Phrasal verbs - An Imperfectly Perfect Day

to SET OFF for work

• to leave home

• to arrive at work

• to get a new job

my car BROKE DOWN

• something is broken inside the car

• the car cannot drive any further as it has mechanical problems

• you drive down a hill and something breaks

I ENDED UP taking the bus

• I took a bus to the end of the road

• I took a bus and that was the end of the problem

• Finally, what I had to do was travel by bus

I GOT OFF the bus

• I left the bus

• I took something off the bus

• I got a bus but it was the wrong one

I BUMPED INTO an old schoolmate

• we went bump

• we met unexpectedly

• he bumped me

he BROUGHT UP something

• he mentioned a specific topic

• he lifted something up

• he purchased something

• he brought something to me

I had already FOUND OUT

• I found something

• I discovered something new

• I already had the information

he had COME INTO some money

• he arrived at the bank

• he found some money

• he received money (e.g., someone gave it to him)

to SET UP a business

• to start it

• to build it

• to make it bigger

there was a lot to SORT OUT

• there are lots of things to organise

• lots of things need to be sorted and packed

• there are lots of different sorts of things