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Phrasal Away-By
Phrasal preposition Away-By
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Back AWAY >>> The child backed away from the dog nervously. | To move backward |
| Bash AWAY >>> I bashed away at the article without any break from 11 to 6. | To work very hard |
| Blast AWAY >>> The machine guns blasted away all night. | Fire loudly and continuously |
| Blink AWAY >>> She blinked away a tear. | Clear from the eyes |
| Blow AWAY >>> She blew away the dust on the lid. | Carried away with the force of the wind |
| Dash AWAY >>> She dashed away her tears. | Remove tears quickly |
| Die AWAY >>> The noise slowly died away . | Disappears completely |
| Do AWAY >>> He tried to do away with himself . | To kill sb/yourself |
| Drain AWAY >>> My silver ring drained away its color day by day | To disappear gradually |
| Drive AWAY >>> I and my brother decided to drive away tomorrow morning. | To go away in a vehicle |
| Drive(sb/sth) AWAY >>> His violent behavior has driven his girlfriend away . | To make sb not go to a particular space with a particular person |
| Drop AWAY >>> He felt his dark mood dropping away . | Slopes down steeply from where you are |
| Eaten AWAY >>> The sea is eating away the coastline. | Gradually damage. Destroy over some time |
| Enb AWAY >>> His confidence ended away . | Enthusiasm anger |
| Explain(sth) AWAY >>> How will Ali explain away the loss of two cars? | To give reasons why you should not be blamed |
| Fade AWAY >>> Ayesha fading away rapidly. | To gradually become less strong |
| Fall AWAY >>> To get less or large the number of applicants has fallen away sharply. | To break off |
| Get AWAY >>> The prisoner got away from jail last night. | escape |
| Hammer AWAY >>> He kept hammering away at the same point all through the meeting. | Work hard |
| Hide AWAY >>> She hid away until she felt better. | Go to a secret place |
| Keep AWAY >>> Medicines should always be kept away from children. | Don't allow someone near something |
| Lock AWAY >>> Gun locked away in a drawer. | Lock in a safe place. |
| Magic AWAY >>> He asked some words and all the things are magic away . | Make something disappear quickly. |
| Move AWAY >>> He moved away when the company fired him. | Leave the area where you have been living. |
| Pass AWAY >>> The old lady passed away yesterday at ten. | A polite expression for die |
| Run AWAY >>> Runaway or they'll beat you up | To leave a person or place secretly and suddenly |
| Salt(sth) AWAY >>> Sam claimed he had salted money away in America | To save money for the future often secretly |
| Slip AWAY >>> Go for it! Don't let that opportunity slip away | Leave quietly or surreptitiously |
| Stay AWAY >>> You'd better stay away from my brother | To not go near someone or something |
| Take AWAY >>> Mary took away a knife from her child | To take something away from someone |
| Throw AWAY >>> When will you finally throw away this old coat? | A thing intended to be discarded after brief use |
| Walk AWAY >>> He walked away unhurt | To leave a difficult or unpleasant situation to avoid it |
| Warn AWAY >>> The male birds sing to warn other males away | To tell a person, a ship, etc, not to come near a place because it is dangerous |
| Wash AWAY >>> A hot bath soon washed my tiredness away | To use water to remove a mark |
| Waste AWAY >>> The muscles in her arm had wasted away | To grow thin or weak in an unhealthy way |
| Whisk AWAY >>> The food was whisked away before we had finished | To remove from a place quickly |
| Eat AWAY AT >>> KFC ate away at their relationship. | Destroy over some time |
| Get AWAY FROM >>> During the presentation, Ushna Iftekhar got away from the topic. | Start to talk about something irrelevant. |
| Do AWAY WITH >>> Human right activists have been demanding that the death penalty should be done away with . | To Abolish it |
| Do AWAY WITH >>> They are done away with the uniform at the office. | To get rid of sth |
| Get AWAY WITH >>> They got away with despite the shortage of stuff | Achieve something |
| Answer BACK >>> Her boss was shocked when she started answering him back and arguing with him | To reply rudely |
| Bite BACK >>> If you criticize him, he’ll bite back. | To react |
| Bite BACK >>> She struggled to bite back the tears of disappointment. | Stop yourself from saying or showing an emotion |
| Bounce BACK >>> No matter what happens, she always bounces back very quickly. | To recover well |
| Call BACK >>> I’ll call back later when your wife’s at home. | To visit again |
| Carry BACK >>> The song carried her back to her childhood. | To remember |
| Change BACK >>> Slowly the angry animal changed back to its calm self. | To return to an earlier stage |
| Choke BACK >>> A protest rose to her lips, but she choked it back . | Stop yourself by showing an emotion |
| Claim BACK >>> Claim your expenses back from the company. | Asking return for something |
| Come BACK >>> She went into the kitchen and came back with two glasses of milk. | Returning to a place |
| Cut BACK >>> Government funding is being cut back . | To reduce |
| Date BACK >>> The town dates back to Roman times. | Existed in a particular time |
| Double BACK >>> The line of trees double back itself at a bend in the valley | To turn back and go to the direction you have come from |
| Draw BACK >>> She drew back from the window of her house in case if anybody sees her. | to move away from std/sth, especially sb/sth that makes you feel frightened |
| Drop BACK >>> The original actor in the movies has now dropped back from first place to third place. | They move to a position further or back behind other people |
| Ease BACK >>> The PIA profits eased back from £151 million to £14.7 million. | If profits, price |
| Fall BACK >>> To decrease in value or amount prices rose by more than 30% before falling back slightly. | To fail to stay with people |
| Get BACK >>> We could not get back home due to the bad transport system. | Return |
| Hand BACK >>> After reading the newspaper Ali handed it back to Aslam. | Return |
| Hand BACK >>> Those who do not hand back and keep on working in changing circumstances get success. | Reluctant to do something |
| Hit BACK >>> When India attacked, Pakistan hit back . | retaliate |
| Hit BACK >>> In an interview, she hit back at her critics. | Criticize in reaction |
| Keep BACK >>> The police told the crowd to keep back from the fire. | Maintain a safe distance |
| Kick BACK >>> I had to kick ten percent back to the government official to get the contract. | Pay someone illegally as part of the price |
| Kick BACK >>> I had to kick ten percent back to the government official to get the contract. | Pay someone illegally as part of the price |
| Knock BACK >>> Your holiday must have knocked you back a bit. | Cost someone a lot of money |
| Look BACK >>> Some people look back and spoil their present. | Think about the past. |
| Pass BACK >>> Please pass back my book once you are done with the reading. | To return |
| Pay(sb) BACK >>> I'm going to pay him back for all these stinging remarks. | To pay someone the money that owes him or her |
| Put BACK >>> Remember to put back your watch when you'll land in London. | To return |
| Ring BACK >>> She can't talk at the moment, can you ring back later ? | to call someone who called you earlier, or to call someone for a second time |
| Stand BACK >>> The police told everyone to stand back | Withdraw from a situation emotionally to view it more objectively |
| Strike BACK >>> If we attack them, they will strike back for sure | To hit back |
| Take BACK >>> I admit that I was wrong about Helen I take back everything I said about her | To make a retraction of |
| Turn BACK >>> After two days we had no money and had to turn back | Go back in the direction which they have come |
| Win BACK >>> You don’t have a chance to win your memory back | To get again by your efforts |
| Get BACK AT >>> He got back at her for landing him into hot waters. | Taking revenge |
| Ease BACK INTO >>> Ali is gradually easing back into running after his inquiry | To gradually become familiar again |
| Get BACK INTO >>> Despite facing failures I got back into it. | Finding a new enthusiasm for something |
| Fall BACK ON >>> It is very hard if you have no family to fall back on. | To use sb/sth |
| Get BACK TO >>> I will get back to you after confirmation. | Respond to a contact |
| Get BACK >>> Let’s forget about the past and get back together . | Restart a relationship |
| Haul BEFORE >>> They were hauled before the court. | Appear in the court of law |
| Drop BEHIND >>> I cannot afford to drop behind my competitors. | Move to a position behind the other people |
| Fall BEHIND >>> The company is falling behind with the rent. | To fail to stay with other people or thing |
| Fall BEHIND >>> Ali began falling behind in his schoolwork. | Is not sth or pay sh at the right time |
| Wait BEHIND >>> He asked her to wait behind after the meeting | To stay after other people have gone |
| Get BEHIND WITH >>> The company assured that getting behind is not bearable. | Be late paying installments for something |
| Come BETWEEN >>> Nobody will ever come between them. | Disturbing a relationship between two people |
| Sandwich(sth) BETWEEN >>> I was sandwiched between two large women on the train | To fit sth in a small space between two things |
| Abide BY >>> She has to abide by what her husband says | Accept or follow a decision or rule |
| Dive BY >>> The court dives the company of all its assets | To take sth away |
| Divide(sth) BY >>> What is 76 divided by 6 ? | if you divide a num by another number, you find out how many times the second number Is contained in the first |
| Get BY >>> Father found it difficult to get by after the birth of his son. | Have enough money to live on |
| Live BY >>> He tries hard to live by the bibliography. | Follow a belief system to guide your behavior. |
| Pass BY >>> Every day I pass by this shop when I'm on my way to work. | To go /move past |
| Stand BY >>> The anti-terrorist squads are standing by behind this building | Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it |
| Zip BY >>> The motorbike zipped by the cars stuck in the traffic jam | Pass quickly |
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