Study

Complete first phrasal verbs

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • To resemble a family member
    to take after
  • Don't forget to __________ the equipment before setting up the experiment. (TRY)
    try out (to use something to discover if it works or if you like it)
  • to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way: to read up/ to look through/ to go over
    to go over
  • To collect someone or something
    pick up
  • to start a journey: S________ o__________
    to set off
  • To say or write something which is not true
    make up
  • to leave or escape from a person or place: to get away/ to break up/ to set out
    to get away
  • _________ for Anna while you're there! (LOOK)
    look out (to try to notice someone or something)
  • She said that she wanted to __________ to her husband that she would spend more time with his family. (PROMISE)
    keep a promise (to do what you said you would do)
  • That film had so much hype but it still _____ up to my expectations! It was amazing!
    lived
  • think about something in the past: l______________ b___________ a______
    to look back at
  • try to notice/see sb or sth: l______________ o____________ f____________
    to look out for sb/sth
  • to complete successfully (especially sth difficult): to burst out/ to get through/ to turn up
    to get through
  • to rest and relax: c________ o_____________
    to chill out
  • To avoid punishment for something
    get away with
  • He'd always __________ to his uncle for his generous spirit. (looked)
    looked up (to admire and respect someone)
  • to immediately like sb and get on well: h______ i____ o__________
    to hit it off with sb
  • to become happy: to cheer up/ to turn up/ to take off
    to cheer up
  • to think of an idea or plan: c______________ u______ w___________
    to come up with sth
  • I really look ___ to my grandfather - he has had a hard life but always seems to be happy.
    up
  • to be interested in something: to be into sth /to read up on sth/ to get on sth
    to be into sth
  • to reserve a place for somebody at a hotel/event: to book sb into/ to tell sb off/ to talk sb into sth
    to book sb into
  • I attended music school for a year but then I dropped ____ because I hated it.
    out
  • The teacher said the essay was good but he pointed ___ that I had some spelling mistakes.
    out
  • To briefly summarise the important facts or characteristics about someone or something
    to sum up
  • to have an argument with sb: to f_______ o________ with sb
    to fall out with sb
  • If you miss an important class, you might have trouble catching __ with your classmates.
    up
  • to give something (homework) to a teacher: to copy out/ to hand out/ to hand in
    to hand in
  • I still haven't __________ fixing that tap. (ROUND)
    got round to (to do something that you have intended to do for a long time)
  • learn how to do something
    to pick sth up
  • I want to _____ up a martial art like kickboxing but I don't have time.
    take
  • My sister always ____ out of doing housework by pretending she has a lot to study.
    gets
  • find an asnwer to sth: w_________ o___________
    to work (sth) out
  • experiment with an idea: t___________ o______________
    to try (sth) out
  • To recover from an illness or event
    to get over
  • to be able to trust sb to do sth: r___________ o_____________
    to rely on sb
  • to postpone
    to put off
  • I don't know how she does it - he always cheats and always gets _____ with it.
    away
  • to fail to complete something (a university course / race): to pull out/ to drop out/ to fall behind
    to drop out
  • Be part of an event
    to take part in
  • My teacher ___ off our Chemistry exams because my whole class was not ready to do it yesterday.
    put
  • to not make progress: to drop out/ to pull out/ to fall behind
    to fall behind
  • To try to do something
    to have a go
  • to introduce a topic in a discussion: to listen up/ to bring up/ to call out
    to bring up
  • Do you think that many people will _________ to the concert? (UP)
    turn up (arrive)
  • To start or continue doing something, usually work related: g_____ o_____ w_______
    to get on with