Phrasal Verbs
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back (sb.) up | show | She was a good friend and would always back me up in an argument.
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break down | a machine or vehicle that stops working | show 🗑
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show | to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to | Graham ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.
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bump into (sb.) | to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them | show 🗑
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take after (sb.) | show | She takes after me with her love of horses.
Lazy? He takes after his father.
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call on (sb.) | show | She went to the hospital to call on a sick friend.
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do away with | show | Computerization has enabled us to do away with a lot of paperwork.
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do without | show | She can't do without her glasses, her sight is terrible.
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dress up | to put on formal clothes for a special occasion | show 🗑
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get away with (sth.) | show | If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all.
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give back | to return something to the person who gave it to you | show 🗑
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give in | show | After a heated debate, the employers gave in to the union's demands.
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cut down on | show | My New Year's resolution is to cut down on cigarettes.
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look after | to care for something or someone | show 🗑
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look down on | show | She thinks they look down on her because she doesn't have a job.
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show | to admire and respect someone | He'd always looked up to his uncle.
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show | to invent something such as a story or excuse | The date was terrible. I had to make up an excuse so I could leave.
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show | to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily | Sally is putting me up for the weekend.
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put up with | show | I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.
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run out | show | I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience.
"Do you have any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."
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show | to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying | He didn't need to drive here - he could have walked here, he just wanted to show off his new car.
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tell (sb.) off | to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong | show 🗑
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give away | show | The company decided to give away a hundred pounds.
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show | to put on a piece of clothing to discover if it fits you or if you like it | It's a nice dress. Would you like to try it on?
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close down | show | The government wants to close the factory down.
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show | to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible | It's too wet for football. I think we'll have to call it off.
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show | to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request | I couldn't accept the offer so I turned him down.
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drop off | show | Would you drop me off at the train station?
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pick up | to get or bring someone or something from somewhere OR to lift someone/something | show 🗑
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show | to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy | He was very upset when his girlfriend broke up with him, but eventually he got over it.
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pass away | show | Sadly, his father passed away last week.
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break up | to end a relationship | show 🗑
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live off | show | She has a small pension. She lives off that.
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ask after (sb.) | show | Tell your mum I was asking after her.
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show | to fail to keep a promise, or to change a decision or agreement | You can trust her. She never goes back on her promises.
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show | to say the same thing to (someone) again and again in a way that is annoying | He kept on at me until I agreed to go to the party with me.
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show | to suggest or think of an idea or plan | We need to come up with a solution to this problem.
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show | choose for unpleasant treatment | In school the other children picked on me because I was the smallest.
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turn up | arrive | show 🗑
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storm out | show | He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he went.
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get hold of | show | I haven’t talked to her in years, so I wouldn’t know how to get hold of her anymore.
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hand in | show | I handed in my resignation after receiving an offer for a better job.
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