ex: The football game had to be postponed DUE TO the heavy rain
KNOCK OUT
Atlético de Madrid KNOCKED Valladolid OUT to win the league.
INSTEAD
We ended uo eating a sandwich on the beach, INSTEAD of going to a fancy restaurant.
HANG OUT
No one wants to HANG OUT with him, you never know if he's going to show up.
TURN DOWN
I don't know where I'm going to study, the university I wanted TURNED me DOWN
SHOW OFF
whenever he has the chance to say how good he is, he does. He's always SHOWING OFF.
IN CASE
Take an umbrella IN CASE it rains.
WHEREAS
The present simple is so easy, WHEREAS phrasal verbs are a nightmare.
END UP
We ENDED UP eating a sandwich on the beach, instead of going to a fancy restaurant.
Every full moon he gets transformed ___ a werewolf.
into
RUN OUT OF
I don't know what to write about, I've RUN OUT OF ideas.
AS LONG AS
I'll go with you AS LONG AS you pick me up on time.
SHOW UP
No one wants to hang out with him, you never know if he's going to SHOW UP
GIVE UP
GIVING UP smoking is the best thing many people could do for the sake of their health.
FIND OUT
They finally FOUND OUT who the murderer was after years of investigation
However
ex: I don't like action movies, HOWEVER I gave 'Die Hard' a chance.
PROVIDED
You'll pass your exams PROVIDED that you study hard.
Although
ex. ALTHOUGH not many people came to the show, we had a great time.
COUNT ON
If you need a friend, you can COUNT ON me.
She stands accused ___ theft.
of
I can't believe he got so angry ___ my marks.
about
GET ON WITH
Many people don't GET ON well WITH their siblings.
COME ACROSS
When I was looking for my keys, I CAME ACROSS a watch I had lost.
WORK OUT
a) I need to WORK OUT if I want to be fit ________ b) It's difficult to WORK OUT the meaning of some parts of the text if your vocabulary isn't good enoug
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