PHRASAL VERBS LESSON 1

PHRASAL VERBS LESSON 1

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BEAR -BRUSH -CHECK

The police will BEAR DOWN ON crime
Information BEARING ON an event
Please BEAR WITH him,he is upset =be patient

He BRUSHES OFF everything I tell her= ignore
I have to BRUSH UP my English

CHECK ON the children
I want to CHECK OUT the car before I buy it

BREAK

• Break out of prison

• A war breaks out

• I broke up with Peter

• Thieves break in /into a house ## He always breaks in when we talk

• They broke off their relation

• My car broke down

• He broke down when he heard the news

BRING

• Bring up children ### bring up a subject for discussion

• Bring off a plan successfully =achieve

• Bring in a new law = intoduce

• I always bring round my parents=persuade

• Technology brings about lots of changes = cause

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CALL

• This calls for action = require

• call on some friends = visit

• Don`t call up late = phone

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CARRY / BURN

• carry out an investigation = conduct

• the building burnt down = completely burnt

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CATCH

• Mini skirts catch on = become popular

• Try to catch up with the class

BLOW / BACK

• Blow out the fire = extinguish

• the bomb blows up ## to blow up a photo= enlarge

• the scandal blew over = be forgotten

• to back up a politician

• too back out of your promise

ACT / ADD / ANSWER

• Spoilt kids act up

• my computer is acting up

• This explanation doesn`t add up = make sense

• You have to answer to your boss = justify your actions

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