q

Kiss and Pet

Make ***

A

Make out

“I saw Carly and Kevin making out behind the library.”

77
Q

Make out

A

Kiss and Pet

“I saw Carly and Kevin making out behind the library.”

78
Q

Take after (formal way)

A

Resemble

“Sam really takes after/resembles his father.”

79
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Resemble

A

Take after

“Sam really takes after/resembles his father.”

80
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Look after

Take after

A

Look after = to attend to or take care of
“Who will look after the children while we’re away?”
Take after = resemble
“Sam really takes after/resembles his father.”

81
Q

To attend to, take care of

Look ***

A

Look after

“Who will look after the children while we’re away?”

82
Q

To deplete/exhaust

Run ***

A

Run out of
“We’ve run out of toilet roll.”
“Hurry up! We are running out of time!”

83
Q

Run out of

A

To deplete/exhaust something (generally objects)
“We’ve run out of toilet roll.”
“Hurry up! We are running out of time!”
“This app uses up a lot of my phone’s battery power. Now it’s running out of battery”

84
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To consume

Use ***

A

Use up

“This app uses up a lot of my phone’s battery power. Now it’s running out of battery”

85
Q

Use up

A

To consume

“This app uses up a lot of my phone’s battery power. Now it’s running out of battery”

86
Q

Eliminate

Do ***

A

Do away with

“Remarkably, it is possible to do away with snoring by using a tennis ball.”

87
Q

Do away with

A

Eliminate

“Remarkably, it is possible to do away with snoring by using a tennis ball.”

88
Q

Dispose of

Get ***

A

Get rid of

“It’s probably time to clear out the cellar and get rid of a load of useless junk.”

89
Q

Get rid of

A

Dispose of

“It’s probably time to clear out the cellar and get rid of a load of useless junk.”

90
Q

Confuse with each other/ mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth] else else
Mix ***

A

Mix [sb/sth] up (with [sb/sth])
“People often mix me up with other actors.” = “People often confuse me with other actors” = “People often mistake me for other actors”

91
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Mix [sb/sth] up (with [sb/sth])

A

Confuse with each other/ mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth] else
“People often mix me up with other actors.” = “People often confuse me with other actors” = “People often mistake me for other actors”

92
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To support / support

A

To back up / back-up

“When the policeman realized he couldn’t handle the situation alone, he called for backup.”

93
Q

To back up / back-up

A

To support / support

“When the policeman realized he couldn’t handle the situation alone, he called for backup.”

94
Q

To fail to meet for date

Stand ***

A

Stand [sb] up

“We were supposed to meet outside the restaurant but he stood me up.”

95
Q

To reprimand / To scold

To tell ***

A

To tell [sb] off

“The teacher always tells off the students who don’t do their homework.”

96
Q

Stand [sb] up

A

To fail to meet for date

“We were supposed to meet outside the restaurant but he stood me up.”

97
Q

To tell [sb] off

A

To reprimand / To scold

“The teacher always scolds the students who don’t do their homework.”

98
Q

To resent [sb]

Hold ***

A

Told it against [sb]

“Whatever hostility you have towards me or your father, don’t hold it against her.”

99
Q

Hold it against [sb]

A

To resent [sb]

“Whatever hostility you have towards me or your father, don’t resent her.”

100
Q

Faint

Pass ***

A

Pass out

“Go lie down before you pass out.”

101
Q

Pass out

A

Faint

“Try not to pass out from excitement.”

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