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PHRASAL VERBS Flashcards

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act out

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to behave badly especially because you are feeling painful emotions such as fear or anger

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blow up

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to destroy sth or kill sb with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bomb

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bring about sth

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to make sth happen

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bring back sth

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to think about sth from the past

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bring out sth

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to produce sth that will be sold to the public

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bring sb around/round

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to persuade sb to agree with you or to do what you want

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bring sth forward

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to mention a subject or to start to talk about it

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bring sth off

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to succeed in doing sth difficult

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bring sth up

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to talk about or show sth so that it can be seen or discussed by others

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bring to

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to take or carry sb/sth to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking

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burst out

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+ laughing/crying/singing. To suddenly start To laugh/cry/sing

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call sb up

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to use the phone to talk to sb

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come to

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to become conscious again after an accident or operation

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cook sth up

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invent a story, plan, usually dishonestly

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cut off

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the act of stopping the supply of sth

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Fall back (on) sth

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use sth (especially a form of financial support) when other things have failed

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go out

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leave a room/building, especially in order to do sth for entertainment

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gun down

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to shoot a person with a gun

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lash out

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to make a sudden and angry attack (against sb)

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look around/round sth

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to walk around a room, building or space to see it

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look back

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to think about a time or event in the past

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look down on sb/sth

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to think that you’re better or more important than sb else. To think that sth isn’t good enough for you

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look into sth

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to try to discover the facts about sth such as a problem or crime

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look over

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to examine quickly. To visit a place in order to examine it

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look through sb
to not recognize or to pretend not to recognized sb you know
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look through sth
to read sth quickly. To search for sth among a lot of things
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look to sb for sth
to hope or expect to get help, advice, etc from sb
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look to sth
to direct your thoughts or attention to sth
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look up
to try to find a particular piece of information by looking in a book or on a list
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look up to
to admire and recpect sb
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pay off
pay back money you owe
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play out
to happen or occur in usually a gradual way
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plunge sb/sth into sth
to suddenly experience a bad situation or unhappiness, or to make someone or something suddenly experience a bad situation or unhappiness
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pose to
cause sth, especially a problem or difficulty
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pour sth out
to tell your problems or feelings to sb, especially privately or secretly
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pull sth down
to destroy a building
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rely on
to need a particular thing or the help and support of sb o sth in order to continue, to work correctly or to succeed
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see about
to deal with or organize sth
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see off
to go somewhere such as a station or airport with sb in order to say Bay
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see off
to make sb go away or leave a place, especially by chasing them
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see sb out
to go with sb to the door when they are leaving in order to say goodbye
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see sth through
to continue doing sth, until it's finished, especially sth difficult or unpleasant
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see through sth/sb
to recognize that sth isn't true and not be tricked by it
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see to
to deal with or take responsibility for sb/sth
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serve sth out
to complete a particular period of time in prison or doing a job
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show up
to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpected
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shut down
to stop operating or to cause a piece of equipment to stop operating
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shut off
to stop the flow or supply of sth
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spark off
bring into being or action
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stave sth off
to stop sth bad from happening or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily
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stir sth up
cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow
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take on/out
to treat sb badly because you feel anrgy/frustrated
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take sth up
to begin a new activity, to occupy space or time, to discuss or deal with a matter, or to accept an offer or challenge
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To catch (on)
To become fashionable or popular
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To crop up
happen or appear, often unexpectedly
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To splash out
To spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things which are pleasant to have but which you don't need
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water sth down
to add water to a drink, usually an alcoholic drink, in order to make it less strong
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write down
write sth in a piece of paper
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shut out
prevent sb from joining or entering
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plunge into
Suddenly start doing sth with energy, or to fall or drop suddenly
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take hold
Become established, widespread or firmly rooted
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put (SB) down
to critize, humiliate, or make sb feel inferior
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Size up
to look or consider a person or situation and make a judgement about them
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Hold back
keep sth secret
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hold out
continue in spite of difficulties
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hold off
Prevent sb/sth from coming near or succeeding
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hold out on (sb)
not to pay sb or give them info
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hold out for (sth)
demand firmly and wait in order to get
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hold (sb) up
show as an example
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hold forth
state your opinion about sth
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hold (sth) up
to delay
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hold down
to manage to keep (a job) even if it is difficult
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hold with (negative)
Not to approve of an activity or idea
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Keep up with
to increase at the same speed and in the same way as another (process)
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keep on at (sb)
to repeatedly ask sb to do sth or tell sb sth in a way that annoys them
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keep up
to prevent sth from growing less in amount or size, or worse in quality
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keep to
to talk only about a subject and not about sth else
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keep from
to manage with difficulty to stop oneself doing sth
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keep (sb) on
to continue to employ even though the contract has ended or the employee is old enough to retire
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keep out
to avoid becoming involved (in a difficult or unpleasant situation)
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Stand up
To resist
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Slough of
“Depender de”
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Hop onto
To leap over sth
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Conjure up
To create sth in sb’s mind
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Tough out
To be strong in difficult times
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Flag up to
To praise sth hoping to make it popular
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Talk out
Hablar de tus problemas
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Set in
Started
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Ferret out
Descubrir
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Jump at sth
Accept an opportunity eagerly
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Jump in
Interrupt a conversation
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Jump on sb
Criticize sb strongly; to suddenly attack sb
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Jump on sb for sth
Criticize sb for sth they dis wrong
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Jump out at sb
Be very noticeable, in an unpleasant or surprising way
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Give away
Give sth free as a gift
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Give in
Finally agree to do what sb wants; to accept defeat
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Give off
Produce heat, light, smell or a feeling. To betray sb by providing info
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Give sth/sb over to sb
Give sb else the use/responsability of sth
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Give oneself up to sth
Allow oneself to be controlled by an emotion or activity
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Give up
Stop trying
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Break away
Escape from sb’s control/hold
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Break down
Stop working. Start crying
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Break in on
Interrupt a conversation or activity
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Break into
Enter a building by force
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Break out
Escape from a place
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Break out of
Escape from a place or situation. Stop doing sth you usually do
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Break through
Force a way through sth
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Break up
End a relationship
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Break with
Stop following the rules
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