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Phrasal time&change
phrasal verbs about time and change (CEF-B2)
Term | Definition |
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bring back sth./bring sth. back | reintroduce |
bring up sb./bring sb. up | raise children |
call off sth./call sth. off | cancel |
carry on (doing sth.) | continue |
come back (from somewhere) | return |
fall behind (with sth.) | fail to produce sth. at the right time |
get back (to somewhere) | return somewhere |
get on (in life) | advance, make progress |
get down to sth. | finally start doing sth. |
give up (doing sth.)/give sth. up | stop doing sth. (often bad) |
go ahead (with sth.) | begin to do sth. planned or promised |
go through (sth.) | experience a difficult time |
grow up | develop from child to adult |
hold on | wait |
hold sth./sb. up | delay sth./sb. |
keep sb. up | delay sb. from going to bed |
put sth. off/put off sth. | postpone |
set off | start a journey |
stay up | go to bed later than usual |
take up sth./take sth. up | to start learning sth. |