Vince phrasal verbs 24, 25

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Give away
începe să înveți
(betray)
His false identity papers gave him away.
Give off
începe să înveți
(send off a smell - liquid or gas)
The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
Give out
începe să înveți
(be exhausted)
When our money gave out we had to borrow some.
Give over
începe să înveți
(abandon, devote)
The rest of the time was given over to playing cards. (stop - colloquial) Why don't you give over! You're getting on my nerves.
Go back on
începe să înveți
(break a promise)
The management has gone back on its promise.
Go in for
începe să înveți
(make a habit of)
I don't go in for that kind of thing. (enter competition) Are you thinking ofgoing in for the race?
Go off
începe să înveți
(become bad - food)
Go on
începe să înveți
(happen - usually negative)
Something funny is going on.
Go round
începe să înveți
(be enough)
There weren't enough life-jacketsto go round.
Go through with
începe să înveți
(complete a promise or plan - usually unwillingly)
When it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldn't go through with it.
Grow on
începe să înveți
(become more liked - colloquial)
This new record is growing on me.
Hang onto
începe să înveți
(keep - colloquial)
I think we should hang onto the car until next year.
Have it in for
începe să înveți
(be deliberately unkind to someone - also as have got)
My teacher has (got) it in for me.
Have it out with
începe să înveți
(express feelings so as to settle a problem)
I put up with the problem for a while but in the end I had it out with her.
Have someone on
începe să înveți
(deceive - colloquial)
I don't believe you. You're having me on.
Hit it off
începe să înveți
(get on well with - colloquial)
Mark and Sarah really hit it off at the party.
Hit upon/on
începe să înveți
(discover by chance - often an idea)
They hit upon the solution quite by chance.
Hold out
începe să înveți
(offer - especially with hope)
We don't hold out much hope that the price will fall.
Hold up
începe să înveți
(delay)
Sorry I'm late, I was held up in the traffic. (use as an example - i.e. a model ofgood behaviour) Jack was always held up as an example to me.
Hold with
începe să înveți
(agree with - an idea)
I don't hold with the idea of using force.
Keep up
începe să înveți
(continue)
Well done! Keep up the good work!
Lay down
începe să înveți
(state a rule - especially lay down the law)
The company has laid down strict procedures for this kind of situation.
Let down
începe să înveți
(disappoint, break a promise)
Sony to let youdown, but I can't give you a lift today.
Let in on
începe să înveți
(allow to be part of a secret)
We haven't let Tina in on the plans yet.
Let off
începe să înveți
(excuse from punishment)
As Dave was young, the judge let him off with a fine.
Let on
începe să înveți
(inform about a secret - colloquial)
We're planning a surprise for Helen, but don't let on.
Live down
începe să înveți
(suffer a loss of reputation)
If City lose, they'll never live itdown.
Live up to
începe să înveți
(reach an expected standard)
The play quite lived up to my expectations.
Look into
începe să înveți
(investigate)
The police have promised to look into the problem.
Look on
începe să înveți
(consider)
We look on this town as our real home.
Look someone up
începe să înveți
(visit when in the area)
If you're passing through Athens, look me up.
Make for
începe să înveți
(result in)
The power steering makes for easier parking.
Make off with
începe să înveți
(run away with)
The thief made off with a valuable necklace.
Make out
începe să înveți
(pretend)
Tim made out that he hadn't seen the No Smoking sign. (manage to see or understand) I couldn't quitemake out what the notice said.
Make someone out
începe să înveți
(understand someone's behaviour)
Janet is really odd. I can't make her out.
Make up
începe să înveți
(invent)
I think you made up the whole story!
Make up for
începe să înveți
(compensate for)
Our success makes up for all the hard times.
Miss out
începe să înveți
(fail to include)
You have missed out a word here. (lose a chance - colloquial) Five people got promoted, but I missed out again.
Own up
începe să înveți
(confess - colloquial)
None of the children would own up to breaking the window.
Pack in
începe să înveți
(stop an activity - colloquial)
John has packed in his job.
Pay back
începe să înveți
(take revenge - colloquial)
She paid him back for all his insults.
Pick up
începe să înveți
(improve - colloquial)
The weather seems to be picking up.
Pin someone down
începe să înveți
(force to give a clear statement)
I asked Jim to name a suitable day, but I couldn't pin him down.
Play up
începe să înveți
(behave or work badly)
The car is playing up again. It won't start.
Point out
începe să înveți
(draw attention to a fact)
I pointed out that I would be on holiday anyway.
Pull off
începe să înveți
(manage to succeed)
It was a tricky plan, but we pulled it off.
Push on
începe să înveți
(continue with some effort - colloquial)
Let's push on and try to reach the coast by tonight.
Put across
începe să înveți
(communicate ideas)
Harry is clever but he can't put his ideas across.
Put down to
începe să înveți
(explain the cause of)
Diane's poor performance was put down to nerves.
Put in for
începe să înveți
(apply for a job)
Sue has put in for a teaching job.
Put oneself out
începe să înveți
(take trouble - to help someone)
Please don't put yourself out making a meal. A sandwich will do.
Put off
începe să înveți
(discourage, upset)
The crowd put the gymnast off, and he fell.
Put up
începe să înveți
(offer accommodation)
We can put you up for a few days.
Put up with
începe să înveți
(tolerate, bear)
I can't put up with all this noise!
Rip off
începe să înveți
(charge too much - colloquial)
You paid £50? They really ripped you off!
Run down
începe să înveți
(criticise)
She's always running down her husband. (lose power, allow to decline) I think the batteries are running down.
Run into
începe să înveți
(meet)
Guess who I ran into at the supermarket!
Run to
începe să înveți
(have enough money)
I don't think we can run to a holiday abroad this year.
Run over
începe să înveți
(check - also run through)
Let's run over the plan once more.
Run up
începe să înveți
(a bill - let a bill get longer without paying)
I ran up a huge telephone bill at the hotel.
Run up against
începe să înveți
(encounter - usually a problem)
We've run up against a slight problem.
See someone off
începe să înveți
(go to station, airport, etc to say goodbye to someone)
I went to the station to see them off.
See through
începe să înveți
(realise the truth about)
I saw through his intentions at once.
Send up
începe să înveți
(make fun of by imitating)
Jean is always sending up the French teacher.
Set about
începe să înveți
(start working)
We must set about re-organisingthe office.
Set in
începe să înveți
(establish itself - especially weather)
I think this rain has set in for the day.
Set out
începe să înveți
(give in detail in writing) (arrange) (start an action)
This document sets out all the Union demands; I've set out the refreshments in the hall.; Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.
Set up
începe să înveți
(establish)
An inquiry into the accident has been set up.
Set (up) on
începe să înveți
(attack)
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.
Sink in
începe să înveți
(realise slowly - colloquial, intransitive)
Slowly the realisation that I had won began to sink in.
Slip up
începe să înveți
(make a mistake - colloquial)
Someone slipped up and my application was lost.
Sort out
începe să înveți
(find a solution - colloquial)
Don't worry, Mary will sort out your problems.
Stand by
începe să înveți
(keep to an agreement)
The company agreed to stand by its original commitment.
Stand for
începe să înveți
(represent - initials) (tolerate)
E.g. stands for exempli gratia, it's Latin. I will notstand for this kind of behaviour in my house!
Stand in for
începe să înveți
(take the place of)
Carol has kindly agreed to stand in for Graham at the monthly meeting.
Stand up to
începe să înveți
(resist, bear stress)
The engine won't stand up to the strain.
Step down
începe să înveți
(resign - colloquial)
The Chairman has stepped down after criticism from shareholders.
Step up
începe să înveți
(increase)
Production at the Leeds plant has been stepped up.
Stick up for
începe să înveți
(defend - especially yourself, your rights - colloquial)
You must learn to stick up for yourself.
Take in
începe să înveți
(deceive) zwieść
Don't be taken in by her apparent shyness.
Take (it) out on
începe să înveți
(make someone else suffer because of one's own sufferings)
I know you are unhappy, but don't take it out on me!
Take off
începe să înveți
(imitate - colloquial)
Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well.
Take on
începe să înveți
acquire a new characteristic) (do something extra)
My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation; She has taken on too much with afull-timejob as well.
Take out
începe să înveți
(insurance - sign an insurance agreement)
Ann has taken out life insurance.
Take over
începe să înveți
(gain control of)
The army tried to take over the country.
Take to someone
începe să înveți
(develop a liking for)
You'll soon take to your new boss, I'm sure.
Take up
începe să înveți
(time - occupy time)
The meeting took up a whole morning.
Talk out of or into
începe să înveți
(dissuade from, persuade into)
Paul talked me into going skiing, against my better judgement.
Tell off
începe să înveți
(scold - colloquial)
Our teacher told us off for being late.
Tie in with
începe să înveți
(be in agreement with)
I'm afraid your party doesn't quite tie in with our arrangements.
Track down
începe să înveți
(trace the whereabouts of)
The police tracked down the killer and arrested him.
Try out
începe să înveți
(test - a machine)
Let's try out the new washing machine.
Turn down
începe să înveți
(reject an offer)
Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.
Turn out
începe să înveți
(happen to be in the end) (come to a meeting or to form a crowd)
He turned out to be an old friend ofHelen's; Thousands offans turned out to welcome the team.
Turn up
începe să înveți
(be discovered by chance) (arrive - often unexpectedly)
Don't worry about that missing book, it's bound to turn up sooner or later; Not many people turned up for the lesson.
Wear off
începe să înveți
(lose effect - especially a drug)
These painkillers wear off after about two hours.
Work out
începe să înveți
(calculate - also work out at for specific amounts)
The hotel bill worked out at over £500.

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