PHRASAL VERB

PHRASAL VERBS 2 /3

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CHECK/ CLEAR

• Check on the kids before you fo to bed

• You have to check out the car before you buy it

• Clear out your wardrobe /We`d better clear out before the rain begins

• Clear up the mess /You have to clear up the issue

• The weather is clearing up soon

CLOSE/COME

• The company is finally going to close down

• We will close up the bar for the winter season

• How did the accident come about = happen

• I came across an old friend= meet by chance

• Your English is coming along really wel l= progress

• We`re going to the beach. Do you want to come along ?= join

• How did you come by this antique ? = acquire

COME

• Will you come by later? = visit

• I`m coming down with the flu = get sick

• He came into a fortune = inherit

• The boy came off his bike= fall down

• The plan didn`t come off = succeed

• The truth came out = reveal

• His next book will come out next month =get published

COME

• Why don`t you come over for dinner? = visit

• The patient came round after the operation = gain consciousness

• The patient came to after the operation = gain consciousness

• His performance came up to my expectations

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PHRASAL VERBS Part 3

CROSS / CUT / DIE

• Cross out the mistakes = eliminate

• I`m trying to cut down on sugar =reduce

• Don`t cut in when we talk=interrupt

• Electricity was cut off

• the wind died down

• Many soecies die out =become extinct

DO / DRAW / DRESS

• Let`s do away with all these useless things = get rid off

• To do away with an old law=abolish

• To do up my room = redecorate

• I can`t do without coffee in the morning

• The lawyer draws up contracts = write

• Kids love dressing up

• In formal occasions people dress up

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DROP

• Why don`t you drop by for a coffee? = visit

• Drop in whenever you like ,I`ll be here = visit unexpectedly

• Can you drop me off at the bus station?

• Grandad always drops off in front of the TV = fall asleep

• The demand for CDs has dropped off = decrease

• He dropped out of school = quit

PHRASAL VERBS Part 4

FALL/GET/GIVE

• He often falls out with his wife over minor things=fight

• Unfortunately, peace talks have fallen through=fail

• He gets along with his new school mates

• Try to get away from the noise of the city=escape

• How does he get by on so little money

• He will get over his illness

• Dad got round to fixing my bike=find time to do sth

GET/GIVE

• I tried to call him but I couldn`t get through=be connected on the phone

• It`s difficult to get through the winter with such a cold house =deal with sth difficult

• I will give away my old clothes=give for free

• I hate when you give away my secrets=reveal

• Dad eventually gave in and let me go to the party

• The escapees finally decided to give in =surrender

• The candle gives off a nice smell

GIVE/GO

• Don`t give up, try harder=quit

• Students gave out leaflets=distribute

• The first years at school go by very quickly

• The alarm goes off at 7 every morning

• Don`t drink this milk .It has gone off

• If you go on spending money like that...=continue

• What`s going on here=happen

GO

• Please go over my report and tell me if there are any mistakes=examine

• Going through financial problems is always hard=experience

• The police officer went through all my luggage=search

• He went back on his word=break a promise

• The bomb went off=explode

• They decided to go in for the music competition=take part

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