ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS
| FRIENDS AND FAMILY | |
| get together
meet up get on fall out count on help out |
1
I’ve got a very big family, but we get together less and less these days. In fact, we only meet up now when someone gets married. Most of us get on with each other quite well. But my Uncle Dave is always falling out with people – especially his wife. Families are strange. But at least you can count on them to help you out when you’re in trouble. After all, ‘Blood is thicker than water.’ |
| let down
stand by stick up for come out with put up with put up |
2
A good friend … - never lets you down. - always stands by you and sticks up for you when everyone else seems to be against you. - always comes out with the truth – even when it hurts. - will put up with your bad moods … and will put you up when you miss the last bus home. |
| bring up
look after tell off take out on run out |
3
I will try to … - bring you up to be happy. - look after you when you are ill. But I will … - tell you off when you behave badly. I will try NOT to … - take my problems out on you. - run out of patience with you – even when you’re driving me crazy! |
| answer back
go on at turn to look up to run away end up |
4
We will … - always answer you back. - never listen when you’re going on at us. We will not … - turn to you when we need help. - look up to you just because you’re our parents. But we will also try not to … - run away when we’ve had enough. - end up in trouble! |
| HOLIDAYS | |
| run out
brush up take out pick up |
5
Things to do 1 Look at holiday brochures. 2 Pick the best holiday. 3 Make sure the passports haven’t run out. 4 Brush up on the local language. Get hold of a good phrase book. 5 Take out enough money in traveller’s cheques or foreign currency. 6 Pick up the tickets. |
| check in
take off touch down put on eat out |
6
We’ll arrive at the airport at about 11 am and check in for the flight. The plane takes off at 1.30 pm and touches down in Naples about two hours later. It’ll be very hot there, so make sure you put on lots of suntan lotion. Breakfast is served in your hotel, but for other meals you’ll probably want to eat out. There are lots of restaurants to choose from in the town. |
| turn out
leave behind hold up die for get back |
7
Dear Mum, What a disaster this holiday is turning out to be! I left my bag behind in the flat with my camera and most of my clothes. The plane was held up for three hours, so we didn’t get to our hotel until 3 am! I haven’t swum or sunbathed at all as it’s rained non-stop every day so far. I’m dying for fish and chips as the food here is terrible! Will be really glad to get back! |
| look forward to
get away from go away pop in stop over |
8
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| WORLD OF WORK | |
| be cut out for
take up work out be snowed under take on give up |
9
I don’t think I‘m really cut out for work. It seems to take up far too much of my free time. In fact, I worked out the other day that by the time I’m 65, I’ll have spent nearly six million hours of my life working! And I get so snowed under sometimes that I just refuse to take on any more work. I’d love to give up working. The only problem is – what would I have to complain about them? |
| close down
lay off cut back think up go through |
10
Every day a factory somewhere closes down and every day someone gets laid off as companies are forced to cut back and rationalise. And every day someone thinks up yet another way in which computers or robots can replace people. In the future, being unemployed from time to time is something most people will have to go through, as the days of ‘a job for life’ (or even for a half of one’s life) are long past. |
| bring in
take over turn down go under deal with |
11
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| look for
build up fit in find out fill in |
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