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Phrasal verb: improve an existing skill
brush up
Phrasal verb: persuade somebody to do something that they are initially not keen on doing
talk (sb) into (doing sth):
Phrasal verb: approach somebody
come up to (sb)
Phrasal verb: intend to convey (information)
get at
Phrasal verb: hear the latest details of something
catch up on
Phrasal verb: understand something
take (sth) in
Phrasal verb: persuade somebody not to do something that they were keen on doing
talk (sb) out of (sth)
Phrasal verb: manage, although with a few difficulties
get by
Phrasal verb: suddenly start doing something (e.g. laughing, crying)
burst out
Phrasal verb: continually talk about something to the point where it bores or annoys people
go on about (sth)
He _______ his new car for hours. It was such a boring conversation!
went on about
My mum suddenly __________ laughing when she finally understood the joke.
burst out
With our salary we can barely _________, but we can't afford any luxuries.
get by
I really wanted to invest in crypto but my friend___________ so I didn't do it.
talked me out of it
Some of the concepts in my advanced maths class are quite difficult to _______
take in
I need to read a bit more to _____________ the latest news about AI.
catch up on
