Showing posts with label Phrasal Verbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phrasal Verbs. Show all posts

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Out and In, Out and In

Take it out, put it in, take it out, put it in again. 

These verbs are only hard when you study them.

Listen, watch, repeat and you can use them when you need them,

which is every time you pick up a pen or start speaking.

 

Down, Up, Down, Up.

Put it down. Pick it up. Put it down. Pick it up again.

Do it and the verbs will soon stick stuck stuck, my friend.

Listen, watch, repeat and you can use them when you need them,

which is every time you pick up a pen or start speaking.

 

Off, On.

Take it off. Put it on. Take it off. Put it on again.

To use these verbs you need to practice more than now and then.

Listen watch repeat and you can use them when you need them,

which is every time you pick up a pen or start speaking.

 

On, Off, On, Off. 

Turn it on. Turn it off. Turn it on. Turn it off again.

Practice these verbs and you’ll be happy in the end.

Listen, watch, repeat and you can use them when you need them,

which is every time you pick up a pen or start speaking.

 

Up, Down, Up, Down. 

Turn it up. Turn it down. Turn it up. Turn it down again.

Learning these verbs, I strongly recommend.

Listen, watch, repeat and you can use them when you need them,

which is every time you pick up a pen or start speaking.

Phrasal verb – to disconnect

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Today’s phrasal verb – when the phone suddenly stops working

 

We got …………. in the middle of the call.

 

A.    put through

B.    cut off

C.    held on

 

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cut someone off 

 

 

Phrasal verb - to show sth you are proud of

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Today’s phrasal verb means to show something you are proud of

 

My sister has a gorgeous figure and she …….. at every opportunity.

 

A.    shows it up

B.    shows it around

C.    shows it off

 

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show  something/ somebody off

She wanted to show off her husband at the party.

Phrasal verb means to reduce the amount

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Today’s phrasal verb means to reduce the amount of something that you do

I must …….. eating chocolate if I want to lose weight.

 

A.    cut out

B.    cut down on

C.    cut off

 

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Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.

 

Phrasal verb means to eliminate

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Today’s phrasal verb means to eliminate something from your daily habits

I've been advised to cut sugar ……… of my diet.

A.    down

B.    off

C.    out

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cut something out - to stop doing, using or eating something - I've been advised to cut sugar out of my diet

Phrasal verb means “to invent”

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Today’s phrasal verb means “to invent”

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You don't have to tell him why, just ………. something ………. .

A.   make off

B.   make up

C.   make out

 

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Read more about it - http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/make-sth-up_1

 

Phrasal verb means “to faint”

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Today’s phrasal verb means “to faint”
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I nearly passed ….. when I saw all the blood.

A.   over

B.   out

C.   on

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pass out = to become unconscious

* I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood.

** I think the poor guy passed out. It looks like he's had a lot to drink.

See the animated pic

Phrasal verb means “to extinguish”

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Today’s phrasal verb means “to extinguish”

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Water can put … a fire

 

A. off

B. up

C. out

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*Water can put out a fire.

**Please put out all cigarettes.

Phrasal Verb of the Day – turn off

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Phrasal Verb of the Day – turn off

Phrasal Verb of the Day – turn off

to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc.

turn off = switch off. The opposite is turn on.

Question: What other meanings of turn off do you know except this? What about this sentence and the meaning of turn off:

Men who stink of beer really turn me off Open-mouthed smile

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Thanks a lot to my friend Terry Field for creating this picture and for letting me use it Smile

Phrasal Verbs with MAKE

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Phrasal Verbs with MAKE from Real Life English - http://reallifebh.com/ – a highly recommended site.

Make Off With - English Phrasal Verbs

Make Something Out - English Phrasal Verbs

Make Of - English Phrasal Verbs

Make Up - English Phrasal Verbs

Make Into - English Phrasal Verbs

Make Do With - English Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs from Karate Kid Movie

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"Put on your jacket, take it off, hang it up, take it down, and pick it up" - Mr. Han

take something clip_image001  off

to remove something, especially a piece of clothing from your/ somebody's body

He sat on the bed to take his boots off.

Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang.

OPPOSITE put on

He took off his uniform and put on a sweater and trousers.

I'll have to put my glasses on; I can't read the sign from here.

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take down = to lower your underwear or trousers without taking them off

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Riddle

I take off my clothes when you put yours on and I put my clothes on when you take yours off what am I? Smile

English Word of the Day - sneak

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English Word of the Day – sneak (verb)

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sneak up (phrasal verb)
to come near someone very quietly, so that they do not see you until you reach them, to approach someone quietly and surprise that person

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Dog sneaking up on his Ninja Turtle stuffed toy…

Phrasal Verb of the Day – DOZE OFF

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Phrasal Verb of the Day – DOZE OFF -  to go to sleep, especially during the day

Mike and Molly

Embedding of the video disabled unfortunately, so I can’t crop it. But you can watch it on YouTube from 00:12 till 00:29 for dozing off Open-mouthed smile

There are a lot of slang words in the movie, so do not worry if you can’t catch everything. It is a great American comedy though Smile Here I posted this link specifically for the phrasal verb doze off. So pay attention to the part between 00:12 to 00:29 of the movie and doze off Smile

 

Phrasal Verb of the Day - MULL OVER

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Phrasal Verb of the Day - MULL OVER

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Phrasal Verb of the Day - BUMP INTO

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Phrasal Verb of the Day - BUMP INTO SOMEBODY - to meet somebody by chance

Phrasal verbs with GET – part 1

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1.    be getting at something = trying to say

2.    get at = criticize

3.    get at = reach

4.    get out = to take something from a place

5.    get out = to become known (news, information)

6.    get out of something = to avoid

Phrasal Verb of the Day 6

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 6: BE GETTING AT SOMETHING = TRYING TO SAY

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 5

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 5: GET AT = CRITICIZE

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 4:

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 4: GET AT = REACH

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 3 - GET OUT

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 3: GET OUT = TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM A PLACE

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