PHRASAL VERBS

account for explicar Scientists are mystified by the sudden increase in the world's temperature. They are quite unable to account for it.
be up to depender de You must make your suggestion to the director. Then it'll be up to him to decide.
be up to poder hacer There ae some strange noises coming from Jane's room. What on earth can she be up to?
bear out confirmar If you think I'm wrong, check in the encyclopaedia. I'm sure it will bear me out.
break down ponerse a llorar She's not a very strong person. I'm afraid she might break down when she hears the news.
break off terminar, poner fin The company decided to break off its contract with their distributors.
break out estallar There is a very real fear that war may break out soon.
break up interrumpirse The schools break up next week. It's almost holiday-time.
bring up criar Her parents died whn she was eight an her uncle decided to bring her up himself.
bring up sacar el tema Would you like to bring up any other matters before the meeting closes?
call off cancelar I'm afraid we'll have to call the meeting off. Alice and John can't come.
catch up with alcanzar a He missed a month's school through illness, so now he'll have to work hard to catch up with the other pupils.
come into entrar en posesión de He expects to come into a lot of money in his grandfather's will.
come out publicarse Her new book is due to come out next month. I wonder what the critics will think of it.
come up aparecer, salir The subject of higher salaries will probably come up at the meeting.
do away with acabar con The growing use of credit cards may ultimately do away with the use of cash altogether.
do up renovar The flat hasn't been very well looked after, but I think that after I do it up it'll look very nice.
drop in dejarse caer I live at 32, Rutherford Street. Drop in if you're in the district.
drop off quedarse dormida The meeting was long and the room was hot. I was afraid I might drop off.
fall off descender The number of tourists visiting Spain is at its peak in July and August and begins to fall off in September.
fall out pelearse They haven't spoken to each other since that argument about the taxi fare. How silly to fall out over such a trivial thing.
fall through venirse abajo After all the trouble you've taken, I hope your plans don't fall through.
get down desanimar Stop worrying about it. Don't let this failure get you down.
get over superar I don't think he'll ever completely get over his wife's death. He'll always miss her.
get round evitar I can't think of a way to get round the problem.
give away revelar They'll never believe you're American. Your accent will give you away immediately.
go back on incumplir If they go back on their promise, I'll never trust them again.
go down well tener éxito Don't get so nervous about your speech tonight. I'm sure it'll go down very well.
go off explotar The emergency services thought that the bomb might go off at any moment.
hold on esperar I think we're going in the wrong direction. Hold on I'll look at the map.
lay off parar de hacer The deep sea diving operation was laid off because of bad weather conditions.
leave out dejar fuera We want to give younger players a chance in the team. That's why we've decided to leave you out of next Saturday's match.
let down decepcionar I'm depending on you to pay me back the money on Monday. Please don't let me down.
look down on menospreciar I'm afraid they're very snobbish. They look down on their poorer relations.
look up mejorar We've had some hard times recently, but I think things are beginning to look up.
look up visitar When I was in New York, I was able to look up several old friends. I hadn't seen for years.
make up inventar To cover his absence he decided to make up a completely false story about being involved in a car accident
make up for compensar I'm sorry we had to cancel the party, but to make up for it let's all go to the cinema.
pull down demoler The authorities intend to pull down these old buildings and put up a modern office block in their place.
put forward proponer I'd like to put forward a proposal. I suggest we start production in May.
put off desanimar The old-fashioned appearance of the hotel might put off some people, but in fact it's really very modern and comfortable inside.
put off posponer Because of pressure of work, he had to put off his summer holiday until October.
put out apagar Wild fires have been raging uncontrollably and it is unlikely they will be put out by nightfall.
put up hospedar I've got a spare room, so I can put you up if you're eve here again.
put up levantar The authorities intend to pull down these old buildings and put up a modern office block in their place.
put up with soportar I don't think I can put up with this noise any longer. I'm going mad.
round off concluir, redondear Well, to round off, let me thank everyone for coming here today.
rule out descartar The government intend to take very serious measures against this interference in their country's affairs. The do not rule out the possi
run down menospreciar They're very two-faced. They're very nice to her when she's there, but they run her down behind her back.
run into encontrarse con John works in that office. I quite often run into him in the streets round here.
see off despedir a Don't worry about the journey to the airport. I'm coming to see you off.
stand for significar The initials VIP stand for Very Important Person.
take after parecerse My father and I have the same character. I take after him much more than my mother.
take down anotar The other car didn't stop after the accident but luckily I was able to take down its number.
take to congeniar She has a very pleasant manner. I'm sure the children will take to her at once.
try out probar The car's in quite good conditin but you can try it out before you make any decision to buy.
turn away prohibir entrada We're very sorry to have to turn you away but I'm afraid the hotel is fully booked.
turn in irse a la cama It's past midnight and I'm tired. I think I'll turn in.
turn out expulsar If you persist in refusing to pay the rent for this flat, we shall have no option but to turn you out.
turn up aparecer I waited nearly an hour for them, but they didn't turn up.
wrap up cerrar They managed to wrap up the deal in record time and went out to celebrate.
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