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Phrasal verbs
Question | Answer |
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break up | Their marriage has broken up |
catch up (with somebody) | Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you |
cheer up | cheer somebody/something | Oh, come on—cheer up! |
come up with something | She came up with a new idea for increasing sales |
cut back on | If we don't sell more we'll have to cut back production |
end up | I ended up doing all the work myself |
get in with | (informal) to become friendly with somebody, especially in order to gain an advantage |
hang around | You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead |
help out | When I bought the house, my sister helped me out with a loan |
jump at | to accept an opportunity, offer, etc. with enthusiasm synonym leap at something |
pay off | The gamble paid off |
run out | Time is running out for the trapped miners. synonym expire |
settle in | How are the kids settling into their new school? |
take on | She was taken on as a trainee. |
track down | The police have so far failed to track down the attacker |
turn up | Don't worry about the letter—I'm sure it'll turn up. |
stack up | to keep increasing in quantity until there is a large pile, a long line, ObjPro/206/1 dictation the mangoes are beautifully arranged, stacked up according to variety on big wide wicker baskets |