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Phrasal verbs |
Meanings |
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break down |
solve, stop due to mechanical failure |
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break into |
enter by force |
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break off |
end |
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bring about |
cause to happen |
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bring forward |
present a plan, proposal etc. |
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bring out |
publish |
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bring up |
raise, initiate |
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brush it off |
not let it have an effect |
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brush up on |
revise, revive |
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call off |
cancel |
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carry on |
continue |
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carry out |
perform/execute |
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cast down |
look depressed |
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cast away |
shipwrecked, isolated, deserted |
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check out of |
leave the house/ a hotel |
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check out |
borrow books, investigate |
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check up on |
investigate |
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cheer up |
to be happy |
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come about |
cause to happen |
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come along with |
accompany |
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come around |
recover from an illness |
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come down with |
become ill |
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come to (run up to) |
amount to / total |
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count on |
depend on, rely on |
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cried out against |
protested against |
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cut down |
decrease, reduce |
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cut it out |
stop it |
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do away with |
get rid of, eliminate |
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draw up |
write, draft |
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drop out of |
quit, withdraw, from |
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fall back |
retreat |
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figure out |
solve, understand, interpret |
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find out |
discover |
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get along with |
to be friendly |
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get ahead of |
advance |
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get back at |
get revenge at |
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get by |
manage to survive |
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get through |
pass, manage to communicate |
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give himself away |
betray himself |
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give up |
stop, cease/surrender |
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go along with |
agree with |
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hold on to |
grasp, maintain |
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hold up |
rob at gun point, endure pressure |
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keep in |
confine after school hours |
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keep on |
continue |
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look after |
take care of |
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look down upon |
despise, underestimate |
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look forward to |
expecting with pleasure |
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look into |
investigate |
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look up to |
respect |
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make it up |
become reconciled/to compromise |
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make out |
understand |
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pass by |
overlook |
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pass out |
to faint/ distribute/graduate |
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passed through |
underwent an operation |
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pick on |
bother/irritate |
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pick out |
select |
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pull through |
manage to survive |
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pull together |
co-operate, work together in harmony |
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pull off |
postpone |
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put up with |
tolerate/bear/sustain |
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run across |
discover |
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run into |
meet by incidence |
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run out of |
completely use the supply of |
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run over |
overflow |
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run up to |
to amount/total |
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see about |
consider, attend to |
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set aside |
save money for the future |
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set in |
start a season |
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set off |
start on a journey |
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speak of |
worth mentioning |
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speak out |
express one's opinion freely |
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standby / stand up for |
support |
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take off |
leave the ground to fly, remove |
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take over for |
substitute for |
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take up |
occupy |
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talk over |
discuss |
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throw away |
waste, discard |
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try out |
test an invention/audition for a play |
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turn in |
submit, go to bed |
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turn up |
appear |
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watch out for |
to be cautious/to be alert |
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wear out |
to tire |
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work out |
to solve, exercise |
