Phrasal Verbs 1

come up against sth

If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out.

• experience

• avoid

go ahead with (something)

Despite the bad weather, they decided to go ahead with the party.

• to go places with friends

• to do (something) after planning to do it

put up with someone/something

I don’t know why she puts up with him, he is extremely rude and inconsiderate.

• to refuse to accept someone or something that is unpleasant or not desirable

• to be willing to accept someone or something that is unpleasant or not desirable

look down on someone

Don’t look down on these jeans just because they don’t have a designer label on them. If you like them, buy them.

• to feel that someone/something is less important and does not deserve respect

• to praise someone or something you think deserves respect

send (off/away) for/to sth

I sent off for a brochure five weeks ago and it hasn't come yet.

• to write to an organization to ask them to send you smth

• to mail packages or letters

get round to sth

I might get round to organizing another trip in the spring.

• walk in a circle around buildings/places

• deal with a task in due course

cut down on

He cut down on coffee and ate a balanced diet.

• If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.

• If you cut down on something or cut down something, you turn it into small pieces.

face up to sth

She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.

• to accept that a difficult situation exists

• to look at the bright side of all situations

run out of

I am beginning to run out of patience, so stop pushing me!

• accumulate

• exhaust

grow out of sth

My son says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hope he'll grow out of the idea.

• If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you start having or doing it as you become older

• If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older