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CAE - Phrasal verbs

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  • to agree to become involved in an organised activity
    sign up
    sign in
    show off
    show up
  • to kill an animal that is old, sick, or injured, to prevent it from suffering / to pay part of the cost of something and promise to pay the rest later
    put up with
    put STH on
    put STH down
    put STH off
  • to write your details on a form when entering a place, at work, website...
    show up
    show off
    sign in
    sign up
  • to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way
    put STH on
    put up with
    put STH down
    put off
  • surrender / to stop competing, fighting or arguing and accept that you cannot win
    give up
    give in
    give STH out
    get away
  • to boast / to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying
    show up
    show off
  • to become unconscious for a short time, for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk
    pass away
    fall out with
    pass out
    get off
  • to continue to be informed about something / to do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something
    keep off STH
    keep up with
    keep STH away
    keep on doing STH
  • to manage to make someone understand or believe something
    get STH across
    get up
    get around
    get down to
  • to end the operation of something, or (esp. a place of business) to stop operating
    close down
    get on with
    get STH across
    close off
  • to begin to have control of something
    take over
    keep up with
    take on
    put up with
  • to use as a replacement for something missing, lost, or lacking
    make STH up
    fall out with
    make up for STH
    put out
  • to make a device operate, or to cause a device to play something, such as a CD or DVD, by pressing a switch / to cover part of the body with clothes, shoes, make-up, or something similar
    put STH down
    put STH on
    put up with
    put STH off
  • to change or develop from one thing to another / transform
    turn up
    give in
    turn into
    carry on
  • postpone / discourage / to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone not like someone or something
    put off
    put out
    put up with
    set off
  • to stop doing something that you are trying hard to do / to stop doing something that you do regularly
    give STH up
    give STH away
    give STH out
    give in
  • to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly
    get down to
    get off
    show up
    show off
  • invent
    make STH into STH
    give in
    make up for
    make STH up
  • to give something to each of a number of people
    give STH up
    give STH out
    give in
    give STH away
  • to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
    get up
    fall out with
    make STH up
    get down to