English Phrasal Verb
74 flashcards · English · by Quang Tiến Đàm
To back someone up
to support
Bring it on
accept the challenge
To catch up on
to chat with someone you haven't met for a while
To check out
to see or try
Blow up
very angry suddenly
To get back at
to get revenge on someone (not too serious)
To give up
to quit
grow up
stop acting childish
hang on / hold up / wait a sec
pause
hang out
casually spend time with someone
hold on
to cling to smth
keep on
continue
looking forward to
excite about something in the future
lookout
carefully, watch out
keep an eye out
careful
look up
to research
pull over
steer the vehicle to the side of the road
put off
to postpone doing sth
to chip in
help or contribute money or energy
to close down
close forever
to come down with
to become ill with a condition
come up with
think out some ideas to solve problem
cut off
end abruptly
to drop by/in
stop by just for a while
put up with
tolerate
runaway
leave or escape
run into
meet unexpectedly
run out of
nothing left in reserve
stick with doing sth
continue to do sth
think over
consider
turn down
refuse sth / make so sad
turn off
stop the flow of something
turn up
appear accidentally
to warm up to sth
start liking sth
wear off
something's surface has been harmed by repeat of friction
tear off
something has been divided into parts (paper or fabric)
work around
to find a solution
to end up
eventually decide or reach to smth
to fill in
provide someone information because they miss out
to fill out
write information on a form
to find out
learn smth didn't know before
to figure out
to understand something or find the answer
to get along with
have a good relationship with SO
to get around to it
to delay doing or not going straight in solve it
come up
go to speak to SO politely # come at (aggressively) become available (job comes up) sth happened and have to be dealt with to be mentioned and need to be considered
come across
bump into / run into: by change impression or someone's personal "image": he came across as a friendly person
take up
start doing sth new use space/time accept an offer make sth shorter continue dealing with sth
take on
employ new people/staff develop character (I take on a more rebellious outlook) accept works/responsibility (duty/challenge) fight against SO decide to do sth without discussion or asking anyone
put on
to wear sth put on make-up start a machine/light put music on put on weight
look over
to check quickly to examine
look through
read carefully
look into
to investigate or discover the fact of a problem or crime
keep your/an eye on something/someone
to watch or take care of something or someone
burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night
when it rains it pours
said when one bad thing happens, followed by a lot of other bad things that make a bad situation worse
every cloud has a silver lining
said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage
play it by ear
to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier
out of hand
out of control If you refuse something out of hand, you refuse it completely without thinking about or discussing it
time flies
used to mean that time passes surprisingly quickly
bounce back
to start to be successful again after a difficult period, for example after experiencing failure, loss of confidence, illness, or unhappiness
crack (someone) up
to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot
drive someone crazy
infml - to make someone upset or annoyed:
get something off your chest
to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time
cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune
to be extremely expensive
water under the bridge
problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed
beat around the bush
to avoid talking about what is important
lose your temper
to become very angry
have time on your hands
to have nothing to do
the last straw
the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept
(down) in the dumps
unhappy
lie in
to stay in bed later than usual in the morning
toss and turn
to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep
hectic
full of incessant or frantic activity.
be a good fit for
suitable for