TANC9 7A PHRASAL VERBS | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Phrasal verbs

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to look after (and be responsible for) children until they become adult;

bring up

15

= to teach, often at school, college or university

educate

15

= to say nice things about something someone has done;

praise good behaviour

20

= to give a person something because they have done something well

reward good behaviour

20

= to oppose someone in authority – in this case, parents;

rebel against

20

= to deliberately do the opposite of what someone asks you to do, or to deliberately not follow a rule

disobey

25

= to suggest in a positive way or try to persuade your children that it would be good to do something, or try to give them confidence to do something;

encourage

15

= to make your children do something (that they don’t want to do)

force

15

= to finally agree with someone (when previously you have been arguing about something) or finally agree to do something;

give in to

25

= to always let children have everything they want, so that they learn only to think of themselves

spoil

25

= to frequently talk to someone in a critical way, often trying to get them to do something they don’t want to do;

nag

20

= to tell someone they have done something wrong, usually in an angry or critical way

tell someone off

25

= to say things (about someone) which makes that person feel embarrassed or bad about a particular situation;

shame

15

to give someone a punishment (something unpleasant) or make them suffer because they have broken the rules (or the law)

punish

20