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    AFTER 30 - List of Phrasal Verbs (Part2)

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    1. The document lists and defines numerous English phrasal verbs organized into categories such as give, go, have, hold, lay down, let, look, make, miss, own up, pack in, pay back, pick up, pin down, point out, pull off, push on, and put. 2. Many of the phrasal verbs have multiple meanings that depend on context, such as give away which can mean betray or send off a smell, and put up which can mean offer accommodation or tolerate. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and proper usage of each phrasal verb, such as "His false identity papers gave him away" and "We can put you up

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    1. The document lists and defines numerous English phrasal verbs organized into categories such as give, go, have, hold, lay down, let, look, make, miss, own up, pack in, pay back, pick up, pin down, point out, pull off, push on, and put. 2. Many of the phrasal verbs have multiple meanings that depend on context, such as give away which can mean betray or send off a smell, and put up which can mean offer accommodation or tolerate. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and proper usage of each phrasal verb, such as "His false identity papers gave him away" and "We can put you up

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    1. The document lists and defines numerous English phrasal verbs organized into categories such as give, go, have, hold, lay down, let, look, make, miss, own up, pack in, pay back, pick up, pin down, point out, pull off, push on, and put. 2. Many of the phrasal verbs have multiple meanings that depend on context, such as give away which can mean betray or send off a smell, and put up which can mean offer accommodation or tolerate. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and proper usage of each phrasal verb, such as "His false identity papers gave him away" and "We can put you up

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    AFTER 30 - List of Phrasal Verbs (Part2)

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    1. The document lists and defines numerous English phrasal verbs organized into categories such as give, go, have, hold, lay down, let, look, make, miss, own up, pack in, pay back, pick up, pin down, point out, pull off, push on, and put. 2. Many of the phrasal verbs have multiple meanings that depend on context, such as give away which can mean betray or send off a smell, and put up which can mean offer accommodation or tolerate. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and proper usage of each phrasal verb, such as "His false identity papers gave him away" and "We can put you up

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    Teacher: Bruno Arajo

    List of Phrasal Verbs (Part 2)


    Give away (betray) His false identity papers gave him away. Give off (send off a smell liquid or gas) The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell. Give out (be exhausted) When our money gave out we had to borrow. Give over (abandon, de ote) The rest of the time was given over to playing cards. ! (stop colloquial) Why don"t you give over# $ou"re getting on my ner es% Give up (surrender) The escaped prisoner gave herself up. ! (belie ed to be dead or lost) &fter ten days the ship was given up for lost. Go back on (brea' a promise) The management has gone back on its promise. Go in for (ma'e a habit of) ( don"t go in for that 'ind of thing. ! (enter a competition) &re you thin'ing of going in for the race# Go off (become bad food) The mil' has gone off. Go on (happen usually negati e) )omething funny is going on. Go round (be enough) There weren"t enough life*+ac'ets to go round. Go through with (complete a promise or plan usually unwillingly) When it came to actually stealing the money, ,ora couldn"t go through with it. Grow on (become more li'ed colloquial) This new record is growing on me. Hang onto ('eep colloquial) ( thin' we should hang onto the car until next year.

    Have it in for (be deliberately un'ind to someone also as have got) -y teacher has (got) it in for me. Have it out with (express feelings so as to settle a problem) ( put up with the problem for a while but in the end ( had it out with her. Have someone on (decei e colloquial) ( don"t belie e you. $ou"re having me one. Hit it off (get on well with colloquial) -ar' and )arah really hit it off at the party. Hit upon/on (disco er by chance often an idea) They hit upon the solution quite by chance. Hold out (offer especially with hope) We don"t hold out much hope that the price will fall. Hold up (delay) )orry ("m late, ( was held up in the traffic. ! (use as an example ie a model of good behaviour) .ac' was always held up as an example to me. Hold with (agree with * an idea) ( don"t hold with the idea of using force. Keep up (continue) Well done% Keep up the good wor'% Lay down (state a rule especially lay down the law) The company has laid down strict procedures for this 'ind of situation. Let down (disappoint, brea' a promise) )orry to let you down, but ( can"t gi e you a lift today. Let in on (allow to be part of a secret) We ha en"t let Tina in on the plans yet. Let off (excuse from punishment) &s /a e was young, the +udge let him off with a fine. Let on (inform about a secret colloquial) We"re planning a surprise for Helen, but don"t let on. (not) Live down (suffer a loss of reputation) (f 0ity lose, they"ll ne er live it down. Live up to (reach an expected standard) The play quite lived up to my expectations. Look into (in estigate) The police ha e promised to look into the problem.

    Look on (consider) We look on this town as our real home. Look someone up ( isit when in the area) (f you"re passing through &thens, look me up. Make for (result in) The power steering makes for easier par'ing. Make off with (run away with) The thief made off with a aluable nec'lace. Make out (pretend) Tim made out that ha hadn"t seen the ,o )mo'ing sign. ! (manage to see or understand) ( couldn"t quite make out what the notice said. Make someone out (understand someone"s beha iour) .anet is really odd. ( can"t make her out. Make up (in ent) ( thin' you made up the whole story% Make up for (compensate for) 1ur success makes up for all the hard times. Miss out (fail to include) $ou ha e missed out a word here. ! (lose a chance colloquial) 2i e people got promoted, but ( missed out again. wn up (confess colloquial) ,one of the children would own up to brea'ing the window. !ack in (stop an acti ity colloquial) .ohn has packed in his +ob. !ay back (ta'e re enge colloquial) )he paid him back for all his insults. !ick up (impro e colloquial) The weather seems to be picking up. !in someone down (force to gi e a clear statement) ( as'ed .im to name a suitable day, but ( couldn"t pin him down. !lay up (beha e or wor' badly) The car is playing up again. (t won"t start. !oint out (draw attention to a fact) ( pointed out that ( would be on holiday anyway.

    !ull off (manage to succeed) (t was a tric'y plan, but we pulled it off. !ush on (continue with some effort colloquial) 3et"s push on and try to reach the coast by tonight. !ut across (communicate ideas) Harry is cle er but he can"t put his ideas across. !ut down to (explain the cause of) /iane"s poor performance was put down to ner es. !ut in for (apply for a +ob) )ue has put in for a teaching +ob. !ut oneself out out (ta'e trouble to help someone) 4lease don"t put yourself out ma'ing a meal. & sandwich will do. !ut off (discourage, upset) The crowd put the gymnast off, and he fell. !ut up (offer accommodation) We can put you up for a few days. !ut up with (tolerate, bear) ( can"t put up with all this noise%

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