Unit 2: Phrasl verbs

practise and improve your skills or knowlegde of sth

come around to

• change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with
• think of sth such as an idea or a plan
• discover sth by chance
• think carefully about sth over a preiod of time

think of sth such as an idea or a plan

• make out
• puzzle out
• come up with
• figure out

be able to understand sth or solve a problem or understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do

suggest, imply

see, hear or understand someone or sth with difficulty

• figure out
• think up
• make out
• come up with

think carefully about sth over a period of time

piece together

• get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
• think carefully about sth over a preiod of time
• invent or imagine sth, especially an excuse
• learn the truth about sth by considering all the seperate bits of information

solve a confusing or complicated problme by thinking carefully about it

get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it

• swot up on
• think over
• make out
• read up (on/about)